Monthly Archives: October 2015
Trailer and Photos for Constantine’s Appearance on Arrow
Ahead of next week's new episode of Arrow, The CW has released a fresh batch of new images and a trailer teasing the appearance of Matt Ryan's John Constantine.
Arrow: "Haunted" Photos
In the upcoming episode, titled "Haunted," Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is forced to call in a favor from Constantine after things take a dark turn for Sara Lance (Caity Lotz).
For a sneak peek at what's in store for Queen and his old pal Constantine, check out the promo video below.
Suicide Squad: 6 New Cast Photos Revealed
Hot off the heels of yesterday's cover reveals featuring Deadshot and Harley Quinn, a fresh batch of cast photos showcasing the villainous crew that makes up Warner Bros.' Suicide Squad has surfaced.
Here's a closer look at the assembled team that makes up Task Force X, courtesy of Empire (via Coming Soon).
Watch All 400 Episodes of Bob Ross
Perhaps the most well-known painter of the 20th century, Bob Ross, is now streaming on Twitch.
Well, not exactly Bob Ross, but instead all 400 episodes of his Public Broadcasting television program "The Joy of Painting." Ross died in 1995 at the age of 52, just a year after The Joy of Painting came to a close.
For those unfamiliar, Ross began each program with a blank canvas, and in the course of the show, he used what is effectively wizardry to conjure forth incredible landscapes using off-the-shelf, moderately priced paints and painting implements. Ross worked wet-on-wet, meaning the layers didnt have time to dry, and his technique and instruction made painting in oils something that was accessible to anyone.
Tribes Universe PC Games Free to Download
Tribes developer Hi-Rez Studio is celebrating the series 20th anniversary by giving away free games.
PC users can go to the Tribes official website and download any of the games in the Tribes series, including Earthsiege, Starsiege: Tribes, Tribes 2, or even the most recent 2012 free-to-play Tribes Ascend.
The original EarthSiege, released in 1994, and its sequel focused on mech combat. Starsiege: Tribes released in 1998 and was the first in a series of competitive first-person shooters in which players could jet-pack around large maps in light, medium, or heavy armor and the appropriate weapons to accompany the armor.
Game of Thrones: Season 6 Could Premiere a Bit Later Than Usual
Game of Thrones fans might have to wait a bit longer than usual for the Season 6 premiere.
HBO has announced premiere dates for its new show Vinyl (from Martin Scorsese), as well as returning shows Girls and Togetherness. As noted by Huffington Post, if you do the math (and go off HBO's usual schedule patterns), it's easy to see how this could slightly push back the premiere of Game of Thrones: Season 6. Vinyl will begin on February 14 (at 9:00 pm Sundays - the slot Game of Thrones airs in), while Girls and Togetherness premiere on February 21, airing right after Vinyl.
A Fallout Nuka Cola Quantum Soda Is Coming
Fallout 4 developer Bethesda has teamed up with Jones Soda Co. to produce Nuke Cola Quantum, available exclusively at Target.
The official Fallout Twitter account tweeted the announcement along with an image featuring the bottled neon blue soda, which will be available November 10, the same day Fallout 4 releases.
Raise your AP! Grab #Fallout4 AND @jonessodaco Nuka Cola Quantum - exclusively available from @Target on 11.10 pic.twitter.com/JWfsm8wzMZ
Game Scoop!: PlayStation’s Wild Week
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing PlayStation's first Paris Games Week conference, No Man's Sky, Nintendo NX, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Bruce Campbell & Lucy Lawless on Getting Bloody for Ash vs Evil Dead
Evil Dead fans have cause to rejoice, as Ash vs Evil Dead makes its debut on Starz this Saturday. Returning as Ash Williams from the Evil Dead trilogy is, of course, Bruce Campbell – this time joined by Lucy Lawless, as a woman named Ruby who’s not exactly happy with Ash.
I sat down with the two actors, reuniting from their days on Xena together, to talk all things Ash vs Evil Dead, including working with their longtime friends and collaborators -- Sam Raimi and Lawless’ husband, Rob Tapert -- the amount of blood used on the show and much more.
As you might expect with these two, I often found them taking just a few words I’d said and running with it… And yes, that was as wonderfully entertaining as you also might expect.
Star Wars Battlefront: EA Feels ‘Very Good’ About 13 Million Sales
During a call with investors today, EA revised its earlier estimate of Star Wars Battlefront sales numbers, increasing the total by 3 million copies.
"We feel very good about 13 million units," EA chief operating officer Peter Moore said. In May of this year, EA was aiming for 10 million copies of Star Wars Battlefront.
Calling its Battlefront and Battlefield franchises "two bookends," the earlier prediction took the historical Battlefront games into account, which normally sell around 9 million copies, and revised it based on the excitement surrounding the Star Wars license attached to the upcoming game.
EA Infographic Touts World-Leading Stats
Electronic Arts was the top publisher in the west on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One during the company's latest fiscal quarter.
The publisher has released an infographic, providing a look at player engagement across its biggest franchises from July to September. Give it a look below.
Thanks to the successful launches of Madden NFL 16, NHL 16, and FIFA 16, EA's sport-centric franchises saw a year-over-year monthly player increase of 30 percent. Meanwhile, Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic saw a subscriber boost of 33 percent in light of Knights of the Fallen Empire's announcement earlier this year.