Monthly Archives: March 2015
Star Citizen Announces New Ship Sale
Roberts Space Industries is slashing the price of its newly latest starship fighter. Star Citizen’s newly unveiled craft is a dedicated deep space fighter called the A3G Vanguard and is on sale until April 6.
The Vanguard is being offered for the first time as a limited concept sale as it’is not yet ready to display in Hangars or to fight in Arena Commander. The sale price of US$250 comes with lifetime insurance and and a pair of decorative items for your Hangar. The price will jump to an announced price after the sale ends and will not offer lifetime insurance.
The sale price puts it in the lower mid-teir bracket of ships. Star Citizen craft range in price from $45 for the Aurora MR AC Starter package to more than $400 for the frigate Idris-P, capitol ship Javelin or the luxury touring 890 Jump.
Watch the Trailer for Kevin Smith Biopic Shooting Clerks
The crowdfunded biopic focused on the making of Kevin Smith's Clerks has a trailer.
Announced last month, Shooting Clerks tells the story of Smith's extraordinary journey to get his iconic low-budget film made back in 1994. The movie was crowdfunded on IndieGoGo by Kevin Smith fans Christopher Downie and Brett Murray, and is now set to premiere in September. Smith himself endorses the film, and will provide narration.
The trailer is a hell of a lot of fun, riffing on that very familiar Smith-esque style. Check it out below.
Lucy O'Brien is Entertainment Editor at IGN’s AU office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.
Free DLC Cars Will Be Added to Project CARS Each Month
Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed that players of its upcoming crowdfunded racing sim Project CARS will receive a series of free DLC vehicles in the months following the game’s release.
The first cab off the rank, so to speak, is one of the most exclusive and expensive cars ever made – the W Motors Lykan Hypersport.
“We are immensely pleased to have this awesome machine in the game and to give fans the chance to get behind the wheel of a truly amazing vehicle,” said creative director Andy Tudor on the Project CARS website. “The Lykan Hypersport represents the first of a series of free cars we’ll be giving away every month as a thank you to our fans for being so patient for the launch of the game. We’ll have more info on the full schedule of further content for Project CARS soon but we hope that this is a great sneak peek of just one way in which Project CARS is going to expand in the future.”
New Jurassic World Spot Highlights Dino Brutality
The latest Jurassic World TV spot really drives home the point that the Indominus Rex is a dino to be feared.
Although the spot features a lot of footage we've already seen (i.e., the mosasaurus at feeding time), it reveals a little more info on Jurassic World's hybrid dinosaur.
"What happened to the sibling?" Chris Pratt's Owen Grady asks Bryce Dallas Howard's Claire Dearing.
"She ate it", replies Dearing.
Check out the spot below.
Jurassic World will hit theaters June 12, 2015.
Lucy O'Brien is Entertainment Editor at IGN’s AU office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.
Marvel Announces Men’s Fashion Line
If you're into pop culture apparel but find the current offering a little too...overt, then this new fashion line could be for you.
Marvel has joined forces with men's fashion site Five Four Club to produce the line, which is described as a series of "elevated and confident men’s apparel capsule collections that bring together Marvel’s iconic legacy, Super Hero characters and storytelling with fashion-forward innovation."
via Five Four Club and Marvel
WrestleMania 31 Results and Reaction
It's WrestleMania 31 time!
Sting had his first (and last?) match in the WWE! The Undertaker returned after his big loss to Brock Lesnar last year to face Bray Wyatt! John Cena battled to crush the undefeated Rusev! The Rock showed up with Ronda Rousey (after hosting SNL last night)! And the Brock Lesnar/Roman Reigns match had a very surprising outcome! Let's get to it!
WrestleMania Dream Matches the Never Happened
Halo 5 Release Date Announced
In a new live-action Halo 5: Guardians TV ad airing during The Walking Dead tonight, Microsoft announced that Master Chief's first native Xbox One outing will release on October 27, 2015.
At the conclusion of the commercial, a still of which previously leaked, Agent Locke walks through a human city reduced to rubble, towards a statue of Master Chief. It appears that Locke is addressing the statue, but as he approaches, we see Master Chief, with a massive hole in the upper left shoulder of his armor, sitting wounded at the base of the statue. Locke angrily blames Chief for the destruction around them, saying he was humanity's savior and now betrayer. He switches to his pistol and the commercial ends as Locke draws on Chief, and then we see a Halo 5 logo screen and a release date: 10.27.15.
4-Inch iPhone Releasing This Year?
A new rumor has surfaced, claiming Apple is planning to release a revised version of its iPhone 6 line later this year, and one of the available models will have a 4-inch screen.
According to Digitimes, the company is currently developing an iPhone 6S and an iPhone 6S Plus for launch during Q3 this year, as well as a smaller model called the iPhone 6C. Aside from unnamed "industry sources," there isn't a whole lot to substantiate this report, so take it with a grain of salt.
Apple just recently announced the price and release date for its upcoming line of smart watches. Those with deep pockets can spend a whopping $10,000 on a limited edition Apple Watch made of 18 karat gold.
Black Tusk Posts Gears of War Teaser
Black Tusk Studios, the first-party Microsoft developer currently working on the next entry in the Gears of War franchise, posted a teaser image of its motion capture set.
The photo, which surfaced in a tweet by Black Tusk's Jack Felling, showcases an actor holding one of the game's imposing firearms.
Last day of the shoot... One of the actors in a mocap suit! #MotionCapture #Props #MarkerBalls @GearsofWar pic.twitter.com/4mCU8VQA3P
Leonard Nimoy’s Son to Direct Spock Documentary
Leonard Nimoy's son Adam Nimoy has announced he's making a documentary dedicated to his late father.
'For The Love of Spock' will focus on the enduring nature of the Vulcan and Nimoy’s portrayal, according to Variety. The project is being made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, and will be narrated by Zachery Quinto, who played the character in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies.
“This will be a tribute to my dad and Spock,” Adam Nimoy told the publication. “We have plenty to work from because my dad loved telling stories and he was very fond of the role.”
Nimoy and his father began discussing the project several months ago, and even spoke about it two days before his death.