Monthly Archives: May 2016
League of Legends Teams Banned from Professional Competition
A scandal is happening in eSports today, as Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, announced that two professional League of Legends teams are banned from future Riot-sanctioned competitions. A third team appears to have been banned, as well, leaving players struggling to find a home and get their careers back on track.
The first two teams in question are Renegades and TDK. Riot alleged that Renegades players were improperly treated on the team.
What’s more, the owner of team Renegades, one of the most popular commentators in all of League of Legends, Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, was alleged to have improperly contracted a currently-suspended team owner, Chris Badawi, into an ownership agreement.
Wonder Woman: Gal Gadot Wraps Shooting
Actress Gal Gadot has taken to Facebook to reveal she's wrapped shooting on the upcoming Wonder Woman solo film.
"Today was my last day shooting the solo Wonder Woman movie," the actress wrote. "It's been such an amazing, exciting, dreamy, happy and fascinating experience."
Gadot went on to thank everyone involved, including the "amazing cast, crew and phenomenal director."
Yes, Wolverine 3 Will Be Rated R
Wolverine 3 has begun filming, producer Simon Kinberg has confirmed.
During a press event for X-Men: Apocalypse, Kinberg told Collider the film will be "a very radical, bold, different Wolverine than you've ever seen in any of the movies." Kinberg also confirmed previous rumors that Wolverine 3 will be rated R.
"It's violent, it's kind of like a western in its tone," the producer said. "It's just a very cool, different film." The film's R rating has been rumored for a while now, and it's been said 20th Century Fox was targeting the rating before Deadpool's success.
See Your Favorite X-Men Die in ‘Death of X’ Variant Covers
Marvel Comics recently teased “Death of X” for Fall 2016, which we are assuming is an X-Men event that will bank off the threat of seeing our favorite mutants die, and now they’ve announced there will be 20 “Death of X” variant covers featuring beloved characters either dead or dying in horrifying fashion.
Here’s the first three, featuring Jean Grey overwhelmed by the Phoenix Force, a memorial statue of Colossus in the X-Mansion's graveyard, and Nightcrawler being burned at the stake.
Uncanny Inhumans #12 variant by Harvey Tolibao
Out This Week: Uncharted 4, Doom & Deadpool
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Daily Deals: Uncharted 4, Deadpool, 8-Bit Mario Amiibo
Uncharted 4 Arrives Next Week. Get Your Copy for $48.
Update: the collector's edition is back in stock.
The Uncharted series arrives at a Thief's End tomorrow, on May 10. That's just two weeks away, and if you want a 20% discount on your copy, you can pre-order with Amazon Prime. If you don't have Prime, you can simply start a free trial and cancel it after the game ships. You won't be charged for Prime and you'll get the discount. All versions of the game are eligible:
Next X-Men Movie Set in the 1990s
X-Men franchise producer Simon Kinberg has confirmed the next film in the series will be set in the 1990s.
First Class took place in the 60s, Days of Future Past took place in the 70s, and the upcoming Apocalypse is set in the 80s. It seems only logical that the next movie will continue the trend, and Kinberg confirmed the suspicions in an interview with Coming Soon.
However, we don't know yet whether Kinberg was referring to the next "main" X-Men movie, or whether it'll be the in-development New Mutants film, directed by Josh Boone. New Mutants will be bringing a "young adult vibe" to the universe, with younger characters on show.
Top 10 Call of Duty Zombies Maps
Zombies. What began as a hidden mini-game has now become one of Call of Duty’s most popular modes, with many fans getting their hands on the latest installment in the franchise solely for the opportunity to fight wave after wave of the undead.
Ever since Nacht der Untoten in Call of Duty: World at War, there have been a total of 23 original maps featured over a series of five games. Developers Treyarch and Sledgehammer have evolved and expanded the mode with each new addition, but there have undoubtedly been some highlights over the eight years since World at War released.
Here are our top ten Zombies maps in Call of Duty.
Doom Fan Runs Game on Chainsaw
Sure, it's not the most practical thing, but one Doom fan got the game to run on a chainsaw.
The toy chainsaw "can play any Doom game," creator George Merlocco said. The demo video, however, displays Doom 2, since that's the game in which the chainsaw is immediately accessible.
Merlocco named his creation the Painsaw, and it's compatible with a controller or keyboard. The chainsaw itself is a "modded Echo Junior Chainsaw toy" powered by a Raspbery Pi Zero.
"This Painsaw is a tribute to everything doom," Merlocco wrote on YouTube. The video it's featured in even includes the timestamp of the first Doom's release date.
The Flash Photo Preview: Kevin Smith Directs
When we last saw Barry Allen he was...um...gone? Possibly disintegrated into nothingness? Bottom line: It didn't look good. Barry and Harrison's plan to recreate the circumstances of the particle accelerator explosion from the series premiere may have had disastrous consequences.
Expect immediate answers on this week's "The Runaway Dinosaur" - airing Tuesday, May 10th - directed by the one and only Kevin Smith. Yes, super Flash fan Smith helmed this upcoming chapter and The CW has released a bunch of new images from the episode, and from the set, showing the Clerks/Dogma director in action. Plus, Barry reuniting with an unexpected loved one.
Check out all the images in the gallery below...