Monthly Archives: October 2015
Eddie Murphy Moves to Netflix with New Movie
UPDATE: Citing sources close to the project, Deadline claims the planned movie mentioned by producer Brian Grazer below is "too premature to announce at this point — that details weren’t even locked down from a project or contract standpoint."
The original report follows ...
Eddie Murphy will star in a movie project for Netflix that will be produced by Arrested Development's Brian Grazer.
"I’m going to do a movie with Netflix," Grazer told Bloomberg (via EW). "I’m going to do a tour-de-force movie that’s cinema verite with Eddie Murphy being as raw as he can be."
Facebook Eyes Augmented Reality
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is looking into augmented reality.
Speaking at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit, Zuckerberg confirmed his company is working on augmented reality technology, but it's "a bit farther out."
It's not Facebook's first foray into the world of alternate realities. In early 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR for a tidy $2 billion USD.
Augmented reality solutions differ from virtual reality in that virtual reality tends to be wholly immersive, cutting off all sight and sound input from the outside world. Augmented reality simply adds a touch of flair to the real world.
Dead Star = Geometry Wars + 20 Players + Strategy
The easiest comparison to make when talking about Dead Star is Geometry Wars. The two look somewhat similar, graphically, and you control your ship and fire your weapons largely the same way. Where the two diverge is in their approach to strategy.
Games like Geometry Wars will often throw a ton of enemies and missiles and lasers and whatever other weapons they have at you – all in a confined zone – to put your reflexes to the test. Dead Star – a multiplayer, team-based arcade-shooter with tons of depth, set in randomly-generated levels – in space! – can sometimes feel like a “bullet hell” game too, but it gives you more room to breathe and strategize with your team (which, in a full 20-player match, can be a sizeable 10 players total).
[Spoiler] Surprises Tony Stark in Invincible Iron Man #1
Today saw the launch of Invincible Iron Man #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez, the flagship book of All-New, All-Different Marvel. A surprise character made an appearance on the final page, one that's sure to shake up Tony Stark's life quite a bit.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Invincible Iron Man #1!
As Tony goes about his business in New York City -- building a new Iron Man armor and going on a date with a beautiful scientist -- we get quick, action-packed scenes of Madam Masque making off with stolen goods from China, Japan, and the fictional nation of Latveria, which is ruled by dictator Doctor Doom.
Older Windows Phones Will Get Windows 10 in December
Owners of Microsoft's current Lumia phones won't have to upgrade to the Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL to get Window 10, they'll just have to wait a couple of months.
In response to questions posted to the Lumia Facebook page, Microsoft stated that availability of Windows 10 on mobile phones will begin sometime in December. A more specific date for when the update would roll out was not given.
All-New, All-Different Costumes Coming to Marvel Heroes
Update: Spider-Gwen will be featured as a Team-Up Hero when the new costumes roll out this Friday. An Enhanced Costume for the character is expected to arrive next month, complete with voiceover by The Last of Us' Ashley Johnson.
To coincide with Marvel Comics' All-New, All-Different relaunch this week, its free-to-play superhero MMO is getting a fresh batch of character costumes.
From Spider-Gwen to Captain Marvel, several new additions are headed to Marvel Heroes this Friday. Here's a sneak peek at the All-New, All-Different costumes.
Power Rangers Movie Cast Its Pink Ranger
Coming off her recent turn in The Martian, actress Naomi Scott has been cast as the Pink Ranger in Lionsgate's upcoming Power Rangers movie.
The announcement came from the movie's new Instagram account (via the Power Rangers' Twitter account), marking the film's first official casting, and offering a glimpse at its new lightning bolt logo. Check it out:
Project Almanac director Dean Israelite will helm the Power Rangers movie for the studio, and described the script as "mature but still playful" to IGN back in June. Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller (Thor, X-Men: First Class) co-wrote the screenplay.
eSports Teams Form Team Union, Issue Demands
A recent letter from team Na'vi CEO Alexander Kokhanovskyy has stated the demands of Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams. The letter was issued to event organizers care of a new eSports team union formed by professional competitors.
has been developing rapidly for past few years and we want to establish more professional connection between top teams and big e-sports tournament & leagues organizers," Alexander writes. According to the letter, teams plan to begin holding organizers and contributors to these terms starting January 1, 2016.
The team union includes several high-profile groups such as Na`Vi, Team Liquid, CLG, Cloud9, VP, TSM, fnatic, NiP, Titan and EnVyUs. It was sent to key organizations and other key partners, including ESL, Dreamhack, Starladder, Faceit, PGL, MLG, CEVO, Joindota, Dotacinema, One Game Agency (DotaPit & CounterPit), ESEA, ESWC, Dreamz Media, BTS, Fragbite, and Gfinity.
Sherlock Trailer Previews Victorian Makeover
BBC's modern Sherlock is returning to its roots in a new TV special. The Benedict Cumberbatch-starring series is getting a Victorian makeover for its return to the small screen, and a new trailer offers a preview of what's in store.
The special is separate from the TV series, and takes the Sherlock Holmes story back to the time period of Arthur Conan Doyle's novels. As showrunner Steven Moffat quipped when he presented some footage from the special at San Diego Comic-Con, “We discovered there was some precedent for it. We looked at the books and thought, ‘God, we got this wrong, it’s not supposed to be modern at all!'”
Meet Archie Clayton, Superman’s New Secret Identity
In today's Action Comics #45 by Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder, we learned that Superman has established a new secret identity.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Action Comics #45!
With Lois Lane outing Superman's Clark Kent identity to the world and Perry White firing him from the Daily Planet, it makes sense that he would try to disappear by adopting a new human persona. In today's issue, we learned that new persona is Archie Clayton, towel delivery man for Swan Laundry. Yup, from acclaimed reporter to truck driver, just like that.