Independence Day 2 Casts Actor as Will Smith’s Son
Jessie Usher, star of the Lebron James-produced Survivor's Remorse, has been cast in Independence Day 2 as the son of Will Smith's character from the original film. Smith is not expected to return for the sequel to the 1996 hit.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Smith's on-screen son will be a "central character" in the upcoming sequel. Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) has also been cast in a lead role.
Jeff Goldblum will reprise his role from the original film, while Independence Day director-producer Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin will also return.
New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Hits
Marvel has dropped a new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron today! Check it out:
Just in case you missed them, check out the previous two Age of Ultron trailers right here...
Trailer #2:
Teaser Trailer:
The new trailer came after a Twitter push from the official Avengers account, which asked fans to tweet to help unlock the video.
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Four Sided Fantasy Coming to Major Platforms in 2016
Puzzle-platformer Four Sided Fantasy is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Vita, courtesy of Curve Digital. The UK publisher hopes to release those versions simultaneously with the already announced PC edition in the first quarter of 2016.
At its core, Four Sided Fantasy is based around a "screenwrap" mechanic. As per arcade classic Pac-Man, players can exit on one side of the screen and re-enter on the other side. The feature can be toggled on and off as required to solve the game's perspective-challenging puzzles.
The game is the creation of Ludo Land, a Seattle-based studio formed by Logan Fieth in 2013. Fieth worked on experimental first-person puzzle game Perspective before leading the design on The Fourth Wall, the game Four Sided Fantasy is a spiritual successor to. Ludo Land successfully Kickstarted Four Sided Fantasy last year, raising $37,912 USD in funding.
Devolver Digital Publishing Paradise Never on PC
Kitty Lambda Games and Devolver Digital have announced that Paradise Never will be coming to PC, Mac, and Linux this summer.
According to the press release, Paradise Never is "an action RPG set in 2027 on an island colony of France in the midst of turmoil and revolution."
The tropical paradise will regenerate every three days and you will relive them all over again. You will have to talk to NPCs at different times in order to understand their motivations and gain knowledge about them.
Paradise Never's website is currently just a teaser, but more information will be revealed there at a later time. You can also find news on IGN today about another recently announced game, Servo.
Remote-controlled Cockroaches Could Save Your Life
An intrusion of cyborg cockroaches may hold the key for surveying damaged nuclear power plants or collapsed mines.
The cockroaches in question are fitted with a tiny electrode capable of stimulating the nerves in the insect’s antennae. By controlling the antennae, scientists can then steer the roaches around like remote-controlled cars, allowing them to pilot the roaches into areas unfit for the human body.
According to Hong Liang, a materials scientist at Texas A&M University and author of the study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the remote cybugs can "go anywhere you guide them to," which includes disaster zones. Should a mineshaft collapse and the rescue team wants to know what they’re up against, and how many people are trapped inside, cyborg bugs could be the answer.
7 Writers Who Should Take Over X-Men
If any one writer has been steering the course of the X-Men franchise in the last few years, it's Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis built from the fallout of stories like Schism and Avengers vs. X-Men, exploring a world where new mutants are once again emerging and where the two X-Men schools are more divided than ever. He introduced significant new wrinkles by bringing the original five X-Men forward in time and then breaking the Marvel timestream beyond any hope of repair.
Bendis' saga is coming to an end this May when he caps off both his All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men storylines in the pages of Uncanny X-Men #600. Most of Marvel's current X-Men books will end alongside that big finale. And while we know Marvel has several X-Men-themed Secret Wars tie-ins planned (including Old Man Logan, Inferno, and X-Tinction Agenda), the ongoing future of the X-Men franchise is very unclear at the moment.
Inside Firewatch With Developer Campo Santo
Earlier this week, developer Campo Santo shared 17 minutes of Firewatch footage from a brand-new demo. Today we've got studio co-founders Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman exploring some of the deeper (and darker) specifics in the awesome developer commentary above.
The team discusses the cast, the mystery, how Firewatch works under the hood, and more, without spoiling too much about what lies ahead for Henry the fire lookout.
Be sure to check out the demo on its own here on IGN, as well as our detailed impressions, and stay tuned for more on Firewatch and IGN First in March.
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New RTS Servo Coming From Ex-Ensemble Devs
Publisher Stardock has announced a new RTS is on its way from a group of ex-Ensemble developers.
'Servo' is described as a "real-time strategy game that marries the persistent progression of gathering and equipping scavenged loot with intense RTS gameplay". The game is being made by a group of Ensemble Studios veterans including Dave Pottinger (Age of Empires) and Bruce Shelley (Civilization, Railroad Tycoon, and Age of Empires), under the banner of their new indie studio BonusXP.
Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 Announced For Asia
Sony has announced a limited edition PlayStation 4 console will be released to celebrate Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in Asia.
Though there's no indication the bundle will come west, it's a pretty spectacular looking creation. Made in collaboration with Konami, the console is coloured the same way as Snake's red Bionic Arm, while its golden connector has been similarly reimagined. The accompanying DualShock 4, meanwhile, is the colour of Snake's right-hand gun and bears his unit logo.
Other recent themed limited-edition PS4 consoles released by the company include the 20th Anniversary Edition, two variants of The Evil Within (known as Psycho Break in Japan), Destiny, The Last of Us: Remastered, Frozen, two different Bloodborne versions and more.