Guardians Vol. 2 May Include a ‘Huge’ Marvel Character
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may introduce one literally enormous character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Be warned: Potential spoilers follow for the film...
Our friends at Geek.com are reporting that Ego, the Living Planet could show up in the James Gunn-directed film. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Ego is precisely what it sounds like — a sentient planet complete with a face and beard.
The cosmic entity has crossed paths with numerous Marvel heroes in the comics, including Thor, the Fantastic Four, and Nova. Being one of the comic book universe's more absurd-looking individuals, Ego seems like a perfect fit for the motley characters of Guardians of the Galaxy.
The 100 Season 3 Preview: Where do Octavia & Lincoln Belong?
With The 100 back tomorrow night, IGN has an exclusive clip, giving you an early look at what's to come in Season 3.
The end of Season 2 found Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos) having to deal with some huge emotional upheaval, as she went from the joy of being fully accepted by Indra (Adina Porter) and being told she was a Grounder, to being cast out, after she refused to follow orders and abandon their plan and leave her brother, Bellamy (Bob Morley), behind.
Season 3 finds Octavia and Lincoln (Ricky Whittle) once more living amongst those from the Ark, in the settlement now called Arkadia. But as this clip shows, the girl who was forced to live in hiding underneath the floor for most of her life is not feeling comfortable at all, even as Lincoln, despite being a Grounder himself, is becoming more accepted.
Halo 2 Gun, New Maps Coming to Halo 5
343 Industries has detailed the next wave of multiplayer content headed to Halo 5: Guardians ahead of its release next week.
The forthcoming update, dubbed Infinity's Armory, brings with it two new battlegrounds: an Arena map called Riptide and a new Warzone Assault map called Urban. The former features "winding routes of steel and sand," while the latter boasts one of Warzone's more open map designs with plenty of sightlines.
Additionally, the classic Halo 2 Battle Rifle will be appearing in Guardians as a Mythic loadout weapon REQ that players can use in Warzone. The iconic firearm will also be available to those in Forge. New uncommon and rare variants of the Carbine, as well as the Achilles armor set will be featured in the update as well.
Star Wars: Episode VIII Shooting Delay Rumored
UPDATE: Disney has just announced that the release of Star Wars -- Episode VIII has been pushed from May 2017 to December of that year.
The original report follows.
Rian Johnson is reportedly rewriting his script for Star Wars -- Episode VIII.
The rumor comes from the Meet The Movie Press video podcast. Therein it's stated that filming on Johnson's iteration "has been pushed about a month." The delay, if true, is the result of the writer/director reworking his script in response to the strengths of The Force Awakens. Specifically, the roles of Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac's characters Rey, Finn and Poe will be expanded some while a pair of new characters' roles will be reduced. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tatiana Maslany, Bel Powely and Gina Rodriguez have been rumored to be up for those mysterious new roles.
Nintendo NX May Work With PCs and Competing Consoles
Update: The remaining sections of the leaked GFK survey have been posted online, detailing the console's potential online features and more.
According to the rest of the survey, provided by Twitter user Emily Rogers, Nintendo's console may have a free online service as well as a subscription option that includes more features for a yearly/monthly fee. Backwards compatibility is also mentioned, as the survey gauges interest in the ability to rent or purchase old games digitally, as well as support for previously-owned digital and physical media.
These Were PlayStation Store’s Top Downloads of 2015
Sony has revealed the most downloaded games on the PlayStation Store in 2015.
Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PS4 led the way in North America, with Grand Theft Auto V, Minecraft: PS4 Edition, Star Wars Battlefront, and Fallout 4 rounding out the top five, respectively. A few minor surprises on the list include Dying Light at number 11 and Rocket League at 15.
Also provided by the PlayStation Blog were 2015's top downloaded PS3 and PS Vita games, PS Classics, as well as add-ons. Check out the full lists below:
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The Banner Saga Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl
The soundtrack to Stoic’s Viking-themed and Kickstarter-financed tactical RPG The Banner Saga is getting a special vinyl release thanks to LA-based creative company iam8bit.
The 180-gram vinyl, double LP release of Austin Wintory’s score will include art by Stoic’s Arnie Jorgensen and a full digital soundtrack. Preorders for the vinyl will open at iam8bit.com/store on Thursday, January 21 at 10AM PST.
The Shannara Chronicles: John Rhys-Davis Gushes Over MTV’s New Series
John Rhys-Davies has nothing bad to say about MTV's new series The Shannara Chronicles. The iconic star of The Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones films stars in the fantasy adaptation as King Eventine, an aging Elvish king who finds his kingdom threatened by evil forces that have been held dormant for generations.
Rhys-Davies has starred in his share of TV and film projects -- nearly a thousand, he was told recently -- but he thinks The Shannara Chronicles has what it takes to be a "mega-hit." If it's not, he says, he will eat his fake Elvish ears.
Continue on for the full conversation with Rhys-Davis, where he explains why he is so excited about The Shannara Chronicles and why he thinks it's going to be a bit hit. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Mortal Kombat XL Announced
NetherRealm Studios has revealed Mortal Kombat XL, a complete version of MKX that includes the main game and all of its post-launch content.
This content-rich rerelease will be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 1 in North America and March 4 in Europe. Check out the announcement trailer below.
In addition to the core Mortal Kombat X experience, all of the previously released downloadable content from the original Kombat Pack, as well as the upcoming Kombat Pack 2 will be included.
Will you be picking up Mortal Kombat XL when it arrives in March? Let us know in the comments, and for more on NetherRealm's gruesome fighter, check out IGN's Mortal Kombat X review.
Prison Architect Headed to Consoles
Introversion Software's Prison Architect, the prison management and building simulator, is coming to consoles second quarter of this year.
Arriving on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PS4, the console version of Prison Architect also includes a new, console-unique mode called Prison Warden Mode.
Prison Warden Mode offers several pre-built prisons to let console players "get into the action faster." There's also a feature called World of Wardens which gives players the ability to share their prisons online and try to manage the creations of other players.
Developer Double Eleven said it put its own touches on each console version, "creating a unique Prison Architect experience for each platform."