It’s Monster Hunter’s World, We’re Just Living In It
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God of War Facebook Text Adventure Explores Atreus’ Past
Sony has collaborated with Facebook on a God of War text adventure titled A Call From The Wilds, and it's out now on Facebook's Messenger app.
According to Santa Monica Studios' announcement on Twitter, players will "explore the Norse wilds as Atreus on his first adventure." The text adventure consists of several chapters, and if you make it to the end, you'll unlock eight pieces of concept art. You'll make choices and type out commands in order to progress through the tale.
You can check out A Call From The Wilds here.
New Look for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Revealed
The Ninja Turtles are returning to television with a whole new look.
The show completely reimagines the characters, with Donatello sporting a soft-shell and a tech-bo staff and Leonardo as a red-eared slider who uses an ōdachi sword. Raphael, on the other hand, wields tonfas and is a snapping turtle with a jagged-shelled. The youngest Ninja Turtle, Michelangelo, is a box turtle who uses a kusari-fundo as his weapon. Check out the images below.
April O’Neil and Splinter are part of this new adventure as well, which premieres on Nickelodeon this fall. The series will expand the mythology of the Ninja Turtles with new villains, and featuring a "more mystical New York City."
43 Images of Nintendo Labo in Action
IGN has gone hands-on with Nintendo Labo, and you can get a first look at our experience.
Ahead of our impressions of playing with Labo's Variety and Robot kits, which are set for release on April 20, check out 43 images of our hands-on below:
Nintendo's cardboard DIY expansion kits for the Switch are only a couple of months away, so check out IGN's Labo preorder and purchasing guide for everything you need to know about picking up Nintendo's unique experience.
Mission Impossible 6 Poster Features Cruise Helicopter Stunt
The sixth film in the Mission Impossible series is heading to theaters this July, and Tom Cruise has been sharing tidbits from the film on social media.
Last week, we were treated to a shot of Cruise clinging to the side of a helicopter for one of the film's stunts, and today, he shared a short teaser in anticipation of the official trailer dropping Super Bowl Sunday, and we also got a look at the movie's first poster.
Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition Preorder Bonuses Detailed
Square Enix has released a benchmark tool for players to optimize their PCs before Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition releases in March.
Square Enix shared the news in a post on its official blog, where it also provided details about the preorder bonuses for those who purchase the game through Steam, Origin, or the Microsoft Store.
The PC version supports native 4K and 8K resolutions, and HDR10. Mods will also be supported. You can check out the benchmark tool for your region by clicking the links below:
Brian Bendis Takes Over DC’s Superman Comics
DC Comics has finally revealed what readers can expect from writer Brian Michael Bendis. The newly DC-exclusive writer will be taking control of the Superman franchise this summer, writing both the monthly Superman and Action Comics titles as well as a weekly miniseries called Man of Steel.
As revealed last month, Bendis will make his official DC debut as part of the anniversary issue Action Comics #1000, which will debut on April 18. From there, Bendis' Superman run begins in earnest with Man of Steel, which will ship weekly starting in May. The series will pair Bendis with a number of prominent DC artists, including Ivan Reis, Evan “Doc” Shaner, Ryan Sook, Kevin Maguire, Adam Hughes and Jason Fabok. According to DC, Man of Steel will explore the destruction of Krypton and Superman's rise as a hero, introducing a major new villain with direct ties to Krypton in the process. Bendis will also team with artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez for a Man of Steel prelude story in May's DC Nation #0.
A Series of Unfortunate Events Will End After Season 3
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will conclude after Season 3, Neil Patrick Harris has confirmed.
In an interview with TV Guide, Harris, who plays the villainous Count Olaf, revealed three seasons is all the Netflix show will be getting. "We’re three seasons all in,” Harris said.
Harris indicated the three-season run will be enough to cover all 13 of Lemony Snicket's novels, as the series won't be going past the books. This has ringed true so far with Season 1 covering the first four Baudelaire novels.
“We’ve intentionally been very truthful and factual and loyal to the books," Harris said. "We’ve added a few characters that aren’t in the books, we’ve added some songs that you probably couldn’t put into the books, but for the most part we’re sticking to the structure of what already worked."
Sony in Talks With F8 Director for Men in Black Spinoff
Fate of the Furious director, F. Gary Gray, is reportedly in talks with Sony to direct a Men in Black movie to relaunch the franchise.
Deadline reports Gray is currently in negotiations for a deal that will see him take the helm of a Men in Black film spinoff.
The film is not the Men in Black/ Jump Street crossover about reports have circulated has been in the works since 2014, and is instead based on the original premise of the 1990 comics, which were later made into the trilogy starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
The Best iPhone SE Cases
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Just because pretty much everyone has moved on to extra-large phones by now doesn’t mean that you have to follow the herd. Apple's svelte iPhone SE, which has a smaller 4 inch display, is still quite popular because it's smaller, and has pretty decent specs too despite its "classic" design. Just because your phone isn't $1000 doesn't mean it's not worth protecting. In that vein here's some of the best cases for your iPhone SE.