Monthly Archives: September 2016
What Doctor Strange Means for Future Marvel Movies
“You wonder what I see in your future? Possibility.”
Those are the prophetic words Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One utters to Stephen Strange, after he arrives at Kamar-Taj, a broken man.
The Ancient One opens Strange's eyes to new possibilities.
She might as well be talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Doctor Strange has something bigger on its mind: the future. Forget about those neat ‘Phases’ Marvel sometimes talks in – it’s already started ushering in new characters (Guardians, Black Panther) who will provide the foundation of the next 10 years.
Ken Kutaragi a ‘Japanese Steve Jobs,’ Says Jack Tretton
Former Sony boss Ken Kutaragi, who's best known as "The Father of PlayStation" and visionary behind the PlayStation 3, was in many ways like a "Japanese Steve Jobs," according to former SCEA CEO Jack Tretton.
When asked about Sony Computer Entertainment's former Chairman and Group CEO on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, Tretton recalled his time working for Kutaragi, calling him an "amazing man" and "unlike anybody else in that you could just take all corporate decorum and throw it out the window."
Tretton went on say that Kutaragi is much like former Apple head Steve Jobs "in that he had a vision that was very contrary to the corporate vision."
Titanfall 2 Campaign’s First 3 Hours Are Intense
When Respawn wanted to build a full-blown single-player campaign for Titanfall 2, the first decision they made was to allow the player exit the Titan – however foolish that may be at times. But beyond that? There obviously wasn’t much of a blueprint to follow from the first Titanfall, so Respawn’s designers did something all good creators know how to do: they started playing with blocks.
Action blocks, that is.
Every week for six months, the developers in charge of campaign design were tasked with bringing a new idea to the collective table. It could be a weapon, a puzzle, a mechanic, a small section of a level. Anything, really, as long as it was small, simple, and playable. These “action blocks” were discarded or set aside when they weren’t fun, but the ones that captured everyone’s attention or sparked their imaginations were dissected and explored. They’re only small ideas, sure, but six months of brainstorming is no small deal, and from what I saw, it seems to have paid off.
Misty Knight Will Appear in The Defenders
Simone Missick, who stars as Misty Knight in Marvel's Luke Cage, has confirmed that her character will be joining the fray in another one of Netflix's exclusive Marvel series, The Defenders.
"I believe I'm safe to say that I will be on The Defenders," Missick told TheWrap during its latest episode of Drinking With the Stars, before jokingly adding, "Spoiler alert! If I lose my job because of this interview, sorry! I was supposed to be on The Defenders, until I got fired."
Simone Missick as Misty Knight alongside Mike Colter as Luke Cage in Marvel's Luke Cage
New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Concept Art Surfaces
Bulletstorm Remaster Coming for PS4, Xbox One and PC
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition has been rated by the Brazil Advisory Rating Board.
According to Gematsu, Full Clip Edition is listed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It's going to be published by Gearbox Software, and it's due out next year.
Back at E3 this year, Microsoft handed out USB drives to press with folders named "Bulletstorm Remaster." Nothing official was announced at the time, but this latest news would seem to confirm our earlier suspicions.
Nidhogg 2 Announced Alongside Debut Trailer
A sequel to Messhof's sword-based fighting game Nidhogg has been announced, and will release sometime next year.
According to the developer, Nidhogg 2 will be available for PC and "maybe some other platforms." Check out the debut trailer below for an early look at the game in action.
The sequel boasts a number of improvements over the 2014 original—which won IGN's Game of the Month—including "completely overhauled" character animations and environments, as well as a brand-new soundtrack featuring the works of Mux Mool, Dose One and Daedelus.
Nidhogg 2 will include at least ten different levels, as well as both local and online multiplayer, and a tournament mode. A single-player option will also be available, allowing players to face off against waves of AI opponents with special challenge rounds peppered throughout.
Luke Cage Actor Is Up for Joining The Avengers
Mike Colter, the star of Marvel's Luke Cage, has expressed an interest in becoming a fully-fledged member of The Avengers.
"Sure, if scheduling permitted," Colter told IGN. "They’ve got me working pretty hard over at Marvel Television. I think Jeph Loeb
said it best: there isn’t a master plan – or maybe there is and they just won’t tell us what it is, and that’s fine – but I think ultimately, we have a schedule and things are planned so far in advance, so how do you make sure this is actually going to happen."
"I’m all for it if it happens, but I’m very comfortable where I am as well."
In recent years, Cage has become a recurring and influential figure in the comic book incarnation of The Avengers. Back in 2005, when writer Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch launched The New Avengers, Cage was a founding member of the re-formed team. He has remained associated with The Avengers in various roles ever since.
The Best Car Chases in Movies
It's time to celebrate the best car chases in movie history! In order to make the cut, these chases had to involve a lot more than just tire-screeches around sharp turns.
From Bullitt to Bad Boys II, from the Fast and Furious films to The French Connection, we left no action movie unturned in our search for chase scene royalty. Here are the 17 very best.
(And we're sure you have some favorites absent from this list, so feel free to rattle them off in the comments section below!)
The Italian Job
Names and Details of Battlefield 1’s Five War Stories Released
EA and developer DICE have further detailed Battlefield 1's anthology of 'War Stories' that make up its single player campaign.
The five mini-campaigns will take place across the globe, featuring fights in the Middle East deserts, France, the Alps, and more.
"Friends in High Places" puts you in the cockpit of a British fighter plane against German aces on the Western front. "Intense dogfights, unexpected encounters, and a story of friendship await you," according to the campaign's description.