Monthly Archives: July 2015
Akira Himekawa Announces Return of Zelda Manga
Akira Himekawa, the name of a two-person team of manga creators, announced it's returning to The Legend of Zelda manga series after a seven-year hiatus.
To celebrate the news, the official Zelda Twitter account revealed this image from the manga artists:
Himekawa teases what the next Zelda manga's story will be with the silhouette of Link holding a sword that appears to resemble the Ordon Sword from Twilight Princess. Additionally, its official Facebook account confirms the manga will be released in 2015. The announcement also coincides with the reveal of Himekawa's new website, which will be available in English soon.
Comic Book Reviews for July 1, 2015
The first week of July proved to be a big one for comic readers. DC kicked off the second month of their new relaunch, delivering new chapters of Action Comics, Green Lantern and Green Arrow, along with new installments of their video game prequels Batman: Arkham Knight and Mortal Kombat X.
Marvel dropped the new issue of Secret Wars this week, which proved to be the best of the event so far. Naturally, that was accompanied by a host of new tie-ins like A-Force #2, X-Tinction Agenda #2 and Ultimate End #3, along with a handful of regular Marvel U. books like Groot #2 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #7. They also wrapped up the Princess Leia mini-series and delivered a new issue of Darth Vader.
18 Shockers from Marvel’s Comic Relaunch
With Marvel officially releasing all of their comic books for their big relaunch this Fall after Secret Wars -- dubbed All-New, All-Different Marvel -- we were hit with quite a few surprises. Check out our list of the most shocking twists, then let us know yours in the comments.
NASA Releases Time Lapse of Probe Nearing Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ever closer to Pluto, and it has taken some of the best color photos of the planet yet.
NASA has also released a time-lapse video of the probe's approach, where you can see Pluto and Charon orbiting each other and getting relatively larger as they get closer. Pictures have shown that there are mysterious dark spots along Pluto's equator, each about 300 miles in diameter and evenly spaced. Scientists are hoping to determine the cause when New Horizons gets closer.
How Troy Baker Got The Job in Far Cry 4 is Kinda Insane
Prolific voice actor Troy Baker has revealed how he managed to land the role of villain Pagan Min in Far Cry 4, and it turns out it involved threatening to murder an assistant.
Speaking at a panel for Indy PopCon 2015 (via Underground Geek Network), Baker talks extensively about his history with voice acting as well as reminisces about some of his most successful roles. The entire thing is worth a watch, but a particular standout moment is when he recalls how he landed the role of Pagan Min.
He explains he was trying to channel elements of Christoph Waltz's character in Inglorious Basterds - someone who is clearly a psychopath, yet has immense fun with it. To this end, when he relayed an exchange that took part when the casting assistant in charge of making sure the room had enough coffee and water in walked into the room.
Free Fallout 3 on Xbox One Requires Fallout 4 Pre-Order
Anyone wishing to net themselves a free copy of Fallout 3 on Xbox One will need to pre-order Fallout 4, it's been revealed.
During this year's E3, Bethesda's Todd Howard announced copies of Fallout 4 on Xbox One will include Fallout 3, but it seems that wasn't the full story. A post on the Bethesda Blog confirms you'll need to pre-order the upcoming apocalyptic release to take advantage of the offer.
Club Nintendo Shutters in North America
As scheduled, Nintendo has shuttered the North American Club Nintendo, with its website now displaying a message to its members.
“Our heartfelt thanks to our members for your support over the years. Please stay tuned for more information on our new loyalty program,” the message reads.
All Coins were deleted when Club Nintendo accounts closed on July 1 and download codes redeemed from Club Nintendo will expire on July 31. Physical rewards will be shipped before the end of September.
Club Nintendo members in Europe, Australia and New Zealand have until September 30 to redeem Stars when the service terminates in those regions.
The Last Guardian Would Have Been Cancelled Without Fans
Sony has admitted it "probably would have" cancelled The Last Guardian if people had stopped asking about it.
Speaking to the latest issue of Edge magazine (via Videogamer), SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida talked about the technical issues the game encountered on PS3, and the rocky road to transferring development to PS4.
really, really tough. Especially because we were not sure if the game could be made," he said. "Tech issues aside, the game was still early in development, so we had to have a really strong desire to continue the project and rebuild on PS4. And of course we believed in the vision of Ueda-san, and Ueda-san and the core teams really wanted to see this realised, and so did I. Having so many people asking us about the game was great encouragement for us to continue the development."
USA Builds Giant Piloted Robot, Challenges Japan to a Robot Duel
The U.S.-based MegaBots have challenged Japan-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries from Kyoto, Japan to a real-life giant robot battle.
“You have a giant robot, we have a giant robot — we have a duty to the science fiction lovers of this world to fight them to the death,” MegaBots’ challenge video states.
If the challenge is accepted, MegaBots may take “America’s first fully-functional giant piloted robot” called the MegaBot Mark II into the battle.
The 15-foot-tall mech is equipped with guns that can fire three-pound paint cannonballs at more than 120 miles per hour. The current bipedal mech gets around on caterpillar treads; however, the team is a designing full-scale walking robot.
Rooney Mara Rumored For David Fincher’s Latest Project
Rooney Mara might be reuniting with her Girl With The Dragon Tattoo director David Fincher for his latest project.
According to a tweet sent out by Jeff Sneider of The Wrap, Mara is in talks to star in David Fincher's HBO adaptation of the Channel 4 series Utopia as woman-on-the-run Jessica Hyde.
Rooney Mara in The Social Network