Monthly Archives: May 2019
GameCube Classic Eternal Darkness Was Delayed in Part Due to 9/11
To this day, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem stands as one of the Nintendo GameCube’s most critically acclaimed games, earning a 9.6 out of 10 from IGN back in 2002. For all its critical success, many wonder if it was held back by not being a launch window title for the GameCube, as was originally planned. The world may never know, but on this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered, former Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack shed some light on the decision to delay the game in the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
An Early Avengers: Endgame Script Featured a Thor vs. Thor Fight
Warning: Spoilers follow for Avengers: Endgame. Continue on at your own risk.
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed that an early version of the film’s script featured a sequence where Thor fights himself.
Talking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via GamesRadar), the Russos explained that they had originally planned for a Thor vs. Thor fight set during the Asgard section of Endgame’s time heist.
Code Vein is the Anime Vampire Game of Your Dreams
It’s been easy to point out comparisons between Code Vein’s combat and sense of style and that of developer From Software’s action-RPGs since its 2017 reveal. Now that I’ve played through Code Vein's first hour and seen bits of its story begin to unfold, I’m starting to understand just how much Bandai Namco’s new spin on the genre is deviating from the norm.
Rather than obfuscate its own story by hiding nuggets of lore in item descriptions, Code Vein is happy to lay things out in extended cutscenes and conversations. That’s not to say there are no mysteries to uncover – plenty of anime-inspired characters I spoke to kept things pretty vague and left me with a lot more questions than answers at the end of my session.
Divinity: Fallen Heroes Resurrects Larian’s Strangest Forgotten Game
A few years ago I visited Larian Studios, the Belgian developer behind the Divinity series. I was there to see how development of Divinity: Original Sin 2 was going, but I had another game on my mind: Divinity: Dragon Commander. A strange fusion of Total War-style strategy and choice-heavy RPG, it’s unlike anything I’ve ever played before or since.
Over dinner I found myself talking to Jan Van Dosselaer, the man responsible for writing a huge amount of Dragon Commander. After explaining to him how much I loved the game, despite its horrendously messy real-time strategy combat, I asked if there was any chance of a sequel. The table, headed up by Larian CEO Swen Vincke, laughed the question aside. Apparently there wasn’t a chance of me ever seeing Dragon Commander 2.
Apex Legends Season 2 To Be Revealed At E3
Apex Legends’ second season will be announced at E3 next month.
In its latest earnings call, EA said that the first details of the upcoming second season will be revealed at the EA Play conference on June 7. The event takes place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and is broadcast live for fans to watch online.
The publisher said that it has “big and robust plans” for new content.
“We’re now very focused on delivering for this massive global community with a long-term live service, including new seasons with more robust Battle Pass content, new legends, and exciting evolutions to the in-game environment,” said EA CEO Andrew Wilson.
EA say Apex’s second season is likely to start around the end of this financial quarter or the start of the next one. With the current quarter ending on June 30, that means it’s in the not-too-distant future.
How Spider-Man: Far From Home Deals With Avengers: Endgame
This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame (as does the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer). For more on Far From Home, check out our set visit report on Mysterio's role.
Tom Holland isn't great at keeping secrets, but he was being impressively tight-lipped when IGN and several other journalists visited the London set of Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home last August. Back then, the cast and crew were determined not to give any hint whether Jon Watts' highly-anticipated Spidey sequel would take place before or after the events of Avengers: Endgame, just in case they accidentally let any spoilers slip.
Mysterio Is Spider-Man’s New Mentor in Far From Home
This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. To see how Spider-Man: Far From Home ties into the events of Endgame, check out our other set visit report.
When longtime Spider-Man foe Mysterio was revealed to be playing a role in Sony and Marvel's Far From Home, fans immediately assumed that Jake Gyllenhaal's character would be the primary antagonist in the Homecoming sequel.
Update: New PSVR Bundle Preorders Are Now Live
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Two new PSVR bundles are coming later this month, one with Trover Saves the Universe and Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted, and another with Blood & Truth and Everybody's Golf.
(Update: retailer links are now live for the Blood & Truth and Trover PSVR bundles at Best Buy and Amazon.)
Sony PSVR Bundle: Blood & Truth and Everybody's Golf VR
Now THIS Is the Best Charizard Card Ever Made
While Charizard cards will always have a special place in the hearts of Pokemon fans everywhere, they usually disappoint when it comes to the actual Pokemon Trading Card Game. They typically do a lot of damage but are far too slow and costly to consistently attack. Things started to change for the fiery lizard back in February when a fast and efficient Charizard card came out, sparking a bit of hope for fans of the Fire-type Kanto starter. However, even though it was the best Charizard the game had ever seen, it barely saw any competitive use. It seemed like Charizard was never going to get a competitively viable card… until this month’s Sun and Moon: Unbroken Bonds expansion set released what is not only the best Charizard card ever printed but one of the best cards in the game, period.
Starz’s Supernatural Thriller The Rook Sets Premiere Date
IGN can exclusively reveal the first official key art and premiere date for Starz's upcoming supernatural spy thriller, The Rook. The series is set to debut on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 8 p.m. ET/PT in the US and Canada, then on the STARZPLAY platform in Germany and Spain.
Based on the Daniel O'Malley novel of the same name, “The Rook is a supernatural spy thriller which tells the story of Myfanwy Thomas, a woman who wakes up in the rain beside London’s Millennium Bridge with no memory of who she is and no way to explain the circle of latex-gloved dead bodies splayed around her. When Myfanwy discovers she is a high ranking official in the Checquy, Britain’s last truly secret service for people with paranormal abilities, she will have to navigate the dangerous and complex world of the agency to uncover who wiped her memory - and why she is a target," according to a synopsis from Starz.