Monthly Archives: May 2018
Best Universal Remote 2019: Take Control of Your Smart Home
The proliferation of home theater components and gaming consoles has led to an explosion of remote controls that often wind up scattered across the coffee table. This is valuable real estate that is better suited for pizza boxes, coffee mugs, frothy beverages, and magazines. While it's true that most remotes that come with a TV can control other products, functionality is always limited and the process for teaching codes and commands to the main remote is often tedious and frustrating. So what can you do to solve the multiplying remote crisis? You'll want to get the best universal remote.
With a single click, the best universal remotes switch your entire home entertainment center from playing your PS4 to watching Netflix on a 4K streaming box—and the remote will even take care of switching video signals and turning off consoles for you. What's more, the best universal remotes these days can even control air conditioners, smart lights, and thermostats (assuming they're compatible). If you have been struggling to master your domain, the best universal remote could be just the thing you need.
How to Watch IGN’s Deadpool 2 Live Red Carpet
IGN is teaming up with 20th Century Fox for an exclusive Deadpool 2 red carpet live stream on Monday, May 14.
We'll be providing you with a front row seat to exclusive interviews with stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, and Julian Dennison. Director David Leitch and producer Simon Kinberg will also be stopping by to share exclusive insights into the highly anticipated sequel.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Could Live on via a Streaming Service
Fans of the Nine-Nine may not need to give up just yet, as cult favorite cop sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine may live on via a streaming service.
According to Variety, discussions are currently being held to continue the ensemble cop comedy at Hulu now that Fox has announced the show's cancellation.
Upon hearing news the current season finale would double as the show's series finale, many fans, including Mark Hamill and Lin-Manuel Miranda, began showing support on social media with posts calling for Fox to #RenewBrooklyn99.
Opinion: Marvel Finally Justified Bringing Back the Original Venom
Most things in superhero comics come full circle sooner or later, and so it was when Marvel restored Eddie Brock as the human host of the Venom symbiote in 2017. This was one of many ways Marvel overhauled its comic book line to appeal more directly to readers nostalgic for the "good old days" of the '80s and '90s. But nostalgia aside, bringing back Eddie Brock never felt like the best or most inspired direction for the Venom franchise. Some cynics might even argue Marvel only made that change to prepare for the upcoming Venom movie. It's only now, as a new creative teams kicks off a relaunched series and new status quo for Venom, that Eddie Brock's return is actually beginning to pay off.
Fortnite 50v50 V2 Mode Returns
Battle Royale fans rejoice and get to the Battle Bus, because Fortnite's limited time 50v50 V2 mode has returned!
The Fortnite team made the announcement on Twitter, revealing the game mode is available now.
Two teams drop. One team wins.
50v50 V2 is back. Jump in now! pic.twitter.com/mTDmIar5Mc
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 11, 2018
Unlike Fortnite's standard Battle Royale mode, in which players engage in a 100 player free-for-all to see who can be the last one standing, 50v50 sees the 100 player roster split into two massive teams to vie for dominance through guerrilla warfare and large-scale skirmishes across the map.
Star Wars Ep 9: This Is Reportedly Why Colin Trevorrow Was Fired
Information regarding why director Colin Trevorrow was fired from Star Wars: Episode IX and replaced by J.J. Abrams has reportedly come to light.
According to The Wall Street Journal, an anonymous source with knowledge of Trevorrow's work on Episode IX said the filmmaker was fired from the project because Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy wasn't satisfied with his script. She reportedly wasn't happy with the drafts co-written by Trevorrow or the one written by Jack Thorne—the playwright behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
DC Reveals New Legion of Doom Team Roster
The Justice League will be facing off against a new version of the Legion of Doom. The DC villain team will be led by Lex Luthor and include the Joker, Cheetah, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Gorilla Grodd.
Take a look:
Justice League art by Jim Cheung. Legion of Doom art by Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza. (DC Comics)
Luthor has been part of the Justice League since 2015 and is currently fighting alongside the heroes in the Justice League: No Justice mini-series, but writer Scott Snyder told CBR that Luthor will soon change his allegiance.
Rainbow Six Siege’s New Map Includes Assassin’s Creed Nod
Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming new multiplayer map features an Assassin's Creed Easter egg.
Ubisoft revealed the map, called Villa, in a recent blog post, which briefly shows off a water fountain with what is clearly the Assassin's Creed logo, as seen in the screenshot from a new trailer below.
Assassin's Creed logo on Siege's new Villa map.
14 DC Characters Who Need to Join the Arrowverse
The Arrowverse has grown by leaps and bounds since the early days when Oliver Queen was the only superhero on the block. Lately, it seems like there are few corners of the DC Universe that Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow can't draw from. But even as big as the Arrowverse has grown, there are still a lot of major characters who have yet to appear.
From Lex Luthor to Zatanna to Batman himself, here are 14 DC characters we hope to see in the Arrowverse soon.
In other Arrowverse news, Paul Blackthorne is leaving Arrow after Season 6, while the series is adding Colton Haynes' Roy Harper/Arsenal as a series regular in Season 7. Stephen Amell recently spoke about Black Lightning potentially crossing over with Arrow, suggesting that this massive superhero universe is about to get even bigger.
Netflix Renews The Joel McHale Show
Netflix has renewed The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale for several more episodes.
Variety reports the half-hour topical series will return on July 15 with six new episodes. They will all be released on the same day, breaking away from the show's initial weekly format.
The show features celebrity guests, comedy sketches, and "insane video clips from the worldwide realms of TV, sports, politics, celebrity culture, and every corner of the internet."
The 13-episode first season premiered on February 18 and features such guests as Kevin Hart, Kristen Bell, Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Alison Brie, and Seth Rogen, among quite a few others.