New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Images of Snoke, Porgs
A special edition set of Star Wars stamps and a new Topps trading card put the spotlight on The Last Jedi's Supreme Leader Snoke and the adorable Porgs.
The stamps (via BBC), are illustrated by artist Malcolm Tween and will be available for purchase sometime in October. Along with Snoke and the Porgs, other characters featured are Maz Kanata, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, and K-2SO. You can view the stamps below.
The new Topps trading card, as spotted by Making Star Wars, is a close-up of the villainous Snoke and his disfigured face.
Netflix Announces New Anime Starring Jaden Smith
Netflix has today announced that it's bringing a new anime series, titled Neo Yokio, to the streaming service later this month. It's been created by the frontman of indie band Vampire Weekend and stars Jaden Smith alongside a startlingly high-profile cast.
The city of Neo Yokio is "the most populous urban agglomeration in North America", and "a diverse labyrinth of cultural and architectural innovation at the forefront of global fashion and finance". Jaden Smith plays the central character, Kaz Kaan, the youngest member of a family of magic-wielding demon-slayers known as "magistocrats" - who apparently "liberated the city" at some point prior to the start of the series. Although he continues to slay demons at the behest of his Aunt Agatha (Susan Sarandon), Kaz is more interested in field hockey - as well as "mending his broken heart".
New Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! Trailer, Ash’s Pikachu Event Revealed
Before Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! hits theaters in November, The Pokemon Company International is releasing special event Pikachu weekly leading up to the film’s international debut.
Pokemon Sun and Moon players can get Ash's Pikachu starting on September 19, but each player can only receive one of the six special Pikachu. The code to get the special Pikachu will be available on Pokemon.com.
Here’s when each Pikachu will be available:
- September 19 - 25: Ash’s Original Cap Pikachu
- September 26 - October 2: Ash’s Hoenn Cap Pikachu
- October 3 - 9: Ash’s Sinnoh Cap Pikachu
- October 10 - 16: Ash’s Unova Cap Pikachu
The Rules of Time Travel According to Outlander
In many ways, Outlander is heading into a fresh start when it opens with Season 3. If Season 1 was about bringing together main characters Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) after Claire accidentally traveled 200 years into the past to Highland Scotland, and Season 2 was about testing their love before Claire was forced to travel back to her present time period of the 1940s, then Season 3 is about what it takes to get these two to cross time yet again and stay together for good.
As such, there's a sense of starting from scratch in Season 3 that should prove welcome to those who haven't yet taken the plunge into watching Starz's breakout hit drama. That's why IGN sat down with showrunner Ron Moore and executive producer Maril Davis to lay out just how time travel works on Outlander as Claire travels back and forth in time as she passes through the stones at Craigh na Dun. Yes, there are more rules to traveling through the stones than meet the eye.
Comic Book Reviews for September 6, 2017
The comic book industry started out the month of September on a strong note. Marvel kicked off a new Last Jedi prequel comic featuring Captain Phasma and their Venomverse crossover event. IDW had their own new Star Wars project in the form of the all-ages Star Wars Adventures. DC delivered another Kite Man-focused chapter of Batman and a new take on those old Hanna-Barbera villains, Dick Dastardly and Muttley. Image had a very strong week thanks to the return of Kingsman and new issues of The Walking Dead, Motor Crush and The Wicked + The Divine.
Scroll down to see our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
Three Individuals Arrested For Allegedly Spoiling One Piece
Several individuals in Japan have been arrested for allegedly uploading scans of the popular manga One Piece before it had gone on sale.
As reported by Kotaku, 30 year-old Yo Uehara, 23 year-old Shizuka Nagaya, and 31 year-old Ryoji Hottai all managed to gain access to popular magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, which serialises the One Piece manga in Japan, and scanned the pages in question before uploading them to their "spoiler" websites. All three men were arrested for violation of copyright under Japanese law.
L.A. Noire Coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox One
Rockstar Games has announced that L.A. Noire will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, as well as via a VR experience that pulls from the original game.
This updated version of the 2011 game will be released on November 14 across all announced systems. The Switch version features the full original game, all of its DLC, and Switch-specific adjustments like optional Joy-Con gyroscopic and motion controls, as well as HD rumble, and wide and over-the-shoulder camera angles. For those playing in handheld mode, new contextual touch screen controls have also been added for this edition.
What We Can and Can’t Tell You About Thor 3’s End Battle
Author's note: While Disney has allowed us to discuss the following plot details of Thor: Ragnarok, the super-spoilerphobic among you may want to bookmark this article and revisit it after seeing the film.
I visited the set of Thor: Ragnarok in Australia almost exactly a year ago, and it was the first set visit in my eleven years of doing this job full-time for IGN where the production allowed the visiting press to observe a major scene being filmed ... but did not let them hear what the characters were saying to one another. This was a purposeful decision on Marvel's part as the scene I witnessed being filmed was the climactic battle on an Asgardian bridge between our heroes (and Loki) and the film's villainess, Hela. I've done several other Marvel movie set visits, but this was the first one I've done where Marvel wouldn't allow the press to listen in on what was being shot.
Surprise! Usain Bolt Has Maximum Speed Stats in PES 2018
Somewhat obviously, Usain Bolt will be the fastest player in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 when he arrives in the game's MyClub mode.
Konami today released the legendary sprinter's key stats, awarding him a 99 for speed and explosive power, and a 75 overall rating in his preferred left wing forward position.
Weirdly, however, this technically makes him only the joint-fastest player in PES history - back in 2005's PES 5, Inter Milan's Obafemi Martins had a 99 for top speed and acceleration (the stat that would be renamed explosive power). That may not account for changes in the game engine in the last, er, 13 years - he could be measurably faster, I just find the comparison funny.