Don’t Breathe and a New Kickboxer to Play Fantasia Fest
Fantasia Festival's full line-up has been announced, with the Canadian celebration of all things genre closing with two big titles - Don't Breathe and Blood Father.
Produced by Sam Raimi, Don't Breathe is Fede Alvarez's follow-up to his Evil Dead remake and revolves around a trio of thieves breaking into the house of a blind man, with all hell breaking loose inside.
Blood Father is directed by Francois Richet (Mesrine, Assault on Precinct 13) and stars Mel Gibson as an ex-convict going to war with the drug dealers who are trying to kill his daughter.
Fantasia runs from July 14 to August 3 in Montreal, the line-up consisting of more than 130 features, including 19 world premieres.
Codsworth Can Now Say 300 New Names in Fallout 4
Everyone's favorite friendly robot in Fallout 4 has expanded his vocabulary by a few hundred words.
In Fallout 4's new patch, 300 new player names have been added which Codsworth can say. Ranging from Jamie, Brad, and Joanna to Cena, Rihanna, and Sherlock, the full list can be found here, thanks to Sable17 on Reddit.
Fallout 4's patch 1.6 is live now on PC, and it'll be coming to Xbox One next week. Bethesda is currently "working on timing for the PS4 version." Troubles continue for the PS4 version of Fallout 4 after the delay of the mod beta on that platform.
Pokemon FireRed Recreated in Minecraft on Game Boy Advance
Pokemon FireRed is now playable in Minecraft—sort of.
Creator Reqaug designed a version of Pokemon FireRed to run on a virtual Game Boy Advance in Minecraft. It's an impressive feat, but still a work-in-progress. Reqaug created the Pokemon replica using Minecraft's structure blocks, which were introduced in update 1.10.
The map—which took Reqaug three weeks to make—currently allows players to move around and interact with objects. Dialogue and actual Pokemon are still in development, the creator noted. These features are expected to make it into the game as a later update.
The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition Confirmed
Developer CD Projekt Red has officially confirmed a Game of the Year Edition for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Word comes by way of Eurogamer, who received a statement from the developer confirming that a Game of the Year Edition was in the works.
"With all the free DLC and updates the game received so far, including significant changes to the game's interface and mechanics, many gamers have asked us if we're working on some sort of a Game of the Year Edition," said Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz. "I'm happy to confirm - yes, plans are in motion to release such an edition. We'll release more details, including the release date, in the future. In the meantime, I'd like to thank every fan of the game for their support - you're really amazing!"
inFamous Writer Does Scrolling Comic for Phones
William Harms has some demons to exorcise. The writer behind such popular video game titles as inFamous and Mafia III, Harms returns to comics with a different sort of tale in Dark Deep Down, a comic designed specifically to be read scrolling down on a phone.
Click through the slideshow below to read a preview of the first issue from publisher Stela. The synopsis for the story reads, "After losing his wife in a plane crash, Paul journeys beyond our reality, down into the underworld, to see her once more."
IGN conducted an email interview with Harms discussing story, the challenges and advantages of working in an app based structure, and the differences in writing for comics and games.
YouTuber Gives the Gift of Undertale to the Pope
When you meet the Pope, you're supposed to bring a gift. So, when he met His Holiness recently, one YouTuber decided to give Pope Francis the gift of Undertale.
This wasn't just a snap decision for MatPat, as he explains in the lengthy video below. Thanks, Eurogamer.
"As gamers," writes MatPat, "we know who we are, but every once in a while it's important to let the world know that this community is about more than monster-hunting and level grinding. Undertale is a pretty awesome representation of where we're going as gamers."
Undertale came out last year, and has the honor of being one of IGN's 10/10 games. We said "it's a masterfully crafted experience," and that "it might not be pretty, but Undertale is absolutely a work of art."
The Great Lakes Avengers Return to Marvel
Marvel has announced it is bringing back the Great Lakes Avengers for a new monthly comic series.
This news comes via Nerdist. The new comic series will be written by Zac Gorman, with illustration from Will Robson.
Great Lakes Avengers variant cover #1 by Mike Allred (via Nerdist)
Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 Sales up 6000 Percent
Sales of Red Dead Redemption have jumped over 6000 percent following confirmation it will be playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
According to Amazon.co.uk (thanks, VG24/7), sales of both the original 2010 game and the Game of the Year edition have been boosted by yesterday's confirmation the game is coming to Xbox One this Friday, July 8, 2016.
PS4 Wireless Adapter Points to Official DualShock 4 PC Compatibility
An FCC (Federal Communications Commission) certification for a Sony wireless adapter could point to official support for DualShock 4 controllers on PC.
Spotted by DualShockers, the Wireless Adapter is listed with a "CUH" code, which has been used for all previous PS4 certifications.
The diagram provided alongside the Wireless Adapter certification.
46 New Images From Pokemon GO
Pokemon GO has arrived in Australia and New Zealand as part of its global roll-out, so of course IGN's Australian office had to take advantage of our beautiful (read: cold and grey) backyard and catch some Pokemon in the city of Sydney.
The below album offers what I hope is at least a taste of the full game for you - although I spent most of the morning doggedly trying to catch 'em all, I only ended up with 34/250 Pokemon in total (this album could also be called Watch Lucy's Phone Run Out of Battery). It was crazy fun and I tripped over a bunch. Check it out.
Lucy O'Brien is an editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.