Monthly Archives: March 2015
Avengers 2: Where was Hawkeye During S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Fall?
We're less than two months away from the release Avengers: Age of Ultron -- the piece de resistance in Marvel's Phase 2, setting up the events of Phase 3, including Civil War, Spider-Man's entry to the MCU, Black Panther, and more.
Avengers: Age of Ultron - Even Thor Can't Fight Ultron
IGN had the opportunity to visit the set of the Joss Whedon-helmed sequel, along with a small group of other journalists. While there, we talked to Hawkeye himself, Jeremy Renner, about his bigger-and-better role in the new movie, where his character's been since the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., and what the future might hold for Clint Barton...
Official IGN App Now Available on Xbox One
If you own an Xbox One, boot your console now, search the Marketplace for "IGN" and install our fresh, official IGN for Xbox app. It's free, and available worldwide starting now.
How to find the IGN app in the Xbox Marketplace.
The IGN for Xbox app turns all of our video games news and reviews into an interactive TV channel. Launch the app and the latest news from the IGN home page is automatically piped to your TV screen, with simple functions for finding and queuing videos. You can sit back and relax with IGN, or dive deep for the specific content you want. It's Internet video made for your television, the way we want to use TV.
GDC 2015: Unity 5 Shows Off
At GDC 2015 today, Unity Technologies showed off the capabilities of its latest game engine, Unity 5.
Unity 5, which is now available globally, promises "massively enhanced" graphics capabilities, improved animation and physics, and more improvements.
Games built on previous versions of the Unity engine include Kerbal Space Program, Gone Home, Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft, and Broforce.
The Game Developers Conference is taking place this week in San Francisco, and IGN will be there covering the event. For all the latest GDC 2015 news, check out the IGN GDC 2015 event page, and make sure to keep watching IGN for all the latest news.
HBO Go App Out Today on PS4
The HBO Go app will be available on PlayStation 4 later today.
The PlayStation 4 app will function "just like" the PlayStation 3 version, according to Sony. Upon signing in, you'll be required to authenticate your console with your cable/satellite provider through HBO Go's website.
Once your PlayStation 4 has been authenticated, you'll be able to watch any episode from any HBO series, including Game of Thrones, True Detective, and Girls.
The HBO Go app came to Xbox One late last year. HBO plans on releasing a standalone version of its streaming service before Game of Thrones' Season 5 debut on April 12.
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: Midseason Premiere Photo Preview
When we last saw Director Coulson and his team, they were at war with Hydra. That hasn't changed. In "Aftershocks," they must continue to deal with the consequences of that battle. And Hydra makes a move that might mean there's a traitor in SHIELD. Again.
But, there is a change the team has to face. Skye was exposed to and affected by Terrigen Mist in the midseason finale. She's learning who she truly is, and her Inhuman abilities are bound to shake up SHIELD. See a preview of the midseason premiere in the below gallery.
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: "Aftershocks" Photo Gallery:
Watch "Aftershocks" on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 9:00pm ET/PT on ABC.
SteamWorld Heist: Bustin’ Up Robot Bases in Space
Five minutes into a demo of SteamWorld Heist, and it’s difficult not to notice just how wildly different it feels from its predecessor. The first game, called SteamWorld Dig: A Fistful of Dirt, wove together ideas from arcade classics like Dig-Dug and Metroid. SteamWorld Heist keeps the Wild West aesthetic and tosses gameplay of the first game clear from the stagecoach to give us something different. It’s a turn-based strategy game that’s coming to all current-gen platforms (3DS, PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PSVita, Wii U, and Xbox one) this year starting in August.
Set a few hundred years in the future, you take control of a robot squad. CEO of developer Image & Form Brjann Sigurgeirsson tells me some bad stuff happened between the events of SteamWorld Dig and Heist that forces the Steambots into space. During the adventure, you’ll recruit other bots to join your squad mid-mission or inside intergalactic saloons. You’ll develop a team and choose between multiple classes, each with specific weapons and abilities.
Firewatch: Comedy, Drama, and Trust Issues
IGN First this month explores a small number of exceptional upcoming games, and we’re debuting with a deep look at Campo Santo’s unique and beautiful Firewatch. After revealing the premise of Firewatch a year ago, and exploring its promise at PAX later in 2014, Campo Santo is finally realizing its vision.
The first-person adventure game is about exploration, both when it comes to the beautiful Wyoming wilderness and its troubled protagonists’ personalities — and it’s one of the most intelligent, interesting games I’ve seen.
Ubisoft Is Making a Game That You Need a Doctor’s Prescription to Play
Ubisoft is developing a game you’ll never be able to play without a doctor’s prescription.
It’s called Dig Rush, and by using a pair of old-school, tinted 3D glasses, it may help treat Amblyopia, a sight disorder that affects 3% of the earth’s population. People with the condition often have a “lazy eye,” but it can take another form where one eye is simply much weaker than the other.
Here’s how the game works.
Using a doctor prescribed tablet and the aforementioned pair of specs, the player steers miners through dangerous caverns in pursuit of treasures. Because the game is mostly black and white, and only the characters, enemies, and objects are colored, you need to use both eyes together to see.
New to Amazon Prime for March
A great Johnny Depp/Al Pacino mob flick and a De Niro/Scorsese classic are headed to Amazon Prime this month - free to watch for all Prime members on Amazon's Instant Video platform.
Also on tap is Terry Gilliam's latest sci-fi bizarre-itorium, The Zero Theorem, starring Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, Tilda Swinton, and Matt Damon.
Netflix in March: Kimmy Schmidt, 3rd Rock from the Sun, More
Here's a list of everything coming to Amazon (for free and for purchase) in March:
Drunk History: Season 2
The Alamo
GDC 2015: Unity 5 Now Available
At the Game Developers Conference Unity Technologies announced that its latest game engine, Unity 5, is now available globally.
According to Unity Technologies, the engine update contains "massive graphics improvements and an expanded editor feature set." Graphically, the engine now has physically based shading, "real-time global illumination with Enlighten, and reflection probes."
Unity also announced Unity Cloud Build, which it says will enable developers to increase their productivity by "leveraging the power of cloud computing."
CEO John Riccitiello said that the company wants everyone to have access to Unity 5 "which is why we've increased the value of our royalty-free licenses." The professional version of Unity 5 includes adds Unity Cloud Build Pro and Team License, while the personal edition offers the engine free of charge.