Monthly Archives: June 2015
Daily Deals: Xbox One With Halo, AC: Unity, A Free Game and $50 Credit, Matrix Collection, Cowboy Bebop
1TB Xbox One With Halo, AC: Unity, $50 Gift Card, and A Free Game of Your Choice
The Microsoft Store just sweetened the ongoing Xbox One sale by tossing in a copy of Assassin's Creed: Unity. Even if you don't care about that game at all, you're basically getting two free games of your choice here: one right away, and one in ten days when $50 in Microsoft Store money shows up in your inbox.
App Store Update: June 29
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.
Welcome to a special App Store Update week, iOS owners! 2015 is halfway over as of this week, so we're doing a little mid-year evaluation on the state of the App Store so far. Looking back across the past six months, we've picked out 15 games that we consider to be among the best new Game Debuts of 2015 to this point. We'll be presenting three picks a day for each day this week, so come back every day to see which apps made the cut!
Nolan North Discusses Amy Hennig’s Uncharted 4
Nathan Drake voice actor Nolan North has opened up a little on how Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has changed since the departure of Amy Hennig.
Speaking at MetroCon earlier this month, North was asked about what alterations have been made to Uncharted 4 since Hennig, who wrote and directed the first three titles, left Naughty Dog. "We had shot 8 months of her story, and it was all thrown away," he said.
"The Last of Us guys came in, and you have to understand, new producers, new people, they want to do it," North said. I don't know what happened exactly. Amy is still a very, very dear friend of mine, and she's brilliant. But the Last of Us guys were the next team there so they took over, and they just wanted their own flavor."
Mafia 3 Domains Registered By Take-Two
Take-Two recently registered a number of domains related to Mafia 3, including Mafia3TheGame.com, MafiaIIITheGame.com, MafiaThree.com, and MafiaThreeTheGame.com.
These domains, registered on June 25th, were first found by NeoGAF user ekim on domain tracking site Daily Changes.
Most publishers take measures to mask their name on things like domain registrations and trademark applications, but this time the domain's WhoIs entry was screencapped by GameInformer before all mention of Take-Two Games was removed.
Comic-Con: Shout! Factory Bringing Power Rangers, Ponies and Surprises
Now a mainstay at San Diego Comic-Con, Shout! Factory is returning to the convention in 2015 with their staple booth (#4118) and store, as well as a panel on Friday revealing new Blu-ray and DVD collector's editions and some surprise announcements.
The Shout! Factory booth highlights include a green screen photo booth, featuring backdrops from Power Rangers, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and My Little Pony; a Kaiju scavenger hunt (in partnership with Famous Monsters Magazine at booth #1507) offering a limited-edition Godzilla poster; a My Little Pony costume contest; and exclusive merchandise.
Meanwhile, the Shout! Factory panel is just the thing for genre and horror film buffs, obscure franchise fanatics, animation aficionados, fans of retro television or who just have a penchant for pop culture entertainment. The discussion and Q&A will feature Brian Ward (Blu-ray/DVD producer), Melissa Boag (Vice President, Shout! Factory Kids) and Jeff Nelson (Senior Marketing Director, Scream Factory), and will be moderated by IGN TV's own Eric Goldman!
Top 25 Batman Villains
They say a hero is defined by his villains, and no hero has a rogues gallery like Batman. Are you ready for a field trip to Arkham Asylum? These are the 25 best Batman villains of all time.
One of Batman’s greatest strengths is that he knows the streets and alleys of Gotham City better than anyone. But when the shadowy group known as the Court of Owls appeared with their haunting masks and undead Talon assassins, Batman realized that maybe he didn’t know his city as well as he thought.
Minecraft: Story Mode Details Coming This Weekend
Those curious about the upcoming Minecraft: Story Mode from Telltale Games could have all their questions answered this weekend.
Telltale, the studio behind Tales from the Borderlands, hinted at the possible reveal on Twitter, writing, "Let us tell you a story..." followed by a Minecon logo.
Minecon takes place in London this weekend, July 4th and 5th.
Details about Minecraft: Story Mode have been limited since the game's announcement late last year.
We know it'll be an original story-driven experience determined by player choice, rather than an official backstory for Steve, the iconic Minecraft player character and default skin.
Pokemon Shuffle is Coming to Mobile Devices
Pokemon Shuffle Mobile is currently in development for mobile devices and will launch later this year.
According to the press release, players will be battling wild Pokemon in this blockbuster puzzle game. "By matching three or more Pokémon, players can deal damage and whittle down their opponents. Fans can even battle through difficult stages by using Mega-Evolved Pokémon."
Pokemon Shuffle for the Nintendo 3DS has been downloaded more than 4.5 million times. On the Apple App Store and Google Play, Pokemon Shuffle Mobile will be free.
In other Pokemon news, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon has a Japanese release date, and a "winter" launch window for the US.
PS Plus Turns 5, Hands Out Gifts
Today is the fifth anniversary of PlayStation Plus, but Sony is the one handing out presents.
According to the PlayStation Blog, PS Plus users who have been signed up to the service from the very beginning will be receiving a free "limited edition" gift. If you think you're one of these people, keep checking your emails today.
We don't know what this mystery gift is yet, but we'll update you when we know more.
The long awaited Driveclub PS Plus Edition came out last week. Keep it right here on IGN for when July's free PS Plus games get announced.
SpaceX Rocket Explodes Shortly After Launch
The unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station exploded a few minutes after launch yesterday.
It was carrying 4,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS, including food for the stationed astronauts, spare parts, and an adapter to allow future docking at the station. It is a huge setback, but the astronauts on the station have enough food until at least October.
CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk tweeted that there "was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank," which caused the break up of the rocket.