Monthly Archives: February 2015
IGN Plays Live PayDay 2: Crimewave Edition
In the beginning, there was IGN Plays…and it was good. Thankfully, the next evolution of our Let's Play series is here: IGN Plays Live. And yes, it's exactly what you think it is. A ton of live gameplay with your favorite IGN editors (and not-favorite editors).
We're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
Finally, all streams and VOD links will be hosted on THIS page. So get to favoriting, bookmarking, sharing, or using whatever form of internet preservation you know of. We'll also be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
Harry Potter Funko Figures Revealed
Update: Funko has tweeted out a picture of all of the Harry Potter figures except Voldemort. Keep an eye out, he's probably lurking nearby.
We are so excited to reveal Harry Potter Pop! Coming this July! #HarryPotter #Funko #ToyFair #NewYorkToyFair pic.twitter.com/mV1aRhTdJv
— Funko (@OriginalFunko) February 14, 2015
Would You Take a One-Way Trip to Mars?
The Tech Fetish crew gathers this week to discuss the discovery that Samsung’s Smart TVs could be collecting voice data unbeknownst to users, the idea of taking a one-way trip to Mars, and the new requirement that allows US citizens to have their phones unlocked by their wireless carriers (finally).
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Gotham: New Clips Showcase The Flying Graysons
Young Joker's not the only one popping up on next week's episode of Gotham.
Monday's episode, "The Blind Fortune Teller," will also include John and Mary Grayson -- yes, Dick Grayson's parents -- in a sequence where Jim Gordon and Dr. Leslie Thompkins go to the circus where the Flying Graysons are performing.
FOX has released three promos for the episode, which you can watch below:
Gotham airs Mondays at 8pm on FOX.
Legend of Zelda Netflix Show: Photoshop Contest
The news of Netflix creating a live-action Zelda show just about broke the internet. And the internet, being who they are, had multiple opinions and aspirations about what they would like to see in this venture. A lot of names have been thrown out as to who should portray these beloved characters and now is your chance to visualize them!
Use some of your sweet photo-editing skilz and post your results in the comments below for a chance to be highlighted in our Fancast Roundup. Check out the slideshow below for some characters to inspire you.
"Make something', will ya?".
Ryan Palmer is IGN's Community Developer. He enjoys doodling, video games, and anything dinosaurs. You can also follow his randomness on Twitter.
Dota 2’s Year Beast Brawl Has a Pay-to-Win Problem
After just one match of Dota 2’s new Year Beast Brawl game mode, I don’t know if my regular crew of competitive friends is interested in joining me for another. Its reliance on players spending money prior to playing has soured enough of us that we’re likely to avoid playing altogether next time the New Bloom Festival’s signature game mode appears in our playlist.
Year Beast Brawl is a modified game mode, accessible only in Unranked All Pick playlists, and only at specific times. Valve notifies players in-client that the Year Beasts — mythical, Chinese New Year-themed dragon-dog-monsters — will awaken in an hour. For 10 minutes following the awakening, anyone queueing into an All Pick game will join a Year Beast Brawl, a standard game of Dota 2 with a major twist: Each team frequently spawns a deadly Year Beast, and each player can upgrade it with Support, Combat, and Speed bonuses.
Dragon Age: Inquisition Patch 5 Beta Announced for PC
A handful of PC gamers will get the chance to test the upcoming patch for BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition.
In a blog post, BioWare detailed what makes Patch 5 the largest update to Dragon Age: Inquisition so far. "We want to open up our upcoming Patch 5 to a select group of PC players via signup in a closed, developer-like environment," reads the post. "This not only allows us to more quickly identify and respond to future issues, but gives our developers a great, new way to work directly with our players."
Here's a list of a few new features that will show up in the patch:
We Analyze Marvel’s Spider-Man Deal
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda, Roth Cornet, and Chris Carle bring you the latest in genre movie news.
We discuss the latest movie news, including Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man deal, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, Thor: Ragnarok, Hitman: Agent 47, and more.
Finally, we also wager how much of a spanking Fifty Shades of Grey might give Kingsman: The Secret Service at the weekend box office.
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Sid Meier’s Starships Goes Beyond Earth
Though it’s honestly pretty difficult to say “Sid Meier’s” without reflexively tagging “Civilization” on the end, the famous Firaxis designer’s latest project – Sid Meier’s Starships – more closely recalls less ubiquitous works like X-COM or even Sid Meier’s Pirates. Unlike your average 4X game, Starships is all about building up and customizing your very own fleet of space faring warships, which requires a mix of exploration, diplomacy, and combat. At one point during the developer’s recent PAX South Panel, the game was described as having “a very Star Trek vibe.”
Despite its approach, Sid Meier's Starships does share a fictional universe with last year’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, though Meier was quick to point out Starships is not a direct sequel but simply “the next chapter” of Beyond Earth’s story. He also stated the two games will interconnect in some way, hinting that allegiances and rivalries established among factions in Beyond Earth will carry over into Starships. That’s mostly speculation at this point, but here’s what we know for sure: where Beyond Earth focused on taming a single planet, Starships calls for galactic expansion.
New Jurrassic World Dinosaur Revealed
It's finally here: the first official look at Jurassic World's massive Indominus Rex.
Hasbro has unveiled its Jurassic World line-up of collectibles, which includes the new dinosaur the Indominus Rex. Fans caught a glimpse of the predator during a teaser trailer and via some leaked photos, but now the beast is about to be officially revealed at Toy Fair 2015 in New York this weekend.
Take a look at the dino along with a bunch of other Hasbro Jurassic World toys in the slideshow below:
(Note that the Raptors in the film -- which we think are of the friendly variety and work with star Chris Pratt's character -- seem to be named Charlie, Echo, and Delta.)