Monthly Archives: March 2016
Justice League: J.K. Simmons to Play Commissioner Gordon
Warner Bros. has cast J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon for its upcoming two-part Justice League film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning actor—who played J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy—joins Ben Affleck's Batman, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel in the superhero ensemble, which will be directed by Zack Snyder.
Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man
Metal Gear Solid Fan Remake Shadow Moses Shut Down
Shadow Moses—the fan remake of Konami's 1998 classic Metal Gear Solid—has been canceled.
The Shadow Moses team posted the news to the official Facebook page, citing "reasons beyond
control" for the game's cancellation. The team has "some other news coming" soon, though no additional details have been provided. IGN has reached out to the developers for more information.
Shadow Moses' first trailer impressed fans of the series when it was released in January. Creator Airam Hernandez hoped "openly shar
Johnny Depp Has Cameo In Latest Walking Dead Episode
You know those severed zombie heads in the latest episode of The Walking Dead? According to executive producer Gregory Nicotero, one of them was the head of Johnny Depp.
Fair warning—mild spoilers follow...
One on the right look familiar?
Rick sends his Alexandria crew out to find a decoy head to bring to Negan's camp. None of the noggins were perfect, but the team narrowed it down to three.
"One of the other heads, I don't know if I'm going to get in trouble if I say this, was Johnny Depp," Nicotero told Entertainment Weekly. "I think we had sculpted an emaciated version of a dummy head for something and we used Johnny Depp's head as a basis just for a clay sculpt."
New Wave of Mega Yarn Yoshi Coming to Stores This Month
The extra-sized Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo will be available in stores again later this month.
On Twitter, toy retailer Toys R Us announced a new wave would be stocked exclusively in their stores starting Sunday, March 20. In the past, this 8 inch plush has sold at retail for approximately $40.
On 3/20 we’re hatching something big–the return of Mega Yarn Yoshi! In stores only, quantities eggs-tremely limited! pic.twitter.com/0h1HcGUUhA
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) March 7, 2016
Tom Hiddleston Interested in Playing James Bond
The actor behind Loki says he's interested in playing another iconic character: Bond. James Bond.
Tom Hiddleston told The Sunday Times (via THR) that he's a "huge fan" of the Bond films and indicated that he'd be up for the physical demands of the job.
"I simply love the theme tune, the tropes and the mythology. I love the whole thing," he said. "If it ever came knocking, it would be an extraordinary opportunity. And I’m very aware of the physicality of the job. I would not take it lightly."
Rocket League Surpasses 1 Million Players on Xbox One
Rocket League developer Psyonix recently announced the game has surpassed one million players on Xbox One since its release three weeks ago.
It’s worth noting that Rocket League is a flat $20 on Xbox One, as opposed to PlayStation 4 where the game was given away for free as part of PlayStation Plus in July last year.
Towards the end of its free month Psyonix revealed it had been downloaded five million times on PS4 and PC.
Rocket League was, as you’re probably aware, a breakout hit of 2015. As of January first this year, it had 8 million registered users. That number should be nearing 10 million now.
SHIELD: Coulson is ”Messed Up on a Deep Level”
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD returns Tuesday night on the heels of some big events in last December’s midseason finale. In that episode, Coulson (Clark Gregg) finally decided to put an end to Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) once and for all, killing him and leaving his corpse behind on the alien world he’d traveled to…
…Of course what Coulson doesn’t know, but we do, is Ward’s body then became inhabited by the Inhuman monster known as Hive, returning to Earth to find Gideon Malick an the rest of Hydra.
With SHIELD back, I spoke to Gregg about what murdering Ward has done to Coulson and how that secret is weighing on him, even as the threat of Hive approaches.
Clark Gregg in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.
More on Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch’s Civil War Roles
Captain America: Civil War features a ton of Marvel superheroes, as Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) battle, as their fellow Avengers – and some new allies – must decide which side they’re on.
Joining Captain America in battle are both Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), as the two Avengers align with Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) against Iron Man’s team.
During a visit to the set of Civil War, Renner and Olsen sat down with press to discuss where the film finds their characters after the events of Age of Ultron, what it's like to have friend battle friends in this movie and why Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther costume is the most difficult for any of the cast members to wear.
The Division Expansions Coming To Xbox One First
The Division's first two paid expansions will have 30-day exclusivity on Xbox One, Ubisoft has announced.
The first expansion, titled Underground, will release in June on Xbox One, while Survival, the second piece of paid content, will release later in the summer.
The third expansion, The Last Stand, arrives next winter and will release simultaneously on all platforms, however. The two free content updates, Incursions and Conflict, will also release simultaneously.
We've known about the Xbox One DLC exclusivity deal for a while now, but the duration of it hasn't been confirmed until today.
Last week, Ubisoft detailed exactly what players can expect from both paid expansions and free content for the game's first year. Incursions, the first free update, will release in April, followed by Conflict in May.
Plays Live: Early Tom Clancy’s The Division Gameplay
On today's stream, we have the full version of the Division so it's time to loot every coat we can get our hands on.
We're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
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