Monthly Archives: December 2015
British Astronaut to Run in London Marathon From Space
Millions of people have successfully run a marathon, but how many can say they've run one in space?
The London Marathon is set to take place on April 24, 2016 with over 37,000 participants, but British astronaut Tim Peake won't be there. He'll bit in Earth's orbit onboard the International Space Station. Rather than run the marathon in 2017, when he's back on Earth, Peake decided to run it from space to raise awareness for the Prince's Trust charity.
"As soon as I got assigned to my mission to the International Space Station, I thought wouldn't it be great to run," said Peake in a statement and video released by the Prince's Trust. "The London Marathon is a worldwide event, let's take it out of this world."
Final Fantasy 9 Announced for PC and Mobile in Japan
Final Fantasy IX will be making its way to PC and smartphones in Japan, Square Enix has announced.
According to the publisher's official announcement, the game will be making its way to PC, iOS and Android devices "soon."
There's no word on when or if the game will be getting similar treatment in the west. That said, Square Enix hasn't shied away from releasing its other Final Fantasy ports outside of Japan, so an announcement for North America and Europe is likely just a matter of time.
Earlier this month, Final Fantasy VI released on Steam, joining the likes of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, and several others. Which entry in Square Enix's beloved role-playing series is your absolute favorite? Let us know in the comments.
Comic Book Reviews for December 30, 2015
The final week of 2015 was a relatively quiet one for the comics industry, but there was still a healthy lineup of books on tap. DC dropped several big guns, between Injustice: Year Four Annual #1, Justice League #47 and Superman Annual #3. Marvel delivered new issues of books like Squadron Supreme, All-New Wolverine and Drax. And with new issues of Jughead, East of West and Ringside rounding out this assortment, it was a pretty solid week all around.
A couple of notes about this week's reviews. As with last week, we're doing a lighter load because of the holidays, but we'll be back in full force next week. Also, despite Diamond's shipping list indicating otherwise, books like Amazing Spider-Man #6 and Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin #1 aren't coming out this week. Certain stores may have received copies of those books, but they won't be officially released in print or digitally until next Wednesday, hence why they aren't reviewed here.
Xbox Elite Controller Supply Limited Until March 2016
If you’re in the market for an Xbox Elite Wireless Controller, you might have to wait until early next year to pick one up.
According to Tech Insider, Microsoft has confirmed it expects supply for the controller to be limited through March 2016.
The premium-priced controller was released in October for $150 USD and sold out quickly. Microsoft hoped to have stock replenished by December but they’re in high demand and Microsoft is struggling to keep stores stocked.
Mike Colter Talks “Musicality” in Luke Cage
In a interview with the Los Angeles Times, Mike Colter, Marvel's Luke Cage, talked about what fans can expect from his upcoming Netflix series and how its musical "soul" will set it apart from its predecessors.
"It defines itself through sound that you can feel when you're watching the scenes, whether it's something that's actually a song that they're playing or actually just the pulse of the music that they choose thematically," Colter said. "'Luke Cage' is going to define itself in that way, and it's going to define itself in the locations that we're doing."
George Lucas: I Sold Star Wars to ‘White Slavers’
In an interview on the Charlie Rose Show, Star Wars creator George Lucas referred to the franchise's new owners at Disney as "white slavers."
When discussing the difficulty of breaking apart from his career-defining series, Lucas said, "these are my kids. I loved them, I created them, I"m very intimately involved with them and I sold them to the white slavers that take these things..." before realizing he'd made a poor analogy and laughing it off.
(Said poor analogy begins around 50 minutes into the below video.)
Next Suicide Squad Trailer Will Debut on The CW
A new trailer for Suicide Squad will debut on January 19 on The CW.
The footage will premiere during the network's new half-hour special, DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League, when it airs at 9:30pm ET/PT.
In addition to a new Suicide Squad trailer, the upcoming special will offer a "sneak peak" at the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, as well as new details on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and interviews with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and director Zack Snyder.
Immediately prior at 9pm ET/PT, The CW will air another half-hour special. It's titled DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time is Now and will provide an "in-depth look at the origin stories of the heroes and villains" of DC's Legends of Tomorrow ahead of its January 21 premiere.
Next Suicide Squad Trailer Will Debut on The CW
A new trailer for Suicide Squad will debut on January 19 on The CW.
The footage will premiere during the network's new half-hour special, DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League, when it airs at 9:30pm ET/PT.
In addition to a new Suicide Squad trailer, the upcoming special will offer a "sneak peak" at the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, as well as new details on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and interviews with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and director Zack Snyder.
Immediately prior at 9pm ET/PT, The CW will air another half-hour special. It's titled DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time is Now and will provide an "in-depth look at the origin stories of the heroes and villains" of DC's Legends of Tomorrow ahead of its January 21 premiere.
Next Suicide Squad Trailer Will Debut on The CW
A new trailer for Suicide Squad will debut on January 19 on The CW.
The footage will premiere during the network's new half-hour special, DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League, when it airs at 9:30pm ET/PT.
In addition to a new Suicide Squad trailer, the upcoming special will offer a "sneak peak" at the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, as well as new details on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and interviews with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and director Zack Snyder.
Immediately prior at 9pm ET/PT, The CW will air another half-hour special. It's titled DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time is Now and will provide an "in-depth look at the origin stories of the heroes and villains" of DC's Legends of Tomorrow ahead of its January 21 premiere.
Valve Releases Statement on Christmas Day Problems
Valve has finally issued a statement on the problems that plagued Steam on Christmas day. On December 25, the company says, "a configuration error resulted in some users seeing Steam store pages generated for other users."
The issues were caused by a denial-of-service attack that increased traffic to the Steam store by 2000% more than average during Steam sales. Valve enabled caching rules "managed by a Steam web caching partner" to decrease the impact of the attack and "route legitimate user traffic." In the second wave of the attack, "a second caching configuration was deployed that incorrectly cached web traffic for authenticated users."