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Afterparty Gets Its First Trailer, Voice Cast Revealed
Night School Studio has released the first trailer for its upcoming game Afterparty. You can check out the full thing above.
Afterparty is Night School’s follow-up to 2016’s fantastic Oxenfree. The game follows Lola and Milo, a pair of best pals who unfortunately find themselves stuck in literal Hell, and the only way out is a pub crawl that ends with the task of trying to outdrink Satan himself. Lola and Milo and will be played by Janina Gavankar (Star Wars: Battlefront 2) and Khoi Dao (Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale), respectively.
“I think it’s fair to say that if any of us turns up in Hell, our first priority will be to GTFO and get sloshed with our best friend. We want to give players real agency in accomplishing those goals,” said Sean Krankel, co-founder and studio director of Night School Studio. “Players can chat up demons and the deceased using a new dialogue system, challenge them to Satanic bar games, and drink from a huge menu of infernal cocktails, all with game changing abilities.”
7 Best Alternatives to Cards Against Humanity
For better and for worse, Cards Against Humanity has become synonymous with the term “party game,” and it’s easy to see why. The game has simple rules, a crooked sense of humor, and accommodates a large number of players. Because it is so accessible, CAH has skyrocketed to popularity since its release, and has earned a place on the shelves of dorm rooms everywhere.
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, though. Cards’ abrasive humor and simplistic formula can alienate many, and it does little to encourage creativity beyond choosing the most offensive and filthy card in your hand. Luckily, there are many fantastic alternatives that offer a bit more depth and replayability without sacrificing the laughs. Choose one of the following and your next party is sure to be a hit.
Henry Cavill Says Goodbye to His Beloved Mustache
The mustache Henry Cavill grew for Mission: Impossible — Fallout is finally gone and the actor decided to pay a moving tribute to his hairy friend.
Cavill shared a video on Instagram appropriately titled Shaved But Not Forgotten, where he reintroduces his clean-shaven face to the world while saying an emotional, touching goodbye to his furry companion.
Cavill acknowledges it might be difficult to recognize him without his mustache. “Sometimes, I even have trouble recognizing myself,” Cavill says in a voiceover. "“It’s hard for me to admit, this is not CGI. He’s really gone.” However, the Superman star promises his beloved 'stache will always be remembered. Check out the video below.
Nickelodeon Game Re-Releases Announced
Nickelodeon and THQ Nordic have announced the return of video games based on some of Nick's most popular titles that will be re-released starting this year.
“The appetite for Nickelodeon content old and new continues to grow and it’s exciting to bring our beloved content to new audiences through this partnership with THQ Nordic,” said Nickelodeon's Jon Roman, senior vice president of toys.
“These titles were popular when they were first released and we can’t wait for fans around the world to rediscover their favorites.”
Before THQ went bankrupt, and Nordic games re-branded itself as THQ Nordic, the company handled the publishing for Nickelodeon's video game titles.
Avengers: Infinity War Writers Gave Thanos These Winning Villain Traits
It’s a widely held criticism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that the villains don’t make much of an impact, save for a few exceptions. That’s something Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely were keenly aware of while crafting Thanos. They looked to a pair of their favorite MCU baddies, Thor’s Loki and Jessica Jones’s Killgrave, and gave Thanos two key qualities that made them work so well.
Last year, IGN and a small group of press visited the set of Infinity War and spoke to the writers about their thinking behind Thanos.
The first quality is motivation. McFeely said that even though Killgrave was “creepy and awful,” viewers could easily see that he “really cares in a strange way” about Jessica Jones and thinks he’s acting in her best interest. Similarly, Thanos doesn’t see himself as the bad guy because he believes what he’s doing is righteous.
How the Infinity Stones Shape the Story of Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War sees Thanos vying to obtain all six Infinity Stones in order to fulfill his goal of killing off half the universe, but for as grand as that plot may sound, watching the Mad Titan collect glowing rocks one right after another doesn’t necessarily translate to an exciting movie. That was the challenge presented to Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who also wrote all three Captain America films and Thor: The Dark World.
During IGN’s visit to the set of Infinity War with a small group of press, Markus and McFeely spoke about how they plan on tackling that problem.
“We’re big structure guys. So if you go back and look at Winter Soldier and Civil War particularly, they are, whether you like the movies are not, they’re pretty well structured,” Markus said. “We had to do the same thing here and yet we had six MacGuffins – it can be relentless if you do this right. Which means, every time you collect
Rare Boss on Possibility of Other Studios Working With Its IP
Rare is open to the possibility of other studios working with its franchises, but only if it's the right studio for the right project.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Rare studio head Craig Duncan pointed to both Killer Instinct, which was developed by Double Helix and Iron Galaxy, and Project Spark, which featured Rare's foul-mouth squirrel Conker in an episodic campaign, as instances where other developers have worked with the studio's IP.
State of Decay 2: Exploring the New Survivors System [4K] – IGN First
State of Decay 2 is shaping up to be a much deeper, more expansive version of the zombie-apocalypse simulator that's unlike anything else out there. Today we're looking at one of the core pillars of its blueprint, the survivors – the people – that make up your makeshift community.
Unlike its predecessor, State of Decay 2 populates its world with generated survivors, each with their own backstories, quirks, strengths and weaknesses, and personalities. While in the past some of these details have just been for flavor, but this time around, everything notable about a potential survivor will affect how they perform in the field, and how they affect the strained relationships within your community.
New Details About Captain Marvel’s Cut Role in Avengers: Infinity War
When IGN and a small group of press visited the Atlanta set of Avengers: Infinity War in 2017, we knew that Captain Marvel was rumored to appear in Infinity War. At the time, we received confirmation that she would indeed be in the film while talking to both the directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, and writers, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. We even spotted actress Brie Larson’s personal mailbox on our walk through the production office, meaning she had been filming on this very set.
However, soon after that set visit, the Russos revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 that Captain Marvel would not be appearing in Infinity War, after all. The assumption is now that Carol Danvers will make an appearance in Avengers 4, which releases May 2019, only three months after her solo movie, Captain Marvel, debuts in March. Even though she is no longer in Avengers: Infinity War, we still learned some interesting details about how the writers and directors -- who are also behind Avengers 4 -- plan to use the character.