Smooch Colonel Sanders in This Official KFC Dating Sim
There are ad campaigns, and then there’s whatever KFC just did. An official dating sim starring a hunky anime version of KFC’s mascot Colonel Sanders has dropped on Steam, it’s available soon, and you can totally romance the king of fried chicken himself. Watch the trailer here.
“I Love You, Colonel Sanders” is the name of the game. According to the Steam page, you’re a student at a culinary school, and your classmate is the Colonel himself, because of course. You’re joined by a clumsy best friend, a couple of heated rivals, and a dog, who is also a professor, appropriately named Professor Dog.
Red Dead Online Frontier Pursuits Now Live
Red Dead Online has been updated with a huge new content drop - Frontier Pursuits - and you can start using its new features right now.
Check out September's Red Dead Online content in the trailer above.
Headlining Frontier Pursuits are the new Specialist Roles, which provide focused career paths for players looking for a little more purpose in their adventures. Currently on offer are three roles - Bounty Hunter, Trader, and Collector - and Rockstar promises more will be made available further down the line.
These combine with role-specific Free Roam Events in the world, which helps expand the day to day things you can experience.
The Monkey Who Threw Up During Sea of Thieves Livestream is Okay
A squirrel monkey who guest starred in a recent Sea of Thieves livestream to promote the pets update, threw up on a Rare developer during the video. But you’ll be glad to know that Antonio, the monkey, is okay.
Sea of Thieves is getting pets in the form of monkeys and parrots as part of the Smuggler’s Fortune update. Rare executive producer Joe Neate and Rare community video manager Jon McFarlane were on a stream along with Antonio the squirrel monkey and Barbara, his handler, to talk about the new features.
It was around the 27:50 mark of the stream that Antonio threw up on McFarlane. And it was kind of a lot of vomit. We reached out to Rare to ask about how Antonio is doing, and it sounds like he’s doing okay.
Exclusive Mondo Poster Gives Dark Crystal a Sinister Makeover
The latest MondoCon is nearly here, and as usual, there will be plenty of rare movie posters for collectors to snatch up. IGN can exclusively debut one of these posters, which offers a sinister take on the already dark fantasy film The Dark Crystal.
This poster was designed by artist Todd Slater. Check it out below:
This 18"x36" screenprinted poster is priced at $50 and will only be available at MondoCon.
One Piece: Stampede Coming to Theaters in North America
Funimation Films has acquired North American distribution rights for One Piece: Stampede. The anime film will be released theatrically in both the US and Canada, though specific release dates have yet to be revealed.
One Piece: Stampede is the 14th feature-length film in the One Piece saga, which also includes a TV series that has aired more than 900 episodes since its 1999 debut. Stampede is was released in Japan on August 9, 2019 and is meant to mark the anime's 20th anniversary. The film is directed by Takashi Otsuka.
“We are so excited to bring 'One Piece: Stampede’ to North America as part of our 20th anniversary celebration of this beloved anime series. It’s a blockbuster film that will delight new audiences and long-time fans alike,” said Funimation's executive vice president and general manager Colin Decker in a statement.
Netflix’s Living With Yourself Is a Nutty Sci-Fi Comedy with Two Paul Rudds
All September long, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2019-2020 season. Today, we're featuring Netflix's Living With Yourself, described by the streaming network as an "inventive existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better? Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. As he deals with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles must fight for his wife Kate (Aisling Bea), his career, and his very identity." In our IGN First preview, series directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Battle of the Sexes, Little Miss Sunshine) take us inside the high-concept comedy and shed some light on how Paul Rudd brought dueling versions of the same character to life.
Control Patch Fixes Struggling Console Performance
Remedy has updated Control with a patch that improves the game's performance, which should help relieve the framerate struggles the game has faced on consoles.
Control is absolutely worth your time, as we reveal in our review video above.
The patch, which is now live on PS4 and will be applied to the Xbox One and PC versions of Control soon, improves “stability on all platforms” and offers “improved generate frame-rate performance” thanks to optimization of multiple systems. Bugs that cause missions crashes have also been taken care of.
The patch has been fully detailed by publisher 505 Games, and also fixes some errors that hampered game progression and the user interface. While all small on paper, these fixes should help make Control a much more enjoyable experience for many, as the game has been reported by plenty of people to run rather haphazardly. From personal experience, the PS4 Pro noticeably struggles to maintain a stable frame rate when firefights become intense. As such, this patch is very welcome.
Google Stadia Will Offer Game Trials After Launch
Google has stated its intention to offer trials of premium games on its Stadia streaming service once the platform has been launched.
Talking on a recent episode of Stadiacast, Stadia’s head of product, John Justice, explained that trials are “high up on the list” for Google’s plans after the cloud service’s launch in November.
Check out our ideas on how streaming could be the future of video games.
“I think if you look at our plan to make as many people be able to try this as possible, you want people, whether they’re already on Stadia, to let them go discover new games, new things, stuff you haven’t tried,” he said.
Mutazione’s Serene Island Holds Many Secrets I Can’t Wait to Discover
I can’t wait to get back to Mutazione’s colorful, beautifully drawn island setting. Promising an isle of interesting characters, plenty of heart, and some unique gameplay elements, my brief time playing Mutazione at PAX West 2019 has left me thinking about its fascinating setup and wishing to find out more.
Playing as the 15-year-old Kai, players of Mutazione venture off to an island to take care of their grandfather. Pretty normal so far, right? Well, that island is the site of a meteor crash over 100 years ago, causing its inhabitants to become mutated. The island’s been left to relative isolation, with the mutated though, from my experience, mostly kind-hearted denizens creating a society of their own.
The A to Z of Deadpool
It's been a long, crazy journey for Deadpool. Over the years he's evolved from X-Men supporting character to kooky costumed assassin to Hollywood juggernaut. And he's never shut up during that entire time.
Now, as we wait to find out how Disney and Marvel will handle the character on the big screen, why not join us for a journey deep into the Deadpool-verse as we explore the alphabetical history of all things Merc with a Mouth...
A is for... Ajax
If Deadpool has an archenemy, Ajax may just earn the title. This sadistic enforcer worked for the Workshop, the laboratory responsible for experimenting on failed Weapon X test subjects and transforming Wade Wilson into Deadpool. Ajax has super-strength and is impervious to pain, making him extremely difficult to kill. Fortunately, Deadpool knows how to think outside the box.