Monthly Archives: April 2019

Horizon Zero Dawn Actress Says Sequel Is in Development

Janina Gavankar, who voiced Tatai in The Frozen Wilds DLC, may have spilled the beans on a potential sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn.

Via a Reddit post from user ninjyte, Gavankar, who portrayed Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II, was speaking with fans at Star Wars Celebration Chicago when she made the potential slip. A fan thanked Gavankar for introducing her to Horizon Zero Dawn, to which Gavankar replied “Just wait until you see the sequel, you’re gonna die. I know some secrets, you’re gonna die."

Though her character Tatai was only present in the game’s DLC, she did have an open narrative thread where she was headed to Sundom to learn how to harvest machines. Because of this continuation, Tatai could return in a sequel, meaning Gavankar may have some knowledge of its development. IGN has reached out to PlayStation for comment.

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Horizon Zero Dawn Actress Says Sequel Is in Development

Janina Gavankar, who voiced Tatai in The Frozen Wilds DLC, may have spilled the beans on a potential sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn.

Via a Reddit post from user ninjyte, Gavankar, who portrayed Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II, was speaking with fans at Star Wars Celebration Chicago when she made the potential slip. A fan thanked Gavankar for introducing her to Horizon Zero Dawn, to which Gavankar replied “Just wait until you see the sequel, you’re gonna die. I know some secrets, you’re gonna die."

Though her character Tatai was only present in the game’s DLC, she did have an open narrative thread where she was headed to Sundom to learn how to harvest machines. Because of this continuation, Tatai could return in a sequel, meaning Gavankar may have some knowledge of its development. IGN has reached out to PlayStation for comment.

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Blizzard Doesn’t Let Fan Negativity Affect Storytelling

While Blizzard has had some controversial news as of late, it says it doesn't allow any negative feedback to influence any facet of the stories it tells through its games.

As reported by VG247, Blizzard's Director of story and franchise development George Krstic spoke at Reboot Develop and discussed how Blizzard's "story rooms are dojos. They're sacred places."

“Specifically with World of Warcraft, our creative director Alex

said a wonderful thing," Krstic said. "He said our story rooms are dojos. They’re sacred places. And we try to tell a story as best we can and to make our players as happy as we can. But we try not to let the negativity enter the dojo,"

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Blizzard Doesn’t Let Fan Negativity Affect Storytelling

While Blizzard has had some controversial news as of late, it says it doesn't allow any negative feedback to influence any facet of the stories it tells through its games.

As reported by VG247, Blizzard's Director of story and franchise development George Krstic spoke at Reboot Develop and discussed how Blizzard's "story rooms are dojos. They're sacred places."

“Specifically with World of Warcraft, our creative director Alex

said a wonderful thing," Krstic said. "He said our story rooms are dojos. They’re sacred places. And we try to tell a story as best we can and to make our players as happy as we can. But we try not to let the negativity enter the dojo,"

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Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Won’t Have Multiplayer, Microtransactions

Head of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella confirmed today that Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order will be a single-player story game with no multiplayer and no microtransactions.

He made the announcement at Star Wars Celebration in an interview with IGN’s own Max Scoville, saying with no uncertainty “No multiplayer, no microtransactions, it’s a story game,” which was met with cheers from the audience. You can watch the exact moment here.

After Zampella’s reveal, multiple other developers from EA took to Twitter to confirm what he had said and express their excitement, including Respawn Producer Blair Brown and DICE’s Ben Walke.

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Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Won’t Have Multiplayer, Microtransactions

Update: Be sure to check out our story on the official Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order release date, story trailer, and first gameplay details.

Head of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella confirmed today that Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order will be a single-player story game with no multiplayer and no microtransactions.

He made the announcement at Star Wars Celebration in an interview with IGN’s own Max Scoville, saying with no uncertainty “No multiplayer, no microtransactions, it’s a story game,” which was met with cheers from the audience. You can watch the exact moment here.

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The Resistance Is On a Mission in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees a return of the whole gang, but it’s Poe Dameron in particular who must deal with the struggle of finding a way to lead what little is left of the Resistance. The Last Jedi showed just how hot-headed and insubordinate that Poe could be, but by the end he seemed to have learned some lessons from both General Leia and Vice Admiral Holdo on how to be a leader. Hinting at Poe’s eventual rise to a leadership role, while under siege in the base on Crait, Leia even says to the last few Resistance soldiers, “What are you looking at me for? Follow him!” IGN talked to actor Oscar Isaac at Star Wars Celebration Chicago about how his character carries those lessons of leadership into The Rise of Skywalker. It’s especially difficult because, as he explains, Leia is no longer with them.

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The Resistance Is On a Mission in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees a return of the whole gang, but it’s Poe Dameron in particular who must deal with the struggle of finding a way to lead what little is left of the Resistance. The Last Jedi showed just how hot-headed and insubordinate that Poe could be, but by the end he seemed to have learned some lessons from both General Leia and Vice Admiral Holdo on how to be a leader. Hinting at Poe’s eventual rise to a leadership role, while under siege in the base on Crait, Leia even says to the last few Resistance soldiers, “What are you looking at me for? Follow him!” IGN talked to actor Oscar Isaac at Star Wars Celebration Chicago about how his character carries those lessons of leadership into The Rise of Skywalker. It’s especially difficult because, as he explains, Leia is no longer with them.

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Check Out Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans Playing Classic Game Boy

While filming Avengers: Endgame must be hard work, that doesn't mean there isn't any time for fun, as indicated by this amazing image of Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans playing the original Game Boy on set.

Tweeted out by the Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo decided to use his Flashback Friday to give fans a look at the "long days on the #AvengersEndgame set."

Johansson and Evans are both seen playing Tetris on the original Game Boy, link cables and all, and full of smiles.

Mark

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Check Out Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans Playing Classic Game Boy

While filming Avengers: Endgame must be hard work, that doesn't mean there isn't any time for fun, as indicated by this amazing image of Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans playing the original Game Boy on set.

Tweeted out by the Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo decided to use his Flashback Friday to give fans a look at the "long days on the #AvengersEndgame set."

Johansson and Evans are both seen playing Tetris on the original Game Boy, link cables and all, and full of smiles.

Mark

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