Monthly Archives: July 2019
The Far From Home Trailer Scenes That Aren’t in the Movie
Warning: Spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home follow...
Now that we've all seen Far From Home (Right? Or else you wouldn't be reading this piece?), it's clear that a handful of scenes from the "I Wanna Be Sedated" teaser, and the regular trailers, managed to thwip away, making movie-goers wonder, among other things, "Where was the scene featuring Spidey wise-cracking with the local cops?"
Yes, a montage of fun activities from the first act got left on the webbing-room floor, including the scene featuring Spidey handily dismantling a crew of crooks in a restaurant. So what's the deal? Why did all of this get dropped from the final cut? Well, as director John Watts told ComicBookMovie.com, those pre-trip scenes will "be its own little short film that we're going to put on the Blu-ray. There are some good deleted scenes."
Southwest Airlines Passengers Surprised With Free Nintendo Switches
Southwest airline passengers were in for a surprise today after airline attendants gave everyone on one flight a free Nintendo Switch and copy of Super Mario Maker 2.
The Southwest flight was flying from Dallas Love Field Airport to San Diego International Airport. The promotion became publicized on Twitter when passengers posted photos of their new Nintendo Switch consoles and copies of Mario Maker 2.
EVERYONE ON THIS FLIGHT JUST GOT A NINTENDO SWITCH!!! @NintendoAmerica @SouthwestAir #SouthwestxNintendo pic.twitter.com/mUlryf4Kkv
77 Photos From the SDCC Show Floor
San Diego Comic-Con begins in full tomorrow, with "Preview Night" happening for a few hours this evening. But in advance of that, IGN was invited to participate in a preview of Preview Night where we were given a tour of a handful of the biggest booths on the show floor, from LEGO to Cartoon Network to Dark Horse and more.
Check out the gallery below for huge LEGO figures, various exclusives, a recreation of the Krusty Krab, Witcher action figures, and much more. The show floor was still under construction during this tour, so don't mind the work-in-progress state of some of the booths. Don't worry -- they'll have everything in order by tonight!
How the New Switch’s Battery Life Compares to Other Handhelds
Earlier today Nintendo announced a new Switch model with an extended battery life. The new model, which builds off the original Switch rather than the recently announced Switch Lite, increases the console's battery life from 2.5-6.5 hours to 4.5-9.
While this is a fairly significant jump, we were curious to see how the Switch's new battery life compares to that of other handhelds, so we collected the official numbers from Nintendo and Sony and compiled them in the gallery below. Click through (or scroll down) to see how the new Switch model compares.
The Expanse Season 4: First Look Character Images and Poster
The Expanse has gone through a tumultuous journey over the past year. Last May, Syfy canceled The Expanse after three seasons, which sparked an outcry from fans, some of whom rented a plane to fly over Amazon's offices in Los Angeles, begging the streaming giant to save their beloved franchise. Thankfully, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is also a fan, and less than a month after its initial cancelation, The Expanse was back in production on Prime Video.
IGN’s Top 10 Free-To-Play Games on Steam
Gaming can put major stress on your wallet and even with seasonal Steam sales, it never feels like there’s enough money in the world to try out all the games we want. Luckily there are a ton out there that don’t cost anything! We’ve been digging into the Steam library and found ten exceptional free to play games currently available, so save your cash.
10. Brawlhalla
Initial release date: November 3, 2015
Brawlhalla could be described as Smash Bros lite. It’s a platform fighter that incorporates powerful weapons and gadget drops that change your playstyle according to the specific item. One minute you’ll be fighting with grenades, then the next you’ll be riding a rocket spear into someone’s face.
Mario Kart Needs to Learn From Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled’s Grand Prix Mode
I can’t stop playing Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and I don’t intend to anytime soon. It’s no surprise that the kart racer is a great Crash Team Racing remake, and as a longtime Crash fan I expected to put in plenty of hours on Crash Cove. But the remake’s developers, Beenox, have added such a smart additional feature post-launch — the Grand Prix — that is the primary reason for my addiction. And it’s something that CTR’s kart racing competition, namely, Mario Kart, needs to steal, stat.
Live-Action Warhammer 40k TV Show in the Works
Warhammer 40,000 is getting a television adaptation from Frank Spotnitz, the creator of Amazon Prime’s Man in the High Castle. This will be the first live-action adaptation of Game Workshop’s popular tabletop RPG.
The Hollywood Reporter says the TV series will be called Eisenhorn and will adapt the Warhammer 40k spinoff novel of the same name. The novels center around Gregor Eisenhorn, an Inquisitor and leader of a band of investigators that wages a clandestine battle against demonic and alien forces that mankind is at war with.
Mindhunter Season 2’s Images Tease Atlanta Child Murders, Charles Manson
Netflix's Mindhunter is returning for its second season on August 16, 2019. Today, members of the press were invited to an interactive website which featured over 200 images from the upcoming season that is said to be focused on the Atlanta Child Murders and will also include Charles Manson, as a way of curating a personalized first look at Season 2.
The images, of which eight are viewable in the below slideshow, begin to paint a picture of what returning FBI Agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench have in store for them as they try to solve the case of the aforementioned Atlanta Child Murders that took place between 1979-1981 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Warlander Preview: The Lightsaber(-ish) Game Where You CAN Dismember People
Warlander, in developer Clock Drive Games’ own words, is inspired by the Jedi Knight series and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. During my 20-minute demo, what made those aforementioned games special shined through, and I couldn’t get enough of the Lightsaber-like combat that had me chopping limbs and heads off any monster that stood in my path.
Warlander stars a resurrected hero named Bruce who wields a sentient sword that very much invokes the feel of that elegant weapon for a more civilized age. The weight behind each swing is heavy and packs a ton of force and, unlike for the majority of enemies in the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a successful strike will dismember limbs, heads, legs, and any other unfortunate body part that falls victim to Bruce’s wrath.