We’ve Seen New Footage from The X-Files Revival
During FOX's presentation today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, new footage was shown from the hotly-anticipated upcoming six-episode return of The X-Files - premiering January 2016.
Along with a montage of FOX show clips featuring a new glimpse of The Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis), a scene was screened featuring stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson - along with new cast member Annet Mahendru (The Americans, The Following).
Here's a description of the scene, along with a transcription of the dialogue:
Mulder: "What are you doing here, Scully?
Scully: "Mulder, you hang up on me. I don't hear from you all day."
Sony Isn’t Gobbling Up Third-Party Exclusives, Says Spencer
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has spoken out to address Sony's current focus on securing third-party exclusives for PlayStation 4.
According to Spencer, the PlayStation manufacturer isn't locking down deals for games like Street Fighter V because of PS4's sales lead over Xbox One. Nope, these exclusive partnerships are being made simply because Sony is paying for them.
"So, they don't 'gobble' the deals up. They buy them," Spencer told GameSpot. "You know, I read the same things you do, and I know some people think it's somehow less expensive to sign third-party exclusives if you have a bigger market-share. I can tell you, it has nothing to do with market share.
Fallout 4 Won’t End When the Story Concludes
Fallout 4 won't have a level cap, Bethesda Game Studios has confirmed.
In a post on Twitter, the developer behind the massive post-apocalyptic role-playing game also revealed that the game won't end for players when the main story concludes.
To fans who’ve asked: Fallout 4 doesn’t end when the main story is and over and there is no level cap. You can keep playing and leveling.
— BethesdaGameStudios (@BethesdaStudios) August 6, 2015
Doctor Strange Aims to be ‘Marvel’s Fantasia’
Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange will have a much different style and tone than the recent action-oriented Marvel films.
According to ScreenDaily, Doctor Strange cinematographer Ben Davis (Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron) says the upcoming film has a “psychedelic grounding” and that it would be “Marvel’s Fantasia” because the direction is so different compared to the other films.
“Most of the work within it is about other dimensions,” Davis said.
“And I described it, I think, when I was talking to Marvel as Marvel’s Fantasia, in a way, because it’s so sort of out there and different to everything else that they’ve done.”
Lara Croft Go Strangely Feels Like Classic Tomb Raider
As I watched Lara Croft slitting throats and silently taking down henchman during Microsoft’s Gamescom conference, I couldn’t help but yearn for a simpler time. Rise of the Tomb Raider will have tombs, puzzling-solving, and exploration aplenty, but it’s also had to make several concessions to keep pace with modern action-adventure games. Lara Croft Go – like Hitman Go before it – returns to the origins of the series, works out what really makes the series tick, and repackages it in an elegant and beautiful experience.
Even though Go is a mobile experience, it definitely looks like an authentic entry in the Tomb Raider experience since it taps into exploration and puzzle-solving, the most distinctive qualities the series has to offer.
World of Warcraft: Legion Announced
Blizzard has revealed World of Warcraft: Legion, the sixth expansion for its long-running MMO.
A cinematic featuring Gul'dan was shown, where the Orc was shown setting up the events of the next expansion... and it seems Illidan the Betrayer is making a return.
The expansion will revolve around the invasion of the Burning Legion with other features including the new Broken Isles Continent, a level cap raise to 110, a new dungeons and raids, new Honor System, new Artifact Weapons like Ashbringer, Class Order Halls and a New Hero Class - Demon Hunter.
The Broken Isles is a forgotten land at the heart of Azeroth. This used to be a Night Elf civilisation, but was destroyed. This continent is a graveyard. It's here that you'll be facing the Legion at the Tomb of Sargeras. It's an active gateway to endless Legion worlds thank to Gul'dan. The demonic invasion underway is bigger than that experienced during the War of the Ancients.
Pit Lord and Arc Warden Coming to Dota 2 by TI6
Update: Kaci Aitchison, Valve's field reporter for TI5, hinted at a big reveal during the TI5 All-Star Match.
"If you thought Techies was a big surprise last year," she said, "you will not believe the surprise we have for you tonight."
Perhaps we'll see at least one Hero reveal tonight.
Pit Lord and Arc Warden, the last two major Heroes from the original DotA will make their way into Dota 2 by 2016's The International 6 event. "We don’t have a timeline," Erik Johnson told IGN, "but I would expect both to be out by TI6."
When explaining the near future of Dota 2, Johnson emphasized getting Dota 2 out of its Source 2 beta, but also suggested that Pit Lord may come first.
13 Most Despicable Doctor Doom Stories
It seems like everything is coming up Doctor Doom this summer. Doom is at the center of Secret Wars, one of Marvel's biggest and most successful comic book crossovers in years. He's also making his return to the big screen this week thanks to Fox's Fantastic Four reboot (where he'll be played this time by Toby Kebbell).
In honor of all things Doom right now, we're looking back at this iconic villain's comic book history and picking out his most defining moments and stories. These are the Doom comics that showcased the villain at his most destructive and most awe-inspiring.
As seen in: Books of Doom #1-6
Walking Dead: Darabont Amends Lawsuit, Seeking Millions More
Former The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont has amended a lawsuit filed against AMC, alleging the network owes him more money than previously thought.
According to Deadline, Darabont and the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) claim the producer was fired without cause, and was owed tens of millions of dollar in unpaid fees. The proposed amendment alleges he is not being compensated for the upcoming spinoff Fear the Walking Dead as a derivative production.
“Plaintiffs are entitled to payments and/or contingent compensation under the terms of the Agreement for Talking Dead and any subsequent derivative productions, including the forthcoming scripted spinoff to The Walking Dead titled Fear the Walking Dead,” reads the amended complaint.
Prison Break’s Robert Knepper Joins iZombie: Season 2
Robert Knepper (Prison Break) has been cast in the second season of The CW's iZombie.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Knepper will play Blaine's father, Angus, "a polished, articulate and successful businessman, who regards Blaine (David Anders) as a lifelong disappointment. Having cut check after check to help fund a series of Blaine’s business failures, Angus is unhappy to find Blaine once again asking for financial help --which is likely due to the fact that Blaine is once again human now."
Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break.