Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Wants to Be Approachable Yet Complex
Back in 2011, I bought a copy of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, with the aspiration of mastering its systems. Unfortunately as someone who has no real fighting game experience and is inherently lazy, I found it a pretty intimidating experience. In fact, I can still see it on my shelf now as I write this, quietly judging me. So when Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite says it wants to be accessible, I appreciate the olive branch.
I also realise that, for some, a word like ‘accessibility’ has other strong connotations when applied to a genre like fighting games. To the hardcore it might imply a lack of depth, but as Bill Rosemann – Creative Director at Marvel Games – tells me, that’s necessarily true and it’s something Marvel has a lot of experience with.
Persona 5: 80 Hours in and Still Finding Surprises
Have you ever seen a movie on mute in the background at a bar or restaurant? You can see what characters are doing, you know when someone gets punched or kicked or shot, but you don’t know what they’re saying. The plot is unfolding right in front of you, but you have none of the context or explanations behind it.
After putting more than 80 hours into Persona 5 in Japanese, that pretty much sums up my experience.
Enough of the menus are in English that I’ve been able to stumble my way through and even beat the game, but I’m admittedly missing out on some of the best parts of the series by not being able to understand the story and the personalities of the characters.
15 of Spider-Man’s Coolest Gadgets
Spider-Man has the proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider, which makes for a pretty neat assortment of super-powers. However, Peter Parker also happens to be a certified genius. He's constantly designing new gadgets to work into his suit and make battling villains a little bit easier.
The more we learn about Spider-Man: Homecoming (check out the new Spidey trailer here), the more it becomes clear that the new movie will showcase Spidey's various gadgets and gizmos in a way none have before (web wings!). Tony Stark designed a new suit for Peter in Captain America: Civil War, and Homecoming will see Peter slowly come to grips with the many useful new tools at his disposal. So to make sure you know what to expect from the next Spider-Man's next big screen adventure, we've put together a slideshow breaking down the wallcrawler's most crucial gadgets over the years. Click through for all the tech below:
Lord Zedd Menaces Justice League & Power Rangers
With the Justice League / Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book mini-series joining together two of the most iconic superhero teams in all of nerdom, they’ll need an equally iconic supervillain to oppose them. Enter: Lord Zedd, the evil husband of Rita Repulsa who wears his muscles on the outside and wields some serious power.
Take a look at his explosive entrance to the crossover in Issue #1 as he infiltrates the Power Rangers’ Command Center with his Z Putty Patrollers:
Lord Zedd makes an entrance. Art by Stephen Byrne. (DC Comics/BOOM! Studios)
Death Stranding’s E3 Trailer Wasn’t Running on Horizon Zero Dawn Engine
Hideo Kojima has confirmed the Death Stranding trailer shown during last week's The Game Awards show was indeed running on a PS4.
Speaking to IGN, Kojima revealed "The Death Stranding trailer we showed at TGA was running in real time and in 4K on PS4 Pro."
While this new teaser was on a PS4, Kojima clarified that the previously-shown E3 announcement trailer was created before Kojima Productions settled on Guerilla Games' Decima engine for Death Stranding, meaning the E3 video was not running in Decima and isn't indicative of the final game.
IGN UK Podcast #361: How Modern Horror Created Resi 7
Gav went to Japan, got scared out of his wits, and returned with an uneasily rustling bag of answers to the Internet's questions about Resident Evil 7. In the meantime, Rory and Joe just watched lots of comedies about idiot men having a nice time. Different strokes for different folks.
Also: beer stealing, beer pong trophies, beers, Gang Beasts tricks, and Keyword Countdown.
IGN UK Podcast #361: Why Outlast and Modern Horror Created Resident Evil 7
Third Cloverfield Movie Gets New Release Date
The third installment in the "Cloverfield Universe" will arrive on October 27, 2017.
The JJ Abrams-produced God Particle, which is widely rumoured to be a follow-up to Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane, was originally dated for a February 24 release. However (as Deadline reports) God Particle has now been removed from Paramount's release schedule, while "2017 Cloverfield Movie" has appeared in the new Fall release slot.
7 Secrets Revealed from War for the Planet of the Apes
I’m standing in a prisoner of war camp in Richmond, Canada. But this place is not holding any regular prisoners. No, these inmates are apes. POWs from the War for the Planet of the Apes!
It’s cold and wet and misty out, early January of 2016, and in fact there aren’t any apes around -- just actors and performers in motion capture suits. And we’re not really in the mountains, but rather in an empty lot that’s surrounded by giant green screens which will be filled in with the Sierra landscape in post. It’s day 54 of 96 of production of this third modern Planet of the Apes movie, which once again stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, leader of the simian forces who are facing an increasingly dangerous threat from a desperate humankind. Matt Reeves, who directed the last film, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, is back once again to tell Caesar’s story.
Heroes of the Storm Director Moves Onto New Blizzard Project
Dustin Browder, game director on Heroes of the Storm, has left development of the MOBA to join an unannounced project at Blizzard.
Announced on the Battle.net forum, Browder explained that he was leaving the team, and had already begun transitioning his responsibilities to former technical director Alan Dabiri.
"We sometimes get exciting chances to work on other projects," Browder explained. "I’m going to take one of those chances to try something new at Blizzard."
Browder's part of something of a trend at Blizzard in recent months. In October, World of Warcraft director Tom Chilton also stepped down to move onto a new project.
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The Last Guardian Special Edition is £1 More Than The Standard Edition
We thought we would never see a day where The Last Guardian is officially available in stores let alone a price drop; Today, GAME are selling a Special Edition of The Last Guardian for £44.99, which includes a Premium Steelbook Game Case and Blu-ray game disc in compatibility with the PS4 Pro. Considering Amazon are selling the Standard Edition for £44.00 (or £42.00 with Amazon Prime), we'd say this is a pretty good deal for a 4K physical copy of The Last Guardian.