Black Lightning: First Look at Superhero Thunder
Ahead of Black Lighting's premiere later this month, The CW has pulled back the curtain on Thunder.
Get your first look at the superhero alter-ego of Anissa Pierce (played by Nafessa Williams) below:
Nafessa Williams as Thunder in The CW's Black Lightning
Black Lightning premieres Tuesday, January 16 at 9pm ET/PT on The CW. The show will air during DC's Legends of Tomorrow's usual time slot. As such, Supergirl will take a nine-week break while Legends of Tomorrow assumes its time slot to finish out its third season.
Family Guy Will Air Extended Stewie-Oriented Episode
Family Guy will air an extended-length episode focusing on Stewie.
The episode, titled "Send in Stewie, Please," will premiere with limited commercials on FOX on March 11 at 9pm ET/PT. The story follows Stewie (Seth MacFarlane), who, after pushing one of his classmates, gets sent to his school's child psychologist, Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (guest voiced by Sir Ian McKellen).
During Stewie's session with Dr. Cecil Pritchfield, he experiences a series of emotional and personal revelations about himself.
Now currently in its 16th season, Family Guy's landmark 300th episode "Dog Bites Bear" will air on January 14 at 9pm ET/PT. For our thoughts on why Season 16's "meta-heavy premiere" is a strong start to the season, read IGN's "Emmy-Winning Episode" review.
Game of Thrones Final Season Release Year Confirmed
Game of Thrones will officially return for its eighth and final season in 2019, HBO announced today.
The hit HBO drama will take 2018 off and return for a six-episode final season next year. However HBO has not confirmed an exact premiere date as of this time.
HBO also announced the directors for the season, with David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik returning to helm episodes in the final season. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will also be directing this season. Benioff & Weiss, Bryan Cogman, and Dave Hill are confirmed as writers for Season 8.
Sapochnik has directed several episodes of the show, including "Hardhome," "Battle of the Bastards," and "The Winds of Winter," while Nutter directed "The Rains of Castamere," "Mother's Mercy," and others. Benioff and Weiss have previously directed as well on the series with "Two Swords."
9 Months After Closing, Mad Catz Is Born Again
Less than a year after closing, peripheral maker Mad Catz is back from the dead.
The revitalized accessory maker, which filed for bankruptcy last year before closing its doors, is back under new management. The company is now known as Mad Catz Global Limited, with its headquarters located in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It show off some its new products at the Consumer Electronics Show this year from January 9-12.
"We couldn’t be more excited than to begin 2018 by announcing the return of Mad Catz to the global gaming arena," said Selena Chang, director of sales and operations for Mad Catz Global Limited. "Mad Catz has been a permanent fixture in gaming for almost three decades and we firmly believe it’s best days lie ahead."
FOX Renews The Gifted for Season 2
The Gifted has been renewed for a second season.
FOX shared the news today, ahead of the show's two-hour Season 1 finale, which airs on Monday, January 15.
The new X-Men spinoff series, executive produced by Burn Notice's Matt Nix, as well as Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, and Marvel's Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory, debuted this past October and ranks as the No. 3 new drama of the 2017-2018 season.
The Gifted stars Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker and Amy Acker as his wife Caitlin, as well as Natalie Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White, who play their kids Lauren and Andy.
For our thoughts on this week's new episode, read IGN's "3 X 1" review. While you're at it, find out what Moyer had to say about the fate Reed Strucker, as well as what Jamie Chung told IGN about portraying Blink's powers.
DC Films Reportedly Gets New Boss
Warner Bros. has reportedly promoted Walter Hamada to oversee its DC film production division.
According to Variety, Hamada will serve as the new president of DC Films, replacing Jon Berg and Geoff Johns. In the wake of Justice League's disappointing performance at the box office, reports emerged last month that DC Films would undergo a restructuring in January that would make Berg a production partner alongside Roy Lee.
Streamer Breaks Tetris World Record… By Accident
Twitch streamer Jonas 'NubbinsGoody' Neubauer accidentally set a new Tetris (NES) world record during a recent attempt at breaking a completely different record.
As NintendoLife reports, last week Neubaeur tried to set a new speed record for clearing 100 lines of blocks. Well, during one of his better attempts, he instead wound up besting the fastest time for reaching 300,000 points. Neubaeur managed to do it in 1:57, a full two seconds faster than the previous record - but only realised after being told by his viewers.
Kendrick Lamar to Produce Black Panther Soundtrack Album
Grammy Award-winning artist Kendrick Lamar will produce the soundtrack album for Marvel's Black Panther. Lamar will curate the album alongside longtime collaborator Anthony Tiffith, owner of Top Dawg Entertainment, the record label to which he is signed.
Black: Panther: The Album will contain a plethora of songs from the movie as well as some inspired by it. The album's lead single "All The Stars" features Lamar and SZA, another artist signed to TDE.
Lamar and Tiffith will be working with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, who hand-picked them to create music "specific to the needs of the film"
"I am honored to be working with such an incredible artist whose work has been so inspirational," writes Coogler, "and whose artistic themes align with those we explore in the film. I can't wait for the world to hear what Kendrick and TDE have in store"
‘Canon Breaking’ Pink Darth Vader Is Now a Battlefront 2 Mod
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 has just got a pink Darth Vader mod.
As detailed on GameWatcher, you can get the mod on Nexus Mods and it's from a modder who goes by the name of Destauch. You'll need the Frosty Mod Manager to install it. It only changes Darth Vader's physical appearance and doesn't alter how Darth Vader plays. Check out the pink Darth Vader in action here.
‘No One’ Working on Rick And Morty Season 4 Script
No work has begun on a script for Rick and Morty Season 4, and the show may not air again until 2019, according to a writer on the show.
Speaking to The Detroit Cast, writer-producer Ryan Ridley said: "As far as I know, no one's working on the show, and I'm certainly not, so I don't know what's going on. I haven't heard anything."
Given Season 3's gestation period - it took over a year and a half from renewal to its April Fools' premiere - fans might well feel a little unnerved by that. Ridley isn't going to disavow them of that feeling: