Monthly Archives: March 2015
What Do You Think of DC’s New Superhero Costumes?
With six of DC's most popular heroes getting new looks this week, we wanted to see which one you liked the best.
Take a look at new costumes for Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman, then vote in our poll and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
A Special Brand of Zombie: Carlton Cuse on The Returned
Spoilers for the first episode of The Returned follow...
What would you do if the dead returned? That seems to be a frequent foundational premise in film and television right now. A&E's The Returned poses that question, adding that the deceased loved ones are reappearing just as they were, untouched by time, and fully intact.
If the premise sounds similar to ABC's Resurrection, it is. However, the A&E series is based on a French show that predates Resurrection. As mentioned, it's a popular premise in one form or another at the moment.
We were able to speak with executive producer Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel, The Strain) about how his series stands out from the pack...
Powers: Digging Deep into Sony’s Original Series
This week saw the debut of PlayStation's first piece of original programming, a TV show called Powers. From a primer on Powers to interviews with the cast and creators to reviews of the first episodes, we've got everything you need to dig into the newest superhero property.
To start you out, here's the Powers trailer. If you haven't already seen it, give it a look, then scroll down to dive right in.
In a world where superheroes are real -- if not exactly super in their actions -- a pair of cops must investigate the cases involving these ultra-beings... these Powers.
Based on the award-winning comic book of the same name, Powers is the PlayStation Network’s first original scripted series. And it debuts next Tuesday, March 10th. So let’s break down what the new show’s all about -- here’s everything you need to know about Powers. Continue Reading
GTA 5: Your Best Moments
The above video highlights some of the best moments submitted to IGN from the community. We sorted through the many submission tirelessly to bring you the best, most hilarious, and skilled based videos sent by you!
There’s no denying that Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online create some of the most intense, gratifying moments in gaming that can make you laugh, cry or maybe even toss your controller across the room. Whatever the case, we want those moments.
If you think you’ve caught yourself in a situation that demands the attention of your peers, give them to us and, if we deem it worthy, we’ll add it to our list of the best user submitted moments from Grand Theft Auto V. Additionally, we'll be featuring one incredibly well put together GTA 5 video made by the Rockstar Editor. Once you’ve rounded up your best moments, send them to:
No, Danny Elfman’s Spidey Score is Not in Avengers 2
If you were thinking that Danny Elfman's recently revealed "additional music by" credit for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron meant his old Spider-Man score was going to be used in the film ... stop thinking that.
Elfman spoke about his contributions to the forthcoming Avengers sequel and the idea of re-imagining other composers' scores during a recent radio appearance on 891 ABC Adelaide.
"I was doing the same thing actually just last week because I've contributed music to the new Avengers movie," ComicBookMovie.com quotes Elfman as saying. "I took part of Alan Silvestri's theme on the original
Tim Schafer is Open to Returning to Psychonauts
After last night's 2015 British Academy Games Awards, storied developer Tim Schafer discussed his career, and the titles he would most like to revisit in the future.
Schafer has had a leading role in a variety of games spanning several genres: Full Throttle, The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Brutal Legend and Grim Fandango. In the wake of Grim Fandango Remastered's release on PS4, Schafer said Psychonauts is one of the titles he could most easily see returning to.
"The world of Psychonauts is so interesting because you can just keep creating more brains every time you meet somebody and wonder what the world inside their brain looks like," Schafer told Destructoid.
New Ransomware Variant Targets Gamers
In a new twist on the old ransomware tactic for extorting money, a new variant of the CryptoLocker malware is locking up files associated with victims' games.
The ransomware encrypts saves, maps, mods, and other game-related file types, according to a security report by Bromium Labs. Upon contracting the malware, the affected computers show a terrifyingly-red window with a warning stating the now-encrypted files will be unlockable unless users follow a sketchy link to pay for the right to unlock their own files.
Files are targeted by their extensions, and according to Bromium, this particular brand of malicious software targets "more file types associated with video games than we have ever seen." It also says that recovering the data is often not possible even after reinstalling the game.
Star Wars, Green Lantern, Cap 3 & Suicide Squad
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda, Roth Cornet and Chris Carle bring you the latest in movie news.
This week's topics Star Wars: Rogue One, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Frozen 2, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Tron 3, Zoolander 2, Ghostbusters, Green Lantern, and more.
Finally, we talk about Disney's live-action retelling of Cinderella, which is projected to top this weekend's box office.
Download Keepin' It Reel, Episode 280!
StarCraft 2 Mod Lets You Slay Zerg In Third-Person
Psionic Warfare: Total Destruction is a StarCraft II mod that transforms the sci-fi RTS into a third-person shooter, dropping you right in the middle of the action against the zerg swarms.
There are five classes in Psionic Warfare: Mercenary, Tactical, Royal Guard, Blast Armor, and Adjutant, the last of which is unlocked by getting a certain amount of kills in-game.
You can play the game solo or join up with three friends to mow down waves of enemies, across four different game modes.
Third-person mechanics aren’t an entirely new thing in the world of StarCraft modding.
A modder called Shadowstorm made a third-person shooter StarCraft engine a few years ago, which Psionic Warfare uses as a framework for its own engine, according to the creator.
Game of Thrones: Everything We Know About White Walkers
There's a damn good reason why your Night's Watch brothers will almost immediately put the torch to your fast-decaying body should you ever expire beyond the Wall. Yes, if you're unfortunate enough to die way up in the frozen super-North, you'll come back as a mindless, glowing-eyed zombie bent on eviscerating all humanity on behest of the all-powerful White Walkers. And stabbing you in the brain won't help. It's got to be fire. As a "Wight," the only way to stop you is to turn you into to ash-upon-snow.
So who/what are Game of Thrones' White Walkers? Last appearing in the Season 4 episode "Oathkeeper," these ancient icy evil devils are just a bunch of make-believe hooey according to the majority of sun-soaked Westeros. But we know better. And so they wait, poised and ready to devour all they see once...well, once Winter comes. Yes, that pesky season that never seems to arrive. Once it hits though, look out. It's going to be like Burning Man. Except the opposite.