Monthly Archives: July 2015
Deadpool: 5 Things We Learned at Comic-Con
The Fox panel at Comic-Con this past Saturday was a very super affair, with the casts of X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four and even Gambit taking the stage. But it was perhaps the Deadpool portion of the presentation that pleased fans the most, with Ryan Reynolds and director Tim Miller proving that they've hit that sweet spot for the beloved Marvel character that falls somewhere between humor, bloody violence, and R-rated insults.
Between the fun panel, the footage that Miller and the cast presented, and the interviews that IGN conducted with the Deadpool team, there was lots to ponder about the upcoming movie. Here are some of our favorite things that we learned...
Aside from the awesomeness which is the name "Negasonic Teenage Warhead," the sidekick character played by Brianna Hildebrand is wearing an X-Men costume. We could glimpse part of the costume in the footage played at Comic-Con, but Fox has since released a photo of the full get-up. What's great about this is it's a full-blown yellow and black spandex number, the kind that Cyclops joked about way back in the very first X-Men movie. But between this and the colorful X-Men: Apocalypse costumes unveiled this week, the days of being embarrassed by super suits is long over in Hollywood, it would seem.
Randy Pitchford Address Alien: Colonial Marines Claims
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has spoken about the myriad claims surrounding the development and release of Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Gearbox Software was fighting against a lawsuit with SEGA that claims Gearbox funneled money for Aliens: Colonial Marines into other projects. The studio was dropped from the suit back in May.
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is Getting a New Event Type
Guild Wars 2 expansion Heart of Thorns is getting a new type of event.
Adventures, as they’re known, will be quick, single-participant events that “challenge you to master a wide variety of skills in a race against the clock.” Furthermore, Adventures will come with their own leaderboards for those who wish to challenge friends or guildmates.
Speaking via the official Guild Wars site, designer Byron Miller explains where the team’s at. According to Miller, during the conceptual phase the team looked at some of Guild Wars’ static content – skill challenges, jump-puzzles, renown regions, and so on. The plan was to determine which of the content types were considered a success, and how they could be improved if need be.
Is Huawei Building the Next Nexus Phone?
Chinese company Huawei could be building a Nexus smartphone.
According to a tweet by industry insider Evan Blass, the Huawei Nexus will most likely have a 5.7" QHD screen, a metal body, a Snapdragon 820 chip, and will feature a fingerprint reader.
Google is expected to release this Huawei Nexus in Q4 2015. IGN will update you when we know more.
The Chinese tech giant is also entering the smartwatch game, and showed off its Android Wear watch at the 2015 Mobile World Conference.
The Best and Worst of Comic-Con 2015
The podcast team is here to navigate the highs and lows of this year's Comic-Con, from the bombastic Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the reappearance of Deadpool, and the time Tilly met his hero Bill Murray and he was rude to him.
We also take a look at the Gold and Mould of the week, and pay our respects to the inimitably wonderful Satoru Iwata.
You know the drill by now, you can watch the entire podcast up above, download it over on iTunes, or download it directly from the source via the link below:
IGN UK Podcast #289: The Best and Worst of Comic-Con 2015 - 91.7 MB (right click to save)
New Details on Gearbox’s Unannounced Next-Gen Title
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has shed some new details on what to expect from the studio's unannounced, original next-gen game.
Speaking at PAX way back in 2013, Pitchford confirmed the existence of two new franchises in development for the new wave of consoles and PC. One of those we now know is Battleborn, which evolved from the ashes of Furious 4, but little was known about the other.
During an interview at Develop: Brighton this week, however, Pitchford teased the new game may not be something we'd expect to see from Gearbox.
Destiny 2.0 Weapon Tuning Nerfs Gjallarhorn, Ice Breaker and More
Destiny will soon receive a major rebalance across all weapon types with an upcoming weapon tuning update, affecting some of the best loved weapons in the sci-fi shooter.
The Gjallarhorn, easily the most popular heavy weapon in PVE, is being nerfed in the hope of ending exclusion of players in Raid groups who do not have the powerful rocket launcher.
Equipped Heavy Weapon Popularity (PVE)
New Concept Art for Blomkamp’s Alien Sequel Hits
Neill Blomkamp – director of District 9, Elysium and Chappie – has posted more concept art for his forthcoming Alien movie.
The image posted on Blomkamp’s Instagram features Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley and Michael Biehn's Cpl. Hicks along with a tag that reads ““#alien going very well. Love this project.”
The two iconic characters and two other personnel seem to be consulting with an armored marine sporting a Republic of Korea shoulder insignia.
Carrying on Ripley's story from James Cameron's Aliens, Blomkamp's Alien movie will ignore sequels Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection.
Will Sharknado Go to Space Next?
The Sharknado films have a reputation for being over-the-top, and it's possible they'll only get crazier as time goes on.
Speaking with IGN during Comic-Con 2015, Sharknado 3 director Anthony C. Ferrante discussed the future of the campy SyFy cult hits. According to Ferrante, Sharknado's future lies in paying homage to the films that came before.
"The thing is, what do we do by putting the Sharknado universe in another genre?" he asked. "Not parody, but almost homage. Like, in
, we do White House Down with sharks.
"So, sharks are
terrorists. They don't have guns, but it's that kind of thing. So, you have Finn, and a gun-toting Marc Cuban as our president taking down sharks that are taking over the White House. So, as long as we can kind of do different things like that, it makes it exciting."
New Free DLC for All Players of Forza Horizon 2
All players of Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One will find a pair of Porsches awaiting collection on the Forza Hub app, effective now.
The 2012 911 GT2 RS and the 2012 Cayenne Turbo are available for free to all players of the game (regardless of whether you’ve purchased the recent Porsche expansion pack of not) but only until Friday, July 24. These newly-available Porsches are additional cars on top of the 10 featured in the Porsche expansion. This “Porsche Bonus Pack” will also reportedly allow players to unlock three achievements from the previously-released Porsche expansion.
0-60 in four seconds? You'll certainly have the kids home from soccer in record time.