Monthly Archives: March 2016
Microsoft Announces Xbox Live Tournament Platform
Microsoft introduced its Xbox Live Tournaments Program, a new initiative allowing game developers to run "easy to integrate tournaments" through Xbox Live.
Jason Ronald, head of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group, announced the program today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. According to The Verge, the Xbox Live Tournaments Program will be supported on Xbox One and Windows 10, creating "a cohesive experience" using the Universal Windows Platform.
The new kit is part of Microsoft's ongoing esports efforts—which include the Xbox One Elite Controller for pro-gaming—to foster the growing esports community on Xbox Live. "Esports is not a new trend. It's not a new fad. It's very clearly here to stay," Ronald said. "If you're a developer that's already used to running your own tournaments, you can run your own tournaments. Everything from small, community-driven events," to larger, professional tournaments.
Will Forte to Star in Netflix’s National Lampoon Biopic
One of the co-founders of National Lampoon will be played by Will Forte in an upcoming biopic.
THR reports that Forte will portray Doug Kenney in the film, titled A Futile and Stupid Gesture. He's teaming up with David Wain, co-creator of Wet Hot American Summer, and the two are in negotiations to bring it to Netflix.
The script will adapt the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Colton and John Aboud. It details the story of Kenney's journey from editor of the Harvard Lampoon to the launch of National Lampoon, the resulting fame and fortune, and ultimately his possible suicide at age 33.
Person of Interest Ending With Season 5; Premiere Date Revealed
With the premiere date finally announced for Person of Interest: Season 5, IGN can confirm that this will indeed be the final season for the ever-cool and compelling series.
Person of Interest's season premiere airs Tuesday, May 3rd at 10:00pm ET/PT. After the premiere, POI will air new episodes twice a week – on both Mondays and Tuesdays at 10:00pm, beginning with a new episode on Monday, May 9th. Season 5 is comprised of thirteen episodes in total.
Said Person of Interest executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman, in a statement to IGN about the show's conclusion:
"We’re extremely excited to be able share this final season with the fans. We’re eternally grateful to our amazing cast and crew, as well as our partners at the studio and network. Most of all, we want to thank the show's fans — the best fans in the world. This subversive little paranoia-inducing cyberpunk-thriller is for you and would not have been possible without your support. As life has come to imitate Person of Interest, it’s been our great privilege to work on show for the past five seasons. We can’t wait for you to experience this thrilling and final chapter."
Extraordinary X-Men #8 Reveals Apocalypse’s New Horsemen
Marvel's latest X-Men crossover, The Apocalypse Wars," kicked off today in the pages of Extraordinary X-Men #8.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Extraordinary X-Men #8!
This crossover will focus on the three-way conflict between the original Apocalypse, his heir, Archangel, and his teenage clone, Genesis. This issue laid the groundwork by pitting the X-Men against Sugar Man, the grotesque villain from the Age of Apocalypse universe who crossed over to the regular Marvel Universe to continue his experiments. It seems Sugar Man has managed to clone hundreds of new mutant embryos that are safely isolated from the roaming Terrigen Mist cloud that's been devastating the mutant race lately.
Supergirl / The Flash Crossover Photos Revealed
CBS has released the first episode official images from the upcoming Supergirl and The Flash crossover episode, "Worlds Finest."
The stills show Grant Gustin's Barry Allen and Melissa Benoist's Supergirl alongside one another, both in and out of their superhero costumes.
Meanwhile, CBS recently debuted a 10-second teaser for the crossover episode. You can watch it below:
The synopsis for "Worlds Finest" reads: "Kara (Melissa Benoist) gains a new ally when the lightning-fast superhero The Flash (Grant Gustin) suddenly appears from an alternate universe and helps Kara battle Siobhan, aka Silver Banshee (Italia Ricci), and Livewire (Brit Morgan) in exchange for her help in finding a way to return him home."
PS4’s Rime No Longer Published By Sony
Sony is no longer publishing the PS4 exclusive Rime.
In a statement released today, developer Tequila Works said it has "chosen to reacquire the rights to its open world adventure game, RiME, and is working hard to realise its aspirations for it."
Sony announced Rime as a PlayStation 4 exclusive at Gamescom 2013. Eventually, it came to light that Microsoft passed on Rime before it went to Sony.
Tequila Works' previous game, Deadlight, was published by Microsoft and exclusive to Xbox 360 and PC.
Bloodborne Is Being Turned Into a Board Game
Bloodborne is being translated into a board game.
The news comes from board game designer Eric M. Lang via Twitter along with a photo of the box. The game, simply called Bloodborne, will be produced by manufacturer Cool Mini Or Not.
For those who follow me and have gotten to know my silly codenames for games-in-progress, this is Project Dream. pic.twitter.com/fqoKqJwCQx
— Eric Lang (@eric_lang) March 16, 2016
Bloodborne will be a card game based on the source material's Chalice Dungeons. Though in this version, players players won't go it alone, or just work together. Instead they will "compete to kill monsters and take their blood."
9 Things To Know About Daredevil: Season 2
Marvel's Daredevil is coming back, and it's bringing with it some faces very familiar to comic book fans. In addition to checking back in on the adventures of Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson and Karen Page in Hell's Kitchen, Season 2 is also introducing (or reintroducing, for some people) the characters of Frank Castle -- aka Punisher -- and Elektra Natchios.
With Daredevil: Season 2 hitting Netflix on March 18th in its entirety, here are nine spoiler-free details from stars Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal, Elden Hanson, Deborah Ann Woll and Elodie Young and executive producers Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez and Jeph Loeb to prep you for what's ahead when the series returns.
Loeb said that the starting point for Season 2 was figuring out "what’s the next step in Matt’s life?" and how the writers should showcase other people who do his vigilante job and challenge his idea of what benefits the city.
Fallout New Vegas Dev Announces New RPG
Tyranny is the newest RPG from Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive.
The two companies, who previously worked together on Pillars of Eternity, are pairing up again for this RPG on PC. Tyranny is based on a new fantasy world, featuring a nonlinear story in a world where evil has already defeated good.
“Four years ago, we hoped the world wanted to be reacquainted with classic, story-rich RPGs," Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart said in a statement. "As it turned out, the answer to that was an emphatic ‘yes.’”
With Tyranny, players will become an officer of Kyros the Overlord, serving the realm how they see fit. That might mean being kind to the populace or making them fear you.
Plays Live: Early Dark Souls 3 Gameplay
You read that right! Today, we will be playing THREE HOURS of Dark Souls III live while taking your questions about the game! It all starts at 1PST!
We're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
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