Neil deGrasse Tyson Fact-Checks The Force Awakens
American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson found a few flaws in the scientific rationale behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and took to social media to share his fact-checking wisdom.
Note: Minor Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers below.
In a string of posts on Twitter, Tyson pointed out a handful of inaccuracies he spotted in J.J. Abrams' space drama, noting BB-8 wouldn't have been able to travel on sand given his spherical form.
In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens, BB-8, a smooth rolling metal spherical ball, would have skidded uncontrollably on sand.
Unboxing The Force Awakens Disney Infinity Figures
According to box office records, you've probably already seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in cinemas this week, but the closest you'll get to seeing Rey, Finn, Poe and Kylo Ren in a video game is as part of Disney Infinity's 3.0 Edition Playset.
The four leads have been turned into classic Disney Infinity-style figures - check them out in the slideshow below:
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The new addition to Disney's existing line of toys-to-life games fairly closely follows the story of the new film, so you might want to avoid playing it if you haven't seen The Force Awakens yet.
Best 3D Touch Apps and Games for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
The iPhone 6s introduced a unique new feature called 3D Touch when it was announced back in September. Unlike the Apple Watch’s Force Touch, 3D Touch is infinitely variable, allowing you to control apps with various touch pressures while Force Touch only detects two levels of force. In short, 3D Touch is more sensitive and quicker than Force Touch.
But finding apps that support the new feature is a bit difficult at the moment as many apps haven't been updated to support 3D Touch. Apple has a dedicated section in its App Store for 3D Touch apps but it’s nothing more than a list. So which apps are the best? Read on to find out which apps show the potential of 3D Touch.
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New Star Wars Stormtrooper Nendoroid Announced
The makers of the Kirby, Isabelle, and Link Nendoroids have announced an all-new Star Wars figure coming in 2016.
Modeled after the new stormtroopers of the First Order in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this Nendoroid figure stands approximately 4in tall, is fully articulated, and includes a base to help keep it balanced on a flat surface.
This Stormtrooper is scheduled to release in July 2016 for ¥3,889/around $32.
Jurassic World’s Classy Nod to Force Awakens’ Box Office Records
Star Wars: The Force Awakens' worldwide debut set a new record high—eclipsing Jurassic World's $525 million figure—and in response, the people behind the film have offered their congratulations.
Jurassic World producer Frank Marshall took to Twitter to celebrate The Force Awakens' success, congratulating director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and the rest of crew involved.
Cheers to J.J., Kathy, the cast and crew, and DIS/LFL marketing teams! #TheForceAwakens @Disney @StarWars @Bad_Robot pic.twitter.com/oa0zwuAb2Q
Force Awakens Final Opening Totals Break More Records
The initial weekend box office estimate suggested record-breaking earnings for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with an expected $238 million debut. Now, however, it appears that number is even larger than reports predicted.
Disney has adjusted the film's Sunday earnings, increasing the already monstrously-large figure by $9 million. This not only means The Force Awakens made a whopping $247m during its opening weekend, as it also broke Sunday's box office record with $61 million.
Also, when factoring in the extra $9m made domestically and additional $2m internationally, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a new worldwide total of $529 million, eclipsing Jurassic World's impressive global debut.
Old Man Logan #1 Cover Pays Homage to the Dark Knight Returns
Marvel showed a preview of Old Man Logan #1 and one of the variant covers is an homage to Batman's The Dark Knight Returns with Wolverine.
Old Man Logan displaces a future and further grizzled James Howlett (a.k.a. the former Wolverine) from his alternate timeline to mainstream Marvel continuity.
With the prime Logan now dead, and his title of Wolverine passed on to clone Laura Kinney, this new, old Logan gives Marvel a means to bring the character back without treading into resurrection territory. In this way it shares something in common with The Dark Knight Returns, which itself featured an aged and failed Bruce Wayne returning to his role as Batman.
New to Netflix for January
If you thought that Netflix had a lot of original programming already, wait until it doubles in 2016. Just in the first month here, Netflix has a new Chelsea Handler docu-series, a new Degrassi season, kid-oriented programming featuring characters from Ever After High and DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon, and a comedy special from Tom Segura.
Also, Constantine, Training Day, the final season of Parks and Rec, Meet the Parents, Swordfish, The Rundown, and more.
Here's the full Netflix list for January...
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Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in January
Netflix is purging its catalogue big time come January as the start of the new year means no more Rocky movies, Rambo films, Lara Croft adventures, Zoolander, The Nightmare Before Christmas, the first two Bournes, the first two Mission Impossibles, and much more. Yes, it's farewell to A Clockwork Orange, Gladiator, Rosemary's Baby, There Will Be Blood, and Serpico.
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Awakening DLC Release Date
Call of Duty: Black Ops III's first DLC map pack, Awakening, is slated to release on February 2 on PlayStation 4, Treyarch and Activision announced today.
The new maps are highlighted in a video released today—there's Gauntlet, a map based around a military facility with a few different environments; Splash, a playful, colorful abandoned waterpark; Rise, a snowy and deserted construction facility; and Skyjacked, a re-imagined version of the Black Ops II map Hijacked.
Awakening will also include the fourth episode of Black Ops III's zombies story, Der Eisendrache. This installment is set in a medieval castle built on a creepy ancient site.
Awakening is the first in a set of four map packs, and as Sony confirmed at PlayStation Experience, the maps will be exclusive to PlayStation 4 for the first 30 days, with PC and Xbox players able to download them later.