Walking Dead Promotes Four Actors to Series Regulars
AMC has officially upgraded four of its The Walking Dead cast members to series regulars for Season 7.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tom Payne, Austin Amelio, and Xander Berkeley will receive much more screen time when the zombie show returns to air, THR reports. All four of them play important characters from Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic books, all have appeared already on the show, and all four will continue to as these cast members have been promoted to regulars.
Morgan was introduced at the end of the Season 6 finale as big bad guy Negan. Amelio, who plays Dwight, was brought on a bit earlier in the season — he's the badly burned Negan follower who's got big problems with Daryl. Payne and Berkeley play Hilltop residents Jesus and Gregory, respectively. Jesus is currently aiding Rick and his crew, while Gregory is leading the Hilltop colony.
Pokemon GO Is the Top Grossing App on US App Store
Following Pokemon GO's launch yesterday, Niantic Labs' new free-to-download mobile game is currently the top grossing app on the App Store in the United States.
According to the "Top Charts" list on Apple's mobile marketplace, the location-based AR game is currently just ahead of Mobile Strike and Spotify Music.
List of the current top grossing apps on the US App Store
No Man’s Sky Has Gone Gold
Development on No Man's Sky has officially wrapped, Hello Games' founder Sean Murray announced.
After providing a status update on the studio's progress last month, Murray confirmed the game's completion in a post on Twitter, saying, "It's happened. No Man's Sky just went gold. I'm so incredibly proud of this tiny team. 4 years of emotions."
Following a delay back in May, No Man's Sky is set to release on August 9. Just last month, the studio settled a three-year legal dispute with Sky TV over the rights to include "Sky" in the game's title.
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 2014
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 2014, the year of Destiny, Hearthstone, and Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS and Wii U.
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
Pokemon Go: Send Us Your Weirdest Screenshots
If you've been playing Pokemon Go, you've probably encountered a few wild Pokemon by now — and if you've been playing with the AR camera on, you might have seen Pokemon in some weird (or just funny) places. We want to see them!
Go out, be safe, catch some Pokemon, and send us your best screenshots. They might make it into a gallery!
In the meantime, check out our Pokemon Go wiki for tips on what to do first and more.
Kallie Plagge is a host of IGN Anime Club and is IGN's resident Poké Kid. Follow her on Twitter @inkydojikko for cute things, FPS adventures, and lots more about Pokemon.
Daily Deals: Lord of the Rings Extended Trilogy, Star Wars LEGO, Xbox Live
The Lord of the Rings Extended Trilogy for $27
The early Amazon Prime Day deals have begun! The 12 hour extended Lord of the Rings saga is back down to its all-time low price. This is a classic Amazon Black Friday/Prime Day deal, and will definitely sell out before the day is over. This set has been $27 before, but I've never seen it for any less.
The Top 10 Dungeon Crawlers of All Time
Players have been diving into dungeons since the very earliest days of video games, slaying dragons, stealing treasure, and descending to ever-darker depths in search of fortune, glory, and fun. Today, we’re counting down the top 10 dungeon crawlers of all time.
For the purposes of this list, we're defining “dungeon crawler” as a game mostly confined to a multi-floor dungeon area, featuring plentiful loot and favoring combat and exploration over platforming or deep storytelling.
Star Trek Beyond to Reveal Series’ First LGBTQ Character
Hikaru Sulu will be openly gay in Star Trek Beyond, the actor playing the character, John Cho, revealed in a recent interview.
Speaking with Australia's Herald Sun, Cho explained that Sulu will have a same sex partner, which the Herald Sun notes is a nod to George Takei, the original actor to portray Sulu, and a daughter in the upcoming film. Takei is openly gay in real life and began playing Sulu in the original 1960's Star Trek series.
First Look at Teen Female Iron Man’s Armor
Yesterday, Marvel made the surprise announcement that the Iron Man mantle is being passed to 15-year-old tech whiz Riri Williams. And now, thanks to CBR, we know what this teen, female Iron Man will look like.
Check out Stefano Caselli's concept art for the new Iron Man armor below:
Why AfterShock Comics Wants to Stay Small
After working for Marvel and DC as an editor for nearly 10 years apiece, Mike Marts decided to do his own thing, and last year, alongside Publisher Joe Pruett, he did just that, co-founding AfterShock Comics as Editor-in-Chief. Today, AfterShock announced a new six-issue mini-series by veteran Warren Ellis and artist Phil Hester called Shipwrecked (out October 5, 2016). It's weird, unique, and creator-owned -- something that can be said about every comic in AfterShock's small line.
We conducted a phone interview with Marts to learn why he left the Big Two to start AfterShock, what makes their comics different from other publishers, what lessons (good and bad) working for the Big Two taught him, and what books are AfterShock's biggest success.