Monthly Archives: January 2017
The Blue Fields of Gaming Nostalgia
“Just listen.”
And she’d sat on the floor with me, and looked somewhere else when I embarrassed myself. I’d started salting the carpet over a song that was playing when life was taking too long. Final Fantasy VIII was there for me when nothing meant anything. I lost my phone for a month and when I got it back it was full of texts that went: Your bill’s way overdue. All I had for company were the streetlights outside my window for the longest time, stooping like I always did. I would only sit up straight for Squall, who I mirrored a great deal. Now, I’m told, I’m more of a Zell. Final Fantasy VIII is the warmest gaming memory I have and I’d frame it if I could. In a way, I have: Its nostalgic value to me is so abyssal I can’t even listen to covers of its music without painting myself into the portrait with manly(ish) tears.
WWE Royal Rumble Live Blog
LET'S GET READY TO RUMMMMMMBBB...
It's Royal Rumble time! New champs will be crowned and contenders will be named as we start the Road to WrestleMania 33 in Orlando. AJ Styles is taking on John Cena, Kevin Owens will clash with Roman Reigns (while Chris Jericho dangles from above), Charlotte will try to fend off Bayley, and the likes of Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, and The Undertaker will add to the beef of the Rumble itself. Plus, there are three big Kickoff matches that at this point aren't really Kickoff matches because the show is just nine hours long now.
Resident Evil: Final Chapter No Match for Split at Box Office
M. Night Shyamalan's horror thriller Split held strong in first place at the domestic box office this weekend, earning an estimated $26.3 million.
Meanwhile, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter debuted in fourth place. Sony's latest installment in video game-inspired film franchise, which concludes the story of Milla Jovovich's Alice, opened to an estimated $13.9 million.
As noted by Variety, the film's global total currently stands at $80 million worldwide. The Resident Evil series traditionally performs better overseas, with approximately 80 percent of the earnings grossed by its prior two entries coming from international markets. As such, The Final Chapter's modest North American debut was in line with Sony's expectations.
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The Oculus Rift has Dropped in Price for the First Time Ever
Before today, the Oculus Rift was sold everywhere at a retail price of £549.00. Now it's dropped by £50 which sees you picking up the award-winning Virtual Reality Headset for just £499.00
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The Oculus Rift has Dropped in Price for the First Time Ever
Before today, the Oculus Rift was sold everywhere at a retail price of £549.00 (it's still that price at GAME). Now it's dropped by £50 which sees you picking up the award-winning Virtual Reality Headset for just £499.00
Possible Power Rangers Spoiler Revealed by Toy
A new toy for Lionsgate's upcoming Power Rangers film may have revealed a spoiler regarding one of the movie's key characters.
Warning: Possible Power Rangers spoilers below.
Power Rangers Now (via Heroic Hollywood) has shared several images of Bandai’s new 20-inch action figure of Goldar, the evil minion of Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). One image in particular suggests that Goldar is actually a Zord in the film, as evidenced by a 2-inch Rita Repulsa who can be found in the figure's abdomen, presumably controlling Goldar.
Alien and Harry Potter Actor John Hurt Dies
John Hurt, whose acting career spanned five and a half decades, has died. He was 77.
Hurt was featured in three Harry Potter films as wandmaker Garrick Ollivander, and was also known for his roles in Alien, Hellboy, and dozens of other films and television programs. His role in Midnight Express earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1978, and in 1980 he was again nominated for another Oscar, this time for Best Actor, for his role in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
Hurt's appearances over the years read like a who's-who list of memorable sci-fi and fantasy movies and television shows.
John Hurt as the War Doctor in Doctor Who.
Stranger Things Star Joins Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Millie Bobby Brown, the actress made famous by her role in the Netflix-exclusive series Stranger Things, has joined the cast of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
News of Brown's casting comes by way of The Hollywood Reporter. Details on the film's story and characters are being kept under wraps for the time being.
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things
Godzilla: King of the Monsters will serve as Brown's film debut. In addition to starring as Eleven in Stranger Things, the actress appeared in the television series Intruders, and had single-episode guest roles in Grey's Anatomy and Modern Family.
Trollhunters: Guillermo del Toro on a Possible Season 2
Director Guillermo del Toro is keeping as busy as ever, having launched his newest project, the Netflix series Trollhunters, over the holidays. While Netflix, as always, keeps their exact numbers a secret, they do tout that Trollhunters is on track to become the streaming-services' "most watched kids original ever." Which isn't surprising, considering how well-received the show has been, including in my own review of the first season for IGN.
We chatted with Del Toro over the phone recently and learned more about how the director finally made the jump to animated television. Del Toro also discussed the hard work that went into animating Trollhunters and the impact that Trollhunters star Anton Yelchin's tragic death had on the crew.
X-Men’s Legion Explained
The X-Men universe is finally getting a real shot at live-action TV with Legion, FX’s new series about David Haller, the very powerful, very strange mutant from Marvel Comics’ X-books. While Haller, a.k.a. Legion, isn’t an A-list player in the X-Men world, the show from series creator Noah Hawley promises to take the character to a new level of audience recognition. With the major success of Hawley’s show Fargo, both FX and comics fans surely have high hopes for Legion.
So let’s break down the comic-book history of Legion, his relationship with Professor Xavier, what his powers and abilities are, and more…
David Haller is an extremely powerful “Omega level” mutant. Of course, power runs in his family, as David is the son of Professor Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men. Created by X-Men savant Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz, Legion is not a traditional superhero character in that he suffers from dissociative identity disorder (also known as multiple personality disorder). Each of his “selves” -- and he has many -- also carries with it a specific set of powers. As such, David can be a potent ally to the X-Men… but also a dangerous and unstable liability.