Monthly Archives: July 2015
Game of Thrones: Season 6 Locale Teases What’s to Come
The sixth season of Game of Thrones will be filmed in several locations in Spain, and one in particular has filled fans with hope that we'll finally get to see the Tower of Joy, which could answer a few critical questions that even the books haven’t addressed.
The Castillo de Zafra will be featured in Season 6, and as pointed out by several fans on Twitter (via Daily Dot), bears a striking resemblance to the Tower of Joy. Check out this comparison between a piece of Tower of Joy artwork and a photograph of Spain's 12th Century fortress.
App Store Update: July 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.
Barcode Knight – ($1.99)
Get ready to sort through all of the different cans and boxes in your pantry, because you'll be on a hunt for as many barcodes as you can find to scan them in and generate new dungeons to explore in Barcode Knight:
Producer: Pokken Tournament is More than a Re-Skinned Tekken
Although it has elements in common with Tekken, producer Katsuhiro Harada wants to make it very clear that Pokken Tournament is not a re-skinned version of Namco Bandai's fighting game franchise.
In an interview with Famitsu (via Kotaku), Harada voiced how much he and his team were creating Pokken Tournament to appeal specifically to Pokemon fans.
“It’s a solid versus game, but at its core, it’s an action game for Pokémon fans," he said. “The tech to make the game and the know how behind the massive amount of animations comes from our experience working on the games we’ve made before, but with the gameplay, we’ve set our sights on Pokémon fans.”
Dota 2 Championships Broadcast Live in Theaters
If you can't make it out to the actual event in Seattle's KeyArena, The International 2015 Dota 2 Championship will also be broadcast live in theaters across the country.
You can buy tickets now from Fathom Events.
The big screen event begins at 2:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm MT / 4:00 pm CT / 5:00 pm ET on August 8th and will last approximately 6 hours.
This year, a record-breaking $16 million dollars was raised for the grand prize, the largest prize pool in eSports history.
Nikki Reed Joins Sleepy Hollow Cast
Nikki Reed has joined the cast as a series regular on the third season of Fox's Sleepy Hollow.
She will play Betsy Ross, the seamstress who's known for sewing the nation's first flag - but on Sleepy Hollow, she also moonlights as a secret operative within George Washington's ring of spies.
Nikki Reed in Twilight
Character Ichabod Crane, played by Tom Mison, had in the first two seasons alluded to a former fling with Betsy Ross.
Yager Boss Explains their Removal From Dead Island 2
Publisher Deep Silver announced yesterday that developer Yager was no longer working on Dead Island 2.
Originally, Deep Silver's statement simply said they were "dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve," but offered no other reason why they removed Yager from the project.
Speaking with GamesIndustry, Yager managing director Timo Ullman explained the departure was a mutual agreement due to differences of opinion, likely due to the fact that the studio operates on being an independent AAA studio.
IGN Presents The History of Awesome: 1985
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1985 - the year of the NES and Super Mario Bros. Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
Dark Souls Mod Makes Game Grayscale, Limbo-Style
With the help of a post-processing tool called Reshade, the world of Dark Souls goes from its already bleak and intimidating self to a haunting grayscale hell reminiscent of Playdead's indie platformer, Limbo.
One Redditor collected a whole bunch of great screenshots. See a sample of them below.
If you don't already know Lordran like a second home, the Dark Souls Limbo Mod, as folks are calling it, seems like it'd add even more of a challenge to the notoriously difficult game.
The tool removes the game's textures, so walls and walkways seem to melt into each other, with a thick fog obscuring everything in the distance. There's also the option to play without a HUD, for an extra hard time.
Stan Lee Teases “Different” X-Men Cameo
There are two constants that unite practically every movie based on a Marvel property these days: post-credit teaser scenes and a Stan Lee cameo.
The co-creator of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and many other major characters from Marvel Comics, Lee has frequently made short appearances in the modern Marvel superhero film adaptations.
It's safe to assume Lee will have a brief moment in both the upcoming Ant-Man and Fantastic Four movies, but it's the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse that has him really excited. At Comic-Con this past weekend, Lee teased his cameo in that film would be different from the past.
“When you go see the next X-Men movie when it comes out and see my fantastic cameo, you will say, ‘I remember he told me about it here,'" he told Business Insider. "It’s a different cameo in that it has one additional thing in it. And if that doesn’t make you go see X-Men, I’m wasting my time.”
Marvel and Star Wars Coming to Shanghai Disneyland
Disney has unveiled its first detailed look at Shanghai Disneyland, which will include sections devoted to Marvel and Star Wars. Also, for the first time at a Disney park, a TRON ride will be featured.
One of Shanghai Disneyland's six themed lands, Tomorrowland, will feature the coaster-style attraction called the TRON Lightcycle Power Run. It features high speeds, a twisting track, and a "breathtaking" view of the theme park.
Two new experiences, Star Wars Launch Bay and Marvel Universe, have also been created just especially for Shanghai Disneyland. In Star Wars Launch Bay, visitors will be able to meet the heroes and villains of the sci-fi saga, visit intergalactic set-pieces, view props from the most recent episode, and take part in a "cinematic experience."