Monthly Archives: May 2015
Suicide Squad: Watch Batman and Joker in Action
Look, we can't believe how much of Suicide Squad we're seeing either. Yesterday we saw the Batmobile in action on the streets of Toronto chasing down the Joker's Lamborghini. Today, we get a look at the Dark Knight himself in action.
Bystanders posted the following videos showing the Batman stunt double clinging to the top of the Joker's car as it speeds down a street:
CS:GO Adds New Falchion Knife
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launched its latest event, called Operation Bloodhound, which lasts between now and September 30th.
Whether you participate in Operation Bloodhound or not, CS:GO also received a massive update, adding an entirely new feature for all players: profile ranks.
Profile ranks are separate from CS:GO's competitive skill group system. You earn XP by playing on official servers or completing Operation Bloodhound missions. XP goes towards leveling your profile rank and earning you weapons.
PlayStation E3 Experience 2015 Tickets Now Available
Registration is now open for this year's PlayStation E3 Experience. The free event will take place in several movie theaters across the US, as well as three theaters in Canada.
If you are 17 or older you can head over to the PlayStation website right now to register for tickets, or check the PlayStation Blog for a full list of participating theaters.
Sony previously announced 80 percent of theater capacity will be reserved for ticket holders. The remaining 20 percent will be held for those on the wait list. Wait listers will be admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Assassin’s Creed Players Have Spent Over 16,000 Years in Unity
Assassin's Creed Unity players have collectively played Ubisoft's open-world action game for an amount of time that rivals recorded history.
Logging over 16,000 years' worth of game time, an infographic released by Ubisoft notes that this is similar in age to the clay bison from the French Pyrenees, a primitive work of art estimated to also be approximately 16,000 years old.
Additionally, players have collectively assassinated over 4 billion high-profile game characters and killed over 8 billion non-player characters, most likely using the most popular in-game weapons like the Sword of Eden, the Pepper Shot, and The Foil. See the infographic below for additional details.
Gotham: Season 2 Casting Two More DC Villains
Two new villains are set to join the cast of Gotham in its second season, a new report has revealed.
According to TVLine, the pair of baddies will include a "male DC Villain" who is not only "intelligent, cultured and highly articulate," but also “extremely attractive, both seductive and threatening." Meanwhile the other villain is a female in her mid-to-late 20s who's described as being "a sexy knock-out."
Earlier this month, we learned that Morena Baccarin will return as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, and serve as a series regular in Season 2.
Halo 3: ODST MCC Release Date Was Merely a Placeholder
The leaked May 29 release date for Halo 3: ODST on Xbox One, which surfaced on Xbox.com yesterday, was merely a placeholder, developer 343 Industries has confirmed.
In a pair of posts on Twitter, the studio explained:
A placeholder release date for the ODST campaign for Halo: The Master Chief Collection was inadvertently listed on the Xbox Store. (1/2)
Here Are Your Free PS Plus Games for June
The June lineup of free games for PS Plus members has been announced, and leading the pack of freebies is Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes for PS4.
PlayStation Plus members who own a PS4 are eligible to download four free games in total: the aforementioned Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Skulls of the Shogun: Bonafide Edition, Super Exploding Zoo and Futuridium EP Deluxe. The last two of those games have cross-play functionality with PS Vita, as well.
For PS3 owners, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Cloudberry Kingdom are up for grabs.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a prologue for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and is a bit-sized sampling of what's to come. The game itself can be finished in about an hour for those who feel so inclined. For value-conscious gamers, "free" might just be the right price.
Lee Pace on Halt & Catch Fire’s Rise of the Internet-Focused Season
Fans of Halt and Catch Fire were both excited and relieved to find out the period drama series had been picked up for a second season. Now, the wait is finally over, as the series returns this Sunday night. To mark the occasion, IGN TV's Roth Cornet spoke with star Lee Pace, who stars as Joe MacMillan on the show. Season 1 was set in the Silicon Prairie of Texas in the 1980s and follows a fictionalized insider's view of the personal computer revolution. Season 2, it has been revealed, with put the spotlight on the rise of the internet and gaming communities. As the now disparate group struggles to find their ways as individuals.
Talking about his character's journey in Season 1, Pace said he's curious to know where Joe is headed. "It's an interesting condition about Joe," he said. "I've had one season of playing him, and I feel like I still don't understand him. He is a destroyer. He'll bring the house down. He an innovator. He made this incredible computer. Is it exactly what he wanted to make? No, it's not. But that's life. That's the way it goes."
Project Cars Dev Responds to Criticism Over Wii U Version
The studio head of Project Cars developer Slightly Mad Studios has released a statement addressing criticisms about the Wii U version of the game.
Speaking to Nintendo Life, Ian Bell explained that a Wii U version was never guaranteed, and the team would much rather wait for Nintendo's next console rather than compromise on their vision and deliver a product that doesn't live up to expectations.
"Project Cars/Weapons of Mass Development opened funding initially as a free-to-play PC only racing game," Bell explained. "This is when the bulk of the funding arrived. Funding was closed late 2013. By vote of the members, it changed to a boxed product PC/Xbox 360/PS3 and 'maybe Wii U' game. It was always 'maybe' as we had no knowledge of the system.
IGN Teams with Nerd HQ for Comic-Con 2015
Zachary Levi and The Nerd Machine’s Nerd HQ will return to San Diego Comic-Con this July, making its home at the New Children’s Museum for the four-day pop-culture mecca. In addition, this year IGN is teaming with Nerd HQ 2015 as their global media partner, helping to bring Nerd HQ to the fans who can’t make it to San Diego. We’ll be streaming all of Nerd HQ’s Conversations for a Cause panels on IGN as well as on our YouTube channel. The streams will also be available on TheNerdMachine.com and the Nerd HQ App. IGN will also be hosting its own live stream throughout Comic-Con.
Nerd HQ provides fans a free retreat during the con, with the New Children’s Museum’s creative venue providing a 35,000 square foot, three-floor space that will host an expanded Conversations for a Cause panel series, fan-focused interactions, and exclusive hands-on game play with a number of this years’ biggest titles.