Avengers 2 Has Second-Biggest Debut of All Time
Although it couldn't meet the fevered expectations that it would open larger than its 2012 predecessor, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron enjoyed the second-biggest opening of all time at the domestic box office this weekend.
Marvel's The Avengers still holds the record with a $207.4 million bow, followed by Age of Ultron with an estimated $187.7 million.
Avengers 2 outperformed Iron Man 3's opening ($174.1 million) to bump that to third place on the list of the biggest opening weekends of all time at the North American box office. Yes, Marvel Studios owns the top three spots on that list (at least until Star Wars: The Force Awakens, another Disney release, undoubtedly knocks one of them out of there come December.)
Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass Detailed
WB Games has detailed the Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass and Batgirl will make her first appearance in the series as a playable character.
In response to a bit of controversy over the pricing and lack of information for the season pass, the developer revealed on the Arkham Knights forums that players will be able to take on Batgirl in an all-new prequel story. The first piece of artwork was also shown, as seen below.
SNL and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow Trailer
Will Marvel ever make a solo Black Widow movie? It's a question many have asked, and on Saturday Night Live this weekend, we got a look at what such a movie could look like - if it came from the writers of 27 Dresses.
SNL host Scarlett Johansson reprised her role as Black Widow, for a very different look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Yooka-Laylee Fastest Kickstarter Game Project to $1 Million
Yooka-Laylee has become the fastest video game project to hit $1 million USD on Kickstarter.
It took six hours for the Playtonic Games' spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie to accomplish the feat, beating the previous Kickstarter record of seven hours held by Torment: Tides of Numenara, as spotted by a NeoGAF poster.
To date, the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter campaign has earned over $1.3 million USD, with 44 days to go.
By comparison, the Veronica Mars movie raised $1 million in 4 hours and 24 minutes and the Pebble Time hit the same dollar amount in just 30 minutes, according to Statista, an online statistics portal.
Rare Reportedly Announcing a New Game at E3
Rare is reportedly ready to announce to announce its next game at E3.
A NeoGAF user spotted a conversation on Rare Creative Director Simon Woodroffe’s Twitter feed in which he seems to confirm that Gregg Mayles’ new project will be unveiled at E3. Mayles is a designer at Rare who has worked on the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Banjo-Tooie, and Viva Pinata over the years.
@leflus E3 will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about.
Take a Bath on Dagobah
Your bathroom might be a swamp already, but if it isn't, and you'd like it to be, ThinkGeek's Dagobah Shower Curtain will do the trick. Featuring all the gloomy charm and sunken X-Wings you'd expect from Yoda's planet of residence. And if you'd like to put an element of romance and screwball banter to left or possibly the right of your sink, look no further than these his and her Han and Leia Hand Towels. Because if someone loves you, the least you can do is say "I know."
Second-Edition Villager Amiibo Features New Look
Nintendo will be releasing a second run of its Villager amiibo for those in Japan, and the first images of the reprinted figurine have surfaced online.
According to the photos, which first appeared on Reddit and were subsequently discovered by My Amiibo News, this new rendition of the Villager has more rounded, lower-set eyes. You can compare the two (original on the left, reprint on the right) in the side-by-side shot below.
Game of Thrones: “Sons of the Harpy” Photo Preview
Daenerys Targaryen hasn't had an easy time keeping Meereen under control. The actions of the insurgent group known as Sons of the Harpy have been fighting against her rule, and the actions of one of their members put Dany between a rock and hard place in the second episode of the season. The next episode of Game of Thrones, titled "Sons of the Harpy," will travel back to Meereen to see what Dany's next steps are.
In Westeros, Jaime and Bronn head south towards Dorne to extract Myrcella from the sunny realm. While they get closer, the Sand Snakes -- the bastard daughters of Oberyn Martell -- are planning revenge upon the Lannisters for killing their father. Get a look at the fierce Sand Snakes in the below photo gallery.
Orphan Black Photo Preview
Leda and Castor have been fighting against each other from the beginning of the season. The Leda clones don't trust the Castor boys. Now, they're both searching for original clone DNA -- Mark and Gracie even have a lead that gets them closer to finding answers. Art is completely back in the picture though, and he and Sarah team up once again to search for them and stop them.
Elsewhere in clone world, Cosima is researching Castor's biology with Scott and Alison is raking in the dough with her new business idea. A new revelation might stop all of them in their tracks though as a connection between Leda and Castor is uncovered. See a preview of what's ahead in the below gallery.
Soulcalibur Dev Polling Users for Favorite Characters
Project Soul, developers of the Soulcalibur series, wants you to help decide the future of the franchise.
The Soulcalibur Facebook page is currently holding a vote for the community’s favorite characters as preparation for “something huge,” according to the developer.
Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, a free-to-play game without multiplayer, is the most recent entry in the long-running series. In an update post on its Facebook page, Project Soul assures users that the vote is not related to Lost Swords.
“Hello everyone, thank you so much for your interest in this survey! We have 2800 votes so far. I would say that it is a great start! By the way, let me add that this survey is NOT related to SoulCalibur Lost Swords but for the brand in general. Again thanks for your support and have a great weekend!” Project Soul said on Facebook.