Here Are the Games with Gold for February 2015
As part of Microsoft's Games with Gold program, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to download three free games next month: #IDARB, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and Sniper Elite V2.
Microsoft previously announced #IDARB would be part of February's Games with Gold offerings. The 2D eSport will be free to download for Gold subscribers throughout the entire month of February on Xbox One. In IGN's #IDARB review, we said it's an "unexpected and intelligent competitive game, but it needs better multiplayer options."
Detailed Analysis of the First Fantastic Four Trailer
After much waiting, yesterday we got the first trailer for Josh Trank's new take on Marvel's first family, The Fantastic Four.
If you haven't seen the trailer, do so, and then watch our detailed dissection up above or read it down below.
As always, there might be some minor spoilers (especially if we're right), with us drawing on the source material, things Trank has said in interviews, and of course, good old-fashioned guesswork.
First off, before we get stuck in, there's one thing to keep front of mind when trying to unravel this trailer, and it's Reed's experiment. The trailer depicts the same experiment being repeated at least three times. You can sort of determine when things are happening, based on the design of the suits and the certain other visual clues, but it's highly unclear who's involved in each experiment. I reckon it's very likely the four don't all acquire their powers on the same trip, with the film being structured around a series of journeys and hideous transformations.
Check Out Civilization 4 Designer’s New Strategy Game Offworld Trading Company
It's not hard to see that the future of space exploration and colonization belongs to the corporations. Even now, private companies are already setting their sights on the sky and beyond, looking toward the next lucrative industry. Suffice it to say, space is going to be big business.
It's this premise that drives Offworld Trading Company, the upcoming real-time strategy game from Mohawk Games and Stardock Entertainment, headed to Steam's Early Access program on February 12.
Offworld Trading Company places you in the role of one such upstart company, where the resource-rich surface of Mars is waiting to be harvested in a bid to become the biggest business on the red planet.
Why Ivan Reitman Isn’t Directing Ghostbusters Reboot
Ivan Reitman has been talking about the forthcoming Ghostbusters reboot, explaining why he isn’t directing, and also why he thinks an all-female cast is the right way to go.
Reitman is promoting sports movie Draft Day – which hit DVD in the UK this week – and unfortunately we spoke to him a couple of hours before Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon were announced as the all-new Ghostbusters. So instead we asked him why he won’t be directing.
“Between Billy Murray’s reluctance in doing another one – and especially when I returned from Harold Ramis’s funeral – I realised that actually, I may be able to talk Bill into doing another one, but I certainly can’t talk Harold into it” explained the director of the first two flicks. “But I felt it needed fresh eyes as a director and somebody with new ideas. I had already done two of them and I love the franchise, so I would continue as a producer but give somebody else the opportunity to bring their own ideas to this wonderful franchise.”
The Walking Dead: Check Out an Exclusive New Image
We're just about a week away from the Season 5 midseason premiere of The Walking Dead and IGN has a quick look at a portrait of one of the stand-outs of the last two seasons: Carol.
Take a look below!
Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC.
he return of season five of The Walking Dead begins on Sunday, February 8 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC with an episode titled “What Happened and What's Going On” – written by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Greg Nicotero. The episode description is as follows: After all the recent trials the group has faced, a slight detour might prove to be the solution they've been looking for.
Buy Temple of Osiris and Get Tomb Raider 2013 for Free
Square Enix has a sale on for residents of Europe (except France); buy Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and you’ll be gifted a copy of Tomb Raider 2013.
The deal will cost you £10 and both titles will need Steam to download them. In case you're wondering, the base edition of Tomb Raider 2013 alone will set you back £15.
You can grab the deal through this link.
In our review of Temple of Osiris, we said it’s “an excellent action-puzzler adventure, whether you play solo or co-op.”
Hyrule Warriors Sales Surpass 1 Million Sales
Global shipments of Hyrule Warriors on Wii U have surpassed the one million milestone, Koei Tecmo Games announced recently.
Hyrule Warriors launched worldwide last September,where IGN awarded it a 7.0 in IGN's review. Koei Tecmo launched a web page on the official website Hyrule Warriors, offering high resolution game wallpapers to celebrate the shipment milestone.
Nintendo recently detailed the upcoming Majora's Mask DLC coming to Hyrule Warriors on February 5. It will introduce Tingle and Young Link as playable characters along with three three additional costumes. The DLC will be accompanied by Version 1.5.0 of the game that raises the level cap, adds new mixing materials, medals and weapon skills.
Apple’s Tim Cook Reveals Smartwatch Release Month
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s smartwatch has an expected shipping date of April, 2015.
The news comes via Apple’s first quarter earning call, in which Cook revealed a quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion for the Cupertino giant compared to $57.6 billion for this quarter one year ago.
The smartwatch is Apple’s first entry into the wearable tech sector. Instead of the touch controls Apple users have grown accustomed to, the watch opts for a dial on the side – known as the digital crown – to accommodate for the smaller form factor.
Touch functionality is still present however, as the display is capable of sensing both touch and force – meaning it knows the difference between a tap and a hold.
Designer Creates Shockingly Realistic Environment In Unreal Engine 4
A level designer has produced one of the most astonishingly realistic 3D environments we've ever seen.
The video - dubbed "Unreal Paris" - was created by Dishonored level designer Benoît Dereau using Unreal Engine 4 and showcases just what the software can do.
Whilst still merely considered a demo, the video takes you through the environment - a contemporary Parisian apartment - demonstrating acute attention to detail that includes some of the most realistic texture, shadow, reflection and light effects seen to date.
For the very latest on all things Unreal - including the latest games being developed with the software - keep it right here on IGN.
Why It’s OK If You’ve Never Played Monster Hunter Before
Confession time: I have never played Monster Hunter.
That feels better.
I’ve always felt like I should, that it’d be one of those games I’d love and get lost in, but I’ve just never got round to it. I’ve been thinking about why that is, and have concluded it’s something to do with how it’s habitually presented. Nearly every piece you read begins with some sort of preamble about how it’s huge in Japan but has never caught on here in the West. It’s off-putting, and becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, with each new Monster Hunter game relegated to cult hit even before it’s released.
What happens if you put all of that aside? What’s Monster Hunter really like, if you approach it simply as a game about fighting majestic and weird creatures? I’m not usually one for making New Year resolutions – becoming a better person or getting in shape seem like hard work – but in 2015 I want to play a more diverse set of games, exploring new genres and unfamiliar series. And monster hunting, well, that seems like a fun place to start.