Nintendo, Uniqlo Partner for New Fan-Designed Shirts
Nintendo and Uniqlo teamed up for a new T-shirt line, with the duds designed by fans like you.
With over 16,000 entries, Nintendo, Uniqlo and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto picked out 25 designs for sweet shirts that you can buy starting May 19. You can see them all below.
The 25 T-shirts cover 10 different Nintendo franchises: Super Mario, Star Fox, Kirby, Animal Crossing, Metroid, Pokemon, Pikmin, The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon and Donkey Kong.
The men's and women's shirts will cost $14.90, while kids' tops will go for $9.90.
Now Nintendo isn't just expanding into more clothing. The Legend of Zelda is getting a Clue board game in the months ahead too.
The Best Baby Groot Merch You Can Buy
Though Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 won't open in U.S. theaters until this weekend, everyone already knows that the adorable Baby Groot is going to steal every scene he's in. Let us help you bring Marvel's cutest living tree child into your home.
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THE ORIGINAL DANCING GROOT
The Flash: Danielle Panabaker on the Rise of Killer Frost
Since The Flash began, fans have wondered if and when we’d see Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) transform into her villainous comic book alter ego, Killer Frost. Now, after meeting the Earth-2 Killer Frost last season, and seeing Caitlin try and control her growing powers – and simultaneous dark tendencies – all season, that time has come, as Killer Frost has become fully unleashed.
With the most recent episode finding Killer Frost not only on the loose, but teaming with The Flash’s arch enemy, Savitar, I spoke to Danielle Panabaker about the fun of finally getting to play out this storyline, Savitar's secret identity and more.
IGN: This is a dark time for Team Flash, but is this a fun time for you getting to explore such a completely different side to your character right now, especially after you got to sort of do a test run with the Earth-2 version in Season 2?
McDonald’s Introduces the Frork, a Fork With Fries For Prongs
Biting down on your fork never tasted so good. Or good at all. Generally speaking, it's mildly to moderately uncomfortable to bite down on your fork, but fast food restaurant McDonald's has found a solution.
Instead of cold, hard metal, or cold, somewhat less-hard, plastic, McDonald's has replaced the prongs of the traditional fork with hot, salty french fries, and called the mash-up a Frork.
Its new Frork is the sort of disruptive technology normally reserved for bloated Silicon Valley tech start-ups. Instead of seeking seed capital from angel investors, McDonald's new Frork instead seeks flavor drippings from the fast food maker's new line of Signature Crafted Recipes.
The Rock Offers Rampage Movie Plot Description
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has revealed the plot for his Rampage movie, revealing some alterations to the original game's setup.
In an Instagram post, the Fate of the Furious star revealed he's in Atlanta to begin production on the film, which is based on the video game of the same name.
Johnson also let slip that the film would focus on his character hunting down the people causing animals transforming into giant versions of themselves, whereas the game largely focused on three playable massive animals who had once been humans.
"I head up an anti poaching unit out of Rwanda," Johnson wrote of his character. "My best friend is a rare albino gorilla named, George. Very bad people infect George, an alligator and a wolf with a serum. All three animals grow at an unprecedented rate. Their size, speed, agility and violent aggression is off the charts. They go on a deadly rampage and want to destroy the world. George not happy. Me not happy. When animals like you, they lick you. When they don't like you, they kill you. I will hunt down the bad people who did this to my best friend."
Hearthstone Passes 70 Million Players
Over 70 million people have played Hearthstone now, and that's not the only milestone for the collectible card game.
Blizzard also announced that Hearthstone broke a record for most simultaneous players at one time, thanks to the Journey to Un'Goro expansion. To celebrate, the company is rewarding players — old and new — with card packs.
"We’re humbled and grateful that so many players have chosen to join us for some Hearthstone fun," Blizzard said. "As our way of saying thanks, starting today through the end of May, everyone who logs in will receive three free Journey to Un’Goro card packs."
A Solid Gold Darth Vader Mask Is Being Sold in Japan
A Japanese jeweler is selling a solid 24-karat gold Darth Vader mask for 154 million yen/$1.4 million USD.
The New York Times reports Ginza Tanaka will start selling the headgear at the company’s flagship store in Tokyo on May 4 in celebration of Star Wars’ 40th Anniversary. The mask is life-sized, measuring at exactly 10.4 inches wide and 11.8 inches high. Check out images of the mask below.
The Gold Darth Vader Mask, via the NYT
Nintendo Sent Switch Systems by Air to Meet Demand
Nintendo skipped the seas and sent some Switch systems by air in March to meet high demand.
The Wall Street Journal says the company opted for the costlier shipping method because initial interest for Switch was higher than expected. Nintendo originally planned to sell 2 million systems in March, but in the end 2.74 million Switch consoles were sold worldwide in its first month.
Top Comics to Buy This Week: May 3, 2017
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By writer Tom Taylor & artist Bruno Redondo | DC
Ed Sheeran’s Role in Game of Thrones Season 7 Revealed
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has revealed his role in the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones.
In an interview with The Hits Radio, Sheeran confirmed he'll only show up in a single scene where he sings for Maisie Williams (Arya Stark). "I just do a scene with Maisie," Sheeran said. "I sing a song and then she goes, 'Oh, that's a nice song.'"
Earlier this year, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss confirmed Sheeran will make a cameo, as Williams is a big fan of the singer-songwriter.