Monthly Archives: November 2018
Nintendo Has No Plans to Release an N64 Classic Right Now
Given the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition's popularity, many have assumed Nintendo would follow them up with an N64 Classic Edition, but that appears unlikely for now.
Speaking with Kotaku, Nintendo President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime poured cold water on the idea of a retro Nintendo 64 console.
“We were clear when we did the first two Classic series that, for us, these were limited-time opportunities that were a way for us as a business to bridge from the conclusion of Wii U as a hardware system to the launch of Nintendo Switch,” Fils-Aime said. “That was the very strategic reason we launched the NES Classic system.”
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Renewed for Season 7
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been renewed for a seventh season, months before its sixth season airs in the summer of 2019.
Announced by Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, season seven will follow an abbreviated sixth season that will run for 13 episodes, instead of the 22-episode run that all previous five seasons have had.
Supergirl: Lex Luthor Has Been Cast
Supergirl has found its Lex Luthor.
The CW has announced that Two and a Half Men and Pretty in Pink star Jon Cryer will portray the iconic DC villain Lex Luthor during Supergirl's fourth season. Luthor will be a recurring role, who makes his debut in Season 4, Episode 15.
Jon Cryer (photo by Matt Beard), Lex Luthor (art via DC Entertainment)
"We are enormous fans of Jon Cryer, and he was instantly our dream actor to play the iconic role of Lex Luthor.," Supergirl's EPs Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller said in a joint statement. "Jon is a super-talent, and the fact that he played Lenny Luthor in Superman IV brings an added layer of legacy to his casting. We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Jon to the Supergirl family."
Princess Bride Writer William Goldman Dead at 87
William Goldman, the novelist and screenwriter who scripted The Princess Bride, has died at 87. Goldman passed this morning, according to his son-in-law, Mike Pavol.
As NPR reports, Goldman launched his career with his first novel, The Temple of Gold, after graduating with a master's in English from Columbia University. He then began dabbling in film by contributing to Masquerade (1965) and adapting Harper (1966).
He cemented his place in the industry by winning a best original screenplay Oscar for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970, his debut effort as an original screenwriter. In 1977, he won another Oscar for best adapted screenplay for All the President's Men.
Best Black Friday 2018 Nintendo Deals
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Black Friday 2018 is nearly upon us, and with it comes numerous sales in video games. Below you will find our continuously-updated guide to the best Black Friday deals on anything Nintendo related, with console bundles at the top of the list, followed by Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games and accessories. Default links will take you to Amazon, while other links take you to the noted retailer.
With Black Friday almost upon us, we've put together an ever-growing list of all the best Black Friday 2018 deals, including Black Friday sales from Walmart, Amazon, Dell, and more. If you're looking to grab a new Black Friday laptop deal, or want to scoop up a new 4K smart TV on sale, make sure to keep checking our complete Black Friday coverage, as it's constantly being updated as new deals are announced or go live.
Young Justice: Outsiders Finally Gets a Premiere Date
Young Justice fans, the wait for Season 3 will soon be over. The new season, Outsiders, will officially premiere on DC Universe on January 4, 2019.
The announcement comes in the form of a short but juicy new teaser trailer. While the trailer's main function is to reveal the Young Justice: Outsiders premiere date, it also clearly teases Apokolips, leaning into the fact Darkseid is on the way. Check it out below:
We've gotten plenty of teases that Darkseid will play a key role in Season 3, not the least of which was the Comic-Con poster that showed him front and center. The image featured villains Darkseid and Vandal Savage side-by-side following their ominous alliance that was teased toward the end of Season 2. Also pictured in the poster were heroes like Nightwing and Superboy as well as three new heroes fighting alongside Tigress.
General Mills Wants Hollywood to Make Monster Cereal Movies
General Mills cereals is campaigning to get its famous monster characters made into Hollywood movies.
Announced through General Mills’ site Work With the Monsters, the idea is that filmmakers, actors, agents, producers, animators, etc. will reach out to General Mills with pitches and plans to bring its intellectual properties to life, specifically the characters of Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry.
The Best Screen Recording Software
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Maybe you want to try your chops at streaming on Twitch, or maybe you just found a hilarious bug in a game you have to show off to the world. These days it's never been easier to record your gaming sessions, and share them with the world.
Game recording can be finicky though. Ask a bunch of streamers what their favorite software is, and you’ll get a bunch of different answers—and you’ll likely hear countless stories about how “x program didn’t work with y game,” or “so and so program crashed all the time on me.” Sadly, recording games isn’t always trouble-free, and everyone’s experience is a little different, so if you’re serious about recording your gameplay, you’ll definitely need to try them out for yourself—and you may want to have a couple programs on hand when one just isn’t cooperating.
WWE Survivor Series: The 13 Greatest Teams of All Time
After a very mixed-up week - which involved Daniel Bryan winning the WWE Championship and white hot Becky Lynch being pulled from her highly-anticipated PPV bout with Ronda Rousey - things have finally settled into place, mostly, regarding this Sunday's WWE Survivor Series PPV.
Brock Lesnar and Daniel Bryan will collide while Charlotte will sub for Becky in the match with Rousey. The rest of the card features a series of RAW vs. SmackDown Live matches - from Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura to the brands' respective 5-person men and women's teams clashing in "traditional" elimination encounters. It was a quick and clumsy road to get here, but everything's cinched into place now.
Rumor: Microsoft’s Considering Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019
A recent rumor suggests that Microsoft is considering a new Xbox One SKU that removes the disc drive as a cost-reducing measure.
As reported by Thurrott, this console would very much be part of the Xbox One family of devices and not the next-generation group of hardware that could compose Scarlett. This rumored Xbox One is expected to be released sometime in 2019, possibly as early as spring, and sell for $200 or less. The rumor also maintains that any Scarlet consoles would end up coming later, sometime in 2020.