Steam Summer Sale 2017: Our Favorite Deals
The annual purge of disposable income known as the Steam Summer Sale has begun - promising us all deep discounts on games we'll probably never play, but have to buy anyway, because, let's face it, we're weak.
Fortunately, several of us at IGN have banded together to help guide you through the madness with our favorite picks and game deals.
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Animated Spider-Man Movie Casts Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali (Luke Cage, Moonlight) has reportedly joined the voice cast of Phil Lord and Chris Miller's upcoming animated Spider-Man movie.
The Tracking Board reports Ali will play Miles Morales' uncle, Aaron Davis (a.k.a. the Prowler from Marvel's Ultimate universe). Additionally, Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry is reportedly joining the cast as Jefferson Davis, Miles' father and Aaron's brother.
Ali as Cottonmouth in Marvel's Luke Cage
Food Wars Season 3 Announced for Fall
Season 3 of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, officially titled Food Wars! The Third Plate, has been announced, and will debut this fall.
As reported by Anime News Network, the announcement is featured in this year's 30th issue of the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The upcoming third season of the popular anime series, which is based on the manga by Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki, will cover the battle against the Council of Ten.
Those who pick up volume 25 of the manga when it's released on July 4 will get an early look at the Council of Ten, as the volume comes bundled with an original anime DVD that features a few of its members.
Cliff Bleszinski Wants to Make Games About Lost Dogs and Mental Health
Cliff Bleszinski has been making video games since he was a teenager and is known largely for his work on first- and third-person shooters like Gears of War and the upcoming LawBreakers. But Bleszinski has ideas for very different games, including one about a lost dog.
"We have two dogs and I just love dogs. The studio is dog-friendly. Any day when we have multiple dogs at work, I can just feel like the tension is so much far less because dogs are awesome," Bleszinski said during an interview with IGN at E3 2017.
If he got around to making it, Bleszinski said he'd call the game Dog Gone. It would feature a dog trying to make it back to his irresponsible family.
"It’d basically be a family that takes the SUV or whatever to the Grand Canyon, and they get distracted by something and they wind up driving back home to Jersey," Bleszinski said. "They somehow manage to forget their dog — terrible people, mind you, much like the family from Home Alone. Then the dog has to go through all these different sections of dogs he meets the Chihuahuas, the Rottweilers, the Pitbulls, the Pomeranians, and everything at these various, different locations."
Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in July
As it gets hotter, some head outside while others hole up indoors. For all you couch commandos, here are all the movies and TV shows that are expiring from Netflix in July.
This is you last chance (for now) to catch movies like 1966's Batman: The Movie (RIP Adam West), Blazing Saddles, The Last Samurai, and Working Girl, along with even classic-ier classics like Hello, Dolly! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Also, fans of famous Sandra Bullock and Meg Ryan rom-coms may want to get a move on, as While You Were Sleeping, Two Weeks Notice, and Kate & Leopold are set to vanish as well.
The Big Fall 2017 Gaming Preview
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. Now that E3 is over we have a good idea of what our Fall gaming calendar looks like. That means it's time to talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Battlefront 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, and so much more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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The Defenders Poster Unites Marvel’s Netflix Heroes
Marvel's street-level Netflix heroes are almost ready to unite, and a new poster for The Defenders teases the upcoming ensemble series.
Netflix has debuted a new poster for the streaming platform's next Marvel series, featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
Marvel's The Defenders
Netflix previously offered an extended look at the upcoming series with the show's first trailer. Mike Colter recently teased the evil entity who has mysteriously possibly played a hand in each of the hero's individual Netflix series.
The 2017 Steam Summer Sale Is Now Live
The yearly Steam Summer Sale is upon us once again and if you can actually manage to access the overloaded Steam client or website, you'll find some great deals on awesome games that won't hurt your wallet too much. It runs today through July 5 and includes its own Summer Sale Sticker quest.
A number of big games, like Nier: Automata, Grand Theft Auto 5, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Hitman: Season One, and Mafia 3 have been discounted in the $20 to $40 range, but you can also grab some popular games for under $10, including South Park: The Stick of Truth, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Darkest Dungeon, Rust, and Stardew Valley.
The Best Mid-Tower PC Cases
The mid-tower ATX case is one of those PC parts that has been around forever dutifully holding our gear, and yet rarely gets the respect it deserves. Sure it's not as flamboyant as a massive full-tower, or as charming as a Small Form Factor case, but that's why we like it. It doesn't take up a lot of space, can be as unassuming as you wish, and yet can hold a ton of hardware while allowing for semi-radical cooling and high-end builds. And since mid-towers accept ATX motherboards, the world is your oyster when shopping for parts.
With this in mind, we have rounded up a few mid-tower ATX cases for you to consider for your next build. These selections are based on our many years of PC building expertise, so without further ado here are some cases for you to ogle, and consider when you get around to building that Ryzen box.
Preacher Season Premiere Clip: Jesse and Tulip Under Fire
If the exclusive scene below, from Preacher's Season 2 premiere "On the Road," is any indication of what we can expect going forward, well then this sophomore run is going to be absolutely bonkers.
This Sunday, June 25th, the terrible trio of Jesse (Dominic Cooper), Tulip (Ruth Negga), and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) head out on the open highways looking for God - who we discovered, back in the Season 1 finale, has gone AWOL. Jesse's either going to get some answers or kick some ass, and with the Genesis power in his back pocket there's a good chance that no one can stand in his way.
That is unless you count the Saint of Killers. Yes, Graham McTavish's stalking, crazed cowboy from Hell is out on a rampage and won't stop until he Terminators his way to Reverend Custer. In the scene below, the sinister Saint is unleashing his firepower on our heroes - along with some local law who were unfortunate enough to get caught in the middle of this skirmish. Check it out!