The Witcher 3 and DLC Expansion Reviews
With the Game of the Year Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now out, it seems like a good idea to remind folks who didn't already know what we know: The Witcher 3 is freaking amazing. Not only is the base game a beautifully layered, open-world Action-RPG, but its two sizeable expansions are also cut of similarly high-quality cloth.
In case you missed them, here are our reviews for all three, and our Game of the Year video for The Witcher 3, just in case you were on the fence about diving head-long into Geralt's supple, manly bosom.
We gave The Witcher 3 our highest honor last year, and we certainly weren't the only ones.
Feel free to read our full review of The Witcher 3, but this is the gist of what we thought:
PlayStation Plus Free Games for September Revealed
Sony has revealed September's lineup of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers,
PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 subscribers will be able to download Journey, which originally debuted on the PS3 in 2012 and came to the PS4 in 2015. The Thatgamecompany won IGN's Game of the Year 2012 honor for its initial release, noting that its "concept is an inevitably emotional one, one that sparks happiness, glee, sorrow, sadness and just about everything in between in a brief two hour experience."
PS4 players will also be able to download Lords of the Fallen, which received a 7.4 from IGN upon its initial release, and Badland.
Nintendo NX Size, Controller Details and Ports Reportedly Revealed
17 Other Characters Who Became Iron Man
This year Marvel is shaking up the Iron Man franchise in a big way by replacing Tony Stark with a new, African-American, teenage female protagonist named Riri Williams. It's shaping up to be one of the biggest changes in a post-Civil War II Marvel Universe.
But as major a development as this is, Riri is hardly the first hero to take over the mantle of Iron Man. Join us as we take a look back at some of the other characters who once called themselves Iron Man... or at least took the armor out for a spin.
SEGA ‘Burned Too Many Bridges’ With Saturn, Says Ex-Exec
Electronic Arts Chief Competition Officer Peter Moore spoke to his experience as a former executive at SEGA, saying he believes the company "burned too many bridges" with the Saturn, which forced them to exit the hardware business after the Dreamcast failed to take off.
"When I first arrived at SEGA that was our first challenge: 'how do we somewhat apologize for the Saturn and then really position a fresh start with the Dreamcast,'" Moore shared on this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered.
According to Moore, SEGA wanted to leave off the company branding and simply call its next console the Dreamcast, but he insisted it be called the SEGA Dreamcast. "The minimal research I had time to do
Physical Edition of Hitman Release Date Announced
Io Interactive has announced the physical edition of Hitman will be arriving on January 31, 2017. It will cost $60 / £50 / €60 on console, and $50 / £40 / €50 on PC.
The disc will come under the name Hitman: The Complete First Season, and will feature all the locations from Season 1: Prologue, France, Italy, Morocco, Thailand, USA, and Japan.
As well as the locations, it'll feature all the challenges, opportunities, and Escalation Contracts that have been created by the studio, as well as Contracts created by the community. Plus, it'll grant access to all Elusive Target missions following January 31.
First Sherlock: Season 4 Photo Revealed
The official Twitter account for the BBC Sherlock series has released the first image from the upcoming fourth season of the show.
The picture shows Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes along with Martin Freeman as John Watson, accompanied by the caption: "The boys will be back soon! Here’s the first official picture of #Sherlock and John from Series 4."
The boys will be back soon! Here’s the first official picture of #Sherlock and John from Series 4. pic.twitter.com/MqGfuUWb96
— Sherlock (@Sherlock221B) August 31, 2016
EVE Online Going Free-to-Play After 13 Years
Historic space-faring MMO, EVE Online will become a free-to-play game this November, following 13 years as a subscription-only service.
After its next expansion, the game will split players into two types, Alpha and Omega clones. Existing subscribers who continue to pay will make up the Omega type, able to use the entire breadth of the game's skills, ships and items.
Alpha clones will be non-paying players, who can play indefinitely but will have restricted access to skills. The skills they do have allow them to fly early-game Frigates, Destroyers and Cruisers.
Developer CCP makes clear that this will allow Alpha players to mine, explore, run missions and take part in the game's huge fleet fights (i.e. all the baseline EVE content).
System Shock 3 Enters Development, Gets Excellent Dev Team
OtherSide Entertainment has announced that development of System Shock 3 has now begun, and revealed the development team set to work on System Shock 3, including the people behind the original System Shock games, Thief II, and Deus Ex.
At the helm of the team is Warren Spector, who helped create the original System Shock. Spector’s accomplishments are many, having worked on Thief: The Dark Project, Deus Ex, Epic Mickey, as well as a sea of other RPG titles.
Joining Spector is design director Sheldon Pacotti, who worked as lead writer for both Deus Ex and its sequel Invisible War, and Arturo Pulecio, who serves as Art Director. Titles Pulecio has worked on previously include Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Dark Age of Camelot, Warhammer Online, Wizard 101, and both Epic Mickey games.
Stranger Things Renewed for Season 2
Given Stranger Things' popularity, it should come as no surprise that it's now been officially renewed for a second season.
Season 2 will premiere on Netflix in 2017, with nine episodes - one more than Season 1's eight-episode run. Matt and Ross Duffer -- the Duffer brothers -- will return as writers for Season 2, as well as executive produce alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
Netflix's supernatural drama is a 1980s-set thriller that centers on the disappearance of a local boy and a mysterious young girl with powers that shows up around the same time he goes missing. Season 2 is expected to continue the story of the same characters, with Netflix's video teaser (seen above) stating it will take place in the fall of 1984, one year after Season 1's events, as the Duffer brothers had previously explained to IGN.