Rumor: Krang’s Part of Ninja Turtles 2
A source close to production claims Krang will make his live-action on-screen debut in Ninja Turtles 2.
Before we go any further, possible spoilers ahead.
The source, who spoke to CinemaBlend, says the crew recently filmed a scene that depicted a number of extras, along with Krang, arriving on Earth through a portal of some type.
Krang first made his debut in the Turtles cartoon in 1987. His comic debut happened one year later in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic book. Krang is to the Turtles what General Zod is to Superman; originally, Krang was a war criminal banished to Dimension X. Prior to his incarceration, Krang’s punishment was that his brain was stripped of its body, leaving him as nothing more than an over-sized organ of soft nervous tissue with two tentacles.
Razer Firefly is a Light-Up Mousepad
Razer unveiled a new mousepad today called the Razer Firefly, a solid mat featuring Razer's Chroma lighting options. It's priced at $60 / €75 and can be pre-ordered from the Razer store now. Shipping begins on June 2nd.
The Firefly is fitted with LED lights along its left, right, and bottom borders and can be customized with different color combinations and effects via Razer's Synapse configurator.
Some visual effects include a static base color, wave motion, spectrum cycling, a steady fade-in and fade-out, and reactive lighting that triggers when you click with your mouse. The last one only works with a Razer gaming mouse.
Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in June 2015
Last call for June on Netflix. Here are all the movies and TV shows that are getting dropped from the streaming giant next month. You've got everything from classics like Taxi Driver and Amadeus, to Schwarzenegger flicks like Last Action Hero and Collateral Damage, to horror fare like The Silence of the Lambs and Bram Stoker's Dracula, to the really fun comic book movies Tank Girl and The Rocketeer.
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This Week in the Nintendo eShop
While we wait for Puzzle & Dragons to come to 3DS tomorrow, the Wii U should keep us all busy. The biggest title of the week is Swords & Soldiers II, the sequel to the interesting side-scrolling real-time strategy. The Wii U eShop is chockful of other titles, too. Also, Mega May continues on the Wii U with Mega Man Zero 2, a GBA game that might be similar to the original, but the original was fun so that's mostly okay.
Swords & Soldiers II ($19.99)
This Wii U exclusive sequel brings back the innovative side-scrolling real-time strategy design from the first. You can play as Vikings, Persians, or Demons in this mission-based adventure that also includes a one-on-one local multiplayer mode that features TV-vs.-GamePad action. It has a really playful sense of humor and gets rather challenging. As someone who has played a bunch of the final version, Swords & Soldiers II is very special.
Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode 4 Gets a Release Date
Telltale has revealed when you'll be able to play the next instalment in its Game of Thrones series.
Episode 4: "Sons of Winter" will be available on PS4, PS3, PC and Mac from Tuesday, May 26. Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners get the installment a day later on Wednesday, May 27, while it arrives on iOS and Android devices on May 28.
A new trailer for the next episode has been released, which you can see below. Episode 4 will see players venturing beyond the Wall, into King's Landing and across the sea into the slave city of Meereen.
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Need for Speed Is Being Rebooted
After being teased throughout the week, the new Need for Speed has been officially unveiled, and it's called, quite simply, Need for Speed.
The latest instalment in EA's long-running racing series is being pitched as a "full reboot", hence the stripped back title. EA promises Need for Speed will draw on what it considers the core pillars of the series: "deep customisation, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that pulls you through the game."
Need for Speed is being developed by Ghost Games – the franchise's dedicated studio in Gothenburg, Sweden – which also produced the 2013 title Need for Speed: Rivals.
The Witcher 3 Gets Graphics and Stability Patch on PC
CD Projekt Red has released a new stability patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC that also aims to improve graphics.
The developer has announced the console version of the patch should be "available very soon" though no set timeline has been produced. The full list of patch notes are below:
- Improves stability in gameplay and the UI
- Improves performance especially in cutscenes and gameplay
- Fixes grass and foliage popping that could occur after density parameters were changed
- Improves Nvidia Hairworks performance
- Boosted texture anisotropy sampling to 16x on Ultra preset
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon Coming to Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo has confirmed a new Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon game will be coming to North America in late 2015, and Europe in early 2016.
The latest instalment of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series -- which spans nine games across four platforms and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide -- will again be coming Nintendo 3DS systems.
There are no more details -- not even any images to tempt you -- but Nintendo say that "players can look forward to even greater, randomly created dungeons that change each time they enter."
"In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, players will battle alongside Legendary and Mythical Pokémon to save the world in a sweeping tale of adventure and mystery."
Basic Wii U Model to be Discontinued in Japan
Nintendo is to discontinue the Basic Wii U model in Japan.
The news comes via the official Nintendo hardware website, translated by Gematsu. From June onwards, Nintendo will start selling a new Premium set, which comes with a white Wii U console with a 32GB hard-drive and a Wii-remote plus.
The white Premium set will retail for 30,000 yen.
Nintendo’s next big thing is the colourful shooter Splatoon, which launches on May 28. If you’re not up to speed in the world of family-friendly paintballing, be sure to check out all the news from the latest Splatoon Direct.
Rockstar Games Files Lawsuit Against the BBC
Rockstar Games, via its parent company Take-Two Interactive, has filed a lawsuit against the BBC in London today for trademark infringement in relation to the broadcaster’s upcoming drama ‘Game Changer’ (working title).
The 90-minute feature will focus on the real-life conflict between Rockstar President Sam Houser and the US lawyer, and outspoken critic of the GTA series, Jack Thompson, with Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton playing the respective roles.
Here is Rockstar’s statement in full, issued to IGN: