Monthly Archives: March 2018
How Punisher Became the Cosmic Ghost Rider
Thanos #16 by writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw tells the origin story of Thanos’ right-hand man, the Cosmic Ghost Rider. The story sees present-day Thanos brought to the future by an insane, joke-making Cosmic Ghost Rider to help King Thanos regain Mistress Death’s affection. Last issue revealed his identity is none other than Frank Castle aka the Punisher, but now we get a full account of how he went from street-level murder machine to space-faring Spirit of Vengeance.
Warning: full spoilers ahead!
A flashback shows the last stand of Earth’s heroes against Thanos where they are brutally dispatched one by one. When Thanos takes out the Hulk and throws him against a building, falling debris hits Castle and leaves him mortally wounded. As he lay dying, Castle thinks, “I would give anything to punish that purple sonofabitch.” His thoughts are heard by Mephisto, who turns him into a Ghost Rider with the power of the Spirit of Vengeance.
New Mario Odyssey Costumes Discovered, Games as a Service, and more! – Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 397
Weeelcooome to episode 397 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, Jared Petty and Lily Zaldivar join the panel to discuss the new costumes discovered in Mario Odyssey's update files, Outlast's surprise releases on Switch, Mulaka, Bridge Constructor Portal, and more!
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Orphan Black is Getting a Sequel Comic
If you're still mourning the loss of Clone Club, we've got good news -- IGN can exclusively reveal that IDW Publishing is launching a new Orphan Black sequel comic, "Crazy Science," that picks up right where Season 5 left off, with Cosima and Delphine traveling the globe to cure the other 274 sick Leda clones. Over the course of their journey, they'll fall deeper in love, and deeper into a mysterious agenda which threatens to tear apart their noble mission, and their hearts.
The six-issue miniseries will be written by Heli Kennedy (Orphan Black: Deviations) with art by Fico Ossio (Transformers vs. Visionaries), and will debut in June 2018.
Check out the cover for the first issue below.
Kingdom Hearts World Tour Orchestra Sets 2018 Dates
The Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour concert series is coming back for a second round of performances around the world in 2018.
Canada, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, and the United States—including some cities that missed out on the 2017 tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts—will have a chance to experience the orchestral concert tour.
The locations and tour dates are as follows:
- Los Angeles (USA) – June 9, 2018 – Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- Sydney (Australia) – July 7, 2018 – Sydney Opera House
NRA Shooting Game Removed From App Store
The NRA: Practice Range game launched by The National Rifle Association has been removed from the iOS App Store.
Polygon reports the game was pulled at a time when public pressure on companies dealing with the NRA is particularly high.
Original makers of the game MEDL Mobile, also want nothing to do with the title, telling Polygon it no longer has anything to do with either NRA: Practice Range or the NRA itself.
Furthermore, Inedible Software, who is now listed as the game's publisher on the App Store, reportedly is proving difficult to track down with no functioning website or social media contact.
Fear the Walking Dead Teasers Introduce Morgan and Maggie Grace
Morgan Jones is still busting skulls alongside Rick and Carol in The Walking Dead Season 8, but come this April, Lennie James' resilient character will be making the jump to TWD's sister series, Fear the Walking Dead.
While we don't yet know how or why Morgan will end up crossing paths with Madison (Kim Dickens) and her family, IGN has an exclusive first look at three new teasers for Season 4, which feature Morgan, Madison, and newcomer Althea (played by Maggie Grace), to whet your appetite for the upcoming season.
Here's how AMC is teeing up Season 4, which will be helmed by new showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg: We will see the world of Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and her family through new eyes -- the eyes of Morgan Jones (Lennie James), joining the story from the world of The Walking Dead. The characters’ immediate past mixes with an uncertain present of struggle and discovery as they meet new friends, foes and threats. They fight for each other, against each other and against a legion of the dead to somehow build an existence against the crushing pressure of lives coming apart. There will be darkness and light; terror and grace; the heroic, mercenary, and craven, all crashing together towards a new reality for Fear the Walking Dead.
Stranger Things Season 3 Adds New Character
Stranger Things' upcoming third season will introduce a new character.
Variety reports Maya Hawke (Little Women) has joined the hit Netflix show as an "alternative girl” bored with her mundane day job and seeking excitement in her life. However, after discovering a dark secret in Hawkins, Indiana, she gets more than she bargained for.
Maya Hawke and Priah Ferguson, image via Variety.
The Best Arcade Cabinets for Playing Classic Games in Your Home
If you’ve invested any time in setting up a gaming room in your house, you probably have gone to great lengths to arrange your classic consoles. You may have adorned the walls with lots of cool game art. You may have even found the perfect gaming desk and gaming chair to accent your gaming lair.
However, without at least one arcade cabinet, that do-it-yourself basement arcade is missing that special something. Luckily, you don’t have to spend your days scouring Craigslist and renting a pickup truck to haul a classic arcade machine that only plays one game. Grab one of these cabinets and enjoy a collection of arcade games the way they were meant to be played.
Westworld: Real Name of ‘Samurai World’ Revealed
The real name for Westworld's mysterious feudal Japan-themed land has been revealed.
Entertainment Weekly reports the theme park, hinted at in the Season 1 finale, isn't called Samurai World as many fans thought. Instead, its actual name is Shogun World.
In the final episode of the first season, the Japan-themed section can be seen labeled with the initials SW. It seems the show went with shogun over the much-assumed samurai. According to EW, the precise spelling is most likely ShogunWorld/SHOGUNWORLD, as its written like that in the Season 1 finale script. Shogun is a term applied to military commanders in feudal Japan.