IGN UK Podcast #350: Fear the FIFA and Forza
When planning what we'd talk about in this week's podcast, there was only one thing written at the top of the Google Doc.
"MUST ONLY TALK ABOUT THINGS BEGINNING WITH F."
It's unclear whether this is a new fricative fixation from Alex, or whether he just noticed that a lot of things beginning with "F" have been happening lately. Either way, for your latest FIFA 16. Forza Horizon 3 and Fear the Walking Dead fixes, Alex, Rory and Alysia are on hand.
And Rory also talks about his new Pokémon Go Plus - because he's a rebellious, plosive maverick.
Star Wars Uprising to Close
Mobile ARPG title Star Wars Uprising will permanently cease operations on November 17.
Kabam announced the shutdown plans over on its website. In-game purchases will be closing down ahead of the closure on September 22.
“Despite the best efforts of our team here at Kabam, unfortunately, Star Wars: Uprising will soon be decommissioned,” reads the notice. On November 17th, 2016, all Star Wars: Uprising servers will be shutting down permanently. As part of this shutdown, we will be shutting down payments today, September 22nd, 2016, to prevent additional payments from occurring.”
Opinion: Marvel’s Civil War 2 Is Failing
I doubt anyone was surprised when Marvel Comics began teasing a sequel to their Civil War comic book event late last year. This year not only marks the 10-year anniversary of the original Civil War comic, it's also the year that the Marvel Cinematic Universe experienced a Civil War of its own in the third Captain America movie. Marvel would have been foolish not to capitalize on that spotlight, right? Honestly, I'm no longer so sure. There's a clear apathy surrounding Marvel's latest big crossover that goes above and beyond the usual complaints about event fatigue. Civil War II simply doesn't have the same excitement or drive as the original.
One need only look at recent Diamond Comics sales figures to see that Civil War II isn't exactly lighting the comic book world on fire. Granted, the core mini-series is doing pretty well for itself, with the first issue selling 381,737 copies (based on Comichron's estimates) and topping the sales charts in June. But that still falls well below Secret Wars #1's 527,678 copies a year previous. And looking at July 2016's sales figures, it's clear that those numbers are rapidly dropping. Civil War II #4 sold 126,865 copies in July (again, according to Comichron), not even a third of what the first issue pulled in, and significantly less than what even the lowest-selling issue of Secret Wars sold last year.
New Friday the 13th and The Ring Sequels Delayed
Paramount announced it has once again pushed back two of its upcoming horror sequels/reboots: Friday the 13th and Rings.
Previously slated for January 13, the next chapter in the Jason Voorhees saga will now debut October 13, 2017, according to Variety. This marks the fourth time the film's release has been postponed.
Meanwhile, the third delay for the third Ring movie sees Rings move from October 28 to February 3, 2017. As Variety notes, no reasons were cited for the delays.
According to producer Brad Fuller, the new Friday the 13th will tell a Jason origin story "no one has seen before." The Crazies and The Last Witch Hunter director Breck Eisner may helm the project.
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Someone Made No Man’s Sky Inside Classic Doom
No Man's Sky took years to be finished, but it subsequently inspired No Guy's Sky - a Doom mod that took just three weeks to make.
Modder Robert Prest worked on the project by himself, taking plenty of code from DoomZ, another mod he is making based on DayZ.
Everything in No Guy's Sky is randomly generated, including "scenery, sky, floor, plans and aliens," says Prest on his website (where those who want to give it a try can find installation instructions).
As you can see from the video, you have a jetpack, a mining tool, and you can go from planet to planet on your spaceship.
The aliens are generated in a "flipbook style" with different legs, heads, and so on. He even says you can mod it to put your own face in, and that quickly becomes apparent when he comes across an alien which has the face of Hello Games' Sean Murray.
Batman VR Complete – Rocksteady Now Looking to Make Its ‘Dream Game’
Rocksteady Games says Batman: Arkham VR is completed and has gone gold, while also shedding some light on what comes next for the creators of the Arkhamverse.
In an interview with Eurogamer, producer Dax Ginn said the following:
"We submitted
last week which was an awesome experience. One of the developers celebrated the game 'going gold' by dressing up in a gold spandex suit and bringing in a golden boom box.”
As for what comes next, that’s still being decided. Ginn explains Rocksteady is currently in an “enviable” position, where Warner Bros. is supportive of the team taking a break to think about what their next "dream game" is.
Ubisoft Announces New Book Division, Ubisoft Publishing
Ubisoft has created a new internal division, Ubisoft Publishing, to publish books related to its biggest game franchises.
Assassin's Creed: Heresy - which is expected to release on November 15 - is set within the Assassin's Creed universe and follows a novel "that interweaves the story of a modern-day Templar with a 14th-century narrative involving Joan of Arc".
The story is written by Christie Golden, who's also written books based within the worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek, and World of Warcraft. She has also written Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Employee Handbook, and Blackbeard: The Lost Journal, both as part of the Assassin's Creed franchise.
Releasing on the same day will be Assassin's Creed: The Essential guide, a "lavishly illustrated handbook on the characters, historical settings, and scenarios from throughout Assassin’s Creed’s timeline".
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Funded Internet ‘S***posting’
Oculus Rift founder, Palmer Luckey, is believed to have financially backed a pro-Trump, anti-Clinton support group.
According to a report on The Daily Beast, the group - called Nimble America - describes itself as a "social welfare 501(c)4 non-profit" organisation, and is thought to be behind provocative anti-Hillary Clinton imagery. Taking credit for a billboard depicting a cartoon Clinton face accompanied by the text "Too Big to Jail", Nimble America states it is dedicated to proving that “s**tposting is powerful and meme magic is real".
Listen to Final Fantasy VIII’s Score Played by a Live Orchestra
Fan of Final Fantasy? Fan of video game music?
Watch the video above to see and hear the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra play a rendition of the Nobuo Uematsu's Mono No Aware (from Final Fantasy VIII).
And if that's whetted the appetite, the London Symphony Orchestra will be playing more iconic themes from beloved Square Enix franchises at Symphonic Fantasies, a special concert being held in London on October 6th. The acclaimed orchestra will be playing music taken from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana, and Chrono Trigger. You can buy tickets here.