Game of Thrones: Arya’s 9 Best Moments
Spoilers for Arya Stark-related stories and activities from the first five seasons of HBO's Game of Thrones...
Like most kids in Westeros, young Arya Stark of Winterfell grew up too fast. Thanks to numerous, immeasurable atrocities in the realm, Arya learned at a very early age that the world was a cruel, unjust place. After witnessing her father's death, she's been on a revenge arc - one that seems to be leading her further and further away from true retribution. One that's even now, in the sixth season, leading her away from herself and her entire identity.
That being said, Arya's rage and penchant for unapologetic violence has been of one of the purest joys on Game of Thrones. Watching her get bounced around from escort to escort - from dangerous situations to uneasy alliances - has provided viewers with some of the show's best scenes. And Arya's not done yet.
Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour Announced
The Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour will be launching in 2017. In honor of the series' 15th anniversary, Square-Enix announced a musical celebration that will span 7 different cities across the globe.
Starting on March 10, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan, the tour will run for over three months, culminating in a final performance in New York City. Ticket pre-sales start on April 30, 2016 here at Wild Faery. A full list of dates and locations follow:
- Tokyo (Tokyo International Forum) March 10, 2017
- Paris (Salle Pleyel) March 18-19
Special Events Coming to Star Wars Battlefront for May the 4th
Star Wars Battlefront players will be able to celebrate Star Wars Day—"May the 4th"—with special in-game bonuses.
On May 4 only, players who log into the game will receive 4,444 in-game credits to use on "blasters, Star Cards, or the latest Hutt Contract."
That contract, which is debuting on Star Wars Day, requires players to spend 3,500 to 8,000 credits and complete bounties to unlock the Bacta Bomb Star Card that "provides a health boost" to players and their allies.
Additionally, those who haven't played Star Wars Battlefront will finally have their chance to give it a go. Starting at 11 am PT on May 4, players will be able to play the game for four hours, for free, through Origin. Extra DLC content will not be available.
XCOM 2 Gets 5 Firaxis-Approved Mods From Long War Devs
XCOM 2 is getting another semi-official batch of new content, courtesy of modders-turned-developers.
After a previous collaboration to produce launch-day mods, XCOM 2 developer Firaxis has once again teamed up with the group that created The Long War mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which formally united as developer called Long War Studios, on five new developer-supported mods for the sequel. The first of those mods is available today.
Called Toolbox, this mod offers several new options and tweaks including interface enhancements that allow you to bring up to 12 XCOM operatives into battle – up from the standard of six – plus configurable camera rotation and display soldier stats in more menus. Additionally, it implements Long War Studios' versions of several options from XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Second Wave pack: Hidden Potential (randomized soldier stats), Red Fog (stat penalties for wounded soldiers), and Damage Roulette (increased damage variation). Though much of this functionality is already available through community-created mods, this version has Firaxis' blessing and was created with developer support, suggesting it might work more smoothly.
New Beetle Species Named After Chewbacca
One Star Wars stalwart has just been honored in a very peculiar way.
As reported by Discovery News, Trigonopterus chewbacca is a newly discovered species of beetle. The weevil looks very little like its Wookiee namesake, but scientists who identified the creature in New Guinea were reminded of the hairy arm-puller just the same.
Trigonopterus chewbacca (image via Discovery News)
The 13 Most Promising New Anime of Spring 2016
From the destruction of civilization to a cute club of motorcycle enthusiasts, this spring anime season has a lot to offer. The following 13 new anime exhibit the potential to be some of the best of the season.
Sequels like JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable and Terra Formars Revenge are not eligible for this list as they are not new anime.
Scorsese in Talks to Direct George Washington Movie
Red Granite Pictures' upcoming George Washington biopic The General may be directed by Martin Scorsese.
According to The Tracking Board, Scorsese is in "early talks" to direct film, taking the place of Noah director Darren Aronofsky, who has since departed the project.
Martin Scorsese directed a number of iconic films, including Goodfellas and The Departed.
Fury Road’s Miller Rumored to Direct Green Lantern Corps
Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller is purportedly a candidate to direct Warner Bros.' Green Lantern Corps.
According to Heroic Hollywood , the Oscar-winning director "is being rumored" for the film, which was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015.
Green Lantern Corps is expected to debut in 2020, but the character could possibly appear in 2019's Justice League: Part 2. Not much about the film has been confirmed, but other outlets are reporting that up to three Green Lanterns from Earth could show up in the Green Lantern Corps film and that they're looking to cast a forty-something Hal Jordan.
Shinobi Movie in Development With Scott Pilgrim Producer
Shinobi is getting a movie adaptation, courtesy of Wanted and Scott Pilgrim producer Marc Platt.
The ninja-focused game series is a SEGA property, and Platt is working with the Japanese company and Stories International to bring the franchise to the silver screen. Shinobi debuted in arcades in 1987, and the last game released on Nintendo 3DS in 2011.
“We love the Shinobi games and believe that the world of ninjas has never been properly explored onscreen," Platt said in a statement. "We now have the opportunity to do just that. With Shinobi, we hope to make a film that honors the essence of the games."
It's unknown if the Shinobi film will star the original hero of the games, Joe Musashi, or someone else.
Sophie Turner Reveals X-Men: Apocalypse Easter Egg
Sophie Turner has revealed the existence of Dazzler in the X-Men movie universe.
On Twitter today as part of "Flashback Friday," Turner tweeted out a picture of her character Jean Grey and Cyclops in a record store. Cyclops is holding an album from Dazzler entitled Sounds of Light and Fury."
#FBF that time Cyclops and I went shopping at the mall and found our favorite singer’s album (pre 1989, of course) pic.twitter.com/BherKQbE4Z
— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) April 29, 2016