Yearly Archives: 2018
IT: Chapter 2 Casts Adult Losers’ Club Members Eddie and Stanley
Actor James Ransone will feature as the adult Eddie in the upcoming IT: Chapter Two, and Andy Bean will play Stanley. News of each casting comes via Deadline and Variety respectively.
Ransone recently completed work on Hulu’s upcoming series, The First, which is about humanity’s first mission to Mars. Ransone stars in the series alongside Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. He’s previously starred in Amazon’s Bosch as well as HBO’s Treme, The Wire, and Generation Kill. Andy Bean previously featured in HBO’s Here and Now, as well as Power on Starz.
Borderlands Publisher Delays Next Entry in a Major 2K Franchise
One of the biggest franchises from publisher 2K has been delayed until 2020.
Parent company Take-Two Interactive Software released the information its latest earnings report, revealing that a game that was set to be released this fiscal year has been pushed back.
"The highly-anticipated title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises, which had been planned for release during the current fiscal year, is now planned for launch during fiscal 2020 to allow for additional development time," the report states.
Previously, we speculated the upcoming title – which was announced during an earnings report from last year – could be a new BioShock game, after reports suggested 2K's work on the currently codenamed Parkside could be the next in the BioShock series.
How Old (or Young) Network TV’s Audiences Are
This season's top 10 most popular shows on network TV in the US have a predominantly older audience.
According to a report from the The New York Times, major networks like CBS, ABC, and NBC are struggling to attract younger audiences, who are instead choosing to consume their entertainment media on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.
The outlet made a list of the "top 10 entertainment shows during the 2017-2018 television season," which shows the median age of the viewer. Check out the list in order from oldest to youngest below:
Power Rangers Mobile Game Gets Street Fighter Characters
Today, iPhone and Android mobile fighting game Power Rangers: Legacy Wars gets iconic characters from Capcom's Street Fighter.
The May update adds Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, and Akuma to the game's roster. Each character can be used for free while playing limited-time challenges.
Characters can be permanently unlocked by opening in-game Morph boxes and collecting character shards, or through a $5 in-app purchase per character.
Ryu will be able to use his iconic Shoryuken, Hadoken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku attacks in the game, while Chun-Li quickly takes down enemies with her Spinning Bird Kick, Kikoken, and Hyakuretsukyaku attacks.
Guile's Sonic Boom, Flash Kick, and Sonic Cross will make an appearance, as will Akuma's Gohadoken, Goshoryuken, and Zanku Hadoken attacks.
Star Wars Celebration 2019 Dates, Location Announced
The dates and location for Star Wars Celebration 2019 have been revealed.
As detailed on the official Star Wars Celebration website, next year's event will take place in Chicago at McCormick Place and will run for five days from April 11-15.
Star Wars Celebrations 2019, image via Twitter.
Tickets will go on sale on June 5 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK/3 am AEST (June 6) on StarWarsCelebration.com. More details about the event will be revealed at a later date.
Westworld: New Shogun World Photos Released
HBO has released several new Westworld photos previewing the upcoming Season 2 episode, “Akane No Mai."
The photos feature Maeve (Thandie Newton), Rodrigo Santoro (Hector Escaton) and what seem to be hosts from Shogun World. Newcomer Hiroyuki Sanada (The Wolverine, 47 Ronin) is also featured, alongside Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores Abernathy). Check out the photos in the image gallery below.
For more on Westworld, read our review of the latest episode "The Riddle of the Sphinx," which seems to be hinting at a major character's return. Also find out what Westworld Park 6 is officially called.
Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality
The United States Senate has voted to overturn the FCC repeal of Net Neutrality with a vote of 52 for to 47 against.
Democrats secured a victory by utilizing the Congressional Review Act, which gives Congress 60 legislative days to undo a federal agency regulation and allows a repeal with a simple majority, instead of the 60 vote threshold required for most legislation.
Although this is a victory for Net Neutrality advocates, the repeal still needs to pass the House of Representatives. President Donald Trump then would need to sign the resolution to complete the process. Even if the resolution fails at either of those points, however, over 24 states are considering legislation to grant those protections, and Washington has already become the first state to turn that legislation into law.
10 Strangest Pokémon Spinoffs
The Pokémon franchise is no stranger to weird spinoffs. Case in point, the recent interesting detour of Detective Pikachu. Sure, kids love Pikachu, and Nintendo has a surprisingly long history with detective story adventure games, but combining the two seems a little… strange. A Pikachu is a babbling rat that shoots lightning from its cheeks. Do you really want to trust one of those things to find a lost child or discreetly gather photographic evidence that your spouse is stepping out on you with the milkman?
But then, the Pokémon franchise is no stranger to weird spinoffs. For every beloved offshoot like photo-safari Pokémon Snap or totally perfect side venture like Pokémon: Trading Card Game, you can find a strange, nonsensical, or just plain ill-advised side game. So don your poké-safari hat and join us on a journey into the deepest, dankest wilds of Nintendo's biggest cash co—er, Miltank.
One-Punch Man Season 2 Coming to VIZ Media
One-Punch Man Season 2 is officially heading to VIZ Media.
The company announced on Twitter it has secured the license for the second season of the hit series. This covers digital streaming, TV broadcast, EST, home media and merchandising rights in North America, Latin America and Oceania.
More details about the new season will be shared at a later time. VIZ Media will be showcasing One-Punch Man at Licensing Expo 2018, which takes place from May 22–24 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. For more details on the event, visit the official website.
