Monthly Archives: June 2015
6 Big Screen Dads We Wish We Had
This article was originally published in September 2011.
Do we really need a Hallmark holiday to celebrate the most magnificent men in movies ever to procreate? No, sir. All we need is a desire to reference Bruce Willis and Arnie films and the rest falls into place. Without further ado, here are six of our favourite dads from Hollywood in honor of Father's Day!
That someone would even presume holding John McClane's daughter hostage was a sound course of action is astonishing. After successfully foiling complex terrorist plots three times in the past John McClane should be the most feared man in America. Kidnapping the man's daughter should be classified suicide by cop.
Kelly Sue Deconnick Departs Captain Marvel
Today at HeroesCon, writer Kelly Sue Deconnick announced that she will be departing Captain Marvel after Secret Wars end this Fall.
According to The Beat, the news earned sighs of disappointment from the crowd full of "Carol Corps" members in the crowd. Deconnick explained that after the upcoming Captain Marvel movie was announced, she would have to “dig in for three more years or drop the mic,” but that Carol has taught her to “brave the next step.”
Miles Morales to Star in New Spider-Man Comic
This Fall, Miles Morales -- the biracial Spider-Man from Marvel's Ultimate Universe -- will be getting his own Spider-Man comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, according to the New York Daily News. With the Ultimate Universe being destroyed during Secret Wars, the fate of Miles was up in the air, but now we know that he will continue on in the main Marvel Universe.
“Many kids of color who when they were playing superheroes with their friends, their friends wouldn’t let them be Batman or Superman because they don’t look like those heroes but they could be Spider-Man because anyone could be under that mask,” Bendis told the outlet in an interview. “But now it’s true. It’s meant a great deal to a great many people.”
Watch Everything on Star Fox Zero from E3 2015
At last year's E3 we found out that a new Star Fox for Wii U was in the works - this year, we finally got to see it in action.
Nintendo's Direct Event reintroduced us to Fox McCloud and his Star Fox Team.
First, our Nintendo experts gave their initial thoughts on the gameplay - which had mixed reactions.
Then, we sat down with a member from Nintendo Treehouse to find out a little more behind Fox's return.
Nintendo introduced a lot of new games along with Star Fox Zero - here are some of the coolest games we played at their E3 booth.
Star Fox Zero is just one of the many games we got a first look of at this year's E3, so here's a montage of 45 of the biggest games from E3 2015.
Nintendo of America Boss Says VR Isn’t Fun
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn't appear to be a fan of virtual reality, going so far as to say it isn't fun.
In an interview with Polygon at E3, the Nintendo exec highlighted the importance of preserving gaming's social element, something a VR headset removes entirely.
"What we believe is that, in order for this technology to move forward, you need to make it fun and you need to make it social," Fils-Aime explained. "I haven't walked the floor, so I can't say in terms of what's on the floor today, but at least based on what I've seen to date, it's not fun, and it's not social. It's just tech."
More Mass Effect Andromeda Details Coming Later This Year
BioWare plans to reveal more information on Mass Effect Andromeda before the year is over.
In post on Twitter, the studio teased forthcoming news, which will be revealed in 2015.
Back to work for us! See you again at the end of the year. #MEAndromeda pic.twitter.com/GM7xgJostb
— Mass Effect (@masseffect) June 18, 2015
Persona 5 Site Confirms 2015 Release for NA
Persona 5 will be releasing for PlayStation 3 and PS4 later this year in North America, according to Atlus.
The publisher's official site for the game indicates a 2015 release window. While we knew the game was going to eventually make its way west, but up until now, Atlus has only confirmed a 2015 release window for those in Japan.
Persona 5 was conspicuously absent during E3 2015, but considering the franchise's popularity in Japan, one can reasonably assume Atlus is saving any and all major announcements for Tokyo Game Show.
Daily Deals: 1TB Xbox One With Free Game, Logitech Mouse With $40 Steam Credit, Jurassic Park 3D Blu-ray $10
Amazon is tossing in a game of your choice with the brand new Xbox One, which comes with Halo and the newly redesigned controller. There are a ton of good free game options to choose from, including Batman: Arkham Knight, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, GTA V, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and more.
Man Spends Six Years Crocheting Mario Bros. 3 Map
After spending six years of tirelessly crocheting, Nintendo super fan Kjetil Nordin has recreated the "World 1" map of Super Mario Bros. 3, entirely out of yarn.
The project took him a whopping 800 hours and a whole lot of patience. Check out his completed work below.
"The hardest thing has been to accept that it took such a long time," Nordin told NRK. "I've spent 800 hours crocheting and many hours researching and searching for the correct yarn.
Watch Everything on Mirror’s Edge Catalyst from E3 2015
Since the first Mirror's Edge, fans of the franchise have had faith that they'd once again run across rooftops as Faith Connors. This year's E3 gave us the best look at that sequel and what's to come in Mirror's Edge Catalyst.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst seems to have perfectly struck a balance between the simplistic art style the series is known for while making it a more vibrant, gorgeous game.
Once the E3 show floor opened, we were able to play 13 minutes of gameplay - and it had us clamoring to lace up our parkour sneakers.
The first things that became very apparent was how much more world there was for Faith to explore and the absence of her use of guns. We sat down with Catalyst's producers to discuss these leaps forward in game.