Top Comics to Buy This Week
Having trouble deciding which comic books to buy? Every week, we showcase our top recommendations, from brand new comics that anyone can enjoy to long-running series that have a pivotal issue coming up.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what you’ll be picking up this week!
By writer Christopher Priest & artist Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz | DC Comics
Do you ever love a character and wish they’d just get a really sick comic book that encapsulates everything that makes them awesome and provides an introspective, chilling, and brutal reading experience? Well we've already read this first issue and recommend you check out Deathstroke’s new comic series, because Christopher Priest knows a thing or two about making comics and is using that knowhow to craft what’s already looking like the definitive Deathstroke story that honors the character and proves to you that, yes, he is as awesome as you think he is and now everyone else knows, too.
The Black Widow Backstory You Didn’t See in Civil War
Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo previously confirmed that several scenes were cut from their latest MCU film, and according to the Cap 3 novelization, one of these scenes may have shed a bit more light on the backstory of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow.
Warning: Captain America: Civil War spoilers ahead.
According to ComicBook.com, the movie's novelization includes a conversation between Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers, during which Romanoff discusses her traumatic experience in Russia when she was a young girl. There's no official word on where exactly this conversation would have appeared in the film, though fan speculation suggests it took place during Peggy Carter's funeral.
Event[0] Release Date Announced
Narrative-driven space adventure Event
will be released September 14 on PC and Mac through Steam and the Humble Store.
The release date announcement was accompanied by five new screenshots, showing off the game's setting, an uninhabited spacecraft called Nautilus, as well as a look at the sense of humor of your sole companion, a lonely AI named Kaizen.
Developed by Ocelot Society, the game tasks players with speaking to Kaizen while exploring the spacecraft and solving hacking puzzles throughout the environment. Players will also venture outside the ship for spacewalks.
Inspired by sci-fi epics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Event
focuses on the main character's relationship with Kaizen, who is capable of delivering over two million procedurally generated lines of dialogue. While attempting to appease the eccentric AI, you'll also be moving toward your ultimate goal: returning to Earth while simultaneously discovering the history of its fractured society that was left behind.
11 Biggest Stories From Gamescom 2016
A lot of news came out of this year's Gamescom: delays, gameplay reveals, new game announcements, and more. But what were the top stories of the show?
Below, we've compiled 11 of the most popular news and videos from Gamescom 2016, as determined by IGN traffic.
Check it out, and don't forget to let us know what your favorite story was from Gamescom down in the comments!
Overwatch got two new reveals during Gamescom last week. A new map called Eichenwalde was revealed, slated to launch in September. Eichenwalde is an Assault/Escort hybrid map set in a medieval German castle and the surrounding town, a rural countryside that was once the site of a deadly battle between the Omnics and the Crusaders.
Guardians 2 Art Features Huge Monster Showdown
A brand-new piece of concept art for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 has been revealed.
The image comes courtesy of Empire and provides a sneak peek at the monstrous creature that Marvel's team of galactic heroes will be facing off against in James Gunns' forthcoming sequel. See Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), baby Groot (Vin Diesel), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) do battle with the massive beast below.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 concept art, via Empire
Thor: Ragnarok Includes Scenes in New York City
Several new images from the set of Thor: Ragnarok have emerged, confirming some of the film will take place in New York City and may even feature an appearance by another major Marvel Cinematic Universe character.
While the film is being shot in Brisbane, Australia, Thor star Chris Hemsworth posted the following photo on Twitter (via Heroic Hollywood), showcasing himself and Loki actor Tom Hiddleston seated on a transformed New York set.
via Chris Hemsworth on Twitter
ZeniMax Names New Defendants in Lawsuit with Oculus
ZeniMax's lawsuit against Oculus, originally filed in 2014, has recently been updated to now name current Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack and the company's CEO Brendan Iribe as defendants in the case.
In documents obtained by IGN, the amended filing, in addition to naming them as defendants, more substantially cites the roles Carmack and Iribe, and Facebook, play in ZeniMax's allegations.
Among the new details not included in the original suit, the latest filing alleges that in 2013 Carmack, who left the ZeniMax-owned id Software, "secretly and illegally copied thousands of documents containing ZeniMax's intellectual property from his computer at ZeniMax to a USB storage device which he wrongfully took with him to Oculus. After he had joined Oculus, Carmack returned to ZeniMax's premises and took without permission a customized tool that Carmack and other ZeniMax personnel had developed for work on virtual reality."
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Season Pass Detailed
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's season pass will include upcoming narrative DLC, along with a variety of in-game items that'll be available at launch.
Two story missions are scheduled: System Rift will be available this fall, and A Criminal Past will be released in early 2017. Those who purchase the Mankind Divided season pass will get extra items at launch, too—an assault pack and a tactical pack.
Both sets contain different skinned weapons, ammo, and grenades. Four Praxis kits will also be available, which allow players to "further development the augmentations of
choosing." Additionally, 5,000 credits and 1,000 crafting parts will be adding to season pass holder's game. Five Breach Booster packs — useful for unlocking weapons, items, and ammo — will also be included. Twenty Breach chipsets, too. These are especially helpful in acquiring exclusive items, like premium booster packs.
Poll: Will You Be Cancelling Your PS Plus Subscription?
Sony recently announced that PlayStation Plus prices will be increasing in the US and Canada next month. For yearly subscriptions, the increase amounts to $10 ($20 in Canada). Is that enough to get you to cancel? We're curious to find out.
First of all, here are the details:
We took to Twitter to get your reactions, but don't forget to vote in the poll below too!
