Monthly Archives: May 2018
May Humble Bundle Spotlight
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Spring has definitely sprung, and there's a whole new set of games in this month's Humble Bundle so your heart is as warm as the weather. In case you're not familiar with how it works, it's a snap to explain: for $12 you get a big pile of games: A few up-front you can play immediately, and then a second wave of curated mystery games at the end of the month. 5% goes to charity.
This month's early unlock is Destiny 2 - so for $12 you can unlock the game immediately to start prepping for the upcoming release of the Warmind DLC. Then at the end of the month you'll get over $100 worth of more hand-picked PC games. You can pay for a single month for $12, but the price goes down to $11 if you sign up for a 1-year subscription - essentially getting you one of the monthly bundles for free.
Giant Crater Is Completely Filled in by Dedicated Fortnite Fans
A courageous team of 17 Fortnite players fully covered Dusty Divot and the newly added crater to restore the area to its former glory.
The biggest change to Season 4 came when the meteor destroyed Dusty Depot and added a giant crater and Dusty Divot to the map. The goal of this ambitious project was to completely seal in that crater by simply building a flat floor across the huge hole. After assembling a team of 17 players, the group joined a game and started building from the north side. After placing over 2,500 floor segments and making use of over 25,000 resources, the crater was no more.
RiffTrax Takes on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Happy May the 4th! You know... May the Fourth... May the Force... Eh, if you keep saying it enough, it makes sense!
But who better to truly make sense of this fake holiday than the guys at RiffTrax -- Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, the former stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000. In order to celebrate May the 4th, the team has decided to release their riff on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And we've got an exclusive clip from the riff, which you can watch right here:
Ah, good old General Hux. After Rian Johnson got done with him, he's practically tailor-made for this kind of thing.
RiffTrax's Star Wars: The Last Jedi riff is available today and can be accessed here. It will work with the RiffTrax auto-syncing app, which is available here: RiffTrax.com/App. The free app automatically syncs the commentaries with the movies being riffed on. Per RiffTrax: "Just hit play on your phone or tablet and the app listens for the movie and automatically syncs everything, and keeps it synced. It will work with Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Video, DVDs, Blu-rays, your TV, computer, and other streams."
Top Switch Games We Want Nintendo to Announce at E3 2018, the future of the 3DS & more! – NVC Ep 406
Weeelcooome to episode 406 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, the NVC crew welcomes IGN's newest Host/Producer, Sydnee Goodman! Later, the gang shares their picks for the game they want to see announced for Switch at E3 2018, and much more!
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Behind Campo Santo’s Surprising Decision to Join Valve
Firewatch developer Campo Santo recently announced its entire team would be leaving life as an independent studio behind to join Valve. And while that move may seem surprising, it’s born from Campo having found itself in its own unexpected situation.
“We made the dream game. We made the game that wasn't supposed to make all the money. We made a sad guy in the woods, psychological-slash-dramatic personal quest,” Campo Santo co-founder Sean Vanaman told IGN in a phone interview.
Get a First Look at John Cena’s Animated YouTube Comedy Dallas & Robo
The Champ is getting animated. WWE Superstar John Cena and Thor scene-stealer Kat Dennings are lending their voices to YouTube Red's new animated series Dallas and Robo, and IGN has a first look at the buddy comedy, which is animated by ShadowMachine - the same production company behind Netflix's BoJack Horseman.
IGN can exclusively reveal that the eight-episode series will premiere May 30 on the WWE's YouTube channel. Take a look at the first images from the show below.
Dallas and Robo follows sassy space trucker Dallas (Dennings) and cowboy-hat-wearing-AI robot Robo (Cena) as they try and make a few dollars in the seedy world of interplanetary big-rigging, while navigating their way through cannibal bikers, rival space truckers and vending machine burritos. The half-hour comedy will also include a bevy of guest stars including Jane Lynch, Giancarlo Esposito, Taran Killam, Clancy Brown, Nat Faxon, Dana Snyder, Bree Williamson and Girl Milana Vayntrub.
Make Your Xbox One X Look Like OG Xbox
A new officially licensed system skin will make your Xbox One X look very old school.
Controller Gear is selling an Xbox One X console skin that visually turns the system into the original Xbox. The $30 decal offers triple-layered protection and scratch-resistance laminate, according to the company.
Your Xbox One X can look like this with the officially licensed Controller Gear console skin.
IGN UK Podcast #433: Red Dead Redemption 2 Special
Krupa and Alex went to Rockstar North to check out 45 minutes of Red Dead Redemption 2, so here they break down everything they saw in detail, with Gav milking them for every last bit of info they have on the game. If you want to know everything there is to know about Red Dead 2 right now, this is the place to be. There's a also a bonus Keyword Countdown for you to enjoy!
As always, drop an email with your thought about Red Dead Redemption 2, or indeed anything, to: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com
IGN UK Podcast #433: Red Dead Redemption 2 Special
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George Lucas Added a Joke to Solo: A Star Wars Story
It seems George Lucas is still contributing to Star Wars in a small way.
While appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (spotted by EW), Solo director Ron Howard revealed Lucas offered a joke for Han in one small scene during a set visit. Howard ended up including his addition in the film.
“We were doing a scene and he was trying to stay out of the way, but he did lean over and he said, ‘You know what Han would really do there?'” Howard said. “I said, ‘What?’ And he described the joke, he gave me a little joke. And I said
Activision Says It’s Drawing Inspiration From Battle Royale Games
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has said the company is "very good at being inspired" by trends in the industry, like the growing popularity of the battle royale genre.
During an investor call, Kotick voiced his admiration for Fortnite for "attracting new gamers of all ages and genders." He later added that "when we see people innovate in an interesting and impactful way, we are very quick to figure out how to capture inspiration from innovation.
"When we see things that appeal to our audiences, we are very good at being inspired by those."
Last month, reports surfaced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 wouldn't have a traditional single-player campaign though would feature a battle royale mode.