Monthly Archives: April 2016
Batman: Return to Arkham Coming in June
Warner Bros. and Rocksteady Studios are reportedly releasing Batman: Return to Arkham HD Collection on June 10.
In an email sent to Eurogamer by a reported GameStop employee, it was revealed the unnanounced Batman Arkham HD Collection contains Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City and all previously released DLC.
Gameplay visuals have also been "optimized" for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. According to the email, preorders go live tomorrow, April 19.
The collection won't include Batman: Arkham Origins, which was developed by Warner Bros. Montreal studio, or Batman: Arkham Knight, which was released last year. In February, a Mac and Linux port for Arkham Knight was suspended.
Jurassic World 2 Finds a Director
The Orphanage filmmaker J.A. Bayona will direct Jurassic World 2.
The sequel's producer, Frank Marshall, revealed the Spanish filmmaker's involvement on Twitter (as spotted by Variety). "Thrilled to announce J.A. Bayona is on board to direct
2," he said. "Welcome to the team."
J.A. Bayona will direct Jurassic World 2. (Credit to Jurassic World Twitter account)
Nintendo Releasing Star Fox Zero Animated Short
Nintendo announced an animated short for Star Fox Zero which the company will stream live on Wednesday, April 20 at 3 p.m. PT.
Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins debuts ahead of Star Fox Zero, which is set to release Friday, April 22 for Wii U. Producer Shigeru Miyamoto, Production IG, and WIT Studios (Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell) collaborated on the animated short. Catch it on the Nintendo site.
A live presentation from Nintendo Treehouse—focusing on Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard—will immediately follow Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins. Star Fox Guard will launch alongside Star Fox Zero on April 22. It'll be available on its own or as a bundle with both games.
PSN Down for Brief Maintenance Tonight
Sony announced it will take the PlayStation Network offline tonight for a two-hour maintenance period.
The news was delivered via the PlayStation forums, where a representative for the company clarified: "Anyone who already has an account can still sign in to their PlayStation Network profile, play games, and use most applications while this maintenance is carried out.” Sony recommends setting your PS4 as a primary console so you can keep playing PSN games once the network is taken offline.
7 Must-Buy Comics Coming Out This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
By writer Max Landis & artist Jonathan Case | DC Comics
Make room on your shelf of Superman classics because Max Landis’ American Alien is the best take on the character’s mythos since Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s All-Star Superman. That’s saying a lot, seeing how this is only the penultimate issue, but I’ve already read it and can say it’s another smart, introspective, funny, and heart-warming chapter in this seven part miniseries that follows Clark Kent on his journey from farm boy to Man of Steel.
Game of Thrones: What Jaqen H’ghar has in Store for Arya Stark
Game of Thrones spoilers through the end of Season 5 continue below.
Game of Thrones didn’t leave Arya Stark in a great place at the end of Season 5. After going rogue and killing Meryn Trant to take a name off her list, she was punished by her House of Black and White mentor, Jaqen H’ghar, by having her eyesight taken from her.
Blindness might seem like the worst curse for a fighter like Arya, but Tom Wlaschiha promises that his character is only out to help the young Stark. “I think Jaqen really likes Arya,” Wlaschiha told me during a recent interview, “otherwise he wouldn’t have taken her on as an apprentice, and he sees something with her.
“He sees a lot of potential in her, but he wants her to learn and to be the best woman she can be. If she had gone off a couple of seasons ago and started killing off her list of victims, probably she wouldn’t have succeeded. He wants her to be somewhere up there.”
J.K. Rowling Reveals New Wand Designs for Harry Potter Play
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are getting new wands in the upcoming J.K. Rowling-written stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Rowling posted an image of the wand designs to Twitter, confirming two other Potter character appearances in the process.
Exciting morning at rehearsals for #CursedChild. What do you think of our wand designs? #HarryPotterPlay pic.twitter.com/Vg1wAmi11Y
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 18, 2016
Dark Souls 3 Is Bandai Namco’s Fastest-Selling Game Ever
Bandai Namco Entertainment America has announced Dark Souls III has become the company's fastest selling title in its history.
Dark Souls III has also broken the record for Bandai Namco's most successful day-one launch.
No sales figures have been released by the developer as of yet. IGN has reached out to Bandai Namco for clarification, and we'll update you when we know more. We did learn earlier today that Dark Souls III has outsold its predecessor by 61 percent.
Today sees the release of a new patch for Dark Souls III, with some adjustments to weapons and fixes for a few bugs and issues.
Justice League: J.K. Simmons on Commissioner Gordon
Actor J.K. Simmons won't be revisiting previous iterations of Commissioner Gordon when he takes on the role in Warner Bros.' upcoming Justice League film.
"I'm sure there will be differences and similarities with what Gary Oldman or Pat Hingle have done before," Simmons told Collider. "But I'm just going to try to do my take on it and be as informed as I can about the rich history of the Batman universe."
The actor—who played J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy—hasn't begun preparation for Gordon just yet, though he "absolutely" intends to read the comics.
Out This Week: Star Fox Zero, The Banner Saga 2
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
