Monthly Archives: July 2016
Divergent Star Reacts to Finale Becoming TV Movie
Divergent star Shailene Woodley apparently hadn't heard the rumors that Lionsgate was considering wrapping up the young adult series as a television movie instead of with theatrical release.
News broke yesterday that Lionsgate is in early negotiations on a deal that would have The Divergent Series: Ascendant skip theaters and head straight to television. Woodley, who was on a plane at the time, only found out the news after she touched down. "I'm like 'Whoa, what's going on?" she told Deadline.
28 Awesome-Looking Star Wars Toys
Comic-Con is way past the point of being exclusively about comics. Whether in New York or San Diego, you can expect to see costumes and collectibles for just about every stripe of pop-culture fandom, and that includes toys.
So behold: 28 pics of some of the best Star Wars toys we've seen so far at SDCC 2016.
If pictures just aren't enough, try a video. It's like millions of pictures being shown to you really fast. Really. Millions.
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Overall Console Sales Were Down for June 2016
According to sales number released by the NPD Group, hardware sales declined by 42% over the same period last year.
In its monthly statement, the NPD Group said "Eighth-generation hardware," meaning Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, were the "primary driver" of the decline, with sales across the 3 down by 43% over June 2015.
Sales of both hardware and software were down, something the NPD Group attributes to a lack of major title launches such as last year's Batman: Arkham Knight.
Nintendo released a statement saying sales of the 3DS were up 39%, but that increase is month-to-month, rather than year-over-year as is the case with numbers from the NPD Group. Nintendo attributes the increase to the newly discounted 2DS, which can be bought for $80.
Voltron Legendary Defender Season 2 Announced
Voltron Legendary Defender will return to Netflix, and fans won't have to wait long to see the continued adventures of the streaming service's latest animated series.
DreamWorks' Voltron Legendary Defender will have a second season and it will launch later this year, showrunners Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, as well as head writer Tim Hedrick, announced during the show's San Diego Comic-Con panel.
The rebooted take on the original 1984 animated series premiered on Netflix on June 10 with an 11-episode first season. The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun and Reaper's Tyler Labine were among the voice cast in the show's inaugural season.
Game of Thrones Actor Says Sam Tarly ‘Absolutely Could Be’ The Key to Defeating White Walkers
Winter has come, and with it the threat of the White Walkers looms greater than ever on Game of Thrones. So how might that imminent threat be handled? Well, Samwell Tarly could be the show's secret weapon.
Spoilers for Game of Thrones season 6 follow. Turn back if you have yet to finish the season.
"I think he absolutely could be [the key to defeating the White Walkers," Game of Thrones' John Bradley, who plays Sam Tarly, said during IGN's San Diego Comic-Con livestream.
"There's going to be something" that comes of Sam's time in Oldtown, Bradley said. The actor believes he could either discover something in relation to stopping the White Walkers or in regard to Jon Snow's lineage, which played a major role in the season 6 finale. Sam also has his family's sword Heartsbane with him in Oldtown, which is made from Valyrian steel, one of the few known items that can kill White Walkers.
New Day’s Booty-Os is Now a Real Cereal
At Comic-Con today, during the joint WWE/Mattel panel, WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day -- Xavier Woods, Big E. and Kofi Kingston -- officially announced that their fan favorite-though-ficticuous cereal was now a real thing. Yes, you can now order up a box of Booty-Os and eat it to your heart's content. You can start your morning off right with a heaping helping of positivity!
"Booty-Os is now an actual cereal for sale," Kofi said.
"Boxes are available at FYE.com," Big E. added, "and the pre-sale launches today. It's a very real thing. The cereal actually tastes phenomenal. It really does. We just tried it a couple days ago. It's real."
NPD Numbers Now Include Digital Sales, June Figures Released
Overwatch was the best selling game of June 2016, according to figures released by the NPD Group.
The group, which tracks sales numbers of gaming hardware and software, has previously only included physical sales in its figures. This month marks the first in which both physical and digital sales are factored into the group's sales list.
The inclusion of digital numbers seems to have helped Grand Theft Auto V in its ranking. While the game is a mainstay of the NPD top 10 sellers, it ranks as June's second-best selling game. It's perhaps unsurprising given the fact Grand Theft Auto V has shipped 65 million copies since its release.
Overwatch’s New Hero Now on PS4
Overwatch's newest hero and the first to be added to the game post-launch is now available on PlayStation 4, just a few days after arriving on PC.
Ana was officially unveiled last week as a support class sniper, who uses her Biotic rifle to heal allies and damage enemies over time.
A sleep dart ability temporarily tranquilizes enemies, while her Biotic grenade heals teammates in range while hurting opponents and temporarily preventing enemy healing. Her ultimate Nano Boost ability supercharges one teammate for a short period of time.
Pokemon Go ‘New Level of Invasion,’ Says Snowden Director
During a Comic-Con 2016 panel for his upcoming film Snowden, director Oliver Stone (Platoon, Natural Born Killers) accused the Pokemon Go app of threatening to turn us into a "robot society" that will bring about totalitarianism.
According to Variety, Stone called Pokemon Go "a new level of invasion," stating: "They are data mining every person in this room. It’s what they call surveillance capitalism."
Pokemon Go's app permissions came under fire early on when it was discovered the game granted Niantic Labs full access to your Google account upon installation, which Niantic later claimed was an error.
Suicide Squad: Get an Extended Look at Jared Leto’s Joker
A new trailer for Suicide Squad has been released, offering an extended look at Jared Leto's Joker.
Check out the clip, courtesy of Fandango's Movieclips Trailers, to see Leto, as well as Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and Will Smith's Deadshot stir up all sorts of trouble in Warner Bros.' upcoming villain-focused film.
Suicide Squad opens on August 5 and is projected to have the biggest August debut ever, beating Guardians of the Galaxy's record opening with an expected first weekend haul of around $125 million.