IGN UK Podcast #393: Atomic Blondes, Mad Men & Squid Kids
Alysia's seen Atomic Blonde, but had a run-in with Charlize Theron that's even more exciting. Joe's been playing Splatoon 2, and definitely not been using Nintendo's new voice chat app. Meanwhile, Gav finds a new way to crowbar a discussion of Mad Men into the podcast.
On top of that we've got your feedback, discussion of the delights of the French, and Gav cocks up Keyword Countdown real good.
IGN UK Podcast #393: Atomic Blondes, Mad Men & Squid Kids
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Nintendo Trademark Suggests N64 Classic Mini Coming
Nintendo has filed trademark applications which relate to various game controllers, including one pertaining to Nintendo 64, sparking speculation about Nintendo's potential next mini-console.
A thread on NeoGAF points to a series of applications filed in Europe via the European Union Intellectual Property Office on July 18, indicating that Nintendo is looking to register trademarks for several of its past console's controllers.
Included in the list are line drawings of NES, SNES, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 64 controllers:
Hearthstone Pros and Personalities on the Game in 2017
I’ve spent a good deal of my gaming life over the last few years obsessed by Hearthstone. It’s a genuinely special game – deeply strategic, infinitely playable, always changing, always surprising and wonderfully presented. It’s also worth noting that I’ve almost definitely spent more time watching Hearthstone than playing Hearthstone in that time. I check in with streams, watch tournaments, follow content creators on YouTube, lurk around the various Hearthstone subreddits and listen to Hearthstone podcasts (plural!) on a weekly basis.
Hearthstone’s community, in other words, is pretty vital. There’s so much to learn, so much to discuss and so much fun to be had that I’m quite happy to divide my time between the community and the game itself. With that in mind, now that there’s a little lull before Knights of the Frozen Throne kicks into gear (more info and card reveals are coming on July 24) I figured this was as good a time as any to take the pulse of some of my favourite pros and personalities within the community. To find out how they’re feeling about Hearthstone right now, what they’d like changed or added, and what they think of the theme for the next set. To do that I gave the same set of six questions to a bunch of people. We’ll do introductions first, then dive into the questions. And a massive thank you to everyone involved!
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Blends Fantasy and Cop Thriller
Netflix followed up tonight's Death Note panel at SDCC with a second panel focused on their next original film, Bright. Unlike Death Note, Bright appears to have all of the pieces in place for a blockbuster movie. Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are reuniting with their Suicide Squad director David Ayer, for a story that unites fantasy with a contemporary Los Angeles cop drama. Both Smith and Edgerton got a big reception from the Comic-Con crowd, as they joined Ayer, cast members Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace, and Edgar Ramirez and moderator Terry Crews.
In the first trailer for the film, we meet Smith’s character, Scott Ward, a police officer who beats a fairy to death in full view of his neighbors after it repeatedly causes mischief on his lawn. Ward is soon partnered up with Edgerton’s Nick Jakoby, the first Orc to serve on the LAPD. Over the course of the trailer, they come across an elf girl named Tikka (Fry), who has stolen a powerful magic wand from Rapace’s elf villain. As Smith later noted, it is “rated R grime smashed with Lord of the Rings.” Smith was also beyond excited to explore racial issues through the lens of fantasy, and noted that his character shows prejudice against Jakoby.
We’ve Seen 4 Scenes from Marvel’s Inhumans
Direct from the Comic-Con panel for Marvel's Inhumans, moderated by Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb, comes our rundown of four new scenes from the upcoming series - which premieres September 1st on IMAX screens (which will show the first two episodes) and then September 29th on ABC (where the first two episodes will have some added footage).
The first scene is an action sequence involving a young blonde woman running through a jungle in the rain, pursued by armed soldiers. Mike Moh’s Triton appears to the scared girl, takes off his hood and tells her “You’re safe.”
“I’ve been looking for you, you’re one of us,” he says. Triton has been sent to Earth because Inhumans have been popping up in record numbers. He tells her there’s a place where she could go where everyone is like her, the city of Attilan. She’s afraid she’s a freak but then while he tries ot calm her the soldiers open fire. They run and she’s killed.
How Inhumans Fits Into the MCU
In an interview with IGN at San Diego Comic-Con, the Inhumans showrunner Scott Buck revealed that Inhumans does acknowledge the terrigenesis events from Agents of Shield.
"This exists all in the same universe," Buck said. "Even if we don't cross paths with, say, Agents of Shield or characters from other shows, they are still out there. We all live in the same world. The same things that applied in other shows and occurred also apply to Inhumans as well."
While everything exists within the MCU, some portions of the universe have focused on their individual storylines rather than worrying into tying intricately together. Still, Buck also confirmed that some of the royal family members are aware of the terrigenesis that took place in Agents of Shield.
Wonder Woman Star to Have Major Role in Legion Season 2
At San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, it was revealed that Saïd Taghmaoui will appear in Season 2 of Legion as Amal Farouk — better known as the Shadow King.
Executive producer Noah Hawley stated that Tagmaoui will join Aubrey Plaza and Jermaine Clement, culminating in a horrific trio for David Haller (Dan Stevens) and the gang to deal with. He also broke down the Season 1 finale and his plans for the characters moving forward.
Hawley was quick to reference the original battle between Professor X and the Shadow King as it played out in the original comic. Since this is Legion, it's safe to say Farouk's backstory will be an interesting one. According to Hawley, things will get quite subversive.
COD: Nazi Zombies Will Be the ‘Most Terrifying’ Yet
During the Call of Duty: WW2 Nazi Zombies Reveal panel today at San Diego Comic-Con, Sledgehammer officially revealed the next iteration of their zombies mode calling it "probably the least campy and most terrifying" yet.
The panel opened with a finished version of the previously leaked trailer, showcasing an intensely gory, horror-themed take on the zombies formula.
"The number of times we think you’re going to maybe pee a little is going to be more than what you’ve experience before," Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey said, who was joined by creative director Cameron Dayton and senior director of development Jon Horsley.
The team stressed their goal is to keep it grounded and avoid that natural desire to "dial everything up to 11," while Condrey drew parallels between lessons he learned from a previous game he developed, Dead Space.
Stargate SG-1 Webseries Prequel Announced
A new Stargate SG-1 prequel series called Stargate Origins is in development, MGM announced today at Comic-Con 2017.
The 10-episode webseries follows a young Catherine Langford as she tries to solve the mysteries that lie beyond the Stargate in order to save Earth from impending doom.
Stargate Origins will be directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (Virtual Morality), written by Mark Ilvedson and Justin Michael Terry, and produced by both MGM and New Form.
Stargate Origins logo, courtesy of MGM
Netflix Drops a Death Note on Comic-Con
For the first time ever, Netflix films held court in Comic-Con’s Hall H, as moderator Terry Crews welcomed the cast and creative team of Death Note. He was joined by director Adam Wingard, producers Masi Oka and Roy Lee, as well as stars Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, and LaKeith Stanfield.
To start things off, the trailer for the film was played, and it depicted Light (Wolff) as he obtained the Death Note and decided to begin wiping out criminals as Kira. In the footage, Qualley’s Mia told him that he wasn’t crazy enough, and encouraged an expansion of his crusade against evil. Stanfield’s L had a few bizarre appearances in the footage as he confronted Light.
After the footage played, Wingard noted that they took the preexisting manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, and breathed new life into it while exploring various themes including good vs. evil. Wolff noted that in preparation for the role, he made his own Death Note. He said that he was slow to start, but then “names were just flying off of my pen.” He said that the power is very tempting.