Monthly Archives: November 2016
Mirror’s Edge and Catalyst Free on Xbox One With EA Access
EA Access subscribers now have two additional free games to play, as Mirror's Edge and Mirror's Edge Catalyst have joined the EA's Vault of free titles.
Both games are available to Xbox One owners with a subscription to EA's premium service starting today, November 9. Whether or not the pair of titles will at some point be free for PC users with Origin Access remains to be seen.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst released less than six months ago, having launched for PS4, Xbox One and PC in June. For our thoughts on DICE's first-person parkour game, read IGN's Mirror's Edge Catalyst review.
New Skyrim Patch Released, Some Users Report Crashes
The latest patch for Skyrim: Special Edition is out now on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
The patch adds in unspecified performance tweaks as well as a much-needed fix for the screen not correctly aligning on certain display types on Xbox One and PS4.
The full channel log:
- General performance and optimization improvements
- Fixed rare issue with NPCs not appearing in proper locations
- Fixed an issue with interface elements not appearing correctly on certain displays (Xbox One and PS4 only)
- Fixed issue with saves erroneously being marked as Modded, even though no mods are active
- Updated some sound files to not use compression
Deal of the Day: Original Xbox One With Two Games for Under £170
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Original Xbox One Deals With Two Games for Under £170
Retailers have been pumping out some Original Xbox One deals today. If you're not bothered by the 4K HDR visuals that the new Xbox One S gives but still want an Xbox One, then today is the day to score one. This Currys deal is probably the best at the moment: it includes the original 500GB Xbox One, plus either Gears of War 4 or Forza Horizon 3, and a choice between Forza 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, or Rare Replay.
The Sega Mega Drive Is Getting a Re-Release in Brazil
Due to huge demand, tech manufacturer Tectoy will release a new, fully licensed version of the 28 year-old Sega Mega Drive (known as the Genesis in North America) in Brazil.
As reported by Gizmodo, the Mega Drive continues to sell around 150,000 units a year in Brazil (equivalent to the number of PS4s sold), due in part to Sega definitively winning the Sega-Nintendo "console war" in the country.
Tectoy's new version of the console will retail at approximately USD $120, come installed with 22 games (including Altered Beast, Golden Axe and Sonic 3), and be fully compatible with original cartridges - it will not, however, support HDMI playback, using the original console's AV cables.
New Metro Game Seemingly Coming Next Year
It looks as though the next installment in the Metro franchise will release in 2017.
The news comes via the Metro 2035 website, which promotes the final entry in the Dmitry Glukhovsky novel series (which subsequently spawned 4A's tie-in games).
The website also features a timeline of when both the books and the games were released and indicates a new game will be coming in 2017.
Coming in 2017, apparently.
Trackmania Turbo Gets Free VR Update
A free VR update for all owners of Trackmania Turbo on PC and PS4 is available now.
The update features 40 exclusive VR tracks across the game’s four environments.
For players who don’t own the game but would like to try it out in VR a separate, free four-track demo (spotlighting the Rollercoaster Lagoon and Canyon Grand Drift environments) is also now available on PlayStation VR and PC.
The fast, frenetic, and fun Trackmania Turbo was released in March this year. You can check out IGN’s review of Ubisoft and developer Nadeo’s excellent stunt racer here.
Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.
What We Want in Doctor Strange 2
Yes, Marvel Studios has not yet officially announced a sequel yet to Doctor Strange, but when your latest movie makes $85 million domestically in its opening weekend and roughly $332 million worldwide so far then a second installment seems like the safest of bets. (Indeed, Ant-Man made almost $30 million less than Doctor Strange did in its opening weekend and that's getting a sequel.)
So what would we like to see Marvel do in a potential Doctor Strange 2? Here are some ideas we conjured up ...
Michael Keaton’s Spider-Man Villain Confirmed
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed that Michael Keaton will indeed star as Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
When asked by the Toronto Sun about the upcoming villains set to appear in the MCU, Feige said, "We’ve had a wish list and most of them in the near-term are coming together. Cate Blanchett is playing Hela in Thor: Ragnarok. Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man is something."
While Marvel Studios previously confirmed that Keaton will indeed star in Spider-Man: Homecoming, until now the studio has remain tight-lipped on who he'll play.
Star Wars: 4 New Pieces of Rogue One Artwork
With just over a month until the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, four new pieces of art for the upcoming film have been unveiled.
Check out the slideshow below to see two new posters and two banners (via IMP Awards) that spotlight Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed) and several other members of the Rebel Alliance, as well as a crew of opposing Stormtroopers.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on December 16 in North America and December 15 in the UK. In anticipation of its release, Disney and Lucasfilm debuted a new TV spot earlier this week.
Rocket, Groot Inspired Doctor Strange’s Breakout Character
Spoilers follow for Doctor Strange.
One of the standout characters in Marvel’s Doctor Strange isn’t really a character at all… at least, not in the traditional sense. It’s actually a cloak; the title sorcerer’s Cloak of Levitation to be exact. But despite the mystical garment’s distinctly unique state of being -- or perhaps because of it -- the thing has already become a fan favorite aspect of the film, bringing some unexpected CGI-fueled humor and action to the adventures of the latest MCU hero much in the way Rocket and Groot did in Guardians of the Galaxy.
I recently spoke with Stephane Ceretti, the visual effects supervisor on both Doctor Strange and Guardians, and he explained how Rocket and Groot in fact helped feed into the creation of the cloak.