Monthly Archives: April 2016
Vikings: Meet the Four New Vikings Vying for Kingship
Spoilers for Vikings' Season 4 midseason finale, "The Last Ship," continue below. If you haven't seen the episode yet, this article discusses some major reveals.
Goodbye, young sons of Ragnar, and hello, new adult Vikings ready to vie for Kattegat's kingship.
Vikings jumped over a decade into the future at the end of its Season 4 midseason finale, moving far past Ragnar's defeat in Paris to a point in the future where his young sons are now grown men. With the flash forward in time, fans of the series were introduced to the new actors who will be playing Ivar, Ubbe, Sigurd and Hvitserk.
Check out exclusive photos of the new cast members below:
The casting of Marco Islø as Hvitserk, Alex Høgh Andersen as Ivar, Jordan Patrick Smith as Ubbe and David Lindstron as Sigurd has been kept a secret for months; when IGN visited the set of Vikings in October, none of the new actors were able to tell their friends or family why they had been spending so much time in Dublin. Fortunately, that doesn't need to be kept a secret anymore.
8 Reasons Why Homefront: The Revolution Will Be Great
Homefront: The Revolution is locked in to hit shelves next month, and from my hour of hands-on time, it’s actually shaping up to be a sleeper hit. While my freelance peer John Robertson wasn’t a fan after his time with the game, I have to respectfully disagree with his take on Homefront: The Revolution and feel it’s worth highlighting why it’s worth keeping an eye on.
In no particular order, here’s 8 reasons why Homefront: The Revolution is shaping up to be more than a competent shooter.
There’s a reason why it’s subtitled ‘The Revolution’ and not slapped with the number ‘2’ as a title suffix. Homefront: The Revolution isn’t a sequel, and it’s not a prequel. In fact, when chatting with Dambuster Studios producer David Stenton, he confirmed that the only thing taken from the original Homefront game is the premise: North Korea invading North America. In other words, The Revolution is a reboot. Despite borrowing the premise, the fictionalised backstory of how the North Korean invasion comes to be is both reimagined and more compelling than the Red Dawn-style approach to the original game.
Joss Whedon Fave Fran Kranz Joins The Dark Tower
Fran Kranz – of The Cabin in the Woods and Dollhouse – will join the cast of Sony's The Dark Tower.
Based on Stephen King's seven-book series of the same name, The Dark Tower has been a long time coming. Idris Elba is set to star as Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, with Matthew McConaughey as his nemesis Walter Padick, the Man in Black.
Fran Kranz in The Cabin the Woods
Transformers 5 In Talks to Cast Comedian Jerrod Carmichael
Jerrod Carmichael could be joining Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 5, according to reports.
TheWrap says "multiple individuals familiar with the project" have reported this news, however Paramount has declined to comment.
Jerrod Carmichael performing stand up comedy.
Iron Banner Returns Next Week With Tweaks and Bugfixes
Destiny's Iron Banner multiplayer event will return next week with a few new tweaks in store.
The temporary playlist will be Clash — a.k.a. Team Deathmatch — and will be open up on April 26 at 10 AM PDT. It will last until the following Monday, but only until 2 AM PDT. that same day.
Designer Jeremiah Pieschl outlined some changes in the Bungie announcement as well. Legendary Engrams will drop less, and the difference is being picked up by Iron Banner-specific gear. The drops can also occur at the end of every match, meaning you won't have to reach rank 2 before the new loot appears.
The studio also revealed that a bug was preventing some players lower than rank 5 from receiving rewards. That has apparently been resolved as of the Destiny April update.
Patton Oswalt on His Netflix Special, MST3K and Star Wars
While he’s plenty busy these days as an actor -- in the past year, you’ve seen or heard him on The Goldbergs, BoJack Horseman, Veep and Agents of SHIELD, among many other projects – Patton Oswalt also has a brand new stand-up special debuting this Friday on Netflix, Talking for Clapping.
I sat down with Oswalt to discuss his approach to stand-up, some of the topics he covers in Talking for Clapping and more, including his role in the new revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and -- following his hysterical, highly critical thoughts on the Star Wars prequels -- his take on The Force Awakens.
IGN: You’ve spoken about the differences and similarities between a music tour versus doing stand up and watching the special, I did wonder how much you lay it out like a set list and figure out the rhythm of, “This bit before this bit.”
HBO Now Comes to Xbox Ahead of GoT Premiere
HBO’s standalone streaming service, HBO Now, is now available on Xbox One and Xbox 360. The company also announced Game of Thrones’ season premiere will be free for all Xbox users the day after it premieres, from April 25-28.
For $15 USD per month, the service provides access to HBO’s entire library of television series and movies. This includes classics such as The Sopranos and The Wire, as well as current series like Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, and Veep -- all of which were renewed earlier today.
If you're currently subscribed to HBO Now, simply download the app on your Xbox One or Xbox 360 and authenticate your account. New users can sign up for a one-month free trial at HBO’s website.
Game of Thrones: Tyrion’s 9 Best Moments
Spoilers for Tyrion-related activities from the first five seasons of HBO's Game of Thrones...
With Game of Thrones' sixth season set to rock our world and rip us to ribbons on Sunday, April 24th, the time is perfect for a look back at "The Imp" of Westeros and all the wit and courage he's brought to the realm. Tyrion Lannister may not stand very tall, but he often rises to great heights when it comes to insight, wisdom, and dark bouts of drunken debauchery.
Tyrion may be from the richest family in all the land, but his birth status as an unwanted underdog gifted him with a sense of justice and empathy for other unfortunate souls. An aspect of his character that's only grown over the duration of the series.
The Division: Two Big Exploits Fixed
Two glitches that players of Tom Clancy's The Division have been heavily exploiting have been patched out, according to an official Ubisoft forum post.
The first is the "double revive" glitch, which allowed players to revive a downed teammate, and then continue holding the "interact" button in order to essentially stock an extra life for the next time their buddy goes down. The second is the weapon talent glitch which allowed players to stack the talent bonuses of their weapons by switching between them rapidly.
Sadly, the biggest exploit, with which players can grab tons of loot in the recently released Falcom Lost Incursion without having to face off with the boss, has not yet been addressed. Ubisoft is currently exploring ways to punish players who are regularly abusing this issue for their own gains.
Elder Scrolls Mobile Card Game Beta Begins Today
Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls: Legends entered its first closed beta period today.
The free-to-play strategy card game—which was announced first at E3 2015—will also be playable in the Bethesda booth at PAX East, which takes place from April 22 to April 24 in Boston. Those unable to attend PAX East can tune into Twitch.tv's official PAX stream on Saturday, April 23 at noon for an official gameplay demo.
Bethesda will continue to add new players to the Legends closed beta over the next few months. Interested players should visit The Elder Scrolls: Legends site to register.