Marvel Powers United VR: Hulk Smash Never Felt So Good
When I looked up at IGN Editor-in-Chief Steve Butts and saw the Incredible Hulk towering over me at twice my size, then turned around and saw IGN video editor Mark Medina standing there half my size as Guardians of the Galaxy's Rocket, I knew that, if nothing else, Marvel Powers United VR would at least make the eternal video game fantasy of feeling like a superhero a little more tangible.
Marvel Powers United is an Oculus Rift exclusive with a fairly straightforward gameplay loop: you and three friends band together and defeat wave after wave of cannon fodder bad guys (and occasional bosses too), competing with each other for the highest score. It's Halo's Firefight mode, Gears of War's Horde mode, or any one of countless others like it. The hook, of course, is that you're in first-person mode in VR as one of your favorite Marvel superheroes. The final version of Powers will ship next year with over a dozen playable characters, Oculus told me, but only four have been announced so far: Hulk, Rocket, Captain Marvel, and Deadpool.
The Power Rangers Go Back to High School
BOOM! Studios is preparing for the release of their second ongoing Power Rangers comic, Saban's Go Go Power Rangers. This prequel series takes place shortly after the first episode of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series and will explore the early days of the team as they struggle to balance their new powers with the pressures of high school.
Check out our exclusive preview of the first issue below:
Saban's Go Go Power Rangers is written by Ryan Parrot (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy) and drawn by Dan Mora (Klaus). The first issue is scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 26. However, those attending Comic-Con this week can stop by the BOOM! Studios booth and pick up an early copy.
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What Does the Future Hold for Hearthstone Esports?
Hearthstone is nothing short of a juggernaut these days. The game hit 70 million players as of May 1, and is currently enjoying one of the most diverse metas in its history, thanks to a new Standard rotation (where certain older sets are no longer playable in the main game mode) and the most recent expansion, Journey to Un’Goro.
Hearthstone’s esports scene is obviously a huge part of that picture too, and has grown in leaps and bounds since the early days. 2017 in particular has seen the Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) really find its feet and Blizzard has actively started up a number of other interesting programs.
Vicarious Visions Explains Why Crash Bandicoot Remake Is Harder Than the Original
In a new post on the Activision Games Blog Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy developer Vicarious Visions has discussed concerns regarding the difficulty of the first game in the studio’s new compilation.
“Now, we can all agree that some of the Crash levels were, and still are, not easy,” began the post, which is attributed simply to ‘Vicarious Visions staff.’
Vicarious Visions went on to explain that its goal for the trilogy was to “reduce any points of frustration while preserving the challenge of the originals.”
According to Vicarious Visions, the team used the handling from Crash Bandicoot: Warped as its starting point for the whole project but it ended up “tuning jump differently for each game, so that the jump metrics are the same as the originals.”
Nintendo Switch Online App Is Available to Download
Nintendo's online app for the Switch is now available to download on the Apple app store.
The Nintendo Switch Online app will allow you to set up appointments to play with friends, make use of game-specific services (like SpletNet 2 for Splatoon 2), and most importantly, use voice chat while playing compatible games on your Switch.
As of writing, you can download the app but get a server maintenance error when trying to log in (see screengrab below), so we haven't been able to test its features.
Whoopi Goldberg Wants Song of the South to Be Available
Whoopi Goldberg, the voice of Shenzi the hyena in The Lion King, has stated her desire to see the controversial 1946 film Song of the South made available in the United States of America. While Disney is usually quite happy to revisit (and remake) their classic films for the sake of their adoring fans, Song of the South has been unavailable in the USA since its 1986 40th anniversary theatrical re-release.
The film, a combination of live-action and animation, is notable as Disney's first live-action musical but has been criticized ever since its original 1946 release for its controversial depiction of its African American characters. However, elements of Song of the South remain present in popular culture, such as the Academy Award-winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" and the Disney ride Splash Mountain. Additionally, the movie has remained available in other countries, with the ersatz ban only existing in America.
We’re Partnering With Twitter to Bring You SDCC 2017 Live
It's that time of year again: San Diego Comic-Con! And we'll be there streaming it live, from pre-show all the way until they kick us out of the convention center.
IGN is excited to announce we're the official Twitter partner for SDCC 2017, and you can use and follow #SDCC2017 to keep on top of every announcement, every cool surprise, and all the excitement and insanity that is San Diego Comic-Con — all on Twitter's SDCC hub.
Check out the streaming schedule below:
IGN and Twitter team up for SDCC 2017
Spider-Man and Batman Dominate June’s Comic Book Sales
Diamond Comics has released its sales figures for June 2017. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 proved to be the top-selling comic of the month, with an estimated 224,620 copies sold (according to numbers crunched by Comichron).
The other big sellers for June included Dark Days: The Forge #1 (130,651 copies sold), Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 (118,644 copies sold) and Batman #24 (116,037 copies sold). The top ten best-selling comics of June 2017 included:
Call of Duty: WW2 Zombies Cast Revealed
The cast of Call of Duty: WWII's zombies mode has been revealed.
Developer Sledgehammer Games announced the news via Twitter ahead of the mode's world reveal in two days at San Diego Comic-Con 2017.
The full cast is as follows: David Tennant (Jessica Jones) as Drostan Hynd, Katheryn Winnick (Vikings) as Marie Fischer, Elodie Yung (Marvel's Daredevil) as Olivia Durant, and Udo Kier (Armageddon) as Doktor Peter Straub.