Jurassic World, Inside Out Dominate the Weekend Box Office
The roaring success of Jurassic World has seen Inside Out become the first Pixar title not to hit No. 1 in its domestic debut, but Inside Out’s huge opening has blitzed past expectations to chalk up the biggest debut to date for an original Pixar film.
In a massive weekend for the North American box office Jurassic World raked in another $102 in its second weekend. Following its record-breaking opening Jurassic World has gone on to collect almost $400 domestically.
The cash continues to pour in overseas for Jurassic World, too; hardly surprisingly considering the film was number one in all 66 markets it opened in and also set a record for biggest global opening of all time. Outside the US Jurassic World has amassed a further $583 million, pushing its worldwide total to just over $981 million.
Watch Everything on Black Ops 3 from E3 2015
For the first time ever, Call of Duty brought its biggest presence to the Sony's press conference at E3 - and we got to see tons of the upcoming Black Ops 3.
Activision shared the first look at how we will surely spend countless hours in the future with the reveal of Black Ops 3's multiplayer.
We were also treated to four multiplayer maps - Hunted, Stronghold, Evac, and Combine.
Following the conference, we gave our initial impressions on the next entry in one of the world's biggest franchises.
Lastly, while it's known for it's multiplayer, we were happy to find out that extra attention was put towards making Black Ops 3's campaign one of the best.
Marvel Eyeing Thor 1 Director for Third Film?
Kenneth Branagh is reportedly Marvel's top choice to direct Thor: Ragnarok.
The first Thor film was directed by Branagh, and according to Umberto Gonzalez who recently spoke to Popcorn Talk (via /Film), Marvel wants him to return to round out the God of Thunder's film trilogy.
"I was hearing that Marvel wanted Kenneth Branagh back for Thor 3," he said. "But, he just got an offer to direct Murder on the Orient Express at Fox. So, I don’t know if it is going to happen or not. They’re thinking about bringing him back into the fold."
Watch Everything on VR from E3 2015
From HoloLens to Morpheus, E3 2015 was a big year for virtual reality. Here's everything you need to know about what companies are calling the future of gaming.
An impressive HoloLens demo showed off how Minecraft players can now build their worlds using a new tool - their hands.
Microsoft also applied HoloLens to one of their biggest titles - Halo 5 - making it come to life, even if for a brief moment.
Meanwhile, Sony brought Morpheus to our IGN stage for us to take a closer look.
Over on the show floor, the developers of Rigs for Morpheus stopped by to show us how VR will revolutionize how we play first-person shooters.
VR rigs like Hololens and Morpheus hope to bring tons of our favorite games into a new dimension, but until then E3 gave us a ton of games to play in the meantime. Here's a montage of 45 of the biggest games from E3 2015.
6 Big Screen Dads We Wish We Had
This article was originally published in September 2011.
Do we really need a Hallmark holiday to celebrate the most magnificent men in movies ever to procreate? No, sir. All we need is a desire to reference Bruce Willis and Arnie films and the rest falls into place. Without further ado, here are six of our favourite dads from Hollywood in honor of Father's Day!
That someone would even presume holding John McClane's daughter hostage was a sound course of action is astonishing. After successfully foiling complex terrorist plots three times in the past John McClane should be the most feared man in America. Kidnapping the man's daughter should be classified suicide by cop.
Kelly Sue Deconnick Departs Captain Marvel
Today at HeroesCon, writer Kelly Sue Deconnick announced that she will be departing Captain Marvel after Secret Wars end this Fall.
According to The Beat, the news earned sighs of disappointment from the crowd full of "Carol Corps" members in the crowd. Deconnick explained that after the upcoming Captain Marvel movie was announced, she would have to “dig in for three more years or drop the mic,” but that Carol has taught her to “brave the next step.”
Miles Morales to Star in New Spider-Man Comic
This Fall, Miles Morales -- the biracial Spider-Man from Marvel's Ultimate Universe -- will be getting his own Spider-Man comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, according to the New York Daily News. With the Ultimate Universe being destroyed during Secret Wars, the fate of Miles was up in the air, but now we know that he will continue on in the main Marvel Universe.
“Many kids of color who when they were playing superheroes with their friends, their friends wouldn’t let them be Batman or Superman because they don’t look like those heroes but they could be Spider-Man because anyone could be under that mask,” Bendis told the outlet in an interview. “But now it’s true. It’s meant a great deal to a great many people.”
Watch Everything on Star Fox Zero from E3 2015
At last year's E3 we found out that a new Star Fox for Wii U was in the works - this year, we finally got to see it in action.
Nintendo's Direct Event reintroduced us to Fox McCloud and his Star Fox Team.
First, our Nintendo experts gave their initial thoughts on the gameplay - which had mixed reactions.
Then, we sat down with a member from Nintendo Treehouse to find out a little more behind Fox's return.
Nintendo introduced a lot of new games along with Star Fox Zero - here are some of the coolest games we played at their E3 booth.
Star Fox Zero is just one of the many games we got a first look of at this year's E3, so here's a montage of 45 of the biggest games from E3 2015.
Nintendo of America Boss Says VR Isn’t Fun
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn't appear to be a fan of virtual reality, going so far as to say it isn't fun.
In an interview with Polygon at E3, the Nintendo exec highlighted the importance of preserving gaming's social element, something a VR headset removes entirely.
"What we believe is that, in order for this technology to move forward, you need to make it fun and you need to make it social," Fils-Aime explained. "I haven't walked the floor, so I can't say in terms of what's on the floor today, but at least based on what I've seen to date, it's not fun, and it's not social. It's just tech."
More Mass Effect Andromeda Details Coming Later This Year
BioWare plans to reveal more information on Mass Effect Andromeda before the year is over.
In post on Twitter, the studio teased forthcoming news, which will be revealed in 2015.
Back to work for us! See you again at the end of the year. #MEAndromeda pic.twitter.com/GM7xgJostb
— Mass Effect (@masseffect) June 18, 2015