Monthly Archives: March 2015
Watch SNL’s Avengers 2 Skit With Chris Hemsworth
Actor Chris Hemsworth hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, during which time the show inevitably did a skit about the actor's upcoming Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron featuring Hemsworth as a less than majestic Thor.
The skit follows a news broadcast in the wake of Earth's Mightiest Heroes' victory over the evil robot Ultron:
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in the UK and AU on April 23 and in North America on May 1.
Chappie Arrests Top Spot at Weekend Box Office
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's robo-cop movie Chappie debuted atop a lukewarm domestic box office this weekend with an estimated $13.3 million.
With a production budget of $49 million, Chappie's path to profit will have to rely heavily on eventual overseas returns.
On the opposite end of the box office spectrum, Unfinished Business absolutely bombed in 10th place with $4.8 million. That's the worst wide release opening of Vince Vaughn's career.
Vaughn's been on a run of flops in recent years, with The Internship, The Watch and Delivery Man all disappointing at the box office. Unfinished Business, it should be noted, was from the same director as Delivery Man, Ken Scott.
Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2 Has a Release Date
Gearbox Software confirmed that the next chapter in Tales from the Borderlands is coming next week, according to its Inside Gearbox Software panel at PAX East. Atlas Mugged, is slated to launch the week of March 17.
Scooter was recently revealed at PAX South to have a part in Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2 and the developer also mentioned Handsome Jack having a larger role as well.
IGN reviewed Tales from the Borderlands Episode 1: Zer0 Sum, calling it "a hilarious, fantastic start to Telltale's trip to Pandora."
Better Call Saul: “Five-O” Photo Preview
Mike Ehrmantraut has had a few interactions with Jimmy McGill over the course of the first season of Better Call Saul, but he'll be more in the spotlight in Monday's "Five-O." As we saw at the end of the last episode, Mike received a visit from some members of the Philadelphia Police Department. Mistakes he made in the past are coming back to haunt him, and maybe Mike will have to ask Jimmy for help. Or maybe he'll turn to other sources. Flip through the bellow gallery to see a preview of what's ahead.
Better Call Saul: "Five-O" Photo Gallery:
Watch "Five-O" on Monday, March 9th, at 10:00pm ET/PT on AMC.
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Harmonix Brings Borderlands Characters to Dance Central Spotlight
Gearbox Software and Harmonix have partnered to bring Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel characters to Dance Central Spotlight for Xbox One, according to a PAX East panel today.
A trailer showed both Claptrap and Nisha dancing in-game. Players can enter five X's or five Y's on the character select screen and will have access to the new character models, free of charge.
The characters are available in Dance Central Spotlight now.
Look at These Gorgeous Halo 5 Xbox One Controllers
On the show floor of PAX East, attendees can get a glimpse of some spiffy, original Xbox One controllers featuring promising upcoming games. Halo 5: Guardians, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Evolve, Fable Legends, and more designs look gorgeous on the game pad.
Each comes in a custom-carved wooden case, too, but they weren't for sale. Check out the gallery below to see what your controller might look like with awesome Xbox One game imagery -- even if they're not available.
Here’s When You Can Play the Next Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC
Today, Gearbox Software revealed the next Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC and its release date at a PAX East panel.
Claptastic Voyage will launch March 24 and will be available to players who purchased the season pass. It is an expansion that takes place in Claptrap's mind and bridges the gap between Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2. The DLC will feature new levels and a new story, including new gear called "glitched gear." Players will get to "experience Claptrap's hopes, dreams fears, and stupidity."
Claptastic Voyage will launch March 24.
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Jotun Brings Shadow of the Colossus and Vikings Together
Comparing an unknown entity to a revered franchise often sets impossible expectations, casting the newcomer in the shadow of something greater. In the case of Jotun, its similarity to Shadow of the Colossus only excited me more, and there was already plenty to enjoy at first glance.
Out of the gate, I loved Jotun for its main character. She's a burly, surly ginger with a big battle axe, and that's badass. Despite her bulky size, she always appears petite next to the titanic bosses she's set out to slay. Her light/heavy attacks don't deal a ton of damage, but this plays into the challenge of Jotun: It's an action game about positioning, precision, and patterns.
See Halo 5, Xenoblade and More from PAX East’s Show Floor
We're on the show floor at PAX East 2015, and Boston's convention center is chock-full of the hottest games, big and small. There's so much to see and experience, we don't know where to start.
With a plethora of options before us, we decided that the IGN community should see everything that we can. So we reached out to you via social media, and took your requests. Here's everything you wanted to see from PAX East 2015!
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— Shaun (@ShaunTheJedi91) March 7, 2015
Monument Valley Sales Surge After House of Cards Appearance
Indie puzzle platformer Monument Valley has seen a significant boost on mobile downloads charts thanks to an appearance in the recently released third season of House of Cards.
Main character Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is seen playing and describing the game in the fifth episode of the hit Netflix series. As a result, the game has soared into the top 10 top paid apps on iTunes, where it currently resides at number 10 and is number three in the paid games category on the Google Play store. The game did not rank in the top 25 on either app store before appearing on the show.