Longmire: Season 4 Spoiler Discussion
This is a full-on spoiler discussion for those that have watched all 10 episodes of Longmire: Season 4. For our spoiler-free review of the season, click here.
Okay, so here I can bring up all the juicy details left out of the official Longmire: Season 4 review, which I tried to keep mostly spoiler-free.
Which means I can type freely about how Branch was killed off. Those who followed Longmire news could surely piece this together, as Bailey Chase was not returning to the show (while Gerald McRaney was), but that didn't mean that the discovery of his body, in that faked suicide scene, didn't hit me like a bag of bricks. And so the first three episodes played out with a touch of dramatic irony that we don't usually get to experience on Longmire. We knew what had happened. And not only did we know who killed Branch, we knew who was behind the murder of Walt's wife. And it wasn't Jacob Nighthorse in either circumstance. So Walt spent a few episodes being obsessed with the wrong guy.
Microsoft’s Downloading Windows 10 to PCs That Opted Out of Upgrade
Even if you decided to hold off on upgrading to Windows 10, the files for the operating system could still be on your PC.
Apparently, regardless of whether or not someone opted out of reserving a free copy of Microsoft's OS, the company will still push the necessary installation files to an eligible PC. That is, provided they've set up automatic updates.
One of the Inquirer's own readers reached out to shed some light on the matter, revealing they'd found a hidden Windows 10-specific folder on their machine that was taking up about 6GB of space. And every time the PC was booted, the OS would try to install itself. Following this, the Inquirer asked Microsoft to comment, to which the company revealed that is has, in fact, been downloading Windows 10 to certain PCs since its July 29 launch:
George R. R. Martin to Cameo on Z Nation
Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin will appear in a cameo during the second season of Z Nation - as a zombified version of himself.
Entertainment Weekly reveals that in the show, Martin has been imprisoned and chained to a desk by a character called the Collector - a connoisseur of celebrity zombies.
EW's images display an undead Martin at a book signing. In the cameo, Zombie GRRM's book is named "A Promise of Spring" - similar to "A Dream of Spring," the expected title of his eventual seventh novel.
Super Mario Maker Was Almost a Mario Paint Game
Nintendo didn't initially plan to create Super Mario Maker, because the project started as a new Mario Paint game for Wii U.
Speaking with Time, Nintendo game designer Takashi Tezuka — who was the lead director on Super Mario World — talked about Super Mario Maker's origins. "Originally we wanted to make a Mario Paint game, using the Wii U GamePad,” he said.
“And that was where the idea originally started, but at the same time, we wanted to take the Super Mario Bros. toolset that we use to create the levels, and we wanted to move that toolset over to the Wii U GamePad to make it easier to create the levels with the touchscreen.”
Extraordinary X-Men’s First Big Villain Is Mister Sinister
With Extraordinary X-Men, by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Humberto Ramos, paving the way for the X-franchise at Marvel, it'll be the book to watch as it shapes the status quo for mutantkind going forward. We've seen the new team lineup -- team leader Storm, young Jean Grey in her Marvel Girl costume, a bearded Colossus, Nightcrawler, Iceman, Magick, and Old Man Logan -- but now it's time to reveal the first big villain the group will face with your first look at the cover to Extraordinary X-Men #4.
Extraordinary X-Men #4 cover by Humberto Ramos
Daily Deals: PS4 With PS Plus, $190 Wii U, 64GB MicroSD Card
Amiibo Wave 4 Is Going Up On Amazon
- Ganondorf: 1:00 p.m.
- Zero Suit Samus: 2:00 p.m.
- Pikmin & Olimar: 3:00 p.m.
- 30th Anniversary Mario (Classic color): 4:00 p.m.
App Store Update: Free Infinity Blade III!
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.
Infinity Blade III – (Free, Down from $6.99)
It's a rarity, but a Freebie's taking the lead-off position for today's ASU, as it's an incredibly notable one: the illustrious Infinity Blade III, free for the first time ever! There's no reason not to grab it immediately if you never have before. It's epic.
Twitch Plays Dark Souls Defeats Ornstein and Smough
With the help of a system that pauses the game until Twitch users can vote on the next command, Twitch Plays Dark Souls has managed to defeat the iconic Anor Londo-based duo, Ornstein & Smough.
Equipped with the Zweihander, Eagle Shield, Ring of Favor & Protection, and the Wolf Ring, the crowd-players took down Ornstein first before moving on to Smough. Near the very end of the battle, the player manages to get the last few hits in on Smough with no Estus Flasks left and very low health.
You can see an edited version of the fight, which removes the pauses during voting, below.
Twitch Plays Dark Souls began about a month ago, a crowd-played event that challenged Twitch viewers to cooperatively play Dark Souls using real-time chat commands.
Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Are Impressive, Most Impressive
There’s a scene in Jason Aaron and John Cassaday’s Star Wars comic series where Luke Skywalker crosses paths with Darth Vader for the first time after he blew up the Death Star. Luke is understandably pissed and lets Vader know it: “You killed my father,” he tells him, gripping his ignited lightsaber.
Now, this scene is problematic for multiple reasons -- the second issue feels far too soon for Luke to meet Vader, not to mention having Luke meet Vader between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back saps the intense, emotional energy from their epic Cloud City duel.
But once I read the next line from Vader -- “I’ve killed very many fathers. You’ll have to be more specific.” -- I threw my head back cackling in delight at the surprising yet all-too-perfect response. Not unlike Emperor Palpatine might do. It was then that I knew the license to make Star Wars comics was in good hands at Marvel.
Why We’re Playing GTA Online Again – IGN UK Podcast
This week we've mainly been playing GTA Online's new Freemode, which features loads of fun new missions, including one where you turn into a teenage werewolf sightseer. We explain all of this to a bemused Gav in this week's podcast, plus we talk about some of the worst characters in our favourite TV shows. Oh yeah, also Jonathan Creek... we talk about Jonathan Creek quite a bit. Enjoy.
