Monthly Archives: October 2016
Luke Cage’s Mahershala Ali Joins Cast of Alita: Battle Angel
Luke Cage and House of Cards actor Mahershala Ali is in negotiations to play a villain once more in Alita: Battle Angel.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ali would portray Vector, a man who rigs Motorball combat matches, in the film adaptation of the popular manga. Ali was most recently seen in Luke Cage playing the bad guy Cottonmouth.
Mahershala Ali as Cottonmouth, standing in front of a Biggie portrait in Marvel's Luke Cage.
New Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Images
In addition to Batman and Robin voice actors Adam West and Burt Ward, Reno 911's Thomas Lennon and iZombie's Steven Weber have joined the cast of Warner Bros.' upcoming animated film, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.
Lennon will voice Chief O'Hara, while Weber stars as the voice of Bruce Wayne's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth. In addition to this news, Warner Bros. released a batch of new images from the film, which you can check out in the gallery below.
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders will also star Jeff Bergman as the Joker, William Salyers as The Penguin, Wally Wingert as The Riddler, Lynne Marie Stewart as Aunt Harriett, Jim Ward as Commissioner Gordon and Sirena Irwin as TV show host Miranda Moore. It was previously revealed that Julie Newmar will reprise her role as the iconic voice of Catwoman.
Vixen: Season 2 Premiering This Month on CW Seed
The Vixen animated series will return for Season 2 on Thursday, October 13.
TV Insider reports the sophomore season of the DC show will focus on Mari McCabe understanding what it means to be a hero. There are six episodes in total, with each one after the premiere episode going live Fridays on CW Seed.
Vixen will face a new nemesis who possesses a magical totem like hers. Megalyn Echikunwoke voices the titular character and also appeared in a guest role as the superhero on Arrow.
Chinese Gaming Tablet Lets You Play the Rumored NX Concept Today
Chinese peripheral maker Aikun has a gaming tablet device that looks strikingly similar to the rumored concept behind the Nintendo’s next gaming platform, codename NX.
The Morphus X300 is an Android-based gaming tablet that has dual 2.4 Ghz wireless controllers that magnetically snap onto the sides, an 8.0 megapixel rotating camera, and a built-in HDMI out -- so you can output games to a TV. Unlike the last batch of NX rumors, it doesn’t use cartridges. Games must be downloaded to the system internally, and it supports expanded storage up to 128 GB via microSD.
Aikun China Electronics Company's gaming tablet has a 45000 mAh battery that lasts 5 hours, and the controllers are charged by the base unit. It was shown publicly as early as June 2015. Aikun sought crowdfunding via Indiegogo for the Morphus X300, but it closed without hitting its funding goal. Despite this, the Morphus X300 appears to be available for purchase on Aikun’s website for $300 USD.
NYCC 2016: Death Race 2050 Poster Revealed
Roger Corman's upcoming film Death Race 2050 is headed to New York Comic-Con, and IGN is exclusively revealing the brand-new poster for the film.
The poster will be exclusively available on Thursday, October 6 at NYCC at Corman and the film's star Manu Bennett's autograph signing, which takes place from 5:15 to 6:15pm at Autograph Table 20. Fans will be given the limited edition poster to have it signed by Corman and Bennett. The poster will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Death Race 2050 is directed by G.J. Echternkamp
Daily Deals: Deus Ex, No Man’s Sky, 4K HDR TVs
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First Big Discount on the New Deus Ex
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is just $43 and some change on Xbox One and PS4. If you've been craving a single player shooter with some complex RPG elements and a fascinating sci-fi story, I recommend you jack into this one post-haste.
New Xbox Live Features Start Rolling Out Today
Microsoft announced a handful of new features coming to the Xbox Live Preview program on Xbox One and Windows 10 today. Xbox Live's Larry Hyrb detailed the update on his blog on Monday, with a special focus on the new Arena system. The eSports-centric program will allow players of almost any ability to compete in online tournaments.
Killer Instinct is the first title on Xbox Live Arena.
While Arena is still in Preview, participants in Xbox Live's limited program can compete in daily Killer Instinct practice tournaments. At rollout, the tournaments will only be available in the U.S., but Microsoft plans to scale up the Arena system to Preview members in other regions in October. The Arena update was first announced by Microsoft earlier this year at E3.
Ben Affleck Confirms Solo Batman Movie Title
Ben Affleck has revealed the title for his upcoming solo Batman movie. Or, at least, its title for now.
As spotted by The Hollywood Reporter writes, during his interview with the Associated Press about The Accountant, Affleck confirmed he plans on calling his movie simply, The Batman.
"At least, that's what we're going with now," Affleck said after revealing the title. "I might change it," he added.
"We're working on the script, the script is going well. I'm really excited about it," Affleck continued, refraining from offering more details. The Batman is also the title of one of the dark knight's various animated series.
More Games Should Take Mafia 3-Style Risks
From its very first trailer, I knew Mafia 3 was a game I had to keep on my radar. Not even because it’s the latest in the renowned Mafia series, though that definitely plays a role — the main reason I became enthralled with the direction of Hangar 13’s open-world, action-adventure is its reimagined vision of 1968 New Orleans, and all the very real human elements that could accompany it.
I want more games set in real places, or at least fictionalized versions of real places. Games set in fantasy worlds aren’t inferior by any means — Dark Souls is among my favorite games — but for a medium that’s several decades old, video games often seem unusually afraid of reality.
Hype Unveils Bright and Bold Pokemon Clothing Range
British fashion brand Hype has debuted its new collaboration with Pokemon.
The range of vibrant clothing is now available online. To see a selection of the designs available, featuring such characters as Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Charizard, swipe through the gallery below: