Monthly Archives: June 2016
Star Wars Battlefront Bespin DLC Release Date Revealed
Star Wars Battlefront players can prepare to take to the skies of Bespin later this month.
EA has announced that the second major DLC pack for Star Wars Battlefront featuring the Cloud City of Bespin will debut for season pass holders on June 21. two weeks earlier than it's available to all other players.
Along with the release date, the official Battlefront website reveals players will be battling throughout the Cloud City and the Administrator's Palace, exploring the Bioniip Laboratories and the carbon-freezing chambers. The Bespin pack will also introduce the X-8 Night Sniper and EE-4 blasters.
Sharon Stone’s Marvel Character Isn’t a Villain
While details regarding Sharon Stone's upcoming role in an unspecified Marvel movie remains shrouded in mystery, a new clue about her character rules out the possibility of her playing a villain.
In an interview with AARP (via Birth.Movies.Death.) the actress shared a few hints about her character. According to the outlet, "Stone has been cast as a superhero" but won't say exactly who she's playing, only noting "that her secret power is heat."
Superman: Jude Law Turned Down Role Because of Costume
Several years ago when DC was looking to reboot Superman, Jude Law was approached to star as the Man of Steel but didn't take the part. The actor has since revealed why he turned down the opportunity, admitting he wasn't a fan of the costume.
"It didn't float my boat... I just didn't really want to go there," Law said on the latest episode of Late Show With Stephen Colbert (via AV Club). "I was always worried about the outfit and I just didn't fancy it." In fact, he was sent the costume to try on, and after suiting up and looking in the mirror, he said to himself "no way."
Street Fighter 5 Story Expansion Detailed
Capcom will issue its biggest Street Fighter V update in June, the developer announced today.
Months after Street Fighter V's February launch, the fighting game will receive its previously announced story expansion. The three-to-four hour experience is called A Shadow Falls, and will be released for free at the end of the month.
A Shadow Falls delivers a five-chapter story wedged between Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter III intended to "bridge the events that happen in between the two stories." According to Capcom, it's the first time in franchise history that fans will be able to play through "this type of cinematic experience" in a Street Fighter game.
Suicide Squad Cosplay Contest Announced for Comic-Con
Before the Suicide Squad breaks out in theaters, fans will have a chance at San Diego Comic-Con to visit the prison they call home before becoming a team.
Warner Bros. has announced that it will take over 6000 square feet of the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, California to recreate Belle Reve penitentiary during this year's Comic-Con. Attendees will be able to explore each day of the convention from 10 am to 7 pm, in addition to taking part in a virtual reality experience that puts users into the midst of a scene from the Suicide Squad movie, visiting Harley Quinn's tattoo parlor, and taking photos inside a recreated Belle Reve jail cell.
Game of Thrones: 10 Genuinely Happy (!!) Moments
Warning: Spoilers for HBO's Game of Thrones up through the episode "The Broken Man"...
Jon brought back to life by magic, Sansa and Jon reunited after spending years of turmoil apart, The Hound returning from what looked like certain death - it feels like this season of Game of Thrones is leading us toward the light (not to be confused with the Lord of Light). Whether a coincidence or not, now that the show is no longer tethered as closely to the books, or author George R. R. Martin's penchant for cruelly subverting expectations, there've been more... happier moments?
We know, it's weird. It almost feels un-Game of Thrones-ish. Of course, these upbeat events could all be leading toward a monumental, soul-crushing blow at the end of the season, but for now we can bask in a show that's not hitting us over the head with as much tragedy and trauma as usual.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is Ready to Take on Alien Bugs
Not content to have just one ongoing TV show – PBS’ Mercy Street, which has been renewed for a second season – the busy Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Live Free or Die Hard) is also starring in CBS’ new series BrainDead, debuting Monday.
BrainDead comes from Robert and Michelle King, the husband-wife duo behind the acclaimed The Good Wife. But as the title hints, BrainDead is a very different type of series - a comedic sci-fi story, in which Winstead’s Laurel, having just gone to work for her politician brother (Danny Pino ) in Washington, DC, begins to discover that several DC power players are behaving strangely for a very notable reason... Alien bugs have crawled into their heads and eaten their brains, taking control of them.
Original Ghostbusters Meet the New Ghostbusters
Yesterday, the original Ghostbusters cast came together with the rebooted crew to celebrate the anniversary of the classic 1984 film.
It all happened on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which started as an interview with the reboot's stars, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Melissa McCarthy. The original Ghostbusters are introduced at the one minute, 20 second mark in the video below—but the full interview comes in the show's second part.
Bill Murray said he agreed to appear in the new film "only because
knew these girls were funny."
Here’s What Rise of Iron Means For Last-Gen Destiny Players
With the announcement of Destiny's upcoming expansion, Rise of Iron, Bungie revealed the new content would only be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players. In a new post on Bungie's official website, the studio details what that means for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players.
The PS3 and 360 will now be treated as "legacy consoles," meaning that any Destiny players wanting to play new content going forward will have to upgrade to the next generation of consoles. Bungie will split the worlds of each generation beginning in August.
SpaceX Founder Says He Visited Pentagon To Talk About “Flying Metal Suit”
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, met with the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon earlier this week, apparently regarding "innovation".
After CNN posted an article regarding Musk's visit titled "What was Elon Musk doing at the Pentagon?", he responded with the following tweet:
Something about a flying metal suit...https://t.co/6Z1D9iZ1fV
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2016
Musk didn't speak to reporters after his visit, but the Defense Department said the Secretary of Defense "has been reaching out to a number of members of the technology community to get their ideas, their feedback, find out what's going on in the world of innovation."