Monthly Archives: March 2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War Reportedly Last Film in Current DCAMU
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Out Now In Australia
The social posts from both retailers include the same boilerplate text: "If you get the game early, please think of others and don’t spoil it for them. Please don’t post videos or screenshots of the game until it is officially on sale on April 10." Original story follows below. Copies of Final Fantasy 7 Remake will ship early to Australia and Europe, Square Enix has announced. The news was revealed in a tweet from the official Final Fantasy 7 Remake account, which contained a formal message from Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura, two of the Remake project's lead developers. "Our highest priority is that all of you, including those who live in countries currently facing the biggest disruption, can play the game at launch, so we made the decision to ship the game earlier than usual to Europe and Australia," the statement reads.#FinalFantasy VII Remake is AVAILABLE NOW on PlayStation 4!
An iconic adventure, reimagined: https://t.co/EvscgCkyxk If you get the game early, please think of others and don’t spoil it for them. Please do not post videos or screenshots until it is officially on sale April 10. pic.twitter.com/iUEMBhxh6a — EBGamesAUs (@EBGamesAus) March 31, 2020
This means that those of you in Europe and Australia waiting for your copy of Final Fantasy 7 Remake may receive the game earlier than the street date of April 10th, 2020. The decision wasn't taken lightly, and - as you may have surmised - it was made in response to "disruption to distribution channels caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus." The coronavirus pandemic has strained the global supply chain and estimates for delivery are becoming more haywire, which is why Square Enix has decided to send the game out now so it can meet the demand at launch. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/02/final-fantasy-7-remake-preview"] As for fans in the Americas and other Western regions, Square Enix is optimistic that the game will arrive by launch day, though due to the "challenging situation" the company cannot provide data for every country and retailer. To round off the statement, Kitase and Nomura asked fans not to spoil the game if they receive their copy early. "There are potential spoilers that have been out there for over two decades as the original Final Fantasy VII was released in 1997... but Final Fantasy VII Remake is a new game that still has many surprises for everyone," the statement reads. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=final-fantasy-7-remake-29-new-wall-market-screenshots&captions=true"] The developers asked for the support of the community that surrounds the game to ensure that nobody falls foul of stray spoilers. Final Fantasy 7 Remake's street date was already broken this week, with fans posting pictures of their early copies of the games to Reddit. This is your fair warning - if you want to avoid Remake spoilers, go dark now! For more news on Final Fantasy 7 Remake, read our report on how the remake will show a different side to Cloud Strife. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.An important message from the #FinalFantasy VII Remake development team. #FF7R pic.twitter.com/UwBMNaIaXX
— FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) March 30, 2020
HQ Trivia Is Back
Scott Derrickson Shares Cool Doctor Strange Quarantine Poster
— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) March 29, 2020NOVA's full piece is here... Derrickson was originally in the director's chair for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness but left over creative differences between himself and Marvel in January. Original Spider-Man Trilogy's Sam Raimi is reportedly stepping in as Multiverse of Madness' director, with Derrickson even praising the choice of Raimi as his successor. For more movie news, check out our review of The Big Lebowski sequel, The Jesus Rolls, as well as the cast of No Time to Die honoring healthcare workers and Animal Crossing fans recreating scenes from Midsommar in New Horizons. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=animal-crossing-movie-scenes&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
No Time To Die Cast Honors Healthcare Workers
Despite no movie being released in April, as originally planned, Daniel Craig still hosted Saturday Night Live back at the beginning of March, where he parodied No Time to Die and his Southern accent in Rian Johnson's Knives Out. Billie's Eilish's "No Time to Die" topped the U.K. charts with the biggest opening week ever for a James Bond song. For other movie news, Anya Taylor-Joy is reportedly up for a role in the Mad Max Furiosa spinoff movie, Ryan Reynolds is in talks to star in an adaptation of classic arcade game Dragon's Lair, and the cast of Contagion has an important PSA for you. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/23/the-5-best-drama-movies-on-netflix-right-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.Thank you to everyone, everywhere, who is working to keep us safe. #ClapForOurCarers #ClapForCarers #ClapForNHS pic.twitter.com/muULcU2vvy
— James Bond (@007) March 26, 2020
Remaster of Original Nier Game Announced
Square Enix has announced a remaster of the original 2010 Nier game, dubbing it “Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139.” Watch the trailer below.
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Appropriately enough, 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of the original Nier game, which released in 2010 as a spin-off of the Drakengard franchise. Square Enix released a new trailer showing off some imagery from Nier Replicant, along with some text alluding to its story’s core themes.
Making sense of the original Nier titles is a bit difficult. The original Nier released in 2010, and featured a man searching through the ruins of a world dominated by mysterious creatures known as “Shades” for a cure for his ailing daughter/sister. Nier Gestalt, which featured a father-daughter duo, was what western audiences and Japanese Xbox 360 owners got, but a different version of the game was released on the PS3 in Japan, called “Nier Replicant,” and featured a younger brother and sister duo rather than father and daughter.
From the text we see in the trailer mentioning a “young, kind-hearted boy” and his sister, it looks like Square Enix is going with the original Nier Replicant’s brother and sister dynamic.
The trailer also shows that this remaster will be developed by Toylogic, and not Platinum Games, who made 2017's Nier Automata.
Nier itself is a spin-off of the Drakengard franchise.
Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Square Enix has not mentioned a release date as of yet.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/29/nier-reincarnation-teaser-trailer"]Meanwhile, Nier Reincarnation is an iOS and Android game. Square Enix released a similarly vague trailer, showing off some more artwork featuring huge, seemingly empty cities (with giant fish floating in the air?), and some text describing an ominous place known as “the Cage.” Watch the trailer above.
If you translate Square Enix’s official page, it appears that Nier Reincarnation will be a free-to-play game with microtransactions, although what form those will take (or how extensive they’ll be) is still unclear.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and he does not look forward to writing out that title 40 more times.Hasbro Releases Mini G.I. Joe Animated Series Marathon Online
- The M.A.S.S. Device, Part 1: The Cobra Strikes
- The M.A.S.S. Device, Part 2: Slave of the Cobra Master
- The M.A.S.S. Device, Part 3: The Worms of Death
- The M.A.S.S. Device, Part 4: Duel in the Devil's Cauldron
- The M.A.S.S. Device, Part 5: A Stake in the Serpent's Heart
- The Revenge of Cobra, Part 1: In the Cobra's Pit
- The Revenge of Cobra, Part 2: The Vines of Evil
- The Revenge of Cobra, Part 3: The Palace of Doom
- The Revenge of Cobra, Part 4: Battle on the Roof of the World
- The Revenge of Cobra, Part 5: Amusement Park of Terror
- The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 1: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
- The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 2: Rendezvous in the City of the Dead
- The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 3: Three Cubes to Darkness
- The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 4: Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls
- The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 5: Knotting Cobra's Coils
[caption id="attachment_232767" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Click the pic to watch G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero episodes on YouTube.[/caption] So enjoy watching Flint, Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and other G.I. Joe giants as they clash with Cobra Commander, Destro, Baroness, Zartan, and more! Looking for more content to stream/binge? Here's everything coming to Amazon and Netflix in April. Syfy has also posted the premiere episode of its new snarky space adventure Vagrant Queen online. Now you know. And knowing's half the battle! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/26/new-to-netflix-for-april-2020"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
Resident Evil 3 Mod Gives Nemesis a Beach Thong
The Resident Evil 3 remake may not be officially out until April 3, but that hasn’t stopped enterprising modders from giving us what we’ve wanted all along: Nemesis in an Umbrella-branded beach thong.
First spotted by Eurogamer, a Patreon-backed modder by the name of Marcos RC is responsible for this new abomination. As if Resident Evil 3’s iconic undead, invincible boss wasn’t already bad enough, we now get to see him stomping around the streets of Raccoon City all half-naked. You can watch Marcos RC’s video on his YouTube channel, or check out screenshots below.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-3-beachboy-nemesis-mod-by-marcos-rc-screenshots%20gallery%203&captions=true"]The mod is officially called the “Beachboy Nemesis” mod, with a 3D body base created by “MisterHecks.” You can download the mod from Marcos RC’s Patreon page here. Could you imagine how horrifying this would be with the first-person Resident Evil 3 mod?
Sexy Nemesis mods are all we get for now, since Capcom recently delayed the Resident Evil Resistance beta on PS4 and Steam, with the Xbox One version rolling along as originally planned. Capcom has also warned that physical editions of Resident Evil 3 may be delayed in Europe thanks to COVID-19 impacting shipping infrastructure.
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MisterHecks, who created the Nemesis model that Marcos RC utilized, similarly made a thong mod for Mr. X in the Resident Evil 2 remake.
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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and looks forward to gamers rising up for this mod.