Monthly Archives: February 2015
New Nintendo 3DS Launch Impressions
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Download Nintendo Voice Chat Here
IGN UK Editor Daniel Krupa joins the regular cast of Nintendo Voice Chat (Jose, Peer, and Brian) to discuss New 3DS transfer horror stories, first time hunting in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Nintendo's presence in Europe and the UK, and the ideas for the live-action Netflix series the WSJ revealed last week.
Indie Classic Limbo Arrives on Android
Limbo, the very archetype of the atmospheric indie platformer, has finally been released on Android devices.
Limbo got its first commercial release in 2010 on the Xbox 360 where it amassed a mountain of awards and earned even more critical acclaim as it moved on to the PlayStation 3 and PC a year later. Now it's available on several other platforms including iOS devices and the Xbox One, and will soon be heading to the PlayStation 4.
The game's developers, Playdead, launched Limbo on Google Play just two days ago and have already scored an average 4.9 star rating, suggesting the game is surprisingly stable on the new platform.
Virgin Galactic Opens Rocket-Building Facility in LA
Millionaire Sir Richard Branson's corporate space venture, Virgin Galactic, is set to open a new facility near Los Angeles, California to begin producing a craft capable of launching satellites into orbit for a fraction of current costs. The 150,000 square foot facility is located at the Long Beach Airport and will house both the design and manufacturing for the company's LauncherOne small satellite launch vehicle.
LauncherOne, like the company's reusable near-earth-orbit space tourism vessel SpaceShipTwo, will launch from the WhiteKnightTwo mothership. This allows the two-stage rocket to carry a Satellite of up to 500 pounds (225 kilograms) into orbit for just $10 million. Compare that to the nearest competitor's average figure of $57 million, and it's possible this could be a game-changer for the space industry.
Binding of Isaac Afterbirth DLC Announced
Edmund McMillen has revealed details about The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth's upcoming DLC Afterbirth.
According to his latest blog post, he plans to release it sometime in 2015, "hopefully around the middle" of the year.
The expansion features a ton of new stuff, including 100 items, 10 challenges, a new playable character, an alternate final chapter, and new bosses and enemies. McMillen says that the new content should "easily" extend the gameplay time by up to another 200 hours.
Afterbirth will also contain a new game mode "that will totally change how you play," though McMillen didn't provide further details.
Mattel’s New View-Master Uses Google Cardboard VR
At the World Toy Fair today in New York, Mattel announced a collaboration with Google to give the iconic View-Master toy a 21st century makeover.
The all-new View-Master works with Google Cardboard VR technology to transform those once flat photo reels into 360-degree "photospheres". By fitting an Android smartphone into the viewer and opening up the companion app, users will be able to explore, interact with, and learn about famous cities, landmarks, planets, and more.
Mattel says it plans to work with other Google Cardboard developers to create additional "experience reels" for the device.
TDKR’s Cotillard May Join Assassin’s Creed
Oscar winner Marion Cotillard is reportedly joining Michael Fassbender in Assassin's Creed: The Movie.
According to Deadline, the Inception and Dark Knight Rises actress' role in the movie is being kept under wraps.
New Regency and 20th Century Fox's big screen adaptation of the Ubisoft game reunites Cotillard with her Macbeth co-star Fassbender and director Justin Kurzel.
Marion Cotillard in Inception.
Batman, SHIELD, Spider-Man Stars Get Animated
Debuting Friday night on Disney XD -- following a special holiday-themed episode in December -- the new animated comedy Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero follows the title character (voiced by Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch) as he travels to other dimensions to fill in for heroes in need, alongside his two friends (Workaholics' Adam DeVine and Enlisted's Tania Gunadi). Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), Gary Cole (Veep), Rosie Perez (The View) and Lenny Venito (The Neighbors) have recurring roles.
A bevy of guest stars will appear on the show's first season, including Garry Marshall (Happy Days), Beau Bridges (The Descendants), Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Jeff Gordon (NASCAR driver), Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones), Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee's Playhouse), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle), Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live), Peter Stormare (The Blacklist), Maria Bamford (Arrested Development) and Olivia Holt (Disney Channel's I Didn't Do It). Plus, you'll hear none other than the Caped Crusader himself, as Adam West voices Captain Super Captain, as you can see in the clip below.
NBA Live 15 Coming to EA Access
Last year's entry in the NBA Live series, NBA Live 15, is being added to the EA Access subscription service on Xbox One, according to an image on the Xbox website.
If the image is to be believed, NBA Live 15 will be the eighth game added to The Vault, joining EA Sports UFC, Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Need for Speed Rivals, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and Peggle 2.
We've reached out to EA for confirmation and will update this article accordingly.
For $5 USD a month or $30 USD a year, EA Access gives subscribers access to The Vault, 10% off EA digital purchases, and access to trials of EA games before they are released. Until the end of the month, Access members can also download Battlefield 4 DLC at no cost.
App Store Update: February 13
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Tempo – ($4.99)
The city of London has been rigged to explode, and it's up to you to track down the terrorist responsible in as stylish and cinematic a way as possible:
Why the Beverly Hills Cop Show Failed
Shooting on Paramount Pictures' Beverly Hills Cop 4 won't begin until the studio is able to get the script "right," according to the film's star, Eddie Murphy.
When asked if shooting will begin next month, Murphy told Playboy, "I don’t think it’s gonna happen in March, but it is gonna be in Detroit. And before it happens, they’ve got to get that script right. That movie has to be right. The third Beverly Hills Cop was garbage. Those movies, when I travel overseas, people say
'Hey, Beverly Hills Cop! Axel Foley!' They call me that s**t. All the movies I’ve done, and they call me that. If we do that movie, it has to be right. Not just thrown together to get a big check. I don’t need anymore of those."