Monthly Archives: May 2018
Iron Man Turns 10: Read IGN’s Review of the First MCU Movie
The first Iron Man movie opened 10 years ago today and with it the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it was born, culminating a decade later in this past weekend's record-smashing release of Avengers: Infinity War.
It is easy to forget now how risky 2008's Iron Man was -- that he was deemed a lower-tier Marvel character, hardly the cornerstone of what would become an industry-changing movie empire.
IGN's reviewer, Todd Gilchrist, weighed the film within the context of a time where there was no MCU, Robert Downey Jr. was a talented, but troubled actor looking for a comeback role, and Iron Man being a Marvel origin story movie released in the wake of 2005's highly influential DC movie Batman Begins. (You may also recall that the MCU's Phase One movies were released by Paramount Pictures and not Disney, who wouldn't buy Marvel until August 2009.)
Extremity’s Masterful Revenge Tale Preys On Your Fear of Losing What Matters Most
Extremity by writer-artist Daniel Warren Johnson is a comic book with a story as bloody as it is personal, told with art so tragically beautiful that you can’t tear your eyes away. It takes place in a fictional world fully realized from the first page, opening a path for the reader to follow into its apocalyptic landscape filled with warring clans, retrofuturistic technology, and flying fortresses. But what makes Johnson’s 12-part epic one of the best comics in recent memory is how it’s driven by a uniquely personal tragedy suffered by main protagonist Thea. An artist by trade, Johnson’s greatest fear has always been losing his ability to draw, and so he injected that fear into his story in brutal fashion: when Thea’s village is raided by a rival clan in the opening pages of the story, a cruel warrior slices off her pencil hand.
Nintendo: New President Plans to ‘Expand’ Mobile Presence
Nintendo's new president, Shuntaro Furukawa, says he wants to expand the company's mobile presence with more smartphone games.
In an interview with Nikkei, Furukawa said that he wants to grow the company's mobile games output into a 100 billion yen ($910 billion USD) business, and hopes to echo the success of Niantic's Pokemon Go.
"From what I can see, smartphone games are the ones I want to expand the most," he told the outlet, adding that, "The idea that something will emerge that transforms into something big, in the same manner as game consoles, is the defining motive of the Nintendo business."
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Battlefield 1’s They Shall Not Pass DLC Is Free Right Now
Battlefield 1's first expansion, They Shall Not Pass, is free right now for PC and console players.
The DLC is available to download for free on Origin, in the Microsoft Store, and in the PlayStation Store. The offer is limited to 14 days, but the expansion is for keeps - it won't disappear once the offer's over.
Mark Ruffalo Dropped a Huge Infinity War Spoiler… Last Year
If you've seen Avengers: Infinity War, you'll know the keen struggle not to just blurt out amazing moments from the movie. Now imagine you were in Infinity War.
Maybe you'll feel some sympathy for Mark Ruffalo who couldn't contain himself from talking about the climax of the movie. Except he did that next to a really pissed off Don Cheadle, on TV, 9 months before the movie came out.
Warning: If you can't already tell, this story is going to mention major plot elements from Avengers: Infinity War. It also somewhat mentions the ending of Thor: Ragnarok. If you haven't seen either, don't read it.
Speaking to Good Morning America at the D23 Expo in July 2017, Ruffalo was asked if Bruce Banner succeeds in saving Asgard during Thor: Ragnarok.
Lumines Remastered Gets Release Date
Lumines Remastered has a confirmed release date, and while it's later than the May release the studio initially announced, we'll be able to get our hands on it on June 26.
"There are still some clouds in this May's forecast, but it’s looking like the sun will be shinin’ in June, just in time for Lumines Remastered to bring in the summer with an official release on June 26th," read the press release.
The studio acknowledged the delay on its Twitter account, saying, "You’ve been waiting long enough. Can you wait just a little longer?"
"Yes, we know we said May, but the sun will be shinin’ in June," it added, after confirming the global release date for Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
The 100 Boss Breaks Down Episode 2’s Big Twist
This interview contains spoilers for The 100 Season 5, episode 2, "Red Queen."
No more miraculous saves here – Thelonius Jaha (Isaiah Washington) officially reached the end of the line on The 100 in episode 2 of Season 5. It was definitely past time to say goodbye to the polarizing character after all the death and destruction he caused last season, and yet his onscreen death packed a surprising emotional punch, even for fans who have been rooting for his death for years.
One of the few remaining original series regulars, the former Chancellor of the Ark has been around on The CW's post-apocalyptic drama from the very beginning, and his journey has definitely been maddening. His constant plans for saving "his people" often caused more problems than he intended. Let's not forget, this is the man that enabled ALIE (Erica Cerra), the A.I. that wreaked havoc in Season 3, to be implanted in the minds of Skaikru. But he's also a character who has cheated death time and time again – he even managed to make it down from the Ark in space to the ground alive, all on his own, thanks to a crying baby hallucination, of all things. Insanity!
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Is Confusing Players About Established Canon
The new mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has caused fans some confusion with inconsistencies in the lore.
Polygon reports the game, which is set in 1984 between Voldemort's first rise to infamy and Harry Potter's tenure at Hogwarts, has some occurrences which buck the known canon.
Chief amongst these is the introduction of the racing-broom known as the Firebolt which, in the books, didn't exist until 1993 when Harry became one of the first to own one.
During a flying class in Hogwarts Mystery a question crops up about the broom, which makes sense due to its likely prominence in the minds of fans. What doesn't make sense is how they can expect your character to answer it when the broom shouldn't even exist yet.