See Super Mario Maker’s New Costumes in Action
Nintendo has released a pair of new trailers showcasing Super Mario Maker’s upcoming Excitebike and Birdo costumes.
Nintendo of Europe unveiled the new costumes last week, announcing that both skins will be available on December 31 via NES Remix Event Courses.
See the Excitebike costume in action below.
Here's a look at the new Birdo skin.
Nintendo also released a new trailer for Captain Toad, who joined Super Mario Maker's costume lineup last week.
Nintendo of America has yet to provide a specific release information for these new character skins, but both are expected to be available in the region soon.
Kevin Feige Describes the Cinematic Powers of Doctor Strange
Kevin Feige has revealed some insight into the powers of Doctor Strange in his cinematic universe debut.
As part of Entertainment Weekly's set on the upcoming Marvel movie, the film's producer explained that Strange's iconic, tongue twisting spells will make it into the film.
"We don’t want to shy away from that, because that’s what makes Doctor Strange Doctor Strange," Feige said. "He has a Cloak of Levitation that allows him to fly, but he doesn’t fly like Superman or like Thor."
Having just seen Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange it does seem like Marvel really is going whole hog on the design of the character. That's interesting, as aside from some vague allusions in the Netflix Daredevil series this will be the first time Marvel has incorporated its magical mythos into the cinematic universe.
Motorhead’s Lemmy Dies at 70
Just days after being diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer, legendary hard-living/hard-rocking Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has passed away at age 70.
Over on the official Motorhead Facebook Page, the following message was posted:
There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow which had recently made it’s way down the street, with his family.
We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren’t words. We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please…play Motörhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy’s music LOUD.
The Rock to Appear at WrestleMania 32
We may not know any of the matches occurring at WrestleMania 32 next April at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - but we do know one big mega-star that's going to be there. The Rock!
Today on Instagram, The Rock announced that he'd be a part of 'Mania 32 in Texas. An appearance that certainly won't hurt the WWE's chances of selling out the stadium's one hundred thousand seats.
IT'S OFFICIAL: People's Champ is coming home to do 3 things with THE PEOPLE: Set an ALL-TIME attendance record, ELECTRIFY Dallas like never before & make all time #WRESTLEMANIA history. And we have FUN. Ok that's four things but you know what the hell The Rock's sayin'.. . THANK YOU #WWEUniverse! It's always an honor coming home and I wouldn't miss it for the world. #PeoplesChamp4L #MakingElectrifyingHistory #SmackethLaidDownOnThyCandyAsses
Millennium Falcon Takes 7500 LEGO, Over 1 Year to Build
What's the longest you've ever spent building a LEGO set? A couple of hours or days? Well, according to Mashable, one Star Wars-loving LEGO master has spent the last year putting together a 7,500 piece Millennium Falcon complete with working lights, gun turrets, a cockpit, a working boarding ramp, and a detailed underside.
At 22 pounds and 3 feet long, Flickr user Marshal Banana's masterpiece is a stunningly accurate recreation right down to the radar dish.
Saving Matt Damon Would Have Cost Over $900 Billion
Matt Damon has required a whole lot of saving over the course of his film career, thanks to his starring roles in films like The Martian, Interstellar and Elysium. In fact, more than $900 billion would be required to rescue all of Damon's fictional characters.
Quora user Kynan Eng (via Yahoo! Tech) calculated the cost required to bring Damon home in each of his movies, breaking it down by movie budget, as well as the estimated fictional costs using 2015 currency.
Here's the movie-by-movie budget breakdown:
- Courage Under Fire: $46 million
The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2015
There were many films that came out in 2015 that IGN reviewed, as superheroes fought dangerous enemies and emotions taught us the range of our feelings and beloved franchises came back, better and more relevant than ever. But of those many movies that hit theaters, these 10 are the ones that we considered the best of the best.
You'll see some overlap with IGN's Best Movie of 2015 nominees, as these films listed below are our 10 best-reviewed movies of the past year. From returning to a galaxy far, far away to an inside look into one of the 21st century's best innovators, here are the projects that got our ringing endorsement.
Mass Effect Andromeda Director Leaves BioWare
Mass Effect Andromeda director Chris Wynn has announced he's parting ways with BioWare.
Wynn, who served as the senior development director on BioWare's highly anticipated role-playing game, confirmed his departure in a post on Twitter:
It is with a heavy heart today to say that I am moving on from BioWare and Mass Effect: Andromeda, and returning to the USA.
— Chris Wynn (@The1Wynn) December 22, 2015
Top Comics to Buy This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Tom Taylor & Drawn by Bruno Redondo | DC
While the fifth and final volume of Injustice: Gods Among Us has already kicked off in digital form, the storyline truly begins with this standalone issue. Unlike previous annuals, Injustice: Year Four Annual isn't content to merely tell a small side-story. Instead, it's setting the stage for Year Five's "year of the villains" status quo as it sheds more light on how Superman's regime have dealt with the world's incarcerated supervillains and brings an entirely new player into the fold.
Rock Band 4 Celebrates the New Year With 6 New Tracks
Rock Band developer Harmonix announced in a blog post today that six new tracks will be coming to the Rock Band 4 storefront on December 29, to celebrate the new year.
Among the announced tracks are new songs from Coldplay and Weezer, as well as some newcomers to Rock Band, like pop sensations One Direction. This adds to the significant number of tracks available both through the store and imported songs from prior Rock Band titles, like Rock Band 3.
Check out the full tracklist below: