Why Was Tony Stark Adopted?
Marvel delivered the series finale of International Iron Man today, which provided more information about Tony Stark's mysterious birth.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for International Iron Man #7!
Over the past several issues, readers have met Tony Stark's birth mother, former rock star/S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Amanda Armstrong, and his potential father, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent simply named Jude. This issue confirmed that Jude is indeed the biological father of Tony Stark. Clearly, the facial hair runs in the family.
New Details on The Dark Tower TV Series Revealed
The small-screen adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, which serves to fill in backstory for the upcoming film, is based on the fourth book in the series, Wizard and Glass.
According to EW, the book was chosen because its mostly a prequel for the rest of the epic, filling in the earlier details on the life of gunslinger Roland Deschain.
Both the film and television series see Idris Elba taking on the role of Roland. Sony Pictures will finance both the series pilot and "a full run of between 10 and 13 episodes." The show will hopefully premiere in 2018, "around the time the film becomes available on cable or streaming services," EW reports.
Matthew McConaughey, who plays The Man in Black in the upcoming movie, hasn't been nailed down for any appearances in the television series. However, EW said his "involvement is a possibility."
Wrestling Wrap Up: Miz Using Daniel Bryan’s Moves is Awesome
Not the biggest week in pro-wrestling, sure, but it still felt busy as hell. Now that WWE's doubling up on their PPVs (we're heading into Clash of Champions this Sunday while SmackDown's No Mercy is only weeks away) there are more storylines and feuds than ever between the two brands. Plus, there's the over-arching tale of the "ratings war" between SmackDown and RAW that could, kayfabe, lead to the GMs getting canned. Or something.
Not for nothing though, all the footballing competition RAW's got on Mondays now is pretty much making the two shows neck and neck in the viewer department. So there's this window, for a few months, where SmackDown could legitimately overtake RAW - and it just might if it keeps going on the positive path it's on. Thanks to the Usos vs Alpha and Miz vs Ziggler, I really enjoyed SD Live this week. The Cena/Ambrose main event was good, though the outcome was curious - VERRRRRY CURIOUS.
How Virtual Reality Could Change Dating
When we think of the term “social,” a specific image comes to mind: having conversations, being part of a group, sitting with friends, meeting people for the first time. But what if we could redefine what “social” means? What if we could fundamentally change what it is and how we use it with new technology?
Those are some of the questions virtual reality developers and innovators are asking as they continue to refine the technology, expanding on the different ways it can be harnessed to provide people with new means of communication and interaction with others. Romance and the way people meet and date one another could eventually get a major overhaul too. In fact, eHarmony predicts by the year 2040, VR will become a norm in online dating practices.
Xbox Live Games With Gold for October Announced
Microsoft has announced its lineup of free games that will be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers next month through its Games With Gold program.
According to a post on Xbox Wire, Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings will be available as a free download throughout the month of October for Xbox One owners. Additionally, The Escapists will be free of charge on the platform from October 16 to November 15. For our thoughts on Team 17's prison escape game, read IGN's The Escapists review.
On the Xbox 360 front, MX vs. ATV Reflex will be free from October 1 to October 15, at which point it will be replaced on October 16 by I Am Alive, which will remain free of charge until the end of the month.
Dragon Ball Fusions Coming to the West
Dragon Ball Fusions will release for Nintendo 3DS in the west on December 13, 2016, Bandai Namco has announced.
The upcoming handheld action-RPG features a battle system that has both strategy and real-time action elements, combining fighting with customization for a new type of experience unique to the Dragon Ball franchise.
In Dragon Ball Fusions, players will be able to traverse the world and find various items to collect, as well as fighters to ally with and fuse together to create more powerful characters. Additionally, players will be able to customize their own avatar and, using "Photo Fusions," take pictures with their friends and fuse them together to create a Dragon Ball character.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Video Shows Link Cooking
Nintendo released a new video for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild yesterday.
The video was posted to the official Zelda Facebook page, with the caption "What's for dinner tonight, Link?"
Link approaches a campfire to light a torch, which he then uses to light a fire under a cooking pot. He then selects which items to make into food, they're thrown into the pot, and a few seconds later, a tasty meal appears.
Miyazaki Not Ruling Out Working on “Dark Souls-Like” Games
Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has previously said that, for him, "Dark Souls is over", but has said that another From Software developer could convince him that they deserve to make another. That doesn't seem quite like the end of the story, however.
In an interview with IGN at Tokyo Game Show, Miyazaki explained that while he doesn't feel like making another Dark Souls game right now, that doesn't rule out the idea of using the iconoclastic series' ideas elsewhere:
"It doesn't necessarily mean he's not going to work on a Dark Souls-like game," explained a translator, "so he would definitely bring some of the good things - that could be some in-game elements, some of the product development experience - he would definitely bring those to a new Dark Souls-like game or Dark Souls-like franchise in the future."
Major Character Returns in Amazing Spider-Man #18
More key developments unfolded in Amazing Spider-Man this week as the series continues its buildup to The Clone Conspiracy.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #18!
Marvel has made little secret of the fact that Otto Octavius will be returning during Clone Conspiracy. This issue took a step back to explore what the former Doctor Octopus has been up to lately and how he laid the groundwork for his resurrection during the Spider-Verse crossover. Otto currently exists as a digitized backup stored within the memory banks of his old robot butler, The Living Brain. That backup was created at the climax of Spider-Verse, after Otto's discovery that he was doomed to lose possession of the body he stole from Peter Parker. Because of that, this version of Otto has no memory of what transpired during the final months of Superior Spider-Man.
The Future Looks Bleak in Civil War II
The newest chapter of Marvel's Civil War II offered another foreboding glimpse of things to come.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Civil War II #5!
Marvel's heroes finally came to blows in this issue as the philosophical war over the Inhuman Ulysses became physical. For now, this fighting hasn't added to a body count that currently includes War Machine and Hulk, though Vision did accidentally destroy Star-Lord's ship and severely damage the Triskelion during the battle.