Monthly Archives: July 2015
The First Ghostbusters Team Shot is Here
First we had a glimpse of Melissa McCarthy in her Ghostbusters uniform - now, here's a look at the assembled team.
A photo taken from the Ghostbusters reboot set shows Kristen Wiig, McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon decked out in their costumes - still sans proton packs, sadly.
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Become a Zombie in Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Activision has today launched a new campaign via charity fundraising platform Omaze that will give Call of Duty fans a chance to be immortalised as a zombie in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
The campaign itself will raise money for the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit organisation geared around funding a network of other non-profits focussed on securing solid careers for veterans following their service. It’s aiming to place 25,000 veterans in jobs by the end of 2018.
Fans can enter the running to be zombified by donating $10 USD or more to the Call of Duty Endowment via Omaze. There are a range of bonuses on offer for larger donations, which will also glean you more chances to win. The winner will ultimately be flown to LA, all expenses paid, and reimagined as a zombie at Treyarch for an appearance in Call of Duty: Black Ops III DLC. He or she will also have lunch with Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia and receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the studio behind the game.
Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle Available for Pre-Order
An Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle featuring the HD upgrade of the Xbox 360 classic is now available for pre-order, Microsoft and The Coalition announced during a San Diego Comic-Con panel today.
The Ultimate Edition Bundle is available from select retailers, such as the Microsoft Store and Amazon, for a recommended retail price of $349 USD.
The bundle includes an Xbox One 500GB Console, wireless controller, digital game download of the game, early access to the Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta, the Superstar Cole multiplayer skin and a 14-day Xbox Live trial.
Officially announced during Microsoft's E3 2015 press conference, Ultimate Edition is also coming to PC and will run in 4K with DX12 support. The remastered game includes h 19 multiplayer maps and six game modes, along with five campaign chapters never released on Xbox.
Shatner Doesn’t Know if He’s in Star Trek 3
William Shatner says he doesn’t know if he’s in the currently shooting Star Trek Beyond, a.k.a. Star Trek 3, but he’s having a lot of fun wondering about it.
The icon was asked about the film during today’s The Autobiography of James T. Kirk panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The Shat was on hand to read excerpts from the book, which was written by Trek scribe David A. Goodman (who took the stage with Shatner) and chronicles the captain of the USS Enterprise’s life.
Snipes “In Talks” With Marvel About Blade Reboot
Wesley Snipes is "in talks" with Marvel about bringing Blade back to the big screen.
During our IGN Live interview with Snipes for his upcoming NBC show The Player, the actor said "Marvel and I have decided to have further conversations"
"It's a topic of conversation. It's inescapable. They have their agenda, we have ours, and we're both moving at an accelerated pace to create magic. We'll see if it all matches up. There's a strong possibility, but if not we have another project that's going to stand toe to toe with Blade."
Check out the full conversation below, beginning at approximately the four minute mark.
First Homeland: Season 5 Teaser
Check out the first teaser trailer for Season 5 of Showtime's Homeland, featuring Claire Danes' Carrie in a very different place in her life after a big time jump.
In a scene where Saul scolds her for being "naive and stupid," we see that Carrie has apparently left her old life behind. Plus, there are some quick moments of explosions and intrigue toward the end to let us know that Homeland still be Homeland'ing.
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Steph Catley Will Feature on FIFA 16 Cover in Australia
Steph Catley has emerged as the winner of the Australian FIFA 16 cover athlete vote and will feature alongside EA’s global cover star Lionel Messi on the final cover down under.
Catley, 21, first represented Australia in 2012 and made her debut for the Matildas at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Australian women’s national soccer team recently became the first Australian team (men's or women's) to win a knockout stage match at a FIFA World Cup when they upset Brazil, defeating them 1-0.
Catley is currently completing a certificate in Personal Training and aspires to compete at the Olympics for Australia.
25 Hour Baldur’s Gate Expansion Announced
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is getting an expansion in the form of Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. Set between the first two Baldur's Gate games, Siege of Dragonspear was built in a modified version of the Infinity Engine that powered the classic RPG series, and is coming to Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android.
In January, developer Beamdog revealed a mysterious project called Adventure Y, which would ultimately become Siege of Dragonspear. The original cast returns in this 25-hour-long adventure, which introduces the new Shaman class. Mass Effect composer Sam Hulick is creating the soundtrack.
This is What Microsoft HoloLens’ Limited Field-of-View Looks Like
As you might of heard from hands-on reports with Microsoft's augmented reality HoloLens headset, it's got quite a limited field-of-view.
While we were treated to Microsoft's (admittedly mightily impressive) Minecraft HoloLens demo at the publisher's press conference, it's hard to fathom what looking through a HoloLens headset actually feels like. Now, a new official video offers us a brief glimpse of that narrow window in a first person view - at 0:48, 0:58, 1:23, 1:38, and 1:42 timestamps.
Despite this, we were impressed with our hands-on time with the HoloLens at E3. We recently got the chance to test the Minecraft HoloLens demo for ourselves - check out our thoughts.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is How You Pay Respect to the Classics
When I first found out that Capcom’s Mega Man Legacy Collection would only include the NES games (1-6), I was a bit underwhelmed. After all, 2004’s Anniversary Collection included the first 8 games in the series. But after going hands on with this new compilation, I realized that what Capcom is doing with Legacy is an important step forward in acknowledging, preserving, and celebrating important moments in video game history.
Capcom partnered with the folks at Digital Eclipse in order to create a brand-new, modern engine that helps preserve each and every intricate detail of the original NES games, and present them in the modern era. In fact, what they’re trying to do is create a form of the Criterion Collection for video games.