Ruffalo: Hulk Solo Film ‘Doesn’t Look Particularly Promising’
A new solo film centered around the Hulk isn't likely to happen anytime soon, according to Bruce Banner actor Mark Ruffalo.
In an interview with Yahoo! Movies Ruffalo explained that while the studio is looking into a new film, Universal's ownership of the solo Hulk movies has made it difficult. "Marvel and Universal famously don’t get along very well, and so that’s working against us, definitely," he said.
"The nature of the relationship right now, it’s a little prohibitive," he added, noting it may change sometime in the future, "but right now it doesn’t look particularly promising."
Jonathan Blow’s The Witness Aims For a Physical Release
The Witness is getting closer to its completion, and developer Thekla Inc. has revealed the game might see a physical release.
In a blog post, creator Jonathan Blow said a physical version of the game seems likely, as Thekla has "been in talks with a couple of parties for a while about that possibility."
However, should the physical release happen, it most likely will follow the digital release, rather than release day-and-date. The reason behind a delay with a possible physical release has to do with the logistics involved in manufacturing and distributing. The company "would have to freeze the game right about now" if it wanted to make a physical release happen by the game's release date.
NASA’s Astronaut Applications Are Officially Open
NASA is now accepting applications for its astronaut program, and the position is open to all qualified U.S. citizens.
The application period is set from December 14, 2015 to February 18, 2016. NASA hopes to announce the new astronauts in mid-2017. Potential astronauts could be flying on the International Space Station (ISS), two new commercial spacecrafts, and NASA's Orion deep-space exploration vehicle.
"This next group of American space explorers will inspire the Mars generation to reach for new heights, and help us realize the goal of putting boot prints on the Red Planet,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. “Those selected for this service will fly on U.S. made spacecraft from American soil, advance critical science, and research aboard the International Space Station, and help push the boundaries of technology in the proving ground of deep space."
ReAgent Games Releases Crackdown 3 Concept Art
Crackdown 3 developer ReAgent Games is getting in the holiday spirit by releasing new concept art images for the game.
Posted to the Crackdown 3 site, the images are part of an interactive postcard of sorts—by clicking a bulb, a new image will popup. The art focuses on new weapons, suits, and environments, while the postcard itself shows two festive agents decorating a Christmas tree. Check out the art in the slideshow below.
We learned at Gamescom 2015 that Crackdown 3 will be released in the summer of 2016. The game will have both campaign and multiplayer modes. The campaign mode seems "to be an experience built to remain faithful to the spirit of the original, much-loved Crackdown," says IGN's Luke Reilly, while the multiplayer "is all about unscripted, real-time destruction on an unseen scale."
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Delayed
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been delayed to April 26, 2016.
In a post on PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley announced that the studio needs a bit more development time to put the finishing touches on its "largest Uncharted game to date."
"As we approached our final deadlines and started wrapping up the game’s levels, we realized that several key sequences needed extra resources to bring them to the finish line," Druckmann and Straley explained. "Pushing the date is not an easy choice, and we wouldn’t do it if we didn’t feel in our hearts it’s the best course of action for the game."
Nicolas Cage to Return Stolen Dino Skull to Mongolia
Nicholas Cage has been requested by the Mongolian government to return a stolen Tyrannosaurus bataar skull that he purchased several years ago.
According to authorities, Cage has agreed to hand over the rare dinosaur skull after he was informed it had been illegally taken from Mongolia, the BBC reports. The actor won the item at a gallery in Beverly Hills for $276,000 back in 2007, after outbidding Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cage has been found innocent in the matter, since he was completely unaware the skull had been stolen. According to the actor's publicist, he was contacted by the Department of Homeland Security last year and told the item may be have been illegally obtained.
Tap My Katamari Coming to iOS and Android
Bandai Namco has announced Tap My Katamari, a new entry in the Katamari Damacy series designed specifically for mobile devices.
After filing a trademark for the title last month in Europe, the publisher officially revealed the game this weekend at Jump Festa (via Polygon), confirming it will be "coming soon" to both iOS and Android.
It's been a few years since we've had a new game in Katamari series, as its most recent entry released on PlayStation Vita back in 2012. For our thoughts on the quirky ball-rolling handheld game, read IGN's review of Touch My Katamari. While you're at it, check out our thoughts on Wattam, the next project from Katamari creator Keita Takahashi.
IGN’s Wrestling Year in Review
Having done quite a few of these "Year That Was" Wrap Ups now, I should know better than to kick things off with "What a Crazy Year It's Been!" So I won't. Except that I already sort of have. In a way. So to hell with it. It's been a year, folks. And this is when we all look back at take stock of the highs and lows of the past (almost) 365 days in wrestling.
As we leave things, the Slammys just occurred. The WWE's own time to revisit their year and waste hours of our lives with a show that should, by now, be a separate entity on the Network and not a ceremony that occupies RAW - especially given the great RAW they had the week prior. Not a great way to capitalize on the momentum. And since Smackdown doesn't really count as a show that anyone considers to be a true RAW follow-up, this was their chance to keep the viewers/ratings that the post-TLC RAW brought. And to keep those great creative fluids a'flowin.
Doom vs. Quake: Which Has the Greater Legacy?
In the ultimate first-person-shooter civil war, id Software’s two flagpole shooter IPs - Doom and Quake - have their respective histories squared off against each other in an epic breakdown to determine whose legacy is richer: the 2.5D daddy of shooters, or his 3D upstart son.
Earlier this year, I interviewed Tim Willits, creative director at id Software, and he drew a pretty big line in the sand. According to him, “Quake was actually more influential than Doom was.” For Doom fans, thems sure sounded like fighting words, while the Quake faithful may feel vindicated by one of the influencers behind both id Software franchises.
Oculus Rift Pre-Orders Coming Early Next Year
If you’ve been waiting for Oculus Rift pre-orders to open up, your wait may soon come to an end.
Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey took to Twitter to share encouraging news on the Oculus Rift’s launch. The virtual reality headset is “on-target” for a Q1 2016 launch and pre-orders are expected to come “soon after the new year.”
Luckey followed that up with another tweet, assuring prospective buyers to not stress over the holiday as Oculus VR will give fair warning before launching pre-orders.
@PalmerLuckey Preorders are coming soon after new year. Enjoy a stress-free holiday, we won't launch preorders without warning!