Monthly Archives: September 2018
Six Big Surprises from Apple’s 2018 iPhone Reveal
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Apple’s "Gather Round" event yesterday was a highly anticipated event for Apple fans since it’s always fascinating to see what the company has been working on lately. A company with Apple’s resources is seemingly always capable of unveiling a few surprises, so every event they hold has a lure of “one more thing” or something totally unexpected like last year’s iPhone X (despite leaks). This year’s event didn’t provide much in the way of “oh wow” moments, but there were a few surprises at least, but not all of them were positive.
Spider-Man Miles Morales Returns in New Marvel Series
Miles Morales is having a huge year. Not only is Miles a major character in Insomniac's Spider-Man game and the star of the upcoming animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, his comic series is due for a major relaunch at the end of the year.
We can exclusively reveal that Marvel is debuting a new comic called Miles Morales: Spider-Man in December 2018. The new series will be the first ongoing Miles Morales book not written by co-creator Brian Michael Bendis. Instead, Exiles writer Saladin Ahmed and Secret Warriors artist Javier Garron will be charting the next major chapter in Miles' superhero career.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 cover by Brian Stelfreeze. (Marvel Comics)
Bethesda ‘Absolutely Making A Wolfenstein III,’ According to Pete Hines
Bethesda has confirmed Wolfenstein III is happening and Dishonored isn't finished.
In an interview with GameCentral, Pete Hines, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications at Bethesda, confirmed the studio is "absolutely" making Wolfenstein III.
When asked about the future of the Wolfenstein franchise, Hines said, "Absolutely we're making a Wolfenstein III." He continued, "
said on stage that they're taking a break from the larger story to do
. But we all have to see how that ends."
In response to a question about the supposedly "resting" Arkane series, Dishonored, Hines tantalizingly said, "Ah, I wouldn't read too much into that."
17 Games Were Released For the Switch Today
Nintendo has announced that a crazy amount of games are coming to the Nintendo eShop between now and September 19.
In all, 17 Switch games dropped today, five are coming on September 18, one is coming the next day, new DLC is coming for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soon after, and a single game came to the 3DS.
Among the long list of games coming to the eShop, four stand out: Undertale, Broken Age, Bastion and Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut.
In our review of Undertale, we called the game a “Masterpiece” saying, "It tells its story in such a dynamic way, and with such a great understanding of the RPG player’s mindset, that it couldn’t have been told in any other way."
Rocket League’s Cross-Platform Party System Has Been Delayed
Psyonix has delayed the release of its planned cross-platform friends and party system for Rocket League. Dubbed RocketID, the system was originally supposed to launch this month, but that will no longer be the case.
A post on Rocket League's website explains that Psyonix has "made the difficult decision to push
out of September and include it in a future update. We want to ensure that RocketID is operating flawlessly on all platforms before its release, and this extra time will ensure that you'll be playing and partying up with friends on different platforms with ease."
How Jason Todd Could Impact DC Universe’s Titans Series
As part of this month's TV-focused IGN First, we're exclusively debuting two tantalizing photos from DC Universe's upcoming Titans series, showing Dick Grayson and Jason Todd side-by-side, with each hero wearing their iconic Robin costumes. So what does Jason's appearance mean for Titans?
Well, if we look at the comics, there's a period when Dick Grayson, Jason Todd's predecessor, leaves Batman behind, charting his own course in the world of crime-fighting. And after nine years of protecting Gotham alongside his mentor, Dick eventually joins forces with the Teen Titans. For a look at Dick and Jason in action, click through the slideshow below.
Marvel’s Infinity Wars Introduces Hybrid Heroes
The Infinity Wars crossover has just introduced remade the fabric of the Marvel Universe in a very strange way.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Infinity Wars #3!
Infinity Wars has been an eventful storyline already. To recap, ex-Guardian of the Galaxy Gamora has taken on a new identity as Requiem, used her Power Stone-encrusted sword to decapitate Thanos and then claimed the remaining Infinity Stones to become the most powerful being in the universe.
Conan O’Brien’s Massive Late Night Archive Will Soon Be Available Online
Team Coco fans rejoice! Just about all of Conan O’Brien’s massive, 4,000+ episode late night archive will soon become available to watch online.
Announced by Conan himself on the 25th anniversary of his first late night show, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, the first ever episode will be rereleased today in honor of the occasion. The whole archive will be released in January 2019.
“25 years ago today, I made my first late night show, and since then I’ve taped over 4,000 episodes - nine of which I’m told are quite good
.” said Conan. “We are going to be debuting a state-of-the-art website that has just about everything I’ve ever done in late night. You’ve got to tune in for all the excitement that’s coming your way, ‘cause it’s gonna be a lot of laughs
Here’s Where to Get the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
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The next generation of iPhone comes out today. That's right: iPhone XS and iPhone XR orders are live right now. The iPhone XR preorder date isn't until October 19 and a release date of October 26. If you really want to get yourself a new iPhone, or if you're one of the careful planners who timed the expiration of a contract to coincide with the arrival of the new phones, here's what you need to know about the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
TV’s Trippiest Show Has Enlisted Some of Your Favorite Weirdos for Season 2
TV's most surreal series is accepting new patients.
Created by Daniel Stessen, Dream Corp LLC is a bonkers workplace comedy that takes place in a "neglected dream therapy facility overseen by Dr. Roberts (Jon Gries) and his unremarkable staff," and if you haven't seen it, you're missing out on quite a trip.
IGN can exclusively reveal the Season 2 premiere date and Season 3 renewal for the comedy, which counts Stephen Merchant (co-creator of the original British iteration of The Office) and John Krasinski (breakout star of the American iteration of The Office) among its executive producers.