Monthly Archives: October 2015
LEGO Announces New Product Nexo Knights
The LEGO Group has announced LEGO Nexo Knights, a new property which will incorporate new buildings sets, an episodic television series and a digital gaming app.
Nexo Knights depicts a "medieval kingdom set in a futuristic world where five young, brave knights 'download' special powers to their shields in order to battle the royal court’s evil Jestro and a cast of monsters to restore peace."
Scribblenauts Developer Creating New IP
The developers behind the popular word puzzle game Scribblenauts are creating a new IP.
Additional details about the IP currently remain ambiguous. When speaking about the game, 5th Cell creative director Jeremiah Slaczka describes it as having "new gameplay innovations" set "in a deep and engaging universe unlike any other."
5th Cell is seeking crowdfunding for the game's production and will join the likes of Harmonix, Double Fine, and Obsidian Entertainment in turning to the newly-launched crowdfunding platform Fig. The campaign will begin on October 21.
Tales from the Borderlands – Episode 5 Release Date Announced
Telltale games has announced the Season finale of Tales from the Borderlands will arrive on October 20 for PC/Mac, PS4 and PS3; October 21 for Xbox One and Xbox 360; and on October 22 on iOS and Android-based devices.
Episode 5 is called "The Vault of the Traveler", and a new trailer gives some insight into what fans of the series and Telltale can expect to see unfold.
Additionally, Telltale has also revealed the first episode of the series, Zero Sum, is now available to download for free on consoles as well as mobile devices.
For more, check out IGN's review of Tales from the Borderlands Episode 3, which calls it the "best chapter of the series so far."
Broforce Flexes its Way Out of Early Access Next Week
Cape Town, South Africa-based developer Free Lives and its “democratically elected publisher Devolver Digital” have today announced that Broforce will be exiting Steam Early Access on October 15. The full launch of Broforce will feature a new set of campaign levels that will take the bros into hell itself for a final showdown with Satan.
To mark the release Free Lives and Broforce musician Deon van Heerden have released a five-track EP of Broforce music including The Ballad of Rambro and the Broforce Theme. The “Freedom EP” is free as a thank you to Broforce Early Access owners from now until the game’s final launch next week.
Broforce, which began life as a game jam entry back in 2012, is a sidescrolling run ’n’ gun splatterfest featuring a huge cast of characters, all of which are parodies of action heroes (including Rambro, Brommando, Double Bro Seven, The Brofessional, Ellen Ripbro, and many, many more).
The Witcher 3 Patch 1.10 Includes Over 600 Bug Fixes
CD Projekt Red has revealed the upcoming Patch 1.10 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will include over 600 fixes, improvements and enhancements for the game.
As you can imagine, the full patch notes are pretty extensive, but broadly include heaps of quest corrections, performance optimisations, improvements to game stability, additional conversations with key characters in a bid to improve the story and Geralt's relationships with these characters, and improved item order and sorting in the game inventory.
No release date has been announced for the patch yet, though it'll presumably try to coincide with the imminent release of the game's first expansion. For more information on what to expect from Heart of Stone, check out our impressions.
New Marvel Play Set Showcased for Disney Infinity 3.0
Disney Interactive has today revealed the first look at Marvel Battlegrounds, an upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0. Marvel Battlegrounds, which Disney describes as an “arcade brawler”, will be the first Disney Infinity Play Set to support four-player gameplay.
Developed by United Front Games (ModNation Racers, Sleeping Dogs) alongside series overlords Avalanche Software, Marvel Battlegrounds will boast an original Marvel storyline featuring Loki and Ultron, who have teamed up and have created robotic replicas of the Marvel super heroes. The action will unfold over several locations, including a wrecked Brooklyn train yard, Wakanda and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Lunar Base.
Marvel Battlegrounds will be compatible with all Disney Infinity Marvel characters. Disney also notes that all Marvel figures will feature “adapted abilities and skills to complement the new style of gameplay of Marvel Battlegrounds.”
Adam Jensen and His Wonderful Toys
My first time playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has me a little tongue tied. Not only is it the sequel to what is, in my opinion, one of the great games of the last generation, making it hard to bring realistic expectations to the table, but Human Revolution had this wonderfully thick, sexy sci-fi atmosphere, which is pretty hard to get a sense of from sitting down to play a mission or two of Mankind Divided out of context. Probably the best compliment I can pay it is that as a big Deus Ex fan, it hasn’t let me down, which really is high praise given how extraordinary the series has often been.
In my demo I had access to two full missions, and I was free to play and replay both of them as many times as I wanted – and I’m really thankful for that last bit. Especially played in a vacuum, it’s natural to jump into a vertical slice of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and just bull-rush through the most obvious path laid out ahead of you, especially since direct conflict has been improved so much. But once I started replaying and exploring, I found that Mankind Divided’s level designs, at least thus far, are even more dense with alternate paths and solutions than Human Revolution’s were.
Comic Book Reviews for October 7, 2015
What a HUGE week of comics! No publisher held back as we got a million debuts and landmarks and shocking surprises.
Some big stuff includes (beware minor spoilers):
Black Panther becoming an all-powerful hero
Superman getting a new secret identity
Introducing Esports Weekly With Coca-Cola
We're proud to reveal Esports Weekly with Coca-Cola, the show where IGN and Coke come together to give you a deeper look into the world of esports.
Every week we’re discussing the latest news, talking with the biggest personalities and players, and giving you a behind the scenes look at your favorite teams and leagues.
Esports Weekly with Coca-Cola debuts this Friday, October 9 at 7pm Eastern, right here on IGN. On the first episode we'll sit down with long-time League of Legends personality Snoopeh and Evil Geniuses' Dota 2 manager Charlie Yang. Don't miss it.
If you'd like to get involved, hit us up by tweeting @IGN with the hashtag #EsportsWeekly, and your question or comment could appear on a future episode.
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