Monthly Archives: January 2016
Gillian Anderson Offered Half David Duchovny’s Pay For X-Files Revival
According to Scully herself, Gillian Anderson, she was originally offered half of co-star David Duchovny's pay to reprise her role in Fox's new X-Files miniseries.
Though she originally told the story in The Hollywood Reporter's oral history of the X-Files, the topic came up again in a recent interview with The Daily Beast.
“I’m surprised that more
haven’t brought that up because it’s the truth,” Anderson said. “Especially in this climate of women talking about the reality of
Academy’s Overhaul Seeks to Add More Women, Minorities
Following a unanimous vote by its Board of Governors on Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a series of sweeping changes to their membership and voting policies today in response to widespread outrage over the lack of diversity among not only the Academy's members but also this year's Oscar nominees -- the second year in a row where nearly all the major nominees were white.
This year's nominations resuscitated the trending Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite that has proved a huge embarrassment for the Academy and the film industry in general.
Will the DC Universe Be Reborn in 2016?
DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee both Tweeted a mysterious teaser image that suggests the company's comic book lineup could be experiencing another big relaunch this year. The teaser features the word "Rebirth" projected onto a blue curtain.
When DC released their solicitations for April 2016 earlier this week, we noted how it was probably no coincidence that so many comics and storylines will be wrapping up in May, the same month that the last remaining batch of comics from the original New 52 lineup will be hitting the issue #52 mark. All signs pointed to another DC relaunch in June along the lines of last year's "DC You" initiative. This teaser only adds further fuel to that fire.
The 10 Best Gaming Keyboards of 2016 Picked by PCMag
It's still early in the year but PCMag has already complied a list of its favorite gaming keyboards for 2016. Obviously this list will change throughout the year with new releases and updates, but these are the best picks so far.
At the top of the list are Corsair's excellent K95 RGB keyboard and the Roccat Ryos MK Pro, both winning PCMag's Editor's Choice awards.
Doctor Who: Showrunner Moffat Leaving Series
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will leave the popular BBC series at the end of the next season in 2017, with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall taking over the controls of the TARDIS.
RadioTimes.com reports that Moffat, the lead writer and executive producer on the series since its fifth season (in the show’s modern run), will go out with one final 12-part series. That tenth season will not air until spring of 2017, which means we will get almost no Doctor Who this year. The annual Christmas Special will air in 2016, however, so at least there’s that. Man, Christmas never seemed so far away!
7 Best Earbuds You Can Buy
Earbuds are one of the most popular types of headphones and for good reason. They’re easy to carry around, some block out noise, and they can sound pretty great as well. Toss the junk earbuds that came with your phone and upgrade your listening experience with one of our choices foe the best earbuds around.
Want more than just earbuds? Check out our list of the best headphones money can buy.
Panasonic RP-TCM 125 Ergo Fit ($12)
Fight Peppers in Google’s Scoville Browser Game
You can now sling ice cream to slay various spicy peppers on the Scoville scale in Google's newest Google Doodle game.
To celebrate the 151st birthday of Scoville scale creator, Wilbur Scoville, the Doodle showcases fun facts about various peppers on the search engine's home page. Did you know the Jalapeño pepper was the first pepper to travel into space? Or that the ghost pepper was the first to hit over a million Scoville Heat Units?
After learning interesting tidbits about increasingly spicy peppers, you'll battle them in a button-timed event where you have three tries to freeze their heat with ice cream. As the pepper gets hotter, the challenge increases. Eventually you'll take on the Trinidad moruga scorpion pepper in an ultimate test of button-timed fortitude.
Google Paid Apple $1 Billion in 2014 to Make it the Default iOS Search Engine
Google was paying Apple a decent amount of money in order to keep its search engine on iOS devices.
A court transcript obtained by Bloomberg, from Oracle’s copyright lawsuit against Google, reveals that the former company paid out $1 billion to competitor Apple in 2014. The two tech companies made an agreement that would give Apple a percentage of the revenue Google generates from searches made on iPhones and iPads.
The revenue share Apple currently receives from Google is unknown, but a Google witness questioned during the Oracle-Google lawsuit said is was 34 percent "at one point in time." However, according to Bloomberg, the transcript didn't make it clear if that was the amount Google kept, or the amount paid to Apple.
Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman Have Us Stoked
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 313!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel, the IGN show where Jim Vejvoda and Terri Schwartz bring you the latest genre movie news.
This week's topics include Warner Bros. and DC's big campaign this week to give the public a sense of their upcoming slate, from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to Suicide Squad to Wonder Woman and Justice League.
Life is Strange Limited Edition Box Set Confirmed for PC
Square Enix and DONTNOD Entertainment have announced that the limited edition box set of Life is Strange will be available for PC.
Due to popular demand the Limited Ed. of Life is Strange will now also be coming to North America on PC as well! pic.twitter.com/1BcdkUBGTp
— Life Is Strange (@LifeIsStrange) November 21, 2015
Available from the Square Enix store, the limited edition set includes a 32-page artbook featuring previously unreleased concept art, 14 track soundtrack, eight track original score, directors' commentary, and all five episodes. The box set will cost $40 across all platforms available—PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.