Monthly Archives: February 2015
Supergirl: Hank Henshaw and Alex Danvers Cast
Earlier this week, CBS and Warner Bros. announced that Calista Flockhart would play Cat Grant in the upcoming Supergirl TV show. Now, two more classic DC Comics characters have been cast: David Harewood (Homeland, Selfie) will play Hank Henshaw, and Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy, Taxi Brooklyn) will play Alexandra "Alex" Danvers. Both actors will appear in regular roles.
David Harewood (left) and Chyler Leigh (right)
Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land Series Hit Virtual Console
More than 50% of this week's new releases are Donkey Kong games, thanks to Nintendo of America finally releasing Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3 on Wii U Virtual Console and Donkey Kong Land 1, 2, and 3 on 3DS Virtual Console. With the launch of all three DKC games, our long national nightmare is over, as the trilogy were removed from the Wii Virtual Console two years ago. Now, all is right with the ape world as six Donkey Kong games from the '90s are now on Wii U and 3DS. Also, Ironfall Invasion, the interesting third-person shooter that takes advantage of the New 3DS, is out in America this week. It has a free demo that might be worth checking out.
Donkey Kong Country ($7.99)
Report: A New Hearthstone Adventure Could be Coming
Some data mining done on a patch for Build 8036 for Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft may have leaked some new forthcoming content.
The alleged information recovered points to an achievement called "brm presale," as well as three card backs for Ragnaros, Molten Core, and Golden Celebration. Hearthstone fansite Hearthhead speculates this could point to a possible upcoming Blackrock Mountain adventure, and posits that the Golden Celebration card backs could be used to celebrate Hearthstone's 1-year anniversary.
Blizzard has not confirmed or even announced anything about a Blackrock Mountain-themed adventure, although another reported leak has claimed that the next expansion for Hearthstone could release in April. Whether or not these two are connected remains unkown. IGN has reached out to Blizzard for comment.
New Crucible Multiplayer Mode Coming to Destiny
In its weekly update today, Bungie revealed a new type of Crucible game mode coming March 3.
Called "Inferno" playlists, senior designer Leif Johansen revealed that the first mode will be Inferno Control. Johansen said that it will be an experience "that’s more about basic gunplay," and achieving "more with less."
He goes on to explain what he describes as the most important change being made for the new mode: the removal of the tracker.
"We’re hoping this change will provoke players to rely even more on certain skills," he said, skills like map knowledge, teamwork, positioning, flanking maneuvers, setting ambushes, paying closer attention to audio cues, and "using friendly nameplate UI as clues toward enemy position."
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The Dark Truth About Batman
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we learned Batman: Arkham Knight will be rated "M," but we explain why we're not surprised. We also need to talk about that insane Dying Light collector's edition, and we'll reveal how we came up with our Top 25 PS4 games list. Watch the full video above or download the podcast below:
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If You Were Buried Alive with Just a Cell Phone, Could You Survive?
Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be buried alive?
Probably not, because that's an awful, horrible experience. Still, for the brave and adventurous among you, a new virtual reality game might help you live your deathly fantasies.
It's called Taphobos, which stems from Taphophobia -- the fear of being buried alive. Kill Screen spotted the project, which was the result of a two-day "hackathon" at the University of Nottingham.
App Store Update: February 26
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.
Joe Dever's Lone Wolf Complete – ($9.99)
All four chapters of the Lone Wolf gamebook saga have now been compiled into this single, final-release app.
Sony Announces 8-Week PSN Sale
Sony has announced Spring Fever 2015, an eight-week-long PSN sale with new PS4 games being released every week.
Starting on March 3, Sony will release a new game every week for eight weeks. Some, like Helldivers, are completely new, and others, like Bastion, are excellent games coming to the PS4 for the first time.
The full list of new game releases is below, ordered by release date. The first price is the launch week price for PS+ users, and the second amount is the regular price. All values are in US dollars, as sale pricing is for US only.
Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis Coming March 10th
Far Cry 4 gets its Valley of the Yetis DLC on March 10th in the US and March 11th in Europe.
The add-on follows protagonist Ajay Ghale after his helicopter crashes on an icy ledge in the Himalayas, leaving him stranded among cultists and, of course, yetis.
You can tackle Valley of the Yetis single-player or co-op with Hurk.
Whether you’re alone or with a friend, the add-on adventure will have you capturing a camp for shelter and fending away the local cult.
Valley of the Yetis is available via the Far Cry 4 Season Pass, which costs $30 and grants you access to all current and future Far Cry 4 DLC.