Monthly Archives: June 2016
More DC Rebirth Comics Debut In September
DC released their full solicitations for September 2016 this week. Look for another wave of DC Rebirth titles to make their debut, along with the return of Fables and the start of Gerard Way's Young Animal imprint.
New Series:
- Batman Beyond Rebirth #1 (one-shot)
- Blue Beetle #1
- Cyborg Rebirth #1 (one-shot)
- Cyborg #1
- Doom Patrol #1
- Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1
- Frostbite #1
- Gotham Academy: Second Semester #1
- Raven #1
- Supergirl #1
- Teen Titans Rebirth #1 (one-shot)
Star Wars: Mon Mothma’s Role in Rogue One Detailed
Mon Mothma will play a pivotal role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has come forward to shed light on what's in store for Genevieve O'Reilly's character in the upcoming film.
According to EW, Mothma will play a major role in aiding in the destruction of the first Death Star, tasking Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Capt. Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) with a secret mission to secure information about the massive weapon.
While Caroline Blakiston starred as Mothma in Return of the Jedi, O'Reilly will be portraying the character in Rogue One, where she'll have a "significantly larger" role, according to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Outed by Ratings Board
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is currently in the works at Bandai Namco, if a listing on the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee site is to be believed.
Spotted by Twitter user lifelower, the listing suggests the sequel will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
IGN has reached out to Bandai Namco for comment and will update this story with any new information.
The original Xbox Live Arcade game was released in 2007. A follow-up, titled Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, was then released in 2010, adding additional mazes and modes.
No Man’s Sky Developer in Final Push for Release
No Man's Sky still looks set to crack the universe open in August, according to an official blog post today.
In the post, developer Sean Murray of Hello Games reaffirms the game's August 9 release date for North America, saying the team is working "night and day" to make sure it's ready for release.
No Man's Sky was originally set to be released this past Tuesday, but last month Sony announced it would be pushed back to August to allow for a few weeks' worth of extra polish.
We recently featured No Man's Sky as an IGN First game, where we explored the first two hours of gameplay and sat down with creator Sean Murray to discuss his work on Burnout 3, the origins of No Man's Sky and what it's really like to meet Elon Musk.
Wolfenstein: The New Order Dev Releases New Levels for Quake’s 20th Anniversary
To celebrate Quake's 20th anniversary, Wolfenstein: The New Order developer MachineGames created a new episode for id Software's classic first-person shooter.
"Happy 20th to Quake, id Software," the studio tweeted. "As a gift to fans, we created a new episode of the game." Those who own Quake will simply have to download the RAR file and install the levels.
MachineGames' Quake level
Latest Oculus Update Removes Headset DRM Check
Oculus exclusives will once again be playable on non-Oculus headsets when players use independently developed software thanks to a new update.
In an update released today, Oculus removed the headset DRM checks built into Oculus-exclusive games that required an Oculus Rift headset be connected to a computer before those games would launch.
This change was discovered by a Revive developer, who posted the discovery to the Vive subreddit today. Revive is a program that allows Vive users to access Oculus-exclusive games, and the developers have been locked in a battle with the headset checks until today.
The Surge Is More Than Just “Sci-fi Dark Souls”
The easiest way to explain a new game to someone is to directly compare it to another game they already know. It’s "Kirby meets Carmageddon”, a “gritty take on Candy Crush” or, in the case of much of what I’d seen and heard about Deck 13's The Surge, “It’s Dark Souls with a Sci-Fi twist”.
While the developers clearly took several cues from the Souls series - both feature the challenging and strategic melee combat, circuitous open worlds, and environmental storytelling that have become so prevalent in the hardcore action RPG genre lately - that comparison sort of negates all of the work that they've put in to set themselves apart from their contemporaries, too. After watching The Surge in action for myself at E3 last week, I could see that while there was certainly more than a hint of inspiration from the Souls genre, it also has the potential to be more than just “Dark Souls with mechs”.
L.A. Noire Dev’s Next Project Not Expected to Come Out
After years of silence regarding the game, one former producer on KMM Games and Team Bondi's Whore of the Orient has indicated the game will likely not see the light of day.
"I don’t think so," former KMM Games producer Derek Proud said on the Gamehugs podcast (via a transcript from Finder) when asked whether the L.A. Noire followup might ever be released.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Best Battle Strategies
Major spoilers for Game of Thrones continue below, so read on at your own risk.
Many battles have been fought over the years on Game of Thrones, and what the show has proven time again is simply having the biggest army doesn't mean you'll win the war. The leaders of the various contenders for control of Westeros have had to come up with some pretty out-of-the-box ideas to make sure they come out of battles victorious.
In honor of Sunday's epic "Battle of the Bastards," IGN decided to take a look back at some of the best tactics players in the game of thrones have used to win epic clashes over the past six seasons. What is surprisingly not a major game-changer in battles is outright magic. Even with dragons and the undead roaming the land, the execution of straightforward magic hasn't shifted the tides... well, except for that shadow baby.
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Get an Xbox One With A Ton of Freebies
The Xbox One S is official, so retailers are practically giving away the original model. Here's a 1TB system with Gears of War Ultimate, Rare Replay, Ori and the Blind Forest, Forza Horizon 2, and two controllers, and a deal on the Elite console (with Elite controller and Forza Horizon 2).