Monthly Archives: April 2015
Watch Movies at Home Day 1 Legally–for $40k
If you've ever wanted to legally watch a newly released movie without the trouble of traveling to the theater, then PRIMA Cinema may be for you. Unfortunately, it's only an option for the super wealthy.
PRIMA Cinema allows you to skip the movie theater entirely with a system that lets you screen new releases, many on the same day they're available in the theater, in your home. But the price isn't cheap. Each 24 hour "rental" costs $500 (USD), and obtaining the equipment costs a base of $35,000 (USD) with a new user required to pay for ten movies upfront ($5,000).
Meet The Flash’s New Villain
The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney will be making her debut in another comic book adaptation this week, as she guest stars on The Flash.
Kinney plays Brie Larvan, a villain inspired by the DC Comics character The Bug-Eyed Bandit. In the episode, both Ray Palmer/The Atom (Brandon Routh) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) visit Central City, only to be caught up in some nasty plans Larvan has.
I spoke to Kinney about appearing on The Flash and its larger world of DC Comics on TV.
Emily Kinney as Brie Larvan in The Flash.
All the Mortal Kombat X Gore You Can Handle
Mortal Kombat X is hitting store shelves tonight and we have a ton of coverage landing on the front page of IGN. If you're looking for all the goodies like fatalities, x-ray's, brutalities and alternate skins/costumes you're in the right place. Below we've compiled all of our montage like coverage in one spot for you to enjoy. If you want to know where a brutality can be unlocked or how to do a certain fataility be sure to hit up our MK X wiki for everything you need.
Developers Behind Original GTA Discuss the BBC Drama
The BBC's recent announcement regarding their plans to film and air a drama centered on the studio and development of Grand Theft Auto has been addressed by some of its original developers.
DMA Design, the studio known for creating the 1997 game Grand Theft Auto (then called Race 'n' Chase) will likely make an appearance in some form throughout the film, while the script will be greatly influenced by Daniel Kushner's book Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto.
GamesRadar reports Steve Hammond of DMA Design is worried the studio's take won't be presented on film. "I find it quite telling that no-one from DMA I’ve spoken to so far seems to know anything about it. With Rockstar’s famous reticence to talk to anyone, that makes the only behind the scenes source David Kushner’s book Jacked, which frankly has me a bit worried."
4K TVs Just Got Much More Affordable
Vizio's upcoming line of televisions will lower the cost of entry for those looking to pick up a 4K set, with an entry-level model priced at just $600.
The budget-friendly TV manufacturer has made a name for itself in the television market by offering quality products for the cost-conscious consumer, and that very much applies to its new M-Series as well. This line of sets features a six-core processor, built-in wifi, LED backlighting, and, of course, support for 4K content.
NASA Astronauts Take You on a Spacewalk with GoPro Cameras
NASA recently attached GoPro cameras to two of their astronauts while they were out re-configuring and providing maintenance to the International Space Station.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are the two in the hour-long video below who helped provide the footage of the space walk - better known as extravehicular activities (EVAs) - and maintenance procedures.
You can see and learn more of the details of Virts' and Wilmore's work on NASA's official website.
In related space news, astronauts recently discovered Mars has frozen water on its surface, which may eventually be explored in future missions. NASA has also explained asteroids will be key to the future of this Mars travel and exploration.
Olivia Munn Cast as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse
Former G4 host-turned-actress Olivia Munn (The Newsroom, Attack of the Show!) has been cast as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Director Bryan Singer made the announcement today via his Instagram account: "Excited to welcome @oliviamunn as Betsy Braddock! #Psylocke #XmenApocalypse #XMEN"
Since making the leap to acting, Munn has starred in Deliver Us from Evil, Magic Mike, Iron Man 2, Perfect Couples, Mortdecai, and The Babymakers.
X-Men: Apocalypse also stars James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Bingbing Fan, Lana Condor, and Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse.
Why Fantasy Life 2 Is on Mobile Devices Instead of 3DS
Fantasy Life 2 is in development for smartphones instead of Nintendo 3DS because that's where more adults are playing games, according to Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino.
Speaking with Famitsu (via a Nintendo Everything translation), Hino explained why the Fantasy Life sequel was making the jump to iPhone and Android, after the original game released on 3DS. "I’d say Fantasy Life has elements and mechanisms which adults find soothing," he said. "Although children play games on dedicated game systems, recently many adults have been playing on smartphones."
Nvidia Releases New GTA 5 PC Driver
Nvidia has released a "game ready" GeForce driver for Grand Theft Auto V.
If you haven't updated your drivers in a while, now isn't a bad time. Nvidia says this update will deliver "...the best possible performance and image quality during gameplay." The full description from the Nvidia driver page reads:
"Just in time for the highly anticipated title Grand Theft Auto V, this new GeForce Game Ready driver ensures you'll have the best possible gaming experience. With support for GeForce SLI technology and one-click game setting optimizations within GeForce Experience, you'll have the best possible performance and image quality during gameplay. In addition, this driver is aligned with today's launch of the world's fastest gaming GPU; the GeForce GTX Titan X."
Shenmue: The Documentary is Currently in the Works
A documentary about the history behind the 1999 SEGA Dreamcast game Shenmue is currently in the works.
Called Shenmue: The Documentary, the film aims to explore people's love for the interactive RPG. Specifically director Adam Sipione, who claims Shenmue was the reason he decided to attend film school.
"Shenmue presented you with this interactive world that felt more real than any other video game at the time, and on top of that it had a captivating and engaging story," Sipione said on the film's Facebook page. "It was this story that led me to pursue a career in film because it made me want to tell stories for a living. I have had some amazing opportunities in my career and without Shenmue I would probably be a completely different person."