Monthly Archives: November 2016
Opinion: Hitman’s Constant Large Updates Were a Bad User Experience
Hitman has made it through its first season as an episodic experience. It was a move that divided the series’ faithful fan base, some of whom have embraced the approach and some of whom remain dismayed over six months later.
Every episode reviewed on IGN has triggered the same to-and-fro, from players who’d warmed to patiently tackling each level as they were gradually shipped versus those who were vocally against the concept and would regularly reiterate their plan to wait until all the content was released until beginning.
I’d certainly concede my preference would have been a more traditional Hitman experience; one delivered in full that I can later hop between levels at will. If nothing else it helps disguise the less interesting missions rather than shine a stark spotlight on them for several weeks.
Walking Dead Theory: What Will Happen To Rick
Wonder Woman: We Think We Know Who This Villain Is
A new Wonder Woman trailer hit today (check it out below), and while it’s full of Themyscirian action and Gal Gadot greatness, we couldn’t help but notice that we still don’t really know who the bad guy is in the film. Sure, there’s the war -- the War to End All Wars, no less! -- but who specifically is Princess Diana gonna be beating the heck out of in the final act of Wonder Woman?
Well, eagle-eyed viewers (who may or may not be wearing golden-eagle chest plates) no doubt noticed the probably-evil lady in the trailer who’s wearing a half-mask on her face. She’s pretty clearly a bad guy, and it’s now looking like she’s a character from Wonder Woman’s past known as Doctor Poison.
NES Classic Edition: 14 Up Close Photos
The NES Classic Edition has finally arrived at IGN! We'll have a full review posted on the site soon, but we wanted to give you an up-close look at this remarkably small little retro video game system from Nintendo.
The NES Classic will be available on November 11 for $59.99 USD. It comes pre-loaded with 30 games from the NES era, with headliners like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and more, packed into this little machine. It comes bundled with a single NES Classic Controller, but you can buy an additional one to play multiplayer games for $9.99. Watch us unbox the machine in the video below.
Infinite Warfare: Windows 10 and Steam Users Can’t Interact
PC players who purchase the Windows 10 version of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare won't be able to play with those on Steam.
In a post on Activision's official support site, the publisher confirmed that the Windows 10 versions of both Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered are tied to Microsoft's ecosystem, saying, "you can only play these titles with other users of Windows 10 on Windows Store."
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare releases tomorrow, November 4, for PS4, Xbox One and PC. For our thoughts on the the game's single-player campaign, check out IGN's Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare review in progress.
Colleen Wing Joins Netflix’s The Defenders
Sony Developing Starship Troopers Reboot
Columbia Pictures is rebooting the cult classic science fiction film, Starship Troopers.
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon will write the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo most recently worked on the upcoming Baywatch movie, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe, the producers behind the Total Recall remake, will produce the reboot.
The upcoming Starship Troopers won't be a remake of the original 1997 film, but will draw from the same source material, a 1959 sci-fi novel by Robert A. Heinlein, which tells the story of a war between alien bugs and mankind.
Deadpool 2: Composer Junkie XL Drops Out Because Tim Miller Not Directing
Along with director Tim Miller, Deadpool 2 has also just lost its composer.
Junkie XL, who composed the first Deadpool film, has announced on Facebook that he's no longer doing the score for the sequel. The decision was solely down due to Miller’s recent departure from the project, which has forced Junkie XL to do “some soul searching,”
According to the composer, Miller was the driving force behind Deadpool, and getting Junkie XL involved with the first film.
Power Rangers Retro iam8bit Series Announced
iam8bit has revealed a new line of Power Rangers merchandise, with all items available for pre-order later this week.
Featuring a vinyl soundtrack, poster, coloring book, and more, the Power Rangers Retro Art Revival Series will be available for pre-order from iam8bit beginning November 4 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. Everything is set to ship worldwide in December, save for the vinyl, which is planned to ship in Q1 2017. Check out the items below:
The remastered vinyl soundtrack will cost $25 and features both the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers theme song and other musical cues created by Ron Wasserman from the show's first two seasons. The album artwork comes from JC Richard.
Big Hero 6 Movie Cast Returning for Animated Series
The voice cast for Disney XD's upcoming Big Hero 6 animated series has been revealed.
A number of actors from the hit 2014 film will be back to reprise their roles, including Ryan Potter as Hiro, Scott Adsit as Baymax, Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass, Jamie Chung as Go Go, Alan Tudyk as Alistair Krei, Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon, David Shaughnessy as Heathcliff, and Stan Lee as Fred's dad.
Additionally, Saturday Night Live's Brooks Wheelan has joined the cast and will voice a "fanboy" named Fred, and Khary Payton, who just recently made his debut as Ezekiel in AMC's The Walking Dead, will play a "control freak" named Wasabi.