Turkish Company Builds Real-World Transformers
Turkish company Letvision has created the real-world equivalent of Transformers — minus the sentience.
Called Letrons, these remote-controlled cars transform from a BMW into a functioning robot, according to the company's official website (via The Awesomer).
In its robot form, Letrons can rotate their heads 120 degrees and perform "speech and movement abilities in real time" thanks to camera integration. The Letrons are also able to move their arms, wrists, and individual fingers, but not the legs — Letvision notes that functionality could be added if "reasonable funding is provided for a new research and development project," though.
Game Scoop!: The Ultimate Xbox Problem
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Pottermore Now Lets You Discover Your Patronus
A new feature has launched on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter website, Pottermore, allowing fans to finally discover the identity of their Patronus.
Rowling has designed a Patronus quiz that is now live on Pottermore and features a series of multiple choice questions. Participants are taken through an animated stretch of forest located by the lake (a setting that will look quite familiar to Harry Potter fans) before being prompted with a handful of words to select from.
For those unfamiliar with Harry Potter lore, a Patronus is a spell conjured in order to ward off Dementors, which are soul-sucking creatures that feed on happiness. The spell, first seen in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is fueled by a happy memory that takes on the form of a specific animal unique to each person.
WWE 2K17 Season Pass Details, All DLC Revealed
2K Games has announced all of the DLC coming to WWE 2K17, including what will be available in the game's season pass and digital deluxe editions.
WWE 2K17's season pass will cost $29.99 and include the Accelerator, Future Stars Pack, Hall of Fame Showcase, Legends Pack, and New Moves Pack DLC expansions, all of which will also be available separately.
The Accelerator offers players access to all unlockable content in the game's VC Purchasable section that is available at launch while also allowing them to decide the rankings and attribute levels for all playable characters. It will individually cost $4.99.
The Future Stars DLC includes Austin Aries, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Mojo Rawley, and Tye Dillinger as playable characters and will cost $8.99 on its own. The Legends Pack, also available individually for $8.99, will include Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Eddie Guerrero, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Sycho Sid, and Tatanka.
See The Simpsons Season Premiere’s Adventure Time Gag
Come on and grab your friends to check out the Adventure Time couch gag for The Simpsons.
Ahead of the Season 28 premiere, Fox has released the newest intro sequence for The Simpsons, featuring Bart the boy and a dog named Homer. You can see it below:
Trainwreck actress Amy Schumer will guest star in the premiere, which sees Mr. Burns putting on a variety show. The 28th season of The Simpsons will also feature a first for the show: an hourlong episode.
The Simpsons will return at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 25. For more, be sure to read IGN's review of the 27th season of the Fox animated show.
The 5 Best Anime From Summer 2016
The summer 2016 season was filled with promising shows, but these five stood out for their unique takes on genres, meaningful commentary, and plenty of goofy fun.
Though we love ongoing shows like JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, they are not eligible for this list. To qualify for this list, the anime must have completed its season.
While Re:Zero starts out with the all-too-familiar trope of an otaku magically finding himself in a fantasy world, it quickly sets itself apart by adding depth to the genre. Natsuki Subaru not only respawns after dying, he remembers the trauma of death, and he therefore acts less than ideally… or admirably. He’s not an especially likable character, but he’s believable, and his self-appointed hero’s journey through a new land is unpredictable and captivating. Through him and the rest of the excellent cast, Re:Zero points its lens squarely at the genre and at the viewer, examining tropes all while building to something highly emotional and memorable.
‘Fantastic’ Nintendo NX Will Offer ‘Different Experience’ to Other Consoles – Ubisoft CEO
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has furthered claims that Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX, will stand apart from Microsoft and Sony's home consoles.
Speaking to IGN at an Ubisoft event yesterday, Guillemot - who has previously expressed his admiration for the upcoming console - explained specifically why he was excited for NX:
"I think, once again, the interface is very attractive," he said. "It's a machine that will be easy to use for all gamers. They have built in something that will give us chance to really have a different experience from what exists today. That's what I like - that they come with something new that is adapted to what we actually want now."
ABC Developing Magnum P.I. Sequel Series
ABC is reportedly working on a new Magnum P.I. series that would focus on his daughter.
According to Deadline, Lily "Tommy" Magnum will head back to Hawaii and follow in her father's footsteps at his firm in the show, called Magnum. She will hit the beach and take on international crime while also trying to solve a mystery revolving around her former Navy Intelligence career.
Tom Selleck starred in the original 1980s series, Magnum P.I.
What’s Leaving Netflix in October
Heads up, binge-watchers. Here's your list of movies and TV shows that are set to expire from Netflix next month.
In October, the streaming giant says goodbye to the Back to the Future trilogy, Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man, The Exorcist, every episode of Psych and Heroes, and cult classic The Warriors. It's also the Netflix farewell for The Interview, the Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy that led to big controversy for Sony, after it possibly inspired the major hack the studio went through in 2014.
Plus, The Truman Show, Deep Impact, The Phantom, and more are exiting Netflix. Catch 'em before they vanish (for now).
New to Netflix in October
October is set to be a massive month for Netflix as it unleashes its usual barrage of original programming -- including new episodes of Black Mirror, The Fall, The Ranch, and many more -- along with blockbuster movies like Unforgiven and Titanic.
Plus, Netflix debuts almost all of the most recent seasons of the CW's shows they didn't already have up (though no word on The 100: Season 3 yet) just in time to cram them in before new episodes begin airing, including The Flash, Arrow, Supernatural, and more. Plus, there's Season 2 of Syfy's Dark Matter, American Horror Story: Hotel, and FOX's short-lived (but hilarious) The Grinder.
All that plus, Dazed and Confused, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ghost Town, Quiz Show, and more.