Bethesda and Ubisoft Poke Fun at Rage 2, Far Cry: New Dawn Similarities
Bethesda and Ubisoft had a little fun today on Twitter while promoting their games, Rage 2 and Far Cry: New Dawn.
It all began when the Rage twitter account tweeted an image that clearly imitates Far Cry: New Dawn, which had previews drop today, and features the text "Rage 2: Newer Dawn." It also teased that Rage 2 will be getting similar coverage next week.
Who Are Geras and Kronika in Mortal Kombat 11?
The first eight characters in Mortal Kombat 11 have been officially confirmed, plus a few others that we can pretty safely reserve a space on the character select screen for. And while the current roster is mostly made up of familiar faces, there are two mysterious characters that are brand new to the series. One, Geras, is a confirmed playable character, but the other, named Kronika, has only been seen in cinematic trailers. To learn more about these two newcomers, we went straight to the source, the godfather of Kombat, Ed Boon.
“Kronika is the boss of bosses. All the Mortal Kombat events that have happened, since MK1, she’s the one kind of architecting everything that’s happened,” said Boon. “Everything that’s happened has occurred according to her plan, with the goal of having Shinnok be the final victor.”
Who Are Geras and Kronika in Mortal Kombat 11?
The first eight characters in Mortal Kombat 11 have been officially confirmed, plus a few others that we can pretty safely reserve a space on the character select screen for. And while the current roster is mostly made up of familiar faces, there are two mysterious characters that are brand new to the series. One, Geras, is a confirmed playable character, but the other, named Kronika, has only been seen in cinematic trailers. To learn more about these two newcomers, we went straight to the source, the godfather of Kombat, Ed Boon.
“Kronika is the boss of bosses. All the Mortal Kombat events that have happened, since MK1, she’s the one kind of architecting everything that’s happened,” said Boon. “Everything that’s happened has occurred according to her plan, with the goal of having Shinnok be the final victor.”
Into the Spider-Verse Almost Included Maguire, Garfield and Holland
According to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's co-writer and co-director, a scene that featured appearances from previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland was written but ultimately left unused for the film.
As reported by Flickering Myth, Spider-Verse co-writer and co-director Rodney Rothman participated in The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith podcast and revealed there was a scene written that featured all three live-action Spider-Man actors, but decided against including it as not to confuse the audience.
Into the Spider-Verse Almost Included Maguire, Garfield and Holland
According to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's co-writer and co-director, a scene that featured appearances from previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland was written but ultimately left unused for the film.
As reported by Flickering Myth, Spider-Verse co-writer and co-director Rodney Rothman participated in The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith podcast and revealed there was a scene written that featured all three live-action Spider-Man actors, but decided against including it as not to confuse the audience.
Resident Evil 2 Scared Us, and We Loved It
Beyond and welcome to another episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!
On this week's episode, Lucy O'Brien and Brian Altano join host Jonathon Dornbush to discuss Resident Evil 2 from both returning and new players' perspectives. The trio discusses how it holds up, if the modern improvements work well, and in general where the RE series goes from here.
Then, Andrew Goldfarb jumps in to discuss Dreams' current closed beta and what we've seen about it, Brian discusses his PAX South experience with Days Gone, and the trio takes part in a Trophy Test about Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus.
Timecodes!
- RE2: 00:01 - 23:12
- Dreams: 23:13 - 37:44
Resident Evil 2 Scared Us, and We Loved It
Beyond and welcome to another episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!
On this week's episode, Lucy O'Brien and Brian Altano join host Jonathon Dornbush to discuss Resident Evil 2 from both returning and new players' perspectives. The trio discusses how it holds up, if the modern improvements work well, and in general where the RE series goes from here.
Then, Andrew Goldfarb jumps in to discuss Dreams' current closed beta and what we've seen about it, Brian discusses his PAX South experience with Days Gone, and the trio takes part in a Trophy Test about Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus.
Timecodes!
- RE2: 00:01 - 23:12
- Dreams: 23:13 - 37:44
Shazam! Star Glad Marvel Killed Off His Thor Character
Before he played the title role in DC's Shazam!, actor Zachary Levi was Fandral in both Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and (oh so briefly) Thor: Ragnarok.
Levi had replaced Josh Dallas, who played Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, in the first Thor movie. But from what Levi told the press on the set of Shazam! last year, Fandral getting (quickly) killed off in Thor: Ragnarok was a blessing. Indeed, Levi appeared thankful to no longer be tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“When I got cast as Fandral in
, though I wasn’t able to do it, I knew that the Warriors Three could be really fun characters if they ever developed them,” Levi said. “They just didn’t. They didn’t.”
Shazam! Star Glad Marvel Killed Off His Thor Character
Before he played the title role in DC's Shazam!, actor Zachary Levi was Fandral in both Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and (oh so briefly) Thor: Ragnarok.
Levi had replaced Josh Dallas, who played Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, in the first Thor movie. But from what Levi told the press on the set of Shazam! last year, Fandral getting (quickly) killed off in Thor: Ragnarok was a blessing. Indeed, Levi appeared thankful to no longer be tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“When I got cast as Fandral in
, though I wasn’t able to do it, I knew that the Warriors Three could be really fun characters if they ever developed them,” Levi said. “They just didn’t. They didn’t.”
New Dragon Ball Super Episodes Aren’t in Production… At Least for Now
Toei Animation, the studio responsible for creating the Dragon Ball Super anime, has confirmed that new episodes of Dragon Ball Super aren’t in production, though recent comments give a little leeway for future production.
Reported by Anime News Network, a spotlight on Toei from World Screen noted that the studio had begun production on new Dragon Ball Super episodes following its initial run from 2015-2018. However, after reaching out, IGN received the following comment from Toei: "We can only say that this is not true at the moment. We never mentioned or made any announcement about more episodes to Dragon Ball Super. "