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Best Geek Presents for Dads
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Father’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday 17th June), which means it's time to spoil the old man with something special. We've put a selection of cool geek gifts to suit a range of budgets, all of which are guaranteed to put a smile on any dad's face.
If your dad is a Star Wars fan he will love this Darth Vader drone. Inspired by the Sith Lord's starfighter in A New Hope, this easy-to-fly drone allows you to relive the trench run scene in the comfort of your own home.
Everything You Need to Know About Game of Thrones’ Age of Heroes
You're about to hear a lot more about the Age of Heroes, a period predating the events of Game of Thrones by thousands of years.
HBO has ordered a pilot for one of the four Game of Thrones prequels in development, with George R. R. Martin noting that more could be greenlit: "Everything I am told indicates that we could film at least one more pilot, and maybe more than one, in the years to come,” Martin wrote on his blog. “We do have an entire world and tens of thousands of years of history to play with, after all.”
HBO's official logline for the new series reads: "Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. And only one thing is for sure: from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know."
John Lasseter Announces Exit from Disney and Pixar
Following a lengthy leave of absence, Disney has announced that John Lasseter, the chief creative officer at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, will leave the company at the end of 2018. Until December 31, he will work in a consulting role.
“John had a remarkable tenure at Pixar and Disney Animation, reinventing the animation business, taking breathtaking risks, and telling original, high quality stories that will last forever,” CEO Bob Iger said in a statement, via Variety. “We are profoundly grateful for his contributions, which included a masterful and remarkable turnaround of The Walt Disney Animation Studios. One of John’s greatest achievements is assembling a team of great storytellers and innovators with the vision and talent to set the standard in animation for generations to come.”
10 Essential Anthony Bourdain Episodes You Need to Watch
Anthony Bourdain was far more than a chef, author, host, or globetrotter - he redefined what we've come to expect of travel documentaries and cooking shows, revealing the universal stories and unique personalities at the heart of both genres, all while offering us a window into worlds we might never have seen without him. As fans across the world mourn his death, IGN's staff takes a look back at 10 iconic episodes from across Bourdain's filmography, and why they'll stick with us for years to come.
A Cook’s Tour - Season 1, Episode 20: “My Life as a Cook”
Dark Souls Developer’s Metal Wolf Chaos Teased by Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital has spurred rumors of the possible return of Metal Wolf Chaos, a franchise originally from Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer FromSoftware.
The official Devolver Digital Twitter account tweeted a logo that strikes a clear resemblance to the game’s original image on Friday. Metal Wolf Chaos, released in 2004 on Xbox, is a third-person mech action game developed by FromSoftware, the team behind Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne.
This comes just a day-and-a-half before Devolver Digital's scheduled E3 press conference on Sunday, June 10.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy’s Box Art Takes a Cue From Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
New box art for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy shows off three distinct locations that pull from the games included in the compilation, much like the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's box art did did.
Check out the Spyro box art below:
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Box Art
The Spyro Reignited Trilogy includes remakes of Spyro the Dragon, Ripto's Rage! and Year of the Dragon, all of which were originally developed by Insomniac Games for the original PlayStation. Enemies from all three games can be found in the art, though one of the most interesting inclusion is of the titular baddie from the second Spiro game, Ripto, who's just to the right of Spyro in the art.
George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones Prequel Is Getting a Pilot
HBO has given a pilot order for one of the five Game of Thrones prequel series in development.
The potential prequel is being developed by Jane Goldman, who co-wrote the story with George R. R. Martin. Goldman will write the teleplay and serve as showrunner. Goldman and Martin will executive produce alongside Game of Thrones executive producer Vince Gerardis and Daniel Zelman. This new Game of Thrones series is currently untitled.
The story takes place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones during the fall of the Age of Heroes. It will explore the white walkers' true origins, as well as the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend.
Hands-On with Resident Evil 7 on Switch: It’s as good as your internet connection
Resident Evil 7: Cloud Version, currently available for Switch only in Japan, is a bold release for Capcom: The game can only be played via cloud streaming. After testing the game in multiple environments, we can confirm that it works better than you’d expect, especially if you’ve been disappointed in the past with services such as PlayStation Now – but still it comes with some problematic caveats.
Loading Resident Evil 7 is a little different than the average Switch game. The app itself is only 42MB, and can be downloaded for free from the Japanese eShop. After launching the app, you are connected to the server to start playing. You can then play for 15 minutes for free, or pay 2,000 yen (about $18) to access the full game for 180 days. You never install the game locally to your Switch – everything is handled via streaming.
Valve Removes Controversial Games About AIDS, ISIS from Steam
Valve has removed controversial games AIDS Simulator, ISIS Simulator, Asset Flip Simulator and Triggering Simulator from the Steam Store, as was first noticed by Twitter user @RobotBrush and reported by GI.biz. IGN has also discovered via Steam Tracker, which tracks Steam games' status changes, that Valve has removed Suicide Simulator and Blackscreen Simulator.
These banned games were all created by developer BunchOD00dz. A developer in only the broadest sense of the term, BunchOD00dz cobbled together each game using pre-purchased assets and development toolkits. Asset Flipper takes its name from this process in a not-so-subtle joke about how easy it has historically been to get just about anything approved for sale on Steam.