Monthly Archives: August 2020
Kraven the Hunter Movie Cages a Director
Triple Frontier director J.C. Chandor will reportedly helm the Spider-Man villain spin-off Kraven the Hunter for Sony Pictures and Marvel.
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Cover Art Revealed
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War has officially been announced, and with a full reveal planned for August 26, Activision released the first official art that shows the conflict between the United States and USSR.
In a brief video teaser on the official Call of Duty Twitter page, Activision revealed the key art for Treyarch and Raven's new military shooter. The image shows brief snippets of propaganda posters that eventually tear away to show a split figure, one side a Soviet soldier, the other American.
Black Ops: Cold War appears to be highlighting this pivotal 20th-century conflict while drawing some parallels to the current political climate. The first teaser showed KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov give a speech about undermining the United States narrated over news footage from the 1960s.
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The new Black Ops title will be fully revealed on August 26, but Activision already revealed that it will incorporate the ongoing Warzone free-to-play mode in some capacity.
Check back with IGN on the 26th as we'll have full coverage on the next Call of Duty.
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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Cover Art Revealed
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War has officially been announced, and with a full reveal planned for August 26, Activision released the first official art that shows the conflict between the United States and USSR.
In a brief video teaser on the official Call of Duty Twitter page, Activision revealed the key art for Treyarch and Raven's new military shooter. The image shows brief snippets of propaganda posters that eventually tear away to show a split figure, one side a Soviet soldier, the other American.
Black Ops: Cold War appears to be highlighting this pivotal 20th-century conflict while drawing some parallels to the current political climate. The first teaser showed KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov give a speech about undermining the United States narrated over news footage from the 1960s.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/19/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-teaser-trailer"]
The new Black Ops title will be fully revealed on August 26, but Activision already revealed that it will incorporate the ongoing Warzone free-to-play mode in some capacity.
Check back with IGN on the 26th as we'll have full coverage on the next Call of Duty.
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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
GTA Online: Claim Bonus Rewards in Trap Door, Superyacht Life, and More
This week, spin the Lucky Wheel for a chance to win the ultra-fast Pfister 811, score bonus rewards on A Superyacht Life and Trap Door, and much more.
GTA Online: Claim Bonus Rewards in Trap Door, Superyacht Life, and More
This week, spin the Lucky Wheel for a chance to win the ultra-fast Pfister 811, score bonus rewards on A Superyacht Life and Trap Door, and much more.
The Batman: Official Movie Logo Revealed Ahead of DC FanDome
DC FanDome is almost here, and we're expecting to get a closer look at the latest cinematic incarnation of the Dark Knight. But even before that virtual event kicks off, director Matt Reeves has already given fans their first look at the movie's official logo.
Reeves tweeted out an image of the logo, which features "The Batman" in blood red text set against a black background and an image of the Bat emblem from Robert Pattinson's rugged Batsuit.
Reeves also posted a new piece of art from DC artist Jim Lee, depicting a stylized take on Pattinson's Batman:
While Lee's stylized and heavily shadowed art doesn't necessarily reveal any previously unseen elements of the costume, it does give us a better sense of the overall shape and silhouette of the new Batsuit. Even though this may be the darkest Batman movie yet (at least according to Andy Serkis, who plays Alfred in the film), there's still a superheroic quality to this version of Batman.
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DC FanDome is a two-part event that will officially launch online on Saturday, August 22. In the absence of a big DC presence as part of ComicCon@Home this year, it seems like this will be the place for any major DC news in 2020, with a huge guest list of stars taking part in the virtual fan-first experience hosted on the DC FanDome site, which will offer multiple language options for fans around the globe.
DC's The Batman panel is scheduled to run at 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET on August 22, making it the last of DC's numerous movie panels to stream that day.
Director Zack Snyder released his own FanDome teaser, posting 20 seconds of footage from the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League on Vero.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
The Batman: Official Movie Logo Revealed Ahead of DC FanDome
DC FanDome is almost here, and we're expecting to get a closer look at the latest cinematic incarnation of the Dark Knight. But even before that virtual event kicks off, director Matt Reeves has already given fans their first look at the movie's official logo.
Reeves tweeted out an image of the logo, which features "The Batman" in blood red text set against a black background and an image of the Bat emblem from Robert Pattinson's rugged Batsuit.
Reeves also posted a new piece of art from DC artist Jim Lee, depicting a stylized take on Pattinson's Batman:
While Lee's stylized and heavily shadowed art doesn't necessarily reveal any previously unseen elements of the costume, it does give us a better sense of the overall shape and silhouette of the new Batsuit. Even though this may be the darkest Batman movie yet (at least according to Andy Serkis, who plays Alfred in the film), there's still a superheroic quality to this version of Batman.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/batman-year-one-the-r-rated-reboot-that-almost-was-ft-frank-miller"]
DC FanDome is a two-part event that will officially launch online on Saturday, August 22. In the absence of a big DC presence as part of ComicCon@Home this year, it seems like this will be the place for any major DC news in 2020, with a huge guest list of stars taking part in the virtual fan-first experience hosted on the DC FanDome site, which will offer multiple language options for fans around the globe.
DC's The Batman panel is scheduled to run at 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET on August 22, making it the last of DC's numerous movie panels to stream that day.
Director Zack Snyder released his own FanDome teaser, posting 20 seconds of footage from the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League on Vero.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
Stranger Things 4 Won’t Be the Final Season, the Duffer Brothers Confirm
The Duffer Brothers have seemingly been spending their mornings drinking coffee and contemplating the end of Stranger Things, which they say will not wrap up in Season 4.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Matt and Ross Duffer opened up about the future of their hit Netflix show, including their plans for the fourth season and beyond, as they confirmed that the next installment won't be the last bike ride that we have with the Hawkins heroes.
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"Season four won't be the end. We know what the end is, and we know when it is," Ross told the outlet. "[The pandemic] has given us time to look ahead, figure out what is best for the show. Starting to fill that out gave us a better idea of how long we need to tell that story."
While the brothers appear to have a clear conclusion in mind for the show, neither of them would give away any clues about the overarching storyline, other than to say that the scripts are completed for the forthcoming season, which has been swamped with more conspiracy theories than Murray Bauman's desk after the epic third season left us on the biggest cliffhanger yet.
"We've had a lot more time to work on the scripts. For the first time, we have all the scripts written and we're able to look at it as a whole piece and make adjustments," Matt explained, as Ross confirmed that "everyone's excited to get back to work" once it's safe to return.
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Production was suspended on Stranger Things Season 4 in March, as Netflix announced that it would be pausing filming on all of its TV shows and movies in the US and Canada in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). When filming does recommence on the show, there could be some new kids on the block, as the Duffer Brothers were reportedly looking for four males to fill recurring roles.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Stranger Things 4 Won’t Be the Final Season, the Duffer Brothers Confirm
The Duffer Brothers have seemingly been spending their mornings drinking coffee and contemplating the end of Stranger Things, which they say will not wrap up in Season 4.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Matt and Ross Duffer opened up about the future of their hit Netflix show, including their plans for the fourth season and beyond, as they confirmed that the next installment won't be the last bike ride that we have with the Hawkins heroes.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/08/14/15-even-stranger-things-to-check-out-after-stranger-things"]
"Season four won't be the end. We know what the end is, and we know when it is," Ross told the outlet. "[The pandemic] has given us time to look ahead, figure out what is best for the show. Starting to fill that out gave us a better idea of how long we need to tell that story."
While the brothers appear to have a clear conclusion in mind for the show, neither of them would give away any clues about the overarching storyline, other than to say that the scripts are completed for the forthcoming season, which has been swamped with more conspiracy theories than Murray Bauman's desk after the epic third season left us on the biggest cliffhanger yet.
"We've had a lot more time to work on the scripts. For the first time, we have all the scripts written and we're able to look at it as a whole piece and make adjustments," Matt explained, as Ross confirmed that "everyone's excited to get back to work" once it's safe to return.
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Production was suspended on Stranger Things Season 4 in March, as Netflix announced that it would be pausing filming on all of its TV shows and movies in the US and Canada in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). When filming does recommence on the show, there might be some new kids on the block, as the Duffer Brothers were reportedly looking to cast four new roles.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Hitman 3 Is a Launch Exclusive for Epic Games Store on PC
Hitman 3 is a launch exclusive for the Epic Games Store on PC, developer IO Interactive announced today.
Hitman 3 was revealed back in the June PS5 reveal event, where it was announced that the game would be coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC in January 2021. We now know that the game will launch exclusively for PC on the Epic Games Store in January - the implication being that this is a timed deal.
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"Epic Games and IO Interactive today are excited to announce that Hitman 3 will launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store when it releases in January 2021," IO Interactive said. "Additionally, from August 27 through September 3, 2016's critically-acclaimed Hitman will be completely free for players to download and keep."
IO Interactive will self-publish the game and it said doing this is a "big step" for the company in "achieving [its] highly ambitious goals as an independent studio," according to IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak. He said this partnership with Epic Games has given the studio the "freedom to create the game exactly as we imagined, for our fans and for our community uncompromised."
"For our long-term fans that have supported us on the World of Assassination journey, we're happy to have mastery and location carry over from their existing progress into Hitman 3 on Epic Games Store."
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IGN reached out to IO Interactive asking if and how players will be able carry save data from Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam into their Epic Games Store version of Hitman 3. The developer responded by saying, “In the coming months, we’ll share precise details about how location and progression carryover will work."
For more Hitman 3, check out the modes that have been revealed so far and read about how PvP multiplayer modes like Ghost Mode will be shutting down. Then, read about how the entire Hitman trilogy will be playable in VR.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.