Injustice 2 Beta Announced
WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have announced a beta for Injustice 2.
Starting today, people can sign up through the Injustice 2 online beta registration. More details about the early trial for the fighting game are expected in the near future.
Injustice 2 will officially launch in May, available in a standard package as well as digital deluxe and ultimate edition options. These special versions of the fighting game include DLC characters, like the Power Girl skin.
Taken TV Show: How Mills Compares to Bond and Bourne
From executive producer Luc Besson -- based on his movie franchise -- NBC's Taken follows the origin story of younger and hungrier former Green Beret Bryan Mills, played by Vikings' Clive Standen. Premiering Monday, February 27th, Taken will see Mills fight to overcome a personal tragedy and exact revenge as he's pulled into a career as a deadly operative on a CIA special ops team.
At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Standen, along with executive producers Matt Gross (Body of Proof) and Alex Cary (Homeland), appeared on a Q&A panel and spoke about the particular ideas involved in bringing Taken to the small(er) screen. For one, this is an origin story for Mills, played by Liam Neeson in the movies, but it's still set in the present.
Watch the xXx: Return of Xander Cage Premiere Live Stream
Xander Cage is back, and he's heading to Hollywood Boulevard! IGN and Paramount Pictures teamed up to live stream the red carpet premiere of xXx: Return of Xander Cage, and there are plenty of ways to tune in.
Hosted by IGN's own Brian Altano, Max Scoville and Terri Schwartz, the official live stream will kick off on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. ET and will be simulcast on IGN's Facebook page, YouTube and IGN.com.
Neil Gaiman to Adapt His Novel Good Omens as Miniseries
A limited series based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's apocalyptic novel Good Omens is headed to Amazon.
The six-part hour-long comedy series, which will debut on Amazon Prime Video in 2018, is being written by Gaiman, who is also on board as showrunner. BBC Studios is co-producing with Narrativia and The Blank Corporation. Following its release on Prime Video, this series will air on the BBC in the UK.
Good Omens novel, written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Good Omens tells an apocalyptic story set in 2018 when the "Final Judgment is set to descend upon humanity," and the prophetic book titled "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch" has foretold that the world will end next Saturday.
Teen Titans Animated Movie Casts Deathstroke and Terra
Miguel Ferrer and Christina Ricci have joined the voice cast of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ricci will voice the earth-manipulating superhero Terra, while Ferrer will play the mercenary assassin Deathstroke.
Photo credit: DC Entertainment, via THR
What Happened with Rime? – IGN First
A lot has been said about Rime’s radio silence before re-revealing the game a few weeks ago. Prior to that we hadn't seen or heard anything about Tequila Works work for a really long time. In fact the last time that we saw something official was a Gamescom trailer over two years ago.
Since then we were left to wonder what Rime was: what was the final game going to be like, and whether the game would even be release at some point. Those doubts got bigger in March 2016 when Tequila Works stated that they had acquired the rights to Rime from Sony Computer Entertainment. A few short months later, in August 2016, Tequila announced that the game would be published by Grey Box and Six Foot. The pieces were apparently moving, but the doubts were still there.
Hasbro Held Off Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover
Director D.J. Caruso wanted to make G.I. Joe 3 a Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover film, but Paramount and Hasbro ultimately decided against bringing the two worlds together.
When discussing G.I. Joe 3 in an interview with Collider, Caruso said the studio isn't ready to move forward with a crossover just yet: "That’s exactly what they should do, but they’re not ready to do that, because in fact the script that I was developing, the two worlds sort of collided at the end and when they read it they were like, 'We’re not ready to do this yet.'"
Caruso went on to say he believes that Hasbro and Paramount "will eventually collide those two worlds and it's probably when Mr. Bay decides he's done with Transformers."
Ultimate MvC 3 Release Date Revealed for Xbox One, PC
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 will launch March 7 on PC and Xbox One.
Capcom is also releasing limited edition physical copies of the fighting game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North America. Available on March 7 as well, this version of Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 includes updated cover art and an exclusive comic.
The fighting game has been available digitally on PlayStation 4 since last month. It was released on the same day that Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite was announced at PSX 2016.
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 costs $25 digitally and $30 for the limited edition boxed copy. Looking further ahead, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite is one of IGN's most anticipated multiplayer games for 2017.
Good Place Preps for Season 2 as Season Finale Debuts
The Good Place airs its season finale tonight and while the show hasn't been officially renewed for a second season, there are encouraging signs. Speaking to a group of press recently, series creator Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation) noted work had already begun among he and the writers on a potential Season 2, and while that doesn’t guarantee anything, it certainly leans more towards NBC renewing the series than not.
In the meantime, Schur chatted with us about the decision to have the secret Eleanor (Kristen Bell) was keeping – that she wasn’t actually supposed to be in the Good Place that gives the show its name but in the "Bad Place" portion of the afterlife – quickly revealed about halfway through Season 1, the depiction of “Good Eleanor” (Tiya Sircar), and more about how he approaches The Good Place as a (comedic) longterm, serialized story inspired by series like Lost and Breaking Bad.
The Division Movie Gets Director
The Division movie has a director.
Variety reports that Gold and Syriana director Stephen Gaghan is attached to helm Ubisoft's film adaptation of its popular action game. Though Gaghan hasn't directed an action-heavy movie yet, the director does tend to delve into political and global issues in his films, which The Division touches on. Gaghan is particularly excited about exploring the apocalyptic Manhattan setting according to the site because "it's immersive, wonderfully strange, and yet familiar, filled with possibilities." The filmmaker has also scripted films including Traffic, The Alamo and Rules of Engagement.