Hot Toys Reveals New Ultron Mark I Figure
A 1/16 scale replica of the Ultron Mark I seen in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron has been announced by Hot Toys.
Expected to release some time in 2016, the figure features an asymmetrical body, detailing of the mechanics and wires used to hold the Mark I together, LED-powered light-up eyes, mouth, and chest, a damaged Iron Legion accessory, and a figure stand.
This is the earliest version of the villainous Ultron seen in the upcoming Age of Ultron film releasing May 1.
For more, check out IGN's Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review.
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Furious 8 Announced, Will Open in 2017
While onstage at CinemaCon, actor Vin Diesel announced the sequel to Furious 7 - titled Furious 8 - will be released in theaters on April 14, 2017. Diesel will once again produce with Neal Moritz.
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‘Capcom Fighters Network’ Trademarked
Capcom has filed a trademark for what appears to be a social gaming hub for fighting games.
The trademark files earlier this month was for "Capcom Fighters Network," reports EventHubs. The description is wide-ranging enough that it could touch on a few different functions, all revolving around a fighting game hub.
One part of the trademark covers uploading, posting, tagging, blogging, and sharing data like images and information, while the second part entails pulling up friends ranks, tournament sign-ups, and online surveys. Altogether it sounds like a social network revolving around fighting games, as Capcom gears up for the release of Street Fighter 5.
Bryan Singer on Gay X-Men Character Reveal
Spoiler warning: this post contains spoilers for All-New X-Men #40!
X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has weighed in with his thoughts on the reveal that founding X-Men member Iceman is gay.
"I'm glad," Singer said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "I'm sure it's very good for
."
"I think it is interesting that in the early movies he develops a relationship with a girl who he is physically unable to touch. There’s something subtextual in that," he continues, referring to the character's relationship with Rogue (Anna Paquin). "I’m not sure if I necessarily intended it at the time, but there is something ironic about it in the first and second film... And in the third one, which I didn’t direct, Iceman develops a relationship with Kitty Pryde, which I did address in Days of Future Past, and which is even more coincidental because Ellen Page recently came out as gay. So it puts an even more humorous spin on the whole thing."
2 Big Deaths Shake Up G.I. Joe
Warning: this article contains spoilers for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #213!
IDW Publishing is at it again. Mere weeks after the company killed off one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their ongoing TMNT comic, they're cutting a bloody swath through the cast of G.I. Joe. Yesterday's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero culminated in the deaths of both ninja mercenary Snake Eyes and the genetically engineered supervillain Serpentor.
Jason DLC is Coming to Mortal Kombat X Very Soon
Although no gameplay footage of Jason Voorhees was shown off today during NetherRealm's Kombat Kast show, the team did announce that he will be available as a playable Mortal Kombat X DLC character starting Tuesday, May 5.
He will first be made available to those who purchased the $30 Kombat Pack DLC collection. After one week, he will be separately available for all to purchase, regardless of Kombat Pack ownership. NetherRealm's Ed Boon has also confirmed you'll be able to take DLC characters for a spin before buying them.
Hannibal Looks Menacing in New Season 3 Poster
NBC has revealed new key art for Hannibal's upcoming third season, featuring the charismatic serial killer with his signature grin and a fashionable leather jacket.
Hannibal's (Mads Mikkelson) soul-piercing stare is directed right at the viewer in the new poster, which debuted on Mashable earlier today. Check it out below.
And no, you haven't gone mad, he is blinking.
Hannibal's brilliant Season 2 finale left us with tons of questions, as multiple characters may or may not have lost their lives.
Microsoft Revenue Was Up In Third Quarter 2015
Microsoft released its earnings report to investors for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, and the company reported an increase in revenue of 6% over the same period last year.
Xbox Live usage grew by 30%, according to the report, driven by "increased users and deeper user engagement." The Surface Pro 3 also was a bright spot for the company, with Surface revenue up 44% to $713 million USD.
Revenue from computing and gaming hardware was down 4% year-over-year, but when adjusted for differences in currency exchange rates, there was no difference over the same period in 2014.
Interestingly, the company made no mention in its report about Xbox One or Xbox 360 consoles specifically. However, it will have a call with investors at 2:30 PT today in which it may touch on the specifics of its gaming hardware line-up.
MLB 15: The Show Patch 1.02 Fixes Gameplay, Online
The notes for MLB 15: The Show's latest patch 1.02 has detailed a number of changes coming to Sony's exclusive baseball game.
Both gameplay and online features are being addressed in the patch, including:
- Online Gameplay – Game would occasionally hang following an Intentional Walk, a regular Base on Balls, a Hit by Pitch, or a Balk.
- General – Batters would strikeout on the second strike when the performed certain check swings at pitches in the dirt.
- Franchise mode – Edit Player screen was limiting users from editing generated players, and players on certain teams.
- General – Specific “wall s****ing” home runs would result in a baserunner staying on 1st base, and not score correctly.
These Views of Chilean Volcanic Eruption Are Jaw Dropping
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from a 12 mile radius around southern Chile's Calbuco volcano after an eruption caught people by surprise.
The volcano is one of Chile's most active, but the BBC reports that volcano hadn't been under any sort of special observation leading up to the eruptions.
The violence of nature was caught on camera and shown in stunning timelapses. Hot ash and smoke climbed violently into the atmosphere from the volcano's mouth, saturating the sky with a tremendous cloud that caused sky to let loose bolts of lightning.
It's an awe-inspiring display of nature's fury, and is so dramatic in scope and scale that it evokes images of fictional places of evil like Middle-Earth's Mount Doom. The Washington Post reports that the shockwave from the second explosion was so incredible that it generated rippling gravity waves in the Earth's upper atmosphere, 30-50 miles above the surface.