Monthly Archives: October 2016
10 of the Coolest Gears of War Figures
Since the original Gears of War launched 10 years ago, toy manufacturer NECA had been doing the series service with an expansive line of well-received action figures.
Alongside the launch of Gears of War 4, we've put together a list of the 10 best Gears of War figures, from the series' leading man, Marcus Fenix, to the crawly, living time-bombs known as Tickers.
Click right to see them all, in no particular order:
Each of the figures are around 7" tall (excepting the Ticker) but they have a varying amount of points of articulation and accessories. Here's where you can find them still available for purchase, though some have gotten pretty expensive:
Final Fantasy 14 Expansion Stormblood Announced
Square Enix has officially announced Stormblood, a new Final Fantasy XIV expansion coming Summer 2017.
The expansion was detailed by Director Naoki Yoshida at Final Fantasy XIV's 2016 Fan Festival (via GameSpot) and brings players to the location of Ala Mhigo to face an antagonist named Zenos.
Bay: Transformers 5 Teaser Due Before Year’s End
Director Michael Bay revealed during a Facebook Live post today that the first teaser trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight is expected to drop in either November or December.
Bay also revealed that Transformers series veterans John Turturro (who portrayed eccentric Agent Seymour Simmons in the first three films) and John Goodman (the voice of Hound in Transformers: Age of Extinction) will reprise their roles for this fifth installment.
Watch the video for yourself below (be advised of some NSFW language at the very beginning):
PlayStation VR Users Encounter Image Drift, Other Issues
A number of PlayStation VR players have begun to report issues with the new virtual reality headset device, including an issue which causes the view within the VR headset to shift to the left during play.
As rounded up in a Reddit thread, multiple PSVR users have encountered the "Center of View" moving over time to the left as a result of the player's head moving, gradually forcing them to realign their position as their field of view shifts.
"After 3 laps of Driveclub I have to look almost over my left shoulder to keep the center in the view. same thing for EVE and Battlezone... I recalibrated everything, moved the cam closer, it still shifts with every movement of my head," one user wrote.
Logan: Hugh Jackman Teases Plot With New Photo
Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman has taken to social media to tease what lies ahead for the clawed mutant in Fox's upcoming X-Men film, Logan.
In a post on Twitter, Jackman shared the following photo of what appears to be a bathroom stall with the question "Where are all the mutants?" etched on its surface.
via Hugh Jackman on Twitter
Every Walking Dead Death So Far
Warning: Full spoilers follow for ALL of AMC's The Walking Dead so far...
The Walking Dead's ninth season hit us with two time jumps, gruesome new foes, some major character exits, and the horrors of a giant inter-community fair. It also continued the show's legacy of having a high-ass body count, with a bunch of big names getting the axe over these past 16 episodes, leaving a very different-looking ensemble in their wake.
How to Watch The IGN Battlefield 1 Global Battle
Battlefield 1 is right around the corner! To kick off the festivities IGN is waging a global war across three continents, and enlisting IGN personalities, professional commentators, FPS experts, and YOU!
We’ll be bringing you a week-long Battlefield 1 competition between IGN's US, UK, and Australia offices, culminating in the grand finale when IGN takes on The World to face the global Battlefield 1 community!
Keep reading for all the info you need to watch and join in on the IGN Battlefield 1 Global Battle!
Rogue One’s New Trailer Gave Away the Right Amount
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 341!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel, the IGN show where Terri Schwartz and Ahmad Childress bring you the latest genre movie news.
This week, we share our reactions to the new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the news that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will expand to five movies, our exclusive reveal of Amber Heard's Mera from the Justice League movie, the new footage from Doctor Strange that was recently screened for fans, the new Power Rangers trailer, and more.
Daily Deals: PlayStation VR Games, FIFA 17, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
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Save on 20% PlayStation VR Games
If you managed to snag PlayStation VR, first off, congratulations. Second, don't forget you can use the Amazon Prime discount or Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked to save 20% on all your PS VR games. You'll see the discount when you checkout.
Sony Expects PlayStation VR to Sell ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Units at Launch
Released yesterday, Sony is already projecting that several hundreds of thousands of its PlayStation VR headset will sell in the coming weeks.
"We know from the data we have from pre-orders that the interest we have is significant," President and Chief Executive at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Jim Ryan told CNBC, adding that the company expects to sell "many hundreds of thousands" of units at launch.
Sony isn't alone in thinking this year will be a successful one for PSVR. The market research company SuperData Research estimates the headset will sell more than 2 million units by the end of 2016. According to Sony's Shawn Layden, it is already selling PSVR at a profit.