Monthly Archives: August 2018
Doom Eternal: Get Your First Look on IGN
Bethesda has announced that it will be revealing the first gameplay of Doom Eternal during the QuakeCon 2018 keynote next week. You can see below for how to watch the reveal stream live.
Not only that, the keynote will also feature a look at Rage 2 and new updates and announcements for Quake Champions and The Elder Scrolls Online. The Doom Eternal reveal will be hosted by Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin from id Software.
Additionally, QuakeCon will also have a Fallout 76 panel the following day. Todd Howard will be hosting, and it promises to look closer at the character systems and perks in the game. There will also be a Q&A during that panel.
Blizzard Has Multiple Diablo Projects in the Works
It's been more than six years since Diablo III first released, and more than a year since its last DLC arrived, but the franchise isn't lying dormant. Blizzard announced today that it has multiple new Diablo projects in the works, and fans might get a glimpse at some of them soon.
"The forges here at Blizzard are burning hot, and we have multiple Diablo projects in the works," Diablo Associate Community Manager Brandy Camel said in a video. "Some of them are going to take longer than others, but we may have some things to show you later this year."
That at least one new Diablo project was in the works was essentially confirmed in June when Blizzard posted a job listing for a dungeon artist to work on an "unannounced Diablo project." It's not known if that project is Diablo 4 or something else, however.
Marvel Rising Is a New Kind of Superhero Story
When you're forming a new super-team, a hero with the "agility and strength of a squirrel" might not be high on your list of allies, but as Milana Vayntrub demonstrates in our exclusive sneak peek from Disney XD's Marvel Rising above, you'd be lucky to have Squirrel Girl in your corner.
Vayntrub was initially cast to play Squirrel Girl (aka Doreen Green) in live-action for Freeform's New Warriors, but the show is now being shopped to other networks because there wasn't room on Freeform's schedule this season. Thankfully, the plucky heroine and her loyal squirrel sidekick Tippy Toe are a major part of Marvel Rising, which is described as a "multiplatform animated franchise with a focus on inclusivity, empowerment and relatability for a tween audience."
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition Announced
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a Limited Edition, Nintendo of Europe announced on Twitter today.
Included in the package will be a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Super Smash Bros edition Nintendo GameCube Controller, and a Nintendo GameCube adapter. As seen in the image below, the box appears to be enormous for just those three items, but that's all Nintendo has announced as far as contents.
The Oscars Will Add a ‘Popular Film’ Category
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' board of governors has announced several major changes coming to future broadcasts of The Oscars, including a popular film award, a shorter broadcast time and an earlier date for future shows.
This news broke via a message to official Academy members, with the board of governors announcing three key changes to the show, along with re-electing famed cinematographer John Bailey as its president.
The first change is that the board will do everything possible to keep the show at a consumable three-hour broadcast. This will be achieved by honoring all 24 award categories by presenting them live in the Dolby Theater, but some less popular awards will be shown during commercial breaks. These moments that aren't initially broadcasted will be edited and aired later in the broadcast, presumably after the three hour mark has been reached.
Ghost World’s Lasting Lesson About Fandom and Pop Culture
Ghost World is a cultural cornerstone for many who came of age around the time of its 2001 release. Terry Zwigoff’s film adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ seminal graphic novel captured the essence of a generation, and introduced audiences to Scarlett Johansson two years before Lost In Translation made her a star. Now a bona fide cult classic - with an Academy Award nomination and Criterion Collection release to boot - it’s known as a key text of disaffected early-2000s youth culture.
But Ghost World has greater significance that impacts a broader swathe of the population. In addition to a story of post-high-school malaise, it’s quietly one of the smartest films ever made about how we consume and appraise pop culture.
God of War New Game+ Release Date Announced, Details Revealed
God of War's New Game+ mode is coming out later this August, and it'll add a wealth of new features.
Per PlayStation Blog, New Game+ will be available on August 20 as a free patch update. However, in order to access the mode you'll need to complete the story on any difficulty.
With New Game+, which can be played on any difficulty, you'll be able to carry over all your progress including abilities, armours, talismans, enchantments, and resources.
Players can look forward to battling higher level enemies, with some even having unspecified "new tricks." There will also be a new rarity level of equipment to craft and upgrade, alongside the new "Skap Slag" resource to collect and use to further upgrade your gear.
Mega Evolutions Coming to Pokemon Let’s Go
It looks like the popular Mega Evolutions introduced in Pokemon X and Y are making their way to Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!
This news comes from Pokemon fan site Serebii, which scanned pages from the latest issue of the Japanese gaming magazine CoroCoro. The scans show off Mega Evolutions for the final evolutions of all three first generation starter Pokemon: Mega Charizard (both the X and Y variants), Mega Blastoise and Mega Venusaur.
It appears that the way players will Mega Evolve their Pokemon is similar to past games. In the past, Pokemon needed to hold their respective Mega Stones in order for their Mega Evolution to occur. Only one Mega Evolution could happen for each trainer during any given battle. These Mega Evolutions significantly raised the Pokemon's stats, and often temporarily changed their typing.
What’s New in Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider sees Lara at the conclusion of her origin story with her fully embracing her role as the Tomb Raider and the solution to Trinity’s potentially devastating plans. This adventure takes her to South America in search of a solution to a catastrophe that she caused. With that adventure comes some big changes to what we’ve seen from Lara’s capabilities in the past two Tomb Raider games.
While Crystal Dynamics led development on Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider with support from Eidos Montreal, the roles flip for Shadow of the Tomb Raider with Eidos Montreal taking as the lead studio with support from Crystal Dynamics. We sat down with Daniel Chayer-Bisson, Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s game director who worked on the previous two Tomb Raiders, and other team members from Eidos Montreal to talk about some of the biggest gameplay changes you can expect to see to see in Lara’s next adventure.
Venom: Lethal Protector Novel Cover Revealed
With the Tom Hardy Venom movie coming this fall, the Spider-Man spin-off character is hotter than ever. And now Titan Books is releasing a novel adaptation of the comics story that the film is in part based on: Venom: Lethal Protector. The book was written by James R. Tuck, based on the comics by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley and Ron Lim.
We've got a first look at the cover of Titan's Venom: Lethal Protector novel right here:
