Kojima Reveals Bloody New Metal Gear Solid 5 Poster
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has revealed what he notes is the final poster for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, via Twitter.
Kojima explained the poster, which depicts Snake and sniper Quiet dripping with blood, will be seen in “limited stores” from August. He also explains the text reads, “stained in blood, the aftermath of revenge.”
New & final visual poster for limited stores, will be displayed on the wall from Aug. Quiet & Snake covered w/ blood. pic.twitter.com/dGMLrRaI52
Is NASA about to Announce the Discovery of ‘Another Earth’?
NASA may announce the discovery of a new Earth-like body by its planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope at a press conference tomorrow.
“The first exoplanet orbiting another star like our sun was discovered in 1995. Exoplanets, especially small Earth-size worlds, belonged within the realm of science fiction just 21 years ago,” a prepared statement reads. “Today, and thousands of discoveries later, astronomers are on the cusp of finding something people have dreamed about for thousands of years -- another Earth.”
Rumor Has It This is Who Plays Robin in BvS
As the Comic-Con trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice revealed, Robin exists in this new DC cinematic universe. Or did exist since we see his costume, riddled with taunting graffiti, hanging in the Batcave, presumably because Joker killed him.
But will we actually see the Boy Wonder on the big screen?
According to Heroic Hollywood, we will and they also claim to know who plays him.
Read Smash Bros. Creator’s Moving Satoru Iwata Eulogy
Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has penned a heartfelt eulogy for Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, who sadly passed away on July 11.
Sakurai called Iwata “a man of virtue” among other things, in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, via Kotaku’s translation.
“Our positions and locations changed throughout our long association,” Sakurai said. “He was the best superior I ever had and a man who understood me better than anyone.
He was a man of virtue. Where a normal person would get annoyed or angry, he would never show such emotions and would instead analyze, organize, and offer ideas. He was someone who could bow his head and apologize for things that weren’t his fault. I often worried about his stress levels, but he always talked with a smile.
‘Sparks Will Fly’ Between Daredevil & Punisher in Season 2
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, IGN talked to Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada about the success of and Season 2 plans for Netflix’s Daredevil series. He discussed the darker tone and introducing both the Punisher and Elektra.
As CCO, Quesada’s job is to make sure any comic book that becomes a TV show, movie or what have you maintains its creative integrity and keeps its Marvel flavor. For example, Quesada teased that during Comic-Con he met with a designer about a TV show character who will be getting a new costume. He didn’t say who, but our minds immediately leap to Daredevil or Mockingbird from Agents of SHIELD.
Space Jam 2 with LeBron James Could Still Be a Thing
LeBron James’ production company SpringHill Entertainment has entered into a partnership with Warner Bros. Could Space Jam 2 be far behind?
The Wall Street Journal has the report on the partnership, which is part of James’ plan to build an entertainment business and comes on the heels of the basketball star’s appearance in the Amy Schumer film Trainwreck.
The Grand Tournament Hearthstone Expansion Announced
During a live event today, Blizzard announced the next expansion, The Grand Tournament, is coming to Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft. The expansion will include 132 new cards.
Game design manager Eric Dodds took to the stage to make the announcement, describing the expansion as being about "epic characters doing battle on epic steeds."
New cards were shown off during the presentation, as well as the announcement of a new mechanic that focuses on the heroes. There will be a "ton of new hero power cards," Dodds said. One such card is the Maiden of the Lake, a card that reduces hero power cost to 1. The expansion also introduces a new keyword, "Inspire." Inspire minions have powers that activate every time you use your hero power.
George R.R. Martin Loves Ant-Man
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is a big Marvel fan, and he had some strong opinions to share about Marvel Studios' latest film, Ant-Man.
"ANT-MAN has a proper balance of story, character, humor, and action, I think," he wrote on his personal blog. "A couple reviewers are calling it the best Marvel movie ever. I won't go that far, but it's right up there, maybe second only to the second Sam Raimi/ Tobey McGuire
Spider-Man film, the one with Doc Ock.
"I've liked most of the Marvel movies, to be sure, I'm still a Marvel fanboy at heart (Excelsior!), but I liked this one more than the first AVENGERS and a lot more than the second, more than either THOR, more than the second and third IRON MAN and maybe just a smidge more than the first (though I liked that one a lot too)."
Jurassic World Becomes Third Highest-Grossing Film of All Time
Jurassic World has now grossed $1.52 billion at the worldwide box office, surpassing The Avengers as the third highest-grossing film ever.
Starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World has grossed $614.3 million at the domestic box office, and an additional $907.3 at the foreign box office, according to Variety. The dinosaur flick is the second Universal Studios film to gross over $1 billion this year; Furious 7 grossed $1.51 billion globally to become the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.
While Jurassic World has yet to open in Japan, it's unlikely that the film will catch up to Titanic or Avatar, which have grossed $2.18 billion and $2.79 billion, respectively.
DC Sues T-Shirt Company for Using Superman Logo
DC Comics has filed a lawsuit against a clothing manufacturer for a t-shirt it claims uses the Superman logo.
Newsarama reports that the shirt from Mad Engine uses a similar design to Superman's iconic shield, but says "dad" in place of the Man of Steel's letter "S." The suit claims that Mad Engine didn't obtain a license to use the logo, and demands that it discontinues sales of the shirt. So far, the company has refused to discontinue sales.
The shirt in question.