Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Following: Season 3 Lowers Body Count, Ups Suspense
The Following returns to FOX on Monday, March 2nd with "New Blood" - an episode that picks things up a year after Joe Carroll's capture and finds Kevin Bacon's Ryan Hardy in a good place and in a promising relationship. But it's The Following, y'all. You know that can't last. So it's not long before Ryan, Mike (Shawn Ashmore), and Max (Jessica Stroup), are thrown headlong into a new, nasty manhunt. One that seems to be a part of a madman's plan to expose the trio's lies.
I spoke to Following EP Brett Mahoney about the new season, the new dangers that lie in store for Ryan now that Joe Carroll's been taken off the chess board, and the challenges behind trying to trick fans who've now been trained to expect every new character to be a secret killer.
IGN First for March Is…
Like IGN's Hot Games of 2015, March's IGN First focuses on more than one game. Four of them, in fact (one per week), that you may not have heard much about yet, but we think you should. And we're kicking it off with Firewatch, a gorgeous and intelligent first-person adventure game from the makers of Telltale's The Walking Dead Season 1. We revealed Firewatch on IGN last year, and it has impressed us ever since.
Daily Deals: A PS4 With Three Games, Xbox One With Free Controller, $240 Off GeForce GTX 780 Ti
A PlayStation 4 With Three Digital Games
$400 gets you a brand new PS4 from Amazon, plus downloads of Infamous: Second Son, The Last of Us Remastered, and Killzone: Shadow Fall. We often see the PS4 for $350 with a game download and some PS Plus time, but this is the most games we've seen bundle with the system.
If you're looking at this deal on mobile, you may not see the three game downloads. It's an issue with Amazon's site. We've reached out to them about it.
SHIELD: See Skye’s Inhuman Powers Manifest
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returns Tuesday night from its midseason break and the situation is changing drastically for the team. The Inhumans have been discovered, opening the door to a whole new world of superpowered characters.
Of course, no one on the team knows yet that Skye (Chloe Bennet) herself has Inhuman abilities - or that her true identity is Daisy Johnson.
IGN has an exclusive new clip for you from the midseason premiere, as the team has a conversation about everything that's occurred of late, including the tragic death of Trip, leading to things getting very heated between them - and causing Skye to... Quake. Check out the clip at the top of the page!
Regarding how Skye is handling things, on a recent visit to the set of SHIELD, Bennet told us, “We’ll see her dealing with the loss of Trip. I think she feels extremely guilty over that considering he went down there to save her and then he died. It’s a lot of her figuring out that, ‘Oh, when I got upset down there, an earthquake happened, and I keep getting upset and that may be happening again.’ It’s her exploring whether or not it is her that is creating these things, and then her dealing with what she has to tell the team, because people who have powers, from SHIELD’s perspective, are put on the Index. That’s not really a place she wants to be, I don’t think. It’s dealing with admitting to her family. It’s kind of like she’s coming out almost as a superhero to her SHIELD family and moving forward from there.”
Gotham: “Everyone Has a Cobblepot” Photo Preview
Detective Jim Gordon will keep busy in "Everyone Has a Cobblepot." He tries to learn more about what just happened with Commissioner Loeb, and he and Harvey Bullock attend what looks like a strange tea party. Oswald Cobblepot is there and so is an older lady with a shotgun. You can practically feel the awkward in the photos (see them in the below gallery). Gordon also meets with Harvey Dent.
Elsewhere in Gotham, Bruce investigates the attack on Alfred and Fish Mooney meets with Dr. Dulmacher (Colm Feore), a.k.a. the Dollmaker.
Gotham: "Everyone Has a Cobblepot" Photo Gallery:
Watch "Everyone Has a Cobblepot" on Monday, March 2nd, at 8:00pm ET/PT on FOX.
Better Call Saul: “Alpine Shepherd Boy” Photo Preview
Last week's episode of Better Call Saul wrapped up the first arc of the series. Jimmy McGill has suffered his fair share of misfortunes, but things started looking up last week even if it took taking a bribe to change his luck. But will that luck hold in "Alpine Shepherd Boy?"
Better Call Saul: Michael McKean on Playing Jimmy's Damaged Brother
Jimmy is still trying to find new clients, but alarming news interrupts his work. He will have to make a difficult choice. Flip through the below gallery for a preview of what's ahead.
Stealth Inc 2 Coming to All Major Console Formats
Curve Digital has announced that Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones will be coming to Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3, PS4 and Vita in early April.
To date, the Stealth Inc. series has been downloaded over a million times across all formats.
According to the press release, "the sequel expands on the action-platforming gameplay of the original in every possible way, introducing a metroidvania-style overworld, hidden secrets, customisable clones with a wide range of silly hats and brand new gadgets and equipment to play with."
The platforming sequel was originally released on Wii U in October 2014. Click the link to read IGN's review of Stealth Inc. 2 and find out why we think it's "among the best of the eShop".
Robert Bowling Joins Humble Bundle as Vice President
Former Infinity Ward creative strategist and Robotoki founder Robert Bowling is joining the ranks of Humble Bundle as Vice President, Creative Director.
“Humble Bundle has been an inspiration for a while with the freedom they bring to players, the opportunity they allow developers, and the ability to give so much back through the charity aspect of every part of their business,” Bowling told IGN.
“I’m excited to join them, having spent the last decade on the development side and experiencing first hand the trials and tribulations of getting games out the door and getting them discovered by new audiences,” he writes. “I’m excited to help continue the tradition of innovating new ways for developers to release their games and the freedom for players to support them as Vice President, Creative Director of Humble Bundle."
Tom Ellis to Star as Lucifer in the DC Comics Adaptation
Welsh actor Tom Ellis has been cast as the eponymous Lord of Hell in an upcoming pilot based on the DC comic.
It was announced last month that FOX had ordered the pilot, which will see Lucifer earthbound and helping the LAPD punish criminals after growing bored and unhappy in the underworld.
Ellis is best known to Americans as Dr. William Rush in last year's medical drama Rush, and better known to British audiences for his roles in Eastenders, The Fades, Pulling, and Miranda.
Ellis in The Fades
Modder Adds Local Co-op to Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PC
A mod has been released for Resident Evil: Revelations 2 on PC that adds local co-op to the story mode.
The mod has “a few issues”, concedes creator FluffyQuack on Steam, but should let you play the entire game in co-op. The creator notes that keyboard controls affect both players so, in order for it to work, you need to have two gamepads.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 on PC does not officially support local co-op play in the story or in the Raid mode. Raid mode will support online co-op shortly after launch when a free patch is available for players to download which adds this feature.