Monthly Archives: June 2016
Daily Deals: Mad Max: Fury Road, Bond Movie Box Set, Xbox Live
Amazon is selling years of Xbox Live for just $40. They usually charge around $54, and I've never seen them go lower than this. You do see Xbox Live subscription cards on eBay for as low as $35, but the convenience of Amazon's email delivery makes this a nice offer, especially if you're getting close to your subscription's expiration date.
TWD’s Norman Reedus Would Love to Play Ghost Rider
The Walking Dead star and motorcycle enthusiast Norman Reedus recently said he'd want to play Ghost Rider should Marvel approach him with the role.
"Hell yeah," Reedus told Uproxx in response to whether he'd be interested in playing the character. "It would be a blast. Do I get a skull face that’s on fire and all that stuff? F*** yeah. I’m down." He added he was a fan of Nicolas Cage's portrayal of the anti-hero.
Reedus as Daryl Dixon on AMC's The Walking Dead.
Road to E3 2016: God of War 4
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: God of War 4!
Mattel Releasing Halo and Minecraft Toys as SDCC Exclusives
Mattel has announced a few more toys to be available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con, including the Halo Spartan Helioskrill figure and the Minecraft Survival Mode Player One set.
Available for $25 at San Diego Comic-Con, Mattel's Halo Spartan Helioskrill figure stands six inches tall, and comes with an exclusive blue visor, armor decoration, and legendary MA5 bracer skin. The figure has over 30 points of articulation. Those interested in customizing their Spartan suit can do so by mixing-and-matching with other figures in Mattel's six-inch Spartan line.
Netflix Reveals Which Shows You’re Watching the Longest
Netflix has created an interesting chart, titled The Binge Scale, to show which TV series viewers devour all at once and which they savor over time.
According to the media streaming company, series like The Walking Dead, Dexter, Breaking Bad, and other similar series indicate that horror shows and thrillers keep viewers engaged for longer chunks of time.
The Netflix Binge Scale
On the flip side, Netflix's rubric suggests that complex narratives from political dramas like House of Cards and Homeland to historical dramas like Mad Men and Narcos are digested at a slower pace.
New Sonic Comic Pays Tribute to Sega Genesis Era
With 2016 being the 25th anniversary of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game, fans can expect a lot of major new Sonic projects across various forms of media (including today's announcement that Sonic will be joining the growing lineup of characters in Lego Dimensions). But comic book fans also have a lot to look forward to. This July, Archie Comics will be publishing a new one-shot special called Sonic: Mega Drive #1. It's no coincidence that this issue is named after the international version of the Sega Genesis console, as it pays homage to that classic, 16-bit era and features a story set after the events of Sonic & Knuckles.
Stormtroopers Have Invaded Walt Disney World
While construction has begun on the full Star Wars-themed land coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World (along with a version at Disneyland in California, as well), that project isn’t expected to be completed for several years. However, visitors to the Orlando, FL theme park will still find plenty of new Star Wars experiences these days, thanks to several recently-added elements, along with a new nighttime show debuting this month.
During a recent visit to Hollywood Studios, I got a look at many of these inclusions, along with a preview of what to expect from the new “Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular” nighttime show.
Destiny: Rise of Iron Isn’t Available for PS3, Xbox 360
Bungie revealed plans today for Destiny’s Rise of Iron, a new expansion coming to PS4 and Xbox One in September, but it won’t be coming to last-generation consoles.
Since it's launch in September 2014, Destiny and its previous three expansions have all been available for Sony and Microsoft consoles. Destiny: Rise of Iron will cost $30 USD and it requires the last expansion, Destiny: The Taken King, which is sold separately.
During the announcement, Bungie acknowledged that fans on last-gen platforms may be upset before the company moved on to detail the new content coming to Destiny: Rise of Iron. If you play Destiny on last-gen systems, you can carry over your character and inventory over from PS3/Xbox 360 to PS4/Xbox One respectively.
Destiny’s Next Expansion Has Officially Been Revealed
After several leaks, Bungie has revealed what's to come in Destiny's next major expansion.
The Destiny: Rise of Iron expansion debuted during a livestream today on Bungie's Twitch channel and is set to release on Sept. 20 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rise of Iron will cost $30. Watch the official reveal trailer below.
Rise of Iron will take place in a new area on Earth called The Plaguelands and will include, among other new content, a new six-player Raid, a new social space called Felwinter Peak, a new cooperative three-player Strike, and a Light level increase. Rise of Iron will require the base Destiny game as well as The Taken King to be played.
Overwatch: Widowmaker’s ‘Frustration Threshold’ to Be Lowered
It seems Blizzard is constantly keeping an eye out for possible balance changes in Overwatch.
There are planned changes for McCree, D.Va and Reaper, and apparently there is also internal testing going on related to Widowmaker at the moment, too.
In response to a question on the Battle.net forums, game director Jeff Kaplan replied: "Widowmaker is on our radar. We are discussing her. We have some internal experiments going to see if we can keep her viable while lowering the frustration threshold a little bit. Right now, this is just exploration. If something more comes of it, we'll let you know."