Monthly Archives: February 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Playing the BEST Role in Good Omens
Amazon's long-awaited adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens has finally set a release date.
During a panel for the show at the Television Critics Association press tour, Gaiman announced that all six episodes of Good Omens will premiere May 31 on Amazon Prime globally.
Gaiman also dropped a fairly delicious casting tidbit during the panel, revealing that Benedict Cumberbatch will play the role of Satan in episode 6, opposite Frances McDormand's God.
"What people don't know is that we kept casting until the end and in episode 6, there is the appearance of Satan, and as many of you know, Frances McDormand is playing God, and we suddenly realized... we needed someone who could give Frances McDormand a run for her money, so we found a young British actor who needed a lot of direction... it is the glorious, young, Benedict Cumberbatch."
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Remake for Switch Announced
Update: Check out this quick comparison of the 1998 Game Boy Color version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening to the 2019 Link's Awakening remake announced today. The intros have a lot of similarities!
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Nintendo has announced a full remake for the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch.
Link’s Awakening for Switch is planned for a 2019 release. In its reveal trailer, Nintendo showed a recreated cutscene version of the Game Boy opening of Link’s Awakening, seeing Link wash ashore on Koholint Island after a storm destroys his boat.
Nintendo’s reveal also showcased gameplay and the brand new art style. Link’s Awakening on Switch retains a top-down camera style but set in a world realized in fully 3D animation. Characters are 3D models, and the art style is new to the series. (Some of us in the IGN office have compared it to the claymation characters of Frosty the Snowman.)
Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered Announced for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo and Ubisoft have announced Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered will be available for the Nintendo Switch this year.
The Assassin’s Creed 3 remaster package will feature the main game, all of AC3’s DLC, as well as Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered, and will be made available on May 21.
Ubisoft first announced Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered as part of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s DLC season pass. The remaster, also available separately on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, features both games — 3 and Liberation — fully remastered in 4K and with HDR functionality on those systems. Ubisoft has also added higher-resolution textures and improved gameplay mechanics to AC3.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Announced for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo’s February 13 Direct offered plenty of surprises, including the reveal that the originally PS4-console-exclusive Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2019.
Revealed during a suite of third-party announcements for Switch, Nintendo confirmed that Ninja Theory’s third-person action-exploration game will be released for the Switch this spring.
Hellblade originally came to the PS4 and PC in 2017, followed by a release on Xbox One in 2018.
Hellblade follows Senua, a celtic warrior on a quest into Helheim. The adventure takes advantage of binaural audio design to create a sense of 3D sound that is intrinsically tied to the main character, who suffers from psychosis and hears voices throughout her journey.
A Battle Royale Tetris Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Today
A new battle royale is coming, but you’ll need to sharpen your Tetris skills to survive among the pack.
Nintendo revealed Tetris 99 during its Feb. 13 Direct, which will be available later today as a free-to-play game for Nintendo Switch Online members.
Tetris 99 sees 99 players competing in a game of Tetris — completing lines will cause blocks to fill up the screens of opponents. Do your best to prevent your screen from filling up and persevere as the crowd of 99 players is whittled down each time to just one winner.
Tetris 99, naturally, features online competitive play, and will feature upcoming events to keep the experience fresh.
Tetris 99 is, of course, not the only recent surprise battle royale game. Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends, which features first-person shooting rather than 2D puzzle block building, launched as a free-to-play experience last week, and has seen impressive player counts since its launch.
Marvel Revives the Original Star Wars Comic
Marvel Comics is going old-school with its latest Star Wars project. Today the publisher announced that it's reviving the original Star Wars comic for one month.
As revealed by Comicbook.com, Marvel will publish Star Wars #108 in May 2019. Not only will this standalone issue pick up where the original series left off, it'll even feature the return of classic Marvel characters like Jaxxon, Domina Tagge and Valance the Hunter.
Star Wars #108 cover by Walt Simonson. (Marvel Comics)
Fire Emblem Switch Release Date Announced, Gameplay Details Revealed
During today’s Direct, Nintendo revealed that Fire Emblem: Three Houses will launch on Switch on July 26, later than the Spring release window that had previously been announced.
Nintendo also showed off a large amount of story and gameplay details for Three Houses, which puts you in the role of a teacher at a neutral officer’s academy seated in the center of three kingdoms. You pick one of three houses to teach for within the academy, each representing one of the countries surrounding it, and grow and foster your units as students before taking them out on missions in the field.
As with other Fire Emblem games, units will grow relationships with each other and can be specialized through training – Three Houses just does so in the context of a university setting as opposed to an all out war. You’ll be able to give units exams to teach them magic, learn skills like horseback riding, or to train them into specific roles.
Square Enix Announces New RPG, Oninaki
Square Enix’s development team behind I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear, Tokyo RPG Factory, has revealed its latest game, Oninaki, in Nintendo’s February 13 Direct.
The action-RPG is scheduled for a summer 2019 launch, and takes place in a world where, according to its trailer, people are forced to lead repressed lives, never properly being able to grieve the dead.
Players will control a protagonist who can cross between worlds, from the land of the living to a world beyond, where they’ll encounter lost souls. Players can save those lost souls, taking them on to use in combat for specific abilities. Saving them will also prevent them from becoming the very monsters players will be fighting in Oninaki.
Starlink Gets New Star Fox Characters and Missions
During today’s Direct, Nintendo revealed that the Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas will get an update in April that adds even more Star Fox content, including new playable characters and new missions.
Most excitingly, Star Fox’s trusty wingmen Peppy, Slippy, and Falco will be added as playable characters. Each will have their own unique pilot abilities and skill trees to go along with them.
Those three characters will also be playable in both the Star Fox missions from the base game and the new Star Fox missions that are coming alongside them. Those missions will be centered around taking on Star Wolf’s lieutenants.
This new content is planned for sometime in April and will be part of an update that also includes starship races and special faction missions, though these weren’t detailed further during the Direct.
Save on iPads, Anthem, and More During Walmart’s Presidents’ Day Sale
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The holidays are piling up, with both Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day vying for your attention. But since it's getting late to order a romantic gift for your partner, it's nice that there's still plenty of time to take advantage of Walmart's Presidents' Day sale on electronics. From iPads to cameras and tax software, you can save cash on all kinds of useful items this weekend. Let's take a look at some of the standout deals.