Monthly Archives: February 2016
Gotham Stories Chapter 3: Run, Penguin, Run!
IGN has your exclusive first look at the third installment of Gotham Stories, the new motion comic from FOX, Warner Bros. TV and DC Entertainment that bridges the first and second halves of Gotham: Season 2.
In this chapter, having barely escaped Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze and his deadly freeze gun in Chapter 2, Penguin finds his new enemy won't let him go that easily.
The storyline for Gotham Stories was outlined by Gotham Producer/Writer Rebecca Cutter and Senior Writer/Producer, FOX On-Air Promo Creative, Bart Montgomery, with a script by Tony Bedard and artwork by Matt Haley. The series is produced by VP, FOX On-Air Promo Creative, Julio Cabral.
Gotham cast members Robin Lord Taylor (Penguin), Camren Bicondova (Cat), Nathan Darrow (Victor Fries), Ben McKenzie (Jim Gordon) and Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock) all lend their voices to Gotham Stories.
New 52 Superman Meets Old Superman in May
DC has released new covers and preview art shedding light on the upcoming "Super League" crossover. This crossover will see writer Pete Tomasi take over all four main Superman titles (Action Comics, Superman, Superman/Wonder Woman and Batman/Superman) in April and May and explore what happens when a re-powered Man of Steel attempts to build a bigger, better team of heroes.
Check out covers and some preview art for all eight chapters of Super League:
The biggest selling point of this crossover might be the fact that Superman will cross paths with his pre-New 52 counterpart in May's Action Comics #52. That Superman was given a second lease on life thanks to last year's Convergence crossover, and the mini-series Superman: Lois and Clark has been following the character as he makes a new life for himself and his family in the New 52 universe.
Knack 2 Coming to PS4, According to Animator’s Resume
A sequel to Sony's PlayStation 4 exclusive Knack is reportedly in development.
According to the LinkedIn profile of Mindy Liang—a 3D animator at XPEC—Knack 2 is currently in the works for PS4, and she's been working on the title since May 2015. The information has since been deleted, but not before NeoGAF user qualitydisc captured a screenshot of her job description:
Xbox Live Arcade Creator Urges MS to Bring Back XBLA
Xbox Live Arcade creator Greg Canessa strongly believes Microsoft should bring back XBLA for Xbox One.
In the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered debuting tomorrow, Canessa discussed the value of XBLA and why it should make a return. "First of all, bring back the brand," he said. "I think that is probably the most financially, commercially successful brand—at least in the last ten years of consoles—that has been decommissioned," he added, calling it "a multi-hundred-million-dollar brand with tons of equity amongst 50 million gamers."
Canessa went on to express his bewilderment in why there isn't a dedicated XBLA destination in the Xbox One dashboard, saying it would be "easily fixable." He also spoke to the value of curation, offering a demo with every game, and having a specific destination where it would be easy to discover and spotlight new games, urging Microsoft to bring back Summer of Arcade and XBLA Wednesdays.
Quantum Break Won’t Be Coming to Steam
Quantum Break will be a Microsoft Store exclusive, and won't be coming to Steam.
This news comes via the Major Nelson podcast from February 12. Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb had Xbox Games head of marketing Aaron Greenberg on the podcast to talk about the upcoming time-bending third person shooter.
"Quantum Break on Windows 10 is a Windows Store exclusive," said Greenberg when asked about a possible Steam release.
Last week it was revealed that Quantum Break is coming to PC, and will be cross-buy enabled on Xbox One and Windows 10.
Batman v Superman: Affleck and Cavill Recall Difficult Parts of Making the Film
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill attended the NBA All-Star game yesterday, and spoke a bit about what it was like making the film.
The actors revealed they have seen the final cut of the movie, and Affleck said the hardest part about making it was "the amount of training you have to go into."
"It was very intimidating," said Affleck when asked about taking on the role of the iconic Batman. His one comfort came from the fact he didn't "have to play Batman in his prime," as the character is a slightly older version in the movie.
"It is intimidating when you first step into those boots," Cavill agreed, "there's a lot of pressure on you."
New Daredevil vs. Punisher Crossover Coming from Marvel Comics
Daredevil and the Punisher will be squaring off again in the comic book world in just a few months.
According to Comic Book Resources, write Charles Soule is teaming up with artist Szymon Kudranski and storyboard artist Reilly Brown for "Daredevil/Punisher". Printing of the new crossover will start in May, and it will have Matt Murdock and his new partner Blindspot at odds with his rival Frank Castle once again.
Daredevil/Punisher #1 cover, Reilly Brown
Star Wars Cooking Utensils On Display at Toy Fair 2016
Plenty has been going on at Toy Fair 2016, and a whole range of Star Wars cooking utensils are on display at the Underground Toys booth.
Check out all of the images in the gallery below, ranging from lightsaber knives and forks to Millennium Falcon spatulas.
This year's Toy Fair in New York has also seen the likes of Star Wars samurai figures, and some LEGO Star Wars sets based on the original trilogy.
For more from Toy Fair 2016, keep it here on IGN.
New The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Vinyl Figure Announced
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red has teamed up with Dark Horse and JINX to create new Witcher collectibles.
In addition to Dark Horse's new product line that was announced last week, J!NX will also release a Geralt vinyl figure in July. It will come with a variety of removable replica sword accessories and multiple points of articulation.
Geralt of Rivia vinyl figure from J!NX.
Hitman GO Coming to PC and PlayStation Next Week
Square Enix announced at last year's PlayStation Experience that Hitman GO would release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016. And the wait is over—Hitman GO is set to launch for Playstation and PC next week, on February 23.
The turn-based strategy and puzzle game is basically the same as with its mobile release, though with updated graphics and all the extra added content bundled in, including "the Paris Opera from Blood money, and the St. Petersburg Stakeout mission from Hitman 2: Silent Assassin."
Hitman GO on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita are cross-buy and cross-save, allowing players to play the same save on either system. Square Enix has also added in a trophy for players who complete the game without using hints.