Monthly Archives: February 2016
‘Abuse of Children’ Keeps Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Off App Store
Apple has rejected The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth from releasing on its iOS App store, citing violence and abuse towards children as the reason why.
Tyrone Rodriguez, the game's producer, tweeted a photo of the rejection letter with the captain, "C'mon, wtf... Apple."
C'mon, wtf... Apple pic.twitter.com/aEygkjqH2b
— Tyrone Rodriguez (@tyronerodriguez) February 7, 2016
Neither Rodriquez nor creator Edmund McMillen have officially announced the game's mobile release, though Rodriquez continues to tease its existence, tweeting out a photo of McMillen playing The Binding of Isaac on an unidentified tablet.
Titanfall 2 Will Have a Single Player Campaign
Titanfall's sequel will have a single-player campaign, though it won't release until "late this year or early next," said lead writer Jesse Stern.
Stern told Forbes Titanfall 2 will take place in a world both scientific and magical, but is still "grounded, dirty, human, and real."
Respawn Entertainment's development team began working on the sequel in 2014, after finishing Titanfall's downloadable content.
"One of the shortcomings of the first game was we just did not have the mechanism to tell everyone 'here's who you are, here's where you are, and who's around you,'" Stern said. "We knew all the answers, we just could not deliver it."
Red Dead Redemption Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Leaked
Red Dead Redemption appears to have been leaked as a backwards compatible game for Xbox One.
First spotted on NeoGAF, Red Dead Redemption, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 are listed in an Xbox Live user’s game list.
Red Dead Redemption is available to those who own the game digitally. However, it does require some navigation to download the game. It should be noted it isn’t clear if the process of downloading the game is a violation of Microsoft’s Terms of Service.
Red Dead Redemption via Xbox One
Shades of Blue Renewed for Season 2
Jennifer Lopez's provocative cop drama Shades of Blue has been renewed for a second season. Lopez is both the star and producer of the NBC show.
In a statement, NBC network entertainment president Jennifer Salke called Lopez "the hardest working woman we know."
Jennifer Lopez in Shades of Blue
Salke attributes the show's success to Lopez and the rest of the producers—Jack Orman, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Ryan Seacrest, and Nina Wass—as well as the cast for their "tireless work in creating one of the most compelling dramas on television today."
X-Men’s Olivia Munn Reveals New Psylocke Photo
X-Men: Apocalypse cast member Olivia Munn revealed a new photo of herself as Psylocke from the forthcoming movie during a Twitter Q&A on Saturday.
The image below (via @oliviamunn) shows Munn's Psylocke throwing down as one of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen in the Bryan Singer-directed superhero film.
Click on the photo for the hi-res version:
Olivia Munn as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Sarah Michelle Gellar Sought for Cruel Intentions TV Pilot
NBC is looking to bring Sarah Michelle Gellar on board to star in the upcoming pilot for its Cruel Intentions TV series.
The show, which takes place 15 years after the 1999 film, will feature Gellar's character Kathryn Merteuil, and, according to Deadline, the actress is being sought to return.
Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Designated Survivor: Maggie Q, Kal Penn Join Cast
Designated Survivor, the upcoming ABC drama series starring Kiefer Sutherland, has added four new cast members, including Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Italia Ricci and Natascha McElhone.
The show centers around Sutherland's character Tom Kirkman, a low-level member the U.S. Cabinet who's made president following an attack that wiped out the rest of the political leaders during the State of the Union address.
Penn in Harold and Kumar
According to TVLine, Nikita actress Maggie Q will star as the show's lead FBI agent who's investigating the bombing that struck Washington D.C. Meanwhile, Penn will play Kirkland's speech writer, Ricci's character will serve as his chief of staff and McElhone will play his wife.
Psycho-Pass Movie NA Release Dates Announced
Psycho-Pass: The Movie will make its two-day theatrical debut in the United States and Canada this March, Funimation Entertainment has announced.
The film—based on the hit anime TV series of the same name—will screen in over 100 North American theaters on March 15 and 16. You'll be able to purchase advance tickets starting February 18 right here.
"Fans will truly enjoy this film and its visual homage to a number of live action movies and anime series," Funimation EVP and COO Mike DuBoise said in a statement. "Since this is a very limited, two-day theatrical release, we are encouraging fans to purchase tickets in advance so they don’t miss out."
Super Bowl: Cap 3, Ninja Turtles 2 Likely to Air Ads
With Super Bowl 50 now just days away, it's becoming clearer which studios and which of their films will air TV commercials during Sunday's championship football game.
According to AdAge, Disney "has secured as many as four in-game ads, a tally that does not include subsidiary Marvel's crossover promo with Coca-Cola."
The outlet reports that in addition to The Jungle Book and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Captain America: Civil War is also expected to air a TV spot. (Might this be when we finally get a look at the MCU's new Spider-Man?)
"While Disney has not confirmed Cap's presence in the Big Game," reports AdAge, "a buy is all but inevitable given how predecessor Captain America: The Winter Soldier fared at the box office after its Super Bowl ad dropped in 2014."
Alexandra Daddario Talks Baywatch and American Horror Story
Alexandra Daddario is certainly keeping busy. I spoke to the actress a few days ago at the kick off event for the new mobile game, Marvel Avengers Academy -- in which she voices the Wasp -- which happened to be the same week she was appearing on an episode of Workoholics - while she also has a new movie, The Choice, opening this weekend. On top of that, production is set to begin very soon on the comedic feature film version of Baywatch, where she’ll be reuniting with her San Andreas co-star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Besides discussing Avengers Academy – you can see what Daddario, Colton Haynes and Kiernan Shipka had to say about that project at this link – I also asked her about some of her other projects, including Baywatch, the upcoming sex comedy, The Layover (co-starring Kate Upton and directed by William H. Macy, who also appears in the film), and her TV work, including her recent stint on American Horror Story and if she could return to that series.