Following the release of the first teaser trailer for Series 7 of Doctor Who, the BBC has issued an official photo of the new character who will become Matt Smith‘s companion in the second half of the new season. Currently unnamed, the new companion will be played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. You can see the official press picture at the bottom of this post.

Coleman will have her debut in episode 6 of Doctor Who Series 7, which will be the 2012 Christmas Special for the season. Her entrance as the new companion will follow a “heartbreaking” departure of current assistants, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill).

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is James Bond 007: GoldenEye for Nintendo Wii for only $14.99 (that’s 50% off the list price of $29.99).

Note – this deal is valid only for today, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, until 11:59pm PST, while supplies last.

This item currently has a free one-day shipping promotion on it: Use a Discover Card to purchase this and enter promotion code DSCVRSHP to get free one-day shipping. See the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page for more details.

Also, there’s currently a Buy Two Games, Get One Free sale on hundreds of select PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and handheld titles.

You can also get the Golden Controller Bundle, which comes with the James Bond 007: GoldenEye video game and the Gold Nintendo Wii Classic Controller Pro (the bundle is not part of the deal of the day sale, but is eligible for the Buy Two Games, Get One Free promotion).

We’ve been hearing a lot about Paramount Pictures’ upcoming reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but most of it has been a tad unsettling…to say the least.

Recently Michael Bay, who is a producer on the project through his Platinum Dunes, revealed that instead of being mutated turtles as their longtime title so effectively points out, they would have some sort of alien origins. This of course sent fans into an enraged frenzy, and led Bay to tell everyone to chill out.

Now Bay is at it again, revealing an official title for the movie. And just as you might have expected, it supports recent controversies.

Soundgarden has released a preview of their new single “Live to Rise” from the upcoming The Avengers movie.

Take a listen to 22 seconds of the new song here below.

The song, which is the band’s first new tune in 15 years, will be part of Avengers Assemble, the soundtrack album of music from and inspired by the film, The Avengers. The 14-track album, which also includes songs by Bush, Evanescence, Five Finger Death Punch, Scott Weiland, and BuckCherry, will be released on May 1, 2012.

Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #4
Plot & Script by Eric Trautmann
Plot & Art Direction by Alex Ross
Art by Daniel Indro
Colors by Slamet Mujiono
Letters by Simon Bowland
Covers by Alex Ross, Paul Renaud, and Francesco Francavilla
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Cover Price: $3.99

Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #4 is why action/Sci-Fi comics were invented. Yes, I’m a total sucker for Flash Gordon, but that actually makes it HARDER to impress me when it comes to the property. I’ve seen SO many Flash Gordon reincarnations that have fallen so flat, and reading this book is a welcome return to one of my favorite super heroes ever.

Writer Eric Trautmann lays it on pretty thick in this issue. Talk about jam-packed!!! This is truly an old fashioned cliffhanger serial in comic book form. With a cliffhanger on almost every page, it’s a thrill a minute read that will have you biting your fingernails as you read it. What I love about this book is that every character is off on their own adventure, yet the story still weaves together.