Monthly Archives: December 2015
Details on Lords of the Fallen Dev’s Dark Souls-y New Game, The Surge
Much like Lords of the Fallen, which Deck13 Interactive co-created with CI Games last year, the studio’s upcoming action-RPG The Surge draws heavy inspiration from Dark Souls. It embraces sci-fi rather than fantasy for its setting, though, which sounds likes it could represent a significant leap forward for the combat style if handled correctly. Up until now, most information about The Surge has focused on a single frame of concept art and a few scattered comments at conventions, but this weekend Deck13 CEO and creative director Jan Klose was kind enough to answer a few more questions and send over a few more bits of concept art from his studio's latest project.
UK Daily Deals – Fallout 4 under £25
Kojima Productions Officially Working on PlayStation Project
Sony has announced a partnership with Kojima Productions, Hideo Kojima's new independent development studio, which will create a new game for PlayStation platforms.
Check out the company's new logo below, and come back to IGN on Wednesday, December 16 at 3:00 PM Pacific / Thursday December 17 at 8:00 AM Japan Time for an interview with Kojima to learn more details about his new studio.
Kojima's contract with Konami terminated today, December 15. He wrote on Twitter, "My employment contract with Konami has been terminated as of Dec 15th, so today marks a new start for me. I'm committed to be involved in creative activities for as long as I live."
Sony Wants Your Wish List for PS2 Games on PS4
If there is a specific PlayStation 2 title you’re hoping to see backwards compatible on PS4, you might want to let Sony know.
Recently, PlayStation Worldwide Studio’s Dave Thach took to Twitter to let PS4 owners know Sony is listening to feedback on PS2 titles appearing on PS4, and urged fans to tweet their suggestions using the hashtag “#ps2ps4”.
Loving all the PS2 on PS4 feedback! Use #ps2ps4 for your wish list suggestions so we can easily aggregate them all. We are listening...
TNT Renews Librarians, Murder in the First, Major Crimes
The Librarians has been renewed for a third season, TNT has announced.
In addition to the "hit fantasy-adventure," TNT's pair of crime dramas -- Major Crimes and Murder in the First -- have been renewed as well. The Librarians: Season 3 will span 10 episodes and premiere next fall. Meanwhile, Major Crimes: Season 5 and Murder in the First: Season 3 will debut this coming summer, with 13 episodes for the former and 10 for the latter.
The Librarians
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Has Already Made Over $100 Million in Advanced Ticket Sales
With just days until its general release, Variety reports the newest chapter of the Star Wars saga has already made more than $100 million in advanced ticket sales.
These staggering pre-sale numbers have Variety's box office analysts projecting a $200 million dollar premiere for The Force Awakens with that number likely shooting up to the stratosphere by the time the holiday season ends. All in all, the first part of the Sequel Trilogy is looking like it'll pay back it's projected $200 million budget in it's first weekend, not to mention a fair chunk of the $4 billion Disney paid for Lucasfilm in 2012.
Google’s New Game Turns Your Phone Into a Lightsaber
In anticipation of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Friday, Google has released a game that lets you turn your phone into a lightsaber. We played it. Check out our video below.
It's a collaboration between Google, Disney, Lucasfilm, and Industrial Light & Magic, and with it, you'll have to escape an Imperial ship using just your lightsaber, deflecting Stromtrooper blasters as you go.
To play, you'll need to go to the Lightsaber Escape website on your desktop computer, where you'll be given a link to access from your phone. Once you've calibrated your phone, you'll go through a short tutorial and be on your way. When you wave your phone, it should be synced up with your on-screen lightsaber.
Black Ops 3 Personalization Packs to Support Veteran Hiring
Activision has announced it will be selling a new Personalization Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, with proceeds from sales going to the Call of Duty Endowment program.
The C.O.D.E. Warriors Personalization Pack includes 3x reticles, a calling card, and custom weapon camo and is priced at $4 USD for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The Call of Duty Endowment was founded in 2009 by Activision. Its goal is to help unemployed veterans find “high-quality careers” after leaving military service. According to a statement from Activision, the program has funded over 17,500 job placements and expects to meet its goal of 25,000 by 2018.
Earlier today, Activision announced microtransactions are coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops III and players will be granted a one-time gift of 200 Call of Duty Points for a limited time.
12 Key Fargo: Seasons 2 and 3 Answers
Though Fargo: Season 2 has come to an end, creator Noah Hawley did leave some tantalizing clues in the finale for the unexpected ways this season tied into Season 1.
Full spoilers for Fargo: Season 2 continue below.
Zahn McClarnon on Fargo
During a conference call interview Tuesday, Hawley opened up about the creative decisions that led him to have Hanzee transform into Season 1's Mr. Tripoli, and to show the origins of Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench as the kids Hanzee saved at the end of his storyline. Hawley also discussed what happened to Charlie Gerhardt, what his plans are for Season 3 and whether we'll ever find out what happened at Rapids City. Continue reading for Hawley's answers to 12 key Fargo questions.
The Highs of The Leftovers and the Lows of Ridiculous 6
Hey guys, Eric and Matt here to talk about a surprise renewal, the latest for Netflix and how much we absolutely love The Leftovers. But let’s get a bit more bullet pointy-shall we? In this episode we discuss:
-The Ridiculous 6-Netflix’s number of original series nearly doubling in 2016
-A showrunner found for Iron Fist
-Mystery Science Theater 3000’s return solidified
-Wayward Pines’ renewal
-Reader email on The Leftovers, which leads into a non-spoilery chat about how much we love that show…
-And then we go into spoilers about The Leftovers: Season 2 finale
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