Retro Studios Teases E3 Appearance
Retro Studios, Inc., the development team behind the Metroid Prime series and last year's Wii U exclusive Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, may have something special in store for Nintendo fans next week at E3.
On the studio's official Twitter account, the developer posted the following tease:
Can you dig it? http://t.co/kvPfmQZwqC
— Retro Studios (@RetroStudios) June 9, 2015
Would You Like to See The Hulk and Star-Lord Dance Off in Space?
When we spoke to Mark Ruffalo during the Avengers: Age of Ultron junket earlier this year, the actor told us that The Hulk would be headed to space when we half-jokingly speculated that's where the big green stomping machine might go next.
Unfortunately, a solo Hulk movie is complicated by rights issues, so we can't necessarily expect to see a Planet Hulk film in the near future. We theorize that elements of the Planet Hulk story - or simply Hulk in space - could play a role in a larger movie such as Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and/or 2, however.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Kevin Owens Defends NXT Title on RAW
Last week was so jam-packed with wrasslin' news and items that, honestly, this week never stood a chance.
So we're left with ashes. Unless something huge breaks later today (which would be par for the course as far as the Wrap Up goes), we've got Ambrose touring New Orleans, Rollins losing to J&J Security, and Lana tweaking her ankle. And a run-of-the-mill "go home" RAW for MITB that all but assured that Rollins would retain his title against Ambrose. The only question is: Will he do it on his own or will he have help? And if he has help, will it come from someone new or will all of this dissension and in-fighting just be a big Authority ruse?
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Boasts a Large Prize Pool at EVO 2015
Persona 4 Arena competitors have a chance to win several thousand dollars this year at EVO 2015.
A $10,000 prize pool provided by publisher ATLUS will be awarded to the winner of the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax finals during the fighting game tournament. EVO 2015 will take place July 17-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Additionally, ATLUS will have kiosks set up for people to practice Persona 4 Arena, compete against one another in Catherine, and demo Persona 4: Dancing All Night, the upcoming rhythm game based on the Persona 4 property. ATLUS sees the kiosk setup as a way for fans and competitors to unwind from all the onstage fighting game action.
Original Star Wars Script Found
A previously unknown copy of the script for the original Star Wars has reportedly been found in a university library.
CBC News reports that the script was found in the University of New Brunswick science fiction archives. Librarian Kristian Brown had been organizing the section since February, and digitizing old copies of zines, pulp magazines, and novels.
The script is dated March 15, 1976, and carries the Lucasfilm Industries stamp. Lucasfilm Publicity says it appears to be a fan-made replica of the actual early script copies sold at conventions.
Project Almanac Director Explains Alternate Endings
With Project Almanac coming out on Blu-ray and VOD today, we got a chance to speak with director Dean Israelite about the movie, which follows a group of teenagers who build their own time machine. During the interview, we discussed the filmmaker's influences, the rules of time travel, a possible sequel, as well as the alternate endings included on the Blu-ray. (Also be sure to check out the latter part of our interview, as Israelite discussed his "mature but playful" take on the new Power Rangers movie.)
CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates, Including Supergirl
CBS has announced the broadcasting network's primetime premiere dates for the upcoming 2015-26 TV schedule, revealing that Supergirl will debut at 8:30 p.m. Monday, October 26 (with a new episode of the hit The Big Bang Theory used as a lead-in) before settling into a regular 8 p.m. time slot the following week.
The Big Bang Theory will kick off the fall season for CBS, with the show's ninth season premiering at 8 p.m. Monday, September 21. Life in Pieces will make its series debut at 8:30 p.m., followed by the season premieres of Scorpion and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Limitless, based off the Bradley Cooper-starring feature film, will begin at 10 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, premiering after NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans. Survivor will return for the reality show's 31st season on Wednesday, September 23, with Big Brother having its season finale afterward.
All Halo 5: Guardians DLC Maps Will Be Free
On top of the 20 multiplayer maps expected to launch with Halo 5: Guardians in October, 343 will also offer 15 additional DLC maps at no extra charge.
In Game Informer's Halo 5 cover story, 343 studio head Josh Holmes said they're looking to keep the player base united.
"When you have paid map packs and content, you divide the player base into two groups: the haves and the have-nots," Holmes said. "The people that have the map pack can play together but the people who don't cannot. That to us is a real problem. So we're delivering all the maps to all players free so everybody will be able to play together. That, we feel, is really important to having a great multiplayer ecosystem."
Xbox Live Gold Not Needed for Halo 5 Co-op
Despite Halo's longstanding ties to Xbox Live, Halo 5: Guardians won't require a Gold subscription to play 4-player online co-op.
The news comes from Game Informer's Halo 5 July cover story, which goes into detail on 343's upcoming campaign, multiplayer and cooperative features. According to the outlet, players won't need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online co-op. However, Halo 5, unlike previous series entries, won't support split-screen co-op.
During its time with a hands-on demo in Halo 5's campaign, Game Informer described the dynamic between the Master Chief and his Blue Team squad mates. Although they all have the same Spartan-II abilities, individual members have different spawn loadouts based on their area of expertise. Meanwhile, Sergeant Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris have access to slightly more advanced tech than the Chief and his team; Locke's Artemis Tracking System (ATS) points out alternate paths through missions, which will reportedly be numerous throughout the campaign.
Daredevil: Jon Bernthal Cast as The Punisher for Season 2
The role of The Punisher has been cast for Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix.
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Per Marvel.com, Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal will portray Frank Castle - aka The Punisher. Per the press release, he is, "One of Marvel’s most popular characters. He is a vigilante who aims to clean up New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results."