Person of Interest Renewed – But Will it Be the Final Season?
UPDATE: Deadline is now reporting that while Person of Interest was renewed, it was the only one of CBS's drama series renewals today to only get a partial pickup, not the full 22 episodes normally ordered. According to Deadline, POI's renewal was likely for 13 episodes.
This quickly raises questions about whether this will be Person of Interest's final season, as a reduced episode count often indicates - just like CBS did for The Mentalist this past season. The Mentalist, like Person of Interest, was produced by Warner Bros. and Deadline notes POI is the only one of CBS' renewals today to not be owned by the network, which often can be a hindrance as a show ages (for shows that aren't outright blockbusters) as there is less incentive for the network to keep them on the air when they aren't profitable for them in their secondary life.
New Details on Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s Lead Characters
This year's Assassin's Creed entry will feature two main playable characters, one of whom is a woman, according to reports.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate, as anonymous sources who spoke to Kotaku are calling it, will reportedly take place in Victorian London. Last year's Assassin's Creed leak supports this detail.
Syndicate tells the story of Evie and Jacob, a sister and brother duo involved with the criminal underbelly of the 19th century city. The story missions will heavily favor Jacob in terms of playtime, though, with the brother taking the lead for about 75 percent of the story, according to the report.
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This is What a $9 Computer Looks Like
C.H.I.P. is a proposed $9 computer that officially beats Raspberry Pi as one of the cheapest computers in the world. It's already reached over $800,000 on Kickstarter, which is well beyond its initial goal of $50,000.
Running on mainline Linux, battery-powered, and completely open source, C.H.I.P. features a 1GHz processor, 512 MB of DDR3 RAM, 4 GB of storage, and support for both wi-fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
New Photo of Deadpool in Action
Ryan Reynolds has taken to social media again to post a photo from the Vancouver set of Deadpool.
This new shot (seen below) shows the Merc With a Mouth in action with the caption: "Stuck the landing. With my mouth."
Reynolds posted a Deadpool photo just yesterday in honor of Mother's Day.
Deadpool also stars Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein.
Gotham, Dr. Strange Action Figures Coming This Fall
Diamond Select Toys have announced a number of brand-new toys releasing in mid to late 2015.
Featuring toys from Gotham, Ghostbusters, Batman, and Doctor Strange, each can now be pre-ordered online, in person at comic retailers, or purchased on Diamond Select's official website.
Among these offerings are statues of Catwoman and Poison Ivy from both the Batman Classic TV series and Batman: The Animated Series, Jim Gordon, Penguin, and Selina Kyle from the television show Gotham, action figures of the Ghostbusters, and a Marvel Select action figure of Doctor Strange.
Prices range from $23-$60, depending on the item.
Top 5 GTA Mods of the Week – Episode 2
A tense week of rumors and confusion in the Grand Theft Auto 5 modding community concluded with a wave of relief for many, after Rockstar Games released its official statement approving the use of single-player mods for PC players.
It's a good thing, too, because last week was brimming with weird and wonderful Grand Theft Auto 5 mods that fans of the chaotic won't want to miss.
If you haven't already, get yourself setup with Script Hook V and check out our latest Grand Theft Auto 5 mod favorites.
Fear the Walking Dead Begins Production
Fear the Walking Dead has started production in Vancouver.
While the pilot for The Walking Dead spinoff series has already been shot, AMC has begun production on the other five episodes for the first season. In addition to Vancouver, there also will be filming in Los Angeles.
“Fear the Walking Dead takes us back to the earlier, more dangerous, more terrifying days of The Walking Dead,” said Walking Dead creator and TV show executive producer Robert Kirkman. “A time when danger was lurking around every corner and the thing mostly likely to get you killed was your own ignorance of the rapidly changing world around you."
Set in Los Angeles, Fear the Walking Dead stars Kim Dickens (Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy), Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey (The 100), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange is the New Black) and Mercedes Mason. Co-exeutive producer Adam Davidson is directing the first three episodes of the spinoff show, and David Erickson is serving as the showrunner.
FOX Developing “Another Version” of 24
FOX executives confirmed today that a new take on 24 is in development.
"We have been developing another version of 24, but it's still fairly early in the development process," said Gary Newman, FOX's co-chairmen/CEO, in a conference call for press this morning. "So there just would be nothing we can tell you at this time other than we are working on something."
Not much else is known about the project at this time. However, earlier this year, FOX Co-Chairmen/CEO Dana Walden said it's a "possibility" star Kiefer Sutherland won't be involved with the next installment of 24. "We're not talking about continuing the show without him," she elaborated. "We're talking about whether there is one installment that he's not in."
Meet Yooka-Laylee’s New Support Character
Playtonic Games introduced the newest character in the upcoming 3D-platformer Yooka-Laylee today –– he's a snake wearing a pair of trousers, and his name is Trowzer.
Trowzer will serve as a support character to Yooka and Laylee, the titular protagonists, by teaching them new abilities as they progress through the game. Playtonic describes him as "smug serpent salesman" with a "downbeat appearance and 1980s mobile phone."
Image Credit: Playtonic Games