Monthly Archives: September 2017
Destiny 2 Launch Day Livestream – When It Goes Live, So Do We
Destiny 2 launches worldwide on Sept. 6, and we'll be here to play it as soon as Bungie flips the switch to make the servers go live. So join us starting at 9PM PT on Sept. 5, (12AM ET Sept. 6 / 5AM BST Sept. 6/ 2PM AEST Sept. 6) as we start our journey through story mode.
You can catch the action via 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.
Until then, Guardians out!
Mario + Rabbids Dev on Balancing Both Franchises
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle not only offers a turn-based tactical take on Mario, it merges Nintendo's universe with Ubisoft's wacky Rabbids. Ubisoft Milan creative director Davide Soliani has shed light on how the team was able to find the right balance between Mario and Rabbids as they brought both worlds together.
On the debut episode of IGN Expert Mode, Soliani discussed how they were able to successfully bring together the Mario and Rabbids characters, saying it was about "exchanging what is good on one side and what is good on another side."
Han Solo: Paul Bettany Joins Cast of Star Wars Spinoff
Paul Bettany has joined Disney and Lucasfilm's upcoming Han Solo movie.
Director Ron Howard shared the news on Twitter, posting a photo of himself and the actor, and saying, "The Outer Rim just got a little bit wilder."
Ron Howard and Paul Bettany, via Twitter
Howard confirmed the actor's involvement in a subsequent post, noting this isn't the first time the two have worked together. "It's my third opportunity to work with Paul. He's a blast and so talented," Howard said. Bettany appeared in both A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code, both of which were directed by Howard.
Some Switch Games Will Soon Require Memory Cards
While revealing a new partnership with SD card maker SanDisk, Nintendo has also revealed that, moving forward, some Nintendo Switch games will require a MicroSD card in order to experience the full content of certain upcoming games.
In an announcement, Nintendo noted that "a microSD card will be needed for certain Nintendo Switch games that contain an especially large amount of content and require additional storage for players to enjoy the full experience." At least one upcoming release, NBA 2K18, will be such a game requiring a MicroSD card in the system, as evidenced by the game's updated box art.
NBA 2K18 box art with memory card requirement
NVC: SNES Preordeals, Rabbids, No More Heroes
Welcooooooome to episode 371 of Nintendo Voice Chat, our weekly Nintendo talk show shot in front of a live studio audience of exactly one person in our office in San Francisco. Last week, we reported back from Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, but this week, we're back to our full one-hour format complete with a "Young George Lucas", hidden J.O. and Question Block.
Join Brian Altano, Zach Ryan, Peer Schneider, and J. Jonah Jonathon Dornbush for war stories from the front lines of preordering the most elusive of treasures, the courageously named Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition. I think we forgot a TM somewhere, but onward: we also all spent time with Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and are eager to share our impressions. Plus, the latest news and announcements, including copious indie announcements for Switch.
Mario + Rabbids Dev: Nintendo ‘Open-minded’ to New Ideas
While Nintendo is protective of its franchises, Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani has found the company is "quite open-minded" to new ideas as long as the creative concept can be justified.
On the debut episode of IGN Expert Mode, Soliani shed light on the process that ultimately led to creation of a Mario game filled with an array of wacky weaponry.
The Last Jedi: Snoke’s Ship The Supremacy Revealed
The First Order's headquarters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been revealed, teasing that Snoke will be taking a much more hands-on approach than he did in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
As part of the Sphero BB-9E droid revealed for Force Friday II, Sphero's companion app has updated with an AR experience that allows players to tour the bridge of Supreme Leader Snoke's ship, The Supremacy. Take a look at it, as well as new art of Snoke and his guards, in the gallery below.
The Supremacy is, according to the descriptions included in the app, the only Mega-class Star Destroyer, clocking in at 60 kilometers in length. Snoke apparently keeps the ship hidden away in the Unknown Region's star systems. Its bridge rests atop the center of the ship, offering Snoke and his crew a 360-degree view of their surroundings in space, a necessary tasl fpr what is the First Order fleet's command headquarters.
The Crow Reboot Flocks to Sony Pictures
The long-gestating The Crow reboot has now reportedly landed at Sony Pictures.
Variety reports the film is now back in development as a result. The remake was in the works over at Relativity Media for nearly a decade, but production on the film was suspended after the company went bankrupt.
Filming was reportedly supposed to begin in January this year, with Game of Thrones and Aquaman's Jason Momoa starring in the lead role of Eric Draven (played by Brandon Lee in the original), with Corin Hardy directing. According to Variety, however, Momoa and Hardy are currently not attached to the project.
New Atari 2600 Retro Handheld Console Announced
While Atari has already unveiled a brand new console to come, an Atari 2600 Nintendo Switch-style hybrid handheld/home console device has been revealed called the Atari Retro Handheld.
Seller Funstock Retro has revealed the new device, which features a 2.4-inch screen to play games directly on the device, but it also comes with an A/V TV output. Check out the system below:
The Atari 'Retro' Handheld has a "wood" effect to give the console the vibe of the classic 2600, as well as an analog control stick and "super responsive" buttons. And in the vein of the NES and SNES Classic Editions, the device comes with a whopping 50 games built into it. This library includes Asteroids, Breakout, Pong, Centipede, and Millipede.
Fall TV Preview: From Stranger Things to The Punisher
As if you already don't have enough television to catch up on from the spring and summer, the beast that is Fall TV is upon us and ready to flood our eyes and ears with all our favorite returning programs - as well as a bountiful banquet of new shows to check out!
Fear the Walking Dead finishes off its third season, The Walking Dead kicks off its eighth, and American Horror Story arrives a month early while South Park enters its 21st year as scintillating social satire, Gotham introduces Scarecrow, and Stranger Things ramps up the chaos in Hawkins, Ind.
Meanwhile, CBS All Access debuts its new Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, while FOX lampoons the space exploration genre with Seth MacFarlane's The Orville. HBO rolls out '70s porn industry drama The Deuce along with a ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm while Marvel TV readies Inhumans on ABC, Punisher on Netflix, The Gifted on FOX, and Runaways on Hulu.