4 Creative Games You Need to Pay Attention To
During GDC 2015, IGN hosted the Media Indie Exchange (MIX) event in our offices. For those of you who don't know, the MIX is an event that brings together dozens of rad indie developers to show off their upcoming games to members of the media, big publishers like Sony and Microsoft, and other developers. We had well-over 50 games in our office this year, and despite all of them being incredibly creative works, we narrowed the list down to the four that impressed us the most. Trust us, you're going to want to keep your eyes out for these ones.
Work Toward Beating Cancer With Free Game
A new app invites you to help the fight against cancer simply by building a virtual land.
Cancer Research UK's app Reverse the Odds invites players to complete mini-games and upgrade lands to "restore the Odds back to their lively selves." The Odds are a collection of colorful characters who "need your help." In doing so, players help analyze information that will help scientists identify biomarkers for bladder cancer.
Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Flash Get New Costumes
Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Flash are all getting new costumes come June.
Green Lantern #41 by Billy Tan
Spoilers for Green Lantern #40!
In Green Lantern #40, Hal Jordan ditched his ring and stole the prototype Green Lantern gauntlet and power pack from the armory and went rogue, all in a ruse to clear the name of the Green Lantern Corps and take all the blame for their wrongdoings himself. The new hooded jacket and long hair certainly gives him the "renegade" look they're going for.
Marvel’s X-Men ’92 Comic Brings Back the Animated Series
Marvel revealed more information about the upcoming comic series X-Men '92 which takes place in the world of X-Men: The Animated Series. As revealed by Polygon, X-Men '92 will pick up where the animated series left off in 1997 and chronicle the continuing adventures of this iconic X-Men cast.
X-Men '92 will be the latest addition to Marvel's Infinite Comics digital line. The first digital chapter will debut on services like Comixology in May, with the first print edition hitting stores in June. The series will be co-written by Chris Sims and Chad Bowers (Down Set Fight), with Scott Koblish (Deadpool) providing the art.
Goat Simulator Flops Onto Xbox Next Month
A new trailer confirms Goat Simulator's upcoming launch on both Xbox One and Xbox 360 this April.
Goat Simulator appeared in ID@Xbox's montage of Xbox indie games at least year's Gamescom, but we weren't aware of a release window or which specific Xbox console it'd be headed to.
This April marks a year since Goat Simulator first came out on PC. It also received an iOS and Android port last September.
Our review of Goat Simulator called it "a clever piece of interactive satire powered by hilarious ragdoll physics and its embracing of bugs."
First Look at Halo 3: ODST on Xbox One
343 Industries today unveiled the first screenshot of Halo 3: ODST running on Xbox One.
ODST's campaign and Halo 2 multiplayer map Relic are both being added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection in an upcoming update. 343 says it's "finishing things up" on ODST and Relic, and will be ready to announce a release date soon.
ODST will be free for anyone who purchased The Master Chief Collection on or before December 19. At this time, 343 hasn't announced a price for those who have purchased the game after that date.
Check out the slideshow below for your first look at ODST on Xbox One, as well as comparison shots of Relic from the original Halo 2 and Halo 2 Anniversary.
The Orphan Black Comic Sells Big
IDW Publishing's Orphan Black #1 was the best-selling comic book in February, according to sales figures from Diamond Comics. This spinoff of the popular sci-fi TV series received a huge sales boost thanks to being included in Loot Crate's March box, allowing it to top other high-profile releases like Darth Vader #1 and Spider-Gwen #1.
Those two books placed at #2, and #3 respectively, while the final chapters of Spider-Verse and the debut of Silk's solo series also sold well for Marvel. DC had two books place in the top ten - Batman #39 and Justice League #39.
ESA Searching For Signs of (Robotic) Life on Comet
The European Space Agency thinks there may still be life to its Philae lander, now currently hurtling through the vastness of space on the back of a comet.
Its lander came to rest in a shady area of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12 of last year. This proved problematic for a probe whose primary source of energy is the sun.
However, as the cosmic ballet goes on and the comet continues its journey around the sun, the angle of sunlight hitting Philae has changed.
"Philae currently receives about twice as much solar energy as it did in November last year," lander project manager Stephan Ulamec said on the ESA blog. Ulamec thinks it may still be too cold for the lander to wake up, but figures "it's worth trying."
Jupiter’s Largest Moon Has an Ocean with More Water Than Earth
Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede may have a subterranean saltwater ocean that is thought to have more water than all the water on Earth's surface.
The underground body of water is estimated to be 60 miles (100 km) deep, up to 10 times deeper than Earth's oceans, and lays under a 95-mile (150 km) shell of ice and rock.
“This discovery marks a significant milestone, highlighting what only Hubble can accomplish,” said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, in a prepared statement.
Vikings: Jessalyn Gilsig on Siggy’s Big Moment
Warning: Spoilers for the Vikings episode "Scarred" follow...
In the Vikings episode "Scarred," Harbard the Wanderer worked his magic and threw Kattegat into chaos - with poor Siggy paying the ultimate price while trying to rescue Aslaug's sons, Ubbe and Hvitserk, from a watery grave. The boys survived, but Siggy succumbed to the icy waters of the lake. Catching a glimpse, right before she perished, of a young blonde woman in place of Harbard.
I spoke to actress Jessalyn Gilsig about her Siggy's frozen fate, her decision to leave the series, and the true identity of The Wanderer. I also asked her, as a Heroes alum, to share her thoughts on the property returning to TV with Heroes Reborn.