Marvel Makes Steve Rogers Captain America Once More
Steve Rogers will return as Captain America in Marvel Comics, though it won't mean the end of Sam Wilson's reign.
The ABC special "Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years" dropped the news, outing the name of the new series as "Captain America: Steve Rogers". The rejuvenated Rogers will be penned by Captain America: Sam Wilson writer Nick Spencer, with art by Jesus Saiz.
If you haven't been keeping up with comics Steve recently passed the famous mantle (and its accompanying shield) to long-time comrade Sam Wilson. Rogers, having meanwhile lost his powers and cryogenically preserved youth, took on a supporting role with The Avengers and SHIELD.
Bid on Luke Skywalker’s Blaster for $200,000
You can now bid on Luke Skywalker's DL-44 Blaster from The Empire Strikes Back for a minimum price of USD$200,000.
According to the item's auction page, "The iconic gun is the same model used by Han Solo, a design based on the German issue Mauser C96 pistol and custom made by casting the original prop used in the first Star Wars." The blaster "retains its original flash suppressor and scope," but doesn't fire and never did (as the listing was used in Empire for non-firing scenes).
Check out the prop and a scene it appeared in below:
Jet Li Joins Vin Diesel in xXx 3
Hong Kong martial arts movie superstar Jet Li has been cast in xXx 3.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Li will star as Raif and lead a team of his own. He will fight Vin Diesel’s Xander Cage in the film.
Little is known about the plot at this time so it is unclear if Li is the movie’s primary antagonist.
Jet Li as seen in Lethal Weapon 4
Luke Cage: Rosario Dawson Plays a ‘Very Significant’ Role
Rosario Dawson's character Claire Temple is an important part of the connective tissue that that ties Marvel's Netflix shows together. The nurse with a soft spot for superheroes is going to be playing a role on the upcoming series Marvel's Luke Cage, and star Mike Colter previewed what to expect from her character.
"I love Rosario, we get along great," he said. "I love working with her, so hopefully we'll see more of her and we'll see some interesting twists and turns with her character."
Full spoilers for Jessica Jones: Season 1 continue below.
New Ghostbusters Expansion Available for LEGO Dimensions
The third wave of LEGO Dimensions add-ons is available now in North America and Australia (coming January 22 in the UK, February 3 in NZ).
There are five new packs, including a Ghostbusters Level Pack (featuring a Peter Venkman minifigure and a mission based level pitting the Ghostbusters against Gozer in a fight for NY), a DC Comics pack featuring The Joker and Harley Quinn minifigures, a Doctor Who pack featuring a Cyberman minifigure and rebuildable Dalek, a Back to the Future pack that includes Doc Brown, and a LEGO Ninjago pack with Sensei Wu.
The trailer for the Ghostbusters Level Pack, "A Spook Central Adventure!" is below.
LEGO’s stab at the growing toys-to-life genre was released in September last year. Check out IGN’s review here, and head to IGN’s LEGO Dimensions wiki for a full round-up of all the content available for the game to date.
Apple Offers Temporary Solution for iPhone 6s Battery Percentage Bug
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus users that have dealt with the battery percentage bug will be happy to know that Apple's currently working on a fix for it.
On it's support page that was updated last week, Apple acknowledges the problem's existence and reassures those affected, saying it's "investigating the cause and a solution." A temporary solution involves restarting the phone, then heading to Settings > General > Date & Time and turning on the "Set Automatically" setting.
The battery percentage bug occurs when someone manually changes the time on their phone or they change time zones while traveling. The battery's percentage will not update, resulting in people being unaware of how much battery life they have left. If you run into the issue again, but haven't change the time or time zone, you're encouraged to contact Apple Support.
Legends of Tomorrow Won’t Return its Flash/Arrow Characters Any Time Soon
DC's Legends of Tomorrow is plucking a lot of familiar Arrow and The Flash characters from their respective TV shows, and it doesn't plan to return them anytime soon.
Both The Flash and Arrow set up in the first half of this year's seasons why Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), Leonard Snart (Wentworth Miller), Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), Martin Stein (Victor Garber), Mick Rory (Dominic Purcell) Kendra Saunders (Ciara Renee) and Jax Jackson (Franz Drameh) are all willing to go off on the world-saving adventure that Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) pitches them in Legends of Tomorrow. Even though those characters will have experiences that tie back into Arrow and The Flash, they won't be checking back into those shows' timelines.
Marvel Teases Return of the Thunderbolts
Marvel has released a new teaser image that suggests the Thunderbolts might be returning later this year. The teaser features a group of silhouetted figures (and one mysterious girl) and the tagline "From the Ashes of Avengers: Standoff... Injustice, Like Lightning."
The teaser is clearly inspired by the cover to 1997's Thunderbolts #1, while the tagline is a riff on the traditional Thunderbolts slogan "Justice Like Lightning."
Fire Emblem Fates 3DS XL Console Announced
Nintendo has announced a special edition Fire Emblem Fates 3DS XL console.
The system will launch alongside Fire Emblem Fates on February 19 for $199.99 and will not include a copy of the game.
As Nintendo previously announced, Fire Emblem Fates will launch on February 19 with two versions available, Birthright and Conquest, followed by a third DLC story called Revelation. Players can buy each separately, or can pick up a collector's edition that includes all three versions as well as an art book and a 3DS XL carrying pouch for $79.99.
New Arrow Midseason Return Trailer Revealed
Ahead of Arrow: Season 4's return to The CW tomorrow night, the network has released a new sizzle trailer for show's midseason debut.
Get a sneak peek at what lies in store for Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen below.
The latter half of Arrow's fourth season will be shifting its focus back on the main villain, as Oliver Oliver Queen continues his quest to take down Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough). Fans also have a villain-related twist to look forward to, according to showrunner Marc Guggenheim.
Even more surprises are in store for DC fans, as Vixen (Megalyn Echikunwoke) will be making her live-action debut during the season's upcoming 15th episode.