Destiny 2: Weapon Slots Could Change, Test Server Possibly Incoming
Bungie has confirmed that weapon slot changes are on the cards for Destiny 2, and have alluded to the possibility of public test servers.
In the latest Bungie Bounty Twitch stream, Bungie's community manager, David "DeeJ" Dague was joined by design lead Josh Hamrick, and senior PvP designer Kevin Yanes to answer questions from the community and talk about plans for the game going forward.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2018.
Developer Larian Studios has announced a partnership with Bandai Namco, which will handle publishing duties for the console release.
The previously PC-exclusive title will come to consoles with an updated user interface "tailored for console play" and retain all of the game's multiplayer modes.
Console players will be able to enjoy both local split-screen and four-player online co-op.
According to director of publishing Micheal Douse writing on the PlayStation Blog, a number of "much-wanted tweaks and additions" will also be coming to the game.
US Theaters See Lowest Audiences for 23 Years
The US theater industry saw audiences drop to their lowest level since 1995 in 2017, but higher ticket prices meant overall revenue dropped only 2%.
In a report put together by the Motion Picture Association of America (per Variety), last year saw 1.24 billion tickets sold, a 6% drop on 2016's attendance levels.
However, ticket prices cushioned that drop, bringing in $11.1 billion over the course of the year. It's also worth pointing out that 2016's $11.6 billion was a record high for the industry.
By comparison, home entertainment spending rose 11% to $47.8 billion, primarily because of video streaming services. Streaming service subscriptions rose 33% to 446.8 million.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Release Date Announced, Movie Actors Reprising Roles
The Harry Potter mobile RPG game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will feature a large portion of the film series' cast, and has a confirmed release date of April 25.
The actors from the film series who will be featured include Dame Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall, Sir Michael Gambon as Professor Dumbledore, Warwick Davis as Professor Flitwick, Sally Mortemore as Madam Irma Pince, Gemma Jones as Madam Pomfrey, and Zoe Wanamaker as Madam Hooch.
The game will arrive for both iOS and Android on April 25.
Jam City's Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was announced at the end of last year and will be published under Warner Bros. new Harry Potter games label, Portkey. Players will take on the role of a student at the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, working their way through multiple years of classes and shenanigans.
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
The old IGN Comics review roundup may be retired, but we still want to make sure readers have a place to come together and discuss their favorite books of the week. Scroll down to check out some of our reviews and opinion pieces from the past week, and then head down to the comments section to get the discussion started.
Written by Tom King | Drawn by Mikel Janin & Joelle Jones
"Batman #44 is a deceptively deep comic. On the surface, it appears to be just one more Tom King-penned comic exploring the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. Not that King and his collaborators haven't struck gold in that area in the past, but it's nothing we haven't seen before on this book. It's only when you begin picking apart the story and comparing it to the classic Batman tales it references that the true significance of this story becomes apparent." -Jesse
Green Lantern Writer’s Final Arc Challenges Law Enforcement Ethics
Comic book scribe Robert Venditti has been writing the flagship Green Lantern title since taking over the series in 2013. Over the past five years, he has remained on the title despite two line-wide relaunches and taken the Emerald Warriors to new heights, but as with all good things, it must now come to an end. Venditti spoke with IGN about how he intends to end his lengthy Green Lantern run with a story that brings back the Darkstars, an interstellar police force that challenges the rules of law enforcement and justice that the Green Lantern Corps is built on.
If you’ve been reading Venditti’s Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps series, then you already know that he’s been seeding this final story by re-introducing the conniving aliens known as the Controllers who, you guessed it, control the Darkstars. Not unlike the GLC, the Controllers enlist different beings from across the cosmos to wear the powerful Darkstar armor and use it to dish out their brutal brand of justice. This allows Venditti to explore themes about policing, law enforcement, crime, and how criminals and victims are treated.
Firewatch Announced for Nintendo Switch
Update: As it turns out, there are Switch-specific upgrades for this port. In a separate post on the Campo Santo blog, writer/designer Jake Rodkin explains:
"We’ve been hard at work stripping much of Firewatch’s tech down to the studs and rebuilding it to render the world more quickly, to stream and load faster, and to generally be more responsive."
He adds that those optimisations should hopefully be rolled out to other versions of the game after the Switch release.
"Plus," Rodkin adds, "we’re hoping to throw in a couple surprises just for the Switch release."
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