Monthly Archives: May 2016
The 100: Get Ready for a Shocking Season 3 Finale
The 100: Season 3 finale airs Thursday night and expect it to be another huge episode for the show. Going into the finale, the AI known as ALIE seems unstoppable, as every attempt to stop her has failed. I spoke to Eliza Taylor about what Clarke will do next and more on the finale and recent episodes, as Clarke finally reunited with her old friends.
Spoiler Warning: While there are plenty of secrets still protects, this interview discusses some plot points of the finale – including a notable guest star – previously revealed in trailers, photos and by The 100’s cast and crew.
IGN: Not that The 100 is a stranger to dark events, but we left off with things in a very dark place last week. So what is Clarke’s next move given that Ontari seemed to be the last hope and there’s trouble coming at them from everywhere?
Agents of SHIELD: Brett Dalton on Hive’s Ultimate Plan
On Tuesday, May 17th, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD wraps up its third season with an action-filled two-episode finale all about our heroes trying to thwart Hive's sinister schemes to turn the entire world into Inhuman slaves.
In "Absolution" and "Ascension," the stakes have never been higher. It all comes down to stopping Hive, but do Coulson's team, and a recovering Daisy, have what it takes?
I spoke to star Brett Dalson, who plays Hive (formerly Grant Ward - the wolf-in-SHIELD's clothing) about the upcoming season finale, Hive's feelings toward Daisy, his ultimate master plan and more.
IGN: Without spoiling too much, what can you tease about this upcoming double episode season finale, "Absolution" and "Ascension?"
Josh Gad: Beauty and the Beast Embraces the Music
Expect Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast movie to embrace its music roots, even if it's not pulling songs from the Broadway musical.
"What Disney has slowly been building towards and giving people little tastes of -- even in Jungle Book, which I hear is brilliant, but I've yet to see it; I cannot wait to see it, but I hear you have little tidbits of music -- you finally have a movie that embraces the incredible music that Howard Ashman and Alan Menken wrote and gives it the kind of scope and scale that Hollywood don't do anymore in live-action musicals," Josh Gad told IGN while promoting his role in The Angry Birds Movie. "The scale of these numbers is going to floor people."
Mr. Robot: Season 2 Trailer
At NBC Universal's Upfront event today, the new trailer for Mr. Robot: Season 2 debuted. Check out the preview below, and see how even President Obama is talking about fsociety.
You'll also find trailers for two other upcoming USA series that made their debut at the NBCU Upfront - Shooter (based on the Mark Wahlberg) and Falling Water. You'll also find network-provided descriptions of each series.
MR. ROBOT, which will premiere its second season on Wednesday, July 13 at 10/9c,follows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a young cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in the underground hacker group ‘fsociety’ after being recruited by their mysterious leader (Christian Slater). Both Malek and Slater were in attendance at today’s Upfront event. The award-winning drama hails from writer and executive producer Sam Esmail (“Comet”) as well as Anonymous Content executive producers Steve Golin (“True Detective”) and Chad Hamilton (“Breakup at a Wedding”) and is produced by Universal Cable Productions.
Why We’re Hyped to See Persona 5 at E3 2016
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to be highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: Persona 5!
Capcom to Prioritize ‘Completeness’ Even if It Means Delays
Capcom has restructured its development periods "for a small number of titles," the developer announced during its annual financial earnings call.
To ensure games are up to standard, Capcom will carry out development in a way that "prioritizes completeness" over firm "development deadlines." For example, many—including Capcom—believe "some aspects of Street Fighter 5" could have used "more polish" at launch.
Street Fighter 5 was plagued with server and matchmaking issues, and was generally missing a lot of content.
"Accordingly, we feel it's better to give a little more time to development than before, and have made slight adjustments to our portfolio," Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto said.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Heading West
Square Enix's full-scale Final Fantasy mobile game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will have its western release in the coming months.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be available for free on iOS and Android devices. The game will also be playable at the Square Enix booth during E3, from June 14 to June 16.
Designed specifically for mobile, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a role-playing game in Square Enix's classic Final Fantasy style. The story follows "two knights of the kingdom of Grandshelt," along with a "young girl who suddenly appears before them" on an adventure to find a "sought after crystal."
The game uses traditional turn-based gameplay as players venture through "various types" of dungeons in search of "items, hidden paths, and new routes."
Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist Coming to FOX This Fall
FOX has announced its primetime series schedule for the 2016 - 2017 season.
Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist will be debuting this fall, alongside new comedy Son of Zorn. The Exorcist is coming to TV screens starring Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, and Geena Davis, and it'll be directed by Rupert Wyatt.
The Lethal Weapon TV show will follow cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh in modern-day Los Angeles, starring Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans, Sr.
Son of Zorn is a live-action / animated family comedy featuring the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Cheryl Hines, and Johnny Pemberton.
Free Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC Coming This Week
Electronic Arts is releasing Battlefield 4's fifth DLC pack, Final Stand, for free to Xbox Live Gold members on Wednesday, May 18, according to an Xbox One Community Calendar listing.
The DLC is part of Electronic Arts' Road to Battlefield 1 promotion. The publisher intends to continue giving away previously released DLC for both Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline for the "next few months."
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Why There Aren’t Any Games Characters in Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed is set in a world that will feel familiar to fans of the video game franchise, but its characters and artifacts are all new.
During a visit to the set of the 20th Century Fox film, the creative team behind the movie explained the decision to start from scratch with their mythology.
“We essentially did them all on our own because we wanted to have an original script,” said executive producer Pat Crowley. “It’s a movie that’s based on the game, but it’s not a movie that is the game.”
Director Justin Kurzel explained that the decision to differentiate the characters and storylines was because the Assassin’s Creed games already have so much backstory for each of their characters. Since those had already been mined, he wanted to offer viewers something new.