Force Awakens Concept Art Featured Luke and Rey in Scuba Gear
Early concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featured Luke Skywalker and Rey dressed in SCUBA diving gear.
The revelation came from the force behind Luke, Mark Hamill himself, as part of an hour-long Q&A with fans at Star Wars Celebration in London.
He recounted a story from when the film was in pre-production, and he met the artists that were creating designs for scenes taken from original screenwriter Michael Arndt's script.
“I didn’t get to read Michael’s script - I’d love to," said Hamill, "but I did go up to Northern California, and the artists were saying 'I’ve been drawing you for a year.' You saw all this conceptual art where Luke’s in SCUBA gear with
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Hot Toys Kicks Off Star Wars Celebration With Stunning Rey Figure
Hot Toys' special edition Rey figure is a masterpiece, and even better than the original figure.
Rey wears her resistance outfit from the final scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — where she meets Luke Skywalker — and comes with a bunch of accessories, like her staff, blaster pitol, lightsaber hilt, and shoulder bag. Hot Toys' Rey exclusive Rey figure will also come with a stand emblazoned with the Resistance emblem.
Standing around 11 inches tall, the figure has over 28 points of articulation and comes with eight interchangeable hands. You'll always find the hand you're looking for.
Hot Toys' sixth scale Resistance outfit Rey is available for pre-order for $220 from the Sideshow website. She's expected to ship in September or November of this year.
Mobius Final Fantasy Release Date Revealed
Free-to-play mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy is coming to iOS and Android on August 3.
The game, which is already out in Japan, follows the story of a man suffering from amnesia who awakes in the world of Palametia. It’s up to him to restore hope by unravelling a prophecy about the legendary warrior of light.
Mobius Final Fantasy, features character customisation and live events. Any players who preregister on the registration site will receive some Final Fantasy X items, namely Tidus’ weapon, Brotherhood, along with a Yuna character card.
On the console side of things, Final Fantasy XV is due for release on September 30, which is surprisingly close now, isn’t it? In it, you’ll collect ingredients to create some truly life-like dishes that’re sure to leave your belly rumbling.
Star Wars Celebration 2016: Watch the Livestream Here
Star Wars Celebration kicks off in London today, bringing with it an entire weekend of news, outlandish costumes and frenzied screaming (mostly from us).
IGN will be there in full force, but if you can't make it down, we'll make sure the biggest panels from the show are right here for you to watch.
If you'll be coming back all weekend, here's the full livestream schedule:
11:00 a.m. BST / 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT
Star Wars Show Live! – Friday Preview
11:30 a.m. BST / 6:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 a.m. PDT
An Hour With Mark Hamill
1:00 p.m. BST / 8:00 a.m. EDT / 5:00 a.m. PDT
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IGN UK Podcast #340: We Go-Poke a Pokemon Noob
After days of rumours, whispering behind the bike sheds at break, and pained attempts to summon the game early by sacrificing old SNES's at crossroads, Pokemon Go has finally landed in the UK.
Rory and Alysia have been collared and dragged away from the streets of London (where they were accosting locals in an attempt to divine the location of a Venomoth) to record the latest podcast. Dale wandered into the studio willingly, because he's never played a Pokemon game in his life and is very confused by the whole thing.
So in this latest episode, we talk about Pokemon Go, subject Dale to an unfair Pokemon-themed quiz, and make Pokemon references throughout the rest of the show (even when we're talking about things like the PlayStation Neo.)
Brand New Guardians 2 Art Features Mantis, Baby Groot
A new piece of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 concept art has arrived, and it showcases new team-member Mantis.
Entertainment Weekly debuted the art, which sees the Guardians that we know and love in an action shot - including baby Groot.
via Entertainment Weekly
Among them is Mantis, a Marvel character new to the MCU portrayed by Pom Klementieff (seen in Spike Lee's Old Boy), and described by executive producer Jonathan Schwartz as something of a social newbie in the film. "She has never really experienced social interaction,” said Schwartz. “Everything she learns about dealing with people, she learns from the Guardians of the Galaxy, which is a very weird group to learn your social intricacies from.”
12 Shows That Were Overlooked by the Emmys
Though the Emmys Awards have honored many of television's finest shows - like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, ER, The West Wing, and more (even giving an Outstanding Drama Series trophy to Game of Thrones in 2015!) - there have been numerous times when glaring snubs have been more notable than the actual nominations and winners.
Genre shows tend to get mostly ignored completely in favor of the more traditional cop/doctor/lawyer blueprint while other times Emmy voters just get caught in a loop where the same shows keep getting nominated over and over - or even winning over and over as with Modern Family and Frasier's respective five-year streaks taking home the Outstanding Comedy Series prize.
Niantic Taking Requests for Pokemon Go PokeStops
If Pokemon Go's current offering of PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms isn't satisfying your quest to be the very best like no one ever was, developer Niantic Labs is open to suggestions for new spots to highlight in the app.
Niantic now has forms available for players to request new Gym and PokeStop locations. The real-world landmarks chosen as Gyms and PokeStops were originally based on the data collected for Niantic's Ingress.
The sites are intended to be safe and public areas with some sort of interesting quality, whether its a piece of art or local business. While the app is filled with locations in major cities, some areas offer far fewer PokeStops for players.
Those interested in requesting locations, like players in less populous or more rural areas, will have to head over to Niantic's Pokemon Go support form. There, a player can input the location, along with a few other details, and send it off to the developer for consideration.
T-Mobile Offering Year of Free Data to Pokemon Go Players
As a special promotion for Pokemon Go players, T-Mobile has announced it will provide customers with free, unlimited data when playing Niantic Labs' massively popular new mobile game for an entire year.
The offer will be available for a limited time to both new and existing T-Mobile users in the United States. In order to take advantage of the promotion, you'll need to download the T-Mobie Tuesdays app and claim the gift sometime between July 19 and August 9. After redeeming the offer, you'll be able to play Pokemon Go without using up your data up through August 2017.