Monthly Archives: February 2019
Out Friday: Pokemon Sword and Shield – $10 Reward Credit with Prime
The long wait is nearly over: Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are out this Friday, November 15, 2019. Set in a new region called Galar (which resembles Great Britain), these games come with a whole new batch of Pokemon to catch and train. If you're ready to lock in your preorder, or you want the gorgeous limited-edition Zacian and Zamazenta Switch Lite you've come to the right place. Here's everything you need to know to make your preorder (and potentially save some cash).
Starters Announced for Pokemon Sword and Shield
GameFreak announced the three starters coming to the freshly announced Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield games for Nintendo Switch.
Players will be able to choose the grass chimp Grookey, the fire rabbit Scorbunny or the water lizard Sobble in the all new Galar region for these 8th Gen Pokemon titles.
When detailing the starters, director Shigeru Ohmori described Grookey as a mischievous Pokemon full of boundless curiosity, Scorbunny as always running about, bursting with energy, and Sobble as a bit timid, shooting out attacks as it hides itself in the water. Evolutions for the starters were not shown during the Direct.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Details We Know So Far
Update 3/4: Since Pokemon Sword and Shield's announcement, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have been quiet on extra details, but IGN has done its best to break down everything we've learned so far.
Be sure to check out all of our analysis so far via our Pokemon Sword and Shield wiki guide, including known Pokemon, starter details, world info, and much more.
For a lighter look at how the latest generation of Pokemon has taken the world by storm, check out how a newspaper accidentally reported Pokemon Sword, Shield, and Gun were recently announced, falling prey to a particularly amusing Pokemon meme.
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Mortal Kombat 11: Johnny Cage Revealed
It may be no surprise that Johnny Cage is on the Mortal Kombat 11 roster, but as you can see in the video above, he's looking good and having FUN. His fatality might be the most laugh-out-loud amusing one in the whole game yet, and his mime move can't help but make you smile.
We'll be showing off more of Cage on KombatKast, NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat show, airing live on all IGN channels today (Wednesday, February 27) at 1pm PT/4pm ET. Be sure to tune in here on IGN.com, YouTube.com/IGN, Twitch.tv/IGN, or Mixer.com/IGN.
For more on Mortal Kombat 11, check out other character reveals, such as Jade (above), and all of the fatalities we've seen so far.
Topher Grace Edited Every Star Wars Movie Into One Trailer
That ’70s Show alumnus and BlacKkKlansman star Topher Grace has posted a hefty five-minute super-trailer summarising the entire Star War saga to date, including Rogue One and Solo.
10 movies. 2 nerds. 1 weekend (when our wives were out of town). Enjoy… #everypartofthebuffalo @jeffyorkes @louscafe_edit https://t.co/aYE4ZI2iHb
— Topher Grace (@TopherGrace) February 26, 2019
Warner Bros. Shuts Down Fan Campaign to Edit Rat Ending of The Departed
A fan-led campaign to change the ending of The Departed has come to an end.
Adam Sacks, the man behind the Kickstarter campaign to fund a cut of the movie that does not feature the CGI rat, announced on Twitter that the campaign had come to an end after Warner Bros. alleged the campaign infringed on its intellectual property.
"In order to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Kickstarter had no choice but to take down my project to digitally erase the rat from the end of The Departed," Sacks wrote in his note on Twitter.
Deadpool Creator Sketches His Version of Detective Pikachu
Rob Liefeld, best known as the co-creator of Deadpool, has shared his own sketch of Detective Pikachu.
Liefeld posted the image on Instagram along with a time lapse of him creating the sketch. He posted the picture with the caption "Can’t wait to swim in the “pika-pika” pool with Detective Pikachu this summer!"
Credit: Rob Liefeld.
How Xbox Game Pass on Switch Benefits Microsoft, Nintendo, and Players
The rumor that Microsoft’s Game Pass service could make its way onto the Nintendo Switch came as a shock. It would make for an unprecedented change in the gaming landscape, marking a new era of partnerships in a traditionally segmented industry.
But with Microsoft already letting slip its plans to bolster this relationship with the possibility of Xbox Live coming to Nintendo Switch, a deeper partnership could hugely benefit both companies involved and what players can expect for years to come.
Overkill’s the Walking Dead Now Canceled for Consoles
While a week ago it seemed Overkill's The Walking Dead was still set for release on PS4 and Xbox One, Skybound Entertainment, overseer of The Walking Dead license, has now announced the game will no longer be coming to consoles, and support for it on PC will be discontinued.
In a statement sent to IGN, Skybound confirmed it has ended its contract with Starbreeze Studios "and will discontinue all efforts on Overkill's The Walking Dead.
The company's full statement reads:
As of today, we have terminated our contract with Starbreeze Studios and will discontinue all efforts on OVERKILL’S THE WALKING DEAD. Our creators and their stories are the core of Skybound, and since 2014 we have worked hard to expand the world of The Walking Dead into an exceptional Co-op Action FPS. We did our best to work with Starbreeze and resolve many issues that we saw with the game, but ultimately OVERKILL’S THE WALKING DEAD did not meet our standards nor is it the quality that we were promised. We are exceedingly sorry to our fans and share their disappointment in the game. We remain dedicated to providing our fans with the most premium quality content we can offer, and will continue to look for alternative video game options for the IP.