Monthly Archives: July 2016
Comic-Con 2016: William Shatner and More Star Trek Alums Join 50th Anniversary Panel
The original Captain Kirk and several Star Trek alums will take the stage for the franchise's 50th Anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
CBS announced today that the "Star Trek: Celebrating 50 Years" panel will take place on Saturday, July 23. William Shatner (Star Trek) will take the stage alongside Scott Bakula (Star Trek: Enterprise), Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager), and Brent Spiner (The Next Generation). The panel promises a reflection on the last five decades of Star Trek, as well as a look forward to the upcoming 2017 TV series. It will be moderated by Bryan Fuller, executive producer of the new series.
Biggest Pokemon Tournament Ever Breaks Record
The 2016 Pokemon U.S. National Championships took place this past weekend, July 1-3, in Columbus, OH and set a new record for the highest attendance for any Pokemon tournament to date.
The event held competitions for three different games -- the trading card game, the video game (Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire), and the new Pokken Tournament fighter -- but it was the TCG Masters Division that broke the record with a staggering 1110 players, eclipsing last year's estimated 900.
View the slideshow for a tour of Pokemon Nationals sights and merchandise.
Little Witch Academia Anime TV Series Coming to Netflix
The new Little Witch Academia TV series will be making its way to Netflix, as the popular streaming service has licensed Studio Trigger's upcoming anime.
News of Netflix's acquisition was announced during Trigger's panel at Anime Expo this weekend (via Anime News Network). As far as we know, the series will only be available on Netflix, as there was no announcement for the show's availability on competing streaming services like Crunchyroll or Funimation.
Little Witch Academia TV anime series announcement
Nintendo Could Develop Physical Controllers for Mobile Devices
Nintendo has no current plans to create physical controllers for its mobile applications, but the company is considering it.
"Physical controllers for smart device applications are available in the market and it is possible that we may also develop something new by ourselves," Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo's general manager of entertainment planning and development, said during the Nintendo shareholders meeting.
However, Nintendo tends to look at games from a different point-of-view—and the company believes it's possible for Nintendo to create an action game for a smartphone that doesn't need a separate controller. According to Takahashi, it's "not impossible" to make such a game without a physical controller, and Nintendo will look into creating a game in that way, too.
Captain America Statue to Be Displayed in New York
Steve Rogers is heading home to New York for his 75th anniversary — or at least, a statue of him will.
USA Today has revealed that a statue commemorating Captain America will be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 before touring the U.S. and eventually landing permanently in Brooklyn, New York's Prospect Park.
A dedication ceremony for the 13-foot bronze statue will be held in Brooklyn on August 10. Emblazoned with a Steve Rogers quote from Captain America: The First Avenger ("I'm just a kid from Brooklyn."), the statue features Captain America in a pose with his shield raised according to the concept art given to USA Today.
Red Dead Redemption to Become Backward Compatible on Xbox One This Friday
Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption will become officially backward compatible on the Xbox One this Friday, July 8.
Xbox 360 Red Dead owners will be able to play the game on Xbox One no matter the version of the game they owned — the original Red Dead Redemption, Undead Nightmare, or the Game of the Year edition — while those who didn't can purchase the game on Xbox One beginning Friday.
The 2010 game was leaked as a possible backward compatible title earlier this year. Access to the game was later removed, however, with Larry Hyrb noting that the game was made available for a brief window due to a testing error.
Wrestling Wrap Up: A Food Fight Steals the Show on RAW
Uuuggghhhhhhh. Holiday RAWs are the woooooorst.
It's bad enough that RAW hasn't been all that strong these days during regular operational hours, but to then get a throwaway "RAW Like Nobody's Watching" July 4th episode, where a wonky Team USA vs. Team World match main events while an actual WWE Champion vs. IC Champion match gets stuffed into the gooey center, really feels like sriracha on an open sore.
And OF COURSE THERE WAS A FOOD FIGHT TOO. GLORY BE.
The Warriors Hulu Series Coming From Civil War Directors
Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, will be adapting cult-classic gang film The Warriors as an hourlong television drama series for Hulu.
For Paramount TV and Hulu, the brothers will honor the 1979 film — which was, itself, an adaptation of Sol Yurick's novel of the same name — "while adding
own unique brand of grit, pulp, sex, and violence," according to Deadline. Writer Frank Baldwin will work with the Russo brothers on the script. No director has been named.
Daily Deals: Early Prime Day Deals, Bond and Bourne Movies, Gaming Headset, Xbox One Remote
Lowest Price Ever for Every Bond Movie on Blu-ray and Digital HD
Amazon is planning to blow out its biggest deals on July 12th, its second annual Prime Day. It's already teasing upcoming deals, and put some promised deals up early. And in the interim, it's offering some pretty great one day Gold Box deals, like every single Bond film, including Spectre, for $90, with a Blu-ray and digital download for each and every film. This set normally goes for $90 without Spectre, so you're basically getting the latest film for free with this deal. Remember, this deal is today only and will likely sell out.
Microsoft Adding Wheelchair Option for Xbox Avatars
Microsoft will add a wheelchair option for its Xbox avatars, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced over the weekend.
Responding to a fan on Twitter, Spencer wrote that no petition was needed to persuade Microsoft to add a wheelchair option for avatars — it's something the team is already working on, and the feature is "not far off." Today, platform head Mike Ybarra chimed in with a preview.
Image via Mike Ybarra on Twitter