Monthly Archives: August 2016
Lord of the Rings Balrog Brought to Life With Lego
One of The Lord of the Ring's most iconic creatures has been given a new Lego design thanks to a custom builder.
As highlighted by The Brothers Brick, Aaron Newman has created his own take on the balrog, perhaps most remembered as depicted in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Newman's build features imposing wings, a whip, and a ridge of fire sprouting on top of and behind the balrog's head. Take a look at the custom set below:
Flash and Kid Flash Team Up in New Season 3 Photos
When The Flash returns for Season 3, just how different will things be thanks to Flashpoint? That's the question going into this season, thanks to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) changing the timeline by saving his mother's life at the end of Season 2.
Check out these newly released Season 3 premiere photos below, which show Barry as The Flash working alongside Keiynan Lonsdale as Kid Flash - a persona we've never seen Wally West have before.
The Flash: Season 3 premieres October 4th on the CW.
Learn more about The Flash: Season 3 from our chats with the cast:
PlayStation Now on PC Now Available in US
Sony has announced that its streaming service for PlayStation 3 games, PlayStation Now, is now available as an app on PC in the United States.
PS Now subscribers can head to the official PS Now page to download the app, which allows them to play hundreds of PS3 titles on PC, including many console exclusives like The Last of Us, Infamous, and more.
Additionally, six more titles have joined the PS Now lineup — Borderlands: Ultimate Edition, Heavy Rain (plus The Taxidermist DLC), Mafia II, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, and Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition.
Warcraft Filmmaker Duncan Jones: No Sequel Plans
Duncan Jones has no current plans to create a sequel to Warcraft, but given the opportunity, he says he'd make one.
For Jones, Warcraft was the perfect setup for other films within the Warcraft world. "If there were an opportunity for us to make another film in the Warcraft universe I really feel like we did the hard work in the first movie as far as setting the table," Jones told Thrillist. "I would love to capitalize on three and a half years of hard work and be able to have some fun in that world."
It'd be the second chance to "push through everything that I knew needed to happen in order to make the film I knew it could be." Jones is proud of his work on Warcraft, he added, but he'll never release a three-hour director's cut of the movie.
Gotham: Season 3 Title, New Poster Revealed
Ahead of Gotham's return next month, Fox has revealed the official title and a new poster for Season 3.
As seen on the poster, which comes courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, Gotham's third season is titled Mad City.
Gotham: Season 3 poster, via THR
Jumanji Adds Doctor Who Star Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan has joined the cast of Sony's upcoming Jumanji reboot.
According to Deadline, the Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy star will play the character known as Martha. She joins a cast of all-star talent that includes Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas and Jack Black. The outlet said "she meshed best with the cast and won out," concluding months of searching as Sony sought out the right actress for this key role.
Karen Gillan as Amy Pond in Doctor Who
King Arthur Star in Talks to Join Transformers 5
Transformers: The Last Knight may have found its King Arthur in Once Upon a Time star Liam Garrigan.
According to Mashable, Garrigan is currently in talks to star as King Arthur in Michael Bay's robot action film, playing the very same character he portrays in the aforementioned ABC drama.
Liam Garrigan as King Arthur in Once Upon a Time
Nintendo NX Rumored to Have Share Button, Split D-Pad
After rumors surfaced last week that Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX, will have motion-sensing detachable controllers with advanced vibration, a new report has surfaced, claiming the NX controller will also have a share button and split D-pad.
Anonymous sources have told Let's Play Video Games that NX's share button (bearing a small icon of a camera) will function similarly to the one found on PlayStation 4's DualShock 4, and will "apparently allow the upload of still images and video directly to Miiverse, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube."
3DS-Themed Nintendo Direct Coming This Week
A 3DS-focused Nintendo Direct will be streamed this Thursday, September 1 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST.
Nintendo has made clear that no mention of the upcoming NX console will be made during the broadcast.
Current upcoming 3DS games include Pokemon Sun and Moon, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice and Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits, which will likely be shown off. You can also expect to see more of the new Galaxy-style New 3DS, too.
Directs are also often used to debut new games - we may have a larger list of upcoming 3DS games by the time the show's through.
Halo’s Warthog Coming to Forza Horizon 3
Forza Horizon 3 has gone gold, meaning the final version of the game has been sent for disc pressing, and the game is being setup for digital release.
In addition, Halo's Warthog has been announced as a playable vehicle in the game. This is just the latest in a list of over 350 vehicles, but it could prove to be one of the most popular among the community.
Sadly, you won't find the turret on this version, as it's just a civilian 2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST. Don't expect to be blasting your opponents away.
It does have a 720 bhp twin turbo V8 though, so it's much faster than its military counterpart. It also apparently has the most advanced suspension in the entire game, plus advanced dampening for extra stability.