No Doctor Who Movie Any Time Soon
It was Doctor Who Day at the Television Critics Association’s press tour today, with the team behind the much-loved BBC series teasing the upcoming Season 9, which sees the return of Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor for his second year in the TARDIS alongside companion Clara (Jenna Coleman). Minor spoilers for the new season follow.
Perhaps the most intriguing question about Season 9 is the matter of who Maisie Williams will be playing. The Game of Thrones actress is set to make an appearance when the show returns in the fall, and many fans have been speculating that Williams could be playing an important figure from the Doctor’s past.
“One thing I think is worth saying because it keeps coming up as an issue: She is not playing a returning character,” said showrunner Steven Moffat. “She is a brand new character. She's not someone from the Doctor's past -- unless I'm lying. … It's a significant role. We are not throwing her away. You know, we are not just getting the star value and doing nothing with it. It's a great part, and she's terrific in it. But I would say it will develop in unexpected ways.”
Kevin Conroy Would ‘Aboslutely’ Do a Justice League Game
During an interview with Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, he expressed interest doing a Justice League game with developer Rocksteady. While Rocksteady has said they won't be doing anymore Batman games, fans have voiced their desire for the franchise to continue in a Justice League game. We asked Conroy if he was interested in doing a Justice League game with Rocksteady and he responded enthusiastically.
"Oh yeah! Absolutely," he said. "I would love to do that. It's really hard to record games and very hard to create them, but the result is so rewarding that it makes it worthwhile at the end."
Despite Batman: Arkham Knight's story ending in explosive fashion, Conroy has hopes that the game series will continue.
How to Watch Gamescom 2015
The annual Gamescom convention runs from August 5-9 and IGN will have everything you need from the most important video game event of the year. We'll have details from every announcement, interviews with developers, and tons of new gameplay for all your favorite upcoming games.
Here's how and when you can catch every second of IGN's live Gamescom coverage.
Gaming's biggest publishers are holding huge Gamescom 2015 press conferences to announce new games, show new demos, and reveal release dates. IGN will be on hand breaking news from every one of the briefings.
Here's when each press conference kicks off.
When You Can See Both New Deadpool Trailers
We now know when you can watch a non-shakycam version of the Deadpool trailer.
In fact, you'll have two options available. Next Tuesday, August 4, the red-band trailer will premiere on TBS' Conan. And a more family-friendly green-band trailer will be shown with the U.S. theatrical release of Fantastic Four, which is set for August 7.
The red-band trailer is likely to be a more accurate picture of the film's content, seeing as our look at Comic-Con concluded it was making liberal use of its R-rating. Our look at the time included plenty of profanity, blood, and at least one exploding head. Ryan Reynolds, who portrays the Merc with the Mouth, had previously promised "graphic, expertly lit French Unicorn sex."
Negan May Be Coming to AMC’s The Walking Dead
The upcoming sixth season of AMC's The Walking Dead may feature the appearance of Negan, a character fans of the graphic novel series are no doubt familiar with.
"It’s absolutely a possibility," series showrunner Scott Gimple told EW. "And when I say it’s a possibility, we have a plan in place, but there’s a couple variables for that plan that we’re deciding about. It really depends on a few factors as we move into setting up the last bit of the season story-wise."
Paul Monroe (aka Jesus) may appear in Season 6 as well. According to series creator Robert Kirkman, there's a good chance we'll see both Monroe and Negan in the show soon, it's just a matter finding a way to do the characters justice in their on-screen portrayals.
Discussing Zack Snyder’s Latest Batman Comments
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Apple to Announce Next Apple TV in September
Rumours suggest that the next-generation Apple TV will be announced this September.
According to Buzzfeed's sources, Apple is planning to unveil the new Apple TV in a September event in which the company typically announces new iPhones. It will be a "significant overhaul" of the current version, with Buzzfeed citing features such as a newly redesigned remote, Apple's A8 system on chip, increased storage, an improved Siri-enabled operating system, and a slimmer chassis.
SEGA Financials Report Dramatic Decrease in Sales
SEGA's most recent financial earnings report was not a wholly positive one.
Reporting a decrease of 42 percent in net sales, the publisher reports sales earnings of ¥52.9 billion ($426 million), operating losses of ¥9.5 billion ($76 million), and net losses of ¥7.9 billion ($63.8 million).
SEGA representatives largely attribute the decrease in sales figures to global economies, with additional issues arising from the reported decrease in demand for game software, amusement centers, and amusement machines in Japan.
"The economy still remained in the condition requiring further time for full recovery due to uncertainty towards a downswing in overseas economies arising from factors such as the slowdown of growth in the economies of emerging countries and European debt crisis," SEGA said.
TMNT: Turtles Travel Back in Time in New Clip
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is making its long-awaited return to Nickelodeon this week with an all-new episode, "Turtles in Time," the title of which pays tribute to the 1992 TMNT video game, as well as the 1993 live-action film.
New 2D-Animated TMNT TV Special Announced
To mark the occasion, IGN has an exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, which finds the Turtles getting whisked through time by apprentice Time Master Renet, voiced by Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us, The Avengers), and they must all work together to defeat the evil Time Master Savanti Romero, voiced by Graham McTavish (The Hobbit Trilogy).
Capcom Exploring Resident Evil 2 Remake
Capcom is looking into remaking Resident Evil 2.
Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi revealed on the official Resident Evil Facebook page that he was presenting his ideas for a Resident Evil 2 project to the company. "Right after the
HD Remaster project was finished, I actually started putting together my ideas for this 'RE2 Project,'" he said. "So, I just brushed it up and went to see my boss to present the basic concept of the project already."
Hirabayashi has worked on the Resident Evil series for years, contributing to the GameCube remake, Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. He expressed his excitement earlier this week about a Resident Evil 2 remake after Capcom R&D Division 1 asked fans if they would be interested by such a project. The response was quite positive.