Monthly Archives: December 2016
Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5 Release Date Announced
The season finale of Batman: The Telltale Series will release on December 13, Telltale Games announced today.
Episode 5, titled "City of Light," will be available digitally worldwide for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and compatible iOS and Android devices.
Spoilers for previous Batman: The Telltale Series episodes follow.
In the season finale, the leader of the Children of Arkham prepares to carry out the final act of a plan to destroy the Wayne family name. The fate of the city and the Wayne family will depend on the choices you make, according to Telltale.
In addition, City of Light will begin in "very different places" depending on the decisions you made in Episode 4: Guardian of Gotham.
Rocket and Groot Star in New Animated Short
Marvel and Funko have teamed up for a new series of animated shorts and IGN has the exclusive debut of the second, featuring Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
"Bait N Switch" focuses on Rocket’s attempt to rescue Groot from the clutches of the Collector. You can check out the short below!
The Marvel Funko shorts include story and animation by A Large Evil Corporation and were executive produced by Brian Mariotti, Dan Buckley, Cort Lane, Joe Quesada, and Alan Fine.
The first short, “Spellbound,” in which Spider-Man and Iron Man fought Loki, is available now on Marvel’s YouTube channel.The third Marvel Funko animated short, “Chimichangas,” will premiere on 12/14 on Marvel’s YouTube channel and features Deadpool facing off against Venom.
Sprint and Niantic Announce New Pokemon Go Partnership
Mobile provider Sprint and Pokemon Go developer Niantic announced a new partnership that turns every Sprint store into Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms.
The new change affects the 10,500 Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Sprint Radio Shack locations. On top of being Gyms and Stops, Sprint locations also allow players to recharge their phones, something Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure mentioned often during the announcement teleconference call.
Sprint also promises sweepstakes, competition, and special offers for Trainers. The new change begins on Monday.
The stores will be either Pokestops or Gyms. Sprint didn't give details as to what deciding factor designates one or the other.
Space Hulk: Deathwing Gets New Release Date
Space Hulk: Deathwing will launch first for PC on December 14.
The news comes following a beta last week which identified several issues. We’re told most issues have been addressed, and the team at Streum On is busy working on load time improvements, general performance optimisations, UI and menu elements, sound design changes including voice-over work, as well as bug fixes and crash-related issues.
The above improvements have shifted the game’s original release date of December 8 to the new date of December 14.
Space Hulk: Deathwing is a co-op FPS set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Players take up the role of a Space Marine Terminator before being thrown into a despairing battle against the Genestealers.
PlayStation 4 Hits 50 Million Units Sold
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that the PlayStation 4 has now surpassed 50 million units sold as of December 6.
The company also stated it had the best Black Friday week in the history of PlayStation, and says "software sales also remain strong" with over 369.6 million games sold as of December 4.
The PS4 was first released in November 2013, and more recently, the PS4 Pro has become available. IGN's review of the updated, more powerful console says it "has a lot of potential, but needs more uniform support to truly shine."
PlayStation VR also released this year, bringing virtual reality games to the platform. IGN's review says "the technology is astonishing but still in its infancy."
Watch The Man in the High Castle Season 2 Premiere at IGN
If you have been waiting for the return of the Amazon Studios adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel, The Man in the High Castle, then IGN has you covered, as we host the first episode of Season 2.
The Season 2 premiere of The Man in the High Castle can be seen on IGN on Friday, December 16th at 9am PST. After the live stream, you can watch the remaining nine episodes of The Man in the High Castle: Season 2 exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Immediately after the live stream, our own TV Executive Editor, Eric Goldman, will be moderating an exclusive post-show discussion that includes cast members Alexa Davalos, Rufus Sewell, DJ Qualls and Brennan Brown, along with executive producer David W. Zucker.
New Toys Allegedly Violating Privacy of Children
Nuance Communications is allegedly violating the privacy of children who own toys containing the company's speech recognition software.
According to The Boston Globe, consumer watchdogs have found Nuance is saving recordings from the My Friend Cayla and i-Que Intelligent Robot toys for later use, without warning parents.
The controversial i-Que Robot
Nintendo Switch May Run Gamecube Virtual Console Games
The Nintendo Switch may be getting GameCube Virtual Console support.
Three separate sources have confirmed the existence of GameCube titles running via the Switch’s Virtual Console to Eurogamer.
The site says three games have already been prepared and already run on the Switch, the games in question being Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion and Super Smash Bros. Melee. A fourth game, Animal Crossing, is also apparently currently being tested.
The number of past platforms to run on Switch is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo. Eurogamer also heard rumblings of an upgrade program similar to what’s been seen on Wii U, whereby owners of the previous games can purchase the game on Switch for a discounted price.
Groot/Rocket Raccoon Guardians Spin-Off “Highly Possible”
Vin Diesel says that Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn would like to make a Groot and Rocket Raccoon spin-off movie to follow Avengers: Infinity War, calling the move "highly possible".
The duo - who already star in their own spin-off comic series - have become fan favourites after being depicted by Bradley Cooper and Diesel (plus some advanced CGI) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"I think if it's up to James Gunn," Diesel told Screenjunkies, "you're going to see a Groot-Rocket movie after Infinity Wars. That's highly possible."
Sony Can Now Turn Physical Card Games Into Digital Ones
Sony and its new smartphone game studio, ForwardWorks have revealed Project Field, an NFC platform for physical card games.
Announced by Sony Japan, Field uses a bespoke card pad (which can be connected wirelessly to smartphones and tablets). Performing actions on the pad - say turning a card on its side - with Field-compatible cards will then perform the same action and its connected effects on the connected screen.
Two Project Field pads, and ForwardWorks' new Yokai Watch game in action.