Monthly Archives: September 2017

Expendables Writer Joins Wonder Woman 2

The Expendables co-writer Dave Callaham has joined the Wonder Woman 2 writing team.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Callaham joins Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns, who've been "working on a treatment for several months." Callaham's other writing credits include work on 2014's Godzilla and the 2005 big screen adaptation of Doom.

Earlier this week, Warner Bros. announced Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is returning to direct, co-write, and produce the DC superhero sequel. Gal Gadot will also return to reprise her titular role.

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‘Marvel-ize’ Star Trek? That’s What Bryan Fuller Proposed

I visited the set of CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery recently, where I sat down with executive producer and co-showrunner Aaron Harberts. (You can read excerpts from our chat about religion, war, and continuity in Star Trek: Discovery here.) And while I had him, I had to ask about reports that Discovery co-creator Bryan Fuller had originally pitched the network on the idea of the show as a seasonal anthology along the lines of American Horror Story.

AHS, for example, resets its premise and cast of characters each year. According to an August story in EW, Discovery would’ve started a “journey through the eras of Captain James T. Kirk and Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and then go beyond to a time in Trek that’s never been seen before.” Fuller eventually left the Discovery showrunner gig and Harberts and Gretchen Berg took over for him, but I wondered what remained of that original pitch for the show’s subsequent seasons.

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IGN Partners with My Geek Box to Offer Monthly Mystery Box

IGN has teamed up with My Geek Box to create the IGN Box, a monthly mystery crate for anyone who loves games, film and TV.

Each limited edition box will have a different theme and is packed with a hand-picked mix of items from the biggest names in pop culture, as well as an exclusive piece of IGN swag.

The first box theme is Adventure, so expect cool merch tied to much loved games and TV shows like Uncharted, Rick & Morty, and more.

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Designing Hearthstone’s Death Knights

One of the marquee features of the most recent Hearthstone expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne, is the fact that each class gets a brand new hero card. These cards turn each hero into a Death Knight, and radically shift up the gameplay. I recently caught up with Team 5 senior designer Mike Donais and game designer Dean Ayala for a chat about the design process behind those cards. Not only that, but the guys dived into the vault to provide work in progress art for some of the early designs! You're going to love seeing some of this stuff.

(Oh, and this is part two of the interview, so be sure to check out Mike and Dean's thinking behind the recent Hearthstone card nerfs here.)

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Destiny 2: First Fireteam Has Completed Leviathan Raid

Bungie has announced that Destiny 2's first Raid has already been completed.

"The first Fireteam has made their way through Leviathan," the developer said in a post on Twitter. "Shaxx isn't far behind," Bungie added, then confirming the Crucible map Emperor's Respite has now been unlocked for all Destiny 2 players.

d2 Crucible map Emperor's Respite, via Bungie on Twitter

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Here’s All the News From Today’s Nintendo Direct

Nintendo's latest Direct was filled with all sorts of news, from Pokemon to TKTK. As usual, there was news we saw coming along with some cool surprises. Here's a run down of every news story to come out of the September 13 Nintendo Direct.

A new Mario Odyssey Switch bundle was revealed, and includes the game, a pair of red Joycons, and a Mario Odyssey-themed Switch carrying case. Nintendo also revealed the wedding themed Mario Odyssey amiibo, as well as the bundle, will be available on the same day Mario Odyssey launches, October 27.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 finally has a release date. coming to Nintendo Switch in the west on December 1 of this year. We got a chance to check it out during PAX West and think it might just be the hardcore RPG Switch needs.

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Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Bundle Revealed

During a Nintendo Direct today, Nintendo confirmed that a new Super Mario Odyssey-themed Nintendo Switch hardware bundle is coming in October.

The set will include a copy of the game as well as a pair of red Joy-Con controllers and a Super Mario Odyssey-themed carrying case.

Super Mario Odyssey will be released for Switch on October 27, and a trio of Mario Odyssey amiibo will be out on the same day.

For more, read our hands-on impressions on what makes Mario Odyssey a brilliantly bizarre adventure, plus our interview with Shigeru Miyamoto on the legacy of Mario.

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Kirby Nintendo Switch, 3DS Games Detailed

During today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo released new information about two new Kirby titles headed to 3DS and Switch.

After an initial tease at E3, Nintendo officially unveiled Kirby’s Switch debut as Kirby Star Allies.

Star Allies will let you team up one Kirby with multiple others, either single player or in co-op with friends. Gameplay involves teaming up to mix two abilities, such as combining ESP with Stone for a Stone Drop.

Other abilities shown include turning a bomb into a hot air balloon.

Kirby Star Allies will come to Switch in Spring 2018.

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Project Octopath Traveler Demo Available Today on Switch

During a Nintendo Direct today, Square Enix revealed that a demo for its upcoming Switch-exclusive RPG Project Octopath Traveler will be available on the eShop beginning today.

Square Enix will also release a survey to collect feedback about the game from fans who try it out.

Project Octopath Traveler was teased at Switch’s reveal event in January and features a mix of 2D and 3D art that the developers have nicknamed “HD-2D.” The project is in development from the producers of the Bravely Default series.

Andrew is IGN’s executive editor of news and is completely in love with Octopath Traveler’s art style. You can find him rambling about Persona and cute animals on Twitter.

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