Monthly Archives: May 2015
Marvel Fires Off New Ant-Man Poster
Marvel has revealed a new poster for this summer's Ant-Man, featuring the diminutive hero riding one of his pets into a hail of bullets.
Take a look:
Marvel tweeted the image for the film today. Ant-Man will follow Avengers: Age of Ultron as the twelfth film for the studio.
Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang (Ant-Man), Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, and Corey Stoll as Darren Cross (Yellowjacket). As the poster says, the film will hit on July 17, closing out Marvel's Phase Two.
Summer Camp Game Images Tease Murderous Multiplayer
Publisher Gun has released a new set of screenshots and details for Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp, an upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer game inspired by 1980s horror movies. Currently planned for release on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, Summer Camp sets a group of Teen Counselors against a player-controlled stalker called The Killer.
The Killer utilizes advantages in mobility and an arsenal of weapons to hunt other players across the seemingly-tranquil Camp Forrest Green. He or she will also be able to harness the environment of the camp to use against the Teen Counselors, a concept reminiscent of some of Jason Voorhees more memorable murders like the sleeping bag kill or the gory bathroom face-mirror smash.
Pokemon World Championship Documentary in the Works
Two-time U.S. national Pokemon champion Wolfe Glick is working on a documentary about the world's best competitive players in the popular Nintendo handheld series.
To Be the Very Best is a Kickstarter project headed up by Glick, with Emmy Award-winning director Dan Karlok helming the feature-length documentary and Jiro Dreams of Sushi producer Matt Weaver also helping on the film. Glick is looking for $50,000 USD to make the movie.
"We will begin by taking an inside look at players from all corners of the globe and showing that they are more complex than the label of 'gamer' would suggest –– that behind their screen names are real people who began their journeys by spending hours walking on virtual grass like any other kid growing up," Glick said.
Game Scoop! 346: The Big Nintendo E3 2015 Preview
Batten down the hatches, people! The Electronic Entertainment Expo is almost here. In preparation for the hype-fueled video game trade show of all video game trade shows, IGN’s Game Scoop! is taking a look closer look at the big publishers of E3. This week, we take a long look at Nintendo and out deep conversation about the E3 veteran unfolds in three parts: What we know will be shown, what we think will be shown, and a pair of pie-in-the-sky ideas so fabulous, they just HAVE to come true.
You can also listen to the audio version of the podcast here.
Be sure to also keep an eye on IGN’s big Games of E3 2015 wiki for a complete look at everything we know is confirmed for the show, as well as our comprehensive history of Nintendo at E3.
App Store Update: May 28
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Sproggiwood – ($9.99)
"Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike."
AT&T Raises 1st Amendment Concerns Over Net Neutrality
AT&T plans to raise concerns over net neutrality when the case moves deeper into the court process, citing violations of the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States.
Additionally, the telecom plans to raise concerns that net neutrality "violates the terms of the Communications Act of 1934."
For those who don't remember their civics class, a quick refresher: the First Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the creation by Congress of any law that prohibits free speech. The Fifth Amendment requires that private property taken for public use is justly compensated.
Dirty Bomb Open Beta Begins Next Week
Nexon and Brink developer Splash Damage have announced that Dirty Bomb will go into open beta June 2.
Team Dirty Bomb stated that anyone can check out the free-to-play multiplayer shooter starting next week. The Dirty Bomb open beta will feature five maps set in abandoned London and 12 mercenaries to check out, like the shotgun-wielding Fletcher or grenade specialist Nader.
And as the open beta continues for the first-person shooter, Nexon and Splash Damage will launch more maps and mercenaries. Previously, Dirty Bomb has been in closed beta (and was even known as Extraction at one point).
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Release Window Revealed
Persona 4: Dancing All Night will hit PlayStation Vita this fall in North America, and its special "Disco Fever" edition has been revealed. The Disco Fever edition of Dancing All Night will cost $80 USD / $100 CDN, and includes two discs of remixed Persona 4 songs, 14 DLC outfits, a Vita case and skin, an extra song, and a Teddie keychain.
Check out the full goods in the image below.
No word on whether this edition will come to Australia, the UK, or other territories. Atlus informed IGN that international details are still being sorted. Dancing All Night releases this summer in Japan, and was confirmed as coming to the West early last year.
Aria is the Final Character for Killer Instinct Season 2
Killer Instinct antagonist Aria will make her debut as the last character available in Season 2 of the rebooted fighter on Xbox One.
The crooked artificial intelligence CEO of UltraTech, Aria has a transformable humanoid robot body capable of projectile and melee attacks. She will be available for Ultra Combo owners Friday, May 29 and for Combo Breaker edition owners on June 4.
Several other notable characters have made an appearance during Killer Instinct's second season, including the vengeful Japanese ghost Hisako, fiery being Cinder, and the war golem Aganos.
Andy Serkis’ Star Wars Character Revealed
In a new interview with photographer Annie Leibovitz, the identity of Andy Serkis' Star Wars: The Force Awakens character has been revealed, as has an image of the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes actor from the set.
Serkis will be playing a performance capture character named Supreme Leader Snoke. Nothing else is revealed about this new player in the StarWars.com interview, aside from the photo (snapped by Leibovitz) below:
Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke