New Power Rangers Movie Character Details
New details on the lineup of characters set to appear in the upcoming Power Rangers movie have reportedly been revealed.
"Sources close to the movie" have supplied Collider with a full breakdown of the movie's characters, including their names and a detailed description of each. Based on the provided information, it looks like the film will draw heavily from the original series, using the names from 1993's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, though with some new character details for the five core Rangers.
The revealed character list includes Jason, Kimberly, Trini, Billy, and Zack. Full descriptions for all five can be found below.
True Detective: Season 2 Ratings Down From Season 1
HBO’s True Detective: Season 2 has concluded, and it’s finale couldn’t match the ratings from last year’s Season 1 finale.
Variety reports Nielsen estimates 2.73 million viewers tuned into the 90-minute episode. Despite being up more than 500,000 viewers from the previous week, True Detective: Season 2’s finale, “Omega Station”, fell short of the 3.52 million who tuned into the closing episode of Season 1.
Recently, HBO president Michael Lombardo said he was “enormously proud” of True Detective: Season 2, in response to the negative reception it had been receiving.
New Trailer for Showtime’s Billions TV Series
Showtime has released a new swear-tastic trailer for its 2016 show Billions.
The TV series is set to explore the battle between US Attorney Chuck Roades (Paul Giamatti) and hedge-fund guru Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis). You can watch the NSFW (unless you have headphones on!) trailer below.
Giamatti (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Lewis (Homeland) are supported by a supporting cast including Malin Akerman (Watchmen), David Costabile (Suits), Toby Leonard Moore (Daredevil) and Maggie Siff (Sons of Anarchy).
Billions is set to premiere in North America on January 17, which is much sooner than Showtime's Halo series, the fifth season of Homeland, and Twin Peaks.
Konami to Shut Down Online Support for PES 2014
Konami is shutting down online services and support for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 on November 17.
According to the company’s announcement, it is pulling online support to focus on PES 2015 and the impending iteration in the series, PES 2016.
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PES 2016 is slated to launch in September for PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4. You can read IGN’s thoughts on the soccer game after going hands-on with it at E3 2015. You’ll be able to get a taste of the game yourself before it launches with a free demo on August 13.
Scientists Growing New Arms for Monkeys Using Human Cells
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)are developing new methods to grow fully functional limbs arms for Macaque monkeys, a technique that could one day used on humans.
The technique was previously used to grow lungs, a beating heart and regenerate the arm of a rat. According to CNN, research lead and director of the organ repair and regeneration lab at MGH, Harald Ott, is now trialing the method on monkeys.
First, a scaffold of a monkeys arm is made by flushing out all the donor's cells inside with saline and detergents. The scaffold is rebuilt with progenitor cells obtained from humans that can be stimulated into becoming blood or muscle cells and more.
Friday the 13th TV Series in Development at The CW
Last year, we learned a possible Friday the 13th TV series was in the works from the director of the original 1980 film, Sean S. Cunningham. There hadn't been much word on that project since, but now comes news that the project has ended up at The CW.
CW head Mark Pedowitz confirmed today that the network was currently developing a Friday the 13th series, to be written by The Pretender's Steve Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle.
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Ranking Kojima’s 8 Metal Gear Games
With the release of The Phantom Pain nearly upon is, we decided to take a look back at the iconic games in the series that Hideo Kojima himself has directed and see how they stack up against one-another. Though there are dozens of strange portable games, card battlers, remakes, and action-oriented offshoots to the series, we decided to focus on the core eight games that Kojima had full control of. We all adore games like Ghost Babel and Revengeance, but we left them off the list due to their limited Kojima development. On the dawn of the arrival of his ninth and final Metal Gear games, here are his current eight, ranked.
The game that put Hideo Kojima on the map, the original Metal Gear remains impressive nearly 30 years later thanks to the ideas it introduced that still exist in the series to this day. Controlling this new hero named Solid Snake through the jungles of Outer Heaven forced players to rely on a slew of stealth techniques that few games in ’87 applied. Iconic elements from the series, such as exclamation points and enemy alert status’, all made their rudimentary debut in the original Metal Gear. Even the foundation for the series’ spaghetti bowl of a story, including characters like Grey Fox and Big Boss, all had their start the MSX2. Given that the original Metal Gear takes place directly after the events of The Phantom Pain on the Metal Gear timeline, its importance may be even greater come September. – Marty Sliva
The 7 Best Moments from Dota 2’s TI5 Tournament
The International 5 has come and gone, but the tournament was such a special event beyond the scope of its enormous $18 million prize pool. It’s where the biggest and best went head to head, for fun and for glory, and created some of the most memorable and spectacular moments in Dota 2 history.
TI5 is also where Valve showed some much-needed personality, spotlighting the people and players that make this tournament a great place to be, not just to watch.
IGN attended The International 5 at Seattle's Key Arena -- and these are the moments we’ll remember most.
The explosive, game-winning play that earned Evil Geniuses first place at The International 5 sent the Key Arena audience into a frenzy. With Sumail down, EG was on the back foot, giving CDEC -- the unstoppable underdog of the event -- room to mount a comeback. But a Ice Blast from ppd’s Ancient Apparition set the stage for a devastating Echo Slam from Universe’s Earthshaker. It secured four kills. This was the catalyst for EG’s $6.6 million victory.
PS4 Firmware 3.0 Adds YouTube Broadcasting and Twitter Video Uploads
PlayStation 4 firmware 3.0 is currently in beta in Japan and it appears PS4 users will be getting an alternate method of broadcasting and sharing their video games.
According to Japanese website Pocket News, with a translation via Gematsu, broadcasting via YouTube is coming to PS4.
Recently, YouTube announced it will be launching a new app and website, called YouTube Gaming, designed to host gaming content this summer. The hub will feature videos and live streams of over 25,000 games from various game publishers and YouTube creators.
Prepare for Dark Souls 3 Punishment With This Gallery
Dark Souls III was playable at Gamescom last week, and you can watch our 16 minute Dark Souls III gameplay video taken from the floor to get an idea of what to expect in From Software's next entry into the Dark Souls franchise.
Combat seems quicker in the third Dark Souls game, and there's a new addition to combat called Weapon Arts. Weapon Arts is a special move that can be used by getting into the Ready Stance with the left-trigger.
Shields are affected by the Weapon Arts mechanic, as well. Performing the move requires either a two-handed weapon or "kite/round shield" equipped in your left hand. Torches will work similar to the way they work in Bloodborne. They won't need to be lit from an existing source, and the won't have a limited burn time.