Your first look at Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell has arrived. Paramount Pictures released a still of Johansson as Major Motoko Kusanagi in the live-action adaptation of the famous anime series. Directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman), the film also stars Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano, Christophe Obi. It's set for a March 31, 2017 release. SEE ALSO: John Oliver doesn't get how Hollywood whitewashing is still a thing in 2016 However, the image has irritated fans of the series who say the main role should have gone to an Asian actress instead of Johansson.

Data released on Thursday shows that March 2016 was the warmest March since at least 1891, making it the planet's 11th consecutive month to set a global temperature milestone. The data, from the Japan Meteorological Agency, as well as a separate analysis using computer model data, means that if April also sets a monthly record, the Earth will have had an astonishing 12 month string of record-shattering months. Other agencies will soon weigh in with their own analysis of March's temperatures, including NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the UK Met Office, and their figures may differ slightly in ranking the month compared to the historical record. The cause of the record warmth, scientists say, is a combination of a record strong El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and the increasingly apparent effects of long-term human-caused global warming. The world was already setting more and more warm temperature records without the El Niño's assistance, but what El Niño has done was dial up the already elevated temperatures to damaging levels.

The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 1970s are getting ready for retirement, but many of them have never stopped playing video games. In fact, it doesn't look like they are going to stop gaming anytime soon. The percentage of U.S. gamers who are over age 50 has increased rapidly, from just 9 percent in 1999 to 27 percent in 2015 The percentage of U.S. gamers who are over age 50 has increased rapidly, from just 9 percent in 1999 to 27 percent in 2015, according to the Entertainment Software Association's annual reports. This is a global trend. In Europe, a 2012 study by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe found that 27 percent of people between 55 and 64 played video games; in Australia in 2015, 41 percent of people between 65 and 74 played video games.

Four staples of 1980s arcades, freshly rescued from the Bandai Namco vaults and dressed up in high definition graphics. All four games are coming to PlayStation Network, Steam and Xbox Live -- which presumably means PS3/PS4 and Xbox 360/Xbox One -- on Apr. Ms. Pac-Man will be sold as a standalone, but the others will be available either individually or as part of a three-in-one package. It's not clear why Ms. Pac-Man is left out, though we'd guess it relates to the game's tricky origins. Of course, this could also just be another example of the industry's sexist tendencies informing business decisions.

Sharp's taking pre-orders for RoBoHon at 198,000 yen (about 1,800) with shipments slated for May 26 in Japan. To put that in perspective, you could buy four iPhone SEs and still have some change leftover for a cheap Android phone. RoBoHon was unveiled at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo last December. The 7.6-inch tall "smartphone" is on par with a midrange phone. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and 2GB of RAM.

Lego has explored various corners of the Minecraft universe in sets based on the Nether, The End and more. But the biggest set of them all -- coming in June -- focuses on a decidedly more mundane location: The Village. Minecraft's social centers are the subject of a June 1 Lego release, and it's not small. For 199.99 you get 1,600 pieces spanning three different biomes (rainforest, snow and desert) and key structures (watchtower, library, butcher, blacksmith and marketplace). See also: See the best'Call of Duty' Zombies map remade in'Minecraft' Several of the structures -- specifically the library, butcher and marketplace -- feature hinged pieces that make it easy to crack them open and create interior scenes.

Mom's backseat driving is bad enough when her kids are driving, never mind when no one is driving. It can be hard to trust just about anyone behind the wheel, but trusting Tesla's autopilot function on its Model S is enough to make anyone feel uneasy. Clearly this poor woman is unprepared for the inevitable robot takeover. Ellie Kemper faked a back injury to hide her pregnancy while filming'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'

The network on Wednesday announced it's struck a multi-year deal with The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) to bring the emerging sport to TV. Citing an "unprecedented rise in popularity," the network said in a release it positioned the sport as the next great racing sport, alongside NASCAR and Formula 1. "Drone racing gives anyone the ability to fly like a superhero," Scot Refsland, chairman of the IDRA said in a statement. "Because everyone can experience the thrill of racing as if they were sitting in the drone cockpit, the sport is skyrocketing. To go from a first ever, US national drone race to partnering with ESPN for international distribution in eight months is truly a sign of great things ahead." The first event to be shown on the network will be the 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Championships, which will crown the fastest drone pilot in the United States.

Thanks to face-swapping apps like Snapchat and Face Swap Live, anyone with a smartphone has the ability to place another person's mug on their head. Safe to say that some of our wiser elders aren't necessarily ready for this advancement in technology, like this grandmother who recently tested out some different face-swapping and morphing. Her reactions were a mixture of pure horror and childish laughter. Tennis player confuses ballboy's shade umbrella for a fist bump One man's Disney-style ode to steak and eggs will make you happy and hungry

Researchers have developed a technology that empowers movement in paralyzed limbs. This neural bypass technology has been brought to life by 24-year-old Ian Burkhart, the first person to use this system. Five years ago, Burkhart crashed into a hidden sandbar while swimming, and was paralyzed in his forearms, hands and lower body. The researchers implanted a tiny chip in Burkhart's brain which can be hooked up to a computer, which then receives brain signals and decodes them in order to stimulate Burkhart's arm muscles.