Wrestling Wrap Up: Jericho with the US Title is Great, But…
Before I get into Jericho winning the U.S. title on RAW this week, I wanted to bring up the fact that wrestlers used to bleed a lot. Like, a concerning amount. It was a savage, cool-looking and dramatically unhealthy element of pro-wrestling that helped sell its "realness" while also adding intensity to feuds and storylines. It would occasionally happen in the old '80s WWF -- usually at a WrestleMania or a similarly pivotal moment -- but elsewhere, in the NWA and other promotions, it was rampant. Wrestling magazines used to have bloody faces right on the cover.
Jericho got busted open during his main even handicap match this week. It happens nowadays, sure, but it's accidental. Unless it's Brock purposefully elbowing someone's brow open, guys occasionally get walloped a bit too hard, as a mistake, and start bleeding. Sometimes stitches are needed. Images of these mishaps are then usually Instagram'd backstage for posterity.
Prison Break Return Date Set; Empire Renewed
FOX today, at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, announced their full Spring lineup for new and returning shows, including the premiere date for the Prison Break revival.
Prison Break will return Tuesday, April 4th while new time-travel comedy Making History, starring Adam Pally and Leighton Meester (and executive produced by The LEGO Movie's Phil Lord and Chris Miller) debuts on Sunday, March 5th. Plus, new unscripted survivalist series Kicking and Screaming, hosted by New Girl's Hannah Simone, lands on Thursday, Match 9th and event series Shots Fired starts up on Wednesday, March 22nd.
On top of this, FOX announced that it's renewed Empire for a fourth season (it was the only official renewal announced today) and added four more episodes to The Mick's order, bringing the total to 17 episodes.
Lucasfilm Confirms Woody Harrelson for Han Solo Movie
Lucasfilm has confirmed that Woody Harrelson has joined the Star Wars Han Solo standalone movie.
Harrelson, who can be seen in this summer's War for the Planet of the Apes, was in talks to join the Han Solo film earlier this month. He was reportedly the top choice to play the mentor to a younger Han (Alden Ehrenreich). But, Harrelson's role hasn't been specified beyond this brief description. Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller cast Harrelson because of his ability to nail both comedy and drama.
“We couldn’t be more excited to work with an artist with as much depth and range as Woody,” said Lord and Miller. “His ability to find both humor and pathos, often in the same role, is truly unique."
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)