Monthly Archives: August 2019
Avengers: Endgame’s Hayley Atwell Praises Peggy Carter’s ‘Fitting End’
Hayley Atwell has discussed Peggy Carter's character arc within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying that she thinks her story with Steve Rogers had a "fitting end" in Avengers: Endgame.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress shared her feelings on Peggy Carter's prospective final scene to "end the whole franchise", as she revealed her character's concluding sequence was secretly filmed over the course of a single afternoon back in 2017.
"I think we shot that maybe two years ago," she told the outlet, adding, "I thought it was a fitting end to a story that has affected so many people. I thought it was very endearing, innocent and wholesome in the way that it keeps those characters in their time."
Pro Hearthstone Players on Why Luna’s Pocket Galaxy Needs to be Nerfed
As someone who pretty much exclusively played Cyclone Mage in the Rise of Shadows meta, and then swiftly moved on to Highlander Mage once Saviors of Uldum launched, I’ve won my fair share of games thanks to Luna’s Pocket Galaxy. For those that don’t follow Hearthstone closely, the card is a Legendary spell that drops the cost of all minions remaining in your deck to one mana. This means if you can find the space in a game to spend five mana doing nothing, you can then highroll into a series of big bombs that now cost one mana. It’s a ridiculous card, but funnily enough, when it was first introduced into the game it cost seven mana and saw next to no play. In the Rise of the Mechs event, however, its cost was reduced to five (alongside a bunch of other buffs) and it quickly made its presence felt.
Beyond a Steel Sky Returns to Adventure Gaming’s Classic Cyberpunk City
The barren, terrifying wastes of devastated Australia are the home for one of the most notable nostalgia-powered trips of recent history: 2015’s Mad Mad: Fury Road. Picking up the legacy of a series thought finished decades ago, original director George Miller blended old-school physical filmmaking with modern techniques to create one of the decade’s most memorable blockbusters.
But Mad Max isn’t the only Australian dystopia that lay dormant for years in wait of revival. Beneath a Steel Sky, released in 1994, is a cult favourite adventure game. Fans have hoped and dreamed of a second game for over two decades. And now, in 2019, the original developers have created a sequel - Beyond a Steel Sky - by combining old-school adventure game design with modern techniques.
Tencent Announces Brand New Sci-Fi Shooter SYNCED: Off-Planet
Global publishing giant Tencent has announced a brand new sci-fi shooter, SYNCED: Off-Planet, in partnership with NVIDIA.
Officially unveiled at NVIDIA's showcase at Gamescom, SYNCED: Off-Planet combines survival, crafting and base-building with a PvPvE experience with up to 50 players, and 1000 corrupted human cyborgs called Nanos. It is being developed by NExT Studios as part of Tencent.
SYNCED: Off-Planet is centered on personal and group survival. It tasks you with preparing your group and crafting gear, as well as escorting survivors to shuttles leaving earth. Players will compete against each other to get "off-planet", but also attempt to survive against swarms of Nanos, which are ex-humans turned marauding cyborgs.
Bones of Long Dead Pokemon Decorated This Year’s World Championships Stage
The Pokemon World Championships has a long-running tradition of theming its merchandise, stage, and key art on its host city. With 2019's event taking place in Washington, D.C. the theme was all about museums and monuments, which saw Pikachu and some of its Pokemon friends dressed up in explorer's gear so they could go find wondrous artifacts to bring back to the Pokemon museum. But while those designs are as cute as expected, what drew eyeballs at the event was the stage decorated with huge skeletons of the dinosaur-like Fossil Pokemon Tyrantrum and Bastiodon.
Take a look:
Netflix Orders He-Man Masters of the Universe Series From Kevin Smith
Netflix has ordered a He-Man anime series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and Kevin Smith will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Smith revealed the news at the annual Power-Con convention in Anaheim, California and announced that this new series will be a "wholly original story set in the epic world of Mattel's over 35 year-old global He-Man toy franchise."
EUnited Wins the Call of Duty World League Championship
EUnited has won the Call of Duty World League 2019 Championship, dragging the competition out to its last possible round, winning 3-2 and defeating 100 Thieves. They will take home the $800,000 grand prize, leaving 100 Thieves with $260,000 to split between team members.
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Which Game Are IGN Fans Most Looking Forward to at Gamescom?
Gamescom starts this week, and the IGN crew is already off their excruciatingly long flights to Germany. While eating our ninth bag of airplane trailmix, we’ve been eagerly discussing what games we’re most excited to see at Gamescom. We also asked the IGN community what their most anticipated game is for the event, and more than 25,000 of you answered. Here are the results from least anticipated to most.
Don’t forget to check out our huge Gamescom schedule to know what’s coming and when.
Darq Developer Reveals Why He Turned Down an Epic Exclusivity Deal
In a time where it seems more and more game developers are opting to sign lucrative exclusivity deals with the Epic Games Store (and thus angering a certain portion of gamers), the developer behind the indie horror adventure Darq has made the peculiar decision to turn Epic down. In a post to his Medium blog, developer Wlad Marhulets, the one-man team at Unfold Games, revealed what went into making his decision.
Less than a month before releasing the game, Mahulets finally shared a release date trailer, stating the game would come to Steam on August 15. Mahulets says it was three days later that an Epic representative reached out to him to discuss an exclusivity deal.
Rainbow Six Siege Is Getting a Battle Pass
Rainbow Six Siege is falling in line with its shooter peers by introducing a Battle Pass system.
As part of the new Operation Ember Rise content - which introduces two new Operators, Amaru and Goyo, and a reworked version of the Kanal map - the Battle Pass will will begin with a miniature take on the pass, called "Call Me Harry".
According to a press release, the "Call Me Harry" pass will "focus on Dr. Harishva “Harry” Pandey, Director of Rainbow. By earning Battle Points, players will unlock tiers and unique rewards, and will get an exclusive Harry Chibi charm upon completion."
The mini-pass will take place over 7 days and include 7 tiers, and will be completely free. A second pass will launch later this year, and will include the two-tier system familiar from games like Fortnite, comprising free and premium tracks.