Monthly Archives: February 2016
MacGyver Movie Reboot in the Works
Lionsgate is working on a movie reboot of ABC's action-adventure TV show MacGyver.
Company CEO Jon Feltheimer made the reveal today during Lionsgate’s earnings call with analysts. The movie will be produced by Lee David Zlotoff—the series creator—and Neal Moritz, of The Fast and the Furious fame. Feltheimer released no other information.
Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver
Why Bendis Stayed with Spider-Man Miles Morales
Writer Brian Michael Bendis, along with artist Sara Pichelli, ushered in a new era for Spider-Man Miles Morales this week with the launch of Spider-Man #1, which saw the character join the Marvel Prime Universe in earnest. We talked to Bendis about what made him decide to stay with the character, the danger that Civil War 2 will present to Miles, and we also get his reaction to Jessica Jones and ask about the controversial plot point that had fans talking.
Netflix Renews Orange is the New Black for 3 More Seasons
Netflix and Lionsgate have announced that Orange is the New Black has been renewed for three additional seasons.
Season 4 is set to premiere on Friday, June 17, and the just-ordered Seasons 5, 6, and 7 will follow in subsequent years. It was also announced that Jenji Kohan will remain as executive producer and showrunner for the additional seasons.
Netflix has given two-season orders to shows before, however this is the first time a three-season order has been given by the streaming service - a move that is very rare in television, overall. Netflix doesn't release viewership numbers, however they have said that Orange is the New Black is their most successful series.
Fear the Walking Dead Adds Hemlock Grove’s Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott (Hemlock Grove, Mission: Impossible II) will join the cast of Fear the Walking Dead in its second season. An AMC rep confirmed Dougray's recurring role to TVLine, but hasn't provided details on the character.
Dougray Scott (seen here in Hemlock Grove).
Fallout Fan Told to Destroy his Special Edition to Secure Refund
A Fallout fan had to destroy his $125 special edition vinyl soundtrack in order to secure a refund.
According to Eurogamer, Paul Watson contacted Bethesda when he realised one of his four-disc Fallout 3 vinyl special edition soundtrack records arrived warped.
After providing Bethesda with photographic evidence of the issue, he then received a $25 credit to his account. When enquiring if he could receive a full refund, Bethesda informed him that to qualify for the full credit, he would have to destroy the unwarped items, too.
"You only showed that one of the records was damaged so we refunded you for that damaged record," stated a Bethesda representative in an email. "If the other records are similarly affected, please provide photos. However if they are not affected and you still would like a full refund for the product, please follow the instructions below for this limited edition item: Destroy the other records, and provide photos of the damaged records.
The Latest Hot Toys Batman Figure Is Over 7-Feet Tall
Hot Toys has unveiled a life-size Armored Batman figure, and as you can imagine, it's pretty expensive.
Batman is the first in Hot Toys' new "Life-Size Masterpiece Series." The figure is based on the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which hits theaters on March 25.
The collectible stands approximately 1.95m / 6.4ft tall (2.2m / 7.2m with the base). It features an armored head with light-up eyes, a likeness of Batman's lower face, a sculpted replica of the Batsuit, a fabric cape, and a circular base which also has a light-up function.
Grand Theft Auto 5 Tops 2015 Most-Tweeted About Chart
30 million tweets were made about Grand Theft Auto V in 2015.
Despite only releasing in November, Call of Duty: Black Ops III was runner-up with 25.5 million tweets, and in third place was FIFA 16, with 7.1 million mentions.
Surprisingly, FIFA 15 also charted with 4.9 million tweets, beating Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and The Witcher 3 to secure fifth place.
Compiled by Twitter Gaming, the chart demonstrates that we also spent much of last year tweeting about Fallout 4, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham Knight and Battlefield Hardline.
TrackMania Turbo Release Date Revealed
Ubisoft has announced that TrackMania Turbo will be released on March 25.
Turbo, the latest installment in the Nadeo developed TrackMania franchise, will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
TrackMania Turbo was revealed at E3 2015, where we learned that it will include 200 tracks spread across four different environments, four gameplay modes, and five difficulty levels.
The new environments are: Rollercoaster Lagoon, which is set in a "tropical paradise" with racers driving through sunny beaches and magnetic rollercoasters. The classic International Stadium is back, along with Canyon Grand Drift and Valley Down & Dirty environments, each with reworked visuals, gameplay, and car designs.
DayZ Forum Information Compromised by Hackers
DayZ players who have signed up to the official forums are being warned to changed their login credentials, particularly if they use the same password on multiple sites.
Forum usernames, emails and passwords have been leaked following a hack which also brought down Mini DayZ, the free, browser-based game.
Though passwords were not stored in plain text, developer Bohemia Interactive strongly advises players to update their information and change passwords.
"A security incident occurred on forums.dayzgame.com recently," Bohemia said in a statement sent out to players (via Reddit). "According to our investigation all usernames, emails and passwords from forums.dayzgame.com were accessed and downloaded by hackers."
Major Multiplayer Changes Accompany the Next Destiny Event
Destiny will soon introduce a whole host of multiplayer changes — both in the competitive Crucible and the cooperative King's Fall.
In a new blog series called "This Week At Bungie" (formerly the Bungie Weekly Update) community manager David "DeeJ" Dague went into specifics. The crux of upcoming additions will land in the Crucible, though the game's latest raid will also see some improvements.
First off is a major change to special ammo in 3v3 Crucible matches. Namely, players will no longer start each round with any.
Instead you'll have to wait for the regularly scheduled drops to feed their shotguns, snipers, and fusion rifles. This was apparently done "to increase the use of Primary weapons, especially at match-start." Despite having the same total player count the free-for-all Rumble mode will remain unaffected.