8 Interesting Things About the Making of Rogue One
The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Blu-Ray is out now. And while it's worth purchasing the set just to re-watch that Darth Vader sequence over and over again in glorious HD, it also includes some pretty fascinating glimpses into the making of the very first Star Wars Anthology movie. Here are eight interesting things we learned from watching Rogue One's bonus content, including what inspired the look of the Deathtroopers and why Darth Vader didn't have more screen-time.
Mega Man TV Series Headed to Cartoon Network
Capcom's upcoming Mega Man TV series will air on Cartoon Network.
DHX Media has signed a deal with the popular television network to air the animated show in the United States. Additionally, the series was secured by DHX Media's Family CHRGD for broadcasting in Canada.
Mega Man TV series art, via DHX Media
The show, which is targeted specifically toward 6 to 11-year-old kids and their parents who grew up with the franchise, centers around Aki Light, "a normal, upbeat, schoolboy robot" who can transform into Mega Man. In addition to Mega Man's dog Rush, the series will feature a number of iconic characters, as well as several new ones.
No More Expendables for Schwarzenegger Without Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger won't return for another Expendables movie without Sylvester Stallone.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Schwarzenegger revealed he has no desire to reprise his role as Trench in The Expendables 4 if Stallone isn't involved in the project, saying he "would never do the movie without him."
Stallone recently departed the action franchise over creative differences with series producer Avi Lerner. Currently, Schwarzenegger knows very little about the series' fourth potential film. "I have not seen the script; I don’t even know if there is a script, even though they want to shoot in August again, like they usually do," he said.
EA Shares More Details on EA Play 2017
Electronic Arts has shared more details on its E3-adjacent event EA Play.
The company will kick off the event with its annual press conference at noon PT/3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. BST on June 10 (5 a.m. AEST on June 11). The conference will be broadcast live and will showcase EA's biggest games for the rest of 2017, such as Star Wars Battlefront II, and beyond.
Following the conference, "global community creators" will be able to participate in the EA Game Changers Creators Cave at the show floor, which will let creators interact with developers, capture early game footage, and live stream from the show.
13 Reasons Why: Spoiler Discussion Page
This is full-spoiler discussion page for Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, for those who've watched all 13 episodes of the series. For my overall, non-spoilery thoughts, read my full 13 Reasons Why review.
13 Reasons Why is a show driven by two core mysteries - what exactly drove Hannah Baker to commit suicide, and what part did the seemingly innocent Clay Jensen play in pushing her over the edge? It wasn't until episodes 11 and 12 that the answers fully clicked into place, but they definitely rang true.
I appreciated that the show didn't attempt to treat any one act as the ultimate cause of Hannah's suicide. Sure, Bryce proved to be the single biggest offender, first raping an unconscious Jessica while Hannah was forced to watch and then raping Hannah herself not long after. But even at that late stage, Hannah seemed willing to cling to her hope that people could be decent and that someone would be able to offer the help she so badly needed. Her suicide was more the result of a yearlong period of attrition. After enduring so much casual cruelty on the part of her peers and failing to maintain the steady relationships she'd need to persevere, at some point she simply lost the will to keep going.
Development ‘Well Underway’ on New Historical Total War
Total War: Warhammer II won't affect the next historical entry in the series.
Creative Assembly aimed to calm those concerns on the Total War website, mentioning that the historical and fantasy teams at the developer are separated. In fact, "production for our next historical major release is well underway," the post reads.
For the first time, a historical advisor is working with Creative Assembly on the project. One of the main reasons for this is because the next historical Total War takes place in a new era for the team.
That's not all, though. There are sub-teams even looking at releasing smaller historical content before the next big game.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Why Undertaker Could Return
Hall of Fame, NXT: TakeOver, WrestleMania 33, RAW After Mania, SmackDown Live After Mania... it's been a whirlwind buzzsaw hard fart victory of a punch parade these past five days!
I'm utterly wiped. I'm dead on my feetums. But everything was booked so well (sure, there are always gripes - durrr!) and the addition of that raucous post-Mania SmackDown also really helped keep the fires burning as the brand split allowed for call-ups and returns to get spread out in a more even and satisfying way.
My WrestleMania 33 Results and Reaction page is right here, by the way.
Pepsi Pulls Controversial Kendall Jenner Ad
Within 24 hours, Pepsi has decided to pull its controversial advertisement featuring Kendall Jenner, saying the company "missed the mark" with the protest-themed ad.
In the ad, Jenner is depicted at a photoshoot, which she abandons when she notices a protest in the streets outside. She joins the crowds, and in one moment that has drawn considerable backlash, hands a police officer a can of Pepsi as a means of bridging the gap between the officers and protestors.
Kendall Jenner handing a cop a Pepsi can in the now-pulled ad.
Terraria: Otherworld Canceled and Restarted
Engine Software is no longer working on Terraria: Otherworld.
Because the game is behind schedule and not meeting the original vision of the project, Re-Logic has decided to start fresh with Pipeworks Studio, which has worked on Terraria for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and mobile. Re-Logic called this a "changing of the guard" on the Terraria forums.
"We will be working with Pipeworks to examine the entire game, from top to bottom, to see how it fits with our high expectations and core vision for this project," wrote Re-Logic's head of business strategy Ted "Loki" Murphy.
A Visual History of Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs in Anime
Robots are cool. Androids are cool. Cyborgs are cool. In fact, pretty much anything part human, part machine — or just straight up machine — is cool with us. So in honor of all things automaton, we've put together a comprehensive visual history of robots, androids, and cyborgs in anime, because anime is pretty cool too.
Note: To keep things simple, we've decided to exclude any robots piloted by humans (sorry, Gundam fans), or characters that have artificial limbs but are still mostly human (sorry, Jet Black).
Favorite robo buddy not on the list? Feel free to give them a shout-out in the comments section below!
Meghan Sullivan loves anime, RPGs, pizza, and wrestling. Chat with her about all of these things on Twitter.