Monthly Archives: March 2019
Angel Star Suggests There May Be a Reunion for the Buffy Spin-Off
The lead star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel, David Boreanaz, has teased that a reunion may be in the works for the show’s 20th anniversary.
As reported by Deadline, Boreanaz appeared on CBS chat show The Talk on Tuesday, where he dropped hints that something special would be happening to celebrate 20 years of the moody vampire show.
While discussing a Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast reunion that happened last month at the Wizard World convention in Portland, Boreanaz said: “We’re coming up on 20 years. I mean, that’s amazing to have been blessed with a show like that and that’s where I really started my gig — this acting world.”
Oculus Rift S Announced, Priced, and Detailed
Facebook and Oculus have announced the Oculus Rift S, a follow-up to 2016's Oculus Rift. The Rift S will be available this Spring for $399 and include two new Oculus Touch controllers.
The Rift S will run everything the original Rift did. It includes built-in Insight tech, similar to the standalone Oculus Quest – which was also just confirmed for a Spring release at a $399 price point – which means the Rift S will not need room sensors. Just one wire runs from the headset to a USB port. When asked about where wireless fits into their plans, Oculus Studios boss Jason Rubin told IGN that no official first-party wireless adapter is currently in the works, and that if they had chosen to go wireless, it would've either driven the price up – Oculus calls $399 the "sweet spot" – or they would've had to sacrifice screen resolution. The Rift S indeed has a higher resolution than either the Rift or the Quest, noticeably reducing the "screen door effect." It weighs a tad more than the original Rift but is "better balanced," weight-wise, according to Oculus. The headband was designed in partnership with Lenovo. The Rift S also sports increased visual clarity, improved lenses, and a fifth camera. "Passthrough+" allows you to see the real world through the Rift S's camera without taking the headset off, allowing you to better virtually draw your play space during setup.
Examining Jordan Peele’s Us Homework
Ever since his film Get Out became a critically-acclaimed blockbuster, writer-director Jordan Peele has been on the radar of movie fans and critics alike. And now, his second time at bat is the horror-thriller Us, which follows a family tormented by a group of people that look and think exactly like them. (Read our review of Us.)
Lupita Nyong'o, who stars in the film as the mother of the family, told Entertainment Weekly that Peele set her up with 10 movies to watch as prep work for the film. So with Us about to hit theaters on March 22, let’s shine a light on Peele’s homework and speculate a bit about what these 10 films may mean for the story and themes of his latest offering.
Google Stadia Recommends a 25 Megabit Internet Connection
Google Stadia, the newly-revealed games streaming service, recommends a 25 megabits per second internet connection to provide 1080p, 60 frames per second gameplay.
The requirements for the service are detailed in an interview Kotaku conducted with Google Stadia boss Phil Harrison.
“To get 1080p, 60 frames per second, required approximately 25 megabits per second,” Harrison said of the tests they conducted last October. “In fact, we use less than that, but that’s where we put our recommended limit at.”
Since those tests, Google has been able to innovate and refine their streaming and compression technology, which will allow for stronger results. “When we launch, we will be able to get to 4K but only raise that bandwidth to about 30 megabits per second,” Harrison said. He did not clarify if 4K resolution will still run at 60 frames per second with that 30mbs connection speed.
New Apex Legends Character Might Be a Reference to a Titanfall 2 Speedrun
The newly-released Octane, Apex Legends' ninth character, could be an in-joke about a series of famous Titanfall 2 speedruns.
As pointed out by Steve Kim on Twitter, Octane's intro video explains that he rode "a grenade blast to beat the Gauntlet speed record" – that's pretty similar to some incredible Titanfall 2 speedruns in that game's Pilot's Gauntlet tutorial area.
YouTuber Cash Mayo currently holds the world record time for the Gauntlet (under the name Rbrite). Only this month, he beat the Gauntlet in a frankly absurd 12 seconds. And he's repeatedly beaten that record by, you guessed it, riding grenade blasts.
Watch the New Trailer for Stranger Things Season 3
The first full trailer for Stranger Things Season 3 has finally arrived and, thankfully, it features a ton of new footage to scrutinize, break down, and wildly theorize about.
We already know that Season 3 will take place in the summer of 1985, coinciding with the opening of the long-awaited Starcourt Mall that was hinted at in the season's first teaser trailer.
Not only do we get a better look at the mall in the new trailer (plus Steve Harrington's dorky new job), we also see the discontent that its arrival has brought to Hawkins, with many members of the town protesting its opening.
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New Disney Website Banner Suggests Fox Lost The Simpsons
A new banner image at the top of the Walt Disney Company website suggests that Disney has acquired The Simpsons as part of the 21st Century Fox acquisition deal. This goes against Fox’s previously stated intentions to keep ownership of the show.
The banner, which is comprised of 14 images featuring a mix of Disney and Fox properties, displays Bart Simpson side-by-side with Captain Marvel. Such imagery suggests that the rights to Fox’s long-running flagship cartoon show, The Simpsons, now lies with Disney.
Such a suggestion is in direct opposition with a statement of intent from Fox CEO Dana Walden, who explained back in August 2018 that there were no plans for The Simpsons to go anywhere other than the Fox network.
Rumor: GoT Showrunners’ Star Wars Films to Be Set in The Old Republic
A new rumor has suggested that the upcoming series of Star Wars films by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will take place during the Old Republic era.
Via Comicbook.com, Star Wars News Net has reported that one of its sources, a contact who "has worked on every Disney Star Wars film," is "95% confident" that this new series will in fact take place in the Old Republic, which has been featured in such games as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.
The Flash Proves the Arrowverse Has a Speed Problem
Note: you'll notice we didn't run a review for tonight's Flash episode. We're trying something a little different with this week's coverage, so let us know in the comments what you think.
Also, beware of spoilers ahead for The Flash Season 5, Episode 17!
There's a lot to like about this week's installment of The Flash, "Time Bomb." This episode provides the momentum boost the series has desperately needed since the mid-season premiere, pushing forward the Cicada storyline and finally forcing Barry and Iris to confront the fact that their daughter has been working with Eobard Thawne from the very beginning. At long last, this season's ongoing Cicada conflict seems to be living up to its potential.