New Looney Tunes Toys from Kidrobot Look Sharp
Kidrobot is no stranger to taking established franchises, such as Mega Man, Family Guy, Street Fighter, and Futurama, and bringing them up to speed in the collecting world with new vinyl mini figures and limited edition collectibles. The toy and clothing company has set its sights on the Looney Tunes franchise, something that everyone knows and most love, in their newest crossover.
Kidrobot's Mini Series for Looney Tunes
Available at select retailers and through Kidrobot’s online store, the Looney Tunes line-up will contain the 3’’ Blind Box-style Mini Figures with some containing a myriad of accessories at $11.99 each; the even smaller Blind Box Keychain series (which doubles as zipper pulls, due to the removable keyring) rings up at $5.99 each; and the oversized Mark Dean Veca Tweety Bird art toy, available at $75 for the premium collector.
Overclocked: Hardcore vs. Casual – Who Matters More?
Ryan McCaffrey joins Mitch Dyer and Sean Finnegan to discuss Counter-Strike's controversial R8 pistol, the brilliance of comedy games -- in particular, Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle, both of which are getting HD updates -- and the delicate balance developers strike when making deep games for a certain kind of player.
Rainbow Six Siege and Star Wars Battlefront lack campaigns, and some say depth as a result -- but is that true? Is it a problem? Or is there more to it? We dig into it, and don't necessarily agree.
Game of Thrones’ Dance in Ghostbusters Reboot
Game of Thrones star Charles Dance will appear in the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot.
The actor, best known for his role as the conniving patriarch of the Lannister family, Tywin Lannister, has a role in the new Ghostbusters, according to Inverse. The Boston Herald was also able to confirm Dance's role, which was mostly filmed in Boston.
Dance may have played an excellent villain in Game of Thrones, but Sony has not specified what his role will be in Ghostbusters. The antagonist for the Paul Feig-directed reboot has not been revealed yet, but you might recall Gozer the Gozerian, a genderless god who took the form of a female, and Vigo the Carpathian were the villains from the first two movies.
Was Han Legally Justified to Shoot First?
Sure, Han shot first, but was it a justifiable homicide?
Law blog The Legal Geeks (via Vulture) examined the question assuming the Empire has a similar legal structure to our own common law. The answer? Han could have claimed self-defense and gotten off scot-free.
As the legal experts note, Greedo had his weapon pointed at Han and had made a verbal threat. That's more than enough to justify the use of deadly force in self-defense, in order to prevent Greedo's own "imminent and unlawful use of deadly force." In other words, shooting first is fine, because if he hadn't, Greedo would've shot him.
Dota 2 ESL One Frankfurt 2016 Gets a Date, Ticket Price
We have our first details for the third annual ESL One Frankfurt Dota 2 tournament.
The event, which ESL itself describes as "the biggest Dota 2 tournament in Europe," will run from June 18 to 19 at the Commerzbank-Arena. As with last year's tournament the prize pool is set at $250,000 USD.
Tickets go on sale starting December 17, starting at €29. Those willing to pay a touch more (€249) will receive free concessions, a nondescript "goodie bag," and access to the Secret Shop — a selection of Dota 2 merchandise usually exclusive to live tournament attendees.
There's also the "Aegis Experience" for a whopping €2999. This offers the previous incentives, plus a private lounge for you and four friends, reserved seating "in the heart of the crowd," front-of-the-line priority, and behind the scenes tours.
Fargo’s Season 2 Finale is This Week’s TV Highlight
TV's a lot busier than you might expect this far into December. Not only are shows still wrapping up their seasons (Survivor, Kingdom, Manhattan, Homeland, etc), but Syfy is unleashing a huge new slate of programming. The Expanse, the mini-series Childhood's End, a sneak preview of The Magicians, the end of Haven, and more.
Also, Idris Elba's Luther returns to TV, The Knick wraps up its second season, Bill Burr's F is for Family premieres on Netflix, and the final episode of The Soup airs.
But this week's TV highlight spot goes to Fargo's Season 2 finale. As you well know, not a lot of characters were left alive after last week's episode. Does the penultimate episode's mass bloodshed mean a quieter, more subdued season finale? One more focused on Betsy's condition? One with less bullets and UFOs? Or was that shootout just the tip of the iceberg?
New Deadpool Poster Hits, Trailer Coming
Update: And now Fox has released a video of Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth teasing the "12 Days of Deadpool," which will see some new treat being unveiled every day from now until Christmas, when the new trailer will drop. Take a look:
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20th Century Fox has released a new poster for Deadpool.
Much like the film's international "cheeky" promo art, Fox's latest poster provides a fresh look at the antihero himself, along with another witty tagline. See it below, courtesy of EW.
First Look at Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum?
We have yet another Doctor Strange set photo to gawp at, this time featuring what might be a glimpse of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
On set with @scottderrickson and @stphnbrssrd #doctorstrange pic.twitter.com/rPVyVwY1Xu
— Louis D'Esposito (@louisde2) December 14, 2015
New Pokemon Volcanion Officially Revealed
A new Pokemon has been found! Pokemon's official YouTube channel revealed the 721st Pokemon, Volcanion, who we know cannot be confronted in regular gameplay. No word yet on how Volcanion can be encountered.
The first Pokemon to be both fire and water type, Volcanion combines the two elements to create steam, which is used to expel "explosive shock waves and boiling steam from the arms on its back."
The new Pokemon's weaknesses are ground, rock, and electric type Pokemon, while it's strong against ground, bug, steel, and ice types. Volcanion's ability is water absorb, which negates damage and restores HP by 25% of the user's max HP.
Some of Volcanion's special moves are steam eruption, scald, and weather ball.
Rise of the Tomb Raider Comes to PC in January
Xbox One timed exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider has been listed for PC by Amazon France. The listing has a release date of January 29, 2016.
The listing shows what is undoubtedly PC box art for the game, with compatible versions of Windows listed in the product description.
Last July, Sqaure Enix announced Rise of the Tomb Raider was coming to PC "early 2016," and said the PS4 release will be almost a year from now.
The PC release will put it alongside the Baba Yaga Rise of the Tomb Raider DLC, which is also scheduled to release that month.