The Start of Dark Souls 3 Is Too Hard for an Idiot
Prepare to Try is back for Season 2. This time we're trying to finish Dark Souls 3. While there's no specific deadline this time around, we're hopefully trying to complete it before we throttle Rory Powers.
You can watch the first episode up above, and we'll be posting new installments every Monday and Friday.
And if you have no idea what the above is all about, you can catch-up on the entire first series now:
New Westworld Teaser Trailer
Before Game of Thrones Sunday night, HBO debuted a new teaser trailer for Westworld.
From Person of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Lisa Joy (Pushing Daisies), and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, the new series offers an updated take on the 1973 film from Jurassic Park's Michael Crichton, about a theme park where lifelike robots are part of an elaborate recreation of the old west.
Check out the teaser below!
While no final date was listed, the teaser revealed that the show will debut in October, after HBO had previously only stated Westworld was coming sometime this fall. Westworld's notable cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Shannon Woodward, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Barnes, Clifton Collins Jr. and Ed Harris.
Blizzard on Designing Hearthstone’s Old Gods
It’s been an exciting couple of months for Hearthstone, as the introduction of Standard mode and the release of the new expansion, Whispers of the Old Gods, has really reinvigorated the game. I recently caught up with senior game designer Mike Donais and game designer Peter Whalen to talk about the changes and the new cards. You can read the first part of the interview – which is focused on the state of Hearthstone as a whole, here. This part is a discussion of the design process behind creating the Old Gods themselves.
GoT Showrunners Call Daenerys a ‘Good’ Targaryen
Spoilers for Game of Thrones' "Battle of the Bastards" continue below.
The night is dark and full of terrors -- one of which is Daenerys Targaryen.
The Khaleesi is ready to board the Westeros Express and head across the Narrow Sea to claim her place on the Iron Throne, and her rising prowess as a conquerer has caused some fans -- including us -- to wonder if she's becoming more villain than hero. Her actions in "Battle of the Bastards" could add further fuel to that theory, with even Tyrion Lannister cautioning Daenerys not to become too much like her father the Mad King.
GoT: The Real-Life Battles That Inspired “Battle of the Bastards”
Spoilers for Game of Thrones' "Battle of the Bastards" continue below. Read on at your own risk.
Director Miguel Sapochnik pulled off something truly impressive in "Battle of the Bastards" by executing a battle sequence that was both massive in scope and incredibly personal. In fact, it was such a difficult feat that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss said they couldn't find great examples of something similar in film.
Instead, they looked to history, and built up a believable medieval pitched battle from there. In "Battle of the Bastards'" Inside the Episode segment, Benioff and Weiss explained the two key moments of history that they drew inspiration from.
In Celebration of That Satisfying Game of Thrones Moment
Game of Thrones spoilers continue below, and if you haven't watch "Battle of the Bastards" yet, do so because it's easily one of the best episodes the series has ever done. Yes, really.
Season 6 has been the Game of Thrones season for Sansa Stark, and that's been proven time and again when she's taken every terrible thing that's happened to her, spun it around as a knowledge base and come out on top. That was proven doubly over in "Battle of the Bastards": first when she saved the day by arriving with the Army of the Vale, and second when she got her vengeance on Ramsay Bolton.
Finding Dory Has Historic Debut at Weekend Box Office
Finding Dory had a record-breaking debut at the North American box office this weekend, coming in first place with $136.2 million.
Pixar and Disney's sequel comes a whopping 13 years after its beloved predecessor Finding Nemo, with an incredibly successful opening weekend that now stands as the biggest domestic debut of all time for an animated movie and 18th highest debut overall.
As noted by THR, the film's record-breaking figure dethroned DreamWorks' Shrek the Third, which opened to $121.6 million in 2007.
Additionally, Finding Dory pulled in $50 million internationally, bringing its worldwide earnings to $186.2 million. It also set a new record for Pixar in both China and Australia, earning $17.5 million and $7.6 million in their respective regions.
Idris Elba Shares The Dark Tower Teaser Image
Ahead of its release next year, Idris Elba has released a teaser image for Sony's upcoming film adaptation of The Dark Tower.
Elba, who stars as the gunslinger Roland Deschain, shared the image in a post on Twitter. See it below.
I am Roland, son of Steven, son of Henry, true descendant of Arthur. And I have not forgotten. #TheDarkTowerMovie pic.twitter.com/GvowjNapPC
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) June 19, 2016
Star Trek Actor Anton Yelchin Found Dead at Age 27
Actor Anton Yelchin was found dead at his home on Sunday, June 19th. He was 27.
When he was late to a rehearsal, Yelchin's friends reportedly found him pinned between his car and a brick mailbox attached to a security gate at his home at around 1 a.m. Sunday morning with the car engine still running and the car in neutral.
TMZ was the first to report the news, which was later confirmed to the Associated Press by Yelchin's publicist. TMZ reports that Yelchin's driveway is fairly steep, and police do not believe foul play is involved.
The 11 Biggest Stories from E3 2016
The sun has set on another E3, and as the games industry pauses for a moment to nurse its collective hangover we thought we’d pull some stats and find out exactly which announcements hit the biggest with the IGN audience during this year’s show.
Below are the 11 biggest stories from E3 2016, as determined by IGN traffic:
After it was announced and immediately placed into the hands of the public via a P.T.-esque teaser on the PSN, we sat down with the game’s producer and director and uncovered 13 interesting details about Capcom’s survival horror revival – including the fact that it has fewer but more meaningful enemies, and that it takes significant inspiration from the original game.