Monthly Archives: November 2015
Street Fighter 5 Tutorial Mode Features Young Ken and Ryu
The Street Fighter V tutorial mode will take players learning the basics of the game back to Ken and Ryu's roots.
In an official trailer released by Capcom, the iconic fighters are shown in what appears to be a flashback to their early Alpha (Street Fighter Zero in Japan) days. The footage includes Japanese voice-acting, but the tutorial mode did show up for a short time in beta server stress tests in the West earlier this month. Footage of the tutorial mode with English voice-acting can be found online.
Players walk through the basic movements and attacks of Street Fighter V in the tutorial, while playing as Ryu. Both characters are shown in their Alpha/Zero costumes, which leads to the possibility they may be unlockable costumes at some point.
Marvel’s Jessica Jones is This Week’s TV Highlight
The week before Thanksgiving is looking rather binge-heavy as both Netflix and Amazon unleash big, notable projects - with Netflix's entry being its second Marvel series, Jessica Jones.
Jessica Jones which, as you might expect, is our big TV/streaming highlight of the week. As Marvel's most mature story to date, Jessica Jones is based on Brian Michael Bendis' 28 issue comic series Alias, which ran from 2001 to 2004. Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones, a lower-level superhero whose attempts at altruism and heroics were cut short by a mind controlling devil named Kilgrave - aka The Purple Man. Kilgrave's abilities and obsession allowed him to puppet Jessica, keep her prisoner, and leave her with a substantial amount of PTSD. Now a boozing private eye in Hell's Kitchen, Jessica must gather all her strength and courage to face down Kilgrave one last time.
New Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV Spot Released
A new TV spot for J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated sci-fi film has been released, providing a few bits of new footage teasing what's in store for Rey, Finn, and the rest of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast.
See the new trailer, courtesy of Cartoon Network, below.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 18. For another sneak peek at the film, check out the TV spot that debuted last week, as well as new details on Kylo Ren and General Hux's relationship.
How to Watch the Game Awards
The Game Awards are returning for a second year and this time, you'll be able to watch the event right here on IGN. Keep reading for all the info you need regarding the what, when, and where of the upcoming video game award show.
The Game Awards returns for a second year on Thursday, December 3 at 6:00pm PT / 9:00pm ET / 2:00am GMT. It will be streamed live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA and viewable right here on IGN.
Below are several links to the sites, apps, and other places where you can live stream The Game Awards and follow IGN's coverage of it. If you can access IGN on it, you'll be able to tune into The Game Awards on it.
Enhanced Port of Super Star Wars Coming to PS4, PS Vita
An enhanced version of the SNES release Super Star Wars is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.
According to the PlayStation Blog, the 16-bit classic will release tomorrow, alongside Star Wars Battlefront, and will include all-new features such as updated controller and display options, leaderboards, new save options, and Trophies.
Super Star Wars is an action platforming game released on the SNES back in 1992. It was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2009.
Super Star Wars will be cross-buy between PS4 and PS Vita.
For more on Super Star Wars, check out IGN’s review to see why it’s one of the nine greatest Star Wars video games of all time.
Ronda Rousey Loss Won’t Disqualify Her From UFC 2 Cover
Ronda Rousey may have lost her Saturday night fight against also alliteratively-named Holly Holms, but that doesn't mean EA will be replacing her as one of the cover athletes for its upcoming EA Sports UFC 2.
According to ESPN, EA spokesperson Brad Hilderbrand confirmed the company will keep Rousey and an as-of-yet unnamed male athlete on the cover.
Peter Moore took to Twitter to say EA understands the unpredictable nature of sports, which is why "as fans we all watch and play." Rousey was sent to the mat by a devastating kick to the head, ending her reign as UFC champion and shocking many fans. Rousey was favored to win the match.
Fallout 4 Players Encounter Game-Crashing Bug
Fallout 4 appears to have a game-breaking bug, as several users have reported an issue with a specific settlement quest that causes the game to crash.
Reports of the bug are detailed on Bethesda's official forums, in which one user explains how traveling to Mosignor Plaza for a specific quest is effectively breaking the game.
"Been playing for around 10 hours now with no problems and now doing a Settlement quest where I have to go to Monsignor but everytime I go there it crashes straight to the desktop without any error message, there isn't one in the Event Viewer either," forum user JoeBBBB explains.
Console, PC, or Steam Machine, Which Offers the Best Value?
Gaming is an expensive hobby, there's no doubt about it. After sinking in the initial investment, the cost of games, subscriptions, and peripherals add to the growing price tag of gaming. If you aren't paying attention, you might find yourself spending a lot more than $400 just to take the next step in the evolution of gaming. So with so many choices out there right now, what platform, PC, Steam Machine, or console, offers the best value in gaming? Let's take a look.
We're going to be comparing the hardware of the PS4, Xbox One, Alienware Steam Machine, and a home-built PC. This obviously isn't a 1:1 comparison. While you can whittle down component costs on a custom PC through careful shopping, the other 3 have custom hardware as part of the packaged deal. The hypothetical PC we put together for comparison is better than a pre-built console in most areas, but lacks an optical drive and other pack-ins, and costs around $400-$430. The PC also doesn't include an OS. Linux doesn't cost anything but your time, but if you want Windows, add another $80-$200.
Naughty Dog Has ‘At Least One’ More Game for PS4
PlayStation 4 owners will get "at least one, maybe two" more games this console generation from the studio behind Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
When asked about the studio's plans after Uncharted 4 and whether or not its next game will be out this console generation, Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer told Finder: "I would hope so. I would hope we would release a game pretty soon.
"Yeah, our development cycles aren’t too long so and I have no idea how long this console generation really is going to last, but, yeah, there’s no doubt it should be in this console generation for sure."
Why Trainspotting 2 Has Taken 20 Years
Danny Boyle has been discussing his efforts to make a sequel to Trainspotting, explaining that following an aborted attempt 10 years ago, the time is now right to bring the cast and crew back together for more drug-fuelled fun.
“People’s relationship with it is very interesting. I can’t remember many other films where, when people come up to you, they talk about the character’s names. Not the actors who were playing them. They remember the actors who are playing them, but they don’t define it as ‘Oh, that part that Tom Cruise played.’ Or ‘Oh, that part that Leonardo DiCaprio played.’ They just remember the names. They talk to you as though they know these people. They talk about Begbie and Spud and… not just one name. They’re weird names as well, and not that easy to remember. So they have a personal relationship with it which is wonderful.