Monthly Archives: February 2017
Twitch Streamer Dies During Charity Marathon
Twitch streamer Brian “PoShYbRiD” Vigneault was pronounced dead at the scene after stepping away from a 24-hour charity stream for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
The 35-year-old World of Tanks player was found dead on Sunday evening at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. PVPLive reports Vigneault left the livestream at 4:30 PM ET for a smoke. Polygon has since spoken to Virginia Beach Police who said they were called to Vigneault’s home around an hour later to aid an “unresponsive individual.”
Zelda: Breath of Wild Seemingly Leaks Online
The Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild appears to have leaked online, with details - including possible story spoilers - now appearing across the internet.
Seemingly beginning on 4chan, public forums such as Twitter, NeoGAF and the Zelda subreddit now have growing numbers of posts featuring unannounced details, plus attempts to prove the leak is real.
From our research, some elements of the leaks appear to be genuine, while others can't be verified at this time.
What we will say, essentially, is be careful if you'd like to experience the game fresh upon its March 3 release.
Previous major releases have seen trolls set up Twitter bots that send story spoilers to those tweeting associated words about the game/movie in question, while comments sections - including IGN's own - have had spoilers posted.
Agents of SHIELD Showrunner Answers Your Big Questions
Full spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD's episode "Self Control" continue below, so read on at your own risk.
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD is on hiatus until April 4th, but with a cliffhanger like what happened at the end of "Self Control," we couldn't wait until then to get some idea of what's ahead.
Life in the Framework is significantly different from what is going on in SHIELD's reality: Hydra is in charge, Simmons is apparently dead, and Daisy is currently dating Ward. That's not even mentioning the trouble going on in the present: Aida has turned Anton Ivanov into some new iteration of an L.M.D. that involves keeping his decapitated head alive in a jar, and all our favorite SHIELD agents are in a race against time -- unwittingly or not -- before their bodies give out and they're trapped in the Framework forever.
X-Men: Series Producer and Writer May Direct Next Film
X-Men series writer and producer Simon Kinberg may reportedly helm the next film in the franchise.
The news comes of way Collider, which reports Kinberg is looking to make his directorial debut and has already penned the script for the movie, which has been rumored to feature stars Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, and James McAvoy.
Kinberg has been heavily involved with Fox's X-Men franchise since 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Along with that third X-Men film, Kinberg has either written or produced X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Logan, and even the new Legion TV series. He's also worked with and helped past series directors Bryan Singer, Tim Miller, and Mathew Vaughn.
Han Solo: Concept Art That Could Inspire the Movie
While the Han Solo standalone movie is currently shooting at Pinewood Studios in the UK, we’ll have to wait a little longer before we get any concrete details concerning the film's synopsis or characters. Hopefully Lucasfilm will drop some details at Star Wars Celebration 2017 this April in Orlando, Florida, but in the meantime we may have some idea of where the film could be going design-wise if Lucasfilm decides to recycle some existing concept artwork from classic Star Wars artists such as Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and others.
The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and even the Rebels series have previously reused existing artwork, so it won’t be surprising if this happens again to maintain the aesthetic of the series. Let’s take a look at some of this art and what it could mean for the Han Solo Star Wars Story.
Suda51 Shares His Vision for a Mario Game
Killer7 and No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (aka Suda51) recently shared his vision for a Super Mario game where the platforming plumber embarks on a mission to rescue Luigi... with Bowser (Koopa) at his side.
When asked on the latest episode of IGN's weekly show Up At Noon how he'd make a Super Mario game, he noted how Mario is usually rescuing Peach, so for his game idea, Mario would instead need to rescue Luigi.
"So this really bad guy's captured Luigi, so Mario and Koopa become friends and they go together," he explained. "It's like a road movie in a car. So they go from the south to the north and just go through it, like through America. I think it'd be great to make a Mario game like that."
Game of Thrones’ Alfie Allen Joins The Predator
Fox's upcoming The Predator reboot has added a Game of Thrones star to its growing cast.
Variety reports Theon Greyjoy himself Alfie Allen will portray an ex-marine in the film. Beyond that, there are no other details regarding his character and the reboot's mysterious plot.
Allen joins a cast that includes Logan star Boyd Holbrook as the lead, along with Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, Jacob Tremblay, and Trevante Rhodes. The Predator will be directed by Shane Black, with Fred Dekker penning the script. Shooting has already started in Vancouver and the film is slated to hit theaters February 9, 2018.
Legion Creator Explains the Show’s Mutant Team
While lead character David Haller (Dan Stevens) is from Marvel's X-Men comics, the new FX series Legion has also quickly introduced both David and the audience to a whole new group of mutants. So who are these people and how have their abilities shaped them?
Legion executive producer and showrunner Noah Hawley gave IGN his insight into these characters -- who operate under the leadership of Melanie Bird (Jean Smart) -- along with some info on what makes them tick and what to look for.
Check out the slideshow below to see what Hawley had to say about this unusual group.
Legion airs Wednesdays at 10:00pm ET/PT on FX.
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Logan May Not Be Patrick Stewart’s Last X-Men Movie
While Hugh Jackman has said that Logan will serve as his final big screen outing as Wolverine, recent comments from Patrick Stewart suggest the Professor X actor isn't quite ready to leave the X-Men film franchise behind.
"Hugh has raised the flag that says goodbye. I haven't done that yet," Stewart told ET.
In Logan, Stewart stars as a much older Professor X, who appears to be in pretty rough shape. Read IGN's review of Logan to find out why we found the return of Patrick Stewart as Xavier to be "one of the hugely satisfying aspects" of the film.
Overwatch ‘Interview’ Seems to Tease Next Hero
Overwatch is apparently gearing up for a new roster addition, with Blizzard teasing an 11-year-old inventor in the process.
Efi Oladele is introduced on the Overwatch website. She has apparently received a grant from the Adawe Foundation for her "impressive achievements in robotics and artificial intelligence."
Efi Oladele, an 11-year-old inventor (Courtesy of Blizzard and the Overwatch website)