Yeah, that’s right son. Giant-Man, a character name we haven’t seen used in a long-ass time, returns in December in Avengers Academy. It can only make me imagine that Hank Pym, the man with a thousand codenames and a mean back hand, has finally gone old school because theoretically he’s going to stop being insane. Remember the Hank Pym that didn’t create killer robots and beat his wife? Neither do I. So I think this could be a really interesting return for Hank Pym. The only disappointing thing is that this is happening in Avengers Academy, and that Hank isn’t on a primary Avengers team to really prove himself. Granted, this character has been about nothing but proving himself for the past I-don’t-know-how-many years, but he deserves the shot.
I’m going to laugh pretty hard if this ends up not even being Hank in this costume.
A couple days ago Microsoft announced their upcoming revamped controller with a “transforming” d-pad, grayed buttons, and improved ergonomic design. The buzzkill is that it will only be available in a $64.99 play and charge kit. The release date is November 9th. Check below for the video reveal.
Here are the games that were released earlier today.
Earlier today Sprint released another 4G phone, the Samsung Epic. It has a 1GHz processor, Android 2.1 (where’s 2.2?), a 5.0 megapixel camera that records video in 720p, a front-facing camera for video chat, a 4″ Super AMOLED screen, and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Here are the movie/TV releases for this week that are worth a look.
Here is a cover from November that I didn’t include in the Marvel post. I didn’t include it because I don’t really care for it. You have to see it though because it’s pretty funny.
Microsoft announced earlier today that starting November 1st Xbox Live Gold accounts will increase in price. They cited the addition of ESPN as one of the reasons for the price increase. If you’re a current Xbox Live Gold member you probably also got an e-mail about how you can get a year for $39.99 if you purchase it now.
Crackdown 2 is the sequel to the 2007 Xbox 360 exclusive Crackdown(surprise, surprise). A lot of people claim the success of that game was based on how the only way to access the Halo 3 beta was to purchase it. Regardless of whether or not that was true, it was still a great game. Could the sequel live up to the original, and maybe even improve upon it?
Earlier today it was announced that this fall there will be two Batmen. Bruce Wayne will be returning to Batman and Dick Grayson will remain as Batman. This is supposed to be a surprise, but I think the title Batman Inc. has been giving this news away for quite some time.
