Supergirl: Jeremy Jordan on Guardian and Kevin Smith
Few characters have changed as much in the current season of Supergirl as Jeremy Jordan's Winn Schott. Winn has evolved from CatCo's resident IT guru to full-fledged DEO member. Now Winn is on the frontlines helping Supergirl and her cousin protect the world from all manner of alien and metahuman threats. And as recent episodes have shown, Winn also has a new side job helping James Olsen live out his dreams of being a superhero.
We had a chance to chat with Jordan over the phone this week and learn more about what this season holds in store for Win. Scroll down to learn about how next week's episode, "The Darkest Place," will complicate the Guardian storyline, whether the show will continue to focus on the Kara/Winn/James love triangle and what to expect when director Kevin Smith drops by to helm a Winn-centric episode in January.
Our Holiday Gift Guide for the Board Game Lover
You could pretty easily argue we're living in a golden age for board games. Sure, board games are nothing new, but people seem to really be into tabletop gaming, and the market has responded. All your favorites are still a ton of fun, but there are so many new games with new twists and complexity on the board game formula, it's an amazing time to be a player. If you know someone who loves board games, we've got some awesome suggestions to get the games going.
We all know Robin Hood's side of the story. He robbed from the rich, and gave to the poor, and the Sheriff of Nottingham was tasked with exacting justice on not just Robin Hood, but his whole squad of merry men.
Stargate Remake Basically Abandoned
The Stargate remake isn't going to happen after all.
Speaking with Empire Online, original Stargate writer Dean Devlin explained that the new sci-fi trilogy isn't moving forward. "It looked good for a couple of months, but now it’s not looking so good," said the frequent collaborator of filmmaker Roland Emmerich.
"There are just a lot of things that have to fire at the same time, and there was a moment where I thought it was all firing at the same time, and then it all kind of fell apart."
8 Things The Elder Scrolls Series Needs to Change
The Elder Scrolls series is one of my favorite video game worlds — I love it even more than its post-apocalyptic cousin, Fallout. With over 60 hours already spent in Skyrim Special Edition, it’s fair to say I really enjoy exploring the expansive world of Skyrim, again and again. But it’s also clear there are plenty of things Bethesda needs to change, and the five years between the initial release and special edition have done little to quash these problems.
The next installment of the Elder Scrolls series is still quite a ways off, but it’s never too early to start talking about what needs to change for The Elder Scrolls VI.
I'm an ebony clad warrior with a giant sword, what part of that doesn't look honest?
Every Pikachu Plushie in Tokyo’s Mega Pokemon Center
It’s Pikachu’s world, and we’re all just living in it — or at least that’s how it feels when you visit Japan’s Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo.
It's no secret that Pikachu is by far the most popular and most recognizable Pokemon, and has always been a prominent fixture in Pokemon merch. The Pokemon Company has been leaning into that popularity and recognizability by releasing a huge variety of Pikachu plushies -- Pikachu dressed as other Pokemon, Pikachu dressed in costumes as part of a monthly series that began in 2015 and, when all else fails, just a massive freakin' Pikachu.
During a recent stop by Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo (the biggest Pokemon store in Japan), we decided to snap a photo of every Pikachu plushie we could find. Take a look:
11 Marvel Movie Team-Ups We Want
The next Thor movie stands apart from its predecessors because it's not actually a solo superhero adventure. Instead, Thor: Ragnarok will pair the Son of Asgard with Hulk as the two team up to take on the worst foes the galaxy has to offer. That team-up approach is an interesting change of pace for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it could mark the beginning of a trend.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently hinted that the MCU might start to focus more on unexpected pairings between heroes rather than the epic ensemble approach of the Avengers movies. That naturally had us wondering which Marvel heroes would best fit such an approach. The MCU has already grown pretty massive over the past eight years, and that growth isn't slowing down anytime soon. So we've come up with 11 superhero mash-ups we'd love to see in the aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War. Click through the slideshow below for the full story:
Dishonored 2 Gets New Game Plus, Custom Difficulty Settings
Dishonored 2 will be getting a New Game Plus mode and new custom difficulty settings in a free update next month, Bethesda announced today.
Although no other details about the difficulty settings or an exact release date are known, the two new options are part of expanding Dishonored 2's "play your way" philosophy. More details on the content of the update will be revealed in the coming weeks, according to Bethesda.
Just yesterday, Bethesda released a Steam beta update to address some performance problems plaguing PC players. The 1.1 update only fixes a small number of issues regarding frame rate, but Bethesda notes, "update 1.2 development is underway and will address a broader range of issues including performance and is estimated to be available in the next week."
IGN UK Podcast #358: Final Fantasy Beasts and Where to Dishonor Them
What is with November? Some bloke with a dodgy moustache tries to blow up parliament, the world's parental population is proved to be immensely predictable as nine months after Valentine's Day EVERYONE has their birthday, and speaking of birth, games companies all want to push their creations into the world pre-Christmas.
We're rushed off our feet trying to cover every game that's coming out, but we still found time to roll our intravenous coffee drip trolleys into the podcast booth to tell you all about what we think of Dishonored 2, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, plus our first impressions of Final Fantasy XV ahead of our IGN Premiere next week.
IGN UK Podcast #357: Final Fantasy Beasts and Where to Dishonor Them
Kojima Explains the Ups and Downs of the Creative Process
Hideo Kojima told a crowd at the Apple Ginza venue in Tokyo on Thursday night that despite any hardship, his passion for creating games is its own reward.
When asked by an audience member how he is able to go on as a solo creator after his acrimonious split with Konami and push towards realizing his vision in the face of adversity, Kojima replied, “It’s because I love doing it.”
“Sometimes it can be hard,” he admitted. “When I am feeling up against it, I sit down and watch the making of James Cameron’s film The Abyss, which was really tough. Or the documentary by Nicolas Winding Refn on his filmmaking ordeals. These give me courage. I take a slug of painkillers and I carry on."
Opinion: Darth Maul Is an Important Step for Marvel
Marvel announced their latest Star Wars mini-series, Darth Maul, earlier this week. On the surface, there's nothing particularly remarkable about the announcement. It's the latest in a long line of short, self-contained comics that focus on fan-favorite characters from the movies. But Darth Maul actually marks a significant change in Marvel's approach to the Star Wars franchise. Ideally, this new series will spark a larger effort to explore and flesh out the Star Wars timeline outside of the movies.
Darth Maul #1 cover by Rod Reis. (Marvel Comics)