One of Evolve’s New Hunters Looks Like a Batman Cosplayer
Evolve’s first major update is coming on March 31, and probably the most exciting new additions are the four new hunters entering the fray. I had a chance to go hands-on with all four of them, and I didn’t walk away disappointed. Let me run you through all four of them, along with full match footage for each.
First up is Torvald the assault. His auto shotgun is different from Parnell’s in that the full clip empties after one button press, making it an unwieldy, but devastatingly powerful weapon up close against the monster. He can even toss a shrapnel grenade on the way in, which creates a bunch of weak points in the monster’s armor to blast away at. His mortar cannon is what defines him though. With easy point-and-shoot targeting, he launches a salvo of 4 artillery shells that fly over cover, dealing heavy damage.
NASA Reveals the Next Steps to Mars With Asteroid Initiative Progress
NASA revealed more progress on its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), a step in the ongoing goal for humans to explore our solar system's Red Planet.
First, an uncrewed spacecraft will snare a boulder from the surface of a near-Earth asteroid using its robotic arms and move it into orbit around the moon for exploration by astronauts. NASA expects to take approximately six years for the robotic spacecraft to move the asteroid chunk into lunar orbit.
NASA's Orion spacecraft is then currently slated to launch the first manned mission consisting of a two-astronaut crew to explore the asteroid mass in the mid-2020s. The human missions will serve to test out new capabilities and technology for use in future human exploration to deep space, such as Mars.
We Have Jupiter to Thank For Earth’s Creation
Jupiter may have been the cause of the formation of our planet.
According to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the inner Solar System once contained a number of "super-Earths". Jupiter migrated inward from its orbit and "cleared out" these planets by sweeping them into the Sun, before returning to its normal orbit.
Jupiter's journey apparently laid the foundations for the creation of Earth and the other planets closer to the Sun.
The work came off the back of an observation that our Solar System is unusual in that it "lacks planets that reside in close proximity to the Sun".
Destiny of Spirits Does Not Have Much Time Left
The Destiny of Spirits team has announced via the Japanese PlayStation website that Sony will be ending the service of its free to play RPG Destiny of Spirits on June 30.
According to the announcement, "after this date, you will not be able to play or access the game, and all unused Destiny Orbs will expire." The end dates for Destiny Orb sales are June 30 in the Americas, April 28 in Europe, and April 29 in Asia.
Since its release in March last year, it has achieved over one million downloads.
In its final months, a "Fan Appreciation Campaign" will be launching, which will bring back past raid boss events with the final version 1.12 update.
First Trailer For James Bond SPECTRE Arrives Tomorrow
The first teaser trailer for the next James Bond film, SPECTRE, will be revealed tomorrow, March 27 at 4.45pm PT / 7.45pm ET/ 11.45pm GMT.
The teaser will be hosted on the official 007 site and will offer our first glimpse into the plot of the flick, which will see Bond following a cryptic message from his past that sets him off on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation, while M plays politics to keep the secret service alive.
SPECTRE, the 24th official Bond film, is helmed by Skyfall director Sam Mendes and features a returning Daniel Craig alongside Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, and Dave Bautista.
Jeremy Clarkson: Return Not Ruled Out by BBC Exec
Jeremy Clarkson may one day return to the BBC in the future, according to the organisation's creative director.
Alan Yentob told Newsnight, "Of course I wouldn't rule that out, but that's not for now." Clarkson has yet to issue a statement in relation to the news, so whether he agrees with this assessment is currently unknown.
When asked about yesterday's decision to dismiss Clarkson over an incident involving him hitting a producer, he said it was a sad but correct decision. He also said it would be a shame to lose fellow presenters Richard Hammond and James May over the incident.
Borderlands: Handsome Collection Day One Patch is Huge
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection requires an 8.3GB day one patch on PS4, and an even larger 16GB patch on Xbox One.
The large patch sizes are mainly down to the Pre-Sequel's Claptastic Voyage DLC, which was only just completed and therefore couldn't be included on the disc. As you'd expect, there's also a host of bug fixes for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions too.
"For The Handsome Collection, a large day-one update will be available giving access to Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2. This update will also address various bugs," an update explains. "Although the update is large (as it's adding an entire and brand new add-on campaign), we strongly recommend that all players download it before playing The Handsome Collection."
Comic Book Reviews for March 25, 2015
DC delivered another round of finales and climaxes as Convergence approaches, Marvel featured a handful of highly impactful Avengers and X-Men issues, and the indie books hit in full force.
Check out our comic book reviews, then let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Written by Jeff Parker | Drawn by Paul Pelletier
Dark Knight Rises Baddie May Join Star Wars Spinoff
Star Wars: Rogue One, the stand-alone film set outside of the core Star Wars saga, might be closing in on another lead.
Deadline reports that Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises, Killing Them Softly) is up for a role in Star Wars: Rogue One. It is not clear what role that may be and Disney had no comment.
The actor can currently be seen in Netflix’s original series Bloodline, a new drama that premiered last week.
Sony Takes Over the Robotech Movie, Plans a Franchise
Sony Pictures announced today that they have secured the rights to the science-fiction anime Robotech, "with the intention of moving quickly toward production of a future global franchise."
The project had previously been set up at Warner Bros. where star-producer Tobey Maguire had tried to get a film version off the ground.
As we reported last month, the film will be produced and written by a trio behind 300, producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton and screenwriter Michael Gordon.
The project will be overseen at Sony Pictures by Doug Belgrad, Michael De Luca, and Matthew Milam. De Luca said in a statement, “Robotech is unique in that it has always been a marriage of spectacle with human characters that seem drawn from life. That’s why we are so excited to be working with Mark and Gianni as we move forward on this project. With a history that offers an epic love triangle, a renegade hero, and a world on the brink of extinction, Robotech offers a wide scope and a rich and impressive universe where the story possibilities are endless.”