Monthly Archives: May 2017
Star Wars Pop-Up Cantina Is Sticking Around Even Longer
The Scum & Villainy Cantina, the incredibly popular Star Wars pop-up experience, will stick around beyond its initial two-month run and remain open up through June 2017.
J.C. Reifenberg, the proprietor of the Hollywood-based establishment, shared the the news earlier this week, announcing that fans can purchase tickets/reservations starting today, May 4. Those who purchase a ticket today will receive a $10 savings, with each ticket temporarily discounted to $40.
Admission to the pop-up cantina grants each guest two specialty drinks, a souvenir pint glass, an exclusive Scum & Villainy challenge coin and other goodies. Additionally, various themed food items will be available for purchase.
These 11 Images Reveal More About Prey’s Alternate History
Prey's demo allowed us to get an in-depth look at the first two areas of the Talos 1 space station, and if explored enough, items and the TranStar Exhibit offer interesting insight into Prey's space travel history.
Thanks to the accidental discovery of hostile aliens, or Typhons as they're later dubbed, in the late 1950s, the competitive Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States changed drastically. See those changes and their effects on science in the slideshow below.
Five U.S. Politicians Want to Promote the Future of VR
Five members of the U.S. House of Representatives have formed the "Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Technologies for the 115th Congress," according to a press release from Congresswoman Suzan Delbene (via Gamasutra).
The so-called "Reality Caucus" will work to advocate for the development of virtual reality and augmented reality technology, which the caucus' co-chairs view as having "tremendous potential" for the future of entertainment, education, and healthcare.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Easter Eggs, References and Cameos
Full spoilers follow for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. You've been warned!
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is packed with Easter eggs, references, and more than a few deep-cut comic character cameos. And we love them all! But did you catch everything?
Check out our video above, or the slideshow below (or both!) for our full rundown of all the weird, funny, and "oh wow" moments in the film. And be sure to take a look at our explanation on Guardians Vol. 2's ending and post-credits scenes as well!
For more on Adam Warlock, check out our video explaining the end of the movie and the other post-credit scenes. Or take a look at our history of the comics character. And don’t forget to check out our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 review.
Marvel’s Inhumans First Photo Released
Ahead of its debut this fall, the first photo featuring the core cast of Marvel's Inhumans has been released.
Check out the photo below, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, for an early look at the Royal Family, led by Black Bolt (Anson Mount).
(L-R) Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, Ken Leung as Karnak, Anson Mount as Black Bolt, Serinda Swan as Medusa, Isabelle Cornish as Crystal and Iwan Rheon as Maximus in Marvel's Inhumans, courtesy of EW
Microsoft Shares New Details on Phantom Dust Remaster
New details about Microsoft's upcoming Phantom Dust remaster have been revealed.
Speaking to Polygon, creative director Adam Isgreen discussed some of the changes that have been made to the 2004 Xbox original, confirming its single-player campaign progression has been updated, allowing players to skip any mission after failing it three times.
Microsoft also plans to release both free and paid DLC that makes Phantom Dust more accessible. In fact, there will be a free download for those who want to start the game right off the bat with a large array of cards and skills they can take with them into multiplayer. That said, Isgreen noted the overall progression of the remaster hasn't been changed in a way that would push players to purchase DLC.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Gets US Opening Date
J.K. Rowling's two-part stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is heading to the US on April 22, 2018.
Deadline reports the play will open at the Lyric Theatre in New York City. Further details about the play, including when tickets will be available for purchase, will be revealed in the coming months. The Lyric Theatre will be undergoing extensive renovations in preparation for the show.
Back in December, the play's producers confirmed they were in the "final stages" of negotiations to bring the show to Broadway.The Cursed Child recently earned 11 nominations for the Olivier Awards, British theater's most prestigious accolade, making it the most nominated new play in British theater history. It's now tied with the recent West End production of Hairspray, which set the record in 2008.
Blade Runner 2049: Two New Posters Revealed
Two new posters for Blade Runner 2049, featuring the film's two principal characters, have been released today.
Revealed on the film's Twitter page, the stylish posters show Harrison Ford's Deckard and Ryan Gosling's Officer K in stark contrast:
The Deckard poster shows the ruined landscape we saw in the film's teaser trailer (below), but the K poster features a stylish new car, and a much colder aesthetic than any we've seen thus far.
Directed by Arrival's Denis Villeneuve, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi noir will feature a new blade runner on a quest to hunt down Deckard 30 years later.
Darksiders 3 First Hands-On Preview
Gunfire Games has a unique name for Darksiders 3 internally - a phrase I heard multiple times during my visit to Austin: “Classy-Siders”. The latest iteration of the franchise is undoubtedly an extension of those that came before it - our new protagonist, Fury, looks like she’d fit perfectly in a family photo next to the original game’s hero, War, with a frantic assortment of aggressive looking skulls across her armor. It’s still a post-apocalyptic, hack’n’slash, action-adventure, too, with a combat speed somewhere in between the first and second game, but they’ve put a focus on trying to make things less ‘game-y’.
First things first, check out some brand new screenshots below:
13 Star Wars EU Concepts That Have Become Canon
Before April 2014, the Star Wars universe had levels of canon. The films and Star Wars: The Clone Wars were on their own level, while comics, games, and books had different classifications. The latter stories were collected under the Expanded Universe (or EU) umbrella. Things have since become simpler. Since April 2014, the Expanded Universe published up to that point became Legends, or non-canon. New novels, comics, and other complementary material is now canon, however, and part of the current storytelling universe.
If a story is classified as canon, it has to fit within established parameters/stories and can affect or be affected by other canon material. It's that simple. Legends material isn't any less enjoyable or any less valid because it's not canon.