Monthly Archives: September 2016
World War Z Author Max Brooks Is Writing a Minecraft Novel
According to a post on the Mojang blog, Minecraft fans can expect a new type of entry in the series in the form of a novel penned by post-apocalyptic aficionado Max Brooks.
Best known as the author behind The Zombie Survival Guide, and later, the incredibly popular World War Z, Brooks will be the first author to tackle Minecraft in novel form. According to Mojang brand director Lydia Winters, Brooks was a solid choice to helm the first entry in a potential series of books.
Max Brooks is penning the first Minecraft novel.
Thanos’ Latest Plan Has Us Excited for This Week’s Comics
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By writer Al Ewing & artist Kenneth Rocafort | Marvel Comics
BioShock Fan-Designed Vigor Bottle Becomes Real Thing
The fictional Fink Manufacturing, as seen in BioShock Infinite, recently put out a call for fans to submit their very own designs for the games' power-up-inducing Vigor bottles. As seen on the 2K Games Blog, one submission from BioShock fan Ernesto Moreno was so great, 2K decided to go ahead and actually make it into a real-world bottle.
Moreno tweeted his design for "Parasite"--featuring a pitch-perfect take on a spider sinking its fangs into a blood-red bottle--back in August.
SpaceX Test Fires Mars Rocket Engine
SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced today that SpaceX's propulsion team had successfully test fired the Interplanetary Transport System's Raptor engine.
Musk is expected to further detail the Raptor engine during a presentation tomorrow at the International Astronautical Congress. In the meantime, he has shared a few details about the engine, which will be used as part of the ITS, a ship meant to travel to Mars — and now even beyond the red planet.
On Twitter, Musk said the new engine has thrust capabilities totaling at least 300 metric tons, with a specific impulse of 382 seconds. Essentially, that means it's really big and very powerful, as Gizmodo pointed out.
Firewatch Movie Announced
Firewatch developer Campo Santo is partnering with Good Universe to create both video games and feature films.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first project to come out of this deal is a movie adaptation of Firewatch, the studio's story-driven adventure game that released earlier this year for PS4 and PC, and launched in some territories last week for Xbox One.
"When we met Good Universe we were floored by how they recognize, cultivate and produce incredible stories," Campo Santo founder Sean Vanaman said. "It's rare you meet another group that shares so many of your values and makes the process of creating things even more exciting."
New to Amazon Prime in October
Coming to Amazon Prime this October are movies like The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Spectre, Chinatown, and Training Day along with Stephen King flicks like Misery and Dreamcatcher. Plus, the entire Lethal Weapon series.
You'll also find the first seasons of new Amazon Original shows Goliath -- from David E. Kelley, starring Billy Bob Thornton -- and Good Girls Revolt, about a group of female news researchers in 1969.
Check it out!
10/1/16
Hunger Games, The: Mockingjay Part 2
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Happy Gilmore
Secretary (2002)
The Witches (1990)
Training Day
Quigley Down Under
Daily Deals: PS4 With $75 Credit, PS Plus, Xbox One S With Free Game
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PlayStation 4 with Call of Duty Black Ops III, NBA 2K17, and a $75 Gift Card
Dell just upped the ante on its PS4 deal: for $300, get the launch version of the console with two games, and $75 in credit you can spend on anything Dell sells. This bundle alone is normally $300, so you're getting a brand new game and $75 in credit at no extra charge.
Supergirl and Superman Team Up in New Season 2 Clip
With Supergirl's return almost here -- as she makes the leap to the CW -- a new clip has been released showing Kara teaming up with her cousin Superman in the Season 2 premiere.
The clip comes via EW, where it debuted, and shows Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, who's scheduled to appear in the first two episodes of Season 2) and Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) both hearing about the same crisis and racing into action to help - and quickly realizing they can join forces for the first time.
You Can Play Battlefield 1 As Early As October 13
EA and developer DICE have detailed the Play First Trial for Battlefield 1, an early access program that lets EA Access and Origin Access members play up to ten in-game hours of the WWI shooter starting on October 13.
The Play First Trial will give members access to five maps, St. Quentin Scar, Amiens, Sinai Desert, Fao Fortress and Suez, which will all be playable in the Conquest, Rush, Operations, and Domination game modes. The remaining maps will open up on October 18 alongside the release of the Early Enlister Deluxe Edition and are playable unless the allotted 10 hours have already been used.
Players will also get to try the single-player missions Storm of Steel and Through Mud and Blood. Additionally, all player progress from the trial carries over to the full game.
How VR Is Making Better Athletes
Sports and virtually reality are no strangers. In much the same way some startups are trying to revolutionize the way we socialize and date using VR technology, others are changing up the athletic experience from player to spectator.
Virtually Live, for example, is a startup that’s designing VR experiences for live sports events. In its current state, it lets users get up close and personal with soccer games in real-time by transporting them into the stadiums or onto the field as they enjoy the big game from otherwise unreachable perspectives.