Pacific Rim: Uprising’s New Jaegers Explained
Jaeger and Kaiju will clash again in Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel to 2013’s tale of mech vs. monster. And the team behind the new film -- stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Burn Gorman and Cailee Spaeny and director Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Daredevil) -- were on hand at New York Comic Con today to show off the new trailer for the film.
DeKnight took the stage in full military garb, medalled out like a Jaeger-trouncing champ. “It’s amazing,” he said. “I grew up watching Ultraman… Godzilla movies. To get a chance to play in this world, which GDT executed the first time around, has just been an honor and a thrill.”
The director then broke down the new Jaegers to expect in the film, which he described as “bad-a$$.” They’ve been redesigned from the ground up, which gave the filmmakers the opportunity to show that mankind has come together as a fighting force. It’s now all of humanity working together.
Game of Thrones Star Gives Season 8 Production Update
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will begin filming very soon, according to Davos Seaworth actor Liam Cunningham.
"Let me tell you what I know. Yesterday something quite monumental happened. I got the scripts for the last season. Kind of," Cunningham said during the panel for Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams today at New York Comic-Con.
"Tomorrow I fly back to Ireland and the first table reading is on Sunday," he added. "The second table reading is on Monday. Then we rehearse and then start shooting the week after."
Season 8 of Game of Thrones will span a total of six episodes. Check out the lineup of talented directors who will helm the final season.
Amazon’s The Tick Sets Season 1 Return Date
The Tick will return to Amazon on February 23, 2018, with the final six episodes of its first season.
All six new episodes will be released simultaneously on that date, Amazon Studios announced today. An exclusive New York Comic Con poster was also revealed, which you can see below.
NYCC exclusive The Tick poster
The first half of Season 1 was released on August 25. IGN's review of The Tick's first six episodes called it a "quick, delightful binge that perfectly captures the spirit of the 90s animated series while shading things a bit darker in order to present a more grounded world for a live-action setting."
Sun and Moon Pokemon Battle in New Mega Construx Sets
Mega Construx has unveiled some of its new Pokemon building sets, featuring the Sun and Moon starters and their evolved forms.
Check out the gallery below to see the new battle sets, which include a Popplio/Litten fight, Rowlett battling Eevee, and Litten's evolved form Torracat. You can also see the rest of Mega Construx's Pokemon line, including the massive Volcano Rivals set, as well as Gyrados and Charizard sets.
Mega Construx reveals these Sun and Moon sets ahead of November's release of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. For those upcoming sequels, The Pokemon Company recently revealed that players will be able to journey to Ultra Megalopolis. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will also see the introduction of new Ultra Beasts, powerful Pokemon with special abilities that make them valuable members of any team.
IGN’s Every Ever Debuts With Nintendo’s Console History
IGN is thrilled to premiere its new video series Every Ever with a look at Nintendo's incredible history as a console manufacturer.
With our encyclopedic series Every Ever, we take a deep dive into the most iconic games, characters, and franchises in all of gaming, and break them down with expert analysis.
In the first episode, we take a look at how—from the original NES all the way to Switch—Nintendo has revolutionized the console space time and time again. Watch it below:
War Is Coming for the Power Rangers
The Power Rangers are due for some dark days in 2018. BOOM! Studios shed light on the future of their flagship Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic at NYCC. The tagline "The war is coming" tells you pretty much everything you need to know.
This new storyline begins in Mighty Morphin Powers Rangers #25, which the publisher is calling "the biggest Power Rangers story BOOM! Studios has told yet." This new storyline will feature the return of Lord Drakkon, the evil, older version of Green Ranger Tommy Oliver.
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Fortnite: “Thousands” of Player Banned for Cheating
Fortnite's Battle Royale mode has seen "thousands" of players banned for cheating, and Epic Games has no hesitation in banning more, with Nathan Mooney, Community Co-Ordinator, confirming that battling cheats in Fortnite is "the highest priority" across the company.
As reported by VG24/7, Epic acknowledges that the problem of cheaters in both the Battle Royale and across its games in general is an "ongoing" problem that they're committed to tackling head-on, saying that they're targeting both "the cheaters themselves and the cheat providers".
Epic is not going into details about the exact measures it's taking so as not to tip anyone off, but makes assurances that tools are being rolled out to combat cheaters and that this will continue, with Mooney emphasising that Epic has "no plans to stop" when it comes to tackling cheating.
Destiny 2: Iron Banner, Prestige Raid Incoming
In the wake of the completion of Destiny 2's first Faction Rally (which saw Dead Orbit coming out on top), Bungie has announced a slew of additions coming to the game next week; of particular note is the first Iron Banner event for Destiny 2, featuring the return of Lord Saladin as overseer of the Banner.
The Iron Banner retains broadly the same approach as in the previous game, but with a few significant changes. Combat will now be between two teams of four players, and level advantages have been removed, making combat about the ability of the players rather than the level they've reached. In addition, the previous system of Bounties and Ranks have been replaced by a specific Iron Banner Engram.
IGN UK Podcast #403: Bed, Bath and Beyond Good & Evil
We've played literally every game in the world this week - Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Cuphead. That's it. Also, we watched weirdo Jaden Smith anime Neo Yokio - it's surprisingly not the worst.
We apologise in advance to the guy who sent the email about his brother finishing Beyond Good and Evil.
IGN UK Podcast #403: Bed, Bath and Beyond Good & Evil
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