Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC Has An Official Date
UPDATE: CD Projekt Red have now confirmed that Blood and Wine will be released on May 30, with pre-orders open now.
“Blood and Wine makes The Witcher 3 complete -- it’s Geralt’s final mission, game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz said. "Containing more than 90 new quests, and over thirty hours of brand new adventures, it’s something that I think gamers will remember for a long time.”
Tomaszkiewicz added that Blood and Wine will include “a dynamic Point of Interest system, a new Gwent deck, new endgame mutation mechanics, and even a place Geralt can call home.... And it’s all happening in a new region as big as No Man’s Land in the base game.”
Forza Motorsport 6 NASCAR Expansion Leaked
It looks like Forza Motorsport 6 could be set to receive another expansion, if new images of what appears to be a download card for some unannounced Forza 6 DLC are to be believed.
Spotted on Reddit, the supposed card was snapped at a UK retailer. If the card is legitimate the pack will cost £15.99 in the UK.
The text on the back of the card claims the expansion will feature 24 cars from the 2016 NASCAR series, a new “NASCAR World Tour” career mode, new multiplayer events, and “new display elements for improved drafting and car spotting.”
It will apparently also include a new location – Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Carter on Future X-Files: “I Can’t Imagine There Wouldn’t Be More”
Spoilers for X-Files Season 10 ahead.
Although last season ended big cliffhanger, X-Files fans are currently in the dark regarding the roll-out of future episodes. What's going to happen to Mulder and Scully? Is humanity doomed? Are there probes on that UFO? IGN recently had the opportunity to chat Carter about the tonal evolution of his classic show, its legacy, and of course, his plans moving forward.
IGN: I'll start with the most obvious question first. Are there going to be more episodes?
Fox wants to do more. The ratings were good so there’s an appetite for more, I’m very pleased with the work that we did so I can’t imagine there wouldn’t be more.
Why That Game of Thrones Flashback Is Hugely Important
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones through "Oathbreaker" continue below. This article also discusses a major theory that could be considered a spoiler. Read on at your own risk.
History matters on Game of Thrones. The events that took place before Jon Arryn died, before Robert Baratheon asked Eddard Stark to be his Hand of the King and before any Starks left Winterfell cast a heavy shadow over this series. And in Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, viewers finally got to witness one unfold.
In "Oathbreaker," the Three-Eyed Raven takes Bran Stark to a point in his father's history that he's heard a lot about. The young warg witnesses first-hand Ned Stark's fight with Ser Arthur Dayne in front of a location known as the Tower of Joy. Ned is there to rescue his sister Lyanna, who viewers met for the first time in Bran's flashbacks in last week's "Home." After Arthur Dayne is defeated, Ned hears a blood-curdling scream, but the Three-Eyed Raven doesn't allow Bran to follow and both he and the viewer don't get to see what happens next.
Spider-Man: Maguire Praises Civil War’s Holland
The big screen's first Spider-Man saluted the latest actor to don the red and blue duds of Marvel's wall-crawler.
Tobey Maguire, who starred as Peter Parker in director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, posted a fan video and message to his Instagram account this week paying his respects to young Tom Holland, the Brit actor who made his web-slingin' debut in Captain America: Civil War.
Maguire's caption on Instagram read: "Haha seriously, who made this? @tomholland2013 good job! You are great as Spider-Man. Keep it up!"
Captain America: Civil War had the fifth-biggest opening at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $181.8 million.
Overwatch Open Beta Extended
Blizzard Entertainment is extending its Overwatch open beta period until May 10 at 10am PT.
The beta will be open for an extra 24 hours as a thank you to the "millions of players" who've logged in so far. The Overwatch open beta—which began on May 3 for those who pre-purchased the game, and on May 5 for everyone else—is a last peek at the game before it officially unveils on May 24.
Diving into Overwatch's open beta for the first time? IGN has guides for all classes and characters.
Nvidia Unveils 2 Powerful New Graphics Cards
Nvidia unveiled its latest graphics card, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, during DreamHack in Austin, Texas.
It's the first GPU based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture, and is built with a focus on the demands of next generation displays and VR performance. Thanks to the new architecture, the GeForce GTX 1080 offers major performance improvements over Nvidia's Titan X.
"It's insane. The 1080 is insane," Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said. "It's almost irresponsible amounts of performance."
6 Major Twists From Free Comic Book Day
Another Free Comic Book Day has come and gone. There was plenty of quality to be had in this year's lineup, but also some surprisingly significant story developments in several books. Marvel used FCBD to set the stage for several key storylines, while IDW brought the long dormant Rom back into the spotlight.
If you haven't had a chance to head to your local comic shop and snag these free books, we're breaking down the six key developments that made this year's FCBD so exciting.
Beware of spoilers for the FCBD books ahead!
Box Office: Civil War Has 5th Biggest Opening Ever
The $181.8 million North American box office debut of Captain America: Civil War stands as the fifth-biggest bow of all time, wedging the film between two other Marvel movies, Iron Man 3 ($174.1 million) and Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.3 million).
The Cap threequel dethroned another Disney blockbuster, The Jungle Book, from the top spot of the box office where its reigned for the past three weekends. The Jungle Book's domestic total currently stands at roughly $285 million.
Civil War's domestic debut has already outgrossed the entire North American run of Captain America: The First Avenger ($176.6 million) and will certainly surpass the $259 million run of the series' second entry, Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
6 Awesome Superhero Movie Moms
In honor of today being Mother's Day, we're showcasing our six favorite moms of big screen superheroes. Starting with ...
Rene Russo's Frigga might not have had much to do in the first Thor movie (you try being married to someone who falls into a cosmic sleep!), but the queen -- SPOILER! --got a heroic send-off in the sequel after she was slain making a valiant stand against Malekith during his attack on Asgard. Her death was enough to unite warring brothers Thor and Loki.