Street Fighter Gets an Original Board Game
Jasco Games has announced their plans to partner with Capcom for a second time and publish an original Street Fighter-themed board game.
As the announcement is still early, Jasco was unable to share further details about the partnership or the game itself. However, they have revealed a teaser image of one of the miniatures and invite people to follow them on Twitter for future information.
Would You Buy an 18-foot Milennium Falcon Toy?
After showing off impressively realistic figures inside the cockpit of Han Solo's cherished space ship at San Diego Comic-Con, Hot Toys will be displaying a massive 1/6 scale Millennium Falcon toy at the Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong convention.
Approximately 18 feet long and 12 feet wide, Superhero Hype reports the Falcon figure is highly detailed and features lifelike characters in its previously-seen cockpit. It will be featured on the convention show floor July 24-28.
A slew of new Star Wars toys were announced and shown ff recently, including Black Series figures and all-new character figures for the upcoming Disney Infinity 3.0.
2 Marvel Characters DC’s Geoff Johns Wants to Write
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, DC’s Geoff Johns told IGN what two Marvel comics he would want to work on if he had the chance.
Keep in mind that even though Johns did some work for Marvel years ago, he’s been an exclusive DC writer for years, not to mention the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of the company. He’s a DC man through and through for the foreseeable future, so him working for DC’s biggest rival anytime soon just isn’t in the cards. That’s why it’s kind of cool to hear which characters he’s been eyeing over at Marvel.
His first choice? The Jade Giant himself.
Microsoft Releases Critical Security Update for Windows
Microsoft has released an un-scheduled security update that's been given a very serious-sounding "Critical" rating.
The update, as described on Microsoft's Security TechCenter, aims to address a vulnerability found in nearly every version of Windows still being supported - including Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and the preview build of Windows 10.
Apocalypse to Feature ‘Bigger and Better’ Quicksilver Scene
Quicksilver actor Evan Peters has shared a few new details on his upcoming role in X-Men: Apocalypse, teasing an even "bigger and better" appearance for the character this time around.
"Well, yeah, it’s always difficult to try to top something like that," Peters told MTV News when asked about his memorable scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past. "The special effects guys, man, they absolutely nailed that and did a fantastic job on it."
With regard to his upcoming expanded role in Apocalypse, Peters teased, "This year we’re working on something that’s bigger and better, keeping the same elements that worked, then adding a few new ones. I’m really excited to see it all cut together, and I’m excited for people to see it, too."
Pac-Man Champs Compete to Beat Impossible Level
It's supposed to be impossible to beat the 256th level of Pac-Man, but now, 35 years after the classic game's arcade debut, four of the world's best players have accepted that challenge.
The Twin Galaxies Pac-Man Kill Screen Challenge will be broadcast live on TGLive.com at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET this Saturday, July 25th.
Pac-Man's notorious 256th level is a kill screen, a game-breaking programming error that, in this game in particular, causes the right side of the screen to become jumbled with numbers and letters. This error obscures half of the Pac-Man maze and makes completing the level extremely hard, if not impossible.
Sword in the Stone Gets Game of Thrones Writer
Disney is reportedly at work on yet another classic reimagining, this one based on 1963's The Sword and the Stone.
Variety reports that Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman is attached to write the script. Obviously the live-action version of a classic animated film won't be as dark and violent as the HBO series.
The Sword in the Stone was Disney's loose adaptation of T.H. White's novel, telling the story of a young orphan named Arthur who became the famous legendary figure King Arthur after pulling a sword from an anvil.
Disney has already made live-action adaptations of Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, and Cinderella, based on its own animated library. It's also currently developing adaptations of Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Mulan, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, Tinker Bell, Fantasia, and Aladdin.
The Flash: First Look at Season 2’s New Suit
Check out this brand new pic of star Grant Gustin in his new Season 2 Flash costume - complete with new altered white chest symbol. A look we caught a glimpse of during his future/past fight with Reverse Flash back in Season 1.
In fact, the white chest symbol from Episode 17 happens to be executive producer Andrew Kreisberg's favorite Easter Egg from Season 1.
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Xena: Warrior Princess May Return to Television
Update: The Warrior Princess herself, Lucy Lawless, has taken to Twitter to let fans know that this rumored Xena reboot is just that -- a rumor that has yet to be confirmed.
Sorry, friends! news of a #Xena reboot is just a rumor. I'd love it to happen one day but it's still in the wishful thinking stage.
— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) July 20, 2015
Seeing how Lawless is married to the man rumored to be producing the reboot, Rob Tapert, she definitely has some insight on the reported project.
How M:I 2 Almost Cost McKellen X-Men and LOTR
A mixture of script secrecy and bad timing almost cost Ian McKellen two of his most well-known roles.
McKellen told People that he was offered a role in Mission: Impossible II, but the studio refused to let him see the whole script for fear of leaks. Against the advice of his agent, he turned the role down, despite the opportunity to work with Tom Cruise. The very next day he was contacted by both Bryan Singer for X-Men, and by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings.
Even then, X-Men almost got in the way of the fantasy trilogy. "It had to delay, delay delay," said the actor. "So I had to call up Peter Jackson and say, 'I'm sorry. I can't play Gandalf because X-Men, which I agreed to do first, is overrunning.'"