The First 13 Minutes of Control – IGN First
Remedy Entertainment, purveyor of consistently excellent action games, is back. The creator of Max Payne, Alan Wake and Quantum Break returns on August 27 with Control, and we’ll be running an IGN First on the game all this month.
So let’s begin at the beginning, shall we? In the video above, you’ll get a look at the game’s opening sequence, introducing heroine Jesse Faden as she enters the mysterious Federal Bureau of Control for the first time, and quickly discovers that things have gone very wrong indeed. It’s a quiet, strange, beautiful intro, and one that introduces many of the game’s main characters.
In fact, if you’re a Remedy fan, you might spot some familiar faces and hear some familiar voices in here: Jesse is played by Courtney Hope (Beth Wilder in Quantum Break); Max Payne himself, James McCaffrey takes on the role of the ill-fated Director Trench; and Matthew Porretta, the voice of Alan Wake, appears as Head of Research Dr. Casper Darling. Control director Mikael Kasurinen tells me that, in some ways, this feels like a culmination of all of Remedy’s work up until this point, and the cast lives up to that assertion.
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Borderlands 3 Has an Apex Legends-Style Ping System
Gearbox Software has revealed new accessibility features for Borderlands 3, including an Apex Legends-style pinging system that will allow players to point out enemies, friends, chests, items, and more.
As reported by VG247, Gearbox detailed these new additions during its Guardian Con panel and further explained that the pinging system will ensure communication is in place for co-op teammates, even when voice chat is not available. When players ping anything in the world, a contextually relevant VO line will be played and the marked point will appear in the game world, as well as on the mini-map, for each player.
Pokemon Sword and Shield: New Pokemon and Gigantamaxing Revealed
The latest trailer for Pokemon Sword and Shield has revealed new Pokemon, version exclusive Gym Leaders, and Gigantamaxing, which allows select Pokémon to grow even bigger than when Dynamaxing, change their appearance, and use unique G-Max Moves.
Only certain Pokémon from certain species will be able to Gigantamax and these Pokémon will only be able to be caught in Max Raid Battles. This newest trailer showcases Gigantamax Drednaw, Corviknight, and Alcremie and shows how their appearance alters and how massive they become.
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Batman Arkham Collection Coming This September
All three of the core Rocksteady Batman: Arkham games are being re-released for Xbox One and PS4 this September.
A listing for Batman Arkham Collection was posted on Amazon UK, announcing the re-release ahead of any official reveal from Warner Bros. or developer Rocksteady. However, Rocksteady’s marketing game manager, Gaz Deaves, confirmed the Arkham Collection on Twitter.
Quick info for the players who have been asking. Batman: Arkham Collection is coming to Europe in Sept, and includes the E2DK skin (the first time it's available outside NA). Early next year E2DK will be released as a free download for everyone who owns BAK on PS4 worldwide.
Inside and Limbo Developer Is Hiding Art for a New Game in Job Listings
Playdead, the developer of Inside and Limbo, has been offering glimpses at its new game via concept art in its job advertisements.
As noted by PC Gamer, Playdead has slowly been revealing new concept images from its upcoming sci-fi game via job listings since May.
The artwork shows a game that certainly sticks to Playdead’s established style: moody, melancholic landscapes painted in almost monochrome colours. Being a sci-fi, this new game features strange machinery, too.
Last year, in an article on DR Playdead co-founder Arnt Jensen said that the upcoming game will “move away from the 2D style that Playdead is known for”, with the game opening up to become a much larger explorable area.
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Stranger Things Season 3 Featured a Fabulous Queer Eye Cameo
Eagle eyed viewers have spotted William Mahnken, who featured in the second season of Netflix's Queer Eye, in Stranger Things Season 3.
Stranger Things Season 3 is so jam packed with 80s references and synth-filled-spectacle that you’d be forgiven for not spotting everything on the first binge. Digital Spy (via Vulture) report that a certain super cute Queer eye alumni can be spotted working at the Hawkins Post newspaper in episode one.
Nintendo Has ‘Not Fallen Behind’ On Online, Says Miyamoto
Mario creator and Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto has contested the idea that Nintendo has fallen behind on technology such as online network services and virtual reality.
During a question and answer session as part of Nintendo’s annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Nintendo was asked about the impression that it has been “a little slow” to join global trends such as cloud computing, mobile, and VR.
“We have not fallen behind with either VR or network services,” Miyamoto responded. “We worked on them from the very beginning, and have been experimenting with them in a variety of ways.”
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