Monthly Archives: August 2015
Final Fantasy 15 Releasing Simultaneously Worldwide
For the first time in franchise history, Square Enix will be releasing a Final Fantasy game simultaneously around the globe.
"Up until now in previous Final Fantasies, we've never attempted a complete global worldwide release with them," Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata told IGN. "It's always been the export model, where it comes out in Japan first and is then exported to other territories. We're not doing that this time; we want to go full global release."
In order to accomplish this, adjustments had to be made at the studio. "We found that we really didn't have the internal structure which would facilitate doing that. So, we really had to adjust and make sure that ground work was done there internally so we were in a place where we could start doing that."
Daily Deals: Free Goat Simulator, Wii U Splatoon Bundle, Zombie Books, $10 Off Halo 5
Goat Simulator Is Free, And So Are A Bunch Of Other Apps
IGN's Free Game of the Month is Goat Simulator for iOS. Grab it! And if you're Android, Amazon can hook you up with a free copy, and has about 90 other free apps and games for your free downloading pleasure.
App Store Update: August 13
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.
Heroki – ($1.99, Down from $7.99)
You might have skipped this whimsical helicopter-headed hero's adventure when it debuted last months for eight bucks, but how does it strike you now for only two?
New Doctor Who: Season 9 Trailer
"Same old, same old -- just the Doctor and Clara Oswald in the TARDIS," declares Peter Capaldi in BBC's new Doctor Who trailer. Check out the video below, featuring Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and companion Jenna-Louise Coleman, as well as some upcoming villains:
Doctor Who: Season 9 premieres September 19 on BBC and BBC America.
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Super Mario Maker Supports Over 70 Amiibo Figurines
Nintendo has revealed that Super Mario Maker will support over 70 amiibo figurines.
Over on Nintendo's website, the company has detailed which amiibo are compatible with the Wii U exclusive. Along with the 30th Anniversary Mario figures, Super Mario Maker works with 73 amiibo from Super Smash Bros., Mario Party 10, Yoshi's Wooly World, Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash and even Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival.
Beyond: What Makes a Great PS+ Lineup?
Everyone's back from their various adventures, and a little bit loopy because of it. Andrew and Max are jet-lagged, Brian's on painkillers after having his wisdom teeth out, and Marty forgot how old he is. Anyway, we discuss Everybody's Gone to The Rapture, The Phantom Pain, and the most incredible Spider-Man cosplayers we've ever seen. Seriously, watch it.
Is Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Getting a Reboot?
UPDATE: A new report on this potential series contradicts it being a true Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot. EW says that while it's true that Will Smith is producing a new project that has "surface similarities" to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, including possibly being a fish out of water story, it's not in fact actually a new version of Fresh Prince. However, TV Line, who originally reported on the project and named it as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has yet to change their story.
Original story follows...
A reboot of the popular 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is reportedly in the works.
Konami, Kojima Should ‘Kiss and Make Up,’ Says EA Exec
Despite the ongoing drama between Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and publisher Konami, Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore doesn't think this will be the end of their relationship.
When asked by GameSpot whether or not EA would be interested in working with Kojima in the event he does sever ties with Konami, Moore replied: "I've always liked Kojima-san. I got on with him during my days at Microsoft. I just think... what's going on there... I just think both of them should kiss and make up.
Sesame Street Moving to HBO
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? Well, first you should change the channel to HBO.
Sesame Workshop and HBO announced a new partnership today that will bring Sesame Street to HBO, HBO Go, HBO on Demand and HBO NOW. The deal runs through the next five seasons of Sesame Street. The press release notes that this will allow Sesame Street to produce “almost twice as much new content as previous seasons.” PBS will continue to air Sesame Street, with the new episodes available there nine months after they debut on HBO. Episodes of Sesame Street will also continue to be made available as part of the PBS KIDS service on PBS member stations.
“Our new partnership with HBO represents a true winning public-private partnership model,” said Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey D. Dunn, in a statement. “It provides Sesame Workshop with the critical funding it needs to be able to continue production of Sesame Street and secure its nonprofit mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder; it gives HBO exclusive pay cable and SVOD access to the nation’s most important and historic educational programming; and it allows Sesame Street to continue to air on PBS and reach all children, as it has for the past 45 years.”
Calvino Noir Gets a Release Date
Dan Walters, director of Calvino Noir, has announced the game's release date.
In North America, it will be out on PS4 on August 25, and a day later on August 26 in Europe. As for iOS and PC, it isn't clear yet, but there is a general release date of August 27 listed on the game's website. IGN will update you when we know more.
Calvino Noir was announced back in June. It draws its moody aesthetic from noir films like Blade Runner, and players will be controlling multiple characters in order to solve stealth puzzles.