Starz’s Supernatural Spy Thriller Gets a New Trailer and Character Posters
IGN can exclusively reveal the first official trailer and new character posters for Starz's upcoming supernatural spy thriller, The Rook. The Series will make its debut on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at 8 p.m. ET/PT in the US and Canada, then on the STARZPLAY platform in Germany and Spain.
Per Starz, "The Rook tells the story of Myfanwy Thomas, a woman who wakes up in the rain beside London’s Millennium Bridge with no memory of who she is and no way to explain the circle of latex-gloved dead bodies splayed around her. When Myfanwy discovers she is a high ranking official in the Checquy, Britain’s last truly secret service for people with paranormal abilities, she will have to navigate the dangerous and complex world of the agency to uncover who wiped her memory - and why she is a target."
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Watch Dogs Legion Reportedly Leaked, Set in London
Watch Dogs Legion has reportedly been leaked, and is allegedly set in a “near-future, dystopian version of London."
Reported by The Nerd Mag, a listing for the game was seemingly leaked by Amazon UK.
The product description on the page reads "Watch_Dogs Legion is set in a near-future, dystopian version of London. It's a post-Brexit world in which society, politics and technology have changed and altered London's fortunes. London is one of the most iconic cities in the world and has had a massive influence on all of Western Culture for centuries… London makes total sense for WD, as the city has one of the highest surveillce
Thor’s Other Brother Was Almost in Thor: The Dark World
Thor’s brother Balder the Brave almost made the cut for Thor: The Dark World, but was apparently removed from the film before its script was finalized.
Reported by CBR, concept artist Charlie Wen posted newly revealed art on Instagram with the caption "What Thor's other brother almost looked like. Revisiting my #balder design post from earlier before I leave #thorthedarkworldbehind.” One half of the art depicts Balder wearing armor, a fur cape and wielding two swords while the other half shows Thor taking down enemies in a snowy field.
Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode Will Be Discontinued in a Few Weeks
Episodes from Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series will no longer be available to download later this month.
Revealed via the official Minecraft website, both Season 1 and 2 of Story Mode will no longer be supported. The post urges customers who have purchased those seasons to download all of the episodes prior to their being discontinued on June 25.
Story Mode was created for PC, PS3, PS4, PSVita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS devices. A modified version of Story Mode is currently available on Netflix, though that version appears to be in no danger of being delisted. Season 1 consists of eight episodes, while Season 2 is made up of five.
How Apple’s For All Mankind Connects to Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica
Apple is throwing its hat into the increasingly crowded streaming arena with Apple TV+. And where many current and upcoming services are driven by exclusive franchises (Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel on Disney+, The Lord of the Rings on Amazon's Prime Video, etc.), Apple is banking instead on big-name creators. One of those creators is Ronald D. Moore, a driving force behind wildly popular shows like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the rebooted Battlestar Galactica and Outlander.
Apple has just released the first trailer for Moore's new series, For All Mankind. While this new series is a departure for Moore in the sense that it isn't an adaptation of a preexisting work, it's already clear For All Mankind will be dealing with some familiar themes and conflicts. Read on for a breakdown of what For All Mankind is about and how it builds on the foundation of projects like Battlestar and Outlander.
Half of Fans Want PS5 Over Other Next-Gen Consoles
Over the weekend, IGN ran a poll to see which next generation console readers would like to see the most, out of four options – Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Google.
The poll ran for three full days: Friday at noon through Monday at noon, and received over 40,000 votes.
The winner was Sony, taking over half of the votes at 52.8%, Microsoft coming in second place at 28.5%, Nintendo in third at 14.2%, and Google with only a sliver of the votes at 4.4%.
Outer Wilds Is the Coolest Game I Can’t Talk About
It’s barely June and there are still a whole lot more games to come, but Outer Wilds is currently sitting at the front of the pack for my personal Game of the Year. It’s charming, unique, clever, and full of incredible moments that I don’t want to tell you a damn thing about.
So much of this space-camping-themed exploration game is about getting in your rocket, picking a planet in its expansive but intimate hand-crafted solar system to fly to, and then seeing what mysteries you can piece together for yourself when you get there. It’s full of serene views, exciting thrills, challenging platforming (sometimes in zero-gravity), creative puzzles, and a captivating story told through the ruins of an ancient civilization – and you owe it to yourself to experience all of the above firsthand.
A New Fortnite Xbox One S Bundle Is Coming This Week
Fortnite remains enormously popular, and the free-to-play Battle Royale from Epic Games is the basis for a brand new Xbox One S 1TB bundle.
The Xbox One S Fortnite Battle Royale Special Edition Bundle includes a controller and 1TB Xbox One S in a deep, "gradient purple" color scheme.
Also included as part of the limited edition Xbox One S is Dark Vertex Fortnite skin set, 2,000 V-bucks, as well as one free month of Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass.
Minecraft Earth Gets Its First Live Demo at Apple’s WWDC
It isn’t unusual for Apple to debut a new game at its keynotes, but we didn’t expect Minecraft—a Microsoft owned property—to make an appearance and as an augmented reality game no less.
Towards the tail end of Apple’s WWDC keynote, we saw the first-ever gameplay of Minecraft Earth. From what we can tell, it’s an augmented reality mobile game similar to Pokemon Go that can run on both the iPhone XS and iPad Pro 11.