Monthly Archives: August 2016
IGN UK Podcast: The Best of Gamescom 2016
We've been in Germany all week, playing games and pushing through hordes of gaming enthusiasts. It's been great.
So do you want to hear more about a game featuring shrivelled sausages and a pit of leather shoes? Of course you do.
Here's Rory, Gav, and Krupa with a round-up of the best stuff we saw at the show this year.
IGN UK Podcast #345: The Best of Gamescom 2016
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NBA 2K17’s Pursuit to Build a Better Basketball Sim
“Every year our goal is to be the most realistic sports game on the market,” 2K Sports Brand Manager Andrew Blumberg told a room of reporters at Gamescom 2016. It’s a tall order, but one that you can tell NBA 2K developer Visual Concepts and publisher 2K take seriously. Nearly every update and announcement for the upcoming NBA 2K17 is a reflection of the current affairs in professional basketball, from spotlighting up and coming talent like the Indiana Pacer’s small forward Paul George to putting Kobe Bryant on the cover of the special editions just one year after his NBA retirement.
2K Sports’ Gamescom presentation started with a focus on basketball in Europe. They quickly recapped how Spain’s towering power foward/center Pau Gasol and Italy’s talented small forward Danilo Gallinari will appear as cover athletes of NBA 2K17 in certain regions. And for the first time, the Euro League would have 21 up-to-date teams in the game. “In the past, we’ve been a year behind,” Blumberg said, “just because European teams are selected late in the summer and it didn’t work for our timelines.” Since the Euro league adopted a new format this year, it allowed 2K to identify teams much earlier and get them into the new game.
New Poster and Pics of Daniel Radcliffe in Imperium
Daniel Radcliffe plays an FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of white supremacists in Imperium, and we’ve got our hands on the film’s UK poster as well as some behind-the-scenes pics.
Imperium hits US screens this week and is released in the UK on September 23, with the official synopsis as follows.
Inspired by real events and the experiences of ex-FBI agent Michael German, Imperium follows Nate Foster, an idealistic young FBI agent who is selected to go undercover amongst a group of white supremacists suspected of initiating a terrorist plot. Immersed in a deeply unsettling, hate-filled world, Nate must fight to maintain control of his own beliefs and principles whilst working to identify the threat and keeping his true identity and motives a secret.
Game of Thrones: New Season 7 Character Descriptions
Several new roles for Game of Thrones are being cast for Season 7, and character descriptions for each have been revealed.
Warning: Potential spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 7 to follow.
The batch of character descriptions encompass a variety of different roles, including a senior military officer, a tough warrior who's skilled at fighting, an attractive young lady and many more. None of the roles have specific names attached, only general titles.
Check out the full casting breakdown, courtesy of Watchers on the Wall, below.
Brand New Features Revealed for Don Bradman Cricket 17
Melbourne, Australia-based developer Big Ant Studios has today revealed a swathe of new and updated features coming in December’s Don Bradman Cricket 17. The full feature list includes a deeper career mode, more creation options, tweaked bowling and fielding play, and various presentation enhancements.
“We really wanted to approach Don Bradman Cricket 17 as a response to fan requests,” said Big Ant CEO Ross Symons in a statement. “Each of the features that have been added or improved in this new game addresses our most frequently-requested updates. We would like to thank all of our fans for the support over the years, and we can’t wait to get your thoughts on this latest release.”
Lost Boys TV Series in the Works at The CW
A television adaptation of The Lost Boys from Veronica Mars and iZombie creator Rob Thomas is in development at The CW.
According to Deadline, the potential series is planned to span seven seasons, each featuring a different supporting cast and setting, with the only constant being its crew of vampires (aka Lost Boys) who never age. The series would tell a 70-year story, with each season covering the events of an entire decade, with the first season taking place in the 1960s in San Francisco.
The Lost Boys 1987 film, directed by Joel Schumacher
Cool New Doctor Strange Photos Revealed
In anticipation for Doctor Strange's debut later this year, Disney and Marvel Studios have released a new batch of stills from the film, providing a fresh look at Benedict Cumberbatch as the surgeon-turned-sorcerer.
In addition to Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange, the new photos spotlight several key characters from the film, including Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius, Chiwetel Ejiofor's Baron Karl Mordo and Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One.
See them all in the gallery below.
Doctor Strange is directed by Scott Derrickson and opens in theaters November 4. While you patiently wait for its impending release, check out this stunning poster from Comic-Con and then watch the latest trailer below.
Capbara Games’ Below Delayed Again
Capybara Games' Below, which was last set to release this summer, has been delayed once again without a new release window or date announced, the developer revealed today.
The studio said in the new blog post that it is "not quite done excavating
depths, or polishing all of its facets," and has decided to take more time to ensure the game "lives up to our studio’s standards, and the quality that you expect from our games."
Capy did not offer a new release date, however, and is instead "going dark while we take the time that we need to complete Below without compromise." The developer will only be giving the next update on the game when it "has a firm release date," which Capy will share at that time.
Spider-Man: Zendaya May Play This Familiar Character
While it was previously announced that Disney Channel star Zendaya will play a character named Michelle in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the actress may actually be starring as a key character from the comics that fans will no doubt recognize.
Warning: Possibile spoilers for Spider-Man: Homecoming to follow.
Two sources "with knowledge of the project" have told TheWrap that Zendaya will play Mary Jane Watson. Sony declined to comment to IGN on the outlet's report, so bear that in mind as the studio has yet to make an official announcement.