Monthly Archives: February 2016
Batman Wields a Gun in The Dark Knight III
There's a new issue of The Dark Knight III: The Master Race hitting stores this month, and DC has revealed another impressive lineup of variant covers to go along with it. These covers will feature famous artists like Frank Miller, Jim Lee and John Romita, Jr. lending their own takes on the Dark Knight Universe.
Check out the main cover and all five variants for The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3 below:
As with issue #2, these variant covers are incentive-based rather than retailer-exclusives. They'll be available at any comic shop (assuming said shop ordered enough copies to qualify), but don't be surprised if you have to pay a premium to own them.
The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3 explores what happens when a fanatical group of Kandorians are restored to normal size and begin a bloody war of conquest on Earth. Bruce Wayne and Carrie Kelly are determined to stop the so-called "Master Race," but to do so they'll have to free Superman from his icy prison.
Path of Exile Introduces the Elementalist as New Ascendancy Class
Path of Exile didn't really have a mage class when it first came out — the closest you could really get was The Witch, a sort of River Tam lookalike who tossed out spells with an unmistakable touch of malice. That'll change a bit, though, with the free-to-play action RPG's upcoming Ascendancy expansion. Developer Grinding Gear Games' lead designer Chris Wilson tells me they're introducing the new Elementalist class as a specialization for the Witch, which channels the class' energies into a purer focus on fire, ice, and lightning. It's not concerned at all with chaos damage. If your magical inclinations thus tend to favor Warcraft's Jaina Proudmoore over, say, Dragon Age's Morrigan, you might want to jump in when Ascendancy drops in March.
Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza and Jean Smart Join Legion
The Guest and Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens will portray Professor X's son David Haller in Legion.
FX also announced that Parks and Rec actress Aubrey Plaza and Fargo actress Jean Smart have also joined the superhero show's cast. Plaza is set to play Lenny, a friend of Haller's who's optimistic but battles drug addiction.
Meanwhile, Smart will portray the therapist Melanie. It's intriguing to note that Smart's addition means she'll pair up again with previously cast Rachel Keller (Syd). Smart was Keller's grandmother in Fargo.
The Fargo connection for Legion doesn't stop there, though. Legion executive producer Noah Hawley — who penned the pilot — also serves as the TV showrunner for Fargo.
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Mad Max Director Talks Lost Justice League Film
Did you know there were plans for a Justice League movie as far back as 2007? Except it wasn't Zack Snyder who was attached to direct it back then.
After the massive success of Max Max: Fury Road, director George Miller recently had a in-depth interview with The Hollywood Reporter (via CBR) about his career in which he reminisced about the Justice League movie he was set to direct several years ago.
"That was, oh, seven years ago, I think," said Miller. "And there was a really great script. And Warners said, 'Let's do it. Let's do a Justice League
Magic Tree House Movies in Development at Lionsgate
Here's some good news for the all the Master Librarians out there, The Magic Tree House series of children's books is coming to the big screen.
According to Variety, Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label have picked up the rights to the 54-book saga with author Mary Pope Osborne and her husband Will Osborne executive producing.
The books follow siblings, Jack and Annie, who discover a magical tree house in the woods of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania that sends them on adventures throughout history on behalf of the sorceress, Morgan Le Fay.
The first movie will be based on the 29th book of the series, Christmas in Camelot, in which Jack and Annie return to the tree house after outgrowing it. The script is being written by Jenny Laird and Will Osborne, who also put on a Magic Tree House musical.
$25, One-Time Halo 5 REQ Pack Revealed
343 Industries is unlocking its next premium REQ bundle for Halo 5: Guardians, focusing on exclusive add-ons for Arena. The Arena REQ bundle will become available on February 16 in the Halo 5: Guardians REQ store, as well as on Xbox.com, Xbox Dashboard, and in retail stores.
Similar to the Warzone REQ bundle, the Arena REQ bundle is a one-time purchase of $25 USD, and available worldwide. With it, players will have access to the newest armor and weapon skins from 14 premium Arena REQ packs. Each pack will be released two per week, for seven weeks—the same as the Warzone bundle.
Mother 3 Rumored for Western Release
Nintendo's Mother 3—the successor to EarthBound—could finally see an official English release. Eurogamer reports that anonymous sources suggest Mother 3 will come to Wii U's Virtual Console in the West in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary.
Back in November, Mother 3 was announced for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, but there's been no official word on an English release.
When asked for comment, a Nintendo representative simply told IGN, "We have nothing to announce on this topic."
Every Episode of IGN Unfiltered Ever
IGN Unfiltered is our new long-form interview show – think Charlie Rose, but with game developers, executives, luminaries, and other notable industry personalities. The goal is to examine the lives and career's of the industry's most interesting people to get a new perspective on who they are and where they came from. Look for new episodes once per month, and we hope you enjoy the show!
See every episode below, but if you'd prefer audio, you can subscribe to the RSS feed or the iTunes feed.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews and Xbox Guru-in-Chief. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Podcast Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.
Soderbergh May (or May Not) Be Coming Out of Retirement
Following his work on the 2013 film Side Effects, Steven Soderbergh hasn't directed another major motion picture. However, the esteemed director may be coming out of film-directing retirement, according to various reports.
A number of outlets, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline have all heard that Soderbergh may return to the director's chair for a new film starring Channing Tatum. However, there are few discrepancies among the reports. Both Variety and Deadline claim Soderbergh is directing, while THR says it's not yet known if he's on board to direct or just produce.