Monthly Archives: June 2015
Did Bethesda Just Accidentally Leak Dishonored 2?
During a rehearsal live stream on its Twitch channel, Bethesda may have just leaked tomorrow's announcement of Dishonored 2.
First noticed by YouTuber Matty Schroeder, a conversation about a presentation by Harvey Smith, co-director of the first Dishonored, was broadcast live over Twitch. The French-accented voice on the stream belongs to Ralph Colantonio, president of Arkane Studios.
At the end of the recording, an unidentified voice informs the men that their conversation is currently being broadcast live over Twitch, a claim the participants first take as a joke.
It's not an out and out admission of the reveal of Dishonored 2, because there isn't a single "Ladies and gentleman, we present Dishonored 2!" moment, but the contextual clues in the recording point fairly strongly in the direction of a sequel to Dishonored being part of Bethesda's conference tomorrow night.
Game of Thrones: Season 5 Finale Photo Preview
Season 5 of Game of Thrones is nearly over. Westeros and the lands beyond certainly have become more interesting over the season as characters learned new skills and made bold decisions. As we head towards the last episode, titled "Mother's Mercy," we'll see development on a few fronts.
Daenerys ends up surrounded by strangers so she's presumably flown Drogon far away. Jorah, Daario, and Tyrion are left behind in Meereen. Stannis moves forward with his plan to siege Winterfell. Cersei is ready to ask the High Sparrow for forgiveness. Up in the North, Jon faces more challenges. Photos from the episode (in the gallery below) also show a stop in Braavos.
Game of Thrones: "Mother's Mercy" Photo Gallery:
Kicking Hitler Repeatedly in the Kidneys in Hearts of Iron 4
“If there is to be another world war, it will be set off by some damn foolish thing in Finland.”
Such were my sentiments, echoing those of Bismarck himself preceding the First World War, as I sat down to take the helm of the United Kingdom in Hearts of Iron IV. I was variously opposed or supported by some 20-odd players as we plunged into the upcoming grand strategy affair’s multiplayer mode, which seeks to model the turbulent years leading up to and culminating in the Second World War.
Bolstered though I was in my Allied cause by the likes of Paradox EVP of Game Development Johan Andersson as the United States and YouTuber Martin “Quill18” Glaude as France, I couldn't help but recognize that our opponents were equally fearsome. At the head of the Axis was none other than fellow strategy fanatic Rob Zacny, looming behind the bustling factories of Germany. Any reasonable person would react to a statement like “Rob’s playing Germany” with an unjustified, day one declaration of pre-emptive war… but Hearts of Iron 4 doesn’t make it that simple.
Killzone Dev’s Rumored ‘Horizon’ Project Registered
Several domains for what may very well be Guerrilla Games' new PlayStation-exclusive IP have surfaced.
The domains, first spotted by Twitter user Nibel, were allegedly registered back in March by Poria Torkan, a former producer at the Killzone developer who has since parted ways to join forces with Bungie. A total of three domains were registered, including HorizonTheGame.com, HorizonTheGame.net, and HorizonTheGame.org.
IGN’s Top 5 E3 2015 Hopes
E3 is about to start and as it approaches our hopes get one step closer to becoming reality. During the last week we've talked about the games we want to see at E3 2015 including Metroid, Mass Effect 4, Kingdom Hearts 3, Star Wars Battlefront, and gameplay from the new confirmed Fallout 4. Below you'll find the videos of all our hopes for E3 2015 and for more coverage be sure to hit out E3 page IGN.com/E3.
We've known for a long time that Mass Effect 4 would be coming, but will this E3 be when we finally get to see it? And just what kind of Mass Effect will it be? I'm hoping for more of a return to the role-playing focus that the original game had, and the recent survey leak, if it is to be believed, suggests that we are indeed in for more of an RPG this time around. And what will it visually look like? The first Mass Effect was stunning for its time. Can BioWare do it again on the new consoles? - Ryan McCaffrey
Fake Websites Reveal the Complete Jurassic Park Timeline
Jurassic World opens with a fully-operational theme park, but it doesn't spend much time explaining how the park came to be following the Jurassic Park disaster.
It's really the story of InGen, the bio-engineering company founded by John Hammond in 1985. Below is a rough timeline of how InGen regrouped following the Isla Nubar catastrophe, attracted investors, and developed the technology that made Jurassic World possible. Most of the information can be found by digging around the fake sites set up for the Masrani Corporation and Jurassic World.
June: Dr. John Hammond assembles a group of leading scientists in key disciplines to evaluate his latest venture, a theme park containing dinosaurs. The events of Jurassic Park occur.
Net Neutrality Rules Now in Effect
The rules of net neutrality are once again in effect for those in the United States.
As such, the Federal Communications Commission can now prevent internet service providers from tampering with your service for unjust reasons.
While net neutrality was initially enacted back in 2010, it was overturned by the courts last year. Fortunately, it looks like the commission's revised rules, which passed through the necessary legal hoops earlier this year, are sufficient enough to stand for now.
The Verge notes that we're not completely out of the woods yet, as these new rules are "largely meant to preserve the status quo." Internet providers can no longer throttle traffic speeds or block access to specific websites, but you can be sure these companies will be taking it back to court to once again attempt to get this ruling overturned.
Tembo the Badass Elephant Lives up to his Name
I never expected SEGA’s next platformer would star a rampaging elephant parody of Rambo. Yet here I am, dashing and spinning around in a game from the makers of Pokemon and Sonic the Hedgehog. Tembo the Badass Elephant is developer Game Freak’s throwback, drawing heavy inspiration from 16-bit mascot platformers. “Tembo is an Asian elephant whose best friend is a military general,” developer James Turner told IGN when the game was announced a few months back. It’s all a bunch of nonsense and I want more of it.
Wasting no time, I blast through a quick tutorial providing the rundown on how to maneuver a special forces-trained elephant. Tembo’s actions are immediately recognizable to me as he performs his best imitation of Sonic the Hedgehog, jumping, dashing, and spinning his way around zones. In addition to the Sonic-like running and jumping, Tembo can uppercut, slide kick, and even use his trunk to put out fires with a reserve of water.
Cel-Shaded Transformers Game Leaked
A new Transformers game from Activision is allegedly in the works and features cel-shaded graphics.
Titled Transformers: Devastation, this still unannounced game was leaked to Pure Xbox. Apparently, the title is a cel-shaded brawler for Xbox 360 and likely Xbox One. Accompanying this leak is a large collection of screenshots, one of which you can see below.
Watch Leaked Footage of Ryu and Roy for Smash Bros.
Footage showcasing Ryu from Street Fighter and Roy from the Fire Emblem series as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been leaked.
The leak was a result of hackers exploiting a Japanese update for the games that went up earlier than expected, according to Nintendo Everything. The newly unveiled treasure trove of leaks contained images of a Splatoon trophy, costumes from Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Mega Man and Animal Crossing, and some new stages such as DreamLand 64. The biggest discoveries are the two victory videos from Classic Mode showing Ryu and Roy in action.
Here's a look at Ryu: