Alien: Covenant Edges Past Guardians 2 to Top Box Office
After a two-week run as box office champ, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was dethroned by Alien: Covenant, which debuted in first place at the domestic box office with an estimated $36 million.
Alien: Covenant's opening is far behind its processor, Prometheus, which had a $51.1 million domestic opening in 2012. The film has made an estimated $81.8 million so far internationally, which, added to its domestic debut, makes for a current worldwide total of $117.8 million.
It's also important to note that, given Covenant's reported $100 million budget, which doesn't include marketing costs, Ridley Scott's new sci-fi horror film has a long way to go before becoming profitable, as movies generally need to make at least two and a half times what they cost to produce to be considered profitable.
Alien: Covenant’s 6 Biggest WTF Questions
While Alien: Covenant resolved some of the questions we had after watching Prometheus, it threw up plenty of its own. Here are the ones we're still thinking about long after leaving the cinema.
At the end of Prometheus, David promises to take Elizabeth to the Engineers’ homeworld. But upon arrival, he proceeds to eradicate our creators, dropping thousands of canisters of black goo on them.
David acts like he’s eradicated an entire species, but are we supposed to believe this relatively small city is the full extent of such an advanced civilisation?
City of the Engineers (Alien: Covenant, 2017). Dir. Ridley Scott.
Next Terminator Film ‘Moving Forward,’ Says Schwarzenegger
The next Terminator film from producer James Cameron is indeed on the way with Arnold Schwarzenegger on board to appear in the film.
Schwarzenegger confirmed the project "is moving forward" and that he "will be in the movie" when speaking to ScreenDaily at Cannes 2017. He also said Cameron "has some good ideas of how to continue with the franchise."
Back in March, it was reported that Paramount is gearing up to announce a Terminator reboot this year, despite rumors claiming the franchise was being shelved. While a sequel to Terminator Genisys was originally scheduled to release on May 19, 2017 , the studio removed the project from its release schedule in January of last year.
Dinosaur Mummy Discovered
Scientists in Alberta, Canada have revealed what they are calling the first "dinosaur mummy."
According to National Geographic, the dinosaur, which is currently on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, was given the distinction because of its highly preserved state, with its skin, armor, and even some guts still intact. The mummy's unprecedented quality of preservation has led some scientists to proclaim it the best preserved dinosaur specimen ever discovered.
Image credit: Robert Clark/National Geographic
How To Watch Twin Peaks
This weekend, it’s happening again. The long-awaited revival of Twin Peaks is hitting Showtime on Sunday, May 21 at 9pm. Fans of the series have been waiting over a quarter century to get answers from this show. And we’re not sure how welcoming it will be for new viewers. It is a David Lynch show, after all. There’s every chance that you could be lost in the weirdness even if you’ve seen all of the episodes.
But this is an important moment for Peak TV. Twin Peaks was Lost before Lost. Twin Peaks was The X-Files before The X-Files. And most of all, Twin Peaks was the first modern TV genre drama to truly capture the imagination of millions of TV viewers. No one expected Twin Peaks to suddenly breakout and become a part of the cultural zeitgeist. Yet for one glorious season, Twin Peaks was everything. And then in 1991, it all went away during the second season, leaving fans on a cliffhanger that would never be resolved...until now.
Grasshopper Is Remastering The Silver Case Sequel
Grasshopper Manufacture is remastering The 25th Ward, Goichi Suda announced at BitSummit.
The remaster, titled The 25th Ward: The Silver Case, is a sequel to The Silver Case, which was recently remastered for PC and PS4. For an early look at the project, check out the teaser video below:
The 25th Ward launched exclusively for mobile phones in Japan. There's currently no world on a western release for the remaster, but considering The Silver Chair remaster released in the west and Grasshopper's official English Twitter account publicized the news, there's a good chance the game will make its way outside of Japan.
The Inside Story of Pinball’s Renaissance
Editor's note: This feature was originally produced back in 2015, and has since been updated.
Before mobile phones, home consoles, and arcade cabinets, there was pinball. With flashing lights metallic dings, and a satisfying physicality, these machines transfixed people across the world, creating celebrities out of the most skilled players, and spawning a massive multi-million dollar industry. For anyone interested in games, pinball was the cultural norm.
But with the turn of the century, pinball’s popularity began to fade. Machines were too expensive, and too hard to maintain. A new generation of video gamers grew up with little knowledge of the mechanical machines that preceded them. Arcades across the world moved pinball machines into storage to make room for their pixelated counterparts. Pinball came close to flatlining, and for 12 years, only one company kept the game alive, Stern Pinball, creators of The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.
Why You Need Xbox Live Gold
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Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold for Xbox One and Xbox 360 is a continuation of the same service started 15 years ago on the original Xbox. Sony wouldn't introduce its PlayStation Network until 4 years later, making Xbox Live the oldest of the continuously running console services.
Between its online play and free monthly games, Gold is a hugely valuable service, and if you commit to a 12-month membership, there are always deals to be had. If you're still not on-board, even after all this time, here's why you need Xbox Live in your life.
Gunvolt Dev Announces Two New Titles for Switch
This weekend at BitSummit, Inti Creates announced two new titles for Nintendo Switch, Mighty Gunvolt Burst and Azure: Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack.
Mighty Gunvolt Burst, which features Gunvolt from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and Beck from Mighty No. 9, will release for both Switch and 3DS on June 15 for $10 USD. The game will include a "deep character customization system" as well as reworked pixel-style visuals that "blur the line between 8-bit and 16-bit."
Meanwhile, Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack, which bundles together Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, will release for Switch on August 31 for a price that has yet to be announced.
The Nintendo Switch version includes a number of additional features, including a new theme song, Pro Controller support, a frame rate increase to 60 FPS, and HD rumble support. Additionally, all of the DLC from the original 3DS version comes included.
There’s an Indian Remake of Rambo in the Works
An official Indian remake of Rambo has been announced.
Siddhartha Anand, who directed the 2014 Indian action comedy Bang Bang, is on board to helm the movie, which will star Bollywood actor and martial arts expert Tiger Shroff (Baaghi, Heropanti).
Tiger Shroff
"Being a martial artist and a huge action movie buff since childhood, this all seems very surreal and I’m very grateful for this opportunity," Shroff said of his role. "By no means do I believe I can replace the legendary Sylvester Stallone, however I do feel that somehow this is something I’ve been preparing for since childhood."