Deus Ex Creator Warren Spector to Open PAX Australia 2015
Penny Arcade Expo has announced that videogame industry veteran Warren Spector will be providing the opening 'storytime' keynote at PAX Australia 2015.
Spector is best known for his work behind the helm of acclaimed 2000 cyberpunk action-RPG Deus Ex but he’s also worked on a wide range of other games during his 30-year career, including System Shock, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Wing Commander, and Disney’s Epic Mickey. He’s currently the Director of the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy in the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin.
Spector will deliver his keynote on the opening morning of PAX Aus 2015 on Friday, October 30.
PAX Aus is scheduled for the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from October 30 to November 1, 2015. Single day passes and three-day international passes are still available.
Jackman Teases Sabertooth, Berserker Rage in Wolverine 3
Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman has shared a few new details on his final standalone movie centered around the regenerating mutant, hinting at a possible Sabertooth appearance and Logan letting loose some good ol' berserker rage.
After asking fans what they'd like to see from Wolverine 3, Jackman appeared on The Daily Telegraph's Sydney Confidential Podcast (via Screenrant), highlighting a few fan wishes that may actually come true.
Scooby-Doo Gets a New Movie
Scooby-Doo is returning to theaters with a brand-new animated feature film.
The movie, based on Hanna-Barbera Productions' beloved franchise, will be produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle. In addition to American Hustle, the pair previously produced both live-action theatrical Scooby-Doo films. Allison Abbate (The Iron Giant) has joined as a producer as well.
"It’s wonderful to be working with this talented and inspired team of filmmakers," Warner Bros. president of worldwide marketing and distribution Sue Kroll said. "We couldn’t ask for better producers than Charles Roven, Richard Suckle and Allison Abbate, who have such affection and respect for this property and know the Hanna-Barbera universe so well.”
Windows 10 Installed on Over 53 Million PCs
The amount of PCs running Windows 10 has grown once again, if a new report is to be believed.
Neowin, which also reported on Windows 10's 27 million milestone, now claims that Microsoft's newest operating system has now been installed on over 53 million devices. And using numbers gathered from StatCounter, Neowin also states that the OS "now accounts for 4.95% of the market as of last week," though it's hard to tell how accurate that percentage is.
Top Comics to Buy This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the top comics and collectibles released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent, new books that look cool, and any toys we can't wait to play with.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you.
By writer Paul Levitz & artist Sonny Liew | DC Comics
Doctor Fate’s reinvention has been absolutely sublime. Thanks to how Khalid struggles and questions the Helm of Nabu as evil talking dogs plot his downfall, we’re given a refreshing and vulnerable take on the character that’s a blast to read.
Annabelle’s John Leonetti to Direct Tag Film Adaptation
The body horror graphic novel Tag will soon be brought to the big screen.
Not unlike the recent horror film It Follows, Tag centers on a curse transmitted between people at the curse holder's will. In the book, a man has the curse inflicted upon him by the "tag" of a random stranger and soon finds his body beginning to decompose while he's yet living. In order to rid himself of the curse, the man has to decide between finding the origin of the curse and breaking it, or passing it along onto some other unwitting victim.
Deadline reports the full details remain somewhat unclear, it's likely this will follow the same formula while also adding in elements of the supernatural and a female protagonist.
Just Cause 3’s Challenge Modes Look Insanely Fun
If you didn't get a chance to play the Just Cause 3 demo at Gamescom, Game Director Roland Lesterlin has given us some exclusive footage of the open-world adventure game's action-packed challenge modes for you to enjoy. Check it out in the video above.
The first mode shown off in the demo is the Sirocco Sky Tour, one of Just Cause 3's intense wingsuit races that will have you soaring through a series of colored rings for points. The closer to the center of each ring you can get, the higher your score will be. Some rings even give you bonus points for flying through at dangerously low altitudes.
After that, Lesterlin walks us through a destruction frenzy, game modes that unlock after you've liberated a base. The map shown in the demo is a place called Vigilator Sud, which the player is given infinite RPGs with which to destroy. The timer is set for 1:30, but it doesn't actually start counting down until one thing in the base is fully destroyed – in the case of Lesterlin's demo, a huge radar dish that takes eight rockets to finally send crumbling down.
The Walking Dead’s Top 10 Episodes
Warning: Contains spoilers for all of AMC's The Walking Dead through Season 6
With AMC already green-lighting an eighth season before Season 7 premieres this Sunday, October 23rd, The Walking Dead continues to prove that it is a modern-era TV juggernaut with no end in sight. Plus, with Rick and his crew of hardened survivors going up against their most formidable enemy to date -- Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan -- it's clear that things are more dangerous than ever on the show and viewer anxiety is at an all-time high.
But we're not here to get all caught up in who Negan's going to kill or speculate on who the victim might be. In anticipation of the show's big return, we've updated out list of The Walking Dead's best episodes so far.
Jon Stewart Hosting WWE SummerSlam
Fresh off his tearful retirement from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has now set his sights back toward his love of pro-wrestling. It's just been announced that Stewart is set to host WWE’s SummerSlam on Sunday, August 23rd at 7pm ET live on WWE Network.
Stewart, a longtime WWE fan, appeared earlier this year in WWE storylines via an on-going feud with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. After Stewart taunted Rollins in an online video, Rollins appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where he challenged Stewart to appear on Monday Night RAW to settle their score.
And here's how Stewart's RAW appearance went...
Devil Dinosaur Returns in New Marvel Series
In an upcoming all-ages series, Marvel is looking to re-introduce a classic character. Called Moon Girl, this series will bring back the classic character Devil Dinosaur, created by comics legend Jack Kirby in 1978.
In the original series, Devil Dinosaur is partnered with Moon-Boy, a young caveman character who joined him for the short-lived series.
Now Devil Dinosaur is back, but his companion is much different than it was in the '70s. This time, he's accompanied by Lunella Lafayette, a young genius also known as Moon Girl. The latest in a recent string of alternative female superheroes, Moon Girl is an inspector-like gadget character who will ultimately get into hijinks with the T-Rex in downtown Manhattan.