Monthly Archives: May 2018
Fallout 76: Gameplay Reveal, Release Date, Online, Map, Special Edition
Fallout 76 is an upcoming game published by Bethesda Softworks. It was revealed without additional information about platforms, gameplay, release date, and even which specific division of Bethesda Game Studios is working on it, so there’s very little detail to comb through until we find out more at E3.
For now, we’ve compiled all the information about Fallout 76 that’s out there so far, including news, trailers, and rumors. We’ll continue to update as more info rolls in, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for yet, keep checking back!
Fallout 76 Release Date, Platforms, and Developer TBA
- Release date: November 14, 2018
What the Life Cycles of Previous PlayStations Say About the PlayStation 5
Buy a hot new game system, and you’ll see an even better model the next day. That’s the stuff of lazy sitcom jokes, yet there’s an undeniable rhythm to the seemingly brief lives of game consoles. Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO John Kodera recently mentioned that the PlayStation 4 is in its “final life cycle,” prompting many to point out that the system isn’t even five years old.
We may complain, but it’s all part of the process. Sony follows the time-honored practice of piping up about a new system just as the current one hits its stride and the competition gets fierce. Yet if there’s a common thread in the PlayStation family, it’s one of dignified exits for old systems and overhyped entrances for the newcomers. Here's what the life cycles of the previous four PlayStations possible tell us about the PlayStation 5.
Why Daredevil Has a Lot in Common With Superman
Comic scribe Brian Bendis turned heads last year when he announced he would be leaving Marvel Comics after two decades to take over writing Superman at rival publisher DC Comics. With Man of Steel #1 out today, the first in a six-issue mini-series that aims to kick off a fresh start and set up key elements of his upcoming run on the Superman solo comic and its sister series Action Comics, Bendis shared some insight with IGN about how he approached writing the Last Son of Krypton. Given that his first major success at Marvel was writing a now-considered-classic take on Daredevil, it’s fitting that the lawyer with super-senses has been his biggest help in figuring out how to write Superman.
FLCL: Progressive Premiere: Adult Swim Launches US Concert Tour with The Pillows
To celebrate the upcoming premiere of FLCL: Progressive, Adult Swim is launching a US concert tour featuring alternative rock band The Pillows.
Adult Swim Presents The Pillows Featuring FLCL Mono Me You Sun Tour will begin on July 10 in Boston and concludes on July 19 in Los Angeles.
It'll be a limited six-city concert tour where fans can hear new songs from the anime series, such as "Spikey Seeds" and "Star Overhead," among others.
Former Smith Westerns frontman Cullen Omori will be opening up for The Pillows, with Japan's all-girl rock ensemble Noodles as the special guest in what will be the group's first US performance in eight years.
The full list of tour dates and locations are as follows:
Is Rick Still Alive in the Walking Dead Comics?
Warning: this article contains general spoilers for the current Walking Dead comics!
It's clear that things are changing in a big way for AMC's The Walking Dead. Yesterday the news broke that star Andrew Lincoln may be leaving the series at some point in the upcoming Season 9. According to Collider, Lincoln's Rick Grimes will only appear in six episodes total. Whether that means Rick is being killed off or somehow finding a happy ending amid the constant sea of misery that is life in the zombie apocalypse, this means that The Walking Dead will soon be without its main character.
Attack on Titan Season 3 Premiering in Theaters in North America
The Attack on Titan Season 3 premiere will be screened in select theaters in North America for two nights only.
Funimation Films will be playing the Attack on Titan Season 2 recap movie, The Roar of Awakening, and the Season 3 premiere back-to-back from July 10-11 across the U.S. and Canada. There will be a special presentation of Season 3's first episode immediately after the recap movie.
The movie and Season 3 premiere will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles on July 10, and in English dub on July 11. Advanced tickets will go on sale beginning on June 8.
The Funimation Films website will soon have a list of all 130 participating US and Canadian theaters. This will be your chance to watch the premiere two weeks before its television debut in Japan on July 22.
Krypton’s Lobo Explained
With the strength of Superman and the attitude of Wolverine, it's little wonder that Lobo is one of the most popular characters in the DC Universe. And now this bad-a$$ space biker is due for a major popularity boost in the years ahead, as he's making his live-action debut on Syfy's Krypton, has a spin-off series in development at the network too, and he could also finally be getting his own movie.
Reports emerged in 2018 that Transformers director Michael Bay had met with Warner Bros. and DC about possibly directing a Lobo movie, and had also given the studio some notes on a rewrite of the film's script. This all means now is the perfect time to brush up on all things Lobo and learn why the Main Man has earned himself such a loyal following.
Why Andrew Lincoln Leaving The Walking Dead Could Be the Best Thing for the Show
Update: Andrew Lincoln has now confirmed that he will be leaving The Walking Dead. Read on for our musings on why that could be a good thing for the show.
According to multiple reports, Andrew Lincoln is leaving The Walking Dead in Season 9, bringing an end to Rick Grimes' story after almost a decade on our screens. And in some ways, it's probably the best thing the show could do (short of ending it altogether).
Every IGN Fallout Review
Today's new info on Fallout 76 got us all misty-eyed about all the Fallout games we've covered here at IGN. It's unfortunate that IGN hadn't caught on to the wisdom of covering PC games when the first Fallout arrived in 1997, but we were on the case by the arrival of Fallout 2 in 1998. And between the four "main" games (and New Vegas), their many DLC packs, and the various spinoffs, we've got a catalog of more than 20 reviews to look back on so we can see the impact they had at the moment our critics first experienced these post-nuclear (mostly) roleplaying games.
So suit up, find a companion, and journey into the history of IGN's Fallout reviews below.
How Fallout 3 Teases Where Fallout 76 May Be Set
Bethesda revealed Fallout 76, the latest entry in its RPG series, with a brief teaser trailer and very few details about the game. But thanks to the franchise's past, we may already have an idea of where Fallout 76 is set.
Yes, the teaser trailer opens with John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads," which mentions West Virginia, and it's very likely Fallout 76 could be set there. However, the game may extend outside the boundaries of just a single state, given some details from Fallout 3.
Where is Fallout 76 set?
A Vault-Tec terminal in Fallout 3's Citadel gives us a pretty solid idea for 76's location. The info on Vault 76 in the Citadel computer can be found under a section called “DC Area Vault Listings,” which is about as clear as it gets. Washington D.C., or at least that general vicinity if Bethesda doesn’t want Fallout 76 to exactly share a map with Fallout 3, may very likely be where some of the game is set.