Here is the teaser trailer for Contracted: Phase II, the sequel to the 2013 horror flick, Contracted. The film deals with a sexually-transmitted disease which turns its victims slowly into zombies.
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BURBANK, Calif. – July 17, 2015 – Fans can meet their favorite ABC Family stars and collect exclusive pin sets at D23 EXPO 2015, the ultimate Disney fan event, August 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California
ABC Family will give away exclusive pin sets each day at the Disney | ABC TV Pavilion booth, from our much anticipated new series “Shadowhunters” on Friday, August 14, from the network’s hit series “Pretty Little Liars” on Saturday, August 15 and from the network’s annual event 25 Days of Christmas on Sunday, August 16.
Fans can also meet some of their favorite network stars throughout the weekend in the Disney | ABC TV Pavilion booth, located on the show floor. Following is the appearance schedule (subject to change):
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
- 11:00 – 11:50am
- “Young & Hungry” stars Jonathan Sadowski and Aimee Carrero
- 1:00 – 1:50pm
- “The Fosters” stars Sherri Saum and Hayden Byerly
- 5:00 – 5:50pm
- “Switched at Birth” stars Constance Marie and Lea Thompson
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
- 12:00 – 12:50pm
- “Stitchers” stars Emma Ishta, Kyle Harris, Ritesh Rajan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Allison Scagliotti
- 6:00 – 6:50pm
- “Baby Daddy” stars Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Chelsea Kane and Melissa Peterman
*Schedule is subject to change.
Tickets for D23 EXPO 2015 are $74 for a one-day adult admission and $54 for children 3–12. Tickets for members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club are $65 for a one-day adult admission and $48 for children. Multi-day money-saving tickets are also available. D23 Members can save as much as $112 off the price of admission, based on the purchase of four three-day tickets at the D23 Member rate. For more information on tickets and the ticket pricing structure for D23 Members and general admission, visit D23EXPO.com.
Additional details and updates about ABC Family star appearances and special activities will continue to be updated on www.D23EXPO.com and on Facebook and Twitter at“DisneyD23” as well as the ABC Family Media Relations Twitter and Instagram handle @ABC Family.
BURBANK, Calif. – July 16, 2015 – Be among the first to learn the secrets of what’s ahead on ABC’s most anticipated new and returning fall series; hear from some of the fairy tale residents of “Once Upon a Time” and the very talented performers from the new series “The Muppets”; and meet some of your favorite ABC stars in person during special signing sessions at D23 EXPO: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, where all the worlds of Disney come together, August 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Panels and Presentations
The Magic Behind The Muppets
Friday, August 14, 10:00 a.m., Stage 23
Calling all Muppet fans! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with the Muppets? Here’s your chance to find out firsthand when ABC presents a panel on the magic and art of being a Muppet Performer. Join these creative artists and some of your favorite characters, along with a few surprise guests, for a rare and unforgettable demonstration of what it takes to bring these iconic and enduring personalities to life.
Once Upon a Time: An Evening with Snow White & the Evil Queen
Saturday, August 15, 6:00 p.m., Stage 23
“Once Upon a Time’s” savior has gone dark! As Emma Swan transitions into her role as the Dark One, join the resident fairy tale characters as they cope with Emma’s new role and begin the search for Merlin. This is a journey that will take our heroes from the Enchanted Forest to Camelot and along the way bring many surprises, including Merida from “Brave,” as “Once Upon a Time” introduces its first Pixar character. Join co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis (“LOST”) and Adam Horowitz (“LOST”) along with series stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla as they discuss the upcoming season of unexpected twists, evolving characters, new adventures and new rivalries. This panel is sure to bring some surprises you don’t want to miss and an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming season premiere! The Q&A with this fairy tale team will be moderated by D23’s Jeffrey Epstein.
On The Show Floor
Autograph Signings
Meet and receive autographs from some of your favorite ABC stars at the Disney | ABC TV Pavilion booth, located on the show floor. Following is the appearance schedule (subject to change):
Friday, August 14
- 12:00-12:50 p.m.
- “Dancing with the Stars” pro dancers Witney Carson (Season 19 champion) and Allison Holker (Season 20 runner-up)
Saturday, August 15
- 4:00-4:50 p.m.
- “black-ish” stars Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown and Marsai Martin
- 5:00-5:40 p.m.
- “Once Upon a Time” stars to be announced
Sunday, August 16
- 10:00-10:50 a.m.
- “Fresh Off the Boat” stars Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen
- 5:00-5:50 p.m.
- “The Goldbergs” stars Sean Giambrone and Hayley Orrantia
“Once Upon a Time” Snow White and Evil Queen Doll Collection
Limited Edition of 300, $129.95
Inspired by ABC Studios’ television series “Once Upon a Time,” this collection brings to life the beauty, magic and charm of the iconic fairy tale characters from the show. Exclusively available at Disney Store at D23 EXPO.
Doll Collection Autograph Signing Opportunity with Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) and Lana Parrilla (The Evil Queen)
Ginnifer and Lana will sign the “Once Upon a Time” Doll Collection, available exclusively at Disney Store at D23 EXPO. This autograph session will take place on Saturday, August 15 from 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. at the ABC booth on the D23 EXPO show floor, and is exclusively for those guests who have purchased one of the dolls.
Tickets for D23 EXPO 2015 are $74 for a one-day adult admission and $54 for children 3–12. Tickets for members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club are $65 for a one-day adult admission and $48 for children. Multi-day money-saving tickets are also available. D23 Members can save as much as $112 off the price of admission, based on the purchase of four three-day tickets at the D23 Member rate. For more information on tickets and the ticket pricing structure for D23 Members and general admission, visit D23EXPO.com.
Oculus Rift has acquired Israeli company Pebbles Interfaces for an undisclosed amount, so sayeth this official Oculus blog post from today. Pebbles Interfaces develops technology that uses custom optics, sensor systems and algorithms to detect and track hand movement. If you can’t see how this directly applies to the next step in Oculus Rift interfaces (none at all) then shame on you!
Pebbles Interfaces Tech Demo
July 15, 2015 — Today we released a new trailer and revealed the first details on The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited’s first DLC game pack, Imperial City.
Imperial City will be available on August 31st for PC/MAC, on September 15th for Xbox One, and on September 16th for PlayStation 4. Imperial City is included with an active ESO Plus membership or will be available for 2,500 crowns via the ESOTU Crown Store.
The Imperial City, the heart of the Cyrodiilic Empire, has fallen to Daedric Prince Molag Bal and now all three alliances must battle not only against the Daedric forces, but each other. Imperial City, the first DLC game pack for The Elder Scrolls® Online: Tamriel Unlimited™, adds hours of additional gameplay featuring new areas, quests, enemies, and exclusive items for those adventuring on their own, in small groups, or with hundreds of others.
New PVE and PVP Content
Featuring six distinct Imperial Districts, battle against the forces of Molag Bal as well as the other Alliances.
Additional Dungeons
The extensive Imperial Sewers network offers new PVP and PVE challenges for small groups of adventurers, while White-Gold Tower and Imperial Prison challenge PVE adventurers with Normal and Veteran versions.
New Quests, Enemies, and Characters
Whether participating in massive PVP battles in the Imperial Districts, or adventuring in one of the new dungeons, players will be introduced to new quests and enemies, including the Xivkyn.
Addition of New Currency, Weapons, and Armor
Fight the forces of Molag Bal to plunder Tel Var Stones, a new form of currency you can use for exclusive Veteran Rank 16 weapons and armor, or search for new Treasure Vaults containing other rare finds.
Imperial City-Exclusive Collectibles and Items
Exploring Imperial City or visiting the Crown Store will reward the player with a host of new collectibles including pets, mounts, costumes, and polymorphs!
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – July 14th, 2015 – Independent developer Fatshark announced today that they want help from the community with the upcoming co-op action game Warhammer – End Times Vermintide.
“We have a billboard at Fatshark where everybody in the staff can suggest a name for the various weapons in Vermintide. We’ve gotten some great suggestions for most of our weapons, but for some reason, this specific Great Sword has remained unnamed.” says Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark. “Instead of going with one of the names on the board, we’ve therefore decided to start from scratch with your help. What would you call this Great Sword?”
The best name submitted, and decided by Fatshark, will be the official name of the Great Sword in the game. Furthermore, the person suggesting that name will end up in the credits of Vermintide and also a copy of the game.
The community can suggest their ideas for a weapon name at: http://vermintide.com/thesword/
In Vermintide, the city of Ubersreik is under siege as players select from a band of five heroes with different play-styles and abilities, all equipped with unique gear and personalities. Working together cooperatively, players must use their individual attributes to survive an apocalyptic invasion from hordes of relentless, power hungry Skaven, across a range of environments stretching from the top of the Magnus Tower to the bowels of the Under Empire.
Wearable health/fitness devices are all the rage today with smartbands and phone apps being a booming business. However, for those of us who wear watches everyday, we don’t want to wear yet another band around our wrists – it doesn’t even tell time! Enter the Lifetrak Brite R450 fitness watch. Unlike most smartbands out there, the Lifetrak Brite R450 is a wristwatch with fitness band functionality – and a little more! On a design level, the Brite R450 appears to be a rather standard wristwatch. It comes in three color schemes and fits a large variety of wrist sizes thanks to its adjustment system.
The Lifetrak Brite R450 fitness watch has a number of features which put it on par, if not better, than most smartbands on the market. First, the Brite R450 will montior your heart rate without the use of an external sensor strap. It does this through some crazy technological wizardry I have yet to fully understand – but, I am pretty sure it involves gyros and magnets. Second, the Brite R450 will track the quality of your sleep without you having to put it into a sleep mode. Again: Wizardry! More over, this sleep tracker will even wake you up gently, by way of a vibration alarm, as to not shock your system back into consciousness. The Brite R450 will also interface with your smartphone via Bluetooth and let you preview text messages, email, and more.
The biggest issue I had while trying out the Brite R450 was that its screen seems a bit too small for all the information it has available for the user. I would have liked to see the screen be a bit bigger to fit more information in a sensible way. Its predecessor, the Lifetrak Zone C410, had a slightly better interface thanks to its skyscraper style screen. Also, synchronizing the watch with your smartphone app still has to be done manually as does its heart rate monitor functionality.
The obvious reason for this saving battery life, as the Lifetrak Brite R450 does not feature a rechargeable style battery seen in most fitness bands. Instead, it uses actual watch batteries! Of course, the benefit to this is that the Brite R450 has a very long battery life overall and it can go months upon months without needing the battery changed out.
[ezcol_1half]The Good
- Tells the time – it’s a watch!
- Accurate activity tracking
- Reasonable price point
- Sleep tracker is terrific
[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]The Not So Good
- Screen not as big as I would like
- Manual sync and heart rate monitoring
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Overall, the Lifetrak Brite R450 fitness tracker is an excellent option for watch-wearers looking to monitor their activity levels. The addition of sleep tracking and its built-in heart rate sensor is a huge boost to the watch’s functionality. I only wish it had a little bigger of a screen to display more information.
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Legendary Pictures has released the two 360 degree YouTube video clips advertising their upcoming films Warcraft and Crimson Peak. These were originally shown at Legendary’s Comic-Con booth last week and are quite cool while wearing Google Cardboard VR. Enjoy! These 360 degree videos work best on your PC with Google’s Chrome browser.
Warcraft: Skies of Azeroth
Beware Crimson Peak
SAN DIEGO (July 8, 2015) – Do you think you have what it takes to be come the next Rico Rodriguez, Agent 47 or Adam Jensen? Fans (18+) are invited to visit the Square Enix Experience
The Just Cause 3 zip-line experience is not for the faint of heart. Making Rico’s grappling hook feature a reality, fans will climb to the top of a 40 foot tower and then, with rifle in hand, traverse down a 150 foot, 23 second zip-line while attempting to take out marked targets and take the top spot on the leaderboard.
For HITMAN, see if you’ve got what it takes to become the next Agent 47 by taking on the ICA Training Academy for new recruits. Don your red tie to go through a series of training stations to see if you are worthy. If you complete all the tasks and manage to get out in one piece without getting caught, you will receive a receive your passport to a world of assassination.
Enter the dark, gritty world of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided where you are a mechanically augmented citizen. You need Neuropozyne to prevent your body from rejecting your augs, but it is getting increasingly more difficult to obtain. Citizens will need to compete against each other, be stealthy, and gather as many bottles as they can while maneuvering around various obstacles in order to win.
Other events during SDCC:
Meet with members of the team from the new mobile title Lara Croft GO™. Get your hands on an exclusive item (quantities limited), snag a photo with cosplayer Nadyasonika in her GO ensemble and get the chance to win early access to the game. Those wishing to prove their prowess on the Hitman course will have an opportunity to win a free copy of the recently released Hitman Sniper®.
The Art and Story of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Saturday, 7/11/15, 3:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. – Room: 24ABC
Jonathan Jacques-Belletête (Executive Art Director, Eidos-Montréal)
Jason Dozois (Narrative Director, Eidos-Montréal)
Patrick Fortier (Gameplay Director, Eidos-Montréal)
Elias Toufexis (Actor – Adam Jensen)
Meet the development team for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Elias Toufexis, the actor who plays Adam Jensen. Get an exclusive look at the game, as the team provides insight into the creativity, goals and inspiration that shape both the art direction and story of Mankind Divided. They will also give details about the upcoming trans-media initiatives that will expand the Deus Ex Universe.
The Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter campaign is targeting its 1.9 Million dollar goal in order to get Chris Avellone on-board. Currently, it’s at 1.5 Million and, in order to help promote the campaign, has released a new (and hilarious) trailer. Enjoy!