Monthly Archives: March 2017
The 10 Most Ridiculous Things That Wolverine Has Survived
He’s the best there is at what he does, and what he does isn’t very nice! Marvel’s premiere mutant hero, Wolverine has become infamous for his healing factor; which has allowed him to survive almost any injury.
At least that was true until Marvel finally decided to kill Wolverine off by encasing his body in molten Adamantium. And while it’s inevitable that the original Wolverine will eventually come back to life, there’s currently an Old Man Logan version of Wolverine running around in the Marvel Universe...probably as a reaction to the film, Logan.
But for the longest time, Wolverine was practically unkillable. Fatal blows were just a nuisance, and not even the loss of his flesh and vital organs seemed to slow down Logan. Sometimes, Wolverine’s survival was simply ludicrous on all levels! That’s why we’ve assembled a list of the 10 most ridiculous things that Wolverine has survived. He may go down, but he always comes back for more.
Ape Out Is Like Hotline Miami With an Animalistic Twist
I only got to play Ape Out for about 10 minutes at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, but those 10 minutes were packed with such a raw fury that for a few brief moments, it felt like time was standing still.
In Ape Out, you control a gorilla gone absolutely berserk for reasons that aren’t and don’t really need to be explained. Any questions I had about the “what” and “why” were immediately dashed — like an unsuspecting guard against a wall — once I broke out of my glass encasement and began my rampage throughout its first procedurally generated level.
Check out Ape Out's first trailer below, exclusively on IGN!
Ape Out was pure intensity from that moment on. With movements so fast and fluid it almost looks rotoscoped, I barreled through corridors, grabbing baddies and hurling them against walls, propelling them with the sheer force of my punches to their off-screen demise, or using them as human shields before launching them like a bowling ball towards a pair of hostiles around the corner. Every bloody splat was accompanied by an explosive cymbal crash, a musical punctuation to my violence against the frenetic beat of its drum-heavy soundtrack.
Naughty Dog Co-President Leaving Studio
Christophe Balestra, co-president of Uncharted and The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog, has announced he will be leaving the company on April 3.
In a blog post on Naughty Dog's official website, Balestra revealed he will be leaving after 15 years with the company. Evan Wells, who has served with Balestra as co-presidents for the last 12 years, will now act as Naughty Dog's sole president, according to Balestra's post. Balestra said he is leaving "to pursue fulfilling personal ambitions and projects."
Disney Screens First Star Wars: The Last Jedi Footage for Shareholders
Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage has been screened for a select audience, offering a look at Rey's story in the upcoming sequel.
Spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow.
Disney held its annual shareholders meeting in Denver where it showed off footage from The Last Jedi, previewing what happens immediately after the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. According to Los Angeles Times reporter Daniel Miller, the new clips shows Rey handing Luke his lightsaber while he asks Rey, "Who are you?"
How That Aquaman Underwater Scene Was Done
Justice League director Zack Snyder has revealed how he shot Aquaman's underwater scene.
Last week Synder shared a short clip of Jason Momoa's Aquaman swimming underwater. It turns out, thanks to a behind-the-scenes photo courtesy of Batman-News, it was actually Momoa filming the scene. The director confirmed he did not use a body double nor any sort of CG to help capture Aquaman interacting and swimming underwater. Check out the photo below, which shows Momoa filming the scene behind a green screen.
Hugh Jackman Will Star as Enzo Ferrari in Biopic
Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman will now play legendary motor racing driver and entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann's biopic.
Deadline reports the Logan star replaced Christian Bale for the lead role, as Bale developed health issues while putting on weight for the film. Jackman on the other hand, no longer has to worry about getting physically fit to play Wolverine.
Noomi Rapace will star alongside Jackman as his estranged wife Linda. Michael Mann's script for the film will focus on the pair's tense relationship while Ferrari was designing his race cars. The movie takes place in 1957, the most tumultuous period in Ferrari's life as the designer had to put up with failure, success, and death while competing against Maserati.
First Photo From Jurassic World 2 Revealed
Director J.A. Bayona has tweeted the first official image from the Jurassic World sequel, which has recently started filming.
In the photo, a young girl stands in front of a bunch of dino skeletons in what looks like a museum of some sort. Bayona did not say who the young girl is, and there are no obvious links to the characters in Jurassic World. Perhaps she is the daughter of Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen (Chris Pratt), both of whom are returning for the sequel?
The first official photo from Jurassic World 2.
The Batman: Actor Calls Deathstroke an ‘Exciting’ Villain
Despite the recent changes behind the camera of The Batman, the actor portraying the film's villain Deathstroke, Joe Manganiello, continues to look forward to putting his own spin on the popular DC villain.
Speaking with The RI Magazine, Manganiello said this iteration of the master swordsman could "be a great villain" that fans will root for.
"This is my character, an exciting one, and has the capacity I think, to be a great villain," Manganiello said. "And what all the great ones can do is polarize an audience. When I was a kid I always rooted for the villain. As a kid I think I would have rooted for him and I think fans will."
The Flash: Is [Spoiler] Actually Savitar?
As Flash's third season continues, the single biggest mystery driving the show right now involves the identity of Savitar. Whomever's hiding under that massive armor, they're someone with a serious grudge against Team Flash and a knowledge of the terrible things the future holds for them.
Full spoilers for The Flash continue below as we theorize on the true identity of Savitar.
At this point, Wally West seems the most likely candidate. Wally's growing psychological instability and his ever increasing mastery of the Speed Force hint that Kid Flash is about to take a dark turn. And the fact that "The Wrath of Savitar" ended with Wally being trapped in the Speed Force only lends further fuel to the fire. His last-ditch attempt to defeat Savitar may have only ensured that he becomes Savitar instead.
This Horizon Zero Dawn LEGO Thunderjaw Looks Amazing
The headline pretty much says it all. This LEGO model of the Thunderjaw from Horizon: Zero Dawn is pretty amazing.
Built and photographed by Marius Herrmann, whose Flickr page has lots of other cool stuff on it, this impressive build was done totally free-form, without any schematic.
Herrmann also seems to be a Titanfall fan, as he's done some neat Titan builds too, which you can also see on his page. Craziness!
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