Monthly Archives: November 2017
Hearthstone’s Kobolds and Catacombs Expansion Detailed
Blizzard has revealed more details about Hearthstone's newest expansion that arrives next month.
Called Kobolds and Catacombs, the expansion was announced earlier today at Blizzcon. A new Hearthstone panel focusing on the update brought additional information, starting with the unveiling of 14 cards seen in the gallery below.
All nine playable classes will get a new upgradeable spell they can slot into their deck, called a Spellstone, providing more unique flavor for each class. Each Spellstone effect and upgrade trigger is different and tailored to a class’s play style, from gaining armor to overloading mana crystals.
Beta Ray Bill Was Dropped From Thor: Ragnarok
Beta Ray Bill almost featured in the latest Thor movie, Thor: Ragnarok.
In an interview with CraveOnline, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed the character initially had a cameo in the film. However, because his appearance was too quick, Feige didn't think it did justice to Beta Ray Bill. So, he was ultimately cut from the movie entirely.
"There was a Beta Ray Bill, but it was so quick that you would have the same complaints that you have now," Feige said. "He was in it a little bit more and it just didn’t do justice. And the feeling is, if you can’t do it justice, do it later."
Krypton: Braniac Cast in Superman Prequel TV Series
Syfy's upcoming Krypton TV series has cast the villainous Braniac.
Deadline reports Da Vinci's Demons alum Blake Ritson will play one of Superman's biggest villains, the parasitic, hyper-advanced alien android known as Brainiac. This will be a series regular role for Ritson.
Ray Donovan's Paula Malcomson also joins the show as House El matriarch Charys, who helps her son Seg-El survive the dangerous Kandor City, a Kryptonian city filled with oppression. This role has been recast after the show's pilot.
Blake Ritson in Da Vinci's Demons.
Surgeon Simulator Studio Wants 100,000 People to Play Its New Game – Or It’s Cancelled
Bossa Studios, developer of Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, will only continue development of Decksplash if 100,000 people play it during a week-long free trial on Steam.
As noted by Eurogamer, the studio said it will decide the fate of their current game this week. If 100,000 people play the Steam free-trial, which runs from November 2-10, it will launch the game into Early Access. If not, the studio will stop development and Decksplash will not be released.
It may seem that Bossa Studios is giving players an ultimatum, but there is a reason for the decision. "Like any proud parent, we love Decksplash" Bossa said,"but unlike deluded creators, we want to believe that you love it too."
New Details on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
During its World of Warcraft-focused panel today at BlizzCon, Blizzard shared a bunch of new details about the game's next expansion, Battle for Azeroth.
The expansion sees the Alliance and Horde in all out war. As such, players will need to seek out lost territories and new resources for the epic battle. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth features two new continents, Kul Tiras and Zandalar, as well as new dungeons and raids, and a level cap of 120.
Those in the Alliance will travel to Kul Tiras. This ancient human kingdom has a navy that the Alliance really wants, and to receive their aid, players will need to help them with their problems. The area is broken into three regions. Tiragarde Sound, the capital of Kul Tiras, is led by Katherine Proudmoore. There are monster hunters in this area, and the region has trouble with pirates. There's also a wooded region called Drustvar, as well as the lush green Stormsong Valley, which provides ships to Kul Tiras.
Quantum Break’s Xbox One X Patch Sees It Take Up 178GB
With its Xbox One X patch and complementary TV show downloaded, Quantum Break's file size now sits at a whopping 178GB.
The Xbox One X patch, which is now available, comes in at over 94GB, as shown by Reddit user Torbold (via Game Informer). As highlighted by another Redditor, when combined with the TV show's 75GB and base game's 8GB, Quantum Break becomes Xbox One's largest game in terms of file size.
All the News and Trailers from Blizzcon 2017’s Opening
Blizzcon kicked off today with an opening ceremony full of new announcements for StarCraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft.
Below you'll find all the news and trailers from Blizzcon 2017's opening ceremony. Stay tuned to IGN over the weekend as we bring you even more news from the show.
Some of the biggest announcements during Blizzcon's opening ceremony came during the Overwatch section.
Jeff Kaplan took the stage to debut Moira, a brand new support healer character, as well as a new theme park-inspired hybrid assault/payload map called Blizzard World.
The Best Cases for the iPhone X
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The iPhone X is the most intriguing Apple phone in a long time. In addition to removing the Home button it's the first iPhone outfitted with an OLED panel, so if you're making the jump to Apple's latest creation you're going to want to make sure that it is properly protected, but that you can still enjoy its gorgeous display. From wallet and rugged cases to sleek and clean options, we've rounded up the best cases for the iPhone X.
World of Warcraft Classic Announced
Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic during its BlizzCon 2017 keynote, which is a "classic" server option for WoW.
Classic, which is currently in development at Blizzard, is an attempt to replicate the feeling of playing the original World of Warcraft — though not necessarily how it played right at launch.
“We want to reproduce the game experience that we all enjoyed from the original classic WoW without the launch experience," J. Allen Brack said during the BlizzCon keynote.
IGN spoke to Blizzard at BlizzCon 2016 about the possibility of legacy servers ever coming to the game, and the ensuing months saw Blizzard dealing with private "vanilla" servers. The vanilla private server Nostalrius, after being shut down by Blizzard last year, was reopened at the end of 2016. But the start of 2017 saw the team behind Nostalrius clashing with those making Elysium, another private, legacy server.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Revealed
At BlizzCon today, Blizzard revealed World of Warcraft’s latest expansion, Battle for Azeroth.
This new expansion takes place on a pair of new continents called Kul Tiras and Zandalar. It features new dungeons and raids, and allows players to progress up to level 120. For some context, check out our history of Azeroth and the Warcraft universe.
CHECK OUT THE BATTLE FOR AZEROTH OPENING CINEMATIC ABOVE.
This marks the seventh expansion for World of Warcraft, following 2016’s Legion, 2014’s Warlords of Draenor, 2012’s Mists of Pandaria, 2010’s Cataclysm, 2008’s Wrath of the Lich King, and 2007’s The Burning Crusade.