Monthly Archives: July 2017
Super Mario Odyssey Playable at San Diego Comic Con
Nintendo has revealed its games lineup for Comic-Con 2017 and it features plenty of highly anticipated titles.
Fans will be able to play Super Mario Odyssey at the San Diego Convention Center before the 3D platformer releases for the Nintendo Switch on October 27.
Nintendo will also be taking over the San Diego ballroom of the Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel and it will have a ton of playable games, like Splatoon 2 and Mario + Rabbids. You can also try out Nintendo 3DS games on the New Nintendo 2DS XL system.
The new multiplayer action title Flip Wars, previously known as Project Mekuru, will be on hand as well. The game launches on the Switch via the Nintendo eShop on August 15.
20 Things We Can’t Wait to See at Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is upon us once again, with the annual geek-fest taking place from July 20 to July 23 (with Preview Night on July 19). IGN will of course be there in full force, covering all of your favorite comics, movies, TV, games and nerdtacular topics with news, trailers, footage reactions, interviews, and much more. We'll also be teaming with Twitter for our “IGN Live From SDCC” livestream, so be sure to check that out during the show!
But first, let's take a look at some of our most anticipated panels, installations and events that are taking place at SDCC this year. Read on for the biggest things we can't wait to see at Comic-Con 2017!
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12 Legendary Images of Custom Zelda Arcade Cabinets
High Scores Arcade has produced two custom 80s-style arcade cabinets based on The Legend of Zelda -- a game which never appeared in arcades back in the 80s. Check out the image gallery below for a look at both the drop-dead gorgeous final result of their efforts, and a behind-the-scenes look at how the dual cabinets were constructed.
With Donkey Kong, Nintendo scored it's first hit in 1981's arcades. If you are lucky enough to play an original Donkey Kong cabinet -- or Popeye, Mario Bros., or Punch-Out!! -- you'll no doubt note the amazing, art-saturated design of the cabinets as being a large part of those game's charms. High Scores Arcade teamed up with artist Sam Bahman, who built a similar custom Zelda cabinet, to produce their Zelda cabinets to closely resemble Nintendo's original artistry in their classic cabinets.
The Gifted: Meet the New X-Men TV Series Characters
Co-produced with Marvel Television, FOX's new X-Men TV series, The Gifted -- which, unlike FX's Legion is designed to connect to the larger X-Men cinematic universe -- will air at 9/8c on Mondays this fall. The series has unleashed 9 new character bio videos and IGN's got your first look at them!
The Gifted, from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix (who is serving as showrunner) and X-Men film director Bryan Singer (who directed the pilot), focuses on Reed (True Blood's Stephen Moyer) and Caitlin Strucker (Person of Interest/Angel's Amy Acker) and their family's flight from the government when they discover that their children (Natalie Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White) have mutant abilities.
Why Game of Thrones Didn’t Get Any Emmy Nominations
The nominees for the 2017 Emmy Awards were revealed earlier today, and Game of Thrones was no where to be found. But why?
Since Season 6 of HBO's beloved fantasy drama premiered on its normal spring air date, the entire season was within the qualifications of the 2016 Emmys, and as such is not eligible for consideration this year.
Even though four episodes of Season 6 aired outside of the qualifying timeframe for this year's Emmys, which spanned from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017, the Television Academy has a "hanging episodes" rule that allowed for the entire season to be considered, since enough episodes of Season 6 aired within the specified time period.
Mister Miracle #1 Extended Preview
Before taking over as the writer of Batman, Tom King earned critical acclaim for his unique approach to The Vision comic series over at Marvel Comics, and on August 9 he’s debuting another solo series, Mister Miracle for DC Comics. He’s teaming with frequent artistic collaborator Mitch Gerads (The Sheriff of Babylon, Batman) to tell an atypical story about the superhero escape artist created by comic legend Jack Kirby.
Mister Miracle’s origin is one of tragedy and triumph. Long ago, two warring worlds of gods decided to broker a peace treaty, and part of the deal included an exchanging of heirs. So Darkseid of Apokolips swapped his son Orion for Scott Free, the son of Highfather of New Genesis. Scott grew up on the hellish landscape that is Apokolips without ever knowing his true heritage, but there was one glimmer of light: that’s where he met his eventual wife, Big Barda.
How My Hero Academia Maintains Its Great Animation
My Hero Academia’s great animation has been lauded in almost every one of IGN's episode reviews. The superhero show’s fights are explosive on multiple levels, and you’d have a hard time finding a scene that isn’t done well. Yoshihiko Umakoshi, My Hero Academia’s chief animation director, told IGN through a translator at Anime Expo 2017 just how studio Bones goes about achieving the show's great animation.
In addition to having an experienced team, Umakoshi attributes the studio’s success with the animation quality to the staff’s interest in My Hero Academia. He said a lot of the staff are fans of the original manga, and their passion keeps it going; even Umakoshi has a favorite character.
Gran Turismo Sport Release Date Announced
Gran Turismo Sport will be released for PlayStation 4 on October 17 in North America and October 18 in Europe and Australia.
Polyphony Digital founder Kazunori Yamauchi announced on PlayStation Blog that more details about the game, including its campaign mode and the full list of tracks and cars, will be revealed in the coming months.
Gran Turismo Sport box art.
The game's release date was previously narrowed down to fall 2017 and was originally scheduled to launch in November 2016.
PUBG Adding First-Person Servers Very Soon
First-person-only servers are coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in its next monthly update, announced creator Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene on Twitter earlier today. The update is set to roll out first for NA/EU solo and duo matches, and will come to other regions in the future. When asked if this will extend to squad games as well, the team told IGN, "We will use data from these modes to further polish the system and then expand it further."
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can be played in both third- and first-person, but because of the advantage afforded to players in third-person — who can adjust the camera to see over cover, or see around corners without putting themselves in danger — the community has long been awaiting official first-person only servers.