The Americans Actress on Her New Movie and X-Files Role
Known for her role as Nina on FX’s fantastic spy drama, The Americans, Annet Mahendru is starring in the new independent film, Sally Pacholok, playing the title character – a real life nurse who made a medical discovery with life-saving consequences. The next few months are notable for Mahendru, who also has an important guest role in the revival of The X-Files on FOX in January, along with returning for The Americans’ fourth season, debuting in March.
While the film hasn’t yet opened to general audiences, this Wednesday night, Mahendru will be appearing at a screening of Sally Pacholok in Los Angeles – tickets can be purchased here – and I spoke to the actress about her new movie, what we should expect from her X-Files character and the ever-evolving situation for Nina on The Americans.
Supergirl Gets Full-Season Order
Supergirl has been ordered for a full season, CBS has announced.
With seven additional episodes ordered on top of the initial 13, the new superhero series will produce 20 episodes in Season 1, rather than a typical 22 episodes. Supergirl was one of the last of the fall series to premiere this year, and recently, shorter season orders are becoming more common across many networks, including ABC's 16-episode order for The Muppets and The CW's order for 19 episodes of iZombie.
How to Unlock Metal Gear Solid 5’s Nuclear Disarmament Secret
Konami has confirmed how to unlock the secret nuclear disarmament ending for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Although the secret ending apparently leaked back in September (you can see the video on IGN's Metal Gear Solid V Easter Egg page), Konami has now released the instructions on how to unlock the event for real, and it's not going to be easy.
One of the original theories was true. All nuclear weapons at the FOBs of everyone in your console's region have to be dismantled. The full instructions are as follows:
Star Wants Godzilla-Sized Gremlin in Part 3
Billy Peltzer himself – Zach Galligan – stopped by IGN’s London office to talk all things Gremlins and Gremlins: The New Batch last week, and to also speculate about Gremlins 3.
There’s no real news, with the last proper update happening in April when Chris Columbus – writer of the original – said the film will be a sequel that also functions as a reboot of sorts, but one that connects the audience emotionally to the past.
Galligan told us that he’d actually written his own treatment for the movie some years back however, so we asked him to pitch his four best ideas, which you can watch in the above video or read below…
Sony Isn’t Making It, So These Guys Are
When it comes to futuristic racers, Psygnosis’ WipEout series is the big wheel down at the cracker factory. Sony’s Studio Liverpool née Psygnosis was shuttered in 2012 and the series itself has since slipped from the limelight, but WipEout’s legacy still looms large. Instrumental to the very success of the original PlayStation, WipEout is arguably Psygnosis’ chef-d'oeuvre.
But WipEout wasn’t the only futuristic racing series Psygnosis put its stamp on back in the late ’90s. There was another, with one key difference. This one actually had wheels.
Big ones.
Chris Mallinson renovates homes and, up until recently, he had no actual games industry experience. But he really, really loves Rollcage.
Amazon Releases New Prime Air Teaser
The development of Prime Air was revealed in 2013, but Amazon is now giving customers another look at its progress.
A prototype is being teased in a video posted on Amazon's FAQ page. The new drone is much more polished than the previous iteration and will weigh 55 pounds. Flying at under 400 feet, the drones will deliver your cargo—up to five pounds—in 30 minutes or less, says the online retailer.
Amazon notes that safety is the biggest priority for them, and so, there is no official release date. Prime Air will only be deployed when Amazon has the “regulatory support needed to safely realize
Can Overwatch Convert a Call of Duty and Battlefield Player?
I’ve been a fan of first-person shooters since my three brothers and I huddled around a CRT computer monitor to play the granddaddy of the genre, Wolfenstein 3D. When offline body counts begat online fragging, I fell in love with the competitive multiplayer of Quake, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty and Battlefield.
Nowadays, there’s a new kind of shooter muscling its way into existence. It comes in many different descriptions, depending on which company is spruiking its specific take on the sub-genre, but I like to call it the MOBA-shooter: a splicing of classic shooting tropes with iconic hero characters, special abilities and a progression system.
Overwatch is Blizzard’s take on the MOBA-shooter sub-genre and, considering I’ve never really dabbled in MOBAs, it’s captured the attention of this diehard competitive-shooter fan. Here’s why.
Final Fantasy 7 PS4 Trophy List Surfaces Online
The trophy list for Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy VII port for PlayStation 4 has been leaked online.
The list of in-game achievements, courtesy of Exophase, is quite similar to that of the Steam version, which shouldn't be particularly surprising since Square is porting the PC version of its classic RPG to Sony's platform. It's important to note, however, Sony and Square Enix have yet to confirm the validity of this list.
That said, the leak could very well be an indication that Final Fantasy VII's release on PlayStation 4 isn't too far off. Plus, with PlayStation Experience mere days away, there's a good chance the publisher is planning to announce a release date during Sony's keynote this weekend.
Far Cry Primal, Quantum Break Teased for The Game Awards
The Game Awards 2015 will feature a number of world premieres, and according to show producer Geoff Keighley, both Quantum Break and Far Cry Primal will be getting some time in the spotlight.
In a post on Twitter, Keighley announced X-Men actor and Quantum Break star Shawn Ashmore will be making an appearance to unveil new footage of Remedy's upcoming Xbox One exclusive.
Thursday, @ShawnRAshmore joins us to world premiere new QUANTUM BREAK content at @thegameawards pic.twitter.com/g4Og4sUh5W
These 3 Oscar Winners Turned Down Phantom Menace
While Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace was ultimately directed by George Lucas, the film was first offered to three other top-tier directors: Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, and Robert Zemeckis.
On the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via The Hollywood Reporter), Howard revealed that Lucas "didn’t necessarily want to direct" the prequel films, saying, "he had talked to
Zemeckis, he talked to me, he talked to Steven Spielberg. I was the third one he spoke to."
However, all three directors turned him down. "They all said the same thing: 'George, you should just do it.' This is your baby," Howard added. "Nobody wanted to follow that act I don’t think at that point. That was an honor, but it would’ve been just too daunting."