Elon Musk’s SpaceX hasn’t even attempted a single manned launch yet, but today they announced that 2018 will see them take two private citizens on a trip around the moon and back. In a press conference today, Musk revealed that SpaceX had been approached by two private citizens about the prospect of sending them...
The 40th anniversary of 2000 AD’s first comic should have been a happy occasion, but it ended up making us feel surprisingly blue. The British comic publisher is responsible for giving us a number of brilliant characters, but none are as beloved as Judge Dredd, who first appeared in their second ever book...
Video games aren’t usually associated with weight loss (in fact, the opposite is usually the case), but virtual reality has the potential to change that. Job Stauffer, the head of creative communications for Telltale Games, revealed to UploadVR that he recently lost a whopping 50 pounds by playing a virtual reality game. Stauffer, who says...
Bill Paxton, an actor known by many Sci-Fi fans for his brilliant portrayal of Private Hudson in Aliens, has passed away aged 61. According to TMZ, Paxton reportedly suffered complications during heart surgery in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, Louise Newbury and their two children. As well as his role in Aliens, Paxton...
When it comes to the Oscars, there are certain genres that are always underrepresented at the ceremony. The only horror film to ever win Best Picture is The Silence of the Lambs. The only comedy to take home the top prize is Annie Hall. And the only science fiction movie to win the Best Picture...
This week, NASA sent the scientific world into raptures of excitement when it announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the TRAPPIST-1 star, 39 light years from Earth. The discovery was a record breaker; never before had so many Earth-sized planets been found orbiting a single star. But, there was more to get excited...
Since the dawn of this millennium, fantasy has dominated fiction. From Harry Potter to The Lord of the Rings to Game of Thrones, fantasy isn’t just accepted as entertainment by the mainstream, you could argue that it’s the preferred genre. Think about it. Harry Potter is the best-selling book series in history, The Lord of the...
In 1997, Lucasfilm released a 20th anniversary, special edition version of the original Star Wars trilogy. Ever since then, most Star Wars fans have craved one thing more than anything else: A re-release of the original theatrical cut. 20 years later, as we approach the 40th anniversary of the creation of Star Wars, Episodes...
It’s rare that you get more than you bargained for from a movie, especially when that movie is still over three months from premiering in theaters. But, that’s exactly what we’ve received from Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which just released a compelling four-minute prologue featuring all the major cast members. The prologue, titled ‘Last Supper‘ introduces...
We’ve known for some time now that a rebooted version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 was heading to Netflix, we just didn’t know when. Now we do, and it’s coming way sooner than we could have hoped. The new version of the cult classic series will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, April 14, meaning...
