Wolfenstein 2’s Marketing Leans Into Real-World Events
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus' marketing is intentionally tying into real-world events, Bethesda confirmed in a new interview. But developer MachineGames decided on the game's story long ago and did not intend the game to offer any specific social commentary on recent events.
Bethesda's Pete Hines spoke with Rolling Stone's Glixel about Wolfenstein II's recent marketing, which includes use of phrases like "There is only one side" and a take on the Nazi-punching meme that gained particular prominence earlier this year.
Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Nappa and Captain Ginyu to Roster
The upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ has added villains Nappa and Captain Ginyu to the ever-expanding roster.
In an update in V-Jump (via Siliconera), the roster update was accompanied by information on the game's story mode.
The saiyan Nappa will be able to summon Saibamen to aid him in battle, and his Meteor special attack is called "Kapa!" The special attack has Nappa firing a devastating energy beam from his mouth.
Captain Ginyu will have the ability to call out all of the members of The Ginyu Force. His special Meteor attack will be, as series fans may expect, "Body Change." This ability will allow Ginyu to swap characters and health with their opponent.
Netflix Unveils Its Most ‘Binge Raced’ Shows
Streaming services like Netflix have changed the way we consume programming, turning many of us into binge watchers. However, Netflix recently unveiled some information on people it calls "binge racers," which are individuals who binge an entire season of a show within 24 hours of its release.
Netflix revealed a ranking of the 20 most-binge-raced original programs it provides, but they may not be the shows you expected them to be.
The top show in the rankings is Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Considering how many devoted fans Gilmore Girls has, and how long those fans had to wait for new episodes, this makes sense. In second place is Fuller House, which also ticks the nostalgia boxes. Third is Marvel's The Defenders, followed by the surprising The Seven Deadly Sins and The Ranch to round out the top five.
I Flew 1,750 Miles to Catch a Pokemon
This week, I traveled 1,750 miles to catch a Pokemon in Pokemon Go.
With a near-complete Pokedex, on Monday I flew to Austin, Texas to catch one of few I still needed: Corsola, a region-exclusive Pokemon who spawns in the tropics, including areas in Latin America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and, thankfully, the southernmost parts of the United States.
It sounds extreme, but as someone who has poured thousands of combined hours into open world games on consoles, there’s something thrilling about being a completionist in a game where the map is the real world. More importantly, completing the Pokedex is one of few tasks left right now in a game with a huge player base that’s growing restless waiting for new content.
343 Details Next Round of Halo 5, Halo Wars 2 Updates
343 Industries has shared new information regarding updates coming soon to Halo 5: Guardians, Halo Wars 2, and more.
In a recent Halo Livestream, 343 announced that Halo 5 is getting an Overtime content update in November, which will feature 4K upgrades for Xbox One X owners, updated weapon tuning, and the return of the Oddball multiplayer mode. After the launch of the Overtime update, new skins will also be made available.
The content update will also see the introduction of the Local Server app, which will allow Halo 5 players to host a local server on a Windows 10 PC on the same network as Xbox One consoles for low-latency multitplayer matches.
Live-Actions DC Series Titans Casts Beast Boy
The voice of Hiro Hamada is becoming a different hero, as Ryan Potter has been announced to play Beast Boy in DC's live-action Titans series.
WB has revealed that the Big Hero 6 actor will play Garfield "Gar" Logan in the series, which is set to debut in 2018 on DC's upcoming digital streaming service. Gar contracted the lethal Sakutia disease while in Africa with his geneticist parents.
He survived thanks to an experimental drug, but the effects included his skin and hair turning green, while gaining the ability to turn into any animal he can think of.
Ryan Potter, who is set to play Beast Boy
Wrestling Wrap Up: Kane is Back to Avenge The Undertaker
Someone call up Knox County, Tennessee (1-800-555-KNOX?), or Mike Knox, or someone (Brodus Clay's mother?) and let them know we've got their prim and proper Mayoral candidate. He's off his leash and running around the neighbors' yards. Most notably, the yard of "Big Dog" Roman Reigns, who hates it when people step foot in his yard and yard around with their yard-ness.
Now, here's the deal. I enjoy Kane. I don't always enjoy Kane, but he's an icon and one of the most underrated performers in the company. Underrated though because, basically, we've just seen too damn much of him. The same can be said of Ziggler and others who've just been on out TV consistently for too long. It's the downside of having too many hours of wrestling to fill. No one every goes away until we've long-since wanted them to go away.
The Walking Dead: Why Daryl Wants to “Burn Everybody Down”
Warning: Spoilers for AMC's The Walking Dead through Season 7...
Daryl Dixon went to hell and back in The Walking Dead's seventh season. Held prisoner by Negan for a long stretch, and feeling guilty for the death of Glenn, Daryl found himself in a dark place, that star Norman Reedus agrees was "emotionally wrecking" to portray.
IGN had the chance to visit the set of The Walking Dead back during production of Season 8 - which premieres Sunday, October 22nd -- and talk to Reedus about Daryl rebuilding himself from last season's dark patch and his newfound need for blood. "
wants revenge," Reedus said of the character's Season 8 arc. "He's just seeing red right now. He’s going through this whole thing, feeling the guilt and realizing Glenn wouldn’t have wanted him to give up like that and he’s fighting for himself, and the people that he loves, and the people that have gone before him. So, he just wants f***ing revenge now. I don’t think there’s anybody to talk him out of what he wants to do."
Why Gone Home Creator Left BioShock Infinite Development
Before creating Gone Home, Steve Gaynor worked at Irrational Games on BioShock Infinite, but left during development. Speaking to IGN, Gaynor discussed why he decided to leave the large-scale project in favor of returning home to Portland and founding his own development studio, Fullbright.
"I had worked on Infinite for a year and I knew it was gonna be another good year-plus before it came out," he said on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, noting he and his wife had never lived in New England before, so working in Boston at Irrational was a new experience for them.
9 Insane Tricks Used By Mario 64 Speedrunners
Super Mario 64 will always be remembered as one of the games that ushered in the 3D era. But beneath the surface of this masterpiece is a web of glitches and skips that make the game a joy to speedrun. Here are some of the most mind-bending moments you’ll ever see a speedrunner do in Super Mario 64.
The first glitch comes within seconds of starting the game. Mario springs from the green pipe and is told to run inside the castle. While crossing the bridge, Lakitu will come down one more time to talk to Mario once again, explaining how to use your camera. This gets you to the castle about 10 seconds slower, which may not seem like a lot, but to speed runners, every second counts, especially this early on. To shave off those precious seconds, stay as far to the left on the bridge guard rail to skip this cutscene.