Empire of Sin: A Brilliant 1920’s Era Strategy Game
After playing the first half-hour or so of Empire of Sin, I could easily have stayed where I was and played the rest of the day. While it’s still in a pre-beta state, Empire of Sin feels polished, with deep systems that beg for more probing. After all, this is essentially Boardwalk Empire crossed with XCOM - what’s not to find completely intriguing?
Empire of Sin is set in prohibition-Era Chicago. As one of 14 bosses with different interests (speakeasies, union protection, or casinos), you’re tasked with building an empire built on Chicago’s most precious currency: alcohol. You can get your alcohol that’s produced in breweries, you can get if from your allies, or you can occasionally get it from missions. “So alcohol is the number one currency of Prohibition-era Chicago,” says Game Director Brenda Romero. “So we make it, we consume it in our rackets, without alcohol your businesses aren't going very far.”
Marvel’s Avengers Aims to Balance Comics History and Originality
With Marvel's Avengers, developer Crystal Dynamics had the difficult task of balancing the old with the new. Marvel Comics is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2019, giving the developer a rich history of character and story to draw from. But, according to Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos, the development team wasn't interested in simply retelling old tales: With encouragement from Marvel, Crystal is blending that history with original storylines, costumes, and abilities.
This week's Gamescom provided the closest look at Marvel's Avengers yet; Crystal allowed attendees to go hands on with the Marvel superhero game, in addition to releasing a 19-minute Avengers gameplay demo. During the show, IGN sat down with Amos to discuss the aforementioned balancing act, hero customization, games as a service, and more. You can watch the full interview above.
Need For Speed Heat: 16 New Details from Gamescom 2019
At Gamescom 2019, Need for Speed Heat's creative director Riley Cooper discussed some new details on the newest entry in the Need For Speed franchise that will be released on November 8, 2019, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
We've broken down 16 of those most interesting things we learned about Need For Speed Heat from IGN's Destin Legarie's discussion with Cooper from IGN Gamescom Now.
1 - Need For Speed Heat Studio is a companion app to Need For Speed Heat that will allow players to customize cars that they can then use in Heat. New cars will be released each week leading up to Heat's release and all cars featured in the game will be available in the app by launch on November 8, 2019.
Opinion: The MCU Will Survive the Loss of Spider-Man
Just when it seemed like Disney was on the verge of locking up almost every major Marvel franchise under the MCU umbrella, Peter Parker's infamous bad luck struck again. Ongoing negotiations between Disney and Sony over Spider-Man's cinematic future have broken down, meaning we've likely seen the last of Tom Holland's Spider-Man in the MCU (although Sony is reportedly developing at least two more Spider-Man movies with Holland following Far From Home).
The New Skateboarding Game, Session Is All About Creativity
Crea-ture Studios revealed 4K gameplay for their upcoming skateboarding game, Session, which many originally called the "spiritual successor" to Skate 3.
The 4K gameplay in Session shows off the rider doing lines through a city environment, while hitting rails, grinding ledges, and throwing down 360-kick flips – among various other tricks.
Session, as described by Crea-ture, was inspired by the, "golden era of skateboarding." Its main focus is about creativity and culture, not competitions and having the gnarliest trick on a mega ramp – which players could experience in past skateboarding games like the Skate series.
Ryan Reynolds Responds to Fans Asking Him to Save Spider-Man
Spider-Man is going through a bit of a rough patch lately, and fans are turning to an unlikely hero to save him - Deadpool. Or rather, actor Ryan Reynolds.
In light of news that Marvel Studios will no longer co-produce new Spider-Man films, thus seemingly bringing a swift end to Peter Parker's time in the MCU, fans have reached out to Reynolds for comfort. As spotted by CNN, one fan asked if the situation opens the door for a team-up between Reynolds' Deadpool and Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Here's how Reynolds responded:
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Is Also Getting a Crossover With Horizon Zero Dawn
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is once again teaming up with Aloy in a second Horizon Zero Dawn collaboration. This one is specifically centered around Aloy’s Frozen Wilds DLC, since both of them are ice themed.
Capcom released a new trailer for the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne x Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds collaboration today during Gamescom. The trailer shows Aloy wearing her Frozen Wilds armor, as she readies up to venture into icy new Monster Hunter area. You can watch the new trailer above.
When Monster Hunter: World was first released, Capcom and Guerrilla Games announced a limited-time Horizon Zero Dawn event where you could play as Aloy and user her bow and armor set. The Iceborne and The Frozen Wilds collaboration looks to be similar to the previous one, except players can probably expect to wear Aloy’s Frozen Wilds armor set, and instead of a bow you can user her bowgun as a weapon.
Kerbal Creative Director Talks KSP 2, Community, and Rocket Engines That Shoot Nuclear Bombs
Kerbal Space Program is passionately loved by an incredible fanbase, with an extremely positive and supportive community, a rich mod scene, and cumulative explosions numbering in the billions.
We sat down with Nate Simpson, Creative Director at Star Theory Games, to talk about the recently announced Kerbal Space Program 2, the KSP community, and what fans can expect from the upcoming sequel.
They Want You to Keep Crashing and Burning
There's a fear the sequel to KSP could have a little too much polish, given the iterative design process of the original game. But Simpson said the Kerbals themselves help keep the game from going too far into the realm of straight simulation.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s Cell Saga Revealed
At Gamescom 2019, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot fans got their first look at the Cell Saga in action alongside a brand new character named Bonyu, the news that Trunks will be playable and the Goku and Piccolo's driver's lessons/car driving will be included.
Speaking to IGN's Max Scoville during IGN Gamescom Live, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot producer Ryosuke Hara discussed and showed gameplay of the Cell Saga that features the epic battle between Gohan and Cell.
Hara-san also confirmed that Trunks and his sword will be a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, joinnig such other characters as Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo.
Spider-Man 3: Jon Watts Not Currently Attached to Next Sony Film
Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home director Jon Watts is not currently attached to direct the planned third Tom Holland Spider-Man film, according to a report from Deadline. This update comes after Deadline's initial report claimed both Watts and Tom Holland would be participating in two more Spider-Man movies that are in the works. IGN has reached out to Sony and Watts' teams for comments.
This news comes after the industry-shakeup that Spider-Man will no longer be a part of the MCU after Sony and Disney were unable to renegotiate their deal to share the character. The negotiations (or lack thereof) seemed to play out in realtime throughout Tuesday after Deadline broke its original report that talks had stalled between the two studios. The day ended with Sony releasing a statement on Spider-Man's MCU departure, referring to it as "Disney's decision."