Monthly Archives: October 2017
War Is Coming for the Power Rangers
The Power Rangers are due for some dark days in 2018. BOOM! Studios shed light on the future of their flagship Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic at NYCC. The tagline "The war is coming" tells you pretty much everything you need to know.
This new storyline begins in Mighty Morphin Powers Rangers #25, which the publisher is calling "the biggest Power Rangers story BOOM! Studios has told yet." This new storyline will feature the return of Lord Drakkon, the evil, older version of Green Ranger Tommy Oliver.
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Fortnite: “Thousands” of Player Banned for Cheating
Fortnite's Battle Royale mode has seen "thousands" of players banned for cheating, and Epic Games has no hesitation in banning more, with Nathan Mooney, Community Co-Ordinator, confirming that battling cheats in Fortnite is "the highest priority" across the company.
As reported by VG24/7, Epic acknowledges that the problem of cheaters in both the Battle Royale and across its games in general is an "ongoing" problem that they're committed to tackling head-on, saying that they're targeting both "the cheaters themselves and the cheat providers".
Epic is not going into details about the exact measures it's taking so as not to tip anyone off, but makes assurances that tools are being rolled out to combat cheaters and that this will continue, with Mooney emphasising that Epic has "no plans to stop" when it comes to tackling cheating.
Destiny 2: Iron Banner, Prestige Raid Incoming
In the wake of the completion of Destiny 2's first Faction Rally (which saw Dead Orbit coming out on top), Bungie has announced a slew of additions coming to the game next week; of particular note is the first Iron Banner event for Destiny 2, featuring the return of Lord Saladin as overseer of the Banner.
The Iron Banner retains broadly the same approach as in the previous game, but with a few significant changes. Combat will now be between two teams of four players, and level advantages have been removed, making combat about the ability of the players rather than the level they've reached. In addition, the previous system of Bounties and Ranks have been replaced by a specific Iron Banner Engram.
IGN UK Podcast #403: Bed, Bath and Beyond Good & Evil
We've played literally every game in the world this week - Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Cuphead. That's it. Also, we watched weirdo Jaden Smith anime Neo Yokio - it's surprisingly not the worst.
We apologise in advance to the guy who sent the email about his brother finishing Beyond Good and Evil.
IGN UK Podcast #403: Bed, Bath and Beyond Good & Evil
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WWE Women’s Revolution Comic Announced
Shhhh, no one tell Emma, but the latest WWE comic - from BOOM! Studios - is all about the Women's Revolution.
At New York Comic-Con, Boom! Studios and WWE announced that February's WWE #14 will kick off an all-new storyline revealing the truth behind the groundbreaking Women’s Revolution.
Here's some STRAIGHT FIRE from WWE Superstar Becky Lynch...
The acclaimed team of writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Serg Acuña will take readers on a journey, revealing the truth behind the ascension of Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and Bayley as they transformed the face of sports entertainment, moving up from NXT to the main roster, changing the landscape so that female wrestlers were no longer called "Divas."
Fast & Furious Spin-off With Johnson & Statham Coming 2019
The much buzzed about rumours are true: Fast and The Furious is getting a spin-off movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
THR has the news, stating that the spin-off is due to hit theatres July 26, 2019 and will be written by series regular scribe Chris Morgan. The movie will focus on Johnson's Security Service agent Luke Hobbs and Statham's reformed villain Deckard Shaw.
“Fast & Furious is one of Universal’s most beloved properties, and we handle every decision we make surrounding this franchise with great care,” Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley told THR. “The global brand of Fast & Furious is strong and full of iconic characters, and we look forward to continuing to build on the film that started it all, as well as expanding into different narratives beginning with our first spinoff.”
Dust: An Elysian Tail Creator Announces New Game
Dust: An Elysian Tail creator Dean Dodrill has announced his next game, Never Stop Sneakin', which will be released for Nintendo Switch this holiday season.
After teasing fans for several days on social media, Dodrill finally revealed the new title in a series of posts on Twitter, saying he had personal objectives in mind for the project, and wanted to make something different from his first game.
"I wanted to try something in a completely different aesthetic, and go fully-polygonal in the process," he said. "I wanted to create something procedural and infinitely re-playable, and design engaging combat with the simplest controls possible," Dodrill added, saying he believes he's been able to accomplish this with Never Stop Sneakin'.
Reeves on Matrix Reboot: ‘I Don’t Know Anything About It’
Keanu Reeves showed up at New York Comic Con today to talk about his upcoming sci-fi movie Replicas, but while he was here he also chatted a bit about some of his other popular franchises, including the rumored reboot/relaunch of The Matrix series, which he doesn't sound too jazzed about.
When asked about the proposed film, the audience at the NYCC panel began to boo and generally express their dissatisfaction with the idea. Reeves simply bowed his head and held the microphone up to the crowd, as if to imply that he agreed with their assessment. He then said, "Remaking The Matrix. I don’t know. Maybe it’s… I don’t know anything about it."
Middle Earth: Shadow of War Launch Day Livestream
Talion and Celebrimbor's adventure picks up again when Middle Earth: Shadow of War releases on Oct. 10, and we'll be ready to stream the game on launch day. So join Brendan Graeber and Max Scoville as they slay a ton of Uruk's and show off the intricacies of Shadow of War's nemesis system on IGN Plays Live, starting at 1PM PT (4PM ET / 9PM BST / 7AM AET).
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