Twilight Children’s Mystery Illuminates the Characters
DC Comics' Vertigo publishing line is putting out 12 new comic series this year. One title is The Twilight Children by writer Gilbert Hernandez and artist Darwyn Cooke, which tells the story of a small coastal town that plays host to a strange phenomenon. Orbs the size of a car suddenly appear at seemingly random places around town, their purpose unknown, only to just as randomly disappear. The orbs have strange powers that affect three little children, not to mention stir up a host of other troubles -- missing people, the appearance of a silent alien woman, and more.
Batman’s Bill Finger to Receive Credit on BvS, Gotham
DC Entertainment announced today that the late comic book artist-writer Bill Finger will receive Batman co-creator screen credit on the upcoming season of Gotham and in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Here's the company's statement issued exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter:
"DC Entertainment and the family of Bill Finger are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement that recognizes Mr. Finger’s significant contributions to the Batman family of characters. 'Bill Finger was instrumental in developing many of the key creative elements that enrich the Batman universe, and we look forward to building on our acknowledgement of his significant role in DC Comics’ history,' stated Diane Nelson, President of DC Entertainment.
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The $350 PlayStation Makes A Glorious Return
Everyone's favorite low price PS4 deal is back in stock. Grab if you want a new PS4 for the lowest price around.
Amazon Fire TV Stick With Voice Control
Amazon just added voice control support to the Fire TV Stick, and it's only $10 more than the standard, no voice version.
See Pluto’s Atmosphere and Ice-Covered Mountains
NASA has released a selection of exquisitely detailed photos taken from its New Horizons spacecraft, revealing close-ups of Pluto's arctic mountain ranges, glaciers, and streams of frozen nitrogen.
This breathtaking photo, taken just 15 minutes after New Horizons' closest approach to Pluto on July 14, reveals the smooth icy plain Sputnik Planum towards the right, with rugged mountains up to 11,000 feet (3,500 metres) high flanking it to the west. Also visible are over a dozen layers of haze in Pluto's atmosphere, extending to at least 60 miles above Pluto's surface.
App Store Update: September 18
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Call of Champions – (Freemium)
"Call of Champions is the most intense real-time multiplayer battle arena (MOBA) game for the iPad and iPhone. Choose a Champion, recruit a team, smash the enemy, and compete against millions worldwide!
Gotham Stars On New Season 2 Villains and Getting More Serialized
Gotham's second season - under the moniker Gotham: Rise of the Villains - premieres on FOX this coming Monday, September 21st. And with the new season comes, naturally, new faces. Along with a new commitment to supervillains and serialization. Meaning less mob turf wars and GCPD "case of the week" style stories.
I visited the set of Gotham last month on a very busy, overlapping day where production was running for two separate episodes. I'll have more on those specific episodes, along with insight from the stars about those stories, closer to when those chapters air. But for now let's talk Monday's season premiere, "Damned if You Do..."
When we last saw Bruce and Alfred, they'd discovered a hidden passageway in Wayne Manor's den. One likely filled with secrets procured by Thomas Wayne. So where will we find Master Wayne and his trusty butler as Season 2 begins? "They’re aligned in the sense that they both don’t know what’s going on and they’re confused," star David Mazouz told me. "But they’re not totally aligned once they actually find out what’s going on and they need to choose how to proceed. That’s sort of where they disagree."
Booster Gold-Blue Beetle Movie From The Flash Boss?
The DC Extended Universe (their version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) is reportedly bringing the superheroes Booster Gold and Blue Beetle to the big screen.
The Tracking Board reports that Warner Bros. is developing a Booster Gold-Blue Beetle live-action feature film to be directed by Greg Berlanti, the executive producer behind The CW's DC superhero TV series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Heroic Hollywood claims comic book movie vet Zak Penn (Marvel's The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men: The Last Stand, Elektra) will write the script.
Xbox One Elite Controller Release Date Revealed
The Xbox One Elite wireless controller will come out October 27.
The Microsoft Store unveiled the release date for the controller, which conveniently launches on the same day as Halo 5: Guardians.
Announced at E3, the controller boasts hair-trigger locks, improved thumbstick sensitivity and swappable components, including two different D-pads. There is also button remapping with the device.
What Platforms and Genres Are Trending at TGS?
IGN is at this year's Tokyo Games Show, and a list of trending platforms and genres supplied to us reveals that mobile continues to dominate the games exhibited at TGS.
iOS and Android games each comprise 252 of the 1283 titles showing at TGS this year - that's nearly 40%, not including the nebulous "other smartphones" and "feature phone" categories. For comparison, the next most prominent platform is PC, which encompasses 186 games (including Steam and browser-based games). Games for current-generation consoles, meanwhile, account for only 244 of exhibited titles.
Here's the full list:
- iOS - 252 games
- Android - 252 games
Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundles Announced
Sony will release two PlayStation 4 bundles that include the console and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection.
Sony confirmed to Eurogamer that a 500GB PS4 bundle will be available to gamers in both North America and Europe, while Europe will also be able to buy a 1TB bundle (the availability of the 1TB model for North America has not been confirmed yet).
The consoles in both bundles appear to contain revised PS4 hardware which runs more quietly and efficiently.