Monthly Archives: March 2015
Arrow: “The Offer” Photo Preview
Oliver Queen has a big decision to make, but he's not the only one with a new option to consider. "The Offer" will see Nyssa and Laurel bonding over issues with their fathers -- Lance has completely shut out Laurel and also the Arrow -- and Nyssa makes Laurel an offer.
Oliver returns to Starling City with an injured Malcolm Merlyn after his encounter with Ra's al Ghul and discovers that Michael Amar (Adrian Glynn McMorran) and his thugs have started terrorizing the city. Amar is also known as Murmur because his mouth has been sewn shut. See photos from the episode in the below gallery.
Arrow: "The Offer" Photo Gallery:
Suicide Squad: Jai Talks Martial Arts Training
Divergent and Terminator Genisys actor Jai Courtney has been training in various martial arts to prepare for filming Suicide Squad.
Courtney, who will portray Captain Boomerang in the DC super-villain film, spoke to Variety about his training preparations for Suicide Squad, which starts shooting next month. "I've been training for three months in different martial arts," he said. "As you can imagine for that superhero world, the athletic expectations are rather high."
The 29-year-old actor also was pressed for details on Suicide Squad's story, but Courtney wouldn't spill any beans. "I can’t reveal anything about the plot," he said. "I’m working with a great cast. It’s a wonderful group, and I’m really pumped to be working among them."
Windows 10 Cool New Features Packed Into Smaller Package
The best passwords are those that are easy to remember but hard to fake. Often times striking that balance is difficult, but Microsoft is incorporating several biometric options for Windows 10 that meet the secure password requirements. And it will do so while taking up less space on your hard drive.
First off, the biometrics. Microsoft its new system Windows Hello, and it promises you'll be able to "just show your face, or touch your finger, to new devices running Windows 10," and Hello will immediately recognize you. The service will not only apply to the Windows login when you start up or switch users, it will also "authenticate applications, enterprise content, and even certain online experiences."
Yes, Daredevil Will Have His Red Suit This Season
So far we've only seen Matt Murdock wearing a black costume in Marvel's Daredevil, but the powers-that-be behind the upcoming Netflix series say his traditional red outfit will appear on the show.
"We had to come up with a logic for it," Marvel CCO Joe Quesada explained to Comics Continuum. "It was a delicate balance, because the stories we're telling are so real-world. Matt starts out in a homemade outfit that develops slowly. As he starts getting the crap kicked out of him on the streets, he adds padding little by little."
The emphasis was on making sure it looked like Matt had scraped together a uniform rather than a costume, and from what he could readily buy. "We wanted something that looked militaristic and functional, but also dramatic and sexy. It was really tricky to make it both be practical and look," said costume designer Stephanie Maslansky.
Daily Deals: Code Name STEAM, Android Tablet Sale, 55-inch LG HDTV With Massive Gift Card
If you're in the mood for a new turn-based tactics game for your 3DS, you can get Code Name: STEAM for $35. Nintendo games don't go on sale a lot, especially when they're a week old, so this is golden opportunity. Here's our Code Name: STEAM review for more (spoiler: it's a 7.9).
App Store Update: March 17
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
AutoWar – (Free)
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Here’s How Fast Nvidia’s $1K Titan X Video Card Really Is
Today Nvidia has yanked the wraps off its all-new flagship GPU, the GeForce GTX Titan X. With 12GB of RAM and 3,072 cuda cores, it’s the company’s "we’re not messing around" GPU, and represents the absolute maximum amount of performance available from a single Nvidia GPU at this moment in time...at least as far as gamers are concerned. Unlike previous Titan GPUs, the Titan X isn’t designed to excel at compute tasks or bitcoin mining—when it comes to double-precision compute ability, it runs at the same speed as a GTX 980. In other words, this is a card designed for just gamers. Gamers with super fat wallets, that is.
New Arrow and Flash Trailers Realesed
This weekend at PaleyFest, The CW dropped new spoiler-filled trailers for Arrow and The Flash, giving us a preview of what we can expect in the final episodes of the shows' respective seasons.
In the new Arrow trailer, we see that fallout from Ra's al Ghul's offer to Oliver Queen, the return of the Suicide Squad, and a potential A.T.O.M./Arrow showdown. It features recurring guest stars Brandon Routh (as Ray Palmer), Katrina Law (as Nyssa al Ghul), and Matt Nable (as Ra's al Ghul).
The Flash's trailer teases the team finally discovering the identity of Reverse Flash, an Arrow crossover (with Laurel Lance, A.T.O.M., and Felicity), and Joe meeting Grodd.
Who is the Greatest Fictional Team of All-Time?
If you've managed to look up from March's surprisingly awesome game line-up, you've probably noticed there's a pretty big basketball tournament kicking off this week.
While the rest of the country might be arguing about bubble teams, unfair seeds, and weak regular season schedules, the IGN office was arguing about a different kind of match-up: who's cooler - the Suicide Squad or the Guardians of the Galaxy? To help settle this and other fictional grudge matches once and for all, we decided to do the only logical thing we could think of: stage a massive, multi-part tournament, complete with fabulous prizes!
With your help, we're going to help determine the most badass fictional team of all-time. And give away a PS4, Xbox One, or Wii U along the way.
Snuggle a Cuddly Bull Netch Plush From Elder Scrolls
Now you can clutch one of Tamriel's most docile creatures as you drift off into sleep. Bethesda is selling plush toys of the jelly-fish like bull netch in its Elder Scrolls Online merchandise store.
The company promises the adorable little netch is made of high quality materials and is much cuter than its Morrowind-inhabiting counterpart. For one thing, provoking the fun-sized stuffed animal won't result in excruciating shock damage.