Monthly Archives: February 2015
Agent Carter Producers Discuss All the Big Finale Events
Note: Major spoilers for the Agent Carter: Season 1 finale follow.
Now that you’ve seen the Agent Carter season finale -- and if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? And what are you doing here, reading spoilers? -- check out what executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters told me about the big events that closed out Peggy Carter’s first television adventure.
Agent Carter: Season 1 Finale Review
Fazekas and Butters discussed Peggy saying goodbye to Steve Rogers, how the Howard Stark airplane sequence almost played very differently and more, including that surprise cameo from Marvel Cinematic Universe/Hydra villain Arnim Zola (Toby Jones)
Destiny Gets a New Bungie Bounty Tomorrow
Destiny players will have a chance to earn a rare emblem by entering Clash matchmaking from Wednesday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. PT.
Players will be tasked with taking on members of the Primeguard clan in Clash, the Crucible multiplayer mode included with The Dark Below expansion. Target clan members are Dattowatto, leopardsteaIth, Nostradomass, Hycubis along with Bungie PVP testers pointcow and RogueProphet.
To prepare for the onslaught, you can learn more about Destiny gameplay tips and tricks on the IGN Destiny Wiki. Don’t miss out on the fresh Fireteam Chat where the crew talk about Destiny's community and how the game has managed to create one of the best online components ever.
The 100: What’s Next for Lexa and Clarke?
Note: Including a bit of an oddly specific spoiler warning here, as this interview delves into something already revealed in a CW promo for this week's The 100... though it wasn't something the writers wanted revealed beforehand.
With just three weeks left, The 100 is going into the home stretch of Season 2, and war is upon us. Last week saw Clarke (Eliza Clarke), Lexa (Alycia Debnam Carey) and their combined forces set out for Mount Weather, to rescue their people trapped inside, with an inevitable confrontation with the “Mountain Men” close to occurring.
I spoke to The 100’s executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg, about what’s in store in this week’s new episode and heading into the final episodes of the season.
This Week on the PSN
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week's new PS4 games.
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse ($59.99)
- Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires ($49.99)
- Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode I ($5.99)
Battlefield Hardline Goes Gold Ahead of Imminent Release
Battlefield Hardline is officially gold on all platforms and regions ahead of its release next month, publisher Electronic Arts announced on Twitter today.
Visceral Games and EA Digital Illusions CE upcoming cops versus criminals shooter is slated to launch March 17 in North America and March 19 in Europe on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.
Battlefield fans got to go hands on with the title during its beta earlier this month. More than 7 million people participated in the beta earlier this month, with Hotwire being the most popular mode.
Power Rangers Owner Wants Video Removed
If you haven't made time to watch Adi Shankar's super dark Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fan video, you might want to do so soon. SCG Power Rangers LLC, the company that owns the rights to the property (and apparently hates things that are fun and awesome), is demanding that the video be taken down.
Check it out here but be warned, the video features explicit language...and explicitly rad James Van Der Beek sword fighting.
The LEGO Movie 2 Enlists Community Director
Warner Bros. has revealed it has secured Community director Rob Schrab to direct The LEGO Movie 2, reports The Wrap. The film will be the first feature gig for Schrab, who has recently directed episodes of several comedy series including Community, The Mindy Project, and Parks and Recreation.
Schrab directed last year’s brilliant Community episode G.I. Jeff, an animated ode to the classic G.I. Joe cartoons from the ’80s.
"Remember, this is all just a cartoon about action figures for kids!"
Sonic X-Treme Gets a Second Chance Thanks to Fans
Sonic fans have released a playable build of 1996's Sonic X-Treme, a 3D Sonic game for the Sega Saturn that was to be the first 3D Sonic platformer before its cancellation in early 1997.
A post on the Sonic Retro forums provides quite a few details about the new Sonic X-Treme build, including that there's currently only one level available — nicknamed "The E3 Jade Gully level" after the original E3 1996 videos for Sonic X-Treme — and that they're planning to add more levels. The fans who worked on the build tried to keep it as close to the original engine as possible.
Developer Playtests Mobile Game at DMV
One developer has discovered an effective way to playtest mobile games still in development: entertaining the poor souls at the DMV.
Image courtesy of Jon Grall
In a blog post on Gamasutra, developer Jon Grall explained his playtesting process and how it benefitted development on his studio Little Details' upcoming puzzle game Patchmania. "The DMV is an ideal place to playtest a mobile game: on any given day, there are hundreds of people, of all ages, from all walks of life, stuck in one place for hours, who will do just about anything to alleviate their boredom," he wrote. After some trial and error, he was able to get 20 playtesters a day who could give valuable feedback on the prototype of Patchmania.
Ben Hardy Circling “Key Role” in X-Men: Apocalypse
Ben Hardy is reportedly in serious talks on to star in an undisclosed role in X-Men: Apocalypse.
The news comes via The Wrap, which claims the Eastenders star is in talks for a "key, as-yet-undisclosed role" in Bryan Singer's next X-Men film.
Previous rumours said that Hardy was one of the names being thrown around for the role of Cyclops, a role which has gone to Tye Sheridan.