Monthly Archives: February 2016
NBA 2K16 Can’t Accurately Depict Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is so good, his NBA 2K16 counterpart can't keep up.
2K Games spent years perfecting its system, and when Golden State Warrors' star player came along, it had to forget its proven methods in regards to virtual Curry's play.
NBA 2K16 gameplay director Mike Wang told IGN "it's not as much about changing Curry himself, as it is changing the way to suceed while using him as a player." Curry's avatar is already a "very potent scorer" in the game—especially "in the hands of a skilled player." However, Curry abides by the same rules as every other player in the game. And those rules, Wang said, "keep the game balanced and fair."
How to Make Rey’s Instant Bread From Force Awakens
There's now a proper recipe to make Rey's instantly-rising bread from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Courtesy of lifestyle and food writer Jenn Fujikawa, you can make the Jakku cuisine in under a minute with some pretty common household ingredients. Check out Fujikawa's instructions below:
Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons cake flour
- 1-1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon matcha powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
Bond Producers Seeks Next Big, Scary Global Threat
EON Productions' Gregg Wilson -- son of Bond franchise producer Michael G. Wilson and an associate producer on SPECTRE -- recently attended an auction of 007 memorabilia at Christie's in London, during which time he chatted about the status of James Bond 25.
"We have just begun to talk about ideas for the next movie. Each script process begins when we ask ourselves the question: 'What is the world afraid right now?,'" said Wilson, according to FilmWeb.no (via MI6).
"In the case of SPECTRE the theme was global surveillance. So right now we are trying to find out what theme will be relevant in the coming years."
Rocket League Getting a Physical Release
Rocket League is coming to retail, Psyonix’s vice president of marketing and communications, Jeremy Dunham, announced today. A release date and pricing details have not been announced at this time.
Those details, along with what's included in the physical package and who Psyonix is partnering with for the retail version, will be revealed "very soon," Dunham told Kinda Funny Games.
Dunham also revealed the vehicle sports game has generated over $70 million USD in revenue and has sold "almost 4 million copies" across all platforms -- not including copies downloaded by PlayStation Plus members last July.
Snapchat Today: A Dog Plays Street Fighter
If you haven't checked out IGN's Snapchat Discover channel, you are missing out! We have been posting daily Snapchat exclusives like image galleries, cosplays of the day, behind-the-scenes videos of the IGN office, pop culture trivia, and much more.
On today’s Snapchat edition, we had our very own Vince Ingenito go head to head in Street Fighter 5 against... a dog! Want to see how it went?
Download Snapchat or swipe over to the Discover section to check it out! While you're at it, pick up the IGN app too:
The Flash’s Teddy Sears Joins 24: Legacy
Teddy Sears, who plays Jay Garrick in The Flash, has joined the cast of 24: Legacy.
According to Deadline, the actor will star in FOX's upcoming pilot as Keith Mullins, the new head of CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit), who replaces his former boss Rebecca Ingram (Miranda Otto) after she leaves the organization.
Teddy Sears as Jay Garrick in The Flash
XCOM 2 Mod Adds Bob Ross to Your Squad
Fighting an insurgent war against alien oppressors can be stressful, so one modder decided to add a bit of peaceful serenity to an XCOM squad with a Bob Ross voice pack.
With classic lines involving little clouds and happy accidents, Bob Ross seems right at home in the futuristic battlefield of XCOM 2. Whether it's a reassuring comment or a congratulations after a good shot, Bob can now be the guiding voice to your victory.
You can add this voice pack and others to your game through the creator's Steam Workshop page, where there are also Arnold Schwarzenegger and Darth Vader voice packs. These mods only add voices, though, so you'll have to fool around with the character creator or find a download online to get their appearance right.
Once Upon a Time: Is There Redeeming Rumplestiltskin (Again)?
Full spoilers for Once Upon a Time to date continue below.
Rumplestiltskin is the Dark One again on Once Upon a Time, just in time to guide Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) and the rest of the gang down to the Underworld to try to save Hook (Colin O'Donoghue). It's a bit of a backslide for Robert Carlyle's character, who fought hard to be a hero after he lost his Dark One powers only to once again reclaim the full might of his magic.
Is there anything that can be done to redeem the character again? While on the red carpet for Once Upon a Time's 100th episode party, showrunners Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz promised that this storyline will play out differently than it has in the past.
Canceled Star Wars Game Would Have Starred Luke’s Son
We now have a rough idea of what the canceled Star Wars Episode VII game might have looked like.
The almost-a-game’s existence was first revealed within the pages of Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts. Besides telling stories about many of the defunct developer’s projects, it included a logo for Episode VII — subtitled Shadows of the Sith. No other information was given.
Now, Cinelinx is reporting details on the game via LucasArts creative director Haden Blackman.
Shadows of the Sith was one of more than two dozen proposed Star Wars games being tossed around in 2004. The basic concept existed long before the true, cinematic Episode VII, The Force Awakens, and had nothing to do with its similarly named counterpart.
Michael B. Jordan Starring in Thomas Crown Affair Redo
Creed actor Michael B. Jordan will star in a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair for MGM.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Thomas Crown Affair remake doesn't have a director or writer attached yet. But MGM is happy with the results of Creed, so moving full steam ahead on the new project with Jordan.
