Monthly Archives: August 2015
New Star Wars Deets, Panther’s Suit and FF’s Failure
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 296!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Chris Carle bring you the latest in genre movie news.
This week's topics include our thoughts on Fantastic Four's failure, new details on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first look at Black Panther's costume, our thoughts on the first trailer for The Hateful Eight, Bill Murray's rumored role in the Ghostbusters reboot, Deadpool sequel chatter, and more. We also give you a preview of what we might expect from Disney's D23 Expo this weekend.
Final Fantasy 7 Is Being Remade as a 2D Action Game
Another Final Fantasy VII remake is underway, and this one is a 2D action game.
PD Design Studios posted a gameplay video of an unofficial remake it is developing called Final Fantasy VII: Re-Imagined. The game features iconic Final Fantasy VII characters Cloud and Tifa punching out various enemies in a side-scrolling beat-em-up.
There’s even a playable one level demo on the developer’s website. Players can play as either Cloud or Tifa in single-player or local co-op, and Barret appears as fire support.
Fan Creates Massive Hyrule Castle Using LEGO
Joseph Zawada, a hardcore Zelda fan who heralds The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as his favorite entry in the series, has taken it upon himself to recreate the game's castle using LEGO.
The castle, which required two cars to transport and a whopping two and a half years to complete, was recently shown off at BrickFair 2015 in Virginia.
For a detailed look at Zawada's impressive creation, check out Beyond the Brick's video interview with the creator below.
While it's highly unlikely we'll ever see a proper LEGO crossover with The Legend of Zelda, Warner Bros. will be releasing LEGO Dimensions next month, which features all sorts of popular franchises, including The Simpsons, Ghostbusters, and Doctor Who.
Kotobukiya Unveils X-Men Magik Statue
Kotobukiya has announced Magik as the latest addition to its line of X-Men ARTFX+ statues.
The statue, which stands just over 7 inches tall, was designed by Adi Granov and sculpted by Junosuke Abe. Give the soulblade-equipped teleporting mutant a look below, courtesy of CBR.
While no price has yet been confirmed, Magik will be available this coming February, joining the likes of Cyclops, Magneto, an Emma Frost. If the price tag of the Cyclops ARTFX+ statue is anything to go by, it will be in the ballpark of $55 USD.
The X-Men franchise is getting a new film next year when Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters on May 27. Be sure to check out this sneak peek at Angel in the upcoming flick, and then give our comprehensive character gallery a view below.
Mad Max’s Awesome New Multiple-Choice Gameplay Trailer
The Mad Max game from Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is imminent, and we've got a special treat to celebrate its nearly-upon-us arrival. Above is a multiple-choice gameplay trailer that shows off different ways you can tackle your gameplay objectives in the open-world car-combat and on-foot combat adventure. Be sure to make your choices when prompted by the video, and then be sure to play the video again and make different choices!
Look for our Mad Max review soon as its September 1 release date approaches, and in the meantime, see below for more of IGN's Mad Max coverage.
ARK: Survival Evolved Gets a Devkit and New Mode
Studio Wildcard has launched an official dev kit for ARK: Survival Evolved, as well as a new game mode called Survival of the Fittest.
The ARK Dev Kit is a "streamlined version of the Unreal Engine 4 editor", which allows simple creation and sharing of ARK: Survival Evolved mods. It's available to download for free via the Epic Games Launcher.
To celebrate the launch, Studio Wildcard is running a modding contest, with the best and most creative mods winning prizes.
The Witcher 3 Now Has Mod Support
CD Projekt Red has released an official Modkit for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
According to the CD Projekt,the kit can "modify several aspects of the game" thanks to texture import and export. In-game objects can be changed, and new models can be substituted into the world in place of existing ones. Users can also get access to script files, allowing things like item statistics to be altered.
The Modkit can be downloaded at nexusmods.com, where you can also download existing mods for the game.
Eagle ‘Punches’ Drone Out of the Sky
A Wedge-Tailed Eagle took down a drone mid-flight in Australia earlier this week.
The camera perfectly captured footage of the bird with a 2-meter wingspan as it swooped in and attacked the drone.
The owner of the drone wrote this to accompany the video: "Eagle was fine - she was massive, and used talon's
to 'punch' the drone out of the sky. Hung around overhead so I got a really good look. Eagle's health was my main concern also."
There's a surprising lack of eagle related news on IGN, so check out some of our Total War: Warhammer coverage, which features the part-lion, part-eagle Demigryphs.
Dying Light: The Following Offers Cars, Cults, and Crossbows
The zombie apocalypse would make anyone a little crazy. So it makes perfect sense that rumors of a god-mother worshiping cult have surfaced throughout the countryside surrounding Harran in Techland's zombie-survival followup expansion Dying Light: The Following.
Word has spread that these cultists may be immune to the outbreak, turning every colorful hand-drawn mural of their celestial mother into a clue for a cure to the zombie plague. But uncovering that information isn't about following a list of guaranteed steps. Dying Light: The Following will give you a starting point, and vital story points to hit along the way, but the vast majority of your time through the countryside will be spent winning over the locals for vital information.
World of Warcraft is Embracing the Past to Secure its Future
It’s been just over a week since Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Legion - and just under a week since I caved and decided to reactivate my account. I doubt I was alone - World of Warcraft will always have a special place in many gamers’ hearts, and the reaction to Legion has been largely positive. Certainly, the in-game buzz I’ve seen since jumping back in has been one of optimism and excitement.
It’s a good thing too, as the most recent expansion, Warlords of Draenor, seems to have evoked a rather mixed reaction in the playerbase. Upon launching in November 2014, World of Warcraft’s fifth expansion saw the biggest leap in subscriber numbers in the game's history… Only for the biggest drop to follow just six months later. Though it’s hard to pin down why this happened, it certainly seems that while players were unanimous the more streamlined and interactive quest-lines were a great addition, there were others that simply weren’t fleshed out enough to create the stickiness that keeps players parting with their cash month after month.