Nintendo Releases New Zelda Artwork, Announces E3 Promotions
Heading into E3, Nintendo has detailed its promotions taking place before and during the show. The developer has also released new concept art for its upcoming The Legend of Zelda game.
Nintendo will run a The Legend of Zelda Twitter campaign—which begins today—for Miitomo in-app gifts. The developer is planning on gifting all Miitomo users new The Legend of Zelda–inspired wigs if a certain tweet gets over 10,000 retweets.
The Legend of Zelda concept art
Batman and Flash Are Watching the Watchmen
Flash Rebirth #1 introduced a dramatic new status quo for the Scarlet Speedster today.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Flash Rebirth #1!
This issue offered a new perspective on the events of DC Universe Rebirth #1, with Barry Allen suffering odd hallucinations and visions prior to the return of Wally West. While some of this was due to Wally's influence, it seems that there's a new speedster villain looking to make the Flash's life miserable. That reveal sets up the first major storyline in the new Flash comic, as Barry contends with the appearance of multiple new speedsters in Central City.
Injustice 2 (Finally) Announced
UPDATE: NetherRealm’s community specialist, Tyler Lansdown, has discussed how some of the game’s customisation options will work.
Writing via the PS Blog, Lansdown says players will be able to customise fighters with a new Gear System, which rewards the player with loot every time they play. Each loot reward has a chance to drop character-specific gear that can then be used to outfit and power up different characters. It changes not “only the look of each character, but your fight strategy and your personal approach to every match.”
Think of it kind of like how RPG games utilise loot drops.
Free DLC Coming to Forza 6 Players
The Forza Racing Championship is coming to Forza 6 during the next few months, and it will be bringing free DLC with it.
The Championship will be a series of online events inclusive to all skill levels, and according to the announcement, you'll be competing for "glory and real-world prizes," and "everyone has a chance to win."
To celebrate, a free code for a 2016 #66 Ford GT Le Mans car should be arriving in the inboxes of all Forza 6 players, so keep an eye out for that.
Other recent Forza Motorsport 6 DLC includes a NASCAR expansion pack, and some Fallout 4 cross-promotion.
HTC Vive Orders Will Now Arrive on Time, Apparently
The HTC Vive team has announced all orders from now on will ship within 2 - 3 business days of purchase.
Both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive experienced delays in shipping when they first launched. However, the Vive Blog now says that if you order from the official website, these delays should no longer be a problem.
Plus, in the US, the Vive will now be available in select Microsoft Stores, GameStop, and Micro Center locations. These retailers will be fulfilling pre-orders this week too.
Witcher 3 Patch in the Works to Fix ‘All Major Reported Issues’
The Witcher 3 may have just received a major expansion in Blood and Wine and a hefty patch to go along with it, but that doesn't mean CD Projekt Red's work is done on the game.
CD's community manager Marcin Momot tweeted earlier today that the game's next patch is being worked on to address "all major reported issues" players are having with the game. Momot didn't tweet a precise list or provide patch notes, but he did say in response to an inquiring tweet that the patch would include a fix for players who can no longer lock their camera onto enemies. Evidence of other reported problems can also be seen in The Witcher 3's official forums.
Rainbow Six Siege Issuing Permanent Bans for Cheating
Developer Ubisoft has updated its Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege code of conduct to allow for permanent bans for players found cheating.
Like Blizzard Entertainment's cheating policy for Overwatch, Ubisoft intends to ban players for their first offense of cheating or hacking. "The presence of cheating in the game is something we take very seriously, and is a priority on the development team," Ubisoft said in a post to its Rainbow Six Siege blog.
Christopher Nolan to Crash $5M Vintage Plane in New WWII Film?
Warner Bros. has reportedly shelled out USD$5 million for a vintage World War II aircraft for filmmaker Christopher Nolan to use during the shooting of his upcoming movie Dunkirk, according to Indie Revolver. It’s also been alleged that, when the production is done with it, it will apparently be crashed.
According to the source the plane, potentially formerly of the German Luftwaffe, will be equipped with IMAX cameras during the shoot but is ultimately destined to be destroyed.
Nolan’s Dunkirk, which will feature Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Fionn Whitehead, and Cillian Murphy (plus One Direction’s Harry Styles), is based on the real-life evacuation of Dunkirk, France early in World War II. Surrounded by German forces almost 340,000 Allied soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk by a fleet of 800 military and civilian boats, many of which were fishing trawlers, pleasure craft, ferries, yachts, and lifeboats.
Suicide Squad Officially Rated PG-13
Suicide Squad will have a PG-13 rating when it's released on August 5, the Motion Picture Association of America announced today.
The news isn't exactly a surprise—in 2015, producer Charles Roven said Suicide Squad would be rated PG-13 to maintain consistency within the rest of the DC Extended Universe. It may be "right there on the edge of PG-13, but still PG-13," Roven added.
As noted by Batman News, the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Administration has given David Ayer's anti-hero flick the rating for "sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, and suggestive content and language." Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice received a PG-13 rating too, though its home entertainment release includes an extended addition that has been given an R rating.
IGN’s Mobile App Updated with Autoplay Controls
Heads up for those using IGN's native apps for iOS and Android: We've just pushed out updates, including bug fixes and controls for enabling autoplay videos in your feeds.
Earlier this year, we added a feature to the IGN mobile app that automatically plays videos in your feed as you scroll past them. If you're using other apps like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, this behavior should be familiar. In the IGN app, videos autoplay muted, and only ever on wifi to avoid eating away your mobile data allowance.
