Monthly Archives: January 2019

Developer Remakes P.T. in Unreal and Adds VR Support

Developer RadiusGordello has spent 9 months remaking Hideo Kojima's P.T. in Unreal Engine, and has released it with added VR support.

Announced on Reddit, Unreal P.T. is available for free on itch.io and is an almost total remake of the original PS4 game, which was revealed to be a playable teaser for the never-released Silent Hills.

"The biggest difference

," reads RadiusGordello's notes, "is the very end of the game has been changed slightly to make beating it more consistent."

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Henry Cavill Poses in Loving Homage to Jason Momoa’s Aquaman

Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in the current run of DC movies, posted a humorous selfie to congratulate his Justice League co-star Jason Momoa on the success of his Aquaman solo movie.

The actor posted a selfie of himself partially submerged in dark water and holding a fork close to the camera on his personal Instagram account.

The fork is clearly meant to poke fun at Aquaman's signature trident weapon and in the caption, Cavill jokingly asks Momoa, "How'd I do?"

Cavill also congratulates Momoa and the rest of the team who worked on Aquaman: "Jason, James and everyone involved in that movie, smashes it out of the (water)park. If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out.

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The Big Nintendo Switch 2019 Preview

WWWWEEEEEEELLLLLLCOME! It's 2019, folks. That means a whole new year of brand new games for Nintendo Switch. We're getting back into the swing of things by running down the biggest (and hopefully best) 2019 Switch games and giving them a rating based on our excitement level. What a fun game! This week's cast: Zachary Ryan, Peer Schneider, and Casey DeFreitas. Check out this sweet list:

Remember, you can watch NVC here on IGN on Thursdays at 3pm PT. Catch the video and audio 24 hours later on our YouTube channel or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe to NVC on iTunes or your podcast service of choice.

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The Walking Dead Reveals Next Crossover Character with Fear TWD

Austin Amelio, known for portraying Dwight in the mainline The Walking Dead series, will reportedly be reprising his role in the fifth season of Fear The Walking Dead.

Warning: Spoilers for The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead ahead.

As reported by Comicbook.com, Dwight hasn’t appeared on TWD since the finale of Season 8, when Daryl exiled him from Alexandria. Though absent from the main series since this departure, Dwight could play a major role in the spinoff series. With FTWD currently set in Texas, it appears that’s where Dwight headed after being exiled.

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DC Honors Stan Lee in This Week’s Comics

DC Comics have dedicated the final page in all of their comic book releases this week to remembering Marvel legend Stan Lee, who passed away at the age of 95 on November 12, 2018. The message reads “With Utmost Respect from the Distinguished Competition… ‘Excelsior!’”

Check it out:

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“Distinguished Competition” was the nickname Lee used for DC when he would poke fun at them in Marvel letters pages.

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Former Blizzard Devs Working on New Marvel Game

Second Dinner, a small studio formed by former Blizzard developers, has announced it’s working on a new Marvel game.

The announcement came along with news that the studio has raised a $30 million minority investment from NetEase, allowing the team to expand beyond its initial five founders and open an office in Irvine, CA.

The current job listings include full-time positions for a client engineer and technical artist. Being in the early stages of development, no platforms were announced for the game. Considering the team's previous experience working on the collectible online card game Hearthstone, and its current small size, it’s possible the game could be mobile or PC-centric.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 7 Awesome Costume Origins

Smash Brothers digs deep into the celebrated lore of Nintendo. Half the fun of playing Smash is unearthing every reference, nod, and homage buried in the myriad stages and assist trophies. No opportunity to celebrate the legacy of the world’s most beloved publisher is wasted, and there’s even quite a bit of history contained in the costumes and colorations of the Smash Brothers characters. Here are seven stories behind some of the more interesting palette swaps and special outfits.

Dark Link

Dark Link’s origins go waaaaay back to the oft-misunderstood NES masterpiece, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. I still remember being a little kid and defeating the huge “final” boss at the end of the epically-difficult Great Palace and heading outside to claim the Triforce, only to be attacked by my own shadow! Since that first appearance as the big bad, Dark Link has evolved into a staple of Zelda storytelling, from a mysterious opponent in Ocarina’s Water Temple to a fever-dream nightmare in Twilight Princess.

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12 Great Anime You May Have Missed in 2018

It's that time of the year: as 2019 rolls out ahead, we look back and reminisce about the highs and lows of what we've done and seen this year. In the anime world, a lot of shows have aired - to be a little more precise, over a hundred. "That's a lot of shows," you say, but have no fear: IGN is here to help you out with some of the most overlooked and surprising favorites of the year. There's a mix of everything in here: romance, sci-fi, sports, drama - you name it, we've got you covered.

So in no order, let's take a look at some of those dark horses! View them in the slideshow below or keep scrolling to see the text list.

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