Apex Legends Season 2 Now Live, Check Out Everything That’s New
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The second season of Apex Legends is live, and there are a host of new changes in Kings Canyon. There's new Legend with Wattson, some quality of life changes, and of course, an all-new Battle Pass.
Although a new Legend and Battle Pass are the two biggest additions to Apex Legends Season 2, they're hardly the only new things. The map has been changed in interesting ways, and the large beasts known as Leviathans are now roaming the canyon. For all the new changes to Kings Canyon, check out our Everything New in Apex Legends Season 2 video below.
The new season also brings with it a long-awaited new character. Natalie "Wattson" Paquette arrives in Apex Legends with an arsenal of electric abilities. Wattson can also build fences using pylons which should create interesting new strategies in the meta. Check out a brand new Wattson trailer from Respawn Entertainment.
What We Want From Breath of the Wild 2
With the surprising announcement that Breath of the Wild 2 was in development during Nintendo's Direct at E3 2019, our minds immediately started spinning with theories and hopes for where the sequel could potentially take us.
While we know it's not going to be a new Majora's Mask (no matter how badly we might want it to be), we've got plenty of ideas for what we'd like to see in the next installment of The Legend of Zelda.
Superman’s Henry Cavill Cast as Sherlock Holmes in New Movie
Henry Cavill, who has played Superman since 2013's Man of Steel, has joined the cast of Enola Holmes as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes.
As reported by THR, Cavill joins Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown, who is starring as Enola Holmes, and Helena Bonham Carter as Enola's mother in the film based on the Enola Holmes Mysteries book series by Nancy Springer.
Sony Says It May Have To Raise PlayStation Price If U.S. Increases Tariffs on China
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As the trade war between the United States and China continues, video game hardware manufacturers continue their efforts to convince the U.S. government to reconsider any new tariffs on China. Sony has now warned that it may need to raise the retail price of PlayStation consoles if the U.S. government decides to go through with its trade war with China.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has warned the U.S. government that imposing higher tariffs on China will hurt U.S. customers. "We believe, and therefore have told the U.S. government, that higher tariffs would ultimately damage the U.S. economy," Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki said in a statement.
Get A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher Free With IGN Prime
IGN Prime has partnered with Ask An Enemy Studios to bring you A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher. IGN Prime members, join in early access in the only split-screen single player twin stick risk 'em up in which your score is meaningless unless you exist.
You control two ships simultaneously. Your primary goal is to get the highest score possible, but the only way to keep it is to decide when to leave with it. Playing 'til death is not an option.
Game of Thrones Confirmed for Comic-Con 2019
HBO has announced they are attending San Diego Comic-Con 2019 with panels for Game of Thrones, Westworld, and His Dark Materials. There will also be autograph signing sessions at the event.
His Dark Materials' panel will be on Thursday, July 18 at 4:45 p.m. in Hall H, and will include: James McAvoy, Dafne Keen, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, and executive producer, Jane Tranter. An autograph signing will be at 2:45 p.m.
Game of Thrones and Westworld SDCC Panel
Game of Thrones will have a panel on Friday, July 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Hall H, with the following cast members: Jacob Anderson, John Bradley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel, Iain Glen, Conleth Hill, Maisie Williams, and Isaac Hempstead Wright. Creators and showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will be on the panel also, as well as director and executive producer, Miguel Sapochnik. An autograph signing will be at 3:30 p.m.
Even If It Fails, Google Stadia Can Still Bring Us Into the Game Streaming Future
Though Google is making some big promises with Stadia, I still don't think it'll be universally replacing video game consoles any time soon. People can be slow to adapt to new tech, internet speeds and data caps still pose a barrier, and Stadia won’t be available worldwide at launch (though more regions will be added in 2020).
Entertainment as a whole may have shifted to streaming and subscription services, but that’s( at least in part) because people never grew attachments to their boomboxes or VCRs the way they did for the NES, or that excitement from getting a manual with their game case. Like many others, you’d have to pry my cartridges and discs out of my cold, dead, slightly inconvenienced hands before I gave them away. But despite my old ways, I know an all-digital future is probably inevitable, and Google is clearly ready to capitalize on it.
How Game of Thrones Developed This Battle From Page to Screen
It takes a village (or more accurately, a small city) to bring Game of Thrones to life. The show employs countless artisans who contribute work that will never be seen on screen, but is still integral to creating the world of Westeros - including storyboard artist Will Simpson, who helps conceptualize the visuals of the show on the page to help the cast and crew realize it on camera.
Simpson's work is getting the spotlight it deserves in a new book, Game of Thrones: The Storyboards, from Insight Editions - which features artwork and sketches from Seasons 1 through 7 of the HBO hit. In IGN's exclusive clip, Simpson takes us inside the conception of the pivotal (and controversial) Battle at the Frozen Lake sequence from Season 7's "Beyond the Wall," specifically breaking down the scene in which Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) has a brush with death during the fight against the wights and White Walkers.
Pokemon Masters Release Set for This Summer
Today The Pokemon Company and developer DeNA revealed new gameplay details and an animated trailer for the upcoming mobile game Pokemon Masters, as well as a release window of this Summer (or Winter for anyone in the southern hemisphere) on iOS and Android.
Pokemon Masters takes place in a new location called the island of Pasio. Trainers from every region have come to Pasio and are split into “sync pairs” - for example, Red and Charizard, Misty and Starmie, or Brock and Onix - and there will be 65 sync pairs to recruit at launch, with more coming later.
You can watch the video below to see both the new animated trailer and new gameplay.
14 Classic Comics That Defined DC’s Shuttered Vertigo Imprint
The comic book industry was dealt a blow with the news that DC is shuttering the long-running Vertigo imprint at the end of 2019. Vertigo has played home to some of the most beloved and critically acclaimed comics on the stands. It serves as a crucial piece of DC history and has been a constant, necessary reminder that comics don't always have to revolve around capes and tights.
Even as we mourn the end of this branch of DC's publishing line, we wanted to look back and reflect on the comics that helped define Vertigo as a brand. These books helped push the entire medium forward and served as an early proving ground for some of the biggest and best creators in the industry.