Monthly Archives: October 2015
What Would Make Battlefront’s $50 Season Pass Worth It?
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Goyer on His Green Arrow Movie That Never Was
David Goyer says his attempt to make a Green Arrow movie chock full of secondary DC characters was ahead of its time.
Green Arrow: Escape from Super Max had an ambitious screenplay that included villain cameos like Lex Luthor, the Riddler, and the Joker, along with a dozen minor characters. If that sounds eerily similar to next year's Suicide Squad, the similarities aren't lost on Goyer. He told Den of Geek that before the Marvel boom, Warner Bros. executives didn't see any need for superhero movies aside from those starring heroes like Batman and Superman.
Windows 10 Upgrade Has Become Mandatory for Some Users
Some Windows 7 and 8.1 users are finding themselves unable to ignore Windows 10's installation prompts any longer.
As reported by ZDNet, multiple Windows users have been met with dialogue boxes informing them that Windows 10 is ready to install. The problem, however, is that the prompt doesn't offer a way to decline the update and prevent it from happening.
In some cases, people are getting Windows Update countdown timers in which they can either reschedule the update, or start it immediately. In others, the Control Panel encourages people to restart their PCs in order to initiate the install, while also preventing them from installing updates for their current version of Windows.
Avengers’ Powers Boothe Joins Agents of SHIELD
Nashville and Sin City actor Powers Boothe will be joining the cast of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a recurring character.
Boothe, who also appeared in Marvel's The Avengers as a World Security Council member, will play Gideon Malick, Marvel.com has revealed.
Boothe in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
"Gideon is incredibly menacing and in him we have a character that even the stone-cold Grant Ward would fear," Marvel TV head and executive producer Jeph Loeb said. "Only someone of Powers’ caliber could deliver the type of ominous and powerful performance we needed."
China Expected to Top World Video Game Revenues in 2015
Analysts predict China will be the top earner of video game revenue in 2015.
Marketing research firm Newzoo estimates China will accrue approximately $22.2 billion in 2015, followed closely by the United States with $21.96 billion and Japan with $12.3 billion.
Newzoo reports multiple reasons for China's dominance, including having a large population and number of people with internet access. While mobile gaming has become popular in Asian regions, the PC remains the most popular gaming platform in China.
Huge Opening Expected for SPECTRE
SPECTRE is reportedly tracking to rake in over $80 million when the film releases next month in the United States.
According to The Wrap, the upcoming James Bond film looks set to have a huge opening, similar to the successful launch weekend of Skyfall, which earned roughly $88 million in 2012. In fact, Skyfall went on to become the most successful James Bond movie of all time.
In addition to the opening predictions, SPECTRE also received a new poster. IMAX unveiled the print, which shows Daniel Craig's James Bond sporting a Day of the Dead mask and top hat. Check it out below:
New Animated Resident Evil Movie Coming
Capcom's Resident Evil franchise is getting a new animated movie by way of Marza Animation Planet.
The CG-animated production will be directed by Takanori Tsujimoto and scripted by Psycho-Pass writer Makoto Fukami, according to the studio's announcement. In addition, The Grudge director Takashi Shimizu is signed on to oversee the production as executive producer.
The film's working title is Resident Evil CG 3, and follows two prior animated adaptations of Capcom's horror series, including 2008's Resident Evil: Degeneration and Resident Evil: Damnation, which launched back in 2012.
Marza's upcoming movie is slated to release worldwide in 2017. A new live-action film, dubbed Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, is in the works as well. You can check out its full cast and plot synopsis right here.
Volvo’s First All-Electric Car Will Debut in 2019
Volvo is fully committing to the electric car concept, as the Swedish carmaker plans to build and sell its first all-electric vehicle by 2019.
Alongside the announcement of this new endeavor, Volvo will also introduce plug-in hybrid versions of its 90 series and 60 series, as well as a new 40 series that will be a line of smaller electric cars. The hybrid 90 series has already been introduced to the world via the recent XC90 SUV, with the S90 sedan and other upcoming models to follow.
More details regarding the car company's electric car will come at a later time, but expectations are currently high for the 2019 release.
"We believe that the time has come for electrified cars to cease being a niche technology and enter the mainstream," said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo in a statement. "We are confident that by 2020, 10% of Volvo’s global sales will be electrified cars."
Ratchet and Clank: The Movie Gets New Trailer
A new trailer for Sony's animated film adaptation of the popular Ratchet & Clank video game series has been released.
Give it a view below, courtesy of Apple Trailers.
Ratchet & Clank: The Movie, which stars a wise-cracking Lombax named Ratchet and his robotic sidekick Clank, will hit theaters on April 29, 2016.
Sony will also be releasing a re-imagining of Insomniac Games' hit PlayStation 2 title next year. For more on the upcoming mascot-centric PS4 remake, check out our hands-on impressions with the game from earlier this year.
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