Monthly Archives: February 2015
Milla Cast in Movie of GRRM’s Lost Lands
Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich will reportedly star in a feature film adaptation of Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin's fantasy short stories In the Lost Lands. Justin Chatwin (Shameless, War of the Worlds, Dragonball: Evolution) also stars.
Constantin Werner adapted Martin's short stories and will also direct for Myriad Pictures. In the Lost Lands is scheduled to begin filming in Germany in the final quarter of 2015.
Here's the plot synopsis via Deadline: "In the Lost Lands interweaves three story threads. One plot follows a city’s desperate queen who hires sorceress Gray Alys (Jovovich) to travel into the ghostly wasteland called the Lost Lands, to obtain the gift of shape shifting, which comes at a terrible price.
Horror Game White Night to Release in March
Developer Osome Studio has announced that the black-and-white film noir survival horror game White Night is set to release on March 3.
Available digitally on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux, White Night is a narrative-driven survival horror game taking place in a mansion during the 1930s. Ronan Coiffec of Osome Studio explains on the PlayStation Blog that White Night was heavily influenced by both film noir and jazz music, describing it as "a good old ghost story full of mystery, poetry, alchemy, and suspense."
To learn more about horror games, check out IGN's list of 13 horror games to not be missed in 2015.
App Store Update: February 2
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Magazine Mogul – ($4.99)
Kairosoft's latest business sim casts you as the creator of a magazine. (Kind of like me!) Do you have what it takes to succeed in the world of publishing?
Daily Deals: PS4 With a Free Year of Plus, Xbox Live for $36, Majora’s Mask With a $25 Gift Card
PlayStation 4 with a Year of Plus and The Last of Us Remastered
A year of Live or Plus is always my favorite console deal-sweetener, and that's exactly what you'll get if you grab a PS4 from Amazon right now.
Kojima Wants an Open World MGS1 Remake
Hideo Kojima has expressed his desire for an open world re-make of the original Metal Gear Solid for PS4 and Xbox One.
During in an interview with Japanese publication Famitsu (via Dualshockers), Kojima was asked if PS4 owners would ever be able to play earlier titles in the series, and responded that he was 'too busy' to man such a project.
Elaborating further, Kojima revealed that he would love to play in an entirely open-world re-imagining of Shadow Moses, but doesn't have the man power to do it himself.
Yet sadly for Metal Gear fans, Kojima also confirmed that no other studios have stepped forward and offered to re-make the original.
New Artwork Revealed for Godzilla the Game
Bandai Namco released new artwork and PlayStation 4 screenshots for Godzilla the Game, showcasing a variety of monsters the titular beast will clash with.
Godzilla the Game tasks players with laying waste to cities and fighting other legendary monsters, all the while playing as the classic Godzilla, or the more recent 2014 version. The architecture and surrounding cityscapes, though, are being designed to look like the older movies from the 1950s. The screens below show some of the other monsters joining the cast.
Bandai Namco originally announced Godzilla the Game as a Japanese PS3 exclusive, but at The Game Awards 2014 in Las Vegas, said it's planning on a summer 2015 release date for both PS3 and PS4 in North America.
Agent Carter Preview: “The Iron Ceiling”
Finally, Peggy Carter gets trusted with a mission. She's sent into the field by Chief Dooley, and she calls upon her trusty Howling Commandos for back-up. We'll see Dum-Dum Dugan (Neal McDonough, reprising his Captain America role), along with new to the MCU Marvel comic characters like Happy Sam Sawyer, Pinky Pinkerton and more. Unfortunately, Dooley also sends Jack Thompson along on the mission. How will he react when he sees men treat Peggy as their equal? Fingers crossed that we'll get to see Dugan teach Thompson a lesson.
The mission in question takes Peggy to Russia, and an encounter with a certain program aimed at forging young girls into a different kind of weapon.
See over 20 pictures from the episode in the below gallery:
Bloodborne: The First 18 Minutes – IGN First
Bloodborne is our IGN First for February 2015, and we're proud as heck to kick off the month with the first 18 virtually-uninterrupted minutes of the game. I could gush on and on about how great the opening is, but honestly, the footage speaks for itself. Note: the capture is from a slightly older build and the game is still under development, so definitely be aware of that if you notice a rough edge or two. We also trimmed out some of the load screens, and breezed through the Character Customization menu (don't worry, we'll be diving deep into that later on in the month).
The opening 18 minutes of Bloodborne throws you right into the deep-end with a mysterious, nightmarish cinematic. Once you gain control of your character, you'll die at the hands of a vicious beast, explore the bright and colorful hub world, and enter the treacherous town of Yharnam. Check out the footage above, and be sure to come back later on this week for my full hands-on impressions of the opening few hours of the game.
Arkham Knight Novelization Coming
It seems fans can look forward to at least one more piece of Arkham Knight tie-in media this summer. Writer Marv Wolfman has announced via his Facebook page that he's been hard at work writing a novelization of the upcoming video game. The book will apparently hit stores alongside the release of the game in June.
Wolfman said:
Well, I can finally tell folk what I've been working on these past months in total secrecy, even from my dog. I wrote the official novelization for ARKHAM KNIGHT, based on the upcoming video game, and had a ball doing it. The story is highly emotional and I'm exceedingly happy with the results. Both game and book come out in July
Columbus Nova Acquires Sony Online Entertainment
Investment firm Columbus Nova has acquired Sony Online Entertainment, the company announced today, and has rebranded the studio as Daybreak Game Company LLC.
Daybreak will operate as an independent game development studio under the new title, according to a press release, and will continue to work on MMO-style games.
"We see tremendous opportunities for growth with the expansion of the company's game portfolio through multi-platform offerings as well as an exciting portfolio of new quality games coming up, including the recently launched H1Z1 and the highly anticipated EverQuest Next to be released in the near future," said Jason Epstein, senior partner at Columbus Nova.