Monthly Archives: May 2019
Want to Learn to Realistically Weather a Model Kit? Here’s How
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May the Fourth, unofficially known as Star Wars day, has come and gone once again. But that doesn't mean you need to leave the spirit of the holiday behind. Star Wars Day can be every day, if your heart is full of magic. Do you believe in magic?
Even model kits have magic inside of them, metaphorically. There's no sorcery inside this Bandai Hobby 1/144 Millennium Falcon Star Wars, but there is everything you need to make a really cool model of one of the most iconic sci-fi spaceships of all time.
Avengers: Endgame Directors Reveal Katherine Langford Role
Katherine Langford, known for her roles in 13 Reasons Why and Love, Simon, had a role cut from Avengers: Endgame, and now we know who she was supposed to play.
Spoiler warning: spoilers for the climax of Endgame ahead.
Revealed by directors Joe and Anthony Russo on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Langford was cast as an older version of Morgan Stark, Tony Stark’s daughter. A scene was shot with Langford that showed her version of Morgan forgiving her father for dying and leaving her after he snapped his fingers using the Infinity Stones to destroy Thanos and his forces. However, the scene was cut due to it being confusing and not testing well with audiences.
Employees of Riot Games to Walkout in Protest Monday
Riot Games employees are planning a walkout on Monday afternoon to protest forced arbitration from the company, as reported by Kotaku.
Following an investigative report by Kotaku in 2018 that chronicled dozens of employees coming forward about gender discrimination and harassment, at the studio thats behind League of Legends – five current and former Riot Games employees have since filed lawsuits.
Sony Announces Second State of Play Livestream
Sony has announced that the second State of Play livestream is coming May 9 at 3:00 p.m. PT.
Announced through the PlayStation Blog, this State of Play will feature an extended look at MediEvil and the first look at an undisclosed new title. Updates and announcements surrounding other upcoming PlayStation 4 games will be present as well.
Sony noted that there won’t be "any updates relating to our next-generation plans this time.” Ultimately, the livestream will last about 10 minutes, and can be watched on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook. Additionally, Sony revealed a third episode of State of Play will return later in the year with more news and updates.
52 Images From New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer
The second official trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home released on Monday and we have 52 images for you to look through to take in all the details.
Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame follow. Continue at your own risk.
The trailer launched on the day that Avengers: Endgame directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, declared being the date for the Avengers: Endgame spoiler ban to lift.
The Russo brothers asked fans on social media prior to the release of the film, to not spoil the ending, with the trending hashtag of #DontSpoilTheEndgame that circulated for weeks. Avengers: Endgame cast members also pushed it on their channels.
Denis Dyack Talks About Silicon Knights vs. Epic Games Lawsuit
In all of gaming, you’d be hard pressed to find a messier lawsuit (and subsequent fallout) than that of Epic vs. Silicon Knights. Back in 2007, Silicon Knights formally sued Epic for allegedly failing to address issues with Unreal Engine 3, which Silicon Knights was using to develop Too Human. For a multitude of reasons, Silicon Knights effectively lost that lawsuit, and as of a 2014 report, still somehow owes Epic $9.2 million in legal fees. Though Silicon Knights is no more, former president Denis Dyack says that, knowing what he knows now, he would've likely reconsidered going through with the lawsuit.
2018 Set a New Comic Book Sales Record
The comic book industry had its strongest sales year ever in 2018, with total sales topping a previous record set in 2016. That's according to a joint analysis by ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller.
Grieep and Miller estimate that total comic book and graphic novel sales in 2018 amounted to $1.095 billion. A little under half of those sales came from traditional comic book shops, while the remainder were through book channels (bookstores, online retailers, Scholastic book fairs, etc.), digital downloads and crowdfunding services like Kickstarter. This is the first time crowdfunding data has been included in Grieep and Miller's annual report.
Far From Home Trailer Answers This Huge Endgame Question
Warning: Full spoilers follow for Avengers: Endgame as well as for the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home.
The new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home has gone full Endgame spoilers, which is perhaps not surprising since Endgame directors the Russo brothers said last week that as of today it was fair game to talk spoilers. So not only does the trailer start with a sad Peter Parker (Tom Holland) talking to Happy Hogan (John Favreau) about how much he misses Iron Man -- who of course sacrificed himself in Endgame -- but it also confirms what we've thought was a result of the events of the most recent Avengers film. Namely, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now a multiverse. The Marvel Cinematic Multiverse.
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HBO, Starbucks Respond to Game of Thrones’ Accidental Coffee Cup
Update #2: HBO has released an official statement in response to last night's rogue Starbucks coffee cup mistake in Game of Thrones. The network's response reads: "The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea."
IGN's original story continues below:
Eagle-eyed Game of Thrones viewers have spotted a rogue disposable coffee cup that has somehow made it into the final cut of Season 8, episode 4, "The Last of the Starks."
That's a pumpkin spice latte pic.twitter.com/fPThGIWJPW