Monthly Archives: April 2016
Thor Reacts to Not Being Invited to Civil War
Was Thor not worthy enough to be included in Captain America: Civil War?
In a funny video Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo posted to their Facebook page, Chris Hemsworth reacted to the question everyone has been asking him lately: Are you Team Cap or Team Iron Man? Click the below image to watch the video.
"Who cares? I mean, where was the invite for me and Hulk? Just leave the two strongest, biggest Avengers out of this one, did you?" Hemsworth said while doing (or "doing") pull-ups. "Let us know when you're done messing around, and the big boys will step in."
GoT: Bran Will Reveal ‘Interesting Glimpses Into the Past’
Bran's back!
In the second episode of Game of Thrones: Season 6, the most magically-inclined Stark (at least on the show) makes his grand return. Bran took Season 5 off as he trained north of the Wall with the Three-Eyed Raven, portrayed this season by Max Von Sydow.
When we meet Bran again, he's going to be much more powerful than when he left off at the end of Season 4. But just how integral is he to Game of Thrones' biggest conflicts? When I sat down with Isaac Hempstead-Wright to learn what's ahead for Bran in Season 6, he teased just what we'll be seeing in Bran's visions and why Bran and the Night's King come face-to-face.
Isaac Hempstead-Wright and Max Von Sydow on Game of Thrones
Arrow: How Lance is Dealing with a ”Devastating” Loss
Warning: Spoilers follow for recent events in Arrow.
Captain Quentin Lance has had quite the winding path over four seasons of Arrow. He's faced loss again and again. He thought he lost Sara in the shipwreck years ago, then he did lose her temporarily, and now, Laurel's gone. Grief is a cornerstone of the character at this point, but it doesn't mean the process gets any easier. In fact, this death is especially difficult for Lance to work through because Laurel was his rock and she's the one who's gone.
We caught up with Paul Blackthorne to discuss how Lance will react to Laurel's death, how his relationship with Donna Smoak will or won't move forward, and we also discussed Blackthorne's upcoming trip to Vietnam to raise awareness about Save the Rhino International.
First Alien: Covenant Image Teased
20th Century Fox revealed an Alien: Covenant teaser image during yesterday's Alien Day.
The photo is a close-up of a crew patch bearing the name of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation—and the companies' merger places this film closer to the Alien timeline.
Alien: Covenant teaser image
Oxenfree PS4 Release Date, New Features Announced
Supernatural teen thriller Oxenfree will launch on PlayStation 4 on May 31, Night School co-founder Sean Krankel announced today.
Oxenfree's New Game+ mode—the "director's cut" of the game—will also release on Steam and Xbox. New content, locations, and dialogue options will add alternate endings for Alex and her friends. After making it through the night on Edwards Island, players have the option of starting New Game+ with "fresh dialogue options and a creeping sense of deja vu."
PlayStation 4 users will be able to use their DualShock 4 controller like Oxenfree's "supernaturally charged" in-game radio. Glowing color changes will sync with radio broadcasts, which will be played through the controller's speaker. A PlayStation 4 dynamic theme will also launch alongside the game. It'll be available as a bundle with the game or on its own.
Nintendo CEO: Wii U Could Cease Production By March 2018
Nintendo's CEO, Tatsumi Kimishima has said that production of the Wii U could be halted by March 2018.
According to reports from the BBC and Reuters, Nintendo's latest home console may finish a relatively short run just a year after the Nintendo NX launches in March 2017.
The comments appear to have been made during Nintendo's Q&A session following the release of its financial reports for the past year. That session has not yet been formally translated, but could be available as early as tomorrow.
May’s PlayStation Plus Games Have Been Revealed
Sony has revealed the six free games coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers in May.
Here's the list of titles, all of which you'll be able to grab for free from May 3:
- Tropico 5 - PS4
- Table Top Racing: World Tour - PS4
- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - PS3
- LocoRoco Cocoreccho! - PS3
- Switch Galaxy Ultra - PS Vita, PS4
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta - PSP, PS Vita
Table Top Racing: World Tour is a sequel to the Vita original, and launches as a PS Plus game. It's made by one of the co-creators of WipeOut, and draws its aesthetic from the likes of Micro Machines.
No Man’s Sky Creator Talks Burnout/Road Rash Reboot
Before Hello Games founder Sean Murray launched his own independent studio, the programmer behind No Man's Sky worked on the Burnout franchise at Criterion. During his time at the studio, there was talk of rebooting Road Rash in the spirit of the popular car-crashing series, but much to Murray's dismay, it never came to fruition.
"It never happened," Murray said on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, which airs this Friday. "I think there was a studio that was working on it that was using the Burnout engine. And there was this discussion of a Burnout/Road Rash reboot kind of thing that married the two, which I think would have been awesome."
New VREAL Streaming Works With Any VR Device
Newly announced VREAL service promises a new spin on streaming. The platform allows for full, 360-degree virtual reality streaming through VR headsets, as well as through 2D displays, and offers social elements for interaction between streamers and fans.
VREAL promises to put gamers "right next to their favorite streamer," incorporating full freedom to move about the virtual space "from hovering over the game play arena to standing right next to player one."
What The Deadpool 2 Guys Want From Their Cable
The filmmaking team behind Deadpool have been talking about why they want Cable to feature in the forthcoming sequel, and what they are looking for in the actor that will portray him.
Deadpool 2 has just been officially announced, and director Tim Miller says the character will make a great foil for Wade Wilson.
“There’s a lot about Cable’s history that I like because he’s so intertwined with the world of the X-Men” he explained. “Why he was put together with Deadpool – other than that he was in a comic that wasn’t selling well and Deadpool was in a comic that wasn’t selling well so they put them together – it’s the same reason we had Colossus; he’s a straight man. And I think Deadpool needs a straight man. Cable is the ultimate, archetypal, silent, strong and cynical warrior, which Deadpool is not.”