Monthly Archives: October 2018
The Kylo Ren Joke That Had to Be Changed for Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney’s first Wreck-It Ralph came out in 2012, the same week that the studio announced its acquisition of Lucasfilm. Which is to say, new Star Wars movies were barely a twinkle in the eye of the Mouse House at the time. But now six years have passed, which has provided the filmmakers behind the Wreck-It sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet plenty of Star Wars fodder to play with amid the film’s many nods to other Disney properties like Marvel and the Disney princesses.
And yet, there was one particularly noteworthy joke that didn’t make the cut.
As directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston and head of story Josie Trinidad explain it, Disney declined to run with a certain Kylo Ren gag.
The Kylo Ren Joke That Had to Be Changed for Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney’s first Wreck-It Ralph came out in 2012, the same week that the studio announced its acquisition of Lucasfilm. Which is to say, new Star Wars movies were barely a twinkle in the eye of the Mouse House at the time. But now six years have passed, which has provided the filmmakers behind the Wreck-It sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet plenty of Star Wars fodder to play with amid the film’s many nods to other Disney properties like Marvel and the Disney princesses.
And yet, there was one particularly noteworthy joke that didn’t make the cut.
As directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston and head of story Josie Trinidad explain it, Disney declined to run with a certain Kylo Ren gag.
Spider-Man Devs Respond to Puddle Complaints With Photo Mode Sticker
Before Marvel's Spider-Man debuted on PS4, some would-be players were upset about...puddles. But developer Insomniac Games has now let players frustrated about puddle size reimagine the game with as many puddles as they could want.
As part of today's new Spider-Man PS4 updates, which include New Game Plus and an Ultimate difficulty, Photo Mode also saw the addition of new stickers and frames. And as part of those new options are puddles, as seen in the image below.
Spider-Man PS4 with puddle stickers
Spider-Man Devs Respond to Puddle Complaints With Photo Mode Sticker
Before Marvel's Spider-Man debuted on PS4, some would-be players were upset about...puddles. But developer Insomniac Games has now let players frustrated about puddle size reimagine the game with as many puddles as they could want.
As part of today's new Spider-Man PS4 updates, which include New Game Plus and an Ultimate difficulty, Photo Mode also saw the addition of new stickers and frames. And as part of those new options are puddles, as seen in the image below.
Spider-Man PS4 with puddle stickers
Daredevil: Season 3, Episode 13: “A New Napkin” Review
We're still binging Daredevil Season 3, but if you've already watched the finale, episode 13, share your reactions in the comments, and we'll update this post with a full review once we've seen it!
In the meantime, you can follow along with our status and keep up with all the individual episode reviews we've posted so far in the list below!
Episode 1: "Resurrection" Review - COMPLETED
Episode 2: "Please" Review - COMPLETED
Episode 3: "No Good Deed" Review - COMPLETED
Daredevil Season 3, Episode 12: “One Last Shot” Review
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil Season 3, Episode 12. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 3, episode 11.
"I hurt people. My pride hurt people. And I need to make that right again."
Here we are at the penultimate episode of Daredevil Season 3 - perhaps even the penultimate episode of Daredevil as a series, if Netflix's recent Marvel show cancelations are meant to signal something dire - and... well, things don't quite work out for our heroes.
Daredevil Season 3, Episode 11: “Reunion” Review
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil Season 3, Episode 11. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 3, episode 10.
"I know who you are, Mr. Fisk. You’re a wolf too."
As we head into the home stretch of Season 3, "Reunion" reforms and re-galvanizes the show's core trio - Matt, Karen, and Foggy - while also finding moments of redemption for Sister Maggie and Agent Nadeem. It's a gripping boxed-in/search-and-rescue story - not unlike Season 1's "Condemned" - that places Matt and Karen in a pressure cooker while restoring Fisk to the mountain top.
Daredevil: Season 3, Episode 10: “Karen” Review
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil Season 3, Episode 10. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 3, episode 9.
"Mom lost again."
Yes, "Karen" represents a pause in the story, somewhat, for about two-thirds of this episode, but that time is spent in giant flashback to Karen's tragic past and not our present day characters pacing, blabbing relative dialogue, or hemming and hawing around actual story.
Boy, it's about time this series got around to illuminating certain aspects about Karen. Usually all we get are Matt-centric trips down memory lane. In fact, even with all the mentions of her brother this season, I still didn't expect this much focus on her. Yes, I thought the brother stuff would resurface in a big way, but I didn't figure we'd actually devote this much time and effort to Karen's dark past.
Daredevil Season 3, Episode 9: “Revelations” Review
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil Season 3, Episode 9. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 3, episode 8.
"You chose to hide the one thing that could have changed everything for me."
Once again, I have to say, I'm very pleasantly surprised at how increasingly great these middle chapters are. Even Season 1, the last season with full-tilt Fisk, didn't have the strongest midsection. These episodes are increasingly great, in fact. As in, Episode 8 is better than 7. Now Episode 9 stands taller than 8. Sure, it wraps up with the most cliffhanger-y ending so far, and that deflates the tires a touch, but "Revelations" is still really powerful all the way through. Most importantly, it makes me care about Nadeem.
New Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 DLC Pack Raises Money for Unemployed Veterans
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's newest DLC pack - The Call of Duty Endowment Salute Pack - has 100% of the proceeds going towards "placing US and UK Veterans into meaningful jobs through the Call of Duty Endowment."
Activision Blizzard announced the details of this new in-game pack that is available now and includes an in-game tag, sticker, gesture, calling card, and emblem.
