Monthly Archives: February 2017
Hear Mark Hamill as Swamp Thing in Justice League Action
Since Batman: The Animated Series debuted 25 years ago, Mark Hamill has memorably provided the voice of DC Comics villain the Joker in many different projects. These days, Hamill is back as Joker in the recently-debuted Justice League Action animated series on Cartoon Network, but he's also adding another DC Comics character to his impressive list of animation credits, as he takes on voicing the role of Swamp Thing.
Hamill's first episode as Swamp Thing, called "Zombie King," airs this Saturday, and IGN has an exclusive clip. See what happens when Solomon Grundy (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) unleashes a horde of zombies, with Swamp Thing ready to fight him. But given the odds, can Swamp Thing stop Grundy and his undead minions on his own?
Star Wars: Hamill Defends Jake Lloyd and the Prequels
Luke Skywalker star Mark Hamill has come forward to defend George Lucas' much-criticized Star Wars prequel films, as well as young Anakin Skywalker actor Jake Lloyd.
"I couldn't believe some of the things they wrote about the prequels," Hamill said in an interview with Vulture, adding that he's "still angry about the way they treated Jake Lloyd" for his performance in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace.
"He was only ten years old," Hamill continued, noting that Lloyd "did exactly what George
wanted him to do." He also acknowledged the film had "clunky dialogue" and that while he "has issues with George
Sharknado 5 Officially/Inevitably Announced
Syfy and The Asylum have officially announced a fifth entry in the outrageous Sharknado series.
Ian Ziering and Tara Reid will return for Sharknado 5 as Fin Shepard and April Wexler, respectively. Cassie Scerbo will also be reprising her role as "bartender turned badass Sharknado fighter" Nova. Principal photography kicks off today with Sharknado 1-4 director Anthony C. Ferrante at the helm.
Team Sharknado is back to Sharknado some more.
How Riverdale Remixed Archie’s Main Character
Riverdale's DNA is taken straight from the Archie Comics, but this is not the version of Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead that your grandparents grew up with. As much Twin Peaks as it is a high school drama, the new CW TV show remixes Archie in a lot of significant ways.
But the show still needed to remain Archie at its core, and that was the fine line Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa needed to walk in Riverdale's execution. While it's a murder mystery that he promises will be resolved by the end of Season 1, "the challenge of the show -- or the fun of the show -- is to solve and service both the mystery and the relationships."
Sword Art Online The Movie Theatrical Screenings to Feature Exclusive Bonus Content
Sword Art Online The Movie Ordinal Scale will include special bonus content for those attending select screenings.
IGN can exclusively reveal that a bonus featurette will screen as part of Sword Art Online The Movie Fathom screenings on March 9. The additional content will feature voice actors Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya) and Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna Yuki) in a special message to fans reflecting on the Sword Art Online franchise. The additional content will be presented in its original Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets for the Fathom Events screenings are currently available.
Power Rangers: Final Poster for Movie Released
Lionsgate has revealed the final movie poster for Power Rangers.
The poster, which debuted on Twitter, shows the rangers leaping into action with their Zords. It's a much better look at the robotic companions compared to the Power Rangers print released in December.
Power Rangers movie poster
Official Rocket League Toys Revealed
Rocket League is getting an official line of toys coming this Spring, Psyonix has announced.
In a partnership with Zag Toys, 12 battle cars will be available for purchase as themed mini "pull-back" racers, according to Psyonix.
Octane, Dominus, Masamune, Hotshot, Grog, X-Devil, Merc, and Backfire as well as "four limited variants" will all be a part of the lineup.
Why KOTOR 2 Dev’s Xbox One Launch Game Was Canceled
Obsidian Entertainment was developing a role-playing game called Stormlands for the launch of Xbox One that was ultimately canceled, and studio CEO Fergus Urquhart has come forward to reveal why Microsoft scrapped the project.
"It comes down to budget and it comes down to having a champion
," Urquhart said on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered. "I can see games that had champions and weren't canceled until $80 million were spent.... There's games that had a $10 million budget and had a champion and ended up the budget was $60 million and it shipped."
FFXV’s Controversial Chapter 13 Getting Updated in March
An update for Chapter 13 of Final Fantasy XV will release on March 28, Square Enix has announced.
During its latest Active Time Report (via Gematsu), Square said the update will feature improvements to the later portions of the game, including the controversial thirteenth chapter, which takes the campaign in a more linear direction. Additionally, players will be able to assume the role of Gladiolus for a brief period of time.
The Last Guardian Has Had Its Price Cut
The Last Guardian has only been out for a couple of months, but it's already had its price slashed by 33 percent in the US.
According to Polygon, Sony has confirmed a permanent price cut down to $40 from $60 on the PlayStation Store.
The game has also been cheap to buy in the UK for a good chunk of time. It's currently £30 on the UK PlayStation Store, and £27 on Amazon. However Sony has given no word on whether the price cut is permanent in the UK as well as the US.