Monthly Archives: June 2016
Horizon: Zero Dawn Delayed to 2017
While initially slated for release later this year, Horizon: Zero Dawn will now launch on February 28, 2017.
Guerrilla Games Managing Director Hermen Hulst announced the new release date in a post on PlayStation Blog, noting "it wasn’t an easy choice to make," but "the new date affords us the extra time required to deliver fully on our ambitious vision for Horizon: Zero Dawn."
Alongside the release date, the studio also unveiled a new trailer centered around the game's protagonist, Aloy. Give it a look below.
Watch Dogs 2 World Premiere Live Stream Coming This Wednesday
IGN is streaming the world premiere of Watch Dogs 2 on June 8 at 9AM PST.
The live stream was announced on Watch Dogs social media pages. The stream will be available on IGN’s homepage at 9AM on Wednesday.
Watch Dogs 2 is expected to be out before the end of Ubisoft's 2017 fiscal year. There’s speculation that Watch Dogs 2 could feature a new protagonist after actor Cort King posted an image of a new character on Instagram. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot also said this sequel will have a “new tone.”
Out This Week: Odin Sphere, Mirror’s Edge, Zootopia & Kirby
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.
Early Black Panther Concept Designs Revealed
Jerad S. Marantz—a character and concept artist who's worked on Marvel films—recently posted some early concepts for Marvel's Black Panther to his personal blog.
Marantz worked in-house at Marvel on Black Panther concept art for Captain America: Civil War, he wrote. "It was a great project and ended up being one of my favorite Marvel movies."
via Jerad S. Marantz
Square Enix Reveals Two New Final Fantasy 12 Figures
Square Enix has revealed two new Final Fantasy XII figures for its Play Arts Kai lineup—Gabranth and Balthier.
They'll join the previously released Final Fantasy XII Fran figure, which we saw at New York Toy Fair in February. Square Enix's Gabranth figure, which is expected to debut in October, will cost around $138 USD, or 14,800 Yen.
The Play Arts Kai team took explicit care to sculpt Gabranth's armor to look heavy, and to "represent the dignity and standing presence of a special knight of the Archadian Empire." He'll come with additional hands, two swords, and a figure stand.
Zootopia Passes $1 Billion at the Box Office
Disney's Zootopia reached a gargantuan milestone this weekend.
The film brought in $4.4 million post-Friday, pushing it over the $1 billion mark worldwide. Zootopia is the fourth-ever animated film to earn over $1 billion, and the number one animated film of 2016. Overall, the film comes in at number two, just behind Captain America: Civil War.
"We hope there's cake," director Byron Howard told USA Today.
Rich Moore—Howard's fellow director on Zootopia—added that reaching the billion mark is "mind-blowing."
The Division Underground DLC Release Date Leaked on Amazon
A release date for The Division Underground DLC has been leaked by online shopping giant Amazon.
Listings on Amazon UK and Amazon Germany set the expansion's lift off as June 28, with pre-downloads available from June 25.
While the pages have since been modified to remove release dates, YouTuber Arekkz managed to screenshot Amazon's details before they were pulled.
Rumoured release date for #TheDivision's next expansion is June 28th (Xbox One) with pre-load starting on June 25th pic.twitter.com/yRIvLYFdMf
Saints Row Developer Announces Agents of Mayhem
Volition has been awfully quiet since the last Saints Row game graced all of our lives with its goofy, irreverent presence last year, but that silence is about to end. Introducing Agents of Mayhem – Volition’s new baby, and our focus for June’s IGN First.
In some ways, Agents of Mayhem is exactly what you’d expect from the open-world action vets, but in quite a few others, it most certainly isn’t. I’d be happy to explain, but it might be easier to show you first. Check out the lengthy debut trailer below.
As you can see, Agents of Mayhem is in keeping with Volition’s modern design ingredients: an urban landscape, lots of open-world action, and a touch of the whimsical. As the trailer hints at, you play a squad of three agents, and use their unique skills in tandem to beat back the bad guys; which isn’t to say you’re necessarily controlling the “good” ones. Though they’re definitely a lot nicer than the mustache-twirling megalomaniacs of L.E.G.I.O.N., the agents of M.A.Y.H.E.M. aren’t exactly heroes with a capital “H” either, which is part of their charm. Imagine letting the Suicide Squad loose in a futuristic version Seoul, Korea and you’ve got one foot in the ballpark.
Blizzard Looking at Cross-Console Play for Overwatch
Blizzard appears to be considering cross-platform play between the two console versions of its first person shooter, Overwatch.
In response to a fan question about the subject on Twitter, the official Overwatch account said: "There is no cross platform play. We'll keep an eye on cross-platform possibilities on the consoles."
However, there are no plans for cross-platform play between PC and consoles. A follow-up reply said "Mixing mouse/keyboard and controller can have balance and competitive issues."
These replies suggest we shouldn't expect anything soon, but there is at least some possibility in the future.
Yooka-Laylee Delayed to 2017
3D platforming Kickstarter smash, Yooka-Laylee has been pushed back from its expected release of October 2016 to "Q1 2017".
Playtonic made the announcement in a press release, with Managing Director Gavin Pearce saying:
“We’ve made the difficult decision to lock the release of Yooka-Laylee to Q1 2017. While we felt confident we could ship the game in October as originally planned, the team has decided that it would like to add a few extra months’ polish to our schedule.
"Ultimately, this will allow us to release a better game to the thousands of fans who’ve supported us throughout development."
The news comes alongside the game's new E3 trailer, which you can watch below: