Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Revealed on Classification Site
A listing for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has appeared on the Brazilian Advisory Rating System website.
That's the same website that outed Dishonored Definitive Edition.
It's possible Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is in reference to the rumoured remaster that's reportedly happening at Dirty Bomb-developer Splash Damage, despite the denial of a 'Marcus Fenix Collection' from the new Gears of War developer Black Tusk Studios.
Blue Martian Sunset Captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
Using its Mast Camera (Mastcam), NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured a sequence of images of the sun setting on the mission's 956th Martian day, or April 15, 2015.
The sequence was taken from the Gale Crater in between dust storms, according to NASA, causing some dust to remain suspended in the atmosphere. NASA explains that Martian sunsets make the blue more prominent, while normal daylight brings out the red rusty color of the dust.
Steam Breaks Its Concurrent User Record Again
Steam broke its peak concurrent user record over the weekend when more than 9.5 million users logged in at the same time.
According to the Steam and game statistics page, the figure peaked at 9,502,661 users around midday pacific time on May 10. Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are currently the top two played games on the platform, with Grand Theft Auto 5 long bumping Team Fortress 2 off its usual position of third.
Portal 2, Doctor Who, The Simpsons Outed For LEGO Dimensions
An official building instruction booklet for LEGO Dimensions reveals that Portal 2, Doctor Who, The Simpsons, Jurassic World and Scooby-Doo will be included in Warner Bros. toys-to-life project.
The catalogue depicts the Portal 2 Level Pack containing a turret, companion cube and protagonist Chell, where the Doctor Who Level Pack features the Tardis, the Doctor and robotic canine, K-9. The Jurassic World Team Pack offers four iconic figures from the movie including Chris Pratt’s Owen.
The Traveller's Tales-developed title was previously reported to also involve several universes such as DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future and more.
Phineas and Ferb Creators Working on New Disney Series
Phineas and Ferb's 104 days of summer vacation will finally come to an end on Friday, June 12, in an episode entitled Last Day of Summer. But, it's not all bad news, because the show's creators are working on a new animated series for Disney XD -- Mikey Murphy's Law.
Phineas and Ferb will air its finale following a 73-hour marathon that includes every Phineas and Ferb story ever told. The marathon will begin Tuesday, June 9 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), with the one-hour finale airing on June 12 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
Following the series finale, the show will continue to air daily on Disney XD, and a standalone hour-long special focusing on Agent P (aka Perry the Platypus) will premiere this fall.
Is Dishonored Coming to New-Gen Consoles?
It looks like Bethesda is set to release a definitive edition of Dishonored later this year.
According to the Brazilian Advisory Rating System website, Dishonored Definitive Edition has been submitted for classification by publisher Bethesda and is slated for release in 2015.
The original Dishonored game was released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2012. A year later, Bethesda released a Game of the Year edition, which included all released DLC.
Assuming it's legit, Dishonored Definitive Edition will likely be released on new-gen platforms.
Marlon Wayans Is Making a 50 Shades of Grey Spoof
While Fifty Shades of Grey parodies are nothing new, we've yet to see a full-length feature film parody. But all that's about to change thanks to Marlon Wayans, who just announced that he is co-writing and starring in Fifty Shades of Black.
THR reports that Wayans will work with producer-writer Rick Alvarez and director Michael Tiddes on the new comedy spoof, which will reunite the people behind the Haunted House franchise.
Image via Marlon Wayans' Instagram
Surprise! Avengers 2 is Still Box Office Champion
Coming as a surprise to no one, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row.
The Joss Whedon-directed sequel earned an estimated $77.2 million in its sophomore weekend, bringing its domestic total to $312.6 million. That a nearly 60% drop from its stellar opening weekend of $191.3 million. The first Avengers made $103.1 million on its second weekend in domestic release.
Avengers: Age of Ultron has earned roughly $875 million worldwide.
The weekend's major new release, the Reese Witherspoon-Sofia Vergara buddy comedy Hot Pursuit, underperformed slightly for a second-place finish of $13.3 million. Industry analysts had pegged its debut at mid-to-high teens.
Happy Mother’s Day From Deadpool
Today is Mother's Day and what better salute to moms everywhere is there than a shout-out from the Merc With a Mouth?
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds tweeted the following image today of himself in costume with the caption (sorry, we had to make it SFW): "#Deadpool: A m**********r since 1991. #happymamasday"
Deadpool is now filming in Vancouver and will hit theaters in 2016.
Heroes Reborn Timeslot Set for Fall by NBC
NBC have released their fall schedule, setting the return of Heroes for Thursday nights at 8:00pm. The new series, Heroes Reborn, starring Zachary Levi (Chuck) along with original Heroes cast members Masi Oka and Jack Coleman, will lead into The Blacklist and another new series, The Player, starring Philip Winchester and Wesley Snipes.
The network is giving the coveted post-Voice timeslot on Mondays to Blindspot, the new series executive produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash), starring Thor's Jaimie Alexander and another Strike Back alum, Sullivan Stapleton.
Having had a string of failures when it comes to comedy, NBC's making a notable move in the fall by only programming one hour of comedies - and on Friday, no less. The returning Undateable (now airing live episodes each week) will be paired with the new Mark-Paul Gosselaar series, People Are Talking. NBC has several other comedies lined up for midseason, including the revival of Coach, with Craig T. Nelson.