Monthly Archives: November 2015
Daily Deals: Early Black Friday Deals, Guitar Hero Two-Pack, $300 PS4
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Amy Hennig on Star Wars, Lucasfilm, and Creative Freedom
Star Wars may be one of the most popular franchises in the world, but that doesn't mean Disney and Lucasfilm exercise a cast-iron grip on the creators of its stories.
At least, according to Uncharted writer Amy Hennig, who has been working on a brand new Star Wars project at Visceral Games for a little over a year.
"I was skeptical when I came in," Hennig told VentureBeat in an interview. "'How good could this be? It’s the biggest IP in the world. It’s Lucasfilm and Disney and Electronic Arts.'
The Flash / Arrow Crossover Extended Trailer Released
The CW has released yet another sneak peek at its upcoming two-episode crossover event for The Flash and Arrow.
See the extended trailer below, which highlights several newcomers, including Casper Crump's Vandal Savage, Falk Hentschel's Hawkman and Ciara Renée as Hawkgirl.
The CW's pair of crossover episodes will debut on December 1, paving the way for the network's upcoming Legends of Tomorrow series. For more on DC's new spinoff series, check out our visual guide to its character lineup.
Earlier this month, Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim teased fans with a photo from the crossover's set, showcasing the aforementioned cast members as well as Black Canary (Katie Cassidy), Speedy (Willa Holland) and Diggle (David Ramsey).
22 Great Gifts Every Nintendo Fan Needs
Do you know someone who loves the world of Nintendo? Chances are you do. It's a magical world filled with plumbers using fire flowers and elf kids saving the world. Given its long history, there's a ton of great gifts out there for the devoted Nintendo fan.
We've compiled a list of great gifts to give to the Nintendo enthusiast in your life, but feel free to grab something for yourself. Don't you think you've earned it?
Splatoon is fun, fast, stylish and cool. Anyone who owns a Wii U should be playing Nintendo's take on the first-person shooter genre. It's creative and a refreshing change of pace from the rest of the FPS landscape, and as long as you can sling ink, you can help your team to victory.
ESL Acquires ESEA, Largest CS:GO Platform
The Electronic Sports League has announced its acquisition of E-Sports Entertainment Association, a community leader in the world of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. ESL and ESEA recently collaborated in creating the ESL ESEA Pro League, the largest CS:GO league in the game’s history, currently in its second season. This partnership is sure to keep the momentum going.
This announcement comes on the heels of ESL’s recent studio expansion in Burbank, California. Co-Founder of ESL Jens Hilgers is confident these actions will continue the company’s domination, allowing the ESL to “
Star Wars: George Lucas Wasn’t OK Making “Something for the Fans”
Following his recent comments explaining why he'll never return to direct another Star Wars film, George Lucas has come forward to shed a bit more light on why he decided to leave the franchise.
"The issue was ultimately, they looked at the stories and they said, 'We want to make something for the fans,'" Lucas told CBS News. "People don't actually realize it's actually a soap opera and it's all about family problems - it's not about spaceships.
7 Console Games That Are Actually Awesome on Mobile
It isn't always pretty when a huge game franchise tries to go mobile. All too often, poorly thought out touch controls and shady in-app purchases ruin the experience. But there are a few developers that truly get mobile, and understand how to use Android and iOS as an opportunity to do something fresh, new, and fun with their biggest characters.
These are 6 Games That Successfully Transitioned from Console to Mobile.
Kicking off our list is a Hitman game that succeeds by being unlike any Hitman game before. You'd think that would disqualify it from this discussion, but instead it makes an important statement: console games aren't always going to work exactly as-is when shifted into the mobile, so it's more important to capture the look and feel of the franchise and alter the gameplay to something that works better on a buttonless device.
IGN Overclocked: The Blizzard Effect
The rise of the hero shooter is overwhelming, but it's an awesome new trend on PC that's defining a new landscape. Mitch Dyer, Dan Stapleton, Brandin Tyrrel, and Vince Ingenito explore how Blizzard's impressive Overwatch leads the charge, plus we dig into Hard West as a decent XCOM 2 replacement, and run down the best of BlizzCon.
New to IGN Overclocked? So are we! Check out our first 10 episodes.
Take-Two Explains Why GTA Isn’t a Yearly Thing
Take-Two Interactive has revealed why its top-selling franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption don't see new installments every year, highlighting the importance of maintaining a high level of anticipation and consumer demand.
"The market asks us, 'Why don’t you annualize your titles?'" Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said at the MKM Partners Investor Day (via Gamespot). "We think with the non-sports titles, we are better served to create anticipation and demand. On the one hand to rest the title, and on the other hand to have the highest quality in the market, which takes time. You can’t do that annually."
Telltale Confirms Season 2 of Game of Thrones
Telltale Games has confirmed there will be a second season to its Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series game.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner said choices made in the first season of the game will carry over to the second season, something he says Telltale has been planning "all along."
"I really shouldn't be revealing more than that," Bruner added.
Bruner likened the development process of development to working on a television program, saying Telltale's games spend much of their pre-production time as ideas on whiteboards and sticky-notes. As for how along in the process the second season is, Bruner said Telltale can't say "exactly how far along," it is, but he did say "there's never a shortage of sticky notes on the walls" around the Telltale studio.