Watch Dogs 2 Wants You to Get Mad
Marcus had finally reached the computer where he could access his criminal record. Having snuck through a building and silently disposed of multiple guards using his home-brewed, non-lethal arsenal, here it was. A young African American man, Marcus had been flagged, profiled by the system for a crime he didn’t commit. I, the player, am given control to delete his record, and replace Marcus’ striking features with a pudgy, deer-in-headlights white guy.
Later, Marcus gets drunk at the beach and throws his phone in the water.
Watch Dogs 2 is a big, fun, AAA experience that feels, after five hours of play, as much a step forward for the series as Assassin’s Creed 2 was to the original. But it’s also surprisingly anarchic, shot though with anti-establishment sensibilities and a sense of very real paranoia around the way our data is being wickedly manipulated in the modern world. Watch Dogs 2 is a blast to play, but it also wants you to get angry.
The Flash: Is Jesse Quick Ready to Be a Superhero?
Jesse Quick (Violett Beane) was introduced on The Flash early in Season 2, but a year later, she’s finally fulfilling her comic book destiny, as the character has gained her own speedster powers – and, in this week’s new episode, "The New Rogues," a costume to go along with them.
I spoke to Beane about Jesse’s transformation, the pros and cons of wearing a supersuit, and Jesse and Barry facing formidable villains like Mirror Master and Captain Cold together. Plus, we chatted about her role on HBO's excellent The Leftovers last year, and what it was like to work on that acclaimed Damon Lindelof series.
IGN: What was it like for you to be told, “Hey, we're going for it! She's getting the powers and she's getting the costume”?
Nintendo Patents May Reveal Unannounced Switch Features
Nintendo recently made clear that we'd have no more announcements about games or specs for its new Switch console until 2017 - but also hinted that they "haven’t shown everything" to the Wall Street Journal.
A series of patents filed by the company prior to the Switch's formal reveal last week (catalogued by Polygon and NeoGAF) could point to what we haven't been shown yet.
Learn How to Draw Doctor Strange Like a Pro
Want to learn how to draw the Sorcerer Supreme like a professional?
If so check out the video above, in which Marvel artist Will Sliney (Spider-Man 2099) uses his new Learn How to Draw app (out now on Android, coming to iOS shortly) to conjure up Doctor Strange.
Or swipe through the slideshow below to get a feel for some of the steps that will get you there!
Meanwhile Doctor Strange is out in theatres from tomorrow in the UK and in the US on November 4th.
November’s Free Xbox Games With Gold Announced
Microsoft has revealed the four titles that will be available as part of November's Games With Gold lineup.
The full list and periods of availability to download these games for free are:
- Super Dungeon Bros — November 1-30, Xbox One
- Murdered: Soul Suspect — November 16-December 15, Xbox One
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition — November 1-15, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon — November 16-30, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Super Dungeon Bros - a four-player co-op dungeon brawler - will launch on Xbox One as a Game with Gold. It was one of the first Xbox One games to announce console-PC cross-play. In our review, we gave Murdered: Soul Suspect a 5.5/10, explaining that it brought come great concepts, but underutilised them throughout.
Pokemon Go Halloween Update Increases Spooky Encounters
From October 26 until November 1, Halloween is coming to Pokemon Go.
Niantic says during this event, you'll earn double the amount of Candy every time you catch, hatch, and transfer Pokemon. Plus, your Buddy Pokemon will help you catch Candy four times as fast.
In addition, the chances of encountering spooky Pokemon has been increased. The likes of Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Golbat and Hypno will be seen more often. And, in a move sure to be pleasing to no one (at least in the infested UK), so will Zubat and Drowzee.
Square ‘Committed’ Bringing More Dragon Quest Titles West
Additional Dragon Quest games won't be confined to Japan, as Dragon Quest Builders producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto has come forward to say that Square Enix is "committed" to releasing more titles from its popular fantasy role-playing series in the west.
In an interview with MCV, Fujimoto noted that while Dragon Quest is "not as well known in the west as we would like,
really plays an epoch making role in the console gaming history." The publisher sees a great opportunity to now expand the series to a larger audience who "may be surprised to the sheer breadth of the universe, in terms of variety and depth."
Star Citizen Is Available For Free Until the End of the Month
Star Citizen is available for free for the rest of the month.
As part of a new Fall 2016 Free Fly promotion, the game will be available without charge until October 30 for everyone who creates or signs into an account and uses the promo code FALL2016.
Image credit: robertsspaceindustries.com
New Man in the High Castle: Season 2 Posters
Amazon Prime's The Man in the High Castle returns for Season 2 this December and IGN has the exclusive debut of three new posters for the series.
Season 2 ended with some big turn of events for the characters Joe (Luke Kleintank) and Tagomi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), both of whom get their own character posters in the gallery below. The third poster, meanwhile, focuses on the Statue of Liberty - eerily transformed into an image of Nazi propaganda, in the Man in the High Castle's "What if?" world, where America lost World War II.
The Man in the High Castle: Season 2 premieres Friday, December 16th on Amazon Prime.
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Lowest Price Yet for Madden NFL 17
Driven by the most balanced gameplay yet, along with fun and fresh ways to play modes such as Ultimate Team and Draft Champions, Madden NFL 17 is the most complete Madden to date (see our review here). Today marks the first day Madden NFL 17 has dropped below £40. You can now get a PS4 copy from Amazon for just £31.34 and an Xbox One copy for £32.99.