Monthly Archives: February 2015
Disney’s ‘Ambitious’ Star Wars Theme Park Plans
Speaking with Wall Street analysts, Disney boss Robert Iger updated investors about the entertainment company's plans for Star Wars attractions in their theme parks.
No specific details regarding types of attractions or when they would be built were given, but Iger did reassure that Disney is interested in increasing the current presence of Star Wars in their theme parks around the world.
He describes Disney's plans for these attractions as "ambitious," and explains that "it's going to take some time for them to be built and opened," Variety reports.
Are These the Top 100 Games of the ’80s?
What are the greatest games of the Golden Age of gaming? That's what we're discussing on a pair of retro Game Scoop! podcasts. We were inspired by a new book called The 100 Greatest Console Video Games, 1977-1987, available from Amazon.
12 Monkeys’ Amanda Schull on the Threats Facing Cassie
After three episodes, the new Syfy series 12 Monkeys has quickly established that it’s going to some big places with its use of time travel, as Cole (Aaron Stanford) travels back and forth from 2043 to 2015 – and sometimes to other years altogether.
His ally, Cassandra “Cassie” Railly (Amanda Schull) has had to absorb a lot, as Cole has told her she’s important to his mission, she’s seen him vanish in front of her eyes, and she's encountered some very nasty threats along the way.
Last week’s 12 Monkeys filled in some of the time during the two years after Cole first appeared to her (and then vanished) and before he returned to her in 2015. I spoke to Schull about what her character makes of Cole at this point, the discussion they had about the fate of her onetime love, Henri, in the last episode, Cassie’s proactive nature and more.
New Pic of Zack Snyder on BvS Set
A new photo has surfaced with director Zack Snyder on the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set. But where exactly is he?
Taken by Batman v Superman set photographer Clay Enos, the photo first appeared on Snyder's private Instagram account (via Batman-News), Cruel Films -- named after the 300 director's production company -- but was re-posted by Enos on his public account and on Twitter.
Check out the Snyder-centric set photo and the following caption, which has Snyder standing in the ruins of what looks like Wayne Manor:
This Guy Built an 18,000 Piece LEGO Enterprise
Building enthusiast Chris Melby has built a replica model of the U.S.S. Enterprise completely out of LEGO bricks. Some 18,000 pieces, in fact.
The ship is 68 inches long, 29 inches wide, and stands about 32 inches on its base. The wooden base is 22 inches in diameter, and the saucer part of the ship measures in at 29 inches in diameter. It took Melby some eight months to build the thing (including the holidays)!
Melby notes that the model was built through a series of intertwining layers and a host of custom pieces to allow the ship to appear smooth, as opposed to jagged with hundreds of LEGO studs showing.
You can check out all the pictures, and Melby’s full breakdown of the process on his website.
Zombies Almost Didn’t Make it in Call of Duty
Head of Treyarch Studios Mark Lamia explained how the now-popular zombie mode almost didn’t make it into Call of Duty at the Las Vegas DICE Summit, an annual gathering of game developers, publishers and other industry notables.
As Mark tells it, when Treyarch was given the opportunity to work on Call of Duty: World at War, it was hard to get the team excited about the project because it was the third World War II Call of Duty title they had worked on, so some of the team was experiencing creative burnout. Mark says it was important for the team to think outside of the box and get inspiration for where they could take the series, but that the addition of the now established zombie mode almost didn’t happen, mostly because of him.
Man of Steel Made JMS Change 1 Detail in Superman: Earth One
With Superman: Earth One by writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Ardian Syaf hitting comic stores today (it'll be available in book stores on February 10), we conducted an email interview with JMS to hear more about the project.
JMS talked about creating his version of Zod, how the Man of Steel movie had an important effect on the story, and more. Hear what he had to say, then let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Brian Bendis Bids Farewell to the X-Men
Since the conclusion of Avengers vs. X-Men and the start of the Marvel NOW relaunch, Brian Michael Bendis has helmed the two flagship X-Men comics - All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men. However, Bendis' X-Men run will be wrapping up this spring as Marvel transitions into the Secret Wars crossover. As revealed by Comic Book Resources today, Bendis' final X-Men issue will be May's Uncanny X-Men #600.
Point Break Reboot Delayed
Warner Bros. has pushed back the release date of the Point Break reboot to Christmas of 2015.
Originally slated to come out July 31, Point Break will now premiere December 25, according to Variety. This means that the remake and Mission: Impossible 5 have basically swapped dates during the past week.
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze starred in the original Point Break.
Deals of the Week: $30 DualShock 4, Seasons of The Simpsons, $36 Xbox Live
Get a DualShock 4 for $30 After Rebate
It's via rebate, but cash it in and you can get a DualShock 4 for $30 from Tiger Direct. This is definitely the cheapest I've ever seen PS4 controllers. They're currently $51 on Amazon, for comparison's sake. 
This 55-inch LG HDTV Had Never Been Cheaper