Monthly Archives: May 2017
Marvel’s The Inhumans TV Series Poster Revealed
Ahead of its debut this September, the first poster for Marvel's The Inhumans television series has been unveiled.
Marvel Entertainment released the teaser art—which prominently features Black Bolt's symbol—in a post on Twitter, saying "Beyond humanity." See it below:
Marvel's The Inhumans poster, via Twitter
Black Bolt is played by Anson Mount, the actor best known for his role as Cullen Bohannon in the Western drama Hell on Wheels. Meanwhile, Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon plays Maximus, the "clever and charming" brother of Black Bolt who is "fiercely devoted to the people of Attilan." The series also stars Serinda Swan as Medusa, Ken Leung as Karnak, Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, and Mike Moh as Triton.
How PaRappa the Rapper Inspired Guitar Hero, Rock Band
PaRappa the Rapper played a significant role in the evolution of Harmonix as a video game developer, ultimately inspiring the creation of the wildly successful music franchises Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
During the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos credited Sony's 1996 original PlayStation music rhythm game as being incredibly influential in shaping the studio.
"We had been struggling for years to make this interactive music thing work, but then something happened, which is that rhythm games appeared in Japan," he said. After citing Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmanina, Rigopulos highlighted PaRappa the Rapper as being especially influential, noting that playing it for the first time was "the kind of lightbulb moment" for Harmonix.
Darksiders 3 Announced With Trailer and First Info
THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games have announced that Darksiders 3 is currently in development and is scheduled to release sometime in 2018 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The game is set to be an open-world action-adventure that includes a focus on exploration and environmental puzzles, and will continue the series’ staple hack and slash combat with new protagonist, Fury.
Above: Watch the CG announcement trailer for Darksiders 3.
It’s set around the same time as the events of Darksiders 2, which was released almost five years ago, and will follow Fury’s quest to destroy unique physical versions of of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Marvel Joins Comixology Unlimited Subscription Service
Marvel Comics has joined the list of publishers participating in the Comixology Unlimited digital subscription service. Starting today, a number of Marvel's graphic novels and single issues will be made available to Comixology Unlimited subscribers.
As revealed by io9, these Marvel books include a mix of classic titles like Runaways and Civil War, currently ongoing series like All-New Wolverine and Elektra and even a handful of Star Wars comics. The full lineup being added to the service today includes:
X-COM Spiritual Successor Hits Crowdfunding Target
Phoenix Point, a spiritual successor to the X-COM franchise, has reached its crowdfunding goal, and now has two more goals to aim for.
The crowdfunding page on Fig went live last week, and has since reached its original $500,000 goal. With 36 days left, there are now two stretch goals.
At $650,000, you'll be able to drive vehicles in tactical battles. The stretch goal description says: "Deploy vehicles to tactical battles for carrying troops and providing heavy weapons support. They can also be used for retrieving equipment and materials in raid missions, and for safe evacuation of soldiers or civilians in danger. There will be multiple construction options and a variety of weapons turrets available."
Which Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Blu-Ray Should You Buy?
Modern home video releases are all about choice. Gone are the days of deciding between VHS or Betamax. Now you can buy special editions, extended cuts, or a disc with the bare essentials on it.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is coming home May 16 (and on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on May 2), and we've gone ahead and collected the different packages, and where to buy them, to save you some trouble. Even better, some retailers have pre-orders open now, so you can have the movie delivered right to your door on the day it's released.
Writers Guild Strike Averted After Late Agreement
Minutes after the Writers Guild of America's deadline, a deal has been made to avoid an industry-wide writers' walkout today.
Variety reports that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a "tentative agreement" with the WGA just after the midnight cut-off.
The agreement will increase minimums for writers, improve contributions to health plans, better define the maximum amount of work allowed for an episode fee on short TV seasons, ensure job protection during parental leave, and increase residuals.
“Did we get everything we wanted? No." reads a WGA memo, "Everything we deserve? Certainly not. But because we had the near-unanimous backing of you and your fellow writers, we were able to achieve a deal that will net this Guild’s members $130 million more, over the life of the contract, than the pattern we were expected to accept."
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Hits 2 Million Copies Sold
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been wildly popular since its launch into Early Access in March, and it has now sold over 2 million copies.
To celebrate, developer BlueHole Inc. is going to hold a livestream on Twitch, and will match all donations up to $100,000 benefiting the Gamers Outreach charity, which provides games and tech to children in hospitals. You can donate to the cause here.
The stream takes place on Thursday, May 4 from 9am to 5pm Pacific time (12-8pm Eastern, 5pm-1am UK, or 3-11am AEDT on Friday May 5). It will feature 64 European and 64 American streamers battling it out through a series of competitions. The full roster of streamers taking part will be revealed soon.
Logan Blu-ray Steelbook – Exclusive Reveal
With Logan heading to home release this month, Fox has provided IGN with your first look at the SteelBook for the upcoming Logan Blu-ray. The cover and interior were designed by Old Man Logan (and Secret Empire) comic illustrator, Steve McNiven.
The US Digital HD release of Logan is on May 16 (May 31st in Australia and June 24th in the UK). The Logan SteelBook is available exclusively at Best Buy in the US on May 23rd (June 7th in Australia and from HMV in the UK on July 10th), and is coming soon to retailers worldwide.
Which xXx: Return of Xander Cage Blu-Ray Should You Buy?
The latest entry in the Triple-X franchise is coming home May 16, and just like any action movie Blu-ray release worth its salt, there's more than one way to bring xXx: Return of Xander Cage home. We've put together a list of the available options for you to peruse and choose which one's best for you ahead of release.
Return of Xander Cage Blu-ray
The Blu-ray release of xXx: Return of Xander Cage comes in a combo pack, and includes the DVD and a digital copy so you can watch it on basically any modern, internet-connected device. On top of three choices of media, you also get bonus features. Included among the bonuses are behind the scenes looks at the franchise, the cast, and the location, as well as the stunt work of Xander's return and a gag reel. Pretty great for a standard Blu-ray release.