Monthly Archives: August 2016
The Top 10 Curb Your Enthusiasm Episodes
In its early days, Curb Your Enthusiasm was better known as "Seinfeld with cursing," but as it grew in popularity, Larry David's vehicle series went from being a spiritual continuation of its predecessor to one of the great sitcoms of all time. (Some might even say it rivals Seinfeld at this point.)
Now, with a brand new season (finally!) on the way next year, we're taking a look back at the HBO series and giving you our Top 10 Episodes of the show so far. Although, to be frank, this was a tough one to narrow down to just 10. Not unlike Seinfeld, there are tons of installments that could easily make the cut: "The Car Pool Lane," "Krazee-Eyes Killa," "The Corpse-Sniffing Dog" -- heck, even the worst episodes are still enjoyable. So be sure to give us your favorites in the comments below!
Suicide Squad: Leto Says Many Joker Scenes Were Cut
Earlier this week, reports emerged claiming that Suicide Squad had competing cuts, and now according to Jared Leto, it appears several of his scenes as the Joker didn't make it into the final film.
In an interview with TeleStar (via Batman-News), Leto said there were "a lot of scenes" he wished had made it into the theatrical release but unfortunately didn't make the cut, adding, "Hopefully they will see the light of day. But who knows."
Watch First Quake Champions Gameplay
Today at QuakeCon, id Software Studio Director Tim Willits revealed the first ever gameplay trailer for Quake Champions, following its initial reveal at E3 2016.
See Quake Champions in action below.
Quake Champions enters beta in 2017 and will feature 12 characters.
According to id Software, the arena-style FPS will feel faithful to the original, with a focus on "blazing-fast action" (running at 120hz and with unlocked framerates), "explosive rocket jumps," and "an arsenal of powerful and unique weapons."
Keep following IGN for more news from QuakeCon 2016.
Doom: Unto the Evil Now Available
Doom's first DLC, Unto the Evil, is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Unto the Evil was first announced at E3 2016. The expansion brings with it three new multiplayer maps (Cataclysm, Offering, and Ritual), a new weapon and item (the UAC EMG Pistol and the Kinetic Mine), a new player-controlled demon called the Harvester, new robotic armor sets, more customization options like new patterns and colors, new taunts, and new hack modules.
Check out the trailer below.
Unto the Evil also adds a new system called PartyPlay, which allows players who don't own the DLC to access the DLC exclusive maps if they party up with someone who does. To kick off the launch of Unto the Evil, there will also be a double XP weekend, which ends Monday, August 8.
Elder Scrolls Legends Open Beta Starts Today on PC
At QuakeCon today, Bethesda announced that free-to-play card game The Elder Scrolls Legends is now in open beta on PC.
As confirmed on the game's Twitter, the beta is now available for download on Bethesda's official site.
Today's news marks the end of the closed beta period for the game that began in April. The Elder Scrolls Legends is expected to release later this year for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android.
New Prey Gameplay Trailer Revealed
This morning at QuakeCon 2016, Bethesda and Arkane Studios revealed the first look at gameplay for the upcoming Prey game. The footage of the first-person sci-fi action-adventure game is set in 2034, and features a narrator named Morgan. He recounts a recurring dream where a dark presence is looking down on him. This is all set to establishing shots of gorgeous environments. Check it out below.
The trailer then cuts to a series of combat shots set on a space-station against shadowy figures that look ripped out of a horror game. The vibe is somewhere between Half-Life and BioShock. Morgan repeats his opening narration, this time much more worried and terrified. The footage ends with the narrator ominously stating, “To make this right, someone has to die.”
Pokemon Go Companies Sued Over Trespassing Issues
A lawsuit has been filed against Nintendo, Niantic Labs and the Pokemon Company, after a number of individuals trespassed on a the property of a man from New Jersey.
According to Polygon, the lawsuit states that "at least five individuals knocked on plaintiff’s door and asked for access to plaintiff’s backyard in order to 'catch' Pokémon that the game had placed in plaintiff’s residence in West Orange, New Jersey — without plaintiff’s permission."
The plaintiff, whose name is Jeffrey Marder, is claiming that developer Niantic Labs set Pokemon Gyms and Pokestops on his property without first getting his consent. According to Marder, the people playing Pokemon Go on his property are interfering with his quality of life, and the companies behind the title are profiting off a game that causes players to trespass on private property.
This Samurai Gyarados Cosplay is Epic
Despite the insane popularity of Pokemon GO, cosplaying as Pokemon isn't a new thing, and it seems like the quality never ends.
Q Mandolin is part of a cosplay group called Constellation Cosplay, and has built her own unique and terrifying take on Gyarados, Samurai style.
Check out the gallery below to see Q Mandolin's Gyarados, and the rest of the crew from Constellation Cosplay in action - click right to see them all:
The photographers featured above are, in order: Photography by Homme, Road Salt Photography, Kaminsky Kandids Photography and Lynne Roark Photography.
Movement Totally Transforms Doom VR
Back in June at E3 2016, we got a chance to play an early build of a virtual reality Doom demo for the HTC Vive, and while it was technically impressive, it left two of our people with mixed feelings. Here at QuakeCon 2016 though, Bethesda has upped the ante, bringing a very similar demo with one important tweak: the ability to teleport around the featured environments freely. Not only did it make for a more enjoyable experience, but it made the idea of a full-sized Doom game in VR feel like much more of a possibility than before.
As we outlined in the E3 demo, things start out in a laboratory setting where you can view high-quality models of enemies up close and interact with the environment in generally simple ways - not much different. Things quickly ramp up in the next room though.
Daily Deals: Xbox One S With Free Year of Live, iPhone Battery Case, Crunchyroll
2TB Xbox One S With a Free Year of Live and Sunset Overdrive
If you were curious about the newly redesigned Xbox One S, this deal could put you over the edge: for the standard price of the 2TB system, you're also getting a free year of Live (roughly a $40 value) and Sunset Overdrive, a great open-world game (we gave it a 9.0) from the studio behind Ratchet and Clank and Resistance.
