The 10 Best Funko Pop Star Wars Figures
There's a Funko Vinyl Pop for almost every fandom, from Dragonball Z to The Walking Dead to Overwatch. And every property has a pretty extensive line-up of figures to collect, with variations and con-exclusives to really scratch that collectible itch.
Star Wars Pops cover the gamut of Star Wars lore, from the original trilogy to Rogue One and even Star Wars Rebels. There are tons of great Funko Vinyl Pop figures for the property, but these ones are the best of all. At least, so far.
Wonder Woman: Lead Movie Villain Revealed
Details about the primary antagonist in DC's upcoming Wonder Woman movie have been revealed - not least, their identity.
Possible mild Wonder Woman spoilers follow:
French magazine Studio Ciné Live (translated by Les Toiles Héroïques) reveals that Ares, God of War will be Gal Gadot and co's main threat.
Chris Pine's character, Steve Trevor will apparently steal a notebook containing a secret formula for a potentially world-exterminating gas, which catches the interest of Ares.
Ares - who we've previously speculated will be Danny Huston's German officer spotted in the film's first trailer - is jealous of humanity for having been created by his father Zeus.
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Plot Revealed
Telltale's take on Guardians of the Galaxy has seemingly had its plot synopsis released on a retailer's website.
Part of a GameStop pre-order page (as spotted by Bleeding Cool), the synopsis reads:
"Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series delivers a brand new story of the universe's unlikeliest heroes, the rag-tag band of outlaws who go by the names Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. In the wake of an epic battle, the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power. Each of the Guardians has a reason to desire this relic, as does a ruthless enemy who is the last of her kind, and who will stop at nothing to tear it from their hands.
Scalebound Cancellation: Developers Comment on the Situation
Executives from PlatinumGames, developer on the now-cancelled Xbox exclusive, Scalebound, have released statements about the surprise announcement.
On Platinum's website, company president Kenichi Sato said:
"We are very disappointed things ended up this way, especially since we know many of our fans were looking forward to this game as much as we were."Going forward, we will strive to continue delivering high-quality games to you, starting with NieR:Automata in March, and including products like GRANBLUE FANTASY Project Re:Link and LOST ORDER in the future.
Amazon Echo Has a Mass Effect Easter Egg
If you own an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you can try out this Mass Effect Easter egg right now.
Spotted by user Oserius on Reddit (thanks Eurogamer), you can ask the voice-activated helper gadget: "Does this unit have a soul?" To which it will reply: "Keelah sel'ai, my friend."
In Mass Effect 3, Legion asks this same question to its quarian creators. "Keelah sel'ai," is a phrase often used by Tali and other members of her race as a sort of exclamation of shock.
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Steam’s 5 Most Played Games of 2016 Didn’t Come Out in 2016
It turns out Steam’s most-played games of 2016 were all released well before last year.
Via GitHyp – a tool for tracking popular Steam titles – and Kotaku, it's quickly clear that in the ever-changing world of video games two things are constant: The first, gaming habits are hard to change. Second, Dota 2 is an absolute beast.
Let’s take a look at 2016’s most-played Steam games based on average players per hour across the whole year:
- 1. Dota 2 / 636,607 avg. players per hour (released in 2013)
The Coen Brothers are Making a TV Series
Oscar-winning writer-director duo the Coen brothers have partnered with Annapurna Television to make The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, their first project for TV.
While the Coens' Fargo was adapted for television by Noah Hawley, it marks the first time the brothers have created a show themselves.
Per Variety, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs will be an original, six-episode miniseries, with each installment presenting a separate but intertwined storyline set in the Old West.
While the project is in its early stages, Variety reports that there are plans to combine the show with a theatrical release of some kind.
Time After Time Will Incorporate Multiple H.G. Wells Novels
Time After Time, the upcoming ABC sci-fi series from Kevin Williamson, tells a story of an H.G. Wells who actually invents a time machine and travels from the 19th century to the present in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Based on the 1979 novel and film of the same name, Time After Time chews through its source material in the pilot and sets up a more broad exploration of time travel, technology, humanity and H.G. Wells throughout the rest of the season.
The focus of the show will be on the relationship between Wells (Freddie Stroma) and Jack the Ripper, real name John Stevenson (Josh Bowman). Even though the first few episodes will give their own spin on Time After Time's obvious inspiration, Wells' novel The Time Machine, the show will only travel through time four times in the first 12 episodes.
George Lucas Museum Coming to L.A.
Los Angeles will officially serve as the home of George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the filmmaker and Star Wars creator will fund the project and its building costs by providing $1 billion. Lucas will also provide the museum will his personal collection of art, as well as at least a $400 million endowment.
The museum will be located in L.A.'s Exposition Park.
"I always thought Los Angeles was the natural place to spread the vision of George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, to make art and creativity accessible and inspirational to the next generation," Mayor Eric Garcetti said. "It's a natural place to have this museum in the creative capital of the world and in the geographic center of the city. It’s a banner day for L.A."