Monthly Archives: August 2015
App Store Update: August 12
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.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 – ($4.99)
From our Review of the PC Version (Published 11 Years Ago): The RollerCoaster Tycoon series holds a very special place in my heart. Not only was it my gateway game to the wonderful world of economic simulations (I'm serious) and the joy of strategy and planning they can bring, but it was also among the best of the genre for the simple fact that it had personality and involved something that I absolutely love. Roller coasters are a blast. They're fun to ride and they're fun to watch. It must be pretty nice for these real theme park owners to be able to sit back and watch people have fun in their park and empty their pockets while doing so. While the development team has changed from Chris Sawyer and co. to Frontier development, it's pretty obvious that the new team was pretty dedicated to keeping the feel and personality intact while wanting to move the series forward in a few areas.
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1989
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 1989 - the year that brought us the Game Boy, SimCity, and Mega Man 2.
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
Agent Reyes Returning to The X-Files
The X-Files continues to bring back familiar faces for next year's six-episode event series -- now with the addition of Annabeth Gish (Sons of Anarchy), who's set to return to her role as Agent Monica Reyes from the original series.
Annabeth Gish and Robert Patrick in The X-Files.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, next year's X-Files revival will be the first time we've seen Gish's Agent Reyes since the finale back in 2002. Gish was originally hired on the show as a recurring cast member in Season 8, and was promoted to series regular by the ninth (and final) season, where she co-starred alongside Gillian Anderson's Agent Scully and Robert Patrick's Agent Doggett.
Rick and Morty Renewed for Season 3
Get ready for even more zany, intergalactic mayhem! Adult Swim has announced they've picked up a third season of Rick of Morty.
The series' Season 2 premiere on July 26 ranked #1 in its time slot among all key adults and men and charted triple-digit delivery gains over its prior season premiere.
"It's an honor to see Rick and Morty join the exclusive club of shows with over 19 episodes," said co-creator and executive producer Dan Harmon. "It's time to demand that the network allow us to draw the characters going to Hawaii."
"I am blown away by the seemingly instant success of Rick and Morty," added co-creator and executive producer Justin Roiland. "I look forward to continuing their adventures!"
New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos
A fresh batch of new Star Wars: The Force Awakens images have been revealed, providing a closer look at the films' broad cast of characters, including Kylo Ren, Rey, and General Hux.
In addition, we get a new look R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as Captain Phasma, Finn, and even a black X-Wing. Check out all twelve photos released by EW below.
You’re Never Alone in Halo 5’s Solo Campaign
While Halo 5: Guardians developer 343 Industries has been making noise about Halo 5’s multiplayer for several months, it used Gamescom to showcase a brief glimpse of the game’s single-player campaign.
Halo 5’s campaign, which 343 reports should clock in at twice the length of Halo 4 and features levels up to four times the size, is apparently entirely built with co-op in mind. Even when you’re not playing with flesh-and-bone friends you’ll be accompanied by an AI-powered squad of three other Spartans at all times.
Halo 5 divides the action between Master Chief’s Blue Team (which has made several appearances in the expanded Halo fiction outside the games) and newly-introduced Spartan Jameson Locke (from the Halo: Nightfall TV series) and his own crew, Fireteam Osiris. Master Chief and Blue Team have been declared AWOL by the UNMC and Locke and his team have been tasked with hunting them down. Much like Halo 2, Halo 5’s solo campaign will unfold across the perspectives of two main characters.
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True Blood Actress to Play Livewire in Supergirl
CBS's Supergirl has cast True Blood alum Brit Morgan to play Leslie Willis, better known as DC Comics supervillain Livewire.
Supergirl Producers Address Pre-Debut Criticisms
According to Variety, this version of the character is "a confident, abrasive and funny shock jock who works for CatCo Media, the conglomerate owned by Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart). When an accident makes her as dangerous and shocking as her words, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) must stop her." Livewire made her comics debut in 1997 in Superman Adventures #5.
Star Wars: New Kylo Ren Details Revealed
Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams has revealed numerous details about the upcoming film’s mysterious villain Kylo Ren.
Speaking with EW, Abrams confirms the origin of Kylo Ren’s mask, as well as why his lightsaber looks the way it does.
“The movie explains the origins of the mask and where it’s from, but the design was meant to be a nod to the Vader mask,” Abrams said. “
is well aware of what’s come before, and that’s very much a part of the story of the film.”
Tales from the Borderlands Episode 4 Hits Next Week
Telltale Games has announced release dates for the penultimate episode of Tales from the Borderlands.
Titled Escape Plan Bravo, the fourth episode in Telltale's Borderlands series will be available August 18 on PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners will only have to wait an extra day, while mobile players will have to wait until August 20.
Check out the gallery below for a handful of new screens from Episode 4, including Scooter in space and the return of Butt Stallion.
Telltale also revealed what we can expect from Escape Plan Bravo, following the events of Episode 3:
"In this penultimate episode of the season, captured by Vallory and her goons, Rhys and Fiona are forced to continue the search for the Vault beacon - at gunpoint. The beacon is on the Hyperion moon base - Helios - while our heroes are on Pandora... so there's the pesky cold void of death known as 'space' to overcome. Even with assistance from a familiar face, and with a worryingly helpful Handsome Jack hitching a ride in Rhys' head, getting on board the ominous 'H' is going to take every drop of guile, and quite possibly all the spunk you've got. Sacrifices will be made - can you make the tough choices needed to succeed?"