Monthly Archives: July 2017
Destiny 2 Beta Livestream On July 18 – IGN Plays Live
Destiny 2's long-awaited beta will be hitting PS4's early on July 18, and IGN's own Destin Legarie will be ready to explore everything it has to offer as soon as it drops.
So join us as we stream 2 hours of Destiny 2's beta live at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6 PM BST / 7/19 at 3AM AEST. We'll be checking out the Homecoming Campaign Mission, the cooperative strike, and testing two modes in Crucible: Control and Countdown.
Watch the action live by tuning into IGN.com/live, or watch us on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and get your questions answered by tweeting at IGN on twitter using the hashtag #IGNPlaysLive.
Get the Best Game Audio Money Can Buy With a High-end Gaming Headset
Gaming Headsets are like any other PC accessory in that you can get by with a $50 option, but when you fork over a bit more cash you are really treated to a luxury experience. Though the sound quality might not be perceptibly better between a $50 headset and a $150 headset, we can guarantee the more expensive model will be in an entirely different league of comfort, will offer more features, and generally be easier to use and more robust as well. When you get into the $150+ range headsets go from cheap plastic stereo units to velvety-soft, sophisticated equipment with the latest features, full cross-platform compatibility, surround sound functionality, wireless operation, and more.
October 27 Is the Craziest Day in Pop Culture This Year
With that announcement that Stranger Things’ second season has been moved up to October 27, the final Friday of that month has now become one of the most packed days in entertainment in recent memory.
But is that day going to remain so packed, or will one of the various movies, TV shows, and games set to launch that day budge in the battle for viewers and players’ hours? Below, we take a look at just how likely any of the day’s major releases are to move and make all of our choices just a bit easier.
Ryan Reynolds Congratulates Wonder Woman
Ryan Reynolds is full of praise for Wonder Woman and her box office success.
After the DC film passed Deadpool at the North American box office over the weekend, Reynolds took to Instagram to congratulate the superhero on her success.
Reynolds posted a picture of Deadpool forming a heart shape around a gold chain of Wonder Woman's logo, along with a characteristically cheeky message saying, "The Merc may be filthier, but her B.O. is stronger. Congrats #WonderWoman."
Ryan Reynolds congratulates Wonder Woman on Instagram
Umbrella Academy Comic Getting Live-Action Adaptation
A live-action TV series based on Gerard Way's graphic novel, The Umbrella Academy, is coming to Netflix.
The streaming giant announced it has ordered a ten-episode season of The Umbrella Academy that will debut in 2018. Here's a synopsis of the upcoming series, courtesy of Netflix:
"The Umbrella Academy is a live action series that follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (The Umbrella Academy) -- The Monocle, Spaceboy, The Kraken, The Rumor, The Séance, Number Five, The Horror, and The White Violin -- as they work together to solve their father’s mysterious death while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities."
Luke Cage: Season 2 Premiere Will Be Directed by Lucy Liu
The Season 2 premiere of Marvel's Luke Cage will be directed by Lucy Liu, Marvel Television and Netflix have announced.
In addition to starring in a number of films, including Kill Bill as O'Ren Ishii and Charlie's Angles as Alex Munday, Liu helmed the 2011 short film Meena, as well as four episodes of Elementary and an episode of Graceland.
"She brings the same buoyant intensity, deft humor, and singular focus to her directing that she has always brought to her acting....not to mention the fact that the former 'O'Ren Ishii' certainly knows her way around an action sequence," Luke Cage showrunner and executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker said of Liu.
Season 2 of Marvel's Luke Cage will premiere sometime next year, and will star Gabrielle Dennis and Mustafa Shakir in villainous roles.
How Mass Effect and Skyrim’s Character Creators Let You Tell Your Own Story
Mass Effect Andromeda's character creator, much like many character creators before it, is atypically lit, meaning that characters may look different in the bulk of the game compared to the way they looked when first lovingly crafted. You know the deal: you stand in a blue and black void, a single light source coming from everywhere and nowhere simultaneously lights your character in a dim orange glow. You dedicate countless hours to crafting your character’s face, only to get into the game itself and find scars are deeper, makeup more exaggerated, teeth more prominent and skin tone notably lighter or darker than intended. It’s time to dejectedly close the game and start over.
TimeSplitters Fan Project Stalls Due to CryEngine Problems
Development on the fan project TimeSplitters Rewind, the Crytek-approved multiplayer compilation of the first three TimeSplitters games, has stalled.
The developers behind the community-led project announced in a blog post that, due to issues with CryEngine, they're currently unable to work on the project with any momentum. "What takes us a few minutes in another engine took us up to four days in CryEngine," reads the post.
The team has been waiting for Crytek to release necessary CryEngine updates, which would change "the core systems of the engine," for over four months now.
‘Classified’ Secret Empire #9 Cover Teases Huge Twist
Marvel has revealed the cover for August's Secret Empire #9, while also promising that this penultimate chapter will reveal "the secret of Steve Rogers." Check out the cover below:
Art by Mark Brooks. (Marvel Comics)
The cover depicts a mystery figure fighting Baron Zemo while a wounded Black Panther recovers in the foreground. Marvel's press release also included the tease, "When Steve Rogers was revealed to be an agent of Hydra due to the manipulations of Red Skull, the Marvel Universe was rocked to its core. Now, it’s the moment fans have been waiting for – and you’re not going to want to miss this reveal!"
Witches Confront Police Corruption in New Comic
Move over Scarlet Witch, Hermione Granger and Elphaba, there are some new witches in town. The upcoming Redlands comic series from Image Comics tells the story of three witches who take over as law enforcement in a small town in Florida.
“Redlands was born out of anger and heartbreak after watching the film The Seven Five,” series writer Jordie Bellaire told IGN in an interview, referring to the documentary about police corruption in the New York Police Department in the 1980s. “I already had a witch story I was kicking around in my mind but after watching The Seven Five and taking note of the very broken law enforcement system across the USA, especially in Florida, the story began to develop quickly.”