New DuckTales Animated Series is Coming
Ready to solve a mystery and rewrite history? A brand new DuckTales animated series has been ordered for launch in 2017 on Disney XD. Disney Animation Television will produce the new show, based on the beloved original series that amassed 100 episodes running from 1987 to 1990.
From DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
"DuckTales' has a special place in Disney's TV animation history," said Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD. "It drew its inspiration from Disney legend Carl Barks' comic books and, through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation."
Path to Pokémon World Championships Details Revealed
Details regarding this year’s Path to Pokémon World Championships have been revealed.
The 2015 tournament across Europe provides trainers with a chance at winning scholarships and part of a prize-pool worth $2 million. On top of that, the winner will also earn a spot in the 12th annual Pokemon World Championships due to be held August 21 – August 23, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Qualifying events will be held in 40 countries this year, with the European video game and trading card National Championship events being held in the following places:
Nvidia Responds to Lawsuit Claims
Nvidia has responded to claims that it falsely advertised its GTX 970 graphics card.
Users had previously reported that although the card was marketed as having 4GB of video RAM, the upper 512MB operated with a drastically reduced performance.
In a post on the Nvidia blog, Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of the company, stated that this was by design.
"We invented a new memory architecture in Maxwell. This new capability was created so that reduced-configurations of Maxwell can have a larger framebuffer...GTX 970 is a 4GB card. However, the upper 512MB of the additional 1GB is segmented and has reduced bandwidth."
Agent Carter Producers Discuss All the Big Finale Events
Note: Major spoilers for the Agent Carter: Season 1 finale follow.
Now that you’ve seen the Agent Carter season finale -- and if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? And what are you doing here, reading spoilers? -- check out what executive producers Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters told me about the big events that closed out Peggy Carter’s first television adventure.
Agent Carter: Season 1 Finale Review
Fazekas and Butters discussed Peggy saying goodbye to Steve Rogers, how the Howard Stark airplane sequence almost played very differently and more, including that surprise cameo from Marvel Cinematic Universe/Hydra villain Arnim Zola (Toby Jones)
Destiny Gets a New Bungie Bounty Tomorrow
Destiny players will have a chance to earn a rare emblem by entering Clash matchmaking from Wednesday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. PT.
Players will be tasked with taking on members of the Primeguard clan in Clash, the Crucible multiplayer mode included with The Dark Below expansion. Target clan members are Dattowatto, leopardsteaIth, Nostradomass, Hycubis along with Bungie PVP testers pointcow and RogueProphet.
To prepare for the onslaught, you can learn more about Destiny gameplay tips and tricks on the IGN Destiny Wiki. Don’t miss out on the fresh Fireteam Chat where the crew talk about Destiny's community and how the game has managed to create one of the best online components ever.
The 100: What’s Next for Lexa and Clarke?
Note: Including a bit of an oddly specific spoiler warning here, as this interview delves into something already revealed in a CW promo for this week's The 100... though it wasn't something the writers wanted revealed beforehand.
With just three weeks left, The 100 is going into the home stretch of Season 2, and war is upon us. Last week saw Clarke (Eliza Clarke), Lexa (Alycia Debnam Carey) and their combined forces set out for Mount Weather, to rescue their people trapped inside, with an inevitable confrontation with the “Mountain Men” close to occurring.
I spoke to The 100’s executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg, about what’s in store in this week’s new episode and heading into the final episodes of the season.
This Week on the PSN
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week's new PS4 games.
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse ($59.99)
- Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires ($49.99)
- Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode I ($5.99)
Battlefield Hardline Goes Gold Ahead of Imminent Release
Battlefield Hardline is officially gold on all platforms and regions ahead of its release next month, publisher Electronic Arts announced on Twitter today.
Visceral Games and EA Digital Illusions CE upcoming cops versus criminals shooter is slated to launch March 17 in North America and March 19 in Europe on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.
Battlefield fans got to go hands on with the title during its beta earlier this month. More than 7 million people participated in the beta earlier this month, with Hotwire being the most popular mode.
Power Rangers Owner Wants Video Removed
If you haven't made time to watch Adi Shankar's super dark Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fan video, you might want to do so soon. SCG Power Rangers LLC, the company that owns the rights to the property (and apparently hates things that are fun and awesome), is demanding that the video be taken down.
Check it out here but be warned, the video features explicit language...and explicitly rad James Van Der Beek sword fighting.
The LEGO Movie 2 Enlists Community Director
Warner Bros. has revealed it has secured Community director Rob Schrab to direct The LEGO Movie 2, reports The Wrap. The film will be the first feature gig for Schrab, who has recently directed episodes of several comedy series including Community, The Mindy Project, and Parks and Recreation.
Schrab directed last year’s brilliant Community episode G.I. Jeff, an animated ode to the classic G.I. Joe cartoons from the ’80s.
"Remember, this is all just a cartoon about action figures for kids!"