Monthly Archives: April 2017
D23 Expo 2017 Panel Lineup Announced
Disney has revealed its full Hall D23 panel lineup for this year's D23 Expo, which takes place from July 14 to July 16 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Disney CEO Bob Iger will kick off the event at 10 a.m. PT with the Legends Awards Ceremony that honors this year’s Disney Legends Award recipients, which includes the likes of Stan Lee, Oprah Winfrey, and the late Carrie Fisher.
Following the ceremony, Pixar and Disney Animation Studios will take the stage at 2:30 p.m. PT to showcase their film projects for 2017 and beyond. Some of the movies that'll be in attendance are The Incredibles 2, Coco, and Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it Ralph 2. Disney is also promising a few surprises during the panel.
Now You Can Listen to IGN Spoken Editions on iHeartRadio
You can now hear IGN's news, previews, reviews and more with IGN Spoken Editions on iHeartRadio.
As nice as reading can be, sometimes it just isn't feasible. Take driving, for example, or even walking down the street. Your eyes need to keep you out of harm's way, so let your ears take over for a bit.
IGN Spoken Editions are read-aloud versions of our written content, so you can still fill your brain with IGN goodness while keeping your eyes where they need to be.
Over 100 million of iHeartRadio's registered users now have access to IGN Spoken Editions thanks to our partnership with Spokenlayer, who turn written stories into spoken ones.
You can access IGN Spoken Editions by visiting the iHeartRadio spoken editions landing page and choosing from several different IGN options. Who doesn't like options?
Atlus Apologizes, Updates Persona 5 Streaming Restrictions
Earlier this month Atlus released strict rules for streaming and posting late-game Persona 5 content, but now the developer is changing its limitations in response to fan criticism.
Atlus announced that players can now post and stream videos up until the in-game date of 11/19. Previously, players weren't supposed to post anything past 7/7.
"We also want to apologize to those of you who saw the previous guidelines blog post as threatening," Atlus said. "We want to be transparent about what we do, and the reason we released the guidelines was to give streamers the right information up front. It was never our intention to threaten people with copyright strikes, but we clearly chose the wrong tone for how to communicate this."
48 Images From the Call of Duty: WWII Trailer
The first trailer for Call of Duty: WWII dropped today and gave us our first in-depth look at the series' return to its roots.
Activision confirmed the Call of Duty: WWII release date, beta and story details, as well as teased details about multiplayer and its co-op zombie mode. More details will be revealed at E3 this year.
Check out our huge gallery of images below, and bathe your eyes in Call of Duty's return to the battle torn landscape of World War 2 Europe.
Mario Kart 8 DLC Coming to Super Mario Run
This week brings with it the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and to celebrate, Nintendo has announced Mario Kart-themed content is coming to Super Mario Run on Friday.
Nintendo of America shared the news in a post on Twitter, announcing the side-scrolling mobile game "will introduce special Mario Kart buildings." The content will be available starting April 28 at 12am PT/3am ET/8am UK/5pm AET.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe releases for Nintendo Switch on April 28. For our thoughts on the new and improved version of Nintendo's kart racer, which launched for Wii U in 2014, read IGN's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review.
Get a Closer Look at the MvC: Infinite Collector’s Edition
Alongside the release date announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Capcom debuted a new collector's edition option for the game, which includes four detailed statues.
IGN has an exclusive closer look at the Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Chun-Li, and Mega Man statues, made by Triforce, included in the special edition. Check them out in the gallery below:
The collector's edition costs $199.99 and will also include a box of Infinity Stones that light up in addition to the interlocking statues. This special edition is currently available for preorder on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Wants to Raise Money For Children’s Charity
Wrestling: Bray Wyatt Should Be RAW’s Top Good Guy
We're a week deep into the SuperStar Shakeup and it looks like the ointment is taking effect. There's a tingling happening. A noticeable new smoothness. We're seeing a handful of once-lesser Superstars really benefit from the the whole RAW/SmackDown switcheroo switchback.
The most notable, naturally, is Jinder Mahal, though I can't help but cringe at the fact that WWE's doing a whole "evil foreigner/xenophobia" angle in this particular political climate. Yes, this heel caricature has been a part of wrestling practically since its inception, but this isn't exactly the best time to dry hump that old chestnut. That being said, it's still technically appropriate to chant "USA!" when Jinder comes out because he's from Canada, though we know that's not why people are chanting it.
Amazon Announces Echo Look
Amazon has announced a new hands-free style assistant called Echo Look.
According to Amazon's product listing, the device features a depth-sensing camera that can be used to take full-length photos of your look each day. Echo Look also features built-in LED lighting and lets you to blur the background so you can capture a clear photo of your outfit.
Echo Look tech spec overview, via Amazon
First Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Details Revealed
Alongside the full reveal of Call of Duty: WWII today, Activision revealed the first early details about multiplayer.
While most gameplay specifics are under wraps for now, Activision did hint at a new mode called War Mode that will let players take part in famous historic World War II battles, with different objectives for each team depending on whether you’re the Allies or the Axis.
Instead of character classes, players will now have Divisions. Again, Activision didn’t reveal many specifics, but did say Divisions will include infantry and armored options.