Monthly Archives: July 2016
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Marvel Debuts a Patriotic Avengers Team
Just in time for Independence Day, Marvel is unveiling a very patriotic new Avengers team. Today they revealed (via The Washington Post) a new ongoing series entitled U.S.Avengers.
The new series will be written by Al Ewing and drawn by Paco Medina. The book will explore the next evolution of A.I.M. This former science-obsessed terrorist organization was recently taken over by Sunspot, who used A.I.M.'s resources and island hideout to build his own rogue group of Avengers. In U.S.Avengers, Sunspot takes that mission one step further by transforming A.I.M. into "American Intelligence Mechanics." This new group aims to fill the void left by the ailing S.H.I.E.L.D. and protect the United States in the most flamboyant way possible.
More Signs Ghost Rider Is Coming to Agents of SHIELD
After a hint from Marvel last month, more evidence has surfaced in support of Ghost Rider appearing during the next season of Agents of SHIELD.
According to TVLine, the ABC series is introducing two Latino brothers in Season 4, who could very well be Gabe and Robbie Reyes.
As noted by ComicBook.com, this would mean Danny Ketch or the classic Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider played by Nicholas Cage in the movie adaptations won't appear, but instead the new brother-focused take seen in the 2014's Marvel NOW! series will be featured.
Resident Evil 7 Demo’s Dummy Finger Doesn’t Have a Use… Yet
Only yesterday, Capcom was telling us, "we can’t confirm any specifics about the
demo", but at least one mystery seems to have been temporarily solved for us.
In an email to fans who had joined the series' Ambassador Program (reported by Eurogamer), Capcom addressed the ongoing saga of the mannequin digit that's tortured the demo's community - and it seems like it's bad news for now:
Watch the New Trailer For Stephen King Horror Cell
With Stephen King adaptation Cell hitting screens very soon, we've got our hands on a new poster and trailer for the movie.
Cell finds 1408 co-stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson appearing in this tale of a mysterious phone signal that turns much of the population into murderous predators.
Directed by Tod 'Kip' Williams (Paranormal Activity 2), the film hits UK cinemas and On Demand on August 26 courtesy of Signature Entertainment and opens FrightFest in London on August 25 (the details of which are now live).
The Woods, Cell and 31 to Play FrightFest
The line-up for the 2016 edition of FrightFest has been announced, and it features a whopping 63 films and 19 world premieres.
The London genre festival opens with Sean Brosnan's revenge thriller My Father Die and closes with Sang-ho Yeon's Train to Buscan.
In between highlights include...
Cell - a Stephen King adaptation that reunites 1408 co-stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson and revolves around a mysterious pulse being transmitted through phones and turning the population into murderous predators (see brand-new trailer below).
31 - Rob Zombie's newest bloody opus, which pits carnival workers against deadly clowns.
The Woods - the filmmakers behind You're Next and The Guest craft a woodland horror about a group of college kids who discover they aren't alone on a camping trip.
Nintendo Takes Down NES Book Kickstarter
Nintendo has issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against a Kickstarter campaign by Bitmap Books.
The Kickstarter in question was for NES/Famicom: A Visual Compendium, a book which features written content and artwork from the NES-era of video games.
Pages showing what the book would have been.
Xbox One Background Music Release Date Announced
Background music will be coming to your Xbox One on August 2.
The addition will be part of the Windows 10 anniversary update alongside Language Region Independence, which means you'll be able to choose any language, regardless of where you are.
Microsoft announced this new functionality, as well the Cortana digital assistant, last month at E3. Background music has been a much requested feature since the console's launch in 2013.
IGN UK Podcast #338: Justice League? Wow. OK. Woof
Just what is going on with the first Justice League movie? No one making it seems quite sure of what it's going to be. Thankfully, we have Daniel Krupa, who applies real-life investigative journalism to... make us slightly more confused about it all.
Alongside that, we get our stand-up routines confused as we ask what the deal is with airplane movies, go through an exhaustive list of every movie sequel no one needed in 2016 and then cryptically rhapsodize about Playdead's new Inside which you must play but I won't say why.
Then a listener makes everyone feel a little bit sad about themselves.
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Uniqlo Partners With Nintendo for T-Shirt Design Competition
Nintendo has partnered with clothing company Uniqlo to launch a T-shirt competition.
The competition sees users designing a Nintendo-themed T-shirt for Uniqlo. The grand prize is $10,000 plus an invitation to an awards ceremony where Shigeru Miyamoto will be in attendance. The main winner also receives “a new concept game console NX (DEVELOPMENT CODENAME) from Nintendo specially autographed by Shigeru Miyamoto,” and a "special commemorative prize" according to the Uniqlo FAQ.
The second place prize includes $3,000, a signed NX and an invitation to the ceremony, while runners up will net $500. Winning T-shirt designs will then be sold by Uniqlo from Spring 2017.