Monthly Archives: November 2015
Out This Week: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Netflix Unveils A Very Murray Christmas Poster
Ahead of its release in December, Netflix has pulled back the curtain on the key art for its upcoming holiday special, A Very Murray Christmas.
The poster features a slightly bewildered-looking Billy Murray, along with a reminder that the holiday special arrives exclusively to Netflix subscribers on December 4.
The Christmas-themed comedy is set within New York City's Carlyle hotel, in which Murray finds himself trapped during a blizzard while preparing to host a holiday broadcast. The actor is joined by an all-star cast of Hollywood's finest, featuring appearances by George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Amy Poehler, Michael Cera, Rashida Jones and many more.
New Star Wars Experiences Coming to Disney World in December
Disney has laid out its plans for Star Wars attractions at Hollywood Studios that will start next month.
Beginning December 1, Hollywood Studios in Florida will offer four experiences, both new and revised, leading up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 18, Disney Parks Blog revealed.
Star Wars Launch Bay will offer special Force Awakens exhibits and sneak peeks of the upcoming film. Path of the Jedi will feature scenes from all of the Star Wars films, giving those new to the universe a primer. Finally, Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple will open in early December, letting kids face off against Darth Vader and the new Star Wars: Rebels villain Seventh Sister.
Blindspot Renewed for Season 2
NBC's hit new television show Blindspot is getting a second season, the network has announced.
Considering Blindspot is one of the top rated new fall series, it makes sense that NBC would move ahead with this early renewal.
"We are over the moon with the success of Blindspot, and want to thank our producers and amazing cast for creating one of the most riveting shows on television," NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said in a statement.
"Jaimie and Sullivan have done an amazing job of ratcheting up the tension each week in trying to unravel the mystery of Jane’s tattoos," Salke added. "We literally can’t wait to see what the second season will bring."
Daily Deals: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, James Bond Collection
Uncharted PlayStation 4 Bundle with Free Copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops III
A PlayStation 4 with a Free Copy of Fallout 4
Best Buy and GameStop are both tossing in a free copy of Fallout with the PS4. From Best Buy, you can choose any PS4 bundle and Fallout comes free. At GameStop, it's the Uncharted bundle only.
John Wick Sequel Adds 3 More to Cast
Three more actors have reportedly joined Keanu Reeves in John Wick 2.
According to Deadline, Orange is the New Black's Ruby Rose, as well as Fargo's Peter Stormare and Burnt's Riccardo Scamarcio are all on board, joining the likes of Common, Ian McShane, and John Leguizamo.
LEGO Batman Movie Casts Mariah Carey
The LEGO Batman Movie has reportedly added Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey to its voice cast.
Although Deadline claims Carey is playing Commissioner Gordon, The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit says she's actually voicing the mayor of Gotham City.
This just in: Mariah Carey is NOT playing Commissioner Gordon but rather Gotham's mayor.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) November 9, 2015
iPad Pro Goes on Sale on November 11
Apple has officially announced that its 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be available this Wednesday, November 11, thereby confirming previous reports about the tablet's release date.
Over 40 countries will be able to buy the new tablet from Apple.com come launch day, while the company's retail stores and other select carriers will get it later this week. Expect online orders to ship around the same time.
In a statement, Apple's senior VP of marketing Philip Schiller stated that early reception to the iPad Pro from both customers and app developers has been "incredible."
Diablo 3 Patch Has New Zone, New Legendaries, and More
Details for the upcoming Diablo III patch have been outlined by Blizzard, and include a whole new area called Greyhollow Island. In addition to the new area, the Eternal Woods and Royal Quarters have been expanded "to give additional variety to bounties."
Also coming with the patch are revamped set items, "an entirely new set of challenges in the form of Set Dungeons," a new feature called Empowered Rifts, 40 new Legendary powers, and more. A revised buff UI and more space to store loot will also be part of the 2.4.0 patch.
Players on PC will be getting season journey revisions including the omission of new Seasonal Legendaries starting with Season 5. "Instead, all Legendary items headed to Patch 2.4.0," will be made immediately available to players regardless of their season participation. A new season rebirth will allow players to take a non-seasonal hero, reduce them to level 1, and strip all their gear. "Any gear removed from a hero in this way is automatically mailed to you in the non-season," Blizzard said.
How Force Awakens Sets Up Episode 8
J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a little over a month away from release, but Disney/Lucasfilm and writer-director Rian Johnson are already hard at work on Star Wars -- Episode VIII. In fact, Abrams confirmed that Johnson's script for the sequel is now finished.
"The script for VIII is written," the Force Awakens director told Wired in a recent interview. "I'm sure rewrites are going to be endless, like they always are. But what
and I did was set up certain key relationships, certain key questions, conflicts. And we knew where certain things were going."