Monthly Archives: September 2016
Jon Favreau to Appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Jon Favreau is reportedly appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming as his Iron Man character, Happy Hogan.
Variety reports that Favreau, who directed the original Iron Man and Iron Man 2, also cameoed as Tony Stark's driver Happy. Favreau also appeared in the third Iron Man film, directed by Shane Black.
Sony and Marvel did not offer comment to Variety on the reported casting.
Game Scoop!: Another Crazy PS4 Neo Fan Theory
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SpaceX Rocket Explodes During Pre-Launch Test
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded during a routine static fire test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this morning, completely destroying the vehicle and its payload, the Amos-6 communications satellite. Amos-6 had been scheduled to launch this weekend, on September 3. There were no injuries.
Based on an update from SpaceX’s official Twitter, the “anomaly” occurred during a standard pre-launch test for the Amos-6 mission on Launch Complex 40. The explosion “originated around the upper stage oxygen tank and occurred during the propellant loading of the vehicle.”
7 Hopes for Game of Thrones: Season 7
Game of Thrones fans rejoice, because Season 7 is finally in production.
After a weather-related delay, Entertainment Weekly is reporting cameras have started rolling on the penultimate Game of Thrones season. Little is known about Season 7: it will be seven episodes long, has four directors and has a bunch of vague character descriptions that may or may not overlap with book characters (more on that in a bit). But with work getting started on the seventh season of the show, now is the perfect time to look ahead and speculate about what we hope will happen when Game of Thrones returns in summer 2017.
Daily Deals: Xbox One With Free Games, PS4 With $100 Credit, Witcher 3
Snag an Xbox One With A Free Game and a $50 Microsoft Credit
The Microsoft Store has a solid Xbox One promotion right now: choose from multiple Xbox One bundles, including all versions of the new Xbox One S, and score $50 in credit and a free game. The free games aren't that great, but the $50 in credit is almost a free year of Live, or a game of your choice.
A Totally ’80s Tour of the Xavier School’s Campus
With X-Men: Apocalypse coming soon to home video, we wanted to share with you an exclusive video tour of the campus of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and a pair of new detailed maps of the school.
The tour is a faux 1980's-era orientation video befitting the Reagan era-set film.
Check out the maps below detailing the grounds of the school and its interior. Click on the images below for higher-res versions:
Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2 Preview Features Stargirl
In anticipation of the Season 2 premiere of DC's Legends of Tomorrow next month, The CW has released a new preview that offers a sneak peek at Sarah Grey as Stargirl.
Check out the new teaser below, which also features a brief glimpse of Matt Letscher as Reverse-Flash, who we know will be joining the Legion of Doom.
DC's #LegendsOfTomorrow play by their own rules when season 2 premieres Thursday, October 13 at 8/7c! pic.twitter.com/4j8DXIkwo0
9 Shows You Should Binge Watch
There’s so much great TV out there these days, you’re probably missing what could be your new favorite show without even realizing it. So let IGN help you out, as we list nine current shows you should binge.
We’re skipping over the shows that are among the most obvious – We don’t think you need us to tell you to watch Game of Thrones and even a recent series like Stranger Things is on almost everyone's radar at this point. Below you’ll find a mixture of critical darlings, buzzed about series and a couple IGN writer favorites. We're in the era of "Peak TV," and we know you can't watch everything, but these shows are worth your time!
Pokemon Sun and Moon Early Purchase Bonus Revealed
A bonus Munchlax will be available to those who purchase Pokemon Sun and Moon, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company revealed during today's Nintendo Direct.
Those who purchase the game before January 11, 2017 and connect to the internet will be able to collect a Munchlax carrying the special Snorlium Z item. When evolved into Snorlax, a special Z-Move that cannot be used by any other Pokemon, Pulverizing Pancake, will be available for that Snorlax thanks to the item.
Munchlax will also know the move Hold Back when downloaded and be able to learn the move Happy Hour, two moves it could not otherwise know.
A new Alolan version of an original Pokemon was also revealed during the Direct. Alolan Rattata is a Dark/Normal type, as opposed to the traditional Normal-type Rattata.
Westworld Poster Revealed
HBO has released the official key art for its new drama series Westworld.
Check out the poster, as well as several recently revealed photos from Season 1, in the gallery below.
Westworld offers a fresh take on Michael Crichton's 1973 film, and is created by writers/executive producers Jonathan Nolan (Person of Interest, The Dark Knight) and Lisa Joy (Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice).
The series boasts an all-star cast that includes Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford, Sidse Babett Knudsen as Theresa Cullen, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy, Ed Harris as The Man in Black, Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton and James Marsden as Teddy.