Monthly Archives: February 2017
Lego Dimensions: Goonies and Harry Potter Packs Dated
The eighth wave of Lego Dimensions packs will release May 9 in the US, and May 12 in the UK.
Wave Eight features the likes of The Goonies, Harry Potter, and Lego City.
The Goonies level pack sees players helping Sloth and Chunk escape the Fratelli hideout to re-join the rest of the Goonies crew, and comes with a rebuildable One-Eyed Willy pirate ship, which can be reconstructed as a skeleton jukebox or a skeleton organ.
For Harry Potter fans comes the Hermione Granger fun pack, which comes with a 3-in-1 Buckbeak the Hippogriff(!!!). Granger is equipped with the spells Wingardium Leviosa and Lumos, while placing her on the portal unlocks the Harry Potter battle arena.
New Walking Dead Footage Previews the Anti-Negan Resistance
A resistance is brewing when The Walking Dead returns with Season 7 on February 12th.
IGN can exclusively debut a new promo for the Season 7b premiere. Both a look back at what happened in the first half of the season and a look ahead -- with new footage -- at what we can expect, the cast and creators preview what's in store in the Rick vs. Negan showdown. Take a look:
The second half of the season will focus on Rick preparing to rise up against Negan and gathering allies to join the fight -- though the synopsis promises some treachery is looming as well. Read the full synopsis below:
"The first half of Season 7 saw Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the group broken by Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), forced to fall under his will and brutally convinced to live under his rules. The second half of the season will focus on preparing for war and gathering the supplies and numbers to take Negan down once and for all.
Comic Book Reviews for February 1, 2017
This week's comic book lineup included the start of the "I Am Bane" storyline in Batman #16, the debuts of Marvel's Bullseye and Darth Maul mini-series, a new Assassin's Creed comic and a dirt-cheap new installment of The Walking Dead.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
Note - we updated the Injustice: Ground Zero review to include the correct score.
DC COMICS
Record PS4 Units Shipped, but Sony Profits Down By Half
Despite a strong outing from the PlayStation brand, Sony’s profits are down for Q3; October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
From a PlayStation perspective, things look very rosy. For the period, 9.7 million PS4 units were sold, an increase from 8.4 million for the year prior, and the best-selling three months for the console in its history. Sony plans to have shipped 60 million units by March, 2017.
Sales increased 5.2 percent year-on-year, while Operating Income for the Games & Network Services sector increased to 50 billion yen ($431 million). The reason for the increase, per Sony, is due to the lower PS4 price-point, PS4 software in-store and via the PSN, and the recent release of PlayStation VR.
DC Rebirth Vol. 1 Collections You Need to Read
With DC Comics relaunching the entire publishing line last year as part of the DC Universe Rebirth initiative, we’re now being hit with the Volume 1 collected editions for each series.
With so many to choose from, let us point out which ones are worth picking up. Generally, the DC Rebirth line as a whole has been positively received by fans and critics alike for wiping away what didn’t work about the New 52, restoring classic costumes and character relationships, and having a more heroic and hopeful outlook. So the ones on this list are our favorites that you can be sure to enjoy whether you’re a new reader or a comic vet.
Before we get to the list, we should note that each trade paperback (or graphic novel) begins with an introductory chapter meant to catch up lapsed readers and introduce new people to the mythology of each character. These are kind of like cliff notes, which are helpful, but can sometimes include weird comic book-y stuff that might not make immediate sense if you’re a newer reader. When that happens, just plow through it. We promise the good stuff starts soon after.
Skylanders Academy Renewed for Season 3
Netflix has renewed Skylanders Academy for a third season. Production on season three will begin this month, with a premiere expected in 2018.
Meanwhile, season two of Skylanders Academy will launch later this year with Felicia Day set to join the cast as Cynder, “a new cadet at the Academy with a mysterious past.”
Season two’s additional cast members include Susan Sarandon, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams, and Richard Horvitz.
Skylanders Academy premiered in fall 2016, and season one is currently available on Netflix. The first season stars Justin Long, Ashley Tisdale, Jonathan Banks, Norm Macdonald, Daniel Wu, and Daniel Middleton, all of whom will return for season two.
Director James Gunn Reveals New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Photos
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has released new photos from the upcoming Marvel film.
First published by USA Today and then posted by Gunn on Facebook, the five images provide new looks at some of the characters. You can check them out in the gallery below:
The photos include Star Lord (Chris Pratt) with Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) with Yondu (Michael Rooker) fighting a bunch of baddies. There's also an on-set photo of Chris Pratt talking to James Gunn.
Overlord: J.J. Abrams Producing a D-Day Movie With a Supernatural Twist
The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams is a producing a World War II movie with a supernatural twist.
Variety reports that Son of a Gun director Julius Avery will helm the film, titled Overlord, with Billy Ray writing the script, and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) doing a polish on the first draft.
Overlord follows the story of two paratroopers who're on a mission, during D-Day, to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy. They find themselves caught behind enemy lines when their planes crash but still manage to reach their target. However, the pair quickly realize that, not only do they have to fight off Nazi soldiers, but they must also battle supernatural forces that are the result of strange Nazi experiments.
Final Fantasy 14 Escape Room Announced
A new Final Fantasy XIV escape room, Trials of Bahamut, is coming to select US cities this summer.
The experience gives you and your friends 60 minutes to stop the awakening of Bahamut, the "primal dragon" of Final Fantasy lore.
SCRAP Entertainment, the creator of the experience, stresses the Trials of Bahamut is not a traditional escape room, but is instead a "story-based escape event designed for puzzle fans and fans of the Final Fantasy franchise."
SCRAP says you and the other members of your team are "heroes actually inside the story," and it's up to the players working together to solve the riddles and mysteries before the hour ends.
Currently 8 US cities will host the Trials of Bahamut escape room. For dates and more information, make sure to check out the website.
Watch This Year’s Big Super Bowl Commercials
The New England Patriots are set to clash with the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51 this coming Sunday, February 5th and, as usual, companies are spending millions of advertising dollars to attract your attention during the many, many commercial breaks.
Most of these businesses have gotten into the practice of releasing their ads ahead of time, allowing us to compile many of them here so that you can watch them all on your own time. Ahead are spots featuring Peter Fonda, Jason Statham, Gal Gadot, Melissa McCarthy, Tom Brady, and more!
We'll be updating this story as more of the ads are released (or in some cases, the full versions of ads, where a teaser is put out ahead of time), so make sure to check back to see what's new!