Monthly Archives: November 2020
Black Panther’s Disney+ Marvel Intro Remade to Honor Chadwick Boseman
Black Panther's Marvel Studios intro on Disney+ has been remade to honor the late Chadwick Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday.
Boseman was born on November 29, 1976, and to help celebrate the star who passed away earlier this year from cancer, Disney+ has created a new Marvel Studios intro for the film that features different scenes of Boseman as Black Panther.
Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also took the time to celebrate Boseman by sharing a behind-the-scenes look at a birthday celebration for the Black Panther star with many other MCU characters around him in costume. "Thinking of your passion, love, and your light today, @ChadwickBoseman. Ruffalo wrote. "Happy Birthday. Wishing we could time travel back to this moment." These are two examples of the many ways those around the world have celebrated the life of Boseman, including an ABC News special on Disney+ called Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King - A Special Edition of 20/20 that looks back at his life, legacy, career, and the cultural imprint he made on and off-screen. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler also released a touching statement to the star of his film, and other tributes have been found in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.Long live the King. #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/FHiJDVQ3NS
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) November 29, 2020
Black Panther’s Disney+ Marvel Intro Remade to Honor Chadwick Boseman
Black Panther's Marvel Studios intro on Disney+ has been remade to honor the late Chadwick Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday.
Boseman was born on November 29, 1976, and to help celebrate the star who passed away earlier this year from cancer, Disney+ has created a new Marvel Studios intro for the film that features different scenes of Boseman as Black Panther.
Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also took the time to celebrate Boseman by sharing a behind-the-scenes look at a birthday celebration for the Black Panther star with many other MCU characters around him in costume. "Thinking of your passion, love, and your light today, @ChadwickBoseman. Ruffalo wrote. "Happy Birthday. Wishing we could time travel back to this moment." These are two examples of the many ways those around the world have celebrated the life of Boseman, including an ABC News special on Disney+ called Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King - A Special Edition of 20/20 that looks back at his life, legacy, career, and the cultural imprint he made on and off-screen. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler also released a touching statement to the star of his film, and other tributes have been found in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.Long live the King. #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/FHiJDVQ3NS
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) November 29, 2020
Control Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass This Week
Update (12/1/20) - Xbox Wire has confirmed that Control will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass on both console and Android via Cloud Gaming on December 3, 2020.
There is no mention of this being Control Ultimate Edition, so it appears to be the version of Control without included DLC and no free upgrade to the Xbox Series X/S versions when they arrive in 2021.
Control is one of 17 games arriving in December 2020 on Xbox Game Pass. The rest of the games are as follows;
- Doom Eternal (PC) - December 3
- Haven (Console & PC) - December 3
- Rage 2 (Android) - December 3
- Slime Rancher (Android & Console) - December 3
- Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (PC) - December 3
- Yes, Your Grace (Android, Console, & PC) December 3
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Console & PC) - December 4
- Call of the Sea (Android, Console & PC) - December 8
- Monster Sanctuary (Android & Console) - December 8
- Starbound (PC) - December 8
- Unto The End (Console & PC) - December 9
- Assetto Corsa (Android & Console) - December 10
- Gang Beasts (Android & Console) - December 10
- GreedFall (Android, Console & PC) - December 10
- Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Android & Console) - December 10
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Android, Console & PC) - December 10
Control Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass This Week
Update (12/1/20) - Xbox Wire has confirmed that Control will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass on both console and Android via Cloud Gaming on December 3, 2020.
There is no mention of this being Control Ultimate Edition, so it appears to be the version of Control without included DLC and no free upgrade to the Xbox Series X/S versions when they arrive in 2021.
Control is one of 17 games arriving in December 2020 on Xbox Game Pass. The rest of the games are as follows;
- Doom Eternal (PC) - December 3
- Haven (Console & PC) - December 3
- Rage 2 (Android) - December 3
- Slime Rancher (Android & Console) - December 3
- Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (PC) - December 3
- Yes, Your Grace (Android, Console, & PC) December 3
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Console & PC) - December 4
- Call of the Sea (Android, Console & PC) - December 8
- Monster Sanctuary (Android & Console) - December 8
- Starbound (PC) - December 8
- Unto The End (Console & PC) - December 9
- Assetto Corsa (Android & Console) - December 10
- Gang Beasts (Android & Console) - December 10
- GreedFall (Android, Console & PC) - December 10
- Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Android & Console) - December 10
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Android, Console & PC) - December 10
David Prowse, the Original Darth Vader Actor, Dies at 85
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy, has died at the age of 85.
Prowse's agent Thomas Bowington confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died early morning on Saturday, November 28, following "a short illness." Bowington Management also shared the news on Twitter, saying "It's with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world, to announce that our client DAVE PROWSE M.B.E. has passed away at the age of 85."
Prowse was born on July 1, 1935, in Bristol, England and was misdiagnosed with tuberculosis of the knee and had to wear a leg splint for four years as a young child. He ended up actually having osteoarthritis, but these early complications didn't prevent him from training and competing for the Mr. Universe bodybuilding title in 1960 and then winning the British weightlifting championship from 1962-1964.
He and his 6-foot-7-frame began acting with appearances on The Beverly Hillbillies, The Saint, and Doctor Who. He even stared as "The Mighty Tonka" in a toy commercial directed by Ridley Scott.
He portrayed the Frankenstein monster in 1967's Casino Royale, 1970's The Horror of Frankensten, and 1974's Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. In his last role as Frankenstein's monster, he acted alongside Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing.
Prowse also made a name for himself in the UK for his time as the Green Cross Code Man, a superhero-like character that was used in PSAs to help children cross the street safely. He appeared in this role from 1967 through 1990 and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for his work as the character.
In Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange in 1971, Prowse portrayed a muscular manservent working for Patrick Magee's Frank Alexander, and his performance caught the eye of George Lucas, who offered him a part in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope.
"Lucas said to me, 'You've got a choice of two characters in the movie," Prowse recalled in a 2016 interview. "He said, 'There's a character called Chewbacca, which is like a huge teddy bear, or alternatively, there's the main villain in the piece.' Well, there's no choice, is there? Thank you very much, I'll have the villain's piece."
What he didn't realize was that he would have to wear the imposing outfit and mask worn by Darth Vader, which weighed 40 pounds and was extremely hot.
"Once [the mask] was fitted, I became virtually blind, and the heat generated by the suit obeyed the laws of physics and traveled upward, straight into the mash," he wrote in his 2005 memoir, Straight From the Force's Mouth. "This immediately misted up the eyepieces, which was inconvenient, to say the least, but was not an insurmountable problem so long as I could look down through the triangular cut-out beneath the mask's nose molding and use it as a spyhole."
Originally, he spoke his lines in his West Country accent, and Carrier Fisher, who played Princess Leia Organa, jokingly called him "Darth Farmer" due to his rural tone. He was told his dialogue would be added later in the process because the mask muffled his voice, but Lucas decided that Darth Vader's voice would instead by subbed by James Earl Jones in post-production.
"I think [Jones] did a wonderful job, but I still think I would have done equally as well given the right opportunity," Prowse said.
Prowse would return for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and even though he thought he may get a chance to show his face when Vader's mask is finally removed in Episode VI, British actor Sebastian Shaw was the one who made it onto movie screens around the world.
Even still, Prowse was proud of the what he brought to Darth Vader - an imposing force that was feared across the galaxy.
"Body acting and bodybuilding are more closely related than most people would image, and all that posing I'd done to impress the judges in my early years [paid] dividends," he wrote in his book. "From within the black leather suit, I treated Vader's every gesture as a bodybuilding pose, refining here and exaggerating there, until my character 'spoke' with every tilt of his head or movement of his arms."
Prowse is survived by his wife Norma Scammell and their three children.
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David Prowse, the Original Darth Vader Actor, Dies at 85
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy, has died at the age of 85.
Prowse's agent Thomas Bowington confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died early morning on Saturday, November 28, following "a short illness." Bowington Management also shared the news on Twitter, saying "It's with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world, to announce that our client DAVE PROWSE M.B.E. has passed away at the age of 85."
Prowse was born on July 1, 1935, in Bristol, England and was misdiagnosed with tuberculosis of the knee and had to wear a leg splint for four years as a young child. He ended up actually having osteoarthritis, but these early complications didn't prevent him from training and competing for the Mr. Universe bodybuilding title in 1960 and then winning the British weightlifting championship from 1962-1964.
He and his 6-foot-7-frame began acting with appearances on The Beverly Hillbillies, The Saint, and Doctor Who. He even stared as "The Mighty Tonka" in a toy commercial directed by Ridley Scott.
He portrayed the Frankenstein monster in 1967's Casino Royale, 1970's The Horror of Frankensten, and 1974's Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. In his last role as Frankenstein's monster, he acted alongside Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing.
Prowse also made a name for himself in the UK for his time as the Green Cross Code Man, a superhero-like character that was used in PSAs to help children cross the street safely. He appeared in this role from 1967 through 1990 and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for his work as the character.
In Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange in 1971, Prowse portrayed a muscular manservent working for Patrick Magee's Frank Alexander, and his performance caught the eye of George Lucas, who offered him a part in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope.
"Lucas said to me, 'You've got a choice of two characters in the movie," Prowse recalled in a 2016 interview. "He said, 'There's a character called Chewbacca, which is like a huge teddy bear, or alternatively, there's the main villain in the piece.' Well, there's no choice, is there? Thank you very much, I'll have the villain's piece."
What he didn't realize was that he would have to wear the imposing outfit and mask worn by Darth Vader, which weighed 40 pounds and was extremely hot.
"Once [the mask] was fitted, I became virtually blind, and the heat generated by the suit obeyed the laws of physics and traveled upward, straight into the mash," he wrote in his 2005 memoir, Straight From the Force's Mouth. "This immediately misted up the eyepieces, which was inconvenient, to say the least, but was not an insurmountable problem so long as I could look down through the triangular cut-out beneath the mask's nose molding and use it as a spyhole."
Originally, he spoke his lines in his West Country accent, and Carrier Fisher, who played Princess Leia Organa, jokingly called him "Darth Farmer" due to his rural tone. He was told his dialogue would be added later in the process because the mask muffled his voice, but Lucas decided that Darth Vader's voice would instead by subbed by James Earl Jones in post-production.
"I think [Jones] did a wonderful job, but I still think I would have done equally as well given the right opportunity," Prowse said.
Prowse would return for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and even though he thought he may get a chance to show his face when Vader's mask is finally removed in Episode VI, British actor Sebastian Shaw was the one who made it onto movie screens around the world.
Even still, Prowse was proud of the what he brought to Darth Vader - an imposing force that was feared across the galaxy.
"Body acting and bodybuilding are more closely related than most people would image, and all that posing I'd done to impress the judges in my early years [paid] dividends," he wrote in his book. "From within the black leather suit, I treated Vader's every gesture as a bodybuilding pose, refining here and exaggerating there, until my character 'spoke' with every tilt of his head or movement of his arms."
Prowse is survived by his wife Norma Scammell and their three children.
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Uri Gellar to Allow Nintendo to Use Kadabra on Pokemon Cards Again
After nearly 20 years, illusionist and magician Uri Geller has given Nintendo permission to once again use Kadabra on Pokemon cards.
Geller, who is perhaps most well-known for his ability to bend spoons with his mind, sued Nintendo in 2000 and asked that Kadabra no longer be allowed to be put on Pokemon cards due to the similarity of Kadabra's spoon and Japanese name to himself.
In Japan, Kadabra is written in certain variations that include Yungerer and Yungeller, which are both similar sounding to Geller.
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Now, almost 20 years after Kadabra's last appearance on a Pokemon card in 2003, he has changed his mind.
"I am truly sorry for what I did 20 years ago," Geller wrote on Twitter. "Kids and grownups I am releasing the ban. It’s now all up to #Nintendo to bring my #kadabra #pokemon card back. It will probably be one of the rarest cards now! Much energy and love to all!"
Speaking to TheGamer, Geller expanded on his decision, saying that "due to the tremendous volume of emails I am still getting begging me to allow Nintendo to bring back Kadabra/Yungeller, I sent [...] a letter to the chairman of Nintendo giving them permission to relaunch the Uri Geller Kadabra/Yungeller worldwide."
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Geller also said that his letter was received by "two Nintendo representatives," so now it appears to be in Nintendo's hands to bring back Kadabra to the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
Considering Kadabra evolves from Abra and to Alakazam, working around the lack of this Pokemon was tricky. In the past, The Pokemon Trading Card Game has given Abra the ability to skip Kadabra and evolve right into Alakazam and has offered a premium Alakazam card that needs no prior evolutions.
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Uri Gellar to Allow Nintendo to Use Kadabra on Pokemon Cards Again
After nearly 20 years, illusionist and magician Uri Geller has given Nintendo permission to once again use Kadabra on Pokemon cards.
Geller, who is perhaps most well-known for his ability to bend spoons with his mind, sued Nintendo in 2000 and asked that Kadabra no longer be allowed to be put on Pokemon cards due to the similarity of Kadabra's spoon and Japanese name to himself.
In Japan, Kadabra is written in certain variations that include Yungerer and Yungeller, which are both similar sounding to Geller.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/10/25/top-10-scariest-pokemon"]
Now, almost 20 years after Kadabra's last appearance on a Pokemon card in 2003, he has changed his mind.
"I am truly sorry for what I did 20 years ago," Geller wrote on Twitter. "Kids and grownups I am releasing the ban. It’s now all up to #Nintendo to bring my #kadabra #pokemon card back. It will probably be one of the rarest cards now! Much energy and love to all!"
Speaking to TheGamer, Geller expanded on his decision, saying that "due to the tremendous volume of emails I am still getting begging me to allow Nintendo to bring back Kadabra/Yungeller, I sent [...] a letter to the chairman of Nintendo giving them permission to relaunch the Uri Geller Kadabra/Yungeller worldwide."
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Geller also said that his letter was received by "two Nintendo representatives," so now it appears to be in Nintendo's hands to bring back Kadabra to the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
Considering Kadabra evolves from Abra and to Alakazam, working around the lack of this Pokemon was tricky. In the past, The Pokemon Trading Card Game has given Abra the ability to skip Kadabra and evolve right into Alakazam and has offered a premium Alakazam card that needs no prior evolutions.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator to Get VR Support in December 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator will get VR support on December 22, 2020, and a substantial UK World Update will be ready on January 26, 2021.
Revealed during an official Microsoft Flight Simulator developer Q&A on Twitch, VR will be added in the free Sim Update 2 for all the big VR headsets, including those from Oculus and Valve. Furthermore, the VR experience will include both the gameplay and menus, offering a smooth and immersive experience throughout.
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World Update 3, on the other hand, will create a more accurate rendition of the UK using new data and aerial images for England, Scotland, and Wales. There will also be 50-60 new points of interest, including new landmarks and procedural buildings, and improvements to certain existing airports like Land's End, Liverpool EGGP and Manchester Baron. There will be new challenges and a new flight as well.
Improvements to the Northern Ireland region is part of Asobo's plan, but it may not be ready for World Update 3.
The UK World Update follows similar ones for Japan and the U.S., and will further improve the already impressive map of the world that players can fly around. Additionally, Asobo said it will be returning to the U.S. in future world updates, and will improve Hawaii, Alaska, and others.
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In our Microsoft Flight Simulator review, in which we gave it a 10/10, we said that it "is legitimately incredible. It's difficult to fully describe how amazing it feels to jump into a plane and have the freedom to fly to and from literally any place in the entire world. The base game's 20 included aircraft feel like more than enough for even hardcore aviation enthusiasts, and the ability to adjust the assists to tailor the experience to whatever skill level you desire makes it suitable for anyone looking to fly the friendly skies from the comfort of their home."
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Microsoft Flight Simulator to Get VR Support in December 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator will get VR support on December 22, 2020, and a substantial UK World Update will be ready on January 26, 2021.
Revealed during an official Microsoft Flight Simulator developer Q&A on Twitch, VR will be added in the free Sim Update 2 for all the big VR headsets, including those from Oculus and Valve. Furthermore, the VR experience will include both the gameplay and menus, offering a smooth and immersive experience throughout.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/17/microsoft-flight-simulator-review"]
World Update 3, on the other hand, will create a more accurate rendition of the UK using new data and aerial images for England, Scotland, and Wales. There will also be 50-60 new points of interest, including new landmarks and procedural buildings, and improvements to certain existing airports like Land's End, Liverpool EGGP and Manchester Baron. There will be new challenges and a new flight as well.
Improvements to the Northern Ireland region is part of Asobo's plan, but it may not be ready for World Update 3.
The UK World Update follows similar ones for Japan and the U.S., and will further improve the already impressive map of the world that players can fly around. Additionally, Asobo said it will be returning to the U.S. in future world updates, and will improve Hawaii, Alaska, and others.
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In our Microsoft Flight Simulator review, in which we gave it a 10/10, we said that it "is legitimately incredible. It's difficult to fully describe how amazing it feels to jump into a plane and have the freedom to fly to and from literally any place in the entire world. The base game's 20 included aircraft feel like more than enough for even hardcore aviation enthusiasts, and the ability to adjust the assists to tailor the experience to whatever skill level you desire makes it suitable for anyone looking to fly the friendly skies from the comfort of their home."
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Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.