Monthly Archives: February 2018
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Activision Plans to Release More Remasters
Activision has announced plans to release remasters of its past titles this year, lending weight to recent rumours of a Spyro the Dragon Trilogy remaster.
The company has released its annual investor report, which includes the intention to mine the Activision IP library as part of its plans for the second half of 2018.
"We expect to release World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and our latest Call of Duty game in the second half of 2018," reads the report. "In addition, we expect to deliver ongoing content for our various franchises, including expansion packs for Hearthstone and Destiny 2, in-game events for Overwatch, and map packs for Call of Duty: WWII, as well as releases of remastered versions of titles from our library of IP
Gran Turismo Sport Update Adds 12 New Cars
Gran Turismo Sport update 1.13 is live and adds 12 new cars, campaign events, and track layouts, and drivers can now be disqualified in Sports Mode.
The patch, posted today, rolls out changes to Sports Mode as well as the new content. Drivers who rack up too many collisions and shortcuts are now at risk of getting disqualified, while cars lagging behind by over a lap will be ghosted and "not be subject to collisions." Players can now also submit grief reports for "misconduct of other users."
You can check out the 12 new cars that have been added, below:
The Witcher Netflix Series: Pilot Episode Script Is Finished
Netflix's The Witcher series has a completed pilot script.
Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich submitted a first full draft (apparently after many, many iterations) on February 23rd, but won't be drawn on the plot.
#TheWitcher pilot is out for notes, and I’m out for the weekend to spend some time with my kids. See you bright and early on Monday! pic.twitter.com/qjAr5reRgB
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) February 24, 2018
James Gunn Reminds us That Baby Groot is Groot’s Son
In case you missed it, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has confirmed that yes, the original Groot is totally dead. Sorry.
Though he's said this before, Gunn recently clarified in a tweet that Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is Groot's son, not a baby version or a clone of Groot himself.
"First Groot is dead," wrote Gunn. "Baby Groot is his son."
Gunn's tweet has sparked a lot of discussion over the nature of plants reproducing. Feel free to browse this (highly entertaining) thread at your leisure.
SEGA Removes Yakuza 6 Demo Because Players Were Able to Unlock Full Game
The Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Demo has been removed from the US PlayStation Store after SEGA discovered users were able to unlock the full game.
The official SEGA Twitter account issued an apology today for having to remove the demo for the latest Yakuza title.
We’re looking into the nature of the issue. Thank you for your patience. 2/2
— SEGA (@SEGA) February 27, 2018
The tweet explains that some players were able to use the demo to unlock the full game without paying for the full game, which isn't too surprising given its whopping 36.53GB download size.
Mario Odyssey’s Greatest Cheat Is Patched
While the latest update for Super Mario Odyssey added Luigi's Balloon World, it also patched out several glitches, including a major one used by speedrunners.
As detailed in our Super Mario Odyssey cheats and secrets guide, prior to the update, players could perform a trick where they capture a frog mid-air with Cappy and find themselves hovering in a glitched swimming position. Speedrunners took advantage of this glitch to quickly clear the game's Darker Side area.
IGN can verify the latest patch released as part of the Luigi's Balloon World update has removed this glitch from the game.
Star Wars Rebels Just Changed the Franchise Forever
Since its debut in the third season of The Clone Wars, Mortis has been one of the most unique and divisive elements in the Star Wars canon.
Combining strands of Force mysticism and ancient Jedi lore in ways never before seen in a Star Wars story, Mortis continues to be a much debated topic in the fandom; and this week on Star Wars Rebels, its presence was felt again.
A three episode story arc in The Clone Wars, the Mortis episodes find Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, and Obi-Wan Kenobi responding to a Jedi distress code that appears to be thousands of years old. Upon arriving, they’re drawn into a strange, diamond-shaped monolith, and transported into what appears to be an entirely different dimension.
Oscars: IGN Reviews the Best Picture Nominees
With the winners of the 90th Academy Awards set to be revealed this Sunday, let's take a look back at what our film critics thought of the nine movies the Academy has nominated for Best Picture.
Those nominees are Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
To find out the scores our reviewers gave the Best Picture nominees, scroll through the slideshow below or watch the video above! (The films are listed in alphabetical order.)
For more Oscars coverage, check out the full list of nominations, which movies and artists got snubbed, discover the 10 major milestones crossed by this year's nominees, learn what our Movies Podcast crew thought about all of the above, and check out our rundown of the weirdest Oscar nominations ever!
Apple Reportedly Planning 3 New iPhones This Year
Three new iPhones are reportedly in the works to be released by Apple this year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is working on three different devices to target a wider range of customers after the iPhone X sold less than expected potentially, in part possibly due to reported production delays.
The trio of smartphones reportedly includes a large "phablet" — a phone nearing the size of a tablet — which will be the biggest iPhone ever, a new phone similar in size to the iPhone X, and a cheaper model with fewer features.