Monthly Archives: October 2016
The Order: 1886 Dev Announces Oculus Exclusive
Ready at Dawn, the studio behind The Order: 1886, has announced Lone Echo, a space-based VR game for the Oculus Rift.
According to the game's website, Lone Echo includes both single and multiplayer modes, as well as Oculus Touch support. According to the developer, the game's multiplayer mode, called Echo Arena, features "fast-paced" action in zero-gravity. Check out the first trailer below.
Ready at Dawn is also working on De-formers, a "third-person smash ‘em arena combat game" coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
See New Marvel Legends Figures From NYCC
Hasbro and Marvel unveiled several new Marvel Legends figures as part of its New York Comic-Con 2016 showcase, including Sandman, Shocker, Shatterstar, and Old Man Logan.
IGN got a close-up look with these and more figures, including the Legends line based on the upcoming Doctor Strange film. Take a look at the figures below:
For more on Doctor Strange, check out what IGN learned on our set visit to the upcoming film, which hits theaters on November 4.
For all things NYCC 2016, stay tuned to IGN's Comic-Con event hub.
Joe Hill Returns to ‘The Cape’
Joe Hill isn't just a successful horror novelist, he's also got a pretty impressive comic book resume to boot. In addition to his critically acclaimed series Locke & Key, Hill has collaborated with co-writer Jason Ciaramella and artist Zach Howard on a dark superhero story called The Cape. And at NYCC today, IDW Publishing revealed that Hill, Ciaramella and Howard will be teaming up again for a new spinoff called The Cape: Fallen.
Fallen isn't a sequel to the original story, but rather explores the missing three days when the main protagonist Eric disappeared in the original mini-series. We recently had a chance to chat with Ciaramella about this new project, and he told us more about how Fallen fits into the larger Cape universe and whether a full-blown sequel might be in the cards one day.
Lore Podcast Being Turned Into Amazon Series
Today during its New York Comic-Con panel, Amazon announced a television adaptation of popular podcast Lore will air on its streaming service in mid-2017.
As reported by Deadline, The Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd will also serve as an EP on new series' ten-episode first season. Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Brett-Patrick Jenkins, and Lore podcast creator Aaron Mahnke are also on board as EPs. X-Files producer Glen Morgan will serve as the series' showrunner.
Image via Deadline
The Punisher Series Casts Two New Characters
Marvel’s Neftlix Punisher series has added two new cast members.
Entertainment Weekly reports Girls actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who played Marnie’s love interest, musician Desi on the HBO Show, will star as Micro. The character is a former NSA analyst who’s filled with secrets that’ll be “of great value to Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) and everyone around them.”
Micro builds weapons and tech for Castle in the comics, but eventually becomes one of the Punisher’s major villains.
The second cast member joining is Son of God alum Amber Rose Revah, who’ll be starring as Dinah Madani, a “highly-trained sophisticated Homeland Security agent who is vexed by the Punisher.”
Mafia 3 PC Will Run at 30 Frames Per Second at Launch
Update: 2K posted the following update on Mafia's official site:
"We currently have a patch running here at the studio that includes 30, 60, and unlimited frames-per-second options in the video menu, among other improvements for the PC version of Mafia III. We’re verifying the patch now to ensure everything is working as expected. If everything goes well, we expect the update to go live this weekend. We will be keeping the PC community up-to-date on the status of the patch throughout the weekend and thank you for all the feedback!"
Oculus Touch Price, Release Date Announced
The Oculus Touch controllers, compatible with the Rift virtual reality headset, will release December 6 for $200.
The Oculus motion controllers will come with a camera sensor and two games: VR Sports Challenge and The Unspoken. Polygon reports Rift users can also buy another sensor for a room-scale playing area, which will be available for $79 on December 6 as well.
Even though the Rift came out earlier this year, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey stated the headset and Touch controllers were never planned to arrive at the same time. It's a different strategy compared to the HTC Vive, which released with motion controllers included with the headset.
Logan Director Shows Off Old Man Professor X
Wolverine won't be the only old mutant in Logan. Professor X is apparently also going to be in rough shape for the superhero film.
Logan director James Mangold tweeted a picture (seen below) of Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Charles Xavier, and it's obvious he's seen better days.
Professor X in Logan, courtesy of director James Mangold's Twitter account
Daily Deals: $10 Off PS Plus, Uncharted 4 $39, Wireless Bose Headphones
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Renew Your PlayStation Plus While It's $10 Off
Amazon has lowered the price of PS Plus to $50, its original price before the September increase to $60. I have no idea how long this will last, so snag a year (or two) while you can. It's digital delivery, too, so no waiting for a card in the mail. 
Game Scoop!: Let’s Guess Xbox Scorpio’s Price
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