Fargo Season 2: Ronald Reagan to be a Character
With casting nearly complete for the second season of FX's Golden Globe winning drama, Fargo, President of FX John Landgraf has revealed new details about the storyline. "It's about a time of cultural change," Landgraf said at Sunday's TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour. "It takes place with Ronald Reagan's campaign as a backdrop," Landgraf said. "Reagan in a character in it."
Now, "being a character" in a film or television series can sometimes be a metaphoric phrase. New York is often a character in a series, for example. IGN had the opportunity to follow up with Landgraf, to clarify what Reagan's role will be in the series.
It’s Always Sunny Likely to Continue Past Season 12
Things were definitely looking, ahem, sunny for the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Sunday morning during the 2015 TCA Winter Press Tour. Ahead of the panel FX/FXX boss John Landgraf reminded us that the show -- which just began airing its 10th season this past week -- would return for both an already-ordered 11th and 12th season, making it the longest running live action comedy cable series in primetime history. If series creator Rob McElhenney has his way though, the series will continue well beyond 12.
“I never thought we’d have a 12-season run,” he told reporters. “This was my dream, this is what I always wanted to do. I get to work with my best friends and my family. We get carte blanche from the network on what we do. The audiences is still there. I don’t know why we’d stop.”
Get Your Own Giant Mech Suit Today
If you live in the Kyoto region of Japan, and have a cool million dollars laying about, then you can roll up to your next party in a giant mech suit.
The product of Suidobashi Heavy Industries, Kuratas Model 001 is a 5000kg mech suit that makes your puny Master Grade Gundam model look like a dumb toy for babies. And it's for sale on
Running on V-Sido, the "next generation robot OS," you can move the arms and torso from within the mech's enclosed cockpit, or if you prefer to fight your space battles from a safe distance, the suit has a remote control module. Is that not anime futuristic cyberpunk enough for you? The Kuratas Model 001 can also be controlled via 3G enabled smart phone. However, attaching nuclear missiles to your mech may be in violation of Apple's terms of service, so watch out for that.
Legend of Zelda Enemies as Artists
Anyone who has played the original The Legend of Zelda knows that some enemies move with slow, plodding movements, like Octoroks, while others, like Tektites, moves spasmodically around the screen. If you're low on hearts, passing through a screen littered with these randomly zigging and zagging foes can be a harrowing experience.
But for the artists' collective at nonhuman.net, the mindless plotting of these digital creatures is a thing of beauty.
By hooking the game to an HP 7475A Pen Plotter, the movement of Leevers, Peahats, Darknuts, and more are used to draw lines based on where the enemies wander.
Teen ‘Zombie’ Returns to Life Thanks to Disney Classics
Haley Smith, 17, spent three years convinced she was dead. Smith suffered from the rare delusional psychosis Cotard's Syndrome, aka Walking Corpse Syndrome, where a person truly believes they are deceased or that parts of their bodies no longer exist. And what helped her finally snap out of it? Disney movies.
"I’d fantasise about having picnics in graveyards and I’d spend a lot of time watching horror films because seeing the zombies made me feel relaxed, like I was with family," Smith told The Daily Mail. She eventually told friends and family about her condition, who advised her to seek counseling.
Connection Speed Priority Over Skill in Call of Duty Matchmaking
Co-founder and studio head of Sledgehammer Games Michael Condrey has addressed certain player concerns about online play with the company's latest entry into the CoD franchise, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
"In an effort to be transparent with you all," Condrey wrote on Sledgehammer's community page, he "wanted to address a few of the bigger conversations happening within the community today."
The subjects Condrey explained concern matchmaking and the banning policy for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Harmonix Delays Amplitude
Harmonix announced in a Kickstarter update to backers that Amplitude HD, originally targeted for a March release, will likely be pushed back until summer.
"This is our first time working on PlayStation 4, and it’s been a big learning experience for the team," Harmonix said, citing the work it's put into an all new, proprietary engine to support "awesome, new content" as a factor in the delay.
The team adds that they're still making "solid progress" on Amplitude HD, which originally met its funding goal in May. Harmonix promises it will have content to show off in Boston at the beginning of March for PAX East, which will take place on the weekend of March 6-8.
American Sniper Hits Box Office Bullseye
After a hot run in limited release, director Clint Eastwood enjoyed the biggest weekend of his career when his new movie American Sniper expanded into wide release with a $90.2 million haul. Industry projections had been in the $40-60 million range.
American Sniper -- which scored Oscar noms for Best Picture and Bradley Cooper for Best Actor -- is the biggest opening for a January release, and is projected to earn upwards of $105 million through the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. That's also the biggest opening ever for a non-tentpole release, surpassing The Passion of the Christ's $83.8 million bow.
The Flash Returns This Week With Plenty of New Enemies
Having gone on a break for a few weeks as the holidays hit, The Flash returns this Tuesday for the second half of its first season – and on the heels of the big news that the show got an early renewal for Season 2.
The same day the renewal was announced, I sat down with The Flash himself, Grant Gustin, to discuss what’s to come when the show returns, including how Barry Allen is dealing with the Reverse-Flash and new threats like Heat Wave and Peek-A-Boo. Plus, what does he think about the potential for The Flash to meet Supergirl, should CBS and CW allow crossovers?
Grant Gustin in The Flash.
New Halo MCC Update Improves Matchmaking, Stability, Other Issues
The next content update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, is wrapping up testing and will be available in the next few days, according to 343 Industries.
This latest update to Halo MCC features improvements and tweaks to UI, matchmaking, "game-specific multiplayer and campaign, controls, and stability."
Matchmaking difficulties have plagued the title, with 343 apologizing for ongoing issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection in November. While several updates to Halo MCC have addressed the problem, with one of many Halo MCC update in December, long matchmaking times are still being reported by players.