Star Wars: Rogue One Cast – Who’s Who
If nothing else, Disney’s D23 Expo this past weekend drove home the fact that we are getting not one, but two new Star Wars movies in the not too distant future. Star Wars: The Force Awakens of course opens this December, but the first standalone film, Rogue One, has already started shooting in London as well for release next year.
Of course, unless you were hiding beneath a Bantha-sized rock during D23, you know that Disney and Lucasfilm officially revealed the cast of Rogue One (as well as a tweak to the name -- the film is now called Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, having lost the Star Wars Anthology portion of its title). The cast will include Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Riz Ahmed. (So far -- more actors and characters are sure to be added in time.)
Nintendo Hosting Indie Games Event at PAX
Nintendo is inviting PAX-goers to attend a free indie game event the night before the big show kicks off.
The "Nindies@Night" event will start at 8 PM on August 27, the Thursday evening before PAX Prime, at the EMP Museum in Seattle. It's free to attend and admission will be first-come, first-served. You'll be able to play recent and upcoming indie games on Wii U and 3DS, and gain access to the Indie Game Revolution exhibit at the museum. Refreshments will also be provided.
Nintendo announced that 19 different Nintendo indies ("Nindies") will be playable, and developers will be there to answer questions from fans. The event will also host some multiplayer competitions for certain games, using the EMP Sky Church's 60-foot screen.
Lady Deadpool Joins Koto’s Line of Marvel Statues
Kotobukiya has unveiled Lady Deadpool as the latest addition to its line of Marvel Bishoujo figures.
In addition to standing over 9 inches tall, this statue of Wanda Wilson features interchangeable parts, so collectors can customize her look. In fact, it comes with two different heads: one with, and one without her mask on.
The figure, based on the artwork of Shunya Yamashita, is available for pre-order now for $75 USD.
Koto just recently announced a new statue of Magik as well. You can check out the new X-Men figure right here.
Bootleg Amiibo Device Backs Up, Spoofs, Amiibo Functionality
A new Android device will soon allow amiibo owners to back up their amiibo data, allowing single amiibo to be used across multiple games. The unauthorized device, known as "Amiiqo," works with an Android app.
The device, first spotted over on eurogamer, comes pre-loaded with 10 different figurines, including "5 unreleased ones," and has the capacity to store up to 200 figures worth of data, according to the device's website.
All your favorite amiibo, like Dragon and Linux Penguin.
Big Team Battle Will Not Be in Halo 5 Multiplayer At Launch
Halo's traditional Big Team Battle (BTB) multiplayer mode will not be in Halo 5: Guardians at launch, but players will still have options for large-scale play.
Speaking with a fan on Twitter, studio head Josh Holmes pointed to the Warzone mode as an alternate that will be available day one.
"Warzone is the evolution of
, on steroids," he said, adding the team would "also be adding a more traditional
mode post-launch."
Warzone is a 12v12 multiplayer mode coming to Halo 5. Originally announced during E3, this mode will take place on the largest multiplayer maps in the franchise's history.
Nvidia GTX 950 Specs Leaked Ahead of Launch
The next mid-range graphics card from NVIDIA is expected to launch on August 20 and will have 768 CUDA cores.
According to a leak reported by VideoCardz.com, the numbers confirm earlier rumors on the GTX 950 specifications. Images and specifications acquired by VideoCardz show several different manufacturer's versions of the card.
The 90w card has a 128-bit memory bus and 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The report didn't mention a price, however, but given the fact that the 950 is positioned as the middle-of-the-road option right between the $200 USD GeForce GTX 960 and the $150 GTX 750ti, it stands to reason that the price will also fall somewhere in the middle of that range.
Comcast to Shut Off Xfinity App on Xbox 360
Xbox 360 owners should note that the Comcast Xfinity app will no longer be available in a few weeks.
In response to a question on Twitter, Comcast support claimed the app was being removed to "make way for new updates and improvements." Windows Central reports no further details about these planned changes are known at this time.
The app originally launched to some controversy when it was criticized for not counting video streaming against its own bandwidth caps. It will effectively be shut off on September 1.
Fallout Shelter Ads Surface on Tinder
Bethesda wants you to "date a dweller," with the company marketing the mobile game on dating app Tinder.
Attract Mode spotted one of the promoted cards while using Tinder, and Bethesda has showcased a couple of the other ads on Twitter. There are reports that swiping right (otherwise meaning you're interested in the person) takes users to the download page for Fallout Shelter.
Just last week, Bethesda brought Fallout Shelter to Android devices, opening up the mobile game's reach to millions of more users. However, the management sim was apparently already a huge success, with SuperData stating that Fallout Shelter raked in $5.1 million in two weeks on the App Store.
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Japanese Airlines Debut New Star Wars Airplanes
Japan's Nippon Air is feeling the excitement for Star Wars.
The company recently revealed two airplanes painted to look like some of the franchise's most popular characters; the astromech droid R2-D2 and the spherical droid BB-8 from the upcoming The Force Awakens.
Each plane will also feature various Star Wars decor and amenities, from themed headrests to all six movies on demand. The R2-D2 plane will take to the skies this October.
