Scientists: Aliens Likely Existed But Have Since Gone Extinct
Is there intelligent life in our universe? We've long theorized and fantasized about sharing with other beings the nothingness of space, but scientists have recently concluded that while at one time it may have, but it's likely to have long died out by now.
“The mystery of why we haven’t found signs of aliens may have less to do with the likelihood of the origin of life or intelligence and have more to do with the rarity of the rapid emergence of biological regulation of feedback cycles on planetary surfaces,” Dr. Aditya Chopra of Australian National University told The Irish Times.
Detective Pikachu Announced Alongside Odd Video
Nintendo has announced Detective Pikachu, and it’s coming to Japanese 3DSs on February 3.
The newly-released trailer shows Pikachu in a detective hat going around a city, talking, and drinking coffee. There are some screenshots towards the end of the video, which shows the electric mouse hanging around with a boy in a red hoody.
Called Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Konbi Tanjou (which roughly translates to Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Team), Nintendo bills the game as a "cinematic adventure." The player (aka, the trainer stand-in in the trailer) teams up with Detective Pikachu for a Sherlock Holmes-style story, filled with puzzles and mysteries. While Pikachu has appeared in spin-off games before (most notable, Hey You, Pikachu! on the N64), the big surprise here is that Pikachu talks in a decidedly non-Pikachu voice while narrating the action. Have a look at the trailer, you’ll see what we mean.
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This is currently the best PS4 deal on the internet. Right out of the gate you're saving $30 versus the $400 price tag Amazon has on the PS4 Battlefront bundle (you can get a PS4 with just CoD for $350, FYI), and getting two additional games. So if you were to buy that cheaper $350 CoD bundle, then get Battlefront and Uncharted separately, you'd still be spending at least $420, which is $50 more than this bundle would cost you. This is $70 worth games on top of a $30 discount on the system.
Wrestling Wrap Up: The Rock Returns to RAW
Hey, I liked the Royal Rumble. What'dya know? How about that? I know some, or most, or all of you didn't because Triple H walked out as champ and I fully acknowledge that as being a ridiculous scenario, but I dug it. For the most part. I live-blogged the entire PPV here and then even recorded a video thing about it if you're the peculiar type who requires audio and visual...
Short story even shorter, I liked the return of Sandow's smartypants robe gimmick, the Last Man Standing Match, Kalisto's title win, Sasha arriving after the Charlotte win, and the Rumble match itself. I did get worried that WWE was trying to unwisely pull off a Roman win when they crushed him and took him out of the match for twenty minutes (hashtag #RomansSleeping), but that in itself was a misdirect. Though, unfortunately, it did hang a dark cloud over the whole thing because I couldn't fully enjoy things with the grim prospect of Reigns' return looming.
Monument Valley Vinyl Soundtrack Announced
The music of Monument Valley is making its way to vinyl, as iam8bit and developer ustwo are partnering to release the game's iconic soundtrack as a deluxe vinyl set.
You can to reserve your copy at iam8bit's online store when pre-orders open this Wednesday, January 27 at 10am PST. While a specific release date has yet to be announced, the set has an estimated ship date of Q2 2016.
This vinyl set is the first time the soundtrack will be available as a physical release and also serves as the debut of Volume 2, which includes music from the game's Forgotten Shores and Ida's Dream expansions. The soundtrack features music by Stafford Bawler, OBFUSC and Grigori, and comes bundled in special packaging with exclusive artwork and an 8-page story booklet.
When the Next Star Wars Movies Are Coming Out
Last Updated: December 19, 2016
It's a new age for Lucasfilm and Disney, as the huge success of 's Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the impressive opening weekend for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have set up enormous expectations for the future of the famed franchise. Aside from ongoing television series and comic books, we have annual film releases to look forward to -- and not all of them are centered on the Skywalker family, either.
Watch The Raid Director’s Samurai Short Film
What do you do with your holidays? Sleep and play videogames? Well, if you're friends with The Raid: Redemption director Gareth Evans you just might get suckered into making an awesome samurai short film. Check out Evans' tweet below:
Here's a little something we made... #samuraisilat https://t.co/1IUzsVEZcZ @YayanRuhian @HannahAlrashid @Cecep_Ar pic.twitter.com/irihDMyn8C
The Flash: Get a Preview of Reverse-Flash’s Return
The title of tonight’s new episode of The Flash, “The Reverse-Flash Returns,” gives you a hint at what to expect… And yet perhaps not. Because yes, the yellow-suited villain is back, but he doesn’t look like Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) this time, but rather his original, briefly-seen true form, as Eobard Thawne (returning guest star Matt Letscher).
IGN has an exclusive clip for you from the episode, as Earth 2’s “Harry” (Cavanagh) uses an interesting tactic to get Cisco (Carlos Valdes) to use his Vibe powers – leading to Cisco getting an ominous look at their enemy.
Check out the clip!
On a recent visit to the set of The Flash, I spoke to Cavanagh about what it’s like playing Earth 2 Wells this season and how The Flash never holds back on story.
Becoming the Beast Master in Far Cry Primal
Ever since Peter Molyneux’s exciting looking B.C. for original Xbox was canceled back in 2004, I’ve been looking for a game to fill the prehistoric void. Michel Ancel’s Wild looks like it might do the trick, but so too does Far Cry Primal -- and it’s out in just a few short weeks. I played the first three hours of the game and had an excellent time.
To get the bad news out of the way first: yes, Far Cry Primal is set in the stone age, but no, it doesn’t feature dinosaurs. It does, however, feature plenty of other long-extinct animals. In fact, the game opens with you and your hungry tribemates hunting wooly mammoths – before being chased off of your kill by an even hungrier sabertooth tiger and brained by a tree trunk while falling down a hill.
Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass Details Released
EA has given out details of the Star Wars Battlefront season pass DLC, as well as outlining free content update for the game for the next several months.
The first of 4 DLC packs for Star Wars Battlefront arrives in March. Called Outer Rim, the DLC will allow you to "fight among the factories of Sullust" as well as inside Jabba's palace on Tatooine.
The next pack is scheduled for the second quarter of 2016 and will take place in the Cloud City of Bespin. The third-quarter 2016 DLC release will take place on the Death Star, and the final DLC pack has only a release window of "early 2017."
EA said it will have more info on the final of the four packs "in the coming months."