Suicide Squad Movie Figures Revealed
Last night, Suicide Squad director David Ayer shared a photo of D.C. Collectible's Harley Quinn figure, based on her character in the film. Soon after, USA Today revealed the whole lot.
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 22, 2016
All of the figures are 12" tall and will cost around $150 USD each. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Joker (Jared Leto), Deadshot (Will Smith), and Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) will be available in July, while Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) and Katana (Karen Fukuhara) come in August.
Overclocked: The Oxenfree Spoiler Show
Mitch Dyer, Dan Stapleton, and Marty Sliva welcome Alanah Pearce to discuss the intricacies of the awesome tactics in Darkest Dungeon, and the very low lows of Tharsis, a promising and punishing strategy game. Plus, we dig into the superb story of Oxenfree with a lengthy, spoiler-filled discussion about the wonderful adventure game from Night School Studio.
Bastion, Rogue Legacy Featured in PSN Flash Sale
The latest PSN Flash Sale is now live, offering discounts on a wide array of indie titles.
PlayStation 4 owners can pick up Fat Princess Adventures for just $10 and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter for $8. Bastion is also available on both PS4 and PS Vita for just under $4, and Rogue Legacy has been discounted to less than $5 across PS4, PS3 and Vita.
Additionally, Don't Starve: Giant Edition and Dust: An Elysian Tail have been discounted to just under $4, and Transistor is currently available for only $5. For a look at all of the deals, head over to the PlayStation Store.
Gillian Anderson Offered Half David Duchovny’s Pay For X-Files Revival
According to Scully herself, Gillian Anderson, she was originally offered half of co-star David Duchovny's pay to reprise her role in Fox's new X-Files miniseries.
Though she originally told the story in The Hollywood Reporter's oral history of the X-Files, the topic came up again in a recent interview with The Daily Beast.
“I’m surprised that more
haven’t brought that up because it’s the truth,” Anderson said. “Especially in this climate of women talking about the reality of
Academy’s Overhaul Seeks to Add More Women, Minorities
Following a unanimous vote by its Board of Governors on Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a series of sweeping changes to their membership and voting policies today in response to widespread outrage over the lack of diversity among not only the Academy's members but also this year's Oscar nominees -- the second year in a row where nearly all the major nominees were white.
This year's nominations resuscitated the trending Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite that has proved a huge embarrassment for the Academy and the film industry in general.
Will the DC Universe Be Reborn in 2016?
DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee both Tweeted a mysterious teaser image that suggests the company's comic book lineup could be experiencing another big relaunch this year. The teaser features the word "Rebirth" projected onto a blue curtain.
When DC released their solicitations for April 2016 earlier this week, we noted how it was probably no coincidence that so many comics and storylines will be wrapping up in May, the same month that the last remaining batch of comics from the original New 52 lineup will be hitting the issue #52 mark. All signs pointed to another DC relaunch in June along the lines of last year's "DC You" initiative. This teaser only adds further fuel to that fire.
The 10 Best Gaming Keyboards of 2016 Picked by PCMag
It's still early in the year but PCMag has already complied a list of its favorite gaming keyboards for 2016. Obviously this list will change throughout the year with new releases and updates, but these are the best picks so far.
At the top of the list are Corsair's excellent K95 RGB keyboard and the Roccat Ryos MK Pro, both winning PCMag's Editor's Choice awards.
Doctor Who: Showrunner Moffat Leaving Series
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will leave the popular BBC series at the end of the next season in 2017, with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall taking over the controls of the TARDIS.
RadioTimes.com reports that Moffat, the lead writer and executive producer on the series since its fifth season (in the show’s modern run), will go out with one final 12-part series. That tenth season will not air until spring of 2017, which means we will get almost no Doctor Who this year. The annual Christmas Special will air in 2016, however, so at least there’s that. Man, Christmas never seemed so far away!
7 Best Earbuds You Can Buy
Earbuds are one of the most popular types of headphones and for good reason. They’re easy to carry around, some block out noise, and they can sound pretty great as well. Toss the junk earbuds that came with your phone and upgrade your listening experience with one of our choices foe the best earbuds around.
Want more than just earbuds? Check out our list of the best headphones money can buy.
Panasonic RP-TCM 125 Ergo Fit ($12)
Fight Peppers in Google’s Scoville Browser Game
You can now sling ice cream to slay various spicy peppers on the Scoville scale in Google's newest Google Doodle game.
To celebrate the 151st birthday of Scoville scale creator, Wilbur Scoville, the Doodle showcases fun facts about various peppers on the search engine's home page. Did you know the Jalapeño pepper was the first pepper to travel into space? Or that the ghost pepper was the first to hit over a million Scoville Heat Units?
After learning interesting tidbits about increasingly spicy peppers, you'll battle them in a button-timed event where you have three tries to freeze their heat with ice cream. As the pepper gets hotter, the challenge increases. Eventually you'll take on the Trinidad moruga scorpion pepper in an ultimate test of button-timed fortitude.