Awesome Leisure

A CGI animated film set in the same place and time as the events of Final Fantasy XV. The film is about King Regis (the father of FF XV’s main character Prince Noctis) and his personal guard, the Kingsglaive. Featuring Sean Bean, Lena Headey and Aaron Paul.

A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming animated adaptation of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s comic book Batman: The Killing Joke. Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong and Mark Hamill return as Batman, Batgirl and the Joker respectively. The movie drops Summer 2016.

Forced Showdown is a Windows action RPG with card collecting and roguelike elements. Compete in a gladiatorial reality show by playing through randomized dungeons. Each character has different skills, which you can further customize with cards.

The always incredible Poppin John teamed up with dancer Solto to turn in this mindbending (and bodybending) street performance set to Revolvr & Genisis and Splitbreed’s track Unstoppable. The gimmick at the end is worth the price of admission.

The Stig drives a truck, an Aston Martin Vulcan does donuts, Matt LeBlanc has no fashion sense, and Sabine Schmitz makes her fellow host Chris Evans literally puke in our first look at the Top Gear reboot. The new crew has some big shoes to fill, so good luck guys!

La Blogotheque presents indie folk artist Andy Shauf and his band performing a single from his upcoming album, The Party. If you like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes and other sad bastard music, you’ll love Andy.

It’s morphin’ time! The Red Power Ranger turns in an array of gymnastic jumps, flips and spins in this fun action video from Cam’s Creations, and starring freerunner Omar Zaki. We’re not sure about his crimefighting skills though.

A Blu-ray rerelease of the cult classic’s remastered edition, which aired in 2015. It also has an Ultimate Collector’s Edition that comes with a 4″ Iron Giant action figure, The Giant’s Dream (a documentary about how the film was made) and more.

The much awaited RPG will be available 9/30/16. After a decade of development, Square Enix appears confident in what it came up with, so much so that it’s selling a $270 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, which comes with a Play Arts Kai Noctis action figure.

Marvel hired freehand phenom Kim Jung Gi to make a large illustration depicting its heroes fighting each other. The artwork will be split into eight and used as variant covers for the upcoming Civil War II comics, which will be released this June. Hi-res image here.

Our pals at Sneaky Zebra dropped by WonderCon in LA to catch some of the more impressive costumes on hand. While Zoolander 2 was a letdown, the guys dressed as Derek, Hansel, and Mugatu nailed it, as did Thanos, Batman and Deadpool. Then there’s BB-8 kid.

Airbnb UK teamed up with the Aquarium de Paris to create the ultimate sleeping experience for shark fiends. The watertight, transparent walled room dangles inside a shark-filled tank. It’s being offered up to one lucky contest winner from 4/11-4/13/16. Enter to win here.

The hilarious 1993 point-and-click adventure gets an HD update for today’s gaming systems. The new artwork is hand drawn, and you can bounce to classic mode, view concept art, or listen to commentary from the game’s creators. Out now on Steam, GOG, and PS4.

Inspired by his own holochess board from Star Wars, Academy Award winning effects wiz Phil Tippett is working with HappyGiant to create Hologrid Monster Battle, an augmented and virtual reality board game with collectible cards and battles between Tippett’s creatures.

Charlotte-based crooner Anthony Hamilton and the Hamiltones do a set for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert to promote his new album What I’m Feelin. He opens up with Amen, a single from the new album, then does three songs from his older releases.

These unique playing cards feature wonderful illustrations by designer Brendan Hong. Each image is a reflection of Hong’s own Chinese heritage, and the theme carries across the entire court of face cards, on the card backs, the box and its seal.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren return to take on the Enfield Poltergeist. Ironically it’s because of two gullible paranormal investigators – i.e. hacks – that the real world case has been debunked as a prank. But that doesn’t make this trailer less scary.

The camp classic 1970s Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning series gets a reboot as a madcap comedy, starring Grace Helbig and My Drunk Kitchen’s Hannah Hart as the eponymous superheroes. For those of you to young to remember the original show, here you go.

YouTuber DaveHax shows us how to make our own magnetic slime or putty. It’s actually very simple; all you need is some PVA glue, powdered borax and iron filings. This homemade version won’t last long though.

The gameplay trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens gives us an example of the game’s more varied building mechanics as well as stories that are not in the movies, such as Lor San Tekka’s back story and how Han and Chewie caught the rathtars.

After dropping an awesome teaser just a couple of days ago, we’ve already got a second look at The LEGO Batman Movie, as we stop by Wayne Manor to learn a bit about what makes the Dark Knight tick.

DreamWorks has revived the classic anime as a Netflix-exclusive series. Voltron: Legendary Defender is a reboot featuring the Lion Force Voltron and will supposedly flesh out each of the pilots, including Princess Allura. The first season premieres 6/10/2016.

It looks like Blizzard is going to copy Team Fortress 2′s “Meet the…” short films for its own team-based FPS Overwatch. We say keep ’em coming. This first short is about Winston, the fierce gorilla scientist.