First Look at Landmark Spawn #300 Cover Drawn by Todd McFarlane
Image Comics is preparing for a major milestone in September, as Todd McFarlane's long-running series Spawn reaches its 300th issue. This oversized anniversary issue features art from McFarlane and a host of other comic book superstars like Greg Capullo Jerome Opena, J. Scott Campbell and Jason Shawn Alexander.
While Image has shown off a number of variant covers for this issue, they haven't yet revealed McFarlane's main cover. Until now, that is. Check out our exclusive reveal of the main cover to Spawn #300:
Borderlands 3: First 4-Player Co-op Gameplay
All month long, we're taking a deep dive into Borderlands 3, our IGN First game for August 2019.
We started things off with a look at the first 14-minutes of Borderlands 3, and today we're bringing you the first-ever look at 4-player co-operative play. Borderlands has always been best when played with a group of friends, so make sure to check out the video above for a look at how it all shakes out.
We're over the halfway point in August right now, but there's still plenty of Borderlands 3 goodness to uncover for IGN First. Make sure to check back through the rest of the month for even more great Borderlands 3 content and reveals.
Pokemon Teases Giant ‘Dynamax’ Cards for Sword and Shield Expansion
A new teaser trailer for new Pokemon cards debuted at the Pokemon World Championships 2019 in Washington, D.C., giving players their first look at what to expect from the new Sword and Shield expansion -- and it looks like something big is coming.
The trailer showed off “Pokemon V” as a new card type, although no details were given beyond the name and that Gen 8 legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta will have a Pokemon V card.
Their attacks were shown but other attributes like Energy cost, Resistance, Weakness and Retreat Cost were missing, as is typical for this kind of preview. Text at the bottom of the card reveals that Pokemon V will essentially be the successor to Pokemon GX -- powerful cards that give up two Prizes when knocked out.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Trailer Reveals Epic New Abilities and More
A brand new Pokemon Sword and Shield trailer has been released and focuses on some epic new competitive abilities, moves, items, and much more that Pokémon Trainers around the world will be able to utilize when the newest Pokémon titles arrive on the Nintendo Switch later this year.
The first new ability revealed is Galarian Weezing's Neutralizing Gas that cancels the effects of other Pokémon's abilities and can even stop them from being triggered. For example, the gas will prevent Gastrodon's Storm Drain ability from absorbing Water-type moves, and Rotom's Levitate no longer protects it from Ground-type moves.
Some Pokémon, including Corviknight, have rare abilities known as Hidden Abilities. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon caught in Max Raid Battles may have these abilities, such as Corviknight's Mirror Armor, which will "bounce back any stat-lowering effects from an opposing Pokémon’s Abilities or moves."
Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Peaky Blinders Season 5
Peaky Blinders premieres August 25 on the BBC in the UK, but international viewers don't have to wait too much longer for their fix of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his enterprising crime family to return. Peaky Blinders' Season 5 release date on Netflix has been announced - mark your calendars for Friday, October 4, when US and international audiences will be able to binge the entire six-episode season and see what kind of mischief Tommy gets up to after becoming a member of parliament.
Season 5 "finds the world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. When Tommy Shelby MP is approached by a charismatic politician with a bold vision for Britain, he realizes that his response will impact not only the future of his family but that of the entire nation."
Pokemon Go Player Caught Using 8 Phones in Car
An American man was cautioned by police this week after stopping on a freeway hard shoulder with eight phones, each loaded up with Pokémon Go.
A tweet courtesy of the public information officer for King County, Rick Johnson, read "Sergeant Kyle Smith contacted a vehicle on the shoulder yesterday evening. This is what was next to the driver! Playing #PokemonGO with EIGHT (8) phones! Driver agreed to put phones in back seat and continued his commute with 8 less distractions."
Square Enix Cancels Game Tournaments in Wake of Death Threats
Square Enix has cancelled a series of Starwing Paradox tournaments in Japan after death threats were issued against the company’s staff.
An official Square Enix statement, reported on by Kotaku, explains that several death threats have been made against Starwing Paradox’s management team. Those threats have been reported to the police, but as a precautionary measure the tournaments - due to be held this weekend and next weekend in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka - have been cancelled.
There have been several incidents in Japan recently involving death threats and violent behaviour. The most notable is the arson attack on Kyoto Animation, in which a number of staff were killed. A man was arrested earlier this month for threatening a repeat of that attack on Square Enix. Square were also sent death threats from a man who took issue over the company’s gacha games, which are akin to loot boxes.
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Karl Urban Unveils New Look at Billy Butcher in the Boys Season 2
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Boys.
Karl Urban has unveiled a behind-the-scenes look at The Boys Season 2, which has been teased as being "bigger and bloodier."
The actor, who plays Billy Butcher in the satirical superhero series, took to Instagram to share a blood-soaked photo on the set of the second season, offering fans a fresh look at his character, who appears to be getting all of his usual kicks.
"Totally Butcherd that one! Up to our old tricks. Shooting season 2 of The Boys (sic)," Urban wrote in the caption.
Need For Speed Heat Won’t Have Loot Boxes
The next game in the Need for Speed series won't include loot boxes, according to EA community lead Ben Walke.
Walke replied to a user on Reddit under the name F8RGE saying "There are no Lootboxes in NFS Heat and there won't be." When another user asked how EA planned on monetising the game, Walke replied, "We plan to have post launch paid-DLC in the form of car packs.
"Later this year we'll introduce a time-save pack, which will show all collectables on the map. That's it."
EA has historically used loot boxes in many of its games from Star Wars to Battlefield and even 2017's Need For Speed Payback. However, the boxes have frequently sparked backlash from players who liken the practice to gambling. Meanwhile, at a UK government enquiry into whether the games industry should be regulated, EA's VP of legal and government affairs termed loot boxes "surprise mechanics" similar to Kinder Egg toys.