Monthly Archives: October 2016
No More Official Switch Announcements to Come Until 2017
While Nintendo officially revealed its latest console, the Nintendo Switch, this week, it appears the company won't have more to say on the upcoming system until 2017.
The Wall Street Journal reports that a spokesman for Nintendo confirmed no additional information about the Switch outside of its unveiling yesterday will come until next year, ahead of the console's planned March 2017 launch.
WSJ's Takashi Mochizuki clarified that "no more official announcement would come this year on 1) game titles 2) spec details, including region-lock status."
Who Are the Justice Society of America?
The Justice Society of America, or JSA, made their full debut on DC's Legends of Tomorrow this week, after being teased last year with the last-minute arrival of team member Hourman in the season finale. With the Legends adventuring lately in 1942, it was only natural for them to run into that original superhero team of World War II-era characters.
But unlike their cousins the Justice League of America, the JSA isn't quite as well known to fans. So let's take a look at their history and how they've been adapted for Legends of Tomorrow. Check out the slideshow below for all the info on Hourman, Commander Steel, Stargirl, Vixen, Obsidian, Doctor Mid-Nite and more:
For more on the new season of Legends of Tomorrow, including what's up with the new team leader, Rip Hunter's status, the Legion of Doom, and the future of the JSA, head over to our chat with executive producer Marc Guggenheim.
The Rock Producing Comedy Inspired By Wrestling Career
A new wrestling comedy series from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Will Ferrell is headed to Fox.
According to Variety, the project, which has received a put pilot commitment from the network, draws inspiration from "the real life experiences" of Johnson and former WWE writer Brian Gerwitz.
The show is said to provide a "behind-the-scenes look at a fictional professional wrestling outfit" and depict "the one-of-a-kind odd couple relationship" formed between a "painfully awkward comedy writer" who's new to the wrestling business, and a "charismatic young character" inspired by Johnson's days in the WWE.
Old Man Logan and Baby Groot Won the Week
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Game Scoop!: Season of the Switch
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Donald Glover Cast as Lando in Young Han Solo Film
Donald Glover has officially been cast in the role of young Lando Calrissian for the upcoming young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film.
The announcement was made official on StarWars.com, with Lucasfilm revealing that Glover will join Alden Ehrenreich — who is playing young Han Solo — in the still-untitled Star Wars film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
"These are big shoes to fill, and an even bigger cape, and this one fits him perfectly, which will save us money on alterations. Also, we’d like to publicly apologize to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever," Lord and Miller said in a joint statement alongside the announcement.
IGN Web Site and Video player Performance Issues
IGN website and video player performance have been and continue to be affected by the DDoS attacks against Dyn today. Dyn provides hosting for several websites, including third-party services that support our video player. This is the same attack that has impacted Twitter, Reddit, Netflix, and a number of other high profile services.
The outage is not impacting everyone: there are some users who can play videos with no problem. Our engineering team is implementing a workaround that should restore full service soon.
Though the situation is improving, Dyn is now reporting it is being hit with a third wave of attacks. IGN will continue to monitor the situation and work to restore normal service as soon as possible. Once things are stabilized, the engineering team will also be investigating ways to structure our video system to minimize these risks moving forward.
Pokemon Generations Episode 8 Released
The eighth episode of The Pokemon Company's new 18-episode web series Pokemon Generations has been released, spotlighting the Legendary Pokemon Kyogre.
Watch Episode 8, titled The Cavern, below to see the leader of Team Aqua stir up a whole lot of trouble in his quest for power.
The Cavern follows last week's episode, The Vision, which is also set during the third generation of Pokemon games (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) but instead focuses on the nefarious efforts of Team Magma and the incredible might of Groudon.
Ash vs Evil Dead: Can Ash Stop His Murderous Car?
On the last episode of Ash vs Evil Dead, Ash's beloved car went bad in a big way - but can Ash reclaim the Delta 88? And should he?
IGN has two exclusive new photos from the episode, and it's clear Ash is on top of things - quite literally, as he has mounted the hood of the Delta 88. But with the car having done some truly awful and highly personal things in its murderous rampage, what's Ash's next move?
Check out the exclusive photos in the gallery below, followed by previously released images from the episode.
Ash vs. Evil Dead: "DUI" airs Sunday, October 23rd on Starz.
Gears of War 4 Updates Will Adjust Balance, Quitting Penalties
Upcoming Gears of War 4 updates will fix key balancing issues as well as address harsher quitting penalties, matches starting without a full amount of players, and more.
In a detailed forum post, community manager Adam Fletcher listed "top level items" that developer The Coalition is working on.
Firstly, the next big title update will balance the Hammerburst weapon, which has been "a big pain point amongst those in Core and Social," according to Fletcher. No word was given on how the weapon will be balanced, but Fletcher notes the developer has "some tuning coming up." Additional changes are also planned for the competitive Lancer and Gnasher.