Ratings: American Ninja Warrior Dominates Quiet Monday

NBC’s American Ninja Warrior — which this Monday introduced another three new obstacles, including the insaaaane “Crank It Up” — drew 5.1 million total viewers and a 1.1 demo rating, down 14 and 27 percent but easily leading the quiet Fourth of July Eve on both counts. Leading out of that, Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge […]

Ratings: Ninja Bests Bachelorette, Feud Rerun Triples Still Star-Crossed

NBC’s American Ninja Warrior this Monday delivered 6 million total viewers and a 1.5 demo rating, besting The Bachelorette on both counts — for the first time in nearly two years — to lead the night in both measures. Leading out of that, Spartan (3.9 mil/1.1) slipped 13 percent and a tenth week-to-week. ABC’s Bachelorette […]

Ninja Theory’s Hellblade to debut on PS4 and PC on August 8

Ninja Theory announced that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will debut on the PlayStation 4 and PC on August 8. Expectations are high for the ambitious game, which features realistic graphics for the body movements and facial animation of its main character, Senua. It is also interesting because of the story about the Celtic warrior, who is […]

Cool Stuff: NECA’s Radical ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Animated Series Figure Box Set

San Diego Comic-Con is just a month and a half away, and as usual, /Film will be there to get all the big news that comes out of the convention. Along with all the big announcements that will be coming about the movies and TV shows on the way over the next couple of years, […]

American Ninja Warrior Celeb Edition: Stephen Amell's Amazing Run & More

Stephen Amell, you did not fail American Ninja Warrior. Unsurprisingly, the very fit star of Arrow dominated the course during the show’s first-ever celebrity edition on Thursday. The special episode was part of NBC’s annual Red Nose Day programming. VIDEOSWatch Arrow‘s Stephen Amell Target the American Ninja Warrior Course Amell easily made it through all […]

Cowabunga! Playing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ new sewer-crawl board game

Enlarge / Prepare to kick some shell! (credit: Brady Dale) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you think. The first afternoon I played the new board game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past, my friends and […]

Watch Arrow's Stephen Amell Target the American Ninja Warrior Course

Stephen Amell has the Floating Steps in his sights in this exclusive sneak peek from the Arrow star’s run on the American Ninja Warrior course. RELATEDAmerican Ninja Warrior Celeb Edition: Stephen Amell, Erika Christensen and Derek Hough Among Competitors The first-ever celebrity edition of American Ninja Warrior — airing Thursday, May 25 at 8/7c — kicks off […]

Chris Pratt Gives A ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’ Update

For almost three years now, Chris Pratt has been attached to star in Cowboy Ninja Viking.  Pratt is still set to play Duncan, a hero with the personalities and powers of a Cowboy, Ninja, and Viking, given to him by a bizarre government experiment. According to Pratt, the Cowboy Ninja Viking movie, based on A.J. Lieberman and Riley Rossmo‘s graphic novel, […]

American Ninja Warrior Celeb Edition: Stephen Amell, Erika Christensen and Derek Hough Among Competitors

Arrow is targeting the Warped Wall. Stephen Amell, the well-trained, well-sculpted star of the CW superhero series, is among the nine famous faces who will brave the American Ninja Warrior course in the series’ first-ever celebrity edition, airing Thursday, May 25 at 8/7c on NBC. RELATEDNBC’s Night Shift, America’s Got Talent and Midnight, Texas Get Summer […]

Wrong About Ninja, Again 

[Image: mainichi_mie] Ninja are mysterious. There are things we know and things we don’t. But the notion that some have about these ninja water shoes is supposedly incorrect. In Japanese, these floatation devices are called mizugumo (水蜘蛛), which literally means “water spider,” and are believed to be used while crossing castle moats.  Sankei News reports […]