Doom PlayStation VR Bundle Announced
Sony has announced the PlayStation VR Doom VFR bundle, which launches on December 1.
As detailed on PlayStation Blog, the bundle comes packaged with the PSVR headset, a copy of Doom VFR, a PlayStation Camera, and an updated PSVR Demo Disc that includes demos of 13 PSVR titles.
Doom VFR PSVR bundle, image via PS Blog.
Shadow of War: 5 Free Content Updates Announced
Middle-earth: Shadow of War will receive five free content updates before the end of 2017.
The first three updates — Endless Siege, Rebellion, and Enhanced Photo Mode — arrive on November 21, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today. Online Fight Pits, a new mode that allows you to pit your Orc followers against those of another player, will be released on December 5. Lastly, a new difficulty that's "even more challenging than Nemesis with no last chances" will be added on December 12.
The roadmap for Shadow of War's post-release content
Dynasty Warriors 9 Gets Western Release Date
Dynasty Warriors 9 will be released in the west on February 13, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
In addition to announcing the release date, Koei Tecmo detailed the bonus content that will be available to those who preorder the game.
Reserving a copy of the upcoming action game will get you seven character costumes, including the Beijing Opera-Style Costume for Zhao Yun, as well as costumes for Lu Lingqi, Wang Yi, Guan Yinping, Diaochan, Sun Shangxiang, and Wang Yuanji. Check out the gallery above for a peek at each of the outfits.
For more on the ninth proper entry in developer Omega Force's long-running action series, which introduces open-world exploration and brand-new combat mechanics to the franchise, check out a few additional details about Dynasty Warriors 9, as well as a fresh batch of screenshots in the gallery below:
Dragon Ball FighterZ: Three More Fighters Join the Roster
Three more fan-favorite Dragon Ball Z characters join the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster.
According to the latest issue of V-Jump (via Gematsu and ShonenGamez), Gotenks, Kid Buu, and Adult Gohan will be playable in the upcoming fighting game, which launches on January 26 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Gotenks' Meteor special attack is called Charging Ultra Buu Buu Volleyball. Gotenks can also use a move called Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack which lets players summon ghosts that deal damage upon impact. The scenes for some of his special moves will change depending on your fighting partners.
Gotham Is Going Musical with Sweeney Todd Tribute
It's a strange time for the citizens of Gotham. When Season 4 kicked off, crime was suddenly legal and the police were essentially the cronies of Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), thanks to his Pax Penguina criminal licensing program. With the arrival of the show's newest supervillain though, that's all changed.
Professor Pyg (Michael Cerveris) brings something new to the table of evil in Gotham. He's a psychotic murderer with a flare for the dramatic that has no problem chopping up the police into little bits, if only to show how corrupt they are. Now, with Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) becoming captain of the GCPD, tensions are the highest they've ever been.
Gordon wants things to get back to normal, pre-Pax Penguina, Pyg wants to kill anyone who stands in his way of cleansing the city and Oswald wants to keep his stranglehold on Gotham. It's impossible for all three of these things to happen and, based on the trailer for the next episode, Let Them Eat Pie, it's all about to come to a head. IGN spoke with Taylor about the episode and how takes the show in a very unexpected musical direction. The actor also opens up about the Penguin's evolving connection to Jim Gordon and his desperate need for love and trust.
Arms Update Adds Splatfest-Style Public Events
Arms' latest update is now out, and it adds a new fighter and multiplayer event mode.
Update 4.0 introduces a masked character named Misango, whose fighting style changes whenever his mask changes color. Blue increases Misango's movement, while red increases damage and yellow enhances Misango's Rush moves. There's no way to control the color changes, forcing players to adapt on the fly.
The update also adds Arms' first in-game event, called Party Crash, which is quite similar to Splatoon's Splatfest events. By participating, players will earn points and raise their Lab levels. At the end of the event, players will use their levels to collect Arms currency and badges.
How Cuphead Came to Have a Cup for a Head
Coming up with the design for Cuphead's main character required a lot of trial and error at Studio MDHR, and the game's creators have come forward to discuss how the iconic cup-for-a-head look came to fruition.
"Cuphead and Mugman came from the tail end of the concept phase, where we were like, 'none of these that we have work,'" art director Chad Moldenhauer explained on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered.
So, in an effort to find some fresh inspiration, Chad started paying specific attention to the backgrounds of the cartoons he was watching, rather than the characters. As an example, he mentioned a palm tree he spotted in the background of a cartoon, which then led him to try designing a palm-tree-headed character.
Watch Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Fight Aliens in Space
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD ended Season 4 with one heck of a cliffhanger, and IGN's first look at Season 5 proves that the upcoming premiere will pick up right from where things left off.
Check out this exclusive clip from the Season 5 premiere, airing December 1st, which gives a hint at who exactly ended up in outer space with Coulson, and what they might be up against:
Season 4's cliffhanger ending hinted at a time jump that seems to be present here -- after all, everyone seems to be way too comfortable fighting aliens in space. For more of a hint at what's ahead in the two-hour Season 5 premiere, here's our breakdown of the episode's first scene, which was shown at New York Comic Con.
Comic Book Reviews for November 15, 2017
It was another big week for the comic book industry. Marvel continued to shape Peter Parker's new status quo in The Amazing Spider-Man and Spectacular Spider-Man while also making things even worse for Asgardia in The Mighty Thor #701. DC released to pivotal Batman comics in the form of Batman #35 and The Batman Who Laughs #1. Image brought Invincible even closer to its grand finale, while Valiant gave Ninja-K a fresh jumping-on point.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Fantastic Beasts 2 Title Revealed
The latest movie set in the world of Harry Potter is called... Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
The title was revealed on the movie's official Facebook page via this little magical picture. (It's not actually magic; it's a video.)
If you're not up on your Potter lore, Grindelwald (played by Johnny Depp) is considered to be one of the most dangerous Dark Wizards.
Mild spoilers below if you've not seen the first Fantastic Beasts...