Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s New Mode Turns It Into an Arcade Shooter
Eidos Montreal’s April Fools’ joke this year was to say that it had taken Deus Ex: Mankind Divided down a totally new art direction, replacing its now-trademark black and gold sheen with a pink and white, low-poly look. It turns out no one got the joke. It wasn’t that Eidos wouldn’t be doing this - it’s that it’s actually way more than a change in simple art direction.
Welcome to Breach, a new mode that sits alongside Campaign on the game’s new menu. It’s a self-contained storyline that takes Deus Ex’s key components and tweaks them for a faster, more arcade-y experience than you’d expect from the chilly, clever series. And a fair bit of it wears that fetching cotton candy palette, just for kicks.
The Walking Dead Season 3 Reveal Coming This Sunday
The next chapter in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series is coming later this year, but those itching for a sneak peek at season 3 can get their first look this Sunday—exclusively on IGN.
Tune in to IGN on Sunday, June 12 at 3 pm PT / 6 pm ET to see the unveiling of season 3 of Telltale's acclaimed Walking Dead series. While details are scarce until that reveal, Telltale promises the third season will be both a "bold new entry point" for the series in addition to being "a continuation of the saga that began with Lee and Clementine" in the game's first season.
Fable Fortune Giving Alpha Builds to Select Backers
The Fable Fortune Kickstarter will now give immediate access to an Alpha build of the game for any backer at or above the £100 (approx. $146 USD) level.
Announced on the game's Kickstarter page, the Alpha will be sent as a Steam code to anyone who hits the "Hero Tier".
"Fable Fortune is not just a Fable card game," said developers Flaming Fowl in a Kickstarter update. "It’s actually a deep and innovative CCG that brings many new things to the genre. But we need to grow if we are going to succeed. We need more CCG gamers to get involved by playing our game or watching streams and see for themselves what Fable Fortune is bringing to the table."
Wonder Woman’s Past Is Full of Lies
As DC Rebirth begins, Wonder Woman's origin story is murkier than ever.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman Rebirth #1!
Last month, Justice League's "The Darkseid War" storyline ended with the bombshell revelation that Diana Prince has a twin brother named Jason. That revelation seems to have opened the floodgates within Diana's mind, and now she's unsure of which details about her past are actually true and which are fabrications. Was she created from clay to fulfill her mother's desperate wish for a child, or is she the daughter of Zeus? As these questions consumed her, Diana had visions of various events from her past, both in the New 52 universe and several pre-New 52 stories.
CD Projekt Red Trademarks Gwent: The Witcher Card Game in Europe
The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red has filed a trademark for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
The entry—which was discovered by NerdLeaks—indicates the mark was filed on June 6, and shows a logo for the game. IGN has reached out to CD Projekt Red for more information on Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, and will update this post should the developer respond.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game logo
Fantastic Four Star Says Director Cut ‘Darker’ Version of Film
Toby Kebbell has been discussing the making of last summer’s troubled Fantastic Four, claiming that director Josh Trank cut a version of the film that was great, and revealing that many of his own scenes as Victor Von Doom ended up on the cutting room floor.
Speaking to TheDailyBeast about his experience, Kebbell said “I tell you, the honest truth is
did cut a great film that you’ll never see. That is a shame. A much darker version, and you’ll never see it.”
Toby Kebbell as Victor Von Doom.
Remedy’s Next Two Games Won’t Be Alan Wake 2
Max Payne and Quantum Break creator, Remedy is currently working on two separate AAA games, neither of which will be the much-rumoured Alan Wake 2.
In an interview with Polygon, the Finnish developer outlined its two projects. The first is a brand new IP, a AAA game being made with a new partner that isn't Microsoft.
The second is also a AAA project (no mention of this being a new IP was made), but is currently in the concept stage and has no publishing plans at this point. Neither of the new games will be shown at E3 or Gamescom this year.
As for Alan Wake 2, the team is having "casual conversations about a future" for the franchise, but no plans beyond that are specified.
Marco Polo: Season 2 Trailer and Poster Revealed
Netflix has revealed the trailer and a new poster for the upcoming season of Marco Polo.
The 10-episode second season will once again focus on the explorer and his adventures in 13th Century China as the Mongol empire is expanding.
Season 2 will arrive on July 1. Check out the new poster below, featuring an array of characters with the subtitle "War From Within."
Season 2 poster for Marco Polo.
Scarlett Johansson Seen on Ghost in the Shell Set
Production looks to be underway for DreamWorks Pictures' Ghost in the Shell, as Scarlett Johansson has been seen on set in Hong Kong.
The photos show Johansson as cyborg Motoko Kusanagi, along with Batou actor Pilou Asbæk. Additionally, HK01 has some shots of film extras and street market sets, as spotted by Kotaku.
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Coming This December
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will be released around the world in December on PS4.
Ahead of E3, Square released a new trailer featuring the main three aspects of Final Chapter Prologue: Kingdom Hearts χ
Back Cover, 0.2 Birth By Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage -, and a remaster of the Nintendo 3DS release Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
The new trailer features glimpses of the cinematics of the Foretellers in Back Cover as they prepare for war, as well as gameplay footage of Aqua, who originally appeared in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, battling the Heartless in - A Fragmentary Passage -.
This new episode will give players a preview of what's to come in Kingdom Hearts III, however, we also now know there won't be any new information on that highly anticipated sequel from Square Enix until this winter.