New Finding Dory Characters Unveiled
With the release date of Finding Dory fast approaching, today we got a new glimpse at several characters joining the 'Finding Franchise' with the likes Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Kaitlin Olson, Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy lending their dulcet tones to the flick, Idris Elba and Dominic West playing a double act that turn the film something of a Wire spin-off, and some otters that are almost too cute.
The new characters can be viewed below alongside their official character descriptions, though BEWARE OF SPOILERS as the do feature quite a few plot details. And look out for Finding Dory in US cinemas on June 17 and UK screens on July 29.
Ed O'Neill as Hank.
‘Leaked’ Mass Effect: Andromeda Survey Hints at New Info
New details about Mass Effect Andromeda may have been leaked online.
Before we get into it, this story comes from a screenshot on NeoGAF, so a large pinch of salt is recommended. Also, if the info turns out to be true, consider this your possible spoiler warning.
Here’s what the EA marketing survey says:
“Mass Effect: Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way, where players will lead the fight for a new home in hostile territory – where WE are the aliens – opposed by a deadly indigenous race bent on stopping us.
“Experience the freedom to traverse and explore a planet-dense but seamless open-world galaxy, rich with discovery. Play as the leader of a squad of military-trained explorers in an intense third-person shooter, with deep progression and customization systems.
American McGee’s Spicy Horse Studio Suffers Job Losses
American McGee’s Shanghai-based studio, Spicy Horse, has reduced its staff to a core team.
According to McGee, the plan moving forwards will be to move away from the free-to-play model the company has focused on in recent years. In a comment on
In a comment on NeoGAF, McGee said the following:
“Just wanted to let everyone know Spicy Horse did reduce staff earlier this week, but a core team will remain in the studio and we'll be announcing new projects soon.
“The remaining team will continue to support our existing and recently launched mobile F2P titles. As has been mentioned in this thread, the F2P space has become quite brutal in recent years, and after five years and seven titles, I feel it's time we pivot to something new.”
The Bold New Age of Space Simulators
It feels a smidge strange to describe Star Citizen as niche. The long-gestating rebirth of the Chris Roberts-style space simulator crossed the $100 million mark late last year. That “mark” is crowdfunded dollars, too, meaning there’s $100+ million of demand from a PC-exclusive audience eager to return to the stars with Roberts at the helm.
If you sit Hello Games’ similarly themed indie title next to Star Citizen, it somehow feels more ambitious than Roberts’ offering, if only in terms of a very simple distinction: No Man’s Sky is targeting mainstream audiences.
Your new playground.
The Tick: Amazon’s Reboot Will be ‘Darker and More Grounded’
In today's crowded superhero landscape, Amazon's The Tick reboot has the chance to "do something really different."
Created in 2001, the live action version of The Tick was cancelled after just nine episodes. Though the show raked in an average of 4 million viewers on each episode, Fox considered the numbers catastrophic.
Via The Tick animated series
"I said at the time the network didn't necessarily get it," Barry Johnson, executive producer of both the original and reboot series, told Entertainment Weekly. "And I don't know that we were doing exactly the version that was right, but we were happy with it."
This 16-Year-Old Hacked Into Steam & Released a Ridiculous Game
A 16-year-old has got his 45-second-long 'game' onto Steam without a single person at Valve setting eyes on it.
Watch Paint Dry is a game about watching paint dry. It made its way onto Steam without going through Greenlight or acquiring an elusive Valve stamp-of-approval, in an effort from creator Ruby Nealon to highlight a vulnerability in the service.
Although the vulnerability has since been fixed (thanks to Nealon), Nealon chronicled his incredible exploit on Medium. Beginning with acquiring a Steamworks account (through unspecified means), Nealon found that he could fool it into thinking his trading cards - which he describes as a 'basic joke set' - had been approved by somebody at Valve. He then requested non-existent information that gave him a list of options, one of which could trick the system into thinking the game was 'released'.
The Blacklist Getting Possible Spinoff Starring Famke Jannsen
NBC is developing a potential spinoff of The Blacklist, starring X-Men and Taken actress Famke Jannsen.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Jannsen will be introduced in the May 5th episode of The Blacklist, as Susan "Scottie" Halsted. The plan being developed would then have the May 12th episode serve as a backdoor pilot that would center on her character, setting up the spinoff.
Famke Jannsen in Hemlock Grove
LEGO Reveals Disney Minifigure Line
LEGO's latest line of Minifigures will feature some of Disney's most iconic characters, the company announced today.
Classic characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, along with newer favorites like Stitch and Buzz Lightyear, will be available when the Disney Minifigures line hits shelves on May 1.
In total, 18 new figures are being released. Never-before-seen in LEGO form, Mr. Incredible and Syndrome of Disney Pixar's The Incredibles are newcomers to LEGO's blocky world.
"This year, we’re excited to give them a diverse collection of Disney characters from classic storylines, to never-before-seen LEGO likenesses of Disney icons in order to further the creative play possibilities for Disney and LEGO fans alike," LEGO vice president of licensing and entertainment Jill Welfert said.
Gambit Production Delayed Until Late 2016
20th Century Fox has pushed back the production of Gambit to the end of this year.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, rewrites are responsible for the production delay of Gambit. The movie, starring Channing Tatum as the mutant hero, was originally scheduled to start filming this month in New Orleans.
That means director Doug Liman will helm another project first: The Wall for Amazon Studios. The Edge of Tomorrow filmmaker joined Gambit late last year, after Rupert Wyatt left the superhero project.
First Cyborg Olympics Will Take Place in October
While the Olympics and Paralympics are against its competitors using technological and motorized enhancements, the upcoming cyborg Olympics is doing the opposite and encouraging people with disabilities to use it.
Officially known as the Cybathlon, the event won't place an emphasis on amazing physical feats like completing the high jump or the 400-meter, but will instead focus on smaller, seemingly mundane tasks like climbing stairs or slicing loaves of bread. Robert Riener, the event's organizer and a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, told IEEE Spectrum the Cybathlon is "less about force and speed, and more about control of the body and the device."