Monthly Archives: November 2015
Winnie the Pooh’s Skull Now on Display
Winnipeg was the famous black bear who inspired A.A. Milne's beloved children's book character Winnie-the-Pooh.And now her skull is on display at London's Hunterian Museum.
“We did think carefully about this because we didn’t want the message to be, ‘Come to the Hunterian Museum and see Winnie-the-Pooh.’ No. It’s a skull. I mean it’s a very well-preserved skull, but nonetheless.” “It’s a happy message,” said Hunterian director, Sam Alberti told the New York Times, adding, “that Winnipeg, the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, has had this afterlife.”
Apple Watch, Call of Duty Hottest Gifts According to IBM’s Watson Supercomputer
If you're already shopping for gifts for the holidays, but don't know what to get the people in your life, maybe consider the Apple Watch or Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. According to IBM's Watson, these are surefire hits.
After sorting everything into three different categories --Tech, Health and Toys-- the IBM Watson Trend app would score each product, with the hottest ones receiving a perfect score of 100. As of today, the Apple Watch is at the top of the tech category with the aforementioned perfect score, which is something its been able to maintain for the last few months. Call of Duty, meanwhile has a score of 9, up slightly from its previous score.
War for the Planet of the Apes News Coming This Weekend
New details on War for the Planet of the Apes will be revealed this weekend, director Matt Reeves has announced.
In a post on Twitter, Reeves teased the "special announcement," telling fans to tune in to this Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead on AMC.
And something else begins... Tune in to @WalkingDead_AMC Sunday night for a special #WarForTheApes announcement... pic.twitter.com/4X2Yt3wP7g
Now We Know When DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Premieres
Legends of Tomorrow will join the shared DC Comics television universe of Arrow and The Flash starting on Jan. 21.
The news comes from a conversation between Warner Bros. Television Group President Peter Roth, and Executive Producer Greg Berlanti at the Paley Center for Media.
"For those of you who don't know Greg is currently shepherding the numbers one and two highest rated new series of the year," Roth said. "With a third series, Legends of Tomorrow, we have very high hopes for on January the 21st."
Berlanti's new series this year include NBC's Blindspot, and the also DC Comics-based Supergirl for CBS. He's also a producer on The Flash and Arrow, which will precede Legends' on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, respectively.
3D Realms’ Bombshell Delayed Until 2016
3D Realms and Interceptor's isometric shooter Bombshell has been delayed.
According to post on Steam, developer Interceptor hasn’t quite worked out all of the bugs in testing and rather than push it out the door, the studio has changed the release date to January 29.
“As painful as this is to say, we’ve made the command decision to move our release date out a bit,” the studio said. “This will give us the time to polish the game that we know you all deserve, and the team here is raring to put in the hours necessary and get s**t done!”
“We’re so fortunate to be working with such understanding partners at 3D Realms who support our vision and creativity. We all want to get this game into your hands just as badly as you do, and we truly appreciate all your continued support as we polish this bomb-shell up!”
Colton Haynes Is Returning to Arrow
Colton Haynes is set to reprise his role as Roy Harper, aka Arsenal, in an upcoming episode of Arrow.
Haynes broke the news on Twitter, which was quickly confirmed by Entertainment Weekly. Official details haven't been released on Haynes' return, so we don't yet know if he will stick around longer than one episode.
Afro Samurai 2 Pulled From PSN and Steam, Publisher Apologizes
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma has been removed from Steam and the PlayStation store. Details on its removal had been very scarce, until now.
According to General Manager of Versus Evil, Steve Escalante, the game has been pulled and cancelled in its entirety due to the fact that people didn’t like it. During the Montreal international Gaming Summit, Escalante addressed the matter, telling CGMag Online "the game was a failure."
Versus Evil is currently working with Sony’s marketplace to refund everyone who’s purchased the game.
Afro Samurai 2 released volume 1 on PC and PS4 in September, and on Xbox in October. Two additional volumes were planned for future releases, but Escalante said Versus Evil "could not do, in good conscience, volume 2 and volume 3."
Nintendo of America Now Has an eBay Store
Fans now have a new option for purchasing games and systems directly from Nintendo.
Nintendo of America recently launched their official eBay store, a place where people can purchase "new and factory-refurbished systems, games, and accessories" directly.
Some of the items featured on its front page include a Nintendo 2DS Mario Kart 7 bundle for $100, a Wii U 32GB Mario Kart 8 bundle for $300, and factory refurbished 3DS handheld consoles for less than their average retail price. Visit the page to see all of the items currently available to purchase.
What to Expect from the MCU Punisher
Fans of the Punisher have much to be excited about as Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) will be taking on the iconic role in Season 2 of Marvel and Netflix's Daredevil. And now Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada is hinting about what to expect from the new Frank Castle.
"What I can tell you is that anyone who is a hardcore Punisher fan is going to be blown away and incredibly satisfied by Bernthal's take on Frank Castle," Quesada told IGN. "It's one of those cases where it's the character from the pages come to life."
Watch our full chat with Marvel's Joe Quesada above.
Mockingjay Director Offers Hunger Games Prequel Idea
Katniss Everdeen's story may be coming to a close in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, but that doesn't mean the world of Panem doesn't have any other stories left to tell.
Speaking with EW, director Francis Lawrence shared his idea of a possible prequel, expressing his interest in seeing that world before it crumbled into a dystopian state.
"“The interesting part of the story for me is to go back 75 years earlier and see how everything became the way it is,” Lawrence said.
“I’m sure if
Suzanne
were to get inspired and decide there’s another story that’s important for her to tell that exists within the world of Panem and whether about the Dark Days, another character, or another set of Games, whatever that could be, I’m sure it would be great. And I’d love to be involved, absolutely.”