Monthly Archives: September 2015
George R. R. Martin to Cameo on Z Nation
Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin will appear in a cameo during the second season of Z Nation - as a zombified version of himself.
Entertainment Weekly reveals that in the show, Martin has been imprisoned and chained to a desk by a character called the Collector - a connoisseur of celebrity zombies.
EW's images display an undead Martin at a book signing. In the cameo, Zombie GRRM's book is named "A Promise of Spring" - similar to "A Dream of Spring," the expected title of his eventual seventh novel.
Super Mario Maker Was Almost a Mario Paint Game
Nintendo didn't initially plan to create Super Mario Maker, because the project started as a new Mario Paint game for Wii U.
Speaking with Time, Nintendo game designer Takashi Tezuka — who was the lead director on Super Mario World — talked about Super Mario Maker's origins. "Originally we wanted to make a Mario Paint game, using the Wii U GamePad,” he said.
“And that was where the idea originally started, but at the same time, we wanted to take the Super Mario Bros. toolset that we use to create the levels, and we wanted to move that toolset over to the Wii U GamePad to make it easier to create the levels with the touchscreen.”
Extraordinary X-Men’s First Big Villain Is Mister Sinister
With Extraordinary X-Men, by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Humberto Ramos, paving the way for the X-franchise at Marvel, it'll be the book to watch as it shapes the status quo for mutantkind going forward. We've seen the new team lineup -- team leader Storm, young Jean Grey in her Marvel Girl costume, a bearded Colossus, Nightcrawler, Iceman, Magick, and Old Man Logan -- but now it's time to reveal the first big villain the group will face with your first look at the cover to Extraordinary X-Men #4.
Extraordinary X-Men #4 cover by Humberto Ramos
Daily Deals: PS4 With PS Plus, $190 Wii U, 64GB MicroSD Card
Amiibo Wave 4 Is Going Up On Amazon
- Ganondorf: 1:00 p.m.
- Zero Suit Samus: 2:00 p.m.
- Pikmin & Olimar: 3:00 p.m.
- 30th Anniversary Mario (Classic color): 4:00 p.m.
App Store Update: Free Infinity Blade III!
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.
Infinity Blade III – (Free, Down from $6.99)
It's a rarity, but a Freebie's taking the lead-off position for today's ASU, as it's an incredibly notable one: the illustrious Infinity Blade III, free for the first time ever! There's no reason not to grab it immediately if you never have before. It's epic.
Twitch Plays Dark Souls Defeats Ornstein and Smough
With the help of a system that pauses the game until Twitch users can vote on the next command, Twitch Plays Dark Souls has managed to defeat the iconic Anor Londo-based duo, Ornstein & Smough.
Equipped with the Zweihander, Eagle Shield, Ring of Favor & Protection, and the Wolf Ring, the crowd-players took down Ornstein first before moving on to Smough. Near the very end of the battle, the player manages to get the last few hits in on Smough with no Estus Flasks left and very low health.
You can see an edited version of the fight, which removes the pauses during voting, below.
Twitch Plays Dark Souls began about a month ago, a crowd-played event that challenged Twitch viewers to cooperatively play Dark Souls using real-time chat commands.
Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Are Impressive, Most Impressive
There’s a scene in Jason Aaron and John Cassaday’s Star Wars comic series where Luke Skywalker crosses paths with Darth Vader for the first time after he blew up the Death Star. Luke is understandably pissed and lets Vader know it: “You killed my father,” he tells him, gripping his ignited lightsaber.
Now, this scene is problematic for multiple reasons -- the second issue feels far too soon for Luke to meet Vader, not to mention having Luke meet Vader between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back saps the intense, emotional energy from their epic Cloud City duel.
But once I read the next line from Vader -- “I’ve killed very many fathers. You’ll have to be more specific.” -- I threw my head back cackling in delight at the surprising yet all-too-perfect response. Not unlike Emperor Palpatine might do. It was then that I knew the license to make Star Wars comics was in good hands at Marvel.
Why We’re Playing GTA Online Again – IGN UK Podcast
This week we've mainly been playing GTA Online's new Freemode, which features loads of fun new missions, including one where you turn into a teenage werewolf sightseer. We explain all of this to a bemused Gav in this week's podcast, plus we talk about some of the worst characters in our favourite TV shows. Oh yeah, also Jonathan Creek... we talk about Jonathan Creek quite a bit. Enjoy.
The Last Guardian Teased For Tokyo Game Show
The Last Guardian might make an appearance at Tokyo Game Show, but in what capacity isn't clear yet.
This is according to a tweet by GenDesign, Fumito Ueda's company and the studio behind The Last Guardian, which states: "We are thinking about how to take Trico to the Makuhari (in a new and different way)."
An image depicting a scene from the game is also included in the tweet:
IGN’s Biggest Green Lantern Fan Shares His Top 10 Moments
With September 2015 being Green Lantern's 75th anniversary, you can practically feel the willpower in the air. IGN's biggest Green Lantern fan also happens to be our Comics Editor Joshua Yehl, so he appeared on this week's DC All Access to share his 10 favorite Green Lantern moments.
Take a look.
Some highlights include:
- Kyle Rayner using a giant safe construct to contain the supernova of the defeated Solaris
- Simon Baz using his power and his faith to perform a miracle with the ring
- Guy Gardner squashing the Spider Guild and becoming the first ever Corps Honor Guard
- John Stewart getting over the destruction of Xanshi during Blackest Night