Author - Jerry Paxton

Warner Bros. TV Signings for Comic-Con 2017

2017/07/19
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, SDCC

BURBANK, Calif. (July 18, 2017) — Comic-Con 2017 is almost here, and with it comes the iconic two-story Warner Bros. booth (#4545), which will not only host the stars from 20+ TV shows and features, but also serve as a must-experience environment, including a re-creation of The Big Bang Theory living room set; a selfie station with Lucifer’s newly found angel wings; life-sized Funko DC Super Hero figures from the hit Warner Bros. Television/The CW series Arrow and Supergirl; and actual production props from the upcoming New Line horror film IT. Always a destination for Comic-Con fans, the Warner Bros. booth will deliver constant activities for visitors to enjoy, including talent appearances, autograph signings and more.

Here’s a closer look at this year’s Warner Bros. booth areas of interest:

ARROW & SUPERGIRL GET FUNKO!

  • Talk about larger-than-life! A popular item on the Comic-Con floor, you’ve never seen Funko figures like this. See how you measure up against these super-scale DC Super Heroes of both Arrow and Supergirl from their respective series on The CW.
  • In addition to the DC Super Hero duo, fans will recognize life-sized Funko figures of Supernatural’s Sam and Dean Winchester guarding the Warner Bros. yacht moored behind the convention center.
  • Arrow returns for its sixth season on October 12, in its new night and time period (Thursdays at 9/8c) on The CW. Supergirl will have its third season premiere Monday, October 9, at 8/7c on The CW. Based on characters from DC, both series are produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

CALTECH COMES TO COMIC-CON WITH A RE-CREATION OF

THE BIG BANG THEORY LIVING ROOM SET!

  • Feel smarter. You’re in the presence of genius with a scale recreation of Leonard and Sheldon’s iconic Pasadena apartment from The Big Bang Theory. The ultimate backdrop makes the ultimate photo op! There’s a designated kiosk onsite to take photos and post to social (#WBSDCC), or fans can snap their own selfies. And you can even try out Sheldon’s spot on the couch — just don’t tell him…
  • The Big Bang Theory returns for season 11 on Monday, September 25 (8/7c on CBS). On October 2, the hit series moves to its regular timeslot of Thursdays at 8/7c. The Big Bang Theory is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television.

ANGEL OR DEVIL? IT’S YOUR CHOICE WITH LUCIFER’S WINGS!

  • The City of Angels’ most charismatic devil rediscovered his wings in the second season finale ofLucifer. Lucky for fans, we’ve got those wings on loan after making our own deal with the devil. Fans will have the opportunity to picture themselves next to the heavenly wings when they visit the Warner Bros. booth.
  • Lucifer returns for its third season on October 2 in its new earlier time period (Mondays at 8/7c) on FOX. The series is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television.

FIND WHAT YOU TRULY FEAR WITH PROPS FROM…IT!

  • IT is coming. And there’s nowhere to hide from IT. Because IT knows what you fear the most. On exclusive display in the Warner Bros. booth will be a selection of actual props from the upcoming horror feature IT, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
  • New Line Cinema’s horror thriller IT is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Slated for release on September 8, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. For more information, visit www.itthemovie.com.

STARS & SIGNINGS AND MORE!

  • From Thursday through Sunday, a stellar roster of talent — including producers and stars from Warner Bros. Television shows, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO — will be signing for fans at the Warner Bros. booth. Talent to be announced.
  • Please note: Wristbands are required for all signings at the Warner Bros. booth. Please visit the Sails Pavilion on the morning of your desired signing for the random ticket drawing.
  • Signing times will be announced at the Warner Bros. booth.
  • THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
    • IT
    • Teen Titans Go!
    • Unikitty!
    • Justice League Action
    • The LEGO® Ninjago Movie
  • FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017
    • iZOMBIE
    • The 100
    • The Big Bang Theory
    • Mike Tyson Mysteries
    • Young Justice
    • Game of Thrones
    • People of Earth
    • The Originals
  • SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017
    • Riverdale
    • Arrow
    • Gotham
    • Ready Player One
    • Supergirl
    • DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
    • Black Lightning
    • Krypton
    • The Flash
    • Lucifer
    • Westworld
  • SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017
    • Supernatural
    • LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bas

For continuing info on the Studio’s plans at Comic-Con, please visit comiccon.thewb.com and follow@warnerbrostv on Twitter (hashtag #WBSDCC).

Square Enix Unveils 2017 San Diego Comic-Con Lineup

2017/07/19
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, SDCC

LOS ANGELES (July 18, 2017) – SQUARE ENIX® will host a wide variety of gaming experiences for San Diego Comic-Con attendees this year from July 19-23. Fans who visit the SQUARE ENIX booth will be able to get the first-ever hands-on with Tokyo RPG Factory™’s sophomore title LOST SPHEAR™ and preview FINAL FANTASY® XII THE ZODIAC AGE™ and DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY NT. Winners of each free play round of DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT will also receive an exclusive Warrior of Light Gil Coin while supplies last.

The SQUARE ENIX team will also be hosting two DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT tournaments at the booth throughout the weekend, where attendees can win exclusive prizes. Find out more details at the SQUARE ENIX booth.

The Square Enix Members team will be on site to host our text message sweepstakes for exclusive Members Reward items. Sweepstakes are held every day, so be sure to stop by daily for your chance to win. Attendees signing up will also walk away with free giveaways throughout the entire show.

Square Enix will also present a LIFE IS STRANGE™: BEFORE THE STORM panel on Friday, 7/21/17 at 6:30pm in Room 24ABC. Host Andrea Rene of What’s Good Games will be joined by the key creative minds behind the latest addition to the award-winning and critically-acclaimed LIFE IS STRANGE series who will reveal brand new information and insights about their game for the first time. The audience will enjoy an interactive experience, as the developers will be playing the game live for the very first time – you will get a chance to help steer the action and make key choices – and ask the Deck Nine developers questions in an open Q&A.

Fans will be able to get hands-on demos of the following titles at booth #3829:

DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT
Platform: PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system
Developer: Square Enix/Team Ninja (Koei Tecmo)
ESRB: Not yet rated
Release: Early 2018
Developed in partnership with Team NINJA from KOEI TECMO, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT is the newly announced team-based brawler. The game pits legendary heroes and villains from FINAL FANTASY’s 30-year history against each other in epic and strategic 3 vs. 3 battles. Players will choose a team from a roster of more than 20 beloved FINAL FANTASY characters across ten iconic battle arenas and call forth fan-favorite summons. With a deep customization and progression system, players will gain experience points and unlock EX skills, weapons, skins, and more as they develop their favorite FINAL FANTASY characters, their way.

FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
Platform: PlayStation®4 system
Developer: Square Enix
ESRB: T for Teen
Release: Now Available
FINAL FANTASY XII ZODIAC AGE improves upon the 2006 classic FINAL FANTASY XII, now more beautiful and easier to play than ever. The HD remaster introduces a reconstructed battle design and the new Zodiac Job System, a 12-job character progression system first introduced in the 2007 title, FINAL FANTASY XII INTERNATIONAL ZODIAC JOB SYSTEM. With updated trophies and share functionalities, as well as stark visual and sound improvements, players both new and returning will experience the ultimate grand adventure through the world of Ivalice in an entirely new and improved way.

LOST SPHEAR
Platform: Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 system and Windows PC (STEAM®)
Developer: Tokyo RPG Factory
ESRB: Not yet rated
Available: 2018
Expanding on the beloved I AM SETSUNA™ , the LOST SPHEAR adventure begins in a remote town where a young man, Kanata, awakens from a devastating dream to find his hometown disappearing. To stop the world from being Lost forever, Kanata and his comrades set out to rebuild the world around them with the power of Memory by manifesting thoughts into matter.

About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 130 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 71 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 58 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://na.square-enix.com/

First Ataribox Pictures Released

2017/07/17
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Tech News

July 17th, 2017 – Our objective is to create a new product that stays true to our heritage while appealing to both old and new fans of Atari.

Inspired by classic Atari design elements (such as the iconic use of wood, ribbed lines, and raised back); we are creating a smooth design, with ribs that flow seamlessly all around the body of the product, a front panel that can be either wood or glass, a front facing logo, indicator lights that glow through the material, and an array of new ports (HDMI, 4xUSB, SD). We intend to release two editions: a wood edition, and a black/red edition.

As you can guess, those ports suggest modern internal specs. It also means that while we will be delivering classic gaming content, we will also be delivering current gaming content.

We know you are hungry for more details; on specs, games, features, pricing, timing etc. We’re not teasing you intentionally; we want to get this right, so we’ve opted to share things step by step as we bring Ataribox to life, and to listen closely to Atari community feedback as we do so. There are a lot of milestones, challenges and decision points in front of us in the months ahead. We’ll be giving you lots more information and status updates as we progress, and we are thrilled to have you along for the ride!

Hope you like where we are taking this, we’ll be in touch soon.

The Ataribox Project team.

PS: Please let us know what you think via our social channels; and also please like, follow, subscribe, and share as much as possible!

Nerdist Presents It’s My Throne

2017/07/14
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos

July 13, 2017 – With Game of Thrones Season 7 launching this Sunday, it is time to focus on the bloody battle to win the Iron Throne in a way that only the people at Nerdist can – thru a one-of-a-kind GOT mashup entitled “It’s my Throne.” The creators of Belle & Boujee and That Spidey Life have outdone themselves this time as they utilize the smash song of summer, DJ Khaled’s “I’m the One,” along with lots of cameos to get fans psyched for this epic confrontation they will witness in the upcoming season.

“It’s My Throne” recreates the lavish music video with characters from the show. While “I’m The One” uses it’s large number of verses to feature Khaled’s all-star lineup, “It’s My Throne” features its own all-stars including Riff Raff as Jon Snow, Andy Milonakis as Varys and Simon Rex as Littlefinger.

Total War: WARHAMMER 2 – Dark Elves Trailer

2017/07/13
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

July 13, 2017 – Even the noblest warrior casts a dark shadow, and so it is with the race of Elves. The High Elves may be paragons of virtue, but their closest kin represent all that is foul and depraved in the Elven soul.

Led from the obsidian wastes of Naggaroth by the Witch King Malekith and his sadistic mother Morathi, the Dark Elves are hell-bent on the humiliation and destruction of their orderly brothers, and ultimate control of the Great Vortex in Ulthuan.

The third of Total War: WARHAMMER II’s four playable races to be revealed so far, the Dark Elves offer a ferocious new gameplay style. Swift to strike – and brutal to a fault – they’re capable of tearing down an enemy’s defences in a trice, provided they sustain their Murderous Prowess. However, a Dark Elf leader must preserve his alpha status in the eyes of his lesser generals and keep an iron grip on their loyalty, lest their self-serving, glory-seeking nature leads to treachery!

Total War: WARHAMMER II launches on September 28th 2017 and is available for preorder now.

For gameplay videos, trailers, lore talks and more, bookmark our YouTube channel right here.

Impractical Jokers Back at San Diego Comic-Con

2017/07/12
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, SDCC

Look out San Diego, truTV’s Impractical Jokers are coming back to the Gaslamp District – and this time they are going to leave it all out on the field. truTV, along with Sal, Joe, Murr and Q – together known as The Tenderloins – will treat fans of the long-running series to a massive block party steps from the San Diego Convention Center on the Field at Petco Park on Saturday, July 22. Building off last year’s mammoth block party which drew over 12,000 Jokers fanatics for a day of fun in the sun, truTV promises an even bigger, better Jokers experience this year.

Saturday, July 22 on the Field at Petco Park (7th Ave and L street)

The Official Schedule of Disorganized Hijinks and General Mayhem

(Downloadable version available at https://app.frame.io/d/OidHsFfo)

11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT: Join truTV and thousands of fans at the one-of-a-kind Block Party extravaganza celebrating all things Impractical Jokers. On top of exclusive merchandise from Spencer’s – including a new line of 3¾-inch Impractical Jokers action figures – a White Castle food truck, Wheel of Doom tattoos and a set from DJ G Money, this massive block party will give fans a chance to get up close and personal with some of the show’s most exciting and iconic dares and punishments. Things like:

  • Virtual Reality High Wire Experience: Sponsored by Mountain Dew, fans can get a first-hand VR-experience walking the same tightrope the Jokers crossed during their 100th Episode Live Spectacular (Season 4; Episode 26);
  • Pseudo Sumo: Fans can step into the ring for some sumo wrestling action, but don’t worry – they won’t have to don a diaper like Joe (Season 4; Episode 11);
  • Rodeo Clown: Fans can try their hand at riding a mechanical bull – and see if they can outlast Murr in this season three episode. (Season 3; Episode 9).

5:00-6:00 p.m. PT: An autograph signing with the Jokers

7:00-7:45 p.m. PT: A live presentation of Impractically Speaking: the Impractical Jokers Live Web Show, hosted by Casey Jost and brought to fans in the stadium and at home by Mountain Dew.

8:00-8:30 p.m. PT: An exclusive viewing of a never-before-seen episode of Impractical Jokers.

All activities are free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis.

New episodes from Impractical Jokers’ sixth season return on Thursday, July 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT with a special hour-long episode that drops the four long-time friends in Hawaii.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen – Lost and Abandoned Gameplay

2017/07/12
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

2K and Firaxis Games today released the “Lost and Abandoned Gameplay Walkthrough” for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.

In this gameplay video players will get a closer look at two of the new factions in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, the Reapers and the Skirmishers, as XCOM get them to put aside their differences and join forces while facing hordes of the Lost and one of the titular Chosen.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is the expansion pack to the 2016 strategy game of the year award-winning XCOM 2, and will be available for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 29, 2017.

For more information on XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, please see 2K’s official XCOM blog: https://xcom.com/news.

Be sure to follow XCOM on Twitter and Like XCOM on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest information on XCOM 2.

NASCAR Heat 2 Gameplay Trailer

2017/07/12
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – July 11, 2017 – 704Games, NASCAR Team Properties’ exclusive console simulation-style video game licensee, has released the first official gameplay trailer for NASCAR Heat 2. From an expanded career mode featuring all three national racing series to 40-car online multiplayer and the return of two-player local multiplayer, there are many ways to compete, but only one driver can win.

In addition, preorders are now available for NASCAR Heat 2 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. A full list of retailers the game can be preordered from can be found at NASCARHeat.com. Players who preorder NASCAR Heat 2 will receive Kurt Busch’s winning Daytona 500 paint scheme. 704Games recently announced that retail editions* of NASCAR Heat 2 will include $50 off the purchase** of a ticket for any remaining 2017 and all 2018 NASCAR-sanctioned events at one of eight tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. across the U.S.

Developed by Monster Games, NASCAR Heat 2 expands on the core experience of last year’s NASCAR Heat Evolution with new drivers, tracks and vehicles, more robust gameplay and multiplayer features, and upgraded visuals, physics and damage models.

NASCAR Heat 2 will be available in the U.S. on Sept. 12, 2017 on the PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and Windows PC on Steam for $49.99. The game is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.

*Offer available while supplies last.
**See voucher for complete details.

The Houses October Built 2 Gets a Release Date

2017/07/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, Movie News, News

LOS ANGELES — June 11, 2017 – RLJE Films, a brand of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE), has acquired all North American rights to the horror movie THE HOUSES OCTOBER BULT 2.   A sequel to the 2014 hit film with the same name, THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2 was written by Zack Andrews & Bobby Roe and was directed by Bobby Roe (The Houses October Built).  The ensemble cast from the first film: Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Mikey Roe, Bobby Roe, and Jeff Larson all return.

RLJE plans to release THE HOUSES OCTOBER BULT 2 in theaters and On Demand in September 2017.  Mark Ward, RLJE’s chief acquisitions officer, made the announcement today.

“We’re excited to once again work with these familiar and committed filmmakers to make THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2 a success,” said Ward.  “The first film built a strong following and we’re confident this second installation of the series will not only be seen by fans, but it will also attract new legions of horror enthusiasts.”

In THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2, five friends try to recover from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton – a group who takes “extreme haunt” to another level – by facing their fears in order to move on.  As they go back out on the road to experience more haunted house attractions, signs of the Blue Skeleton start appearing and a new terror begins… 

THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT 2 was produced by Zack Andrews and Steven Schneider (Insidious, Split).

RLJ Entertainment’s Ward and Jess De Leo negotiated the deal with Zack Andrews on behalf of the filmmakers.  Andrews and Roe are repped by Mike Esola at UTA and Stephen Crawford at Industry.