Monthly Archives: March 2016
Final Fantasy 15: Rumored Release Date Revealed
Final Fantasy XV's release date may have been revealed ahead of its major event happening later this month. Sources speaking to Gematsu allege that we'll see a global release of Square Enix's next big RPG on Friday, September 30, 2016.
We've contacted Square Enix for comment.
IGN will cover the official reveal of FFXV's release date during March 30's Final Fantasy Uncovered event. For the release date announcement and more on Final Fantasy, stay tuned to IGN.
Agents of SHIELD: The Hunt for Lash, Hive’s Powers and 8 More Teasers
Full spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD through the Season 3 midseason premiere continue below.
Phil Coulson and his agents of SHIELD might be a bit in over their heads. They have to deal with the Inhuman outbreak, Lash is still on the loose, Hydra remains a threat -- and they don't even know the body of Grant Ward has returned to Earth as the mysterious and ancient Inhuman Hive.
And that's just through the midseason premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: Season 3. IGN was invited to visit the set of the ABC drama recently, and we learned that's just the trouble detailed above is just the tip of the iceberg. After talking to the stars and creators of the show, here are some spoilery teases of what can be expected for the rest of Season 3.
PlayStation Vue Is Launching Across the U.S.
PlayStation Vue is going out across the U.S.
The PlayStation Blog detailed the new "Slim multi-channel plans" for the television streaming and DVR service.
Access Slim will run for $30 a month, and offer more than 55 live cable and sports channels. Core Slim features the same channels, plus "national and regional sports networks" for $35 a month. Finally, Elite Slim adds "movie and entertainment channels" for $45. The total number of stations is more than 100.
Previously, Sony launched PlayStation Vue only in select cities with a different, more expensive set of channel plans. The newly announced Slim options are available only in the new markets, "and will offer all of the same live cable channels as the standard PlayStation Vue plans."
Bates Motel Is Going to Try to Diagnose Norman Bates
Full spoilers for Bates Motel through Season 4's premiere, "A Danger to Himself and Others," continue below.
Though Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) isn't going to give up the fight to get her son Norman (Freddie Highmore) medical help in Bates Motel: Season 4, that situation is going to get even more complicated in the season's second episode.
"What's great about the season is that we explore mental health and it doesn't sound so cinematic, but really the way that it's been written explores treatment and I think it needed to be addressed at some point," said Nestor Carbonell, who plays Sheriff Romero, during a recent visit to Bates Motel's set. "At some point Norma has to realize, 'OK, I obviously can't let this go on.' So we do explore that in depth and it's beautifully done and that's the world. ... There are definitely shortages and you know the expense and the complexity of it. You can't categorize it into one person in one way, you know it's complex."
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 2 Trailer
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming Season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns to Netflix on April 15, and according to the trailer's description, Kimmy is "making the world a #hashbrown Kimmier place."
It looks like this season Kimmy is going to become an elf, meet a boy, and watch Elmo do unspeakable things.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has already been renewed for a third season, despite Season 2 still being a month away.
If you haven't seen Season 1 yet, IGN's review says it's "another winner for Netflix's original series catalog."
The Force Awakens: Early Han Solo, Kylo Ren Concept Art Revealed
In its Star Wars: The Force Awakens portfolio, Industrial Light & Magic—the design team behind the film—recently shared a whole lot of concept art. Here's a small sample of what you can find in the visual book, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Image via Industrial Light & Magic
Image via Industrial Light & Magic
Preacher Premiere Date and Poster Revealed
Preacher is going to debut on Sunday, May 22 on AMC at 10pm ET/PT, following the midseason finale of Fear the Walking Dead.
Following that, an encore presentation of the pilot will air on May 29, during Memorial Day weekend, with back to back airings beginning at 9pm ET/PT. Then, new episodes will resume on Sunday, June 5 at the series regular time of 9pm ET/PT.
Preacher poster
Star Wars: Bloodline Posters Remind Leia Who Her Father Is
Set in-between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, the upcoming novel Star Wars: Bloodline focuses on Leia Organa, and the shifting role she finds herself playing after the Rebel Alliance’s victory and key moments that will define who she is in Episode VII.
IGN has the exclusive debut of four posters for the novel, which will be given to fans at C2E2 and other upcoming conventions.
The posters are all variations on one another – starting with an in-universe campaign image of Leia and then showing how it has been defaced in different ways by some who seem none too happy with the Princess from Alderaan.
Xbox Introduces Cross-Network Play for the First Time
Microsoft has announced that games using Xbox Live will now support cross-network play - meaning players on Xbox can play online with those with the same game on PS4, for example. One of the first games to take advantage of that change will be Psyonix's Rocket League.
ID@Xbox director, Chris Charla announced the move in a statement on Xbox Wire, effectively extending the cross-platform play between Xbox One and PC that had already been announced. Not all games will necessarily allow for cross-network play - Charla made clear that "it’s up to game developers to support this feature". Xbox Live players will also have the option to play only with those also on Xbox Live.
Axiom Verge Coming to Wii U and Xbox One
Developer Tom Happ has announced that his Metroid-inspired game, Axiom Verge will be coming to Xbox One and Wii U later this year.
Axiom Verge is an action-platform-exploration game in a 16-bit style designed solely in Happ's spare time over the course of five years. Back in 2014, IGN said that it would be PlayStation's very own Metroid. Now, it's coming to other consoles too.
Axiom Verge is currently out on PS4 and PC, with a PS Vita version also coming.