Monthly Archives: October 2017
Concrete Genie Announced
During Sony's PlayStation Media Showcase at Paris Games Week 2017, a new game from developer Pixelopus was revealed.
The game, titled, Contrete Genie puts players in the shoes of a bullied teenager named Ash, who uses magical paint to create beautiful images on the buildings of his hometown in an effort to bring it back to life.
Watch the stunning announcement trailer for Contrete Genie below:
Contrete Genie will be released for PlayStation 4 sometime in 2018.
Stay tuned to IGN for more exciting news from Sony at this year's Paris Games Week, including the announcement of Guacamelee! 2, a sequel to Speluky, a first look at Sucker Punch's new game, and more.
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris DLC Release Date Revealed
During PlayStation's Paris Games Week press conference, Bungie revealed the first details about Destiny 2's initial DLC expansion, Curse of Osiris, along with a new trailer.
Curse of Osiris will be available on December 5, Bungie confirmed during the Paris Games Week PlayStation press conference.
The expansion sends players on a hunt to find Osiris, "the notorious heretic and most powerful Warlock in the history of the Last City" in an effort to stop the Vex.
Reports of the Curse of Osiris DLC surfaced earlier this year, suggesting it would add a Mercury patrol zone, and a new social space at the Lighthouse. Bungie's marketing director Eric Osborne later confirmed that at least the leaked name of the DLC was its genuine title.
Sucker Punch Announces Next Game Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch, the studio behind the Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises announced its newest game, Ghost of Tshushima.
Sucker Punch has been relatively quiet since the release of its last title Infamous: Second Son and that game's standalone expansion, Infamous: First Light.
PlayStation's Scott Rhode offered a brief update on Sucker Punch back in 2015, saying he had played the studio's next game calling it fun but still in the early stages of development. He also addressed the future of Infamous, saying Sony is "never gonna retire an IP," but wouldn't confirm whether or not Sucker Punch is working on another entry in the series.
Spelunky 2 Announced
At Paris Games Week today, Mossmouth revealed Spelunky 2, headed to PS4.
A trailer showed the original adventurer from Spelunky growing up and joined by a son.
An HD version of Spelunky came to Xbox Live in 2012.
For much more, read our interview with creator Derek Yu about why Spelunky has remained so popular.
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Out This Week: Call of Duty: WWII, Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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Gotham Casts New Actress as Poison Ivy
Peyton List is taking on the role of Poison Ivy on the Fox's Gotham.
List is scheduled to appear as Ivy in early 2018, according to Fox and WB, taking over the role from current Ivy actress Maggie Geha. Clare Foley first portrayed the character on the series.
Peyton List
According to Warner Bros., the actress swap is part of Ivy's transformation, bringing the character "another step toward becoming the Ivy we know from the comics." Ivy is "intent on making the city her own green paradise" in this latest incarnation
List, who is currently shooting an arc for USA's Colony, previously starred on The Tomorrow People, Flashforward, and in CW's The Flash as Lisa Snart, aka The Golden Glider.
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis Release Date Announced
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis will be released on December 13.
The release date was revealed in a new trailer that was shown during Sony's PlayStation Media Showcase pre-show at Paris Games Week 2017. For a glimpse at the Ignis-focused add-on chapter, check out the trailer below:
Square Enix has been hard at work on loads of post-release content for Final Fantasy XV. After the launch of the main game, FFXV received DLC episodes focusing on Gladio and Prompto, and a new multiplayer expansion called Comrades will be released next month.
Star Trek: Discovery’s Latest Easter Eggs
Trekkies have eyes like hawks, and we're always keen to uncover and enjoy little inter-continuity Trek secrets written in to episodes by clever scripters. And Star Trek: Discovery has had no shortage of such Easter Eggs so far.
In the latest episode, "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad," we spotted several references, from space whales to alternate explanations for alien skeletons to Wyclef Jean! Check them all out in the slideshow below... Spoilers of course follow.
You can also read our review of "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" here, or check out our chat with Harry Mudd actor Rainn Wilson here.
Paris Games Week: LocoRoco 2 Remastered Release Date
LocoRoco 2 Remastered is coming to PlayStation 4 December 9, 2017.
The news was announced in Sony's pre-showcase livestream from Paris Games Week, along with a look at some gameplay and a reminder that the game will be 4K-playable on the PlayStation 4 Pro.
The remaster was originally announced earlier this year and follows the successful release of LocoRoco Remastered - check out our review of the original game to see why this is such a beloved series.
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Guacamelee! 2 Announced
Today during its PlayStation Media Showcase pre-show at Paris Games Week, Sony announced Guacamelee! 2 is in the works for PlayStation 4.
According to the reveal trailer, the game will be released "soon-ish" for PS4. No other platforms were mentioned, so the Drinkbox-developed sequel presumably won't be making its way to PlayStation Vita.
During the pre-show, Sony confirmed the game will feature four-player co-op.
Read IGN's Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition review for our thoughts on the enhanced version of the original game.
Also, be sure to stay tuned to IGN for more exciting PlayStation reveals, as Guacamelee! 2 is just one of seven new PlayStation titles that will be announced today at Paris Games Week 2017.