Monthly Archives: May 2018
Nintendo Announces Hylian Shield Edition New 2DS XL for North America
Nintendo has announced the latest addition to its ever-expanding list of cosmetic options for its 3DS family of consoles. Again, we see another Legend of Zelda themed console, only this time it's for the New 2DS XL, and it's quite the looker.
The Hylian Shield Edition New 2DS XL will launch exclusively in GameStop stores on July 2 and will be available for $159.99. The console is designed to resemble Link's iconic shield and will come pre-loaded with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Nintendo has not yet commented on if the console will be available in other regions, though its exclusivity to GameStop indicates that it may not reach Japan and Europe anytime soon.
Ex-Star Wars Director Reflects on Time Working on Episode 9
Colin Trevorrow has reflected on his brief time working on Star Wars: Episode IX.
Trevorrow was fired from Episode IX and was replaced by J.J. Abrams last year. In an interview with Empire, the filmmaker explained despite being let go from the project, he still cherishes the experience he had developing the movie.
Trevorrow also revealed he shared his Episode IX script with George Lucas and Mark Hamill.
Top Comics to Buy This Week: Man of Steel #1, Amazing Spider-Man #800 and More
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Man of Steel #1 -$3.99
Writer Brian Michael Bendis | Artists Ivan Reis & Jason Fabok (DC Comics)
We Happy Few Wants to Make ‘The Leap’
We Happy Few, which creative director Guillaume Provost describes as “an action adventure game with lots of weird stuff in it," has been around for quite some time in the form of a drug-fueled roguelike. But its stock rose significantly in the wake of its E3 2016 presence at Xbox’s press briefing, where it showcased a BioShock-esque narrative campaign. It’s been mostly quiet ever since before finally re-revealing itself this month. I played a good 45 or so minutes of it and came away mostly impressed. It is clearly doing everything it can to make “The Leap,” like a superstar athlete, from raw potential to polished All-Star.
Developer Compulsion Games and creative director Guillaume Provost explained that over 40 people are now working on We Happy Few – far more than before – and that the past nine months have been spent focusing almost solely on this single-player campaign, which Provost claims is clocking in at around 20 hours long. My demo picked up shortly after the 2016 demo ended, in the shoes of Arthur, the same chap we already know from the last demo.
Xbox Games with Gold for May Revealed
The lineup of games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in June 2018 has been revealed.
The following titles we be available for download for Xbox Live Gold members next month:
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia - June 1-30 (Xbox One)
- Smite Gold Bundle - June 16 to July 15 (Xbox One)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - June 1-15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The New Adventures - June 16-30 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is the side-scrolling final chapter of the Chronicles trilogy. Though the title has moments of brilliance and a beautiful aesthetic, we only gave it a 5.8 in our review due to clumsy combat and tedious trial-and-error missions.
Star Citizen Now Has a $27,000 DLC Pack
Players can now purchase a Star Citizen DLC Pack that costs $27,000.
Per MMOPulse, The Legatus Pack comes with a total of 117 ships, which is nearly every spacecraft in the game. Also included are 163 extra items, including various skins, in-game posters, service equipment, and fuel pods.
You'll have to spend $1000 just to view the DLC's contents. But you can check out everything's that included in The Legatus Pack via this forum post. Some of the ships featured are Javelin, Avenger Stalker, Avenger Titan, F7C Hornet Wildfire, Eclipse, Gladius, and Aegis Hammerhead.
Bethesda Teasing Fallout Announcement
Bethesda Game Studios has taken to Twitter to tease something Fallout-related - we just don't know quite what that is right now.
The developer's tweet uses one of the "Please Stand By" test cards used across the series (although this appears to be a brand new version of them), as you can see below:
#PleaseStandBy pic.twitter.com/5IUjkURCcM
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) May 29, 2018
Sony Unveils New Limited Edition Blue PS4
Sony will release a new limited edition PlayStation 4 on June 8.
Called the Days of Play Limited Edition PS4, the system sports a gold symbol, matching blue controller and 1 terabyte hard drive. It will only be available for an undisclosed amount of time and cost $300/€300.
The special PS4 celebrates Sony's Days of Play deals, including the PS4 Pro discounted to $350. Other price cuts include God of War for $50/€50, Gran Turismo Sport for $20/€20 and MLB The Show 18 for $40.
Days of Play will run from June 8 to 18.
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Mega Man 11 Release Date Revealed
Capcom has announced Mega Man 11 will be released this Fall on October 2nd.
Announced late last year, Mega Man 11 plays just like the older games -- eight robot masters that can be tackled in any order, then on to Dr. Wily's castle -- but he sports a new cartoonish anime look.
Two of the new robot masters.
I recently got to play through a couple bosses in Mega Man 11 and really liked it! Check out my impressions here.
Check Out an Exclusive New Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom IMAX Poster!
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's new poster is out to remind you that we aren't going back to our beloved dinosaur park any time soon. IGN is debuting this exclusive new IMAX poster, which touts the foreboding headline, "The park is gone."
Check out the full poster below!
Directed by J.A. Bayona, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom brings stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard back to Isla Nublar three years after the destructive events of Jurassic World.