Monthly Archives: August 2015
The Leftovers: Season 2 Trailer
It's here! The trailer for HBO's second season of The Leftovers, starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Margaret Qualley, Regina King, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, and Chris Zylka.
The Leftovers: New Setting, New Story, Less Guilty Remnant
With Ruelle's "Take It All" playing in the background, you'll see Kevin, Nora, and Jill leave Mapleton behind for a Texas town that miraculously suffered no departures. But is "Miracle" truly the haven they're seeking?
The Leftovers: Season 2 premieres October 4th on HBO.
Every Big Xbox Gamescom Trailer Analyzed
Microsoft's Xbox Briefing at Gamescom 2015 did not disappoint, as we got first looks at Halo Wars 2, Scalebound, and Crackdown 3. We also got a look at the re-cast Quantum Break, which now stars some big-name actors. We pored through each of the new trailers and extracted a ton of new info about each big game. Take a look at each of our Rewind Theaters below. Enjoy!
For more Xbox coverage from Gamescom, don't miss our Xbox Gamescom wrap-up!
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews and Xbox Guru-in-Chief. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Podcast Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.
Dark Souls 3: 5 Things We Know and 5 Things We Want to Know
After almost two months with nothing but the hands-off E3 demo to refer to, it felt great to finally play Dark Souls 3 last week. It's as tough and engaging as ever, but unfortunately, access to attributes, stats, inventory, and other info panels were barred off, and everything was super simplified to streamline the preview process. There was no way to check up on things like equipment load and poise, how the heavily speculated bonfire mechanic will be implemented, or even how hollowing and humanity work.
While the demo did an otherwise incredible job showing off the web-like level design, tone, and grandeur of Dark Souls 3's world, it left a lot to be desired in the way of Dark Souls' more technical aspects. It’s still very early, so that’s forgivable, but until we learn more, here’s a list of the things we know and the things we want to know about Dark Souls 3.
Anchorman’s McKay Bringing Archie to Broadway
The long-running Archie comics series may soon find its way onto the Broadway stage.
Writer-director Adam McKay (Talladega Nights, Anchorman) has been hired to write a musical based on the classic Archie comics, which will be presented by McKay's comedy producer Funny or Die in partnership with Archie Comics.
McKay is only contracted to write, and details surrounding other creative team members remain unknown. While we don't know the main story thrust of the stage play, Variety reports McKay describing it as "bright, colorful, and slightly demented."
Kinberg on Plotting the Future of Stars Wars
Simon Kinberg, the writer-producer behind projects like X-Men: Days of Future Past and this Friday’s Fantastic Four, has shared a few details on the collaborative process involved in shaping the future of such an epic and beloved film franchise as Star Wars. Because, yep, he's involved in that too.
Kinberg spent a week working with writers Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) and Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and so much more), presumably some time before production began on The Force Awakens, figuring out the structure for the new Star Wars trilogy and standalone spin-offs.
"Like a TV writers room, we spent a week with a whiteboard and some pens and were in a conference room all day talking about
YouTube Says So Long to 301+ View Counts
YouTube is retiring the "301+ views" placeholder view count. The placeholder would appear on popular videos until their number of views could be verified.
In its place, YouTube is implementing a new system that counts and verifies views as they come in, meaning the thrill of the 301+ count is a thing of the past.
We're saying goodbye to 301+ and hello to more up-to-date video views. pic.twitter.com/33OQuOvxcs
— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) August 5, 2015
Dota 2’s Adorable Figurines Are as Awesome as Amiibo
Each year at The International, Valve sells adorable Dota 2 Demi-Hero figurines that give even the best amiibo a run for its money -- and this year's Bloodseeker, Death Prophet, Bounty Hunter, Outworld Devourer, and Venomancer might even outdo last year's gorgeous toys.
They're $30 apiece at the Dota 2 Secret Shop at TI5 this year. Take a look at each of them below, plus the bonus, hyper-rare gold variant for Death Prophet
You can watch TI5 replays and live on IGN.
Rainbow Six Siege Turns Counter Terrorism Into a Spectator Sport
It’s in the second round of my hands-on with Rainbow Six Siege’s Heresford Base map that things come unstuck. The first round on defence was a breeze; myself and my four squad mates having survived an assault on our heavily fortified armory stronghold with barely a bullet lodged in our body armour. So when roles were reversed in round two, and perhaps thanks in part to the false sense of security afforded by the beefy ballistic shield I’d equipped to my load out, I clambered foolishly through an un-boarded window only to land feet-first in a tangled barbwire trap - distracted for just long enough to be flanked from the side and quickly dispatched. One-shot. Dead.
I should have known that I would be ambushed, and perhaps I would have had I taken some time beforehand to watch some games on the map using Rainbow Six Siege’s spectator cam mode. While Ubisoft’s upcoming tactical squad shooter only supports up to 10 players per game, five per side, an eleventh player can join purely as a passive participant to watch and learn the tactics of more experienced players.
16 New Guitar Hero Live Songs Revealed
Activision has revealed 16 new playable songs for Guitar Hero Live, bringing the total up to 100.
Check out the new tracks below, which are listed first by band name.
- Megadeth: Hangar 18
- In Flames: Deliver Us
- Boston: More Than a Feeling
- You Me at Six: Lived a Lie
- Blink 182: The Rock Show
- Rush: Limelight
- Kasabian: Club Foot
- Dream Theater: The Looking Glass
- Royal Blood: Come on Over
- Charlie XCX: Famous
- Passion Pit: Take a Walk
- Panic! At the Disco: Girls Girls Boys
Week 2 of PS Sale Features Danganronpa, Assassin’s Creed
The second week of Sony's seasonal promotional PlayStation Summer Sale is in effect, and with it comes discounts on a variety of games.
Assassin's Creed Unity, Lords of the Fallen, Costume Quest 2, and Nidhogg are included in the discounts available on PS4, while Resident Evil 6, Beyond Good & Evil HD, Assassin's Creed Rogue, and DuckTales Remastered are among the many games on sale for the PS3.
On handhelds, two games in the critically-acclaimed Danganronpa series is discounted on PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation Portable owners can save on a handful of Mega Man and Disgaea games, among others. Check out the PlayStation Store to see a full list of all the discounted games.