Monthly Archives: May 2018
Tom Hardy and the Royal Wedding’s Star Wars Connection
There were several movie stars in attendance at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but it was a bald and sometimes very bored-looking Tom Hardy who caught the attention of the Internet. And while many Bane jokes were made thanks to the actor’s shaved head, it’s a very different geek property that ties Hardy to Harry: Star Wars.
Hardy, along with groom Prince Harry and his elder brother Prince William, all appeared together in a scene for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that was ultimately deleted. It is, however, included as an extra on The Last Jedi’s home entertainment release.
13 Reasons Why Season 3 Should Forget Hannah and Follow a New School
Warning: this article contains spoilers for 13 Reasons Why: Season 2. If you haven't already, you can check out our Season 2 spoiler-free review right here.
At this point, there seems little doubt that Netflix will renew 13 Reasons Why for a third season. Season 1 is reportedly among Netflix's highest-viewed programs ever, and Season 2 is poised to follow suit. And where Season 1 told a largely self-contained story, Season 2 ended on a more open-ended note, suggesting that plans are already in motion.
The question is less whether there will be a Season 3 than whether there should be. Many were surprised when the series was renewed the first time, and Season 2 didn't necessarily justify that choice in the end (read our review here). Is there really anything left to add to the story of Hannah Baker and the impact of her tragic suicide? Can the series redeem itself after its sophomore slump? We have a few ideas for how the series can move forward from here.
College Esports Is Growing Whether You like It or Not
Esports are a joke, playing video games is a waste of time, and these kids need to lay off the Doritos and go outside.
Archaic views like this aren’t uncommon, but they didn’t hold much weight when the student-athletes from Université Laval threw off their headsets to hug and celebrate as confetti fluttered down around them. It was a fitting moment of validation for a group of players that had put their all into becoming the best collegiate Heroes of the Storm team in the world, all while holding down jobs, earning degrees and, perhaps unknowingly, paving the way for generations of collegiate esports players to come.
Credit: Carlton Beener and Blizzard Entertainment
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Valve Threatens Popular Erotic Games on Steam with Take down Warnings
The developers of several popular erotic games on Steam have received warnings from Valve that they must censor the adult content in their games or they will be removed, according to tweets from those developers.
Most notably, developer HuniePot was issued a warning regarding their extremely popular erotic romance visual novel/puzzle game, HuniePop. According to their Twitter, the notice indicated that HuniePop “violates the rules & guidelines for pornographic content on Steam and will be removed from the store unless the game is updated to remove said content.”
How Does Agents of SHIELD’s Finale Handle Infinity War?
Spoiler alert: This interview contains plot details for the Agents of SHIELD Season 5 finale, "The End," and Avengers: Infinity War.
Ever since Agents of SHIELD hinted at Thanos' attack on Earth in Season 5, episode 19, "Option Two," fans have been curious how the Marvel series would handle the dramatic ending of Infinity War, which saw half of the universe wiped out by Thanos' snap and the immense power of the Infinity Gauntlet.
How Deadpool 2 Fixed X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Warning! Full Deadpool 2 SPOILERS below! For more on Deadpool 2, check out the end credits scenes, explained!
Ryan Reynolds has always hated his first appearance as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And while he got plenty of jabs at it in the first Deadpool movie, it wasn't until Deadpool 2 that Reynolds was able to finally terminate the mistakes of that movie. Literally.
During one of Deadpool 2's end credits scenes, Deadpool disrupts the finale of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to kill that movie's bastardized version of Wade Wilson himself.
Marvel Ominously Teases ‘Spidergeddon’
If an ominous teaser from Marvel is any indication, something big is on the horizon for Spider-Man comic book fans.
As reported by CBR.com, Marvel Comics released the following tease, which features a black background with "SPIDERGEDDON IS NIGH" written in white, and the Marvel logo and "Fall 2018" at the very bottom. See it below.
"Spidergeddon" teaser, via CBR.com
ThunderCats Returning in New Animated Show
The ThunderCats are returning with a new animated show on Cartoon Network.
Per Entertainment Weekly, this new take on the beloved property is called ThunderCats Roar. The series will once again feature the core group of Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Wilykat, and Wilykit.
The story follows Lion-O and the ThunderCats escaping their destroyed home world Thundera and crash landing on the mysterious planet of Third Earth. The team must find a way to make the planet their new home while thwarting various villains, including Third Earth’s evil ruler Mumm-Ra.
ThunderCats Roar poster, via EW.