ESPN Delays Apex Legends Esports Broadcast Following Mass Shootings
ESPN has decided to delay a planned broadcast of an Apex Legends esports tournament following this month’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
ESPN originally planned to broadcast a taped Apex Legends competition across various Disney-owned channels, including APC, ESPN2, and ESPNEWS. Those plans have seemingly changed following two mass shootings that occurred last weekend, 13-hours apart. Apex Legends is Respawn Entertainment’s free-to-play, battle royale first-person shooter.
Esports reporter Rod Breslau first published an internal memo sent to ABC Affiliates explaining that ABC will, “no longer air ‘EXP Invitational Apex Legends at X Games‘ on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in the 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET/3:00 -4:00 PM PT time period.” Bloomberg confirmed these plans with an anonymous, internal source.
Reacquaint Yourself With the Weapons Manufacturers of Borderlands 3
Our IGN First game for August 2019 is the much anticipated Borderlands 3. We've got tons of info and first-looks coming at you all this month, including the first 14 minutes of Borderlands 3 and a tour of Borderlands 3's new hub, Sanctuary 3.
Today we're focusing on the gun manufacturers. Of course, classic Borderlands weapons makers are returning, but we also have a look at the hacked-together firearm creations of the Children of the Vault (COV). There are also new, easy-to-switch alt-fire modes, adding a whole new layer to combat.
Reacquaint Yourself With the Weapons Manufacturers of Borderlands 3
Our IGN First game for August 2019 is the much anticipated Borderlands 3. We've got tons of info and first-looks coming at you all this month, including the first 14 minutes of Borderlands 3 and a tour of Borderlands 3's new hub, Sanctuary 3.
Today we're focusing on the gun manufacturers. Of course, classic Borderlands weapons makers are returning, but we also have a look at the hacked-together firearm creations of the Children of the Vault (COV). There are also new, easy-to-switch alt-fire modes, adding a whole new layer to combat.
Epix’s Pennyworth Gives Batman’s Mom an Origin Story
For more on the series, be sure to check out our spoiler-free review of the Pennyworth series premiere right here.
Epix's Pennyworth will air its third and fourth episodes, titled "Martha Kane" and "Lady Penelope" respectively, on Sunday, August 11. Martha Kane, who some might know as Bruce Wayne's future mom, will join Alfred and Thomas Wayne on thrilling new adventures. And while the comic books have touched on Martha's character from time to time, she's never been fully explored in a live-action TV series or movie.
We spoke to actress Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) about the challenges of playing Batman's future mom, and if she ever felt any pressure taking on such an important role. "I felt very liberated because most of what people know about Martha and Thomas is them dying and that being the catalyst for Batman's story," Paetz told IGN. "So there's not a lot about how they live and how they were as people. So I didn't feel the weight of other people's expectations."
Epix’s Pennyworth Gives Batman’s Mom an Origin Story
For more on the series, be sure to check out our spoiler-free review of the Pennyworth series premiere right here.
Epix's Pennyworth will air its third and fourth episodes, titled "Martha Kane" and "Lady Penelope" respectively, on Sunday, August 11. Martha Kane, who some might know as Bruce Wayne's future mom, will join Alfred and Thomas Wayne on thrilling new adventures. And while the comic books have touched on Martha's character from time to time, she's never been fully explored in a live-action TV series or movie.
We spoke to actress Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) about the challenges of playing Batman's future mom, and if she ever felt any pressure taking on such an important role. "I felt very liberated because most of what people know about Martha and Thomas is them dying and that being the catalyst for Batman's story," Paetz told IGN. "So there's not a lot about how they live and how they were as people. So I didn't feel the weight of other people's expectations."
Update: Injured Fast and Furious 9 Stuntman Leaves Intensive Care
Update: Stuntman Joe Watts has now left intensive care after suffering head injuries on the set of Fast and Furious 9. Per Variety, The Watts family and girlfriend Tilly Powell released the following statement:
“While Joe remains in hospital and there is still a long road ahead, he has been moved out of the ICU and doctors are pleased with his progress. We’d especially like to send an enormous thank-you to the air ambulance crew, all the fantastic doctors, nurses and staff at the Royal London Hospital who have provided amazing care to Joe. We have been overwhelmed by the incredible support from friends, family and the stunt community, as well as the ‘Fast & Furious 9’ cast, crew and Universal Pictures.”
This Stunning New X-Men Power Can Seamlessly Introduce MCU Mutants
While we know new X-Men movies are eventually coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we don’t know exactly how Marvel’s Merry Mutants will be introduced to the MCU. Given that it’d be strange for mutants to suddenly appear when there had been no trace of them before, it’s become a fun fan guessing game to theorize exactly how Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige will explain it. The going theory is that we’ll learn Professor X used Cerebro to make the world forget about mutants, but a new X-Men comic mini-series titled House of X offers a more intriguing idea.
X-Men Editor Jordan White even said as much himself when he told IGN at Comic Con that House of X #2 in particular had something perfect for an MCU X-Men movie. Catch his comments at 5:17 in the video below:
This Stunning New X-Men Power Can Seamlessly Introduce MCU Mutants
While we know new X-Men movies are eventually coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we don’t know exactly how Marvel’s Merry Mutants will be introduced to the MCU. Given that it’d be strange for mutants to suddenly appear when there had been no trace of them before, it’s become a fun fan guessing game to theorize exactly how Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige will explain it. The going theory is that we’ll learn Professor X used Cerebro to make the world forget about mutants, but a new X-Men comic mini-series titled House of X offers a more intriguing idea.
X-Men Editor Jordan White even said as much himself when he told IGN at Comic Con that House of X #2 in particular had something perfect for an MCU X-Men movie. Catch his comments at 5:17 in the video below:
Testing Will Soon Begin On An Unannounced Resident Evil Game
Capcom has seemingly issued invites to US-based members of its RE Ambassadors program to test a new game currently in development.
"Hi Resident Evil Ambassadors," reads the email, via Biohaze. "Today we're reaching out to recruit potential testers from our loyal RE Ambassador community to try out a new game in early development."
Applicants must live in Los Angeles and be available on September 20 or 21, or be based in New York and free on September 23 or 24. The email notes that participants won't be compensated for their time or travel.
The only requirement - aside from RE Ambassador membership - is that each player "has played a Resident Evil title in the past." The email follows a similar one sent out last week to Japanese program members to take part in tests happening on the 8 and 9 of September.
Testing Will Soon Begin On An Unannounced Resident Evil Game
Capcom has seemingly issued invites to US-based members of its RE Ambassadors program to test a new game currently in development.
"Hi Resident Evil Ambassadors," reads the email, via Biohaze. "Today we're reaching out to recruit potential testers from our loyal RE Ambassador community to try out a new game in early development."
Applicants must live in Los Angeles and be available on September 20 or 21, or be based in New York and free on September 23 or 24. The email notes that participants won't be compensated for their time or travel.
The only requirement - aside from RE Ambassador membership - is that each player "has played a Resident Evil title in the past." The email follows a similar one sent out last week to Japanese program members to take part in tests happening on the 8 and 9 of September.