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...
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Dev Vows to “Fix” Progression System
It seems there are more changes to come to Star Wars: Battlefront 2's controversial progression system, with the game's associate design director Dennis Brannvall vowing, "we will fix this".
As part of a Reddit AMA yesterday, three DICE developers answered a selection of reader comments about he much-discussed new shooter. While all three mostly skirted direct questions about the game's loot boxes - particularly accusations of a "pay-to-win" focus - Brannvall's closing comments did go some way towards assuring players that changes could come.
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This Elektra vs. Iron Fist Fight Is Brutal
Every so often, we’re gifted a truly special display of comic book talent. The Defenders #7 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Marquez contains just such a display as Elektra and Iron Fist engage in an epic battle to remember.
Warning: beware spoilers for The Defenders #7!
Art by David Marquez. (Marvel Comics)
Marquez has made a name for himself drawing high-profile Marvel comic books like Invincible Iron Man and Civil War II. Even if you didn’t like the story itself, his talent for drawing sleek, dynamic superheroes is undeniable. He’s especially known for rendering action scenes so intense that they rival even the best live-action Marvel hallway fight or airport brawl.
Details of New Kick-Ass Hero Revealed
A new Kick-Ass comic has been announced and it features a brand new main character.
Entertainment Weekly reports the comic, written by Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar with art once again by John Romita Jr., follows black military veteran Patience Lee in the iconic green-and-yellow costume instead of Dave Lizewski.
Lee is a mother of two young children in her early 30s who comes home from Afghanistan to find her life being completely different, with the story now set in New Mexico.
According to Millar, the dynamic of this new run is different while still maintaining the same flavor from the original series. You can check out the cover art below and visit EW for a look inside the first issue, which comes out next year on February 14.
How the Infinity Stones Are Being Reinvented
Today’s Guardians of the Galaxy #147 saw the start of the “Infinity Quest” storyline where the Guardians are trying to collect the Infinity Stones. At the end, we got a big shocker that calls everything we know about the stones into question, so we hopped on the phone with writer Gerry Duggan to learn more about what the heck is going on.
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #147!
Art by Aaron Kuder and Ive Svorcina. (Marvel Comics)