The Punisher Series Casts Two New Characters
Marvel’s Neftlix Punisher series has added two new cast members.
Entertainment Weekly reports Girls actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who played Marnie’s love interest, musician Desi on the HBO Show, will star as Micro. The character is a former NSA analyst who’s filled with secrets that’ll be “of great value to Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) and everyone around them.”
Micro builds weapons and tech for Castle in the comics, but eventually becomes one of the Punisher’s major villains.
The second cast member joining is Son of God alum Amber Rose Revah, who’ll be starring as Dinah Madani, a “highly-trained sophisticated Homeland Security agent who is vexed by the Punisher.”
Mafia 3 PC Will Run at 30 Frames Per Second at Launch
Update: 2K posted the following update on Mafia's official site:
"We currently have a patch running here at the studio that includes 30, 60, and unlimited frames-per-second options in the video menu, among other improvements for the PC version of Mafia III. We’re verifying the patch now to ensure everything is working as expected. If everything goes well, we expect the update to go live this weekend. We will be keeping the PC community up-to-date on the status of the patch throughout the weekend and thank you for all the feedback!"
Oculus Touch Price, Release Date Announced
The Oculus Touch controllers, compatible with the Rift virtual reality headset, will release December 6 for $200.
The Oculus motion controllers will come with a camera sensor and two games: VR Sports Challenge and The Unspoken. Polygon reports Rift users can also buy another sensor for a room-scale playing area, which will be available for $79 on December 6 as well.
Even though the Rift came out earlier this year, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey stated the headset and Touch controllers were never planned to arrive at the same time. It's a different strategy compared to the HTC Vive, which released with motion controllers included with the headset.
Logan Director Shows Off Old Man Professor X
Wolverine won't be the only old mutant in Logan. Professor X is apparently also going to be in rough shape for the superhero film.
Logan director James Mangold tweeted a picture (seen below) of Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Charles Xavier, and it's obvious he's seen better days.
Professor X in Logan, courtesy of director James Mangold's Twitter account
Daily Deals: $10 Off PS Plus, Uncharted 4 $39, Wireless Bose Headphones
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Renew Your PlayStation Plus While It's $10 Off
Amazon has lowered the price of PS Plus to $50, its original price before the September increase to $60. I have no idea how long this will last, so snag a year (or two) while you can. It's digital delivery, too, so no waiting for a card in the mail. 
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The Tick Will Parody the Punisher
With The Tick now officially ordered as a full series by Amazon Prime, The Tick’s creator Ben Edlund and his fellow executive producer Barry Josephson were on hand at New York Comic Con today to discuss the new version of the comedic superhero.
Fans of Patrick Warburton and his live-action version of the character can rest easy – the actor (who is one of the producers of the new version) will appear in the new show at some point. Said Josephson, “He’ll do something special. I can’t say exactly when.”
Edlund said, of Warburton, “I think he’ll have a really interesting role. They’ll be some comments on the Tick, because he was The Tick.” Edlund said he’d love to bring in all of the cast members from the previous series eventually, saying, “Everyone in the whole live-action was wonderful, so if we have the opportunity to use Nestor
Metro Creators Announce Oculus Touch Game, Arktika.1
Metro 2033 creator 4A Games announced its next project, a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter designed for Oculus Touch, called Arktika.1.
It's scheduled to launch in Q2 2017. Check out the announcement trailer below.
Arktika.1 is set in the "wastelands of old Russia" in the aftermath of both an apocalpyse and an ice age, which has left most of the world uninhabitable outside of regions around the equator. 4A Games describes it as a "big, atmospheric VR shooter" with a "dark and gritty style." It uses the latest version of the studio's 4A Engine, which the Metro series also runs on.
Don't forget to check out IGN's new VR hub for all things VR, including our latest piece on how to build a VR-ready PC.
Epic Announces New VR Game Robo Recall
Epic Games has revealed its newest VR game, Robo Recall, which will come to the Oculus Rift for free and support Oculus Touch in early 2017.
Alongside the announcement, Epic released a debut trailer for the game.
Robo Recall puts players through the ringer, destroying robotic foes through a number of missions in the game’s cityscape. Players will compete for high scores and leaderboard positions based on points earned based on how skillful and creative they are in combat.
Players can also experience the city in a sandbox mode to master different trick shots.
For more on Robo Recall, which is a spiritual successor to Epic’s VR demo Bullet Train, take a look at the first batch of screenshots revealed from the game.
The Flash: What Barry Allen Learned from Flashpoint
Full spoilers for The Flash's Season 3 premiere, "Flashpoint," continue below.
Barry Allen might have fixed the timelines in the premiere episode of The Flash: Season 3, but Flashpoint is going to have reverberations throughout the rest of the season. Though viewers might have been surprised to learn the comics-inspired storyline only lasted one episode, star Grant Gustin promises its affect will be felt heavily moving forward.
"His journey, this whole season now, is accepting his choices and his present and now knowing that he can time travel doesn't mean he should use it to fix whatever he feels like fixing," said Gustin during a visit to The Flash's set. "That lesson is learned pretty much right out of the gate this season."