Monthly Archives: June 2017
The Big Fall 2017 Gaming Preview
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. Now that E3 is over we have a good idea of what our Fall gaming calendar looks like. That means it's time to talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Battlefront 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, and so much more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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The Defenders Poster Unites Marvel’s Netflix Heroes
Marvel's street-level Netflix heroes are almost ready to unite, and a new poster for The Defenders teases the upcoming ensemble series.
Netflix has debuted a new poster for the streaming platform's next Marvel series, featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
Marvel's The Defenders
Netflix previously offered an extended look at the upcoming series with the show's first trailer. Mike Colter recently teased the evil entity who has mysteriously possibly played a hand in each of the hero's individual Netflix series.
The 2017 Steam Summer Sale Is Now Live
The yearly Steam Summer Sale is upon us once again and if you can actually manage to access the overloaded Steam client or website, you'll find some great deals on awesome games that won't hurt your wallet too much. It runs today through July 5 and includes its own Summer Sale Sticker quest.
A number of big games, like Nier: Automata, Grand Theft Auto 5, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Hitman: Season One, and Mafia 3 have been discounted in the $20 to $40 range, but you can also grab some popular games for under $10, including South Park: The Stick of Truth, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Darkest Dungeon, Rust, and Stardew Valley.
The Best Mid-Tower PC Cases
The mid-tower ATX case is one of those PC parts that has been around forever dutifully holding our gear, and yet rarely gets the respect it deserves. Sure it's not as flamboyant as a massive full-tower, or as charming as a Small Form Factor case, but that's why we like it. It doesn't take up a lot of space, can be as unassuming as you wish, and yet can hold a ton of hardware while allowing for semi-radical cooling and high-end builds. And since mid-towers accept ATX motherboards, the world is your oyster when shopping for parts.
With this in mind, we have rounded up a few mid-tower ATX cases for you to consider for your next build. These selections are based on our many years of PC building expertise, so without further ado here are some cases for you to ogle, and consider when you get around to building that Ryzen box.
Preacher Season Premiere Clip: Jesse and Tulip Under Fire
If the exclusive scene below, from Preacher's Season 2 premiere "On the Road," is any indication of what we can expect going forward, well then this sophomore run is going to be absolutely bonkers.
This Sunday, June 25th, the terrible trio of Jesse (Dominic Cooper), Tulip (Ruth Negga), and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) head out on the open highways looking for God - who we discovered, back in the Season 1 finale, has gone AWOL. Jesse's either going to get some answers or kick some ass, and with the Genesis power in his back pocket there's a good chance that no one can stand in his way.
That is unless you count the Saint of Killers. Yes, Graham McTavish's stalking, crazed cowboy from Hell is out on a rampage and won't stop until he Terminators his way to Reverend Custer. In the scene below, the sinister Saint is unleashing his firepower on our heroes - along with some local law who were unfortunate enough to get caught in the middle of this skirmish. Check it out!
Overwatch: HotS Skins Added to Regular Loot Boxes
Two of Overwatch's Heroes of the Storm skins have been added to regular loot boxes.
As reported by VG247, players can now find the Officer D.Va and Oni Genji skins in standard loot boxes for the first time, as previously these two skins could only be attained by playing Blizzard's free-to-play PC game Heroes of the Storm.
Blizzard added the Officer D.Va and Oni Genji skins to regular loot boxes in Overwatch's most recent update, which brought balance changes to the game and added the Horizon Lunar Colony map, home of Overwatch hero Winston.
Ridley Scott: There Could Be More Blade Runner Sequels
This coming Monday will mark 35 years since the sci-fi classic Blade Runner was released. The date was June 25, 1982, and of course the genre was changed forever from then on, as director Ridley Scott and star Harrison Ford took us on a journey to the beautiful yet terrifying world of Los Angeles, 2019 -- a world of Replicants and futuristic private dicks and cold fish (though in the latter case, only in the theatrical cut!).
And now we’ll soon be returning to that world when Blade Runner 2049 is released this fall. To celebrate the anniversary of the original film as well as the upcoming sequel, I recently spoke to Ridley Scott about the legacy of Blade Runner and where he hopes to take the series in 2049 -- including his confirmation that there could be more sequels beyond that film. Ford returns in the film as former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, with Ryan Gosling also starring as Officer K, and Scott executive-producing while Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) directs.
New Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Revealed
Trunks has been revealed as the latest addition to the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ.
As reported in the latest issue of Jump magazine (via Siliconera), Trunks is the seventh confirmed playable character for the 2D fighter, joining Cell, Frieza, Gohan, Goku, Majin Buu and Vegeta.
Trunks as seen in Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Jurassic World Sequel Gets Official Title
Jurassic World 2 has a title: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Teased by director J.A. Bayona and announced on Twitter, the title also comes with a familiar tagline: "Life finds a way".
In one year, life finds a way. pic.twitter.com/32Cu62xn1Y
— Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) June 22, 2017
That tagline's befitting of a film that sees the return of Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm.
Guess Who Showed Up in Spider-Man’s New Comic?
Peter Parker faced a blast from his past in the first issue of his newest Marvel comic.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1!
This issue added several new characters to Spidey's supporting cast, including a new love interest in the form of comedian Rebecca London and a potential ally in super-genius Dr. Hophni Mason (the more level-headed brother of Phineas Mason, aka The Tinkerer).