Monthly Archives: April 2015
Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Premiere Was the Most Watched Episode Ever
About 8 million people watched the Season 5 premiere of Game of Thrones, making it the most watched Game of Thrones episode ever.
The data comes from Nielsen (via Variety). Last year's Season 4 premiere garnered 6.84 million viewers -- about 1.16 million (or 17%) shy of this year's episode, The Wars to Come.
That's about 800,000 more views than any other Game of Thrones episode, as well.
Game of Thrones is back, so return to IGN every Sunday for a full episode review. For now, catch up with our review of Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 1: The Wars to Come.
Nordic Games Buys Rights to Men of Valor
The Men of Valor property is now a part of the Nordic Games Publishing lineup.
Nordic Games has acquired the historical shooter property from 2015 Games, which developed the first and only game in the series. "With the addition of this IP, our shooter portfolio becomes enriched with a real classic," said Reinhard Pollice, business and product development director at Nordic Games, in a statement. “It feels great to have a piece of FPS history under our umbrella."
This isn't the first time Nordic Games has purchased a property from another publisher or developer. Nordic also bought the rights to Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs. ATV and more from THQ for $4.9 million USD in 2013.
App Store Update: April 15
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.
Avernum II: Crystal Souls – ($9.99)
"The end has come. Years ago, your people were imprisoned in the underworld, doomed to end their lives in the darkness. Then that was not enough. Your captors have invaded your caves, determined to kill you all. They are winning the war.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Ascendance DLC Dated for PlayStation and PC
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's second DLC pack, Ascendance, has a release date for PS4, PS3, and PC.
On April 30, players on those platforms will have access to four new maps, including Perplex, Site 244, Climate, and Chop Shop.
Ascendance also includes the new Infection episode of Exo-Zombies, which takes the four survivors to Burgertown -- a fast food restaurant known well by Call of Duty fans. It will cost $15 USD (€14).
Speaking of Zombies... Can you guess how many undead Advanced Warfare players have killed so far?
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The Toughest Monsters You’ve Ever Fought
We recently played quite a bit of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, this month's IGN First. The game's world boasts a wide variety of monsters, so you'll have to stay on your toes.
Some aren't as difficult as others, though, and we started thinking about the most fearsome baddies we've faced in all of gaming. We were curious about which enemies had the worst reputations, so we took to Twitter to ask you: What's the toughest monster you've ever fought?
@IGN the loading screen for Bloodborne. I keep killing and it keeps coming back, as strong as ever.
— Brendan Graeber (@Ragga_Fragga) April 9, 2015Invisible Inc. Release Date & PS4 Details Revealed
Invisible Inc., the tactical, turn-based stealth game from the creators of Mark of the Ninja and Don't Starve, is headed to PlayStation 4.
The announcement trailer and a PlayStation blog post confirm the PlayStation 4 version as its exclusive console debut.
It's also headed to PC, Mac, and Linux on May 12th after spending over a year on Steam Early Access.
There's no conclusive word yet on PlayStation 4 release date, but the trailer does hint at either late this year or a few months into 2016.
Invisible Inc. tasks players with infiltrating bases with a team of skilled agents. Levels are generated randomly, characters are upgradable, and permadeath means every move counts.
Justice League: Gods & Monsters Trailer Debut
We have your first look at Justice League: Gods & Monsters, an all-new original animated feature film from renowned producer and animator Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros Animation and DC Entertainment.
The movie's voice cast roster which includes Michael C. Hall (Dexter) as Batman, Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order, Despicable Me 2) as Superman, Tamara Taylor (Bones, Serenity) as Wonder Woman, Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter films) as Lex Luthor, Paget Brewster (Lana Lang in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Parts 1 and 2) as Lois Lane, and C. Thomas Howell (E.T., The Amazing Spider-Man) as Dr. Will Magnus.
Deals of the Week: Smash Bros $45, Mortal Kombat X $50, Xbox One With Two Controllers
If you have a Wii U, you should have Smash, and it's $15 off today.
Mortal Kombat X for $50 on Xbox One and PS4
Here's your day one discount on the brand new Mortal Kombat.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Makes Monsters Feel Real
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is wonderfully obsessed with monsters, despite focussing on a protagonist who’s main calling is the extermination of such hideous beasts. It raids various mythology, theology, folklore nature, and literature, with a keen eye for the weird and hideous; it steals from all of them and blends them together, producing a rich and unusual bestiary.
One of the first encounters comes in the game’s prologue, and it’s with a particularly angry Griffin. For us, the half-lion, half-eagle chimera is a well-known remnant of Greek literature, but for Geralt, it’s a terrifying creature and a pest, whose origin can possibly be traced back to the Conjunction, a cataclysmic event in which such unnatural creations where trapped in his reality. Some dispute this, believing Griffins to be indigenous creatures, but I think this idea of the Conjunction in the fiction of The Witcher is such a brilliant one. There’s a book in the original game which contains a description of this event:
Daredevil: Deborah Ann Woll Delves into Karen Page’s Dark Path
Warning: References to Daredevil through episode 5 follow...
If you're like us, you're probably well on your way through a binge watching marathon of Netflix's Daredevil - if you haven't already finished. Prior to the full release of the series, IGN was able to screen the first five episodes and sit down for a chat with the series' leads. During our conversation with Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), we touched on some things that would be spoilers for those who hadn't yet seen - at the very least - the first few installments in the Netflix series.
If you've made it through episode 5 you're in a safe place here. If you've watched the entire season, these topics still remain relevant through the season finale.