Monthly Archives: March 2016
Next Call of Duty Confirmed For E3
Activision has teased that the publisher will be "showcasing gameplay from Infinity Ward’s ambitious new game," during this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
In a post on the company's official blog, Activision stated it will be working with Sony to showcase the gameplay footage because the publisher will not be present on the show floor.
"In June, we’re going to be at E3 showcasing gameplay from Infinity Ward’s ambitious new game. We’re looking forward to sharing exciting new details about the next great Call of Duty game in partnership with our friends at PlayStation. We’re proud to be participating in this premier video game event, but won’t have an Activision booth on the show floor."
Dark Souls 3 Starting Class Concept Art Revealed
Bandai Namco released new Dark Souls 3 images today, including concept art of all ten starting classes in the upcoming action RPG and screenshots showing off multiplayer.
As mentioned in our preview of Dark Souls 3 from earlier today, there are two new classes in Dark Souls 3: Assassin and Herald.
Get a look at the new classes, as well as the Knight, Mercenary, Warrior, Thief, Sorcerer, Pyromancer, Cleric, and Deprived below.
New screenshots from Dark Souls 3 also reveal multiplayer phantoms in action. In previous Dark Souls games, a few different factors determined the color of a phantom: invaders appear as red, members of the Warriors of Sunlight covenant appear as gold, and members of the Forest Hunters appear as blue.
DC Reveals WonderCon-Exclusive Dark Knight III Covers
DC has revealed a another new wave of variant covers for The Dark Knight III: The Master Race. The catch is that these covers will only be available at WonderCon 2016 later this month.
DC will be selling seven WonderCon-exclusive variant covers in all. In addition to four Dark Knight III covers, fans can also pick up special movie variants of Batman #50, Superman #50 and Wonder Woman #50 featuring the stars of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Scroll down to check out all of these covers:
All seven comics will be sold at the Graphitti Designs Booth (South Hall, #1403). The Howard Porter, Jill Thompson and Paul Pope variants will be sold for $15 each, while the rest will be sold for $10 each.
Spider-Man: Simmons Talks J. Jonah Petition
While Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons is still open to returning as J. Jonah Jameson in the new Spider-Man movie, he recently gave petitioners a reality check about the possibility.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Simmons weighed in on the petition, as fans want the original Spider-Man trilogy actor to reprise his role for the Marvel/Sony reboot.
"That petition does not come from anybody that is in a position to actually do anything about it," Simmons said.
But that doesn't mean the Whiplash actor is against coming back as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle. Simmons looks back fondly on filming the trilogy, adding he'll "never close the door on anything."
Nickelodeon Making Live-Action Legends of the Hidden Temple Movie
Nickelodeon’s Legends of the Hidden Temple is returning to TV as a live-action movie.
The studio announced the movie, based on the ‘90s game show, as it continues to reimagine its properties for a newer generation of viewers.
The original game show featured kids completing challenges to recover artifacts from a Mayan temple, which appeared to draw heavy influence from the Indiana Jones movies. It ran from 1993 to 1995.
According to Nickelodeon, the TV movie version will center on three siblings “who embark on a high-stakes, life-or-death mission.” Isabela Moner (100 Things To Do Before High School) is set to star in the film, which begins production this month.
Marvel Throws a Party for Poe Dameron
Marvel Comics is celebrating the launch of their new Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic by holding a Poe-themed release party. Retailers who participate in "Poe Dameron #1 Celebration" will be given an exclusive lineup of gifts and variant covers to share with customers.
Retailers will need to contact Marvel by March 7 to secure a party kit. Each kit will include:
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Invitational Postcards
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Promotional Pins
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 BB-8 Lithographs by Joe Quinones
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Nakayama Jaxxon Sketch Party Variant
- Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 Premiere Variant
Fear the Walking Dead: Creating Stunts and Anarchy
Fear The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season Special Edition is coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on March 22nd and IGN has the exclusive debut of a new behind-the-scenes clip, focusing on the stunt work in the series.
The opening to the Walking Dead spinoff/prequel series featured a frantic Nick (Frank Dillane) running in terror after his first encounter with walkers, which ended with Nick's unfortunate encounter with a car. Get a look at the work that went into pulling off this sequence.
Fear The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season Special Edition will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on March 22 from Anchor Bay. Fear The Walking Dead: Season 2 premieres Sunday, April 10 at 9:00pm ET/PT on AMC .
Harmonix Crowdfunding Rock Band 4 PC on Fig
Rock Band developer Harmonix is turning to crowdfunding to port the series to PC.
The company launched a campaign today on crowdfunding platform Fig, with an initial goal of $1.5 million USD to bring Rock Band 4 to personal computer.
Rock Band 4 for PC will have all the same features as the console versions, and Fig backers will get up to additional 33 unannounced songs for contributing to the campaign. Most instruments from other versions of Rock Band will be compatible, though there are some exceptions due to adapters listed on the Fig campaign page. Song libraries from other versions will not carry over to the Steam version of Rock Band 4.
The Lonely Island Movie Gets a Title
Universal Pictures' Top Secret Lonely Island Movie finally has a name—Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. It'll debut in theaters on June 3.
Judd Apatow is producing the film, which follows The Lonely Island's role in the music industry. The group, composed of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, are the musical geniuses behind Dick in a Box, Jizz in My Pants, Lazy Sunday, and Jack Sparrow. Taccone and Schaffer are co-directing the film.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping focuses on Lonely Island singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) after his sophomore album flops. After his failure, he's "no longer the dopest star of all," and in a serious crisis.
Stay tuned to IGN for more information on Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
Daily Deals: PS4 With Free Game, Xbox One With $100 Gift Card, Fallout 4 Season Pass
Free Far Cry Primal with CoD PS4 Bundle
Newegg on eBay is tossing in a free copy of Far Cry 4 with the Call of Duty: Black Ops III PS4 bundle.
Really Nice Price For This 55-inch HDTV
If you're not ready for 4K just yet, this is solid deal on a 120Hz 1080p LG HDTV. It's $450 and normally sells for over $600.