ESA Says Preserving Old Games is Illegal Because it’s ‘Hacking’
The Entertainment Software Association wants to prevent the preservation of old games because it believes the process of restoring them is illegal 'hacking'.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s anti-circumvention provisions (Section 1201) prevents users, including communities, museums, archives and researchers, to legally modify games to keep them playable after publishers shut down the servers.
EFF staff attorney Mitch Stoltz says Section 1201 presents serious issues for academics, museums like Oakland, California’s Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment and non-profit organisation the Internet Archive.
Killing Floor 2 Price and Early Access Details
Tripwire Interactive's upcoming co-op sci-fi horror FPS game, Killing Floor 2, will be made available for Steam Early Access on April 21 for $30 (US), ₤20 (UK) and €27 (EU).
Early Access Steam players will be able to immerse themselves into a fully functional and highly polished subset of the game, including:
- 3 non-linear levels
- 4 perk classes
- 27 weapons
- 11 Zeds
- 7 playable characters, including a female character
- 1 boss character (not the Patriarch)
Keanu Reeves Says Bill & Ted 3 is Closer Than Ever
We’re closer than ever to Bill & Ted 3 becoming a reality says star Keanu Reeves, but then again he’s told us that before. Just six months ago in fact, when we asked him what was happening with the long-gestating sequel.
“We’re closer, but no closer” he explained back in October. “It’s really amazing how that can work. We’re like closer to the dough, but not closer. We’re closer to the script but we’re not closer. We’re closer, but we’re not closer. But we’re still trying to get close to be… there.”
Which was kind of vague. And last week, when meeting with the star to discuss his new film John Wick, talk again turned to the comedy sequel…
“We’re a little closer. We’re a little closer” he explained, triggering a severe sense of deja vu. “There’s now talk of contracts and maybe paying the writers to go and write. There might be some support for making the picture.”
Comic Book Reviews for April 8, 2015
Marvel has been widely promoting the death of Deadpool in this week's Deadpool #45/#250, and now the issue has finally come. Speaking of ends, Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man has come to an end, but don't worry, we've already seen him in the Secret Wars promos.
DC's big Convergence event gets its proper start this week. Almost their entire line has gone on hiatus for two months, replaced by 40 two-issue mini-series. We reviewed a bunch of those, along with the video game tie-in comics Mortal Kombat X and Batman: Arkham Knight.
On the indie front, we got more Saga, which is always good news, plus Mark Millar and Frank Quitely's followup to Jupiter's Legacy (now in production to be a movie) called Jupiter's Circle.
Jurassic World’s Tamed Raptors Explained
Taming raptors is a simple case of mutual respect.
At least, that's what an MTV clip from Jurassic World would have us believe.
According to Chris Pratt's Jurassic World character Owen Grady, he isn't actually controlling the Jurassic universe's scariest breed of dinosaur. "I don't control the raptors, it's a relationship based on mutual respect," he says in the clip, which you can view on MTV here.
You may recall the divisive trained raptor plot device was hinted at in the original Jurassic World teaser and showcased in the Superbowl trailer (below).
Ryan Reynolds Reacts to Deadpool’s Death
Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds has responded to the death of the comic book version of the same character in the 250th, aka Deadpool #45, issue.
In classic Deadpool character, Reynolds tweeted an image of himself in the recently revealed full costume, reading issue 250 while sitting on the toilet. "Smells like someone died up in here. #alivepool," said the actor.
Smells like someone died up in here. #alivepool pic.twitter.com/sZqvmagVND
First Ever League of Legends OPL Final Is on Tonight
Following months of competition this season of the Oceanic Pro League for League of Legends will conclude tonight with a best-of-five series between Australian professional gaming teams The Chiefs and Dire Wolves this evening from 6PM AEST.
The winner will be crowned Split 1 Champions, collect AUD$16,000 in prize money, and will go on to represent Oceania in the International Wild Card Invitational in Turkey later this month (April 21 to 25). The Chiefs currently hold top position on the ladder, boasting 13 wins and 3-0 in the semifinals. Dire Wolves chalked up 11 victories and a 3-1 semifinal win.
You can watch the final below or tune in from 6PM AEST at http://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesoceania.
Check Out The Assembled Suicide Squad Cast
Update: Sources have told Latino Report that Jim Parrack will be playing a younger Deathstroke, Adam Beach will be playing Ravan and Ike Barinholtz will take on the role of Dr Hugo Strange. This has yet to be confirmed by Ayer or the studio.
Original story is below.
Director David Ayer has tweeted out our first look at the assembled Suicide Squad team.
The photo shows Will Smith (Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flagg), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Killer Croc) and others including newcomers Adam Beach, Jim Parrack and Ike Barinholtz looking happy and relaxed before a cast read through. Notably absent is Jared Leto, whose turn as The Joker is perhaps the most anticipated of all in the film.
How Daredevil Changes the MCU
We're mere days away from the release of the first of Netflix's four Marvel series - Daredevil, which will be followed by Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and then the Defenders team-up. The introduction of the street level heroes on this platform opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for the connected Marvel Cinematic Universe.
IGN was able to speak with Daredevil stars Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Daredevil), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple/Night Nurse), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), and the head of Marvel television Jeph Loeb about how this series will enhance and open doors in the MCU.
"We were thinking about The Avengers vs. The Defenders," Dawson said, when asked how she felt their dark and gritty series would fit in with the larger MCU. "And I think it's a different thing. When you've got that level of superpowers, the fighting is different, the stakes are different, and it has a grander feel. In that world, they exist in it, so they know it and it's normal to them. But in reality when people are fighting and doing really bad, elicit crimes on the ground and there are guns and drugs - bones are going to break. People aren't hitting each other and nothing's going to happen because they're indestructible. These are people. They're vulnerable and you get to experience that."
Avengers 2: Strucker’s Conection to Ultron’s Creation Revealed
The link between Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and Ultron has been revealed.
According to Marvel Studios president Kevin Fiege over at Entertainment Weekly, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes inspiration from Strucker's (Thomas Kretschmann) work to improve his own in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
“Von Strucker was working on a lot of stuff, including robotics. Tony realizes, ‘
might be able to help me get over the hump of some of the AI stuff I’ve been working on.’”
To this end, Ultron (James Spader) comes about as a result of work that Strucker started and Stark finished.