Halo Infinite Confirms 4-Player Split Screens, Halo Reach Customization and More
343 Industries announced new features coming to Halo Infinite during a Mixer stream, including the long-awaited 4-player split screen mode.
Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries, Bonnie Ross, said at DICE 2017 that all future FPS Halo games will have split screen modes, but it was not officially confirmed for Halo Infinite until now.
Halo 5: Guardians not having the classic split screen multiplayer was upsetting to fans, and 343 said the decision to not include the mode, "was one of the most difficult ones we’ve ever had to make as a studio."
For Honor’s Assassin’s Creed Crossover Event is Available Now
For Honor, for three weeks, will be taken over by Assassin's Creed thanks to the For The Creed crossover event, featuring characters, themes, music, and more from the long-running franchise.
Revealed during the For Honor Warrior's Den livestream, the For The Creed crossover event will run from today, December 20, through January 10, 2019.
This limited-time event will feature characters such as Ezio Auditore and Cesare Borgia as Commanders, the soldiers will be dressed as either Templars (Knights), Assassins (Samurai), or Pirates (Vikings), music from the franchise will appear throughout the game, themed menus and maps will replace standard ones, and much more.
January 2019’s Xbox Games With Gold Features Celeste, Far Cry 2
Microsoft has revealed January 2019’s Games with Gold lineup, and it packs a couple of heavy hitters.
Announced by Major Nelson, the lineup features indie darling Celeste and the rally racer WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship for the Xbox One, and the famous open world shooter Far Cry 2 as well as the isometric action-adventure Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for the Xbox 360 - both of which are playable on the Xbox One via backward compatibility.
Here’s when you can download each game starting next month:
- Celeste: January 1-31 (Xbox One)
Hellboy Trailer Breakdown with David Harbour
The first trailer for Hellboy has officially dropped, and there are plenty of amazing Easter eggs hidden inside.
That's why IGN teamed up with star David Harbour to exclusively break down all the secrets and Easter eggs tucked away.
Watch our full trailer breakdown with Harbour above!
We also took our own pass at finding every detail you might have missed in the Hellboy trailer, which you can find in our sldieshow breakdown below:
The synopsis for Hellboy reads: "Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge."
Watch the full trailer below:
Our Worst Reviewed Movies of 2018 Include Venom, Holmes & Watson
The Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly comedy Holmes & Watson is currently sitting at a pathetic 8% on Rotten Tomatoes so that explains why it was not screened for critics before it opened in theaters Christmas Day. We weren't fans of the film either, giving it one of the lowest scores of any movie review posted in 2018, saying that its "lazy gags, wasted supporting cast and unfocused writing make the film an unfunny chore."
Sadly, Holmes & Watson wasn't the only stinker we reviewed in 2018. Let's take a look back at Holmes & Watson and all the other films released last year that were deemed to be the worst of the worst by IGN's assortment of critics.
Sean Bean is Back at the End of a Sword in Netflix’s New Period Drama
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for its new historical drama, Medici: The Magnificent, the second installment in an ongoing anthology series centered around one of Italy's most infamous political families.
The first season in the Medici saga was Medici: Masters of Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici and Game of Thrones' Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici. Per Netflix, the new season is set 20 years after Masters of Florence, following Cosimo de' Medici's grandson, Lorenzo (Daniel Sharman), "after an attempt on his father's life forces Lorenzo to assume leadership of the family-run bank. Once in power, Lorenzo resolves to do things differently, which swiftly brings him into conflict with the head of Florence’s other powerful banking family, Jacopo Pazzi (Sean Bean) who will stop at nothing to defeat him."
How Syfy’s Nightflyers Brings Horror to Life Through Technology
Syfy’s new space-thriller Nightflyers is now available to binge online in its entirety, and the sense of danger in the George R.R. Martin-created story permeates every scene. Earlier this year, IGN visited the set of the show, where we saw the lengths the production team have gone to in creating a practical and immersive environment, and spoke with the cast about how this effort has affected their performance.
“I got this job and I was like, ‘it’ll be a wooden spaceship and some green screen,’ and I was happy with that,” Sam Strike reveals, a broad grin across his face, “and I get here and I was like, ‘oh my word, this is insane.’”
Sam Raimi Spider-Man Suit Comes to Spider-Man on PS4
While three more suits will come as paid DLC to Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 tomorrow, Dec. 21, all Spidey players are now able to download a free, and often requested, new suit.
Insomniac Games announced that today's update to Marvel's Spider-Man includes the Sam Raimi Spider-Man suit for free. The suit, which is dubbed the "Webbed Suit" in-game, is of course based on the Spider-Man suit first worn by Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker in 2002's landmark superhero film Spider-Man.
via Insomniac Games on Twitter
Fallout 76 to Get New Mode ‘Without PvP Restrictions’
Fallout 76, in Q1 2019, will be receiving a new game mode that will contain no PvP restrictions.
Announced by Bethesda, this new mode will allow players to engage in PvP combat without both players agreeing to a duel.
In the main game, if one player were to shoot/engage with another player, the damage dealt would be greatly reduced until the other player returns fire.
While this helps prevent griefing and may promote cooperative play, it took out a lot of danger that some players were looking for in the hills of Appalachia.
Drax Gets a Surprising Resolution in Marvel’s Infinity Wars
The end of Marvel's Infinity Wars crossover brought with it some profound changes for the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Infinity Wars #6 and Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardians #1!
Infinity Wars began with Gamora taking on the new identity of Requiem, killing her father Thanos and claiming the Infinity Stones for herself. She used the Stones to create Warp World, a strange realm where the souls of various Marvel heroes have been combined to form hybrid heroes called "Infinity Warps."