Monthly Archives: July 2015

Unlocked: Xbox Was ‘As Much About Blocking Sony’ As Anything Else

DOWNLOAD PODCAST UNLOCKED EPISODE 201

We don't believe three generations of Xbox leadership have ever been brought into the same room before to share secrets and stories of Xbox history. Until now. In a once-in-a-lifetime episode, Xbox creator Seamus Blackley, Head of Xbox during the 360 launch Peter Moore, and current Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talk for 90 minutes about all three Xbox consoles, including beating Sony in the living room, where the Duke controller came from, how Gears of War influenced a critical decision for the Xbox 360 hardware, and so much more!

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Australia’s Getting its First Queer Gaming Festival in GX

Queer gaming festival GX, formally known as GaymerX, is coming to Sydney.

GX Australia is an LGBT-focused event designed to emphasize "inclusivity across the board", says organizer Joshua Meadows.

"GaymerX in the US has renamed itself to GX, to put less of an emphasis on the "gaymer" part that had caused some confusion as to whether or not the convention was only intended for gay men, or was unwelcoming to people who aren't in the queer community, and stuff like that", Meadows said.

"We've been discussing this with the US team behind GX  since they originally launched their event in 2013, and we're very excited that after the success of GaymerX in San Francisco, Australia was picked as the first international location for the convention."

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Jarvis, Daniel Sousa to Return in Agent Carter Season 2

Agent Peggy Carter may be crossing the country to investigate a new threat, but she won't be doing it alone.

Both James D'Arcy and Enver Gjokaj have agreed to return alongside Hayley Atwell for Agent Carter's second season. Playing Edwin Jarvis and Daniel Sousa respectively, it's unclear at this time what roles their characters will play in Peggy's cross-country endeavor.

Although it has not yet been confirmed, Entertainment Weekly also reports deals with actors Chad Michael Murray, Bridget Regan, and Lyndsy Fonseca are also likely to be announced. D'Arcy's return is particularly unsurprising, as he was already announced to be on the upcoming Comic-Con panel.

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New to Netflix Australia For July 2015

July's a relatively quiet month for Netflix Australia, but a couple of highlights are sure to keep you occupied - bring it, BoJack. Here's what's coming.

All Title Dates are Subject to Change.

Netflix AU/NZ Release Dates Only.

Mr. Untouchable

Knights of Sidonia Season 2

Spartacus: War of the Damned

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BoJack Horseman: Season 2

In the second season of Netflix's viciously funny BoJack Horseman, the washed up celebrity horse (Will Arnett) decides to turn his life around by going for runs, drinking smoothies and hashtagging his inspirational life messages out loud. Stars Alison Brie, Amy Sedaris, Aaron Paul, and Paul F. Tompkins return, and Lisa Kudrow stars as an owl who sleeps with BoJack, to her presumed distress later. Check out the trailer below.

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5 Ways Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Was Awesome

With Terminator: Genisys in theaters and an all new set of actors stepping into the iconic roles of Sarah Connor, John Connor, and Kyle Reese, we thought we'd take a quick look back at the truly excellent (though short-lived) FOX series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Terminator: Genisys Review

Josh Friedman's sci-fi series may have only lasted two seasons - 31 episodes - but it holds the distinction of being the absolute best entry into the Terminator saga following the first two movies. With Game of Thrones' Lena Headey as Sarah Connor (yes, now only the first GoT actress to step into Sarah's sizable boots), the show gave us an alternate route for John Connor's story following T2, as our perpetually on-the-run heroes -- thanks to Summer Glau's Terminator, Cameron -- time travel forward from 1999 to 2007, essentially skipping over the events that would have happened in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, including Sarah's death from leukemia.

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Play Street Fighter 5 at Six Flags This Summer

Street Fighter fans will be able to play Street Fighter V at Six Flags locations over the course of the summer and in one location, right up until New Year's Eve.

Beginning with Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA, park-goers will have the chance to test their mettle during 8-player tournaments held on Saturdays and Sundays at participating parks. That doesn't include Six Flags Magic Mountain, however, which will only feature the tournaments on Saturdays.

The dates and locations for the Street Fighter V demos are as follows:

  • July 2 – July 7: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, CA)
  • July 4 – July 7: Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)
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WB Reportedly Knew Arkham Knight Had Major PC Issues

Batman: Arkham Knight publisher Warner Bros. Interactive was apparently well aware of the technical issues that currently plague the PC version of Rocksteady Studio's trilogy-capper.

According to sources close to Kotaku, the publisher knew the PC version had problems months ago, but decided to ship the game anyway.

"I will say that it’s pretty rich for WB to act like they had no idea the game was in such a horrible state," an anonymous QA tester said. "It’s been like this for months and all the problems we see now were the exact same, unchanged, almost a year ago."

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Shatner, Whedon, Fillion Coming to Nerd HQ

IGN is teaming up with Zachary Levi and The Nerd Machine's Nerd HQ to bring you a livestream of the Conversations for a Cause panel series from San Diego Comic-Con, featuring discussions with genre film and TV legends like Joss Whedon, Guillermo del Toro, Scott Bakula (Enterprise fans, rejoice!), and many more.

The Conversations for a Cause panels will stream live from The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego on IGN.com, the IGN YouTube channel, and the Nerd HQ app, as they run from July 9-12 at Comic-Con.

Just so you're on the ball, here’s a full breakdown of the Conversations for a Cause panel schedule…

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