Monthly Archives: February 2016
Daredevil: Karen and Foggy Motion Posters Revealed
After releasing a new motion poster for Daredevil's leading man Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), Netflix has pulled back the curtain on two new character promos ahead of Season 2's debut in March.
Take a look at Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) below:
And here's a sneak peek at Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson:
The upcoming thirteen-episode season will introduce a number of key Marvel characters, including Jon Bernthal's The Punisher and Elodie Yung's Elektra. Season 2 will also feature Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple and Scott Glenn as Stick.
Marvel's Daredevil returns to Netflix when Season 2 makes its debut on Friday, March 18, at 12:01am PT. While you patiently wait for its arrival, check out Season 2's first official trailer and our detailed analysis video below.
The Division: First Look at Level 25 Agents on a New Mission – IGN First
We're incredibly excited to bring you your first look at a mission in hard mode, Hudson Refugee Camp, from the simultaneous perspectives of three different players, as part of our month-long Tom Clancy's The Division IGN First coverage.
With this interactive video stream, you can view the entire mission from the perspective of any one of the three agents involved.
Use the nav to the right of the main video to hover and preview each agent's perspective (available on desktop browsers only). To view the other agents in the main feed, click their preview videos to swap them into the larger view. The swapped feed will pick up right where the previous perspective left off, giving you the opportunity to view the missions as it unfolds from whichever perspective you like.
More Star Wars Experiences Coming to Walt Disney World
Several new Star Wars-themed additions are headed to Disney's Hollywood Studios this spring, including a brand-new stage show and fireworks celebration.
According to Disney Parks Blog, the stage show, dubbed "Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away," will debut on April 4 and "play out iconic moments from the film saga on Center Stage" with a number of iconic characters, including Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Chewbacca and Kylo Ren. In addition, Captain Phasma and a crew of First Order Stormtroopers will march from Star Wars Launch Bay to Center Stage several times each day.
Author Harper Lee Dies at Age 89
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Nelle Harper Lee, has died at the age of 89, according to family members.
Lee was best known for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which helped give context to racial injustices in the American deep south. The book was published in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction the following year.
To date the novel has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, according to publisher HarperCollins.
The film adaption of To Kill a Mocking Bird was released in 1962 and starred Gregory Peck and Mary Badham. It is currently ranked by the American Film Institute as one of the best films ever made.
BvS Worries and Star Wars: Episode 8 Mysteries
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 316!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel, the IGN show where Jim Vejvoda and Terri Schwartz bring you the latest genre movie news.
This week's topics include news on Deadpool and its inevitable sequel, Star Wars -- Episode VIII, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Transformers: Bumblebee, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wolverine 3, and more.
Why Kojima Hopes to Keep His New Studio Small
Hideo Kojima hopes to create a more intimate studio environment for the new iteration of Kojima Productions.
Speaking to IGN at DICE in Las Vegas, Kojima explained that he wants the developers on his team to feel comfortable and have opportunities for growth.
“In order to create something that is really of quality, you need technology, but more than technology, you need people,” Kojima said via a translator. “You need talented people. I’ll create an environment where these people will develop their talents. By environment I mean the physical location of the place, the facilities, the kind of workplace environment that is developed there.”
MS Feared XBLA Would ‘Completely Destroy’ Consoles
Despite the fact that Xbox Live Arcade grew to become an incredibly-successful platform for Microsoft, it wasn't initially welcomed with open arms. In fact, there was an internal fear at the company during the early days of Xbox that XBLA would bring about the end of the console business.
XBLA creator Greg Canessa recently stopped by the IGN office to discuss the online platform, revealing that many at Microsoft "didn't understand" that Xbox Live Arcade offered different types of gaming experiences, and as such, wasn't a threat to the console industry.
"There was a legitimate fear that Xbox Live Arcade was going to cannibalize retail sales and completely destroy the console industry," Canessa said on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered. "That was actually a quote I got from one of the internal folks."
Firewatch Patch ‘Significantly Improves’ Experience on PlayStation 4
Campo Santo has released patch 1.02 for Firewatch on PS4, which it says "significantly improves the experience across many aspects of the game."
The developer listed the most important parts of the update on its blog.
"Draw distance and shadow render distance have been improved, which should remove significant texture popping," and "many instances of unstable framerate have been improved."
Auto-saves will now occur less frequently, as they were causing some of the worst instances of framerate hitching.
Campo Santo also mentions that it is still working with Unity in order to improve the game by upgrading to an upcoming version of Unity's engine. Subtitle support for other languages is also planned to be added to the PS4 verison.
Loot Crate Partners With Crunchyroll for New Anime Merchandise
Crunchyroll is teaming up with Loot Crate to bolster the subscription box company's anime and manga product, Loot Anime.
In the announcement, Crunchyroll said the partnership will give Loot Anime subscribers access to merchandise from "the latest streaming content and licenses available from Crunchyroll" in addition to "exclusive access to Crunchyroll content."
The anime subscription box will keep its name and monthly price of $25 USD, but will feature Crunchyroll branding.
"The partnership has already begun — Loot Crate joined Crunchyroll at the anime convention Katsucon last weekend in Washington D.C., where they sold Loot Anime crates in the Crunchyroll booth," said Dallas Middaugh, Crunchyroll's Head of Brand and Community. "
Nisekoi’s Chitoge Comes to Super Mario Maker in Japan
Chitoge Kirisaki, a character from the popular manga/anime series Nisekoi, joins Super Mario Maker via a new character costume, which is now available in Japan.
In order to unlock the costume, players must complete one of the two new Event Courses, which, according to Nintendo News, are called "Nisekoi: Chitoge & Kosaki" and "Nisekoi: Tsugumi & Marika." The courses each have two different routes, all themed around a different Nisekoi character.
Super Mario Maker, which released last year to much critical acclaim, has sold over three million copies since launch and boasts over six million used-created courses.