Monthly Archives: March 2016
18 Cap 3 Trailer Stills Feature Spider-Man, Black Panther, More
Alongside the launch of the second official trailer for Captain America: Civil War, Marvel Studios has released a batch of stills from the brand-new footage.
The shots highlight the vast array of superheroes featured in the film, including Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man and several others. See them all in the gallery below.
Captain America: Civil War opens in theaters on May 6 and boasts a runtime of 146 minutes, making it Marvel's longest film to date. While you patiently wait for its release, be sure to check out our reports with Team Iron Man and Team Cap, following our visit to the set.
The 100, Legends of Tomorrow, iZombie Going to WonderCon
Warner Bros. Television is bringing several series to WonderCon in Los Angeles in a couple of weeks, including iZombie, Containment, Teen Titans Go!, The 100 and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
All five series will have panels at WonderCon, including cast members and creators, along with autograph sessions. Tickets for the autograph sessions will be distributed at West Exhibit Hall A on the morning of each signing (which corresponeds to the day each show’s panel is).
I’m happy to say I’ll be moderating the panel for The 100 on Sunday, March 27th at WonderCon, so hope to see you there!
Following are the WBTV panel dates and times for WonderCon 2016. Panelists and panel times may be subject to change.
Daisy Ridley May Play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Reboot
Daisy Ridley could take over as Lara Croft in Warner Bros. and MGM's Tomb Raider reboot. The British actress is reportedly is among "one of a number of actresses" being considered for the role.
Played by Angelina Jolie in the original films, Croft is an archaeologist and adventurer who originated in the Tomb Raider video game franchise. The project, which has been in development for years, is said to have been reinvigorated after Square Enix rebooted the franchise with Tomb Raider and its follow up, Rise of the Tomb Raider.
According to Deadline, Square Enix's "younger take" on the character has inspired the producers' creative process. However, conversations are still in the early stages, and no official offers have been made yet. Deadline did not name other actresses being considered for the role.
Pinball FX 2 Recreates Outlandish Tables in Virtual Reality
Pinball FX2 is aiming to blend the physical and digital pinball experiences with the use of virtual reality.
Typically, Zen Studios' Pinball FX series creates entirely new, digital tables with special effects not possible in the real-world. The Force Awakens table for Pinball FX 2, for example, sports TIE fighters and the Millennium Falcon dog-fighting overhead.
The accurately named Pinball FX 2 VR sounds like it will simulate that experience in a "virtual play space," while at the same time "presenting gameplay features and effects that you simply cannot recreate on a physical machine."
New Pokemon Mobile Game Announced for Japan
Pokemon Co-Master is a new mobile game coming to iOS and Android this spring.
Right now, the "strategy battle board game" has only been announced for Japan by The Pokemon Company. It is being developed in collaboration with Heroz Japan, a company which specializes in artificial intelligence that has beaten professional shogi players.
The Pokemon Company (with translation from Kotaku) says Pokemon Co-Master is "Pokemon meets jinkouchinou," which means artificial intelligence in Japanese.
First Look at Street Fighter 5’s Alex
Capcom has provided an update on Street Fighter V’s Alex and changes coming to the game later this month.
Alex, first seen in Street Fighter III, is the first DLC character coming to Street Fighter V and will inflict big damage with his grappling moves and long limbs, according to Capcom.
He is expected to excel in close quarters with burst damage and have a strong midrange game. Alex’s V-Skill is called Overhaul, which gives Alex’s next attack a counter hit property if it hits. Counter hits in Street Fighter V can set players up for some high damage combos if executed properly. Should the V-Skill miss or be blocked, he will not gain the hard hit bonus.
First Look at Spider-Man in New Civil War Trailer
As promised yesterday, the second trailer for Captain America: Civil War has been released!
It's Team Cap versus Team Iron Man as the Avengers find themselves divided. Watch the trailer right here:
Yep, the new MCU Spider-Man has arrived!
For more on Captain America: Civil War, check out our set visit reports with Team Iron Man and Team Cap.
Also be sure to take a look at the new poster featuring both teams, plus all the new character posters from the film in the slideshow below:
Halo, Destiny Composer Announces Golem ‘Musical Prequel’ Album
Original Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell has announced a Kickstarter to help get a "musical prequel" album made for Golem, the new PlayStation VR game in development at his own Highwire Games.
"Echoes of the First Dreamer is not the soundtrack to Golem," Highwire says on the Kickstarter page. "it is a musical prequel; composed, arranged and recorded as an independent work. It will be released before the game and introduce you to the world and themes of Golem."
So why does it need backers? "In order to fund Echoes we need your help," says Highwire. "A stand-alone album of this type is more complicated and expensive than a traditional game soundtrack, and pulling it off will require more time, more musicians and engineering support, and more sophisticated mastering and editing."
The Witcher Developer Plans To Release an Unannounced Game in 2016
During the Polish studio's 2015 financial results conference, CD Projekt president, Adam Kiciński announced that the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer plans to release "a new type of video game format previously unexplored by the studio" in 2016 - before new RPG Cyberpunk 2077 is released in 2017.
The presentation slide that revealed the new game.
As reported by DualShockers, Kiciński refused to explain what that might mean, but said that the studio was "experimenting" and doing things "nobody has ever done before" - although it's not entirely clear whether this was with regard to this new game or Cyberpunk.
Ghostbusters Pinball Machine Revealed, Based on Classic Films
Today Stern Pinball Inc. announced that their next pinball machine will be Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters joins the recent series of big-license pinball games like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. But, somewhat surprisingly, Stern’s Ghostbusters is not based on the upcoming reboot. Ghostbusters pinball instead draws its inspiration from the classic pair of films from the 1980s: Slimer, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Ecto-1, and Bill Murray.
A pinball machine based on Ghostbusters is three decades overdue. According to Stern’s Director of Marketing, Jody Dankberg, the reason it’s happening now is simple, “It's just a timeless, great movie. It's somewhat scary for little kids, it's funny, and it's