Monthly Archives: May 2016
Daily Deals: PS4 With Four Uncharted Games, Doom, Minecraft Wii U
Save $60 on a PlayStation 4 With Four Uncharted Games
Here's the PS4 Uncharted bundle with a free copy of Uncharted 4 thrown in. This bundle always includes The Nathan Drake Collection, but you're also getting Uncharted 4 at no extra cost. This is basically the perfect bundle if you've been waiting for A Thief's End to pick up Sony's new system.
Naomi Plays Dark Souls 3 on a Quest for Revenge
On today's stream, Naomi is on a quest to kill every undead enemy including bosses in Dark Souls 3 with Mark and her newly claimed Uchigatana katana.
Just so you know, we're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday and Wednesday 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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First Photos from Game of Thrones’ Next Episode Released
HBO has released the first images from Game of Thrones: Season 6's fourth episode, "Book of the Stranger."
The six photos are largely spoiler-free, and show Daenerys Targaryen with the Dosh Khaleen in Vaes Dothrak, as well as Daario and Jorah hot on her trail; Theon Greyjoy face-to-face with his sister Yara in Pyke; and Olenna Tyrell standing side-by-side with Kevan Lannister. Also featured are Petyr Baelish (his first appearance of Season 6) and Tyrion Lannister.
The synopsis for the episode reads: "Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) strikes a deal. Jorah (Iain Glen) and Daario (Michiel Huisman) undertake a difficult task. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei (Lena Headey) try to improve their situation."
George R.R. Martin Releases New Winds of Winter Chapter
George R.R. Martin still isn't done with The Winds of Winter, but he did want to offer his A Song of Ice and Fire fans an update. The Game of Thrones author shared a new excerpt from the novel on his Livejournal page, along with the note that the book is unfinished.
"We've
the WINDS OF WINTER sample on my wesbite, replacing the Alayne chapter that's been there for the past year with one featuring Arianne Martell. (Some of you may have heard me read this one at cons)," Martin wrote. "You want to know what the Sand Snakes, Prince Doran, Areo Hotah, Ellaria Sand, Darkstar, and the rest will be up to in WINDS OF WINTER? Quite a lot, actually. The sample will give you a taste. For the rest, you will need to wait."
Why We’re Hyped to See The Last Guardian at E3 2016
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to be highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: The Last Guardian!
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Chronos Returns!
Things heat up in the penultimate Season 1 episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Chronos - aka Mick Rory's villainous time hunter personality - returns with a vengeance.
Check out these new images from the episode "Destiny," which airs May 12th on The CW. You'll see Chronos is all his metallic fury along with Martin Donovan as scheming Time Master Druce as Rip is brought forth to face sentencing.
The description for "Destiny" reads: "Being in the vicinity of the Time Masters leaves Rip and Rory incredibly disturbed for very different reasons. Meanwhile, Sara takes over the Waverider, Kendra is reunited with Carter and Snart decides he might be a hero after all."
"Destiny" airs May 12th at 8/7c on The CW.
Nintendo Drops 2DS Price
Starting May 20, Nintendo will lower the retail price of its 2DS system to $80—down $20 from its previous price.
Some of Nintendo's "kid-friendly" 2DS systems also come preinstalled with Mario Kart 7, which retails for around $30 on its own.
Nintendo's new 2DS pricing
This isn't the first time Nintendo has cut the price of the 2DS system. In August of last year, the price dropped from $130 to $100. In 2013, IGN went hands-on with the Nintendo 2DS system. We found it an "affordable, smartly engineering tool for playing games," despite being pretty ugly.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 6 Coming in September
Capcom has announced the next installment in the Ace Attorney franchise will be called Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice.
It will be making its way to the Nintendo eShop in North America and Europe in September for $30 / £25 / 30.
Spirit of Justice will see Phoenix visiting the Kingdom of Khura'in, where he quickly discovers courts work slightly differently to how he's used to. Verdicts are decided through séance trials and visions conjured by the Royal Priestess.
At the same time, Apollo Justice is on top of a case with "massive implications" back at the Wright Anything Agency.
Keep it locked to IGN for more on Ace Attorney 6. If you're an Ace Attorney fan, you should be watching the anime.
Why Nick Fury Wasn’t in Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War's writers have explained why they didn't include Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in the latest Marvel film.
"Primarily it felt like one too many possible opinions", said screenwriter Christopher Markus to the LA Times. "We didn't want him to take one side or the other, because that's not his place in the universe."
The issue seems to be that Fury's associations with the government - explored in previous Marvel films - would have complicated the already complex discussions between the movie's two sides of superheroes.
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Will Look Better Than the Main Game
The next and final expansion for The Witcher 3, Blood and Wine "is a graphics upgrade from the base game".
In an interview with Eurogamer, senior environment artist Len de Gracia explained that Blood and Wine uses new display methods and optimisations to look better than the core experience. "We just wanted to show that we can actually push it to the limit this time," he said.
It's partly because its setting, Toussaint is an entirely separate map. As de Gracia puts it, "it's like a fresh development. Blood and Wine we literally started from scratch."