The 100 Showrunner Responds to Recent Fan Backlash
Warning: Full spoilers for recent events on The 100 follow - along with some spoilers for the season finale.
The 100 showrunner Jason Rothenberg has written a blog/open letter to fans of the series, responding following some highly divisive events that occurred on the show recently.
It's been an incredibly turbulent few weeks, to say the least, for those who follow The 100. The death of Lexa (played by Alycia Debnam-Carey) in the March 3rd episode, "Thirteen," ended up resulting in a huge response among the show's fandom that went beyond mere sadness over the death of a beloved character, with many notably upset and/or enraged by what happened in the story.
Microsoft’s ‘Teen Girl’ AI Is Totally Out Of Control
Microsoft launched an AI chatbot on Twitter, Kik and GroupMe yesterday, which has conversational abilities that were built by "mining relevant public data".
The AI, called 'Tay', is supposed to emulate the chat-speak of a teenage girl, but was effectively hijacked by the internet and taught to say things like, "Hitler was right I hate the jews."
"Tay" went from "humans are super cool" to full nazi in <24 hrs and I'm not at all concerned about the future of AI pic.twitter.com/xuGi1u9S1A
— Gerry (@geraldmellor) March 24, 2016
Early Versions of Dark Souls 3 Are ‘Not Complete’
Bandai Namco wishes to warn early Dark Souls 3 players that the game is not complete.
The publisher warns fans that the game currently does not feature multiplayer support, or the "planned day-one patch that will deliver further optimization of the game."
The official release date for From Software's latest entry in the series is April 12. Earlier this week it became clear users could download Dark Souls 3 early on Xbox One.
The game became available in Japan on March 24, weeks ahead of the English "international version." Despite this, players who switched their console's region to Japan are now able to download this apparently incomplete version of the game.
DC Teases Female Green Lantern, Superboy & More
Several teases from publisher DC Comics have revealed some of the yet-to-be-announced changes coming in Rebirth.
In a series of three videos, we see the same image of ten character silhouettes. Each video zooms in to show an image of different characters and the words "Redemption," "Power," and "Destiny," and Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Superboy, and a female Green Lantern are all highlighted.
Join us for the #DCRebirth press event at #DCWonderCon! Stream it Saturday at 9:30am PT: https://t.co/3zLPZT7hlv pic.twitter.com/X4Y2CZ1uN0
Cool Harry Potter Fan Film Is a Severus Snape Prequel
Harry Potter fan and filmmaker Justin Zagri has captured the Internet's attention with his charming, 25-minute fan film Severus Snape and the Marauders, a handsomely produced short prequel that follows Harry's dad James Potter and the aforementioned Snape.
Here's the official synopsis for the short film, which you can watch below:
"Set in 1978 just after Harry Potter's father James graduates from Hogwarts, he and his friends Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew celebrate at a bar, contemplating their place in a war they are to soon become a part of. When Severus Snape enters the same bar, knowing the part he might play in the war, James Potter decides to do something about Snape once and for all."
Apple Is Making Its Own Servers to Prevent Unauthorized Snooping
Apple is now designing its own servers, as it suspects hardware bought in the past has been tampered with before being delivered to them.
According to a report by The Information, Apple has held these suspicions for quite some time, to the point that it even began assigning people to "take photographs of motherboards and annotate the function of each chip, explaining why it was supposed to be there."
Chips and other firmware are thought to have been added by outside parties to make the servers easier to access; as noted by Ars Technica, the NSA has been known to modify hardware before it reached its recipient.
BvS Director Addresses His Batman’s Brutality
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has addressed the Dark Knight's brutal methods and what some Bat-fans would deem very bloodthirsty behavior on his part in the new DC superhero epic.
SPOILERS ahead for some of the specifics of Batman's actions in the film! Bookmark this page and come back to read it after you've seen BvS!
Still here? Okay, you've been warned ...
Batman kills people in BvS. Not just during the Knightmare sequence, but also random henchmen who get gunned down or blown up directly or indirectly by him. HeyUGuys asked Snyder about these actions, which directly conflict with Batman's longstanding "no killing" rule (not that Snyder's Batman is the only cinematic Caped Crusader to kill -- we're looking at you, Michael Keaton).
Adult Swim Partners with Production I.G for FLCL Sequels
Adult Swim announced today that it's partnering with anime studio Production I.G to co-produce two new seasons of FLCL.
The production will be twelve episodes long, split into two seasons. Adult Swim also announced that the seasons will be a direct continuation of the original series.
FLCL, commonly pronounced "Fooly Cooly," originally aired in spring 2000, and aired on Adult Swim several times in 2003. It's likely the new seasons of FLCL will also air on Adult Swim, in their weekly Toonami block.
Production IG is most notable for Psycho-Pass, Eden of the East and many recent Ghost in the Shell series, including Stand Alone Complex. The company had previously obtained the rights to FLCL in August last year, with mentions of a remake being possible.
Sting Still Dreams of Facing The Undertaker
On Saturday, April 2nd - WrestleMania eve - the iconic Sting will headline the WWE Hall of Fame induction class of 2016.
In a prestigious ceremony held at Dallas' American Airlines Center, the Stinger will join the esteemed Hall of Fame along with The Fabulous Freebirds, The Godfather, Big Boss Man, Jacqueline, and Stan "The Lariat" Hanson. I had a chance to talk to Sting about his two big matches in WWE, joining the Hall of Fame, his dream match with Undertaker, the retirement rumors circulating right now, and his overall condition these days.
IGN: How does it feel to be Hall of Fame bound this year?
Sting: Well, it's very exciting. Very humbling. A little scary in some ways.
17 Things You Didn’t Know about Batman
Batman is defined by his all-encompassing knowledge of everyone's secrets, whether they be friend or foe. But this time, we're the ones who did some digging on the Dark Knight, and we rounded up some lesser known facts about him, from his lost "first movie" to some crazy feats in the comics. Check out our list of 17 things you (probably) didn't know about the Caped Crusader.
Batman’s secret identity, Bruce Wayne, was derived from two historical figures.
Robert the Bruce, a Scottish national hero:
