Monthly Archives: September 2016
The Last Guardian: Taming Trico … And the Camera
Finally getting to play The Last Guardian was almost surreal, so I’ll cut right to the chase: the section I played has a lot of the same endearing qualities that made Team ICO’s previous games memorable, but that same segment also shares some of those games’ problems – problems that haven’t aged well.
The slice of gameplay I navigated through first made an appearance back at E3 2015, but wasn’t playable until now. It’s later in the adventure, and while Sony has stated that it’s keeping most of The Last Guardian tightly under wraps, I was a bit worried that the secrets of this area had already been revealed to me. Fortunately, it quickly became clear that The Last Guardian is as much a game about minutiae and character moments as it is about puzzle solving and leaps of faith.
Mr. Robot’s Latest Episode Brings Us SO Close to Answers
Warning: Full spoilers for the Mr. Robot episode "eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z" follow...
Mr. Robot's two-part Season 2 finale was originally schedule to air back-to-back this week, and after the final five minutes of "eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z," I sure wish it had. I guess the reasoning here, for splitting up the parts by a full week, was to allow the Tyrell reveal (yes, he's actually back!) to resonate a bit more. Though, to be fair, no one really thought he'd been killed off-screen so his return didn't quite bring the "pop" the show may have predicted.
More importantly, with Tyrell's return comes answers about "Phase 2" - the thing we now care about way more than Tyrell's fate or the missing days. Granted, the missing days contain within them the information about "Phase 2" but, overall, the long delay in bringing Tyrell back to the series dampened the moment here.
You’re the Worst: Tragedy Sends Season 3 in a New Direction
The third episode of You're the Worst: Season 3 saw lead characters Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) faced with a new obstacle in their relationship, and creator Stephen Falk didn't initially mean to make life so tough for the couple after the major clinical depression storyline in Season 2. But he found when breaking story on the new season that, as much as he wanted to see the trouble-making duo having fun and wreaking havoc around Los Angeles, it didn't feel true to the story they're telling.
Spoilers for You're the Worst: Season 3 continue below.
"We played around with the idea for a long time of just having Jimmy and Gretchen have fun together, and we could have, but I think at the end of the day it's impossible to write story without conflict," Falk said on the set of the season's third episode, "Bad News: Dude's Dead." "No matter how much we wanted to let them have a good time together -- and they certainly do have a lot of good times together this season -- that's not really how life operates. Something always comes up. Even in times of peace, you're always expecting the other shoe to drop. What's fundamentally interesting about relationships to me is what you do when there's a crisis. I'm less interested in what you do when everything's going fine."
Digimon World: Next Order Coming to the West on PS4
The newest Digimon World game is making its way to PS4 for the Americas in early 2017, Bandai Namco revealed at its pre-TGS event.
Digimon World: Next Order was originally released on PlayStation Vita early this year in Japan. Bandai Namco said that Next Order and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth were localized partially because of a signature campaign by western fans.
The Digimon World: Next Order PS4 edition has updated graphics, Japanese and English voice overs, and new missions. In Next Order, the player joins forces with Digimon to save the digital world from Machinedramons.
For more news and previews from this year’s Tokyo Game Show, be sure to bookmark IGN’s TGS event page.
Star Trek Discovery Premiere Delayed
Star Trek Discovery, the upcoming CBS All Access series, will now premiere in May, four months later than previously announced.
Speaking to The Wrap, executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Bryan Fuller said they met with CBS before entering production and decided the extra time was necessary in order to "achieve a vision we can all be proud of."
"Bringing Star Trek back to television carries a responsibility and mission: to connect fans and newcomers alike to the series that has fed our imaginations since childhood," said Kurtzman and Fuller. "We aim to dream big and deliver, and that means making sure the demands of physical and post-production for a show that takes place entirely in space, and the need to meet an air date, don’t result in compromised quality."
Florida Man Received Xbox One Before It Was Unveiled
Microsoft accidentally sent Florida resident Jia Li an Xbox One prototype in March 2013, two months before the company officially unveiled the home console.
Business Insider reports that Li originally ordered a laptop from Microsoft's website, but instead of receiving the computer, the company shipped him the soon-to-be revealed Xbox One. Microsoft didn't announce the system officially until May 2013.
The Xbox One prototype shipped to Jia Li. (Courtesy of Li and Business Insider)
Superman Returns to Classic Status Quo
Superman is going through some major lifestyle changes thanks to DC Rebirth.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Action Comics #963!
Superman has had a rough go of it over the past year, first having his secret identity leaked to the world and then dying and being replaced by his pre-Flashpoint self in "The Final Days of Superman." Further complicating matters is the recent appearance of another, perfectly ordinary man who claims to be Clark Kent. Which one of these men is acually the real Superman?
MLB The Show Studio Hit By Layoffs
Update: We have received the following statement from Sony:
"We can confirm there has been a reduction in headcount at San Diego Studio. The teams working on MLB The Show, Drawn to Death and Guns Up! have not been affected. We continually evaluate teams and programs at SIE Worldwide Studios to ensure we have the proper resources in place to deliver innovative products within a competitive landscape. As projects are completed, it is natural to review and restructure teams around current and future needs. We wish our departing team members success as they pursue new opportunities and we have nothing but heart-felt thanks for their contributions to PlayStation."
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10 Best Spidey Villains Who Need a Movie
Spider-Man has one of the all-time great rogues galleries, rivaled only by heroes like Batman and the X-Men. Yet even after five big-screen adventures (and a guest role in Captain America: Civil War), it feels like Hollywood has barely scratched the surface when it comes to Spidey's enemies.
Hopefully Marvel Studios will make some serious headway over the next few years. Spider-Man: Homecoming will finally give villains like Vulture and Shocker their Hollywood debuts, but that still leaves a great many villains waiting for their turn in the spotlight. Check out our slideshow below spotlighting 10 classic Spider-Man foes who deserve to appear on the big screen.
We've seen icons like Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus in theaters, but will we ever see villains like Hobgoblin, Mysterio or Shriek? Here's hoping.