Monthly Archives: May 2016
Powers: Season 2 Poster Debut
The PlayStation Network original series Powers returns at the end of May and IGN has the exclusive debut of the Season 2 key art.
The second season will tackle a hugely notable storyline from the Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic on which the series is based: “Who Killed Retro Girl?” Along the way, we’ll meet some big new characters, including FBI Special Agent Lange (Tricia Helfer) and the past his prime superhero SuperShock (Michael Madsen).
Check out the key art below, along with a gallery of images from Season 2.
Powers: Season 2 premieres May 31st on PlayStation Network with three new episodes on May 31st and then a new episode each Tuesday.
No Man’s Sky Creator on Meeting Elon Musk, Turning Down Kanye
Hello Games' ambitious space sim No Man's Sky has grabbed the attention of many high-profile figures, so many in fact that studio founder Sean Murray had to turn down an appointment with Kanye West.
On the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, Murray recounted the crazy situation at E3 2015, during which he simply couldn't squeeze the hip-hop icon into is busy schedule, thanks to previously-scheduled meetings with Steven Spielberg and Elon Musk.
"Kanye was at E3 that year and we got a message that he wanted to see the game and we weren’t actually on the show floor at E3," he said. "So we were like, 'We’re not on the show floor and we’ve got Elon Musk to meet and Steven Spielberg so we can’t take that Kanye meeting,'" Murray added, laughing. "It was one of my favorite things. So yeah, that was a weird day... This game has put me in one weird situation after another."
Mighty No. 9 Release Date Confirmed
Mighty No. 9 will be released in North America and Asia on June 21, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune announced today. The game will be available worldwide on June 24.
According to a post on the Mighty No. 9 website, Mighty No. 9 has gone gold, and is now in its "final stages." After facing multiple delays, the game's release date is "set in stone."
"It's been almost three years since the start of our Kickstarter campaign," Inafune said, "which was only made possible through the support of our backers and fans around the world." And although the various delays have disappointed fans, the developer is "happy to be able to deliver the game to everyone who brought
Game of Thrones’ Yara Talks Kingsmoot and Euron Greyjoy’s Return
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' latest episode, "Home," continue below.
The Greyjoys are back on Game of Thrones, and there is some trouble brewing in the Iron Islands. In the same episode where Melisandre managed to bring Jon Snow back to life, her spell to kill the three kings opposing Stannis -- Robb Stark, Joffrey Baratheon and Balon Greyjoy -- finally was completed.
Patrick Malahide and Gemma Whelan on Game of Thrones
Justice League: Jeremy Irons Will Return as Alfred
Jeremy Irons will be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred in Zack Snyder's Justice League movies.
Irons confirmed the news to Showbiz411. The actor first played Alfred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Jeremy Irons as Alfred.
The upcoming Justice League movies will star Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Gal Gadot as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, respectively. We'll also be seeing Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.
X-Men’s Professor X Is Christ and Apocalypse Is a False God
With X-Men: Apocalypse hitting on May 27, we did an edit bay visit with other press to chat with director Bryan Singer. Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen obviously have a lot of religious connotations, which is something not lost on Singer, who views both Professor X and Apocalypse as two very different religious figures.
kind of the opposite of Christ, actually. Christ would have come years after him, by the way. Our premise is he stomped around ancient Egypt, and that's when he is buried and awakens in 1983. He's kind of more the God of the Old Testament, the vengeful God who wants the world in a certain order and wants to be worshipped -- but he's also forgiving,” Singer said. “He's also a false god, which makes him kind of like a cult leader. So
Game of Thrones Creator’s Thoughts on Resurrection
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, including all the books and the TV show all the way up to Season 6, Episode 2, “Home”!
With everyone’s favorite man who knows nothing, Jon Snow, gasping back to life in the final moment of last night’s “Home” episode, many Game of Thrones fans were happy to see their hero returned. However, don’t start the parade just yet, because if George R.R. Martin’s 2011 Sound of Young America interview with John Hodgman is any clue, then we won’t be getting back the Jon Snow that we all know and love.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Officially Announced
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and it'll be out on November 4 this year.
A trailer has also been released as part of the announcement, which shows off a lot of action, both on the ground and in space.
The Legacy Edition of the game will include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, which will include the campaign and 10 multiplayer maps, as was rumored last week.
Bryan Singer Addresses Apocalypse Backlash
The initial reception to the appearance of Apocalypse, the villain of May 27’s X-Men: Apocalypse movie, was not a positive one, with most people pointing out his laughable resemblance to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie villain Ivan Ooze.
Then when the trailer let audiences hear his voice for the first time, there was another wave of backlash because it was just actor Oscar Isaac’s unaltered voice instead of an inhuman, godly sound.
On top of all that, comic readers were questioning why Apocalypse was so small. In the source material, he’s a hulking figure as it is, plus he can use his power to grow to King Kong-like proportions.
During an edit bay visit IGN attended with other press, director Bryan Singer addressed these fan concerns.
Game of Thrones Showrunners Explain That Big Final Scene
Major spoilers for Game of Thrones continue below. This article discusses a huge reveal in "Home," so if you haven't seen it yet, read on at your own risk.
Jon Snow may have been dead, but Game of Thrones finally confirmed many fans' suspicions when Melisandre revived the Lord Commander in the final moments of "Home."
Knowing that his gasp for air was likely followed by gasps of shock and happiness in TV viewers' homes around the globe, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss broke down the major moment in this week's "Inside the Episode" segment.
"Davos has no real love lost for Melisandre," said Weiss in the video. "He's seen what she's capable of. He's seen her do many impossible things. He's not a big fan of her god, he's not a big fan of her program, but there's certainly nothing to lose at this point. If it doesn't work, then it doesn't work."