New Extant Trailer Previews What’s to Come
The Halle Berry sci-fi series Extant is moving to a new timeslot this week, and IGN has an exclusive new trailer showing the story so far this season and giving some major teases on what's to come.
Season 2 has seen the addition of Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), as Berry's Molly Woods has discovered just how far-reaching the situation is involving a potential alien invasion. Extant now airs Wednesdays at 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS, beginning this week, on July 22nd.
Check out the new trailer below!
Viewers should also take note that Halle Berry will be tweeting along with the new episode this week during the east coast broadcast, using the official Twitter account: @Extant_CBS.
We Play with He-Man, GI Joe, and Ezio in Toy Soldiers: War Chest
The first two Toy Soldiers games were fun representations of playing war, even though your choice of action figures was almost exclusively out of the 1950s. If you're like me and didn't ban your weirder action figures from combat, you'll dig Toy Solders: War Chest's bigger selection. Whether you're a child of the 1980s who misses their old GI Joe and He-Man toys or a modern gamer who can't get enough Assassin's Creed, this multiplatform action-strategy hybrid now has a great roster to complement the improvements on the battlefield.
Let's talk about the big-name cameos first. The attention to detail on every guest starring toy is to be admired; the stitches and stickers adorning the He-Man heroes match the old-school figures, and if you couldn't afford GI Joe and Cobra's assortment of military vehicles, you'll find them here. You'll also see many of the famous contemporaries of these classic characters in action as ground troops. When I took in a battle featuring He-Man, I was pleased to see Orko and Man-At-Arms amongst the allies.
Evo Player’s Mistake Featured on ESPN SportsCenter
Evo 2015, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, finally received coverage on ESPN. Unfortunately, it was at the expense of Japanese Guilty Gear Xrd Sign player Woshige.
In the middle of a Guilty Gear Xrd Sign winners semi-finals match, Woshige scored an amazing come from behind win in the second round of a game against Ogawa. Woshige was so overcome with the round victory he stood up with his arms raised and walked a circle on the stage.
That’s when he realized he’d made the ultimate mistake.
EVO 2015 on SC from ESPN Interactive Games on Vimeo.
Cause of SpaceX Explosion Determined
The unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded nearly three minutes into its ascent into the heavens, and Space X now believes they have determined the cause.
At a news conference on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the preliminary conclusion is a "strut in the second stage liquid oxygen tank" broke free during the rocket's flight.
Musk said the SpaceX teams believes that the helium bottle broke free and twisted, which may "have pinched off the line to the helium manifold." This would have restored pressure in the helium system, but it would have "released enough helium into the liquid oxygen tank to cause the liquid oxygen tank to fail."
For future launches, Musk said each strut will be individually tested. "This will result in some cost increase to the rocket, but not, we believe, of a significant amount."
Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose Join The X-Files
Fox's upcoming revival of The X-Files has added fan-favorite actors Robbie Amell (The Flash) and Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) to its cast.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amell is playing the "smart" and "smooth" Agent Miller, while Ambrose is set to portray the "sharp" and "confident" Agent Einstein. We'll reportedly see both characters in the fourth episode of the revival.
Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose.
The Best Console for Streaming Video
With services like PlayStation Vue and the Xbox One's Sling offering streamed cable channels with DVR-like capabilities, today's consoles are better equipped than ever to deliver video with the same level of depth and breadth as they do for gaming experiences. Not every system is created equal, however. Between the user interface (UI), hardware, and exclusive apps, it may be tough to determine which is best for your streaming needs.
To that end, we've compared and contrasted the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 (due to the relative lack of apps and DVD compatibility, the Wii U was not considered), noting which is best in eight vital categories. And of course, we named an overall winner, too—a proper showdown wouldn't be complete without one.
Star Wars, Cap: Civil War Coming to D23 Expo
Remember how Marvel Studios didn’t go to Comic-Con? Fear not, true-believers, as Disney have announced they’re bringing Captain America: Civil War to the D23 Expo in Anaheim, alongside other major ucoming releases, like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Jungle Book, and much more.
Disney's animated slate will also be getting some love at the expo, as D23 will showcase panels for upcoming Pixar projects The Good Dinosaur and Finding Dory, along with Disney Animation’s Zootopia and Moana.
In addition to the panels, D23 boasts a show floor exhibition, where fans can explore interactive exhibits for Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Zootopia, Finding Dory and Moana. You can also check out “live demonstrations, presentations, and autograph signings with top filmmakers” from each of Disney’s studios throughout the weekend-long event.
Bionic Eye Successfully Implanted in UK Man
A UK man has had his sight partially restored thanks to a cutting-edge retinal implant. The implant converts images from a miniature camera worn on a pair of glasses.
Ray Flynn, who received the world's first successful implant of the Argus II retinal device, told the BBC he is "delighted" with the results.
According to the report, the device has been used previously to partially restore vision to those suffering from another vision-related malady known as retinitis pigmentosa. The successful operation on Flynn marks the first time the device has been used to treat age-related macular degeneration.
Marvel’s Joe Quesada Has Seen Spider-Man’s ‘Awesome’ New Costume
During an interview with IGN at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada revealed that he’s seen the new Spider-Man costume that will be worn by actor Tom Holland in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War movie.
“It looks awesome!” Quesada exclaimed. “I’ve seen a lot of design work that’s been done on the costume. I think there are elements of it that are really going to blow people away, where they are going to go ‘Ah, that’s Marvel doing Spider-Man.’… It’s Spider-Man. What’s not exciting about that?”
It’s Always Sunny’s Rob McElhenney Directing Minecraft
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and star Rob McElhenney is set to direct the Minecraft movie.
On the Mojang website, the video game developer revealed that McElhenney has been selected to helm the Minecraft film. "Some of you may have seen this guy hanging around Minecon in London a couple weeks ago," said Mojang COO Vu Bui. "He’s Rob McElhenney, and he’s going to be directing the upcoming Minecraft movie."
McElhenney chimed in on Twitter, "Hey @Mojang let's do something strange and wonderful." While McElhenney has directed episodes of It's Always Sunny in the past, Minecraft might be his directorial debut for a feature film (unless another project he's tied to called Figment comes out first).