Monthly Archives: February 2015
Fall in Love with Batgirl All Over Again
Good old Diamond Select is always a must-see on our Toy Fair to-do list. And this year was no exception, with the company presenting figures and Minimates for Age of Ultron and Ant-Man, busts based on the classic 1960s Batman and Batman: The Animated Series, and a statue of the Yvonne Craig Batgirl that is just uncanny.
Diamond also had on display action figures based on Gotham, featuring Gordon, Cobblepot and Selina Kyle, but unfortunately we were not allowed to photograph them just yet. Look for the figures this year, however.
Other licenses in the mix at Diamond include Star Trek, Alien, Predator, Ghosbusters, Universal Monsters, TMNT, Clerks, and yep, Pulp Fiction, which is getting Minimates. A Minimate of the Gimp? Life is now complete...
Sons of Anarchy Creator Updates Potential Prequel Series
IGN recently spoke with Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter about the FX series' new iOS game The Prospect, but we also had a chance to ask about the potential prequel series. For awhile now, Sutter has talked about doing a continuation of Sons, either through comics or books -- or possibly even another show -- and noted there have been "serious conversations" about it -- although, according to him, "we wouldn't do that for a couple of years."
First Scream Queens Trailer Gets Bloody
FOX has debuted the first teaser for Scream Queens -- and it's bloody good.
From American Horror Story co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brian Falchuk, and Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, Scream Queens is an upcoming comedy-horror anthology series that has been picked-up by FOX. While the show isn't due until next season, the first teaser has dropped online, and you can check it out below:
While none of the series' stars are present in the teaser, the Scream Queens cast boasts American Horror Story and Glee alums Emma Roberts and Lea Michele, as well Halloween horror icon Jamie Lee Curtis, True Blood's Joe Manganiello, Zombieland's Abigail Breslin and Animal co-star Keke Palmer.
Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man’s role in Captain America: Civil War
Robert Downey Jr. has opened up about the shifts we'll see in the Tony Stark character leading up to Captain America: Civil War.
"It’s natural to change your views," he told Empire. "The clues are in Ultron about where we might find him next. But what would it take for Tony to completely turn around everything he’s stood for, quote-unquote, because he was the right-wing guy who could still do his own thing."
"It’s a little bit of things following a real world continuum in, ‘What would you do?’ There’s always the bigger overarching question, that Joss brings up all the time--it’s kind of weird that these guys would have all these throw downs all over planet Earth and it looked like a little collateral damage happened over there, and yet when the movie’s over, it’s like nobody minds. You have to figure, ‘Were you to ask the question, what would the American government do if this were real? Wouldn’t it be interesting to see Tony doing something you wouldn’t imagine?’"
Funko Brings the Cute to Arrow, Evolve and More
Toymaker Funko has made a name for itself by offering up some of the cutest toys around, and the cute was out in full force at this weekend's New York Toy Fair.
They showed off tons of upcoming product from movies, comics, TV, and video games alike, including (deep breath) Harry Potter, Star Wars, Breaking Bad, Marvel, DC, horror classics like Jason and Freddy, Blizzard properties like World of Warcraft and Diablo, Frozen, X-Files, Ghostbusters, Assassin's Creed Unity, Magic: The Gathering, Family Guy, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Evolve, Bravest Warriors, 21 Jump Street, Tomorrowland, Arrow, The Flash, and more.
Telltale to Release Game of Thrones Patch on Xbox One
A patch to resolve the Xbox One save transfer issue for Telltale's adventure series Game of Thrones is on its way.
"We have submitted a patch to Microsoft to resolve the issue some customers have experienced where Episode One choices did not carry over into Episode Two," Telltale wrote in a forum post on its website. The company expects the patch to be released sometime between February 20 and 23.
The issue was first reported by Xbox One players upon the release of Game of Thrones' second episode, The Lost Lords. Several users reported uninstalling and replaying Episode 1 in hopes of recovering their save data. However, neither solution proved to be successful.
Sony Has Begun Developing Self-Driving Car Tech
Joining with Apple and Google, Japanese electronics company Sony is working towards developing self-driving car technology.
Financial Times reports that Sony recently invested $842,000 in a two percent stake in ZMP, a Japanese startup developing robot cars. By combining the robotics technology of ZMP and Sony's image sensors (which currently maintain top market share), the company is aiming to develop tech that will allow automobiles to drive themselves.
Sony's Shigeo Ohba sees the investment as an opportunity to embed themselves at the forefront of the competition as demand for image sensors and self-driving tech increases. According to Ohba, Sony wants to be the leader in automotive sensors by the time self-driving cars become a reality in the estimated next decade or so.
7 Things to Watch this Week
This may not be the busiest TV week we've ever known, but if you're a fan of the head-smashing, land-conquering exploits of History's Vikings, Season 3 premieres on Thursday. Plus, CBS debuts its new version of The Odd Couple while Triumph the Insult Comic Dog stars in his own series on Adult Swim.
Amazon Prime in February: Hannibal, Orphan Black, More
Also, despite creator Bruno Heller originally planning to bring the character in during a later season, Gotham will begin to tell the tale of The Joker this week. Meanwhile, Justified brings back Patton Oswalt, Cain returns to Supernatural, and Peggy Carter's been apprehended by her own organization.
Roundabout to Release on Xbox One This Week
Developer No Goblin's 1970s-inspired driving game Roundabout will release on Xbox One this Friday, February 20 for $15.
A puzzle game, Roundabout challenges players to control a continually-spinning limousine while picking up passengers and completing missions, and also features a fair amount of full-motion video (FMV) scenes depicting the various customers and the limo's red-haired driver Georgio Manos.
Roundabout is currently available to purchase on PC, and a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita release are also planned for the future.
Upload Studio Gets New Features on Xbox One
A new update has added a handful of the top community requested features to Upload Studio on Xbox One.
Rolling out now, the update increases the maximum video length to thirty-minutes -- a twenty-five minute improvement over the original time limit. Additionally, you'll now be able to use up to fifteen recorded clips or effects per video.
Upload Studio users will have access to a variety of new game-specific transitions, intros, title cards, splash screens, effects, and templates. The pre-built templates allow you to easily create specific videos for certain games, such as "Top 5" videos for Forza Horizon 2 or Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
If you have a Kinect, you'll even be able to record yourself using various green screen effects.