Monthly Archives: January 2018
Bloodshot: Vin Diesel Reportedly in Talks for Comic Movie
Vin Diesel is reportedly in talks to star in Sony Pictures' film adaptation of the Valiant comic book, Bloodshot.
TheWrap reports Diesel is up for the main role of Angelo Mortalli (aka Bloodshot). Once a ruthless killer for the mob, Mortalli eventually becomes the super-soldier known as Bloodshot after being enhanced with nanotechnology. Kevin Van Hook, Don Perlin, and Bob Layton created the character in 1992.
IGN has reached out to Sony Pictures for comment and will update this story if we hear back.
Bloodshot #1, Valiant Entertainment.
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Pizza Hut Channels Black Mirror With Self-Driving Pizza Delivery Van
Pizza Hut is channeling Black Mirror with its new self-driving pizza delivery car concept.
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Pizza Hut announced it is teaming up with Toyota to potentially have pizzas delivered in autonomous vehicles in the near future. Toyota unveiled designs of the self-driving concept vehicle called e-Palette (below), which Pizza Hut wants to make full use of.
The e-Palette self-driving concept vehicle.
Old Man Hawkeye Starts and Harley Quinn ‘Ends’ This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Writer Ethan Sacks | Artist Marco Checchetto (Marvel Comics)
Jumanji Becomes One of 2017’s Top-Grossing Films
After finally reaching the No. 1 spot at the box office in its third weekend in theaters, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has become one of 2017's most successful films domestically, and an impressive performer overseas, too.
The Jumanji sequel's chart-topping box office weekend — in which the film overtook Star Wars: The Last Jedi's run atop the weekly box office — pushed it to nearly $245 million domestically in total. That makes Welcome to the Jungle 2017's ninth most successful film, overtaking Justice League (which currently sits at about $227 million domestically) and pushing Logan out of 2017's top 10 grossing domestic films. The film spent two weekends at No. 2 before beating Insidious: The Last Key and reigning box office champ The Last Jedi this past weekend.
Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition Listed by ESRB
The ESRB has published a rating for Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition, indicating the JRPG might soon be getting some sort of a re-release.
Not much is currently known about this Royal Edition since the ESRB description is identical to the original title. However, it seems likely this repackaged version would bundle the base game with all of FFXV's post-launch content, which includes the Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis story episodes, and the Comrades multiplayer DLC.
Explaining the Complicated History of Shazam
There was a time when Shazam (aka Captain Marvel) was the most popular superhero in the world. And maybe that time will come again, as a live-action Shazam movie starring Zachary Levi as the World's Mightiest Mortal is now here.
But who is this magical powerhouse, and how do Shazam and his powers fit into the larger DC Universe? Read on to learn everything you need to know about Shazam.
Shazam Explained: The Basics
Shazam is proof that the superhero business doesn't need to be reserved for adults. Young Billy Batson is an orphan who caught the eye of a powerful but aging wizard who granted him amazing magical abilities and tasked him with defending the Rock of Eternity (an enchanted place at the nexus of space and time). Whenever Billy utters the word "Shazam!", he transforms into a powerful hero with abilities to rival those of Superman himself.
Steam Hits Record Number of Concurrent Users, Again
Steam has set another new record for concurrent players over the weekend with a peak of 18.5 million users.
According to Steam's stats page, the record was set on January 7. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is now the most played game on the platform with around three million peak concurrent players. It surpassed Dota 2, which comes in second with over 775,000 players, followed by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (over 630,000), Grand Theft Auto V (over 157,000), and Rainbow Six Siege (over 100,000).
Steam set a record last year with a little over 14 million users and in 2016 with over 12 million users. Dota 2 was the most played game for a few years, followed by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Grand Theft Auto V.
Supergirl: First Look at Mon-El’s New Costume
The CW has released a first look at Chris Wood as Mon-El in Supergirl.
The photo (below) shows off Mon-El in his Legion suit. Fans can watch Mon-El don his costume when the "Legion of Superheroes" episode premieres January 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
Chris Wood as Mon-El.
The episode follows Mon-El recruiting one of the Legion members, Brainiac-5 (guest star Jesse Rath), to help bring back Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), who remains in a dreamlike state after her deadly encounter with Reign (Odette Annable).
Out This Week: Stephen King’s IT, Super Meat Boy on Nintendo Switch
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.
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