Monthly Archives: February 2016
Wrestling Wrap Up: Kevin Owens Wins Big On RAW
I know Vince likes 'em big. Bulgy. Swollen. Veiny. Towering men of brawn and might. It's part of his shtick. His ultimate gimmick. A facet of his desires that is both accurate and ripe for parody. Stemming from the days when giants and attractions of freakish proportions did, in fact, rule the ring.
But to close out the go-home Fastlane RAW with Big Show vs. Strowman, and then use that to set up the "Titans" vs. Wyatts at this Sunday, was utter nonsense straight from Vile-ville.
Watch an IGN Editor Learn to Become a Vikings Shieldmaiden
If there's anyone you can hope to have teach you some tricks to become a proficient (or at least serviceable) Vikings shieldmaiden in a couple short hours, it's Katheryn Winnick. The star of the History series had years of experience in martial arts before she ever took up the sword and shield as Lagertha, and she puts that experience to good use in the series' impressive fight sequences.
As someone who doesn't have any background in martial arts, I was pretty much starting from scratch when I headed to Vikings' studio outside Dublin in October 2015. But Lagertha and the shieldmaidens are inarguably some of the coolest elements of Vikings, and I figured if I was getting a chance to watch some stunt training, I might as well throw myself in the mix.
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday Official Trailer Revealed
Netflix has released the official trailer for its upcoming film Pee-wee's Big Holiday.
You can see the trailer below, and it comes with a brief description of the film: "A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny."
The movie, starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, is set for release on Netflix on March 18.
Pee-wee's Big Holiday also stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Jessica Pohly (Stalker), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine Nine).
Konami Details Spawn Changes, Quiet DLC for Metal Gear Online
Konami will be changing Metal Gear Online's match respawns with its next update.
The biggest change, Konami says, will be "how player suicide or being fultoned affects a respawn." Right now, players choose their respawn points, but with this next update, locations are limited to just the HQ.
As mentioned in the post, this change will affect Metal Gear Online's Bounty Hunter mission, which is "heavily dependent on fulton gameplay." However, Konami is confident this will add new tactics to "multiple mission types."
Respawn changes are also coming to the Comm Control game mode. Players will no longer be able to respawn at a contested Comm Link location. Instead, players will have to spawn at another claimed Comm Link location, and head back over to the threatened point.
New Punisher and Captain America Comics in May
Marvel released their full solicitations for May 2016 today. Look for several key new ongoing series to debut (Captain America: Steve Rogers and The Punisher) while the Avengers Standoff crossover wraps up and Civil War II gets a prologue issue.
New Series:
- Captain America: Steve Rogers #1
- Civil War II #0
- Daredevil/Punisher #1
- Nighthawk #1
- The Punisher #1
- Thunderbolts #1
Ending Series:
- Spider-Women Omega #1
The Best and Worst of Dota 2’s Winter Update
The Winter 2016 Battle Pass is the best thing to happen to Dota 2 in a long while, but as with all add-ons that affect the moment-to-moment gameplay of Valve’s competitive strategy game, it’s also having a profoundly negative effect on the way Dota is played. I’m a massive part of the problem.
Dota 2’s Battle Pass — which includes the Compendium to this season’s Shanghai Major — layers on a series of fun new meta-game systems that have my usual group of Dota players playing more aggressively than usual. A new quest system, segmented into categories correlating to carry/core/support roles, introduces seductive long-term goals. Unlocking the incredible Dragon Knight set, the elaborate Lich outfit, and the stylish Lina costume for completing each quest track is all I’m really thinking about when I launch the game client.
The Division Now Lets You Play With Your Eyes
I’m in cover as a squad of faceless goons begin shooting at me in the faithful recreation of Manhattan in The Division. I look to the right to look for cover to move to. A green button appears instantly behind the desk I'm looking at and I press “A” on my gamepad and automatically take cover. This all took place within a second, made possible by Tobii’s eye tracking technology.
If I was playing The Division with a mouse and keyboard or a gamepad, I would have to manipulate the camera just right to get the auto-snapping cover system to work. With eye tracking, the cover system feels fluid, natural, and quick. The eye tracking also allowed the mini-map and other HUD elements to turn transparent when I wasn’t looking at them, which helped me see more of the environment. Aiming is also assisted with eye tracking by helping you aim approximately where you're looking. You'll still need to make fine adjustments to aim so it's not as easy as looking and shooting. I was surprised at how well it all worked and how intuitive it felt.
First Series of Add-ons Revealed for Fallout 4
Bethesda announced its first three add-ons coming to Fallout 4: Automatron, Wasteland Workshop, and Far Harbor.
The first DLC released will be Automatron. "The mysterious Mechanist has unleashed a horde of evil robots into the Commonwealth, including the devious Robobrain," reads the description. You will be hunting them down and creating your own robots, choosing from hundreds of mods. Automatron will be available in March for £8 / $10.
Wasteland Workshop DLC
GameStop CEO Says PlayStation VR Coming This Fall
Contrary to prior reports, it appears PlayStation VR may not launch within the first half of 2016, as a recent comment by GameStop CEO Paul Raines suggests the device will instead release this fall.
"We will launch the Sony product this fall," Raines said of PlayStation VR in an interview with Fox News, noting the company is also "in discussions with the other two players," those being Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
We've reached out to GameStop for further details, and will update the story as soon as we receive a response.
Street Fighter 5’s Story Mode DLC Will Take ‘1 to 2 Hours’
Street Fighter V is out now, but the cinematic campaign is coming later this year, and it will take around one to two hours to finish.
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono and Tomoaki Ayano talked about the game and the update in a video on the PlayStation Asia YouTube channel.
The game in its current form has prologues for each character, however the true cinematic story mode is coming out as a free update in June. Ono says in the video this "might take you one to two hours or even longer to play through... we can