Monthly Archives: July 2015
Arrow’s Amell Says No to Oliver’s Comic Book Goatee
Arrow star Stephen Amell has set the record straight about him every having a goatee on the TV series. It's not going to happen.
On Twitter, Amell responded in a humorously direct manner to a rumor that his Oliver Queen character would sport a comic book-inspired goatee on the upcoming fourth season of Arrow. "100 percent no," he wrote. "Never."
100% no. Never. Our show could go 14 seasons and a goatee will never appear. Hope that clears things up. Forever. https://t.co/pudAfBIhsD
— Stephen Amell (@amellywood) July 29, 2015Supergirl: Sons of Anarchy Alum to Play DC Comics Villain
CBS' upcoming Supergirl series has cast another villain from DC Comics lore.
THR reports that Chris Browning, whose roles include Sons of Anarchy's GoGo and Clarke's father Jake on The 100, has been tapped to play Ben Krull, aka the villain Reactron. In the show, Reactron's history with Superman will already be well-established, and he'll have left Metropolis to get revenge by killing Supes' cousin instead. He'll appear in the third episode, and may become a recurring character.
Chris Browning (image via IMDB)
Rocket League Has Been Downloaded Over 5 Million Times
Psyonix Studios has announced that there have been over 5 million downloads of Rocket League in less than a month.
The official Rocket League Twitter account revealed the download milestone and thanked fans for their continued support. The vehicle sports game launched July 7, meaning Rocket League has surpassed 5 million downloads in just a little over three weeks.
While Rocket League is currently part of the PlayStation Plus games lineup for July, Psyonix also released a PC version of the vehicle sports game. And the developer teased a new add-on map to celebrate the download milestone.
Windows 10’s Xbox App Is Pretty Damn Good
In the lead up to Windows 10’s launch, Microsoft has spoken often about gaming on its new operating system. For Xbox gamers, that translates to integration with Xbox One (and indirectly, Xbox 360), so that the platforms aren't so walled off from each other. The Xbox App is one such element of that integration—and it's quite good, even for something that isn't yet 100% polished.
When you first log in, you’ll land on the Home screen, which shows multiple elements split between three columns: recent games you’ve played, a shortcut to begin game streaming, games that Microsoft has featured, a recent activity feed collating everything you and your friends have done, a user search field, and your friends list.
Vince Vaughn Joins Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge
Vince Vaughn is set to star in Mel Gibson's war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
Deadline reports Vaughn will portray Sgt. Howell in the World War II movie, which follows a company of soldiers as they prepare for battle. While Howell "tries to instill fear in his soldiers by pushing them to their limits both physically and mentally" in Hacksaw Ridge, he's also said to care a lot about his group of men.
Did Deadpool Create This Iconic Spider-Man Villain?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #3!
Deadpool may be to blame for creating one of Spider-Man's most infamous and popular villains, at least if the events of the comic book series Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars are to be believed. Today's issue #3 revealed that Merc With a Mouth had a hand in the birth of Venom.
Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars bucks the trend of most of Marvel's current comics by tying into the original 1984 Secret Wars rather than the current crossover. The book has been following the previously unknown role Wade Wilson played in that epic conflict, which has mainly involved annoying the heck out of the X-Men and Avengers. But in today's issue, Deadpool stumbled across the machine that Spider-Man used in Secret Wars #8 to summon his black costume for the first time. As many Spidey fans know, it was eventually revealed that the black costume was an alien symbiote that tried to permanently bond with Peter Parker before finding a more willing host in Eddie Brock.
13 Coolest Batman Collectibles
When it comes to merchandise, Batman’s swag game is on point. His pointy-eared mug is plastered on everything from toilet seats to, well, mugs, making his brand one ever-popular and familiar. Not all merchandise is created equal, however, and as such we’ve turned our sonar vision to finding the best Bat collectibles on the market today. Some of these may make meeting rent a bit of a challenge, but isn’t it worth it to have people asking where you got such wonderful toys?
Agree with our picks or have Bat favorites of your own? Be sure to Bat-signal your views in the comments below.
BvS: More New Photos of Batman and Superman
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has revealed new details about not only that film, but also future DC movies Suicide Squad and the two-part Justice League.
First, the filmmaker confirmed that Batman is indeed the one who put Joker, Harley Quinn, and many other future members of the Suicide Squad behind bars. That means then that those Batman scenes from the Suicide Squad trailer are actually prequel sequences.
“We are playing him 45 or 46,” Snyder said a new interview with Empire Magazine. “He has been Batman for 20 years. All the history is there. Was there a Robin at one time? Possibly. We want to assume that Batman has reached this point in his life and career as a superhero, and Superman represents a sort of philosophical change. He is a paradigm shift for Batman: ‘I’ve been fighting criminals all my life, trying to find justice, and now I am confronted with a concept that is transcendent to me.’ In the face of Superman, a man robbing a bank doesn’t matter. He’s having a crisis of conscience. ‘Am I really just a vigilante who stalks the alleys of Gotham?’ It is rich stuff that he deals with. Ben does an amazing job.”
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1987
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1987 - a phenomenal year for games, including The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Contra, Castlevania, Mega Man, Double Dragon, and so much more.
It was an impressive year for movies as well, with RoboCop, Predator, and The Princess Bride all made their debut. Even TV had a strong year, thanks to the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Big Super Smash Bros. Update Coming Soon
Nintendo is preparing to launch a new update for Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in Japan that adds tournaments as well as new Mii costumes and stages.
While the tourney mode is slated for next month in North America, Japan is getting the new feature July 31, according to the Super Smash Bros. Japan Twitter account (and translated by Reddit). The update also includes replay uploading to YouTube, plus King K. Rool and Chrom Mii costumes, which cost extra.