FIFA 18 Preorder Guide
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Once again, Electronic Arts is gearing up to release its annual FIFA soccer game. FIFA 18 is set to launch September 19, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. There will even be a Legacy Edition for fans still rocking their PS3 or Xbox 360.
FIFA 18 is powered by EA’s Frostbite Engine, and its campaign mode continues the story of Alex Hunter, who first appeared in last year’s installment. If you’re ready to hand over your preorder money, you’ll probably want to know what your options are in terms of editions and preorder bonuses. Read on for the details.
Stephen King’s IT: Early Reactions Float In
Warner Bros. screened Stephen King's IT for members of the Los Angeles media Friday night (including this writer) ahead of the film's press junket this weekend. The press were allowed to share their reactions on social media following the screening. As you can tell from the posts below, the reactions were positive across the board.
IGN's own Terri Schwartz and Jim Vejvoda shared their reactions on Twitter after the screening, which saw performers hired to walk around in yellow raincoats, heads down, carrying red balloons, and overall weirding out attendees:
Why You Should Be Excited Peter Serafinowicz Is The Tick
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick, and now, he’s played by low-key comedy genius Peter Serafinowicz in Amazon’s new live-action series.
For fans of older iterations of the satirical blue superhero, it may be difficult to envision the British actor, whose recognition this side of the pond isn’t quite where it deserves to be, in the same shoes as Patrick Warburton, whose pitch-perfect cartoonish take on the character made the tragically short-lived tv show a cult favorite (and worthy successor to the 1994 animated series, featuring Townsend Coleman as the voice of the titular hero).
As discussed in IGN's review of The Tick, Amazon’s take on the show looks to be just as irreverent and surreally hilarious as the story has always required, but with a slightly grimmer edge. But lest you worry this is just the latest attempt to grab cash by ramping up the violence of a comic book story, or that Serafinowicz couldn’t possibly measure up to Warburton’s timeless turn as The Tick, ahead we’ve got irrefutable proof that the British comedy veteran has got what it takes to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere.
Bethesda Made Brink Free-to-Play Because “Why Not?”
Earlier this week the 2011 competitive FPS Brink unexpectedly became free-to-play, announced only through a brief news post on Steam.
At QuakeCon this weekend, I spoke with Bethesda’s VP of Marketing and PR Pete Hines and asked him what fueled the abrupt decision. It turns out the reason is pretty simple: “Why not?”
“Todd Vaughn our VP of Development and I had talked about it and sort of kicked around this idea,” Hines told me. “Last year I think we had reduced it to like 99 cents
, and we were like ‘why don’t we just make it free? Like, why not?’”
Yakuza: Kiwami 2, Fist of the North Star Game Announced
Three new titles from SEGA's Yakuza Studio are on the horizon, including a remake of Yakuza 2 for PS4, a free-to-play Yakuza game for mobile and PC, and a Fist of the North Star game for PS4.
As reported by Gematsu, Yakuza: Kiwami 2 was announced during the studio's live presentation today. This remake of Yakuza 2 will be released for PS4 in Japan on December 7, and is built in the Dragon Engine, the same engine that powers Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. It features a new scenario, new voice cast, and several other additions.
Stephen King’s IT Pub Quiz Hosted by IGN
IGN is hosting a horror-themed pub quiz in Central London (closest tube: Old Street) on Tuesday, September 5th, and we want you to come float with us.
There'll be rounds about haunted houses, masked killers, and of course, Stephen King's IT, devised and hosted by IGN's London team. The winning team will receive plenty of IT-themed goodies, as well as tickets to an advanced screening of the movie.
To win a place for your team, send an email to ign_ukfeedback@ign.com with the subject line "It Movie Pub Quiz Entry" along with your best Stephen-King-inspired team name and the names of your teammates.
Death Note: Dafoe “Didn’t Feel the Need” to Know the Manga
Although Willem Dafoe has actively attempted to diversify his roles for the past four decades, his most recognizable parts are almost always villains. From To Live and Die In L.A., Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Shadow of the Vampire, and Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Dafoe is one of Hollywood’s most reliable bad guys. This week, Dafoe has another villainous turn in the Netflix original film, Death Note (read our review here). The movie, which is now streaming on Netflix, is based upon the wildly popular manga series, and Dafoe provides the voice for Ryuk, the otherworldly Shinigami who sets the events of the story in motion.
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Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus Preorder Guide
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Everyone knows the Nazis lost World War II. But what Wolfenstein presupposes is: what if they didn’t? Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is set to release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 27, 2017. It continues the story of 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order, with hero B.J. Blazkowicz coming to America, where the vile Nazis have seized control. He teams up with a motley crew of resistance fighters in hopes of bringing the Nazi regime to its knees.
Microsoft Reportedly Stops Selling Original Xbox One
With Xbox One X on the not too distant horizon, it appears Microsoft has stopped selling the original Xbox One in favor of shifting its entire sales focus to the S and X models.
Microsoft's UK online store lists the console as sold out, while its US store only has listing for a refurbished version.