Monthly Archives: August 2016

Shatner Open to Star Trek Discovery Appearance

Star Trek Discovery could feature an appearance by the original Captain Kirk, as William Shatner said he's open to the possibility.

During the Television Critics Association press tour, Shatner told TV Guide he would return for the new TV series only "if I were useful," after lamenting the way in which Leonard Nimoy's appearance was handled in the J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek reboot and the sequel Into Darkness.

Shatner said he thought Nimoy's cameo was "a waste of time" and wished he was more involved in the films, adding, "He's so talented. Why didn't they do something more with him?"

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Guardians 2: Check Out Yondu’s New Fin

After actor Michael Rooker debuted Yondu's new look at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel has released an image providing a closer look at the character's upgraded headpiece.

Posted on Marvel's Instagram, the image of "everybody's favorite blue-skinned ravager" shows off a fin that's more in line with the character's look in Marvel's comics. Check it out below:

Two clips from the upcoming film were recently shown during Marvel's Comic-Con panel. The first -- a full scene from the movie -- saw Yondu and Rocket imprisoned by the Ravagers, while the second was a sizzle reel showing Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax arguing during a face-off with a cosmic beast.

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First Guy to Catch All US Pokemon Heads Overseas to Catch the Rest

Nick Johnson — the American Pokemon Go player who caught all 142 Pokemon available in the United States — is heading out on a journey far and wide to catch the three other country-exclusive pocket monsters.

His trip is sponsored by Mariott Rewards and Expedia, Business Insider reports. Johnson and his girlfriend will first travel to Paris, where Europe's Mr. Mime is likely to reside. One day later, they'll fly to Hong Kong to find Farfetch'd, and a day later, to Sydney to track down Kangaskhan.

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Xbox One S Performance Boost Has Been Benchmarked

The new Xbox One S is now available, and in addition to 4K Blu-ray support, the console revision also has improved performance over its predecessor.

The jump in performance definitely isn't the big leap Microsoft is promising for the Scorpio, but according to Eurogamer, benchmark scores for the slimmer Xbox put its performance at up to 11 percent higher than the vanilla Xbox One.

Of course, that 11 percent performance jump isn't across the board, but was noted during a test of Project Cars in third-person chase-cam replay. The One S beats out the Xbox One due in large part to an overclocked GPU. Whereas the original Xbox One GPU clocks in at 853 Mhz, the GPU in the One S has a 914 Mhz clock speed.

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Death Note: Willem Dafoe Joins Cast as Ryuk

Adam Wingard's upcoming live-action Death Note film has found its Ryuk in Willem Dafoe.

According to Mashable, the Oscar-nomiated actor, who starred as the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy, has closed a deal to voice the apple-loving Shinigami.

dafoe Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin) in Spider-Man

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Arrested Development: Season 4 Has Been Re-Edited

Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz has shared new information on the previously announced recut version of Season 4, confirming the re-edited version will span a total of 22 episodes, each with a runtime of 22 minutes.

Hurwitz shared the news last week at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour with The Hollywood Reporter. There's no word on when or if the recut version of Season 4, which features new narration from Ron Howard, will release, and whether it would be available via Netflix also remains unconfirmed.

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Overwatch Summer Games Seasonal Event Debuts

Blizzard has launched Overwatch's first seasonal event, the Overwatch Summer Games, today, making a new brawl and items available to PC, PS4, and Xbox One players.

The Summer Games, arriving just days before the 2016 real-world Summer Olympics, will run from August 2 through August 22 and introduces the game's latest brawl, Lúcioball. The "futuristic spin on soccer" puts players in 3-versus-3 matches in the Estádio das Rãs. The stadium features jump pads and speed-increasing walls, with players trying to knock the ball that is in play into their opponents' goal to score points. Each match of Lúcioball lasts four minutes.

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