Castle Crashers Remastered Coming to Xbox One Soon
Castle Crashers Remastered is on its way to Xbox One. It'll launch for $15 on September 9th, first in North America, and then to additional regions later.
If you already own Castle Crashers on Xbox 360 and have an Xbox Live Gold membership, you can get it free through September 20th, or for $5 starting on the 21st.
It's been seven years since the original Castle Crashers launched on Xbox 360, so developer The Behemoth's new and improved version comes with several changes, including a boost to 60 frames per second, enhanced performance, higher quality textures, and a new multiplayer mode called Back Off Barbarian, among other things.
Find more info on The Behemoth's official blog.
Arrow: Season 4 Trailer
As we head into a holiday weekend in the US, the trailer for Arrow: Season 4 has debuted. Get an idea of what brings Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak back to Starling Star City, along with our first looks at Damien Darhk, Mr. Terrific, Diggle wearing his new costume into battle and an an appearance by John Constantine.
For more on Arrow: Season 4, check out our cast and producer interviews below.
Check Out the Star Wars BB-8 Drivable Toy
In the wake of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy and action figure unveils this week, the internet's been abuzz with the lovable, controllable, rolling BB-8 droid. We've seen it rolling around in the trailer, but now we can finally say we've got one of our very own.
Curious about how big BB-8 is? What about next to a Goomba? Take a look at our BB-8 gallery below, and if you're looking to get your own, you can order a Star Wars BB-8 now while they last.
How Daredevil Shaped Marvel’s Modern Era
With the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" relaunch barely a month away, Marvel is bringing a number of ongoing series to a close. One of those is Mark Waid's Daredevil, a story that has unfolded, in one form or another, for the past four years. It's a bittersweet time to be a Daredevil fan. Not simply because the comic was consistently one of Marvel's best, but because Waid's Daredevil played such a huge role in shaping the tone and direction of the Marvel Universe over the past several years.
Flashing back to late summer 2011, neither Marvel nor DC were doing so hot. Comic book sales were at their lowest point in years. Marvel's big summer crossover, Fear Itself, wasn't exactly a Civil War or House of M-level hit. DC was making final preparations to torpedo their universe and usher in the New 52. In a time when so much about the comics industry and its future seemed uncertain, Marvel quietly launched a new series starring the Man Without Fear. Given the pedigree of the character and the creative team (Waid and artist Paolo Rivera), many fans were expecting a solid hit. But it's doubtful many predicted how revolutionary or important the book would become.
Summer 2015’s 5 Biggest Box Office Flops
We know what the biggest hits of summer 2015 were, so now it's time for the industry postmortem on the season's box office bombs.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, these are the five biggest flops of this past summer "accounting for budget, marketing spend and revenue the film can expect to earn in ancillary markets. Grosses are through Sept. 4, with several titles still in release worldwide."
Tomorrowland (Disney)
- Budget: $190 million
Evans Eager to Play Cap Beyond Infinity War
Chris Evans apparently has no desire to hand over his vibranium shield, as the Captain America actor has made it perfectly clear he's more than willing to extend his contract with Marvel Studios.
"Listen, if Marvel wants me they got me," he told Collider. "I’ve never had such a relationship where you have such -- I mean look at my resume, I’m used to being on set being like, ‘Ah is this movie gonna be terrible?’
"Marvel just can’t stop making great movies, they do it in their sleep. It’s wonderful directors and producers and actors and scripts, and it’s like a playground as an actor."
Netflix Renews Narcos for Season 2
Netflix has announced that its original series Narcos will be getting a second season.
The news came via a teaser video posted on Netflix's Twitter account, along with the caption "coming soon."
Coming soon. #Narcos https://t.co/elFgwjvsnj
— Narcos (@NarcosNetflix) September 3, 2015
Narcos is a take on the story of Colombian drug czar Pablo Escobar starring Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, and Pedro Pascal.
The 7 Best Xbox One Headsets
Last year we looked at some of the best gaming headsets available on the Xbox One. Our top pick, at the time, was the Plantronics Rig Flex LX. Since then though, a number of new headsets have entered the market including the updated SteelSeries Wireless line, as well as new sets from Kingston, Polk Audio and Astro.
At $130 MSRP, the Plantronics Rig Flex LX is on the pricier side for a stereo wired headset, but it managed to snag our top spot in our previous round-up due to its combination of comfort, excellent chat quality, and clean, well-balanced audio. You can wear this headset for hours, which you’ll want to do: even on the most bass-heavy EQ setting, lows are nice and punchy without overwhelming the mids and highs, and it’s very easy to hear both small audio details and what direction they’re coming from.
Person of Interest Creators Pick Their 8 Favorite Episodes
Warning: Some Spoilers for Person of Interest: Season 1-4 follow...
It's been a big week for the creators and fans of CBS' Person of Interest. Not only did the show enter its first ever syndicated run on WGN America, but the first three seasons were finally released on Netflix - with the fourth arriving on Netflix in just a few weeks, on September 22nd. "The show all about network intelligence is finally on the internet," creator Jonathan Nolan remarked. Fans can now more easily revisit old episodes and - more importantly, perhaps - new eyes can find the show. Hopefully enough to give POI a boost when it returns in 2016 with a 13-episode Season 5.
Metal Gear Solid 5 Servers Now Back Online
The servers for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, have been restored to operation across all platforms.
Konami said it has completed upgrading its servers to handle the load incurred since the game launched on September 1. This means gamers can now access the online functions such as building their Forward Operating Bases, and invading the FOB's of others. It also means players can download their data from the prequel, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
Gamers on consoles and PC who tried to log-in to access Metal Gear's online functions have been either locked out completely, or experienced limited functionality.
The ability to carry over your save data from Ground Zeroes is definitely worth it, as completing certain objectives in the prequel will unlock some pretty cool perks in Phantom Pain, including a skin that makes Phantom Pain resemble the first Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation.