The Best Overwatch Fan Art This Week
Overwatch only just came out, but based on reception, sales, and the undeniable amount of hype surrounding it, it's already in the running to be one of the most popular team-based shooters ever. But its popularity isn't owed just to its "incredible achievement
in multiplayer game design," as our Overwatch review puts it — the depth and charm of its wide cast of playable characters plays a big role too.
You can see the enthusiasm and love for Overwatch's roster of heroes in the amount of awesome fan art that's been pouring out of the community.
A Visual History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were first introduced to the world way back in 1984. The original, Mirage Studios comic, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, was a parody of several existing comic franchises. The success of the comic later spawned a syndicated cartoon program, and from there, Turtlemania swept the nation.
Suddenly the Turtles were everywhere, from video games to breakfast cereals, to an increasingly baffling line of action figures. The first live-action movie, way back in 1990, was a run-away success and spawned two follow-ups.
Here's a look at the Turtles' humble, surprisingly violent beginnings as comic book characters, all the way through to their upcoming appearance in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan.
Game Scoop!: Every E3 Game We Know of So Far
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing every E3 game we're sure to see this year. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Maze Runner Star May Be Battle Angel Alita
After narrowing down their search to just a few actresses for the lead role in Alita: Battle Angel, it appears producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez have settled on Maze Runner's Rosa Salazar.
Sources have told Collider that Salazar has been selected to play the film's leading lady, edging out Bella Thorne, Zendaya and Maika Monroe.
Rosa Salazar as Brenda in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Report: Hiddleston Eyed to Replace Daniel Craig as Bond
British actor Tom Hiddleston, known to geeks far and wide for his portrayal of the fiendish Loki in the Marvel movies, is reportedly in talks to succeed Daniel Craig as the screen's next James Bond.
According to Birth.Movies.Death: "Choosing words carefully, our source confirms that while talks have indeed taken place, and that Hiddleston very much wants the job (a fact of which he’s made no secret), no official offer has been made - yet."
The Last Ship: Season 3 Extended Trailer
TNT's The Last Ship returns on Sunday, June 12th with an two-hour premiere and we've got your first look at the new Season 3 trailer.
With the Chinese hoarding a cure for a world-ending pandemic, the crew of the Nathan James heads into danger as one of their own gets captured and held hostage. Can the new president (Mark Moses) be trusted? Is there a new, mutated virus out there ready to strike? Also, what is the exact fate of Rhona Mitra's Rachel Scott?
Check out out this exclusive trailer -- which will also be seen in movie theaters beginning on June 3rd -- for the show's return...
The Last Ship returns to TNT on Sunday, June 12th at 9/8c.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity.
Good Smile Skyward Sword Link Pre-Orders Now Open
Pre-orders for Good Smile's upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Link figure are now open.
The 1/7th scale figure stands just under 8 inches tall and will release sometime this November for ¥15,800 (approximately $143 USD). You can reserve the figure right now at Good Smile's online store.
Get a detailed look at the carefully-crafted Link figure by viewing our gallery below.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda franchise, and while the series' next installment has been delayed to 2017, Nintendo has big plans for the title at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. In fact, the E3 demos for Zelda Wii U will reportedly take up to 90 minutes to complete.
Game of Thrones: How Meeting Sam’s Family Changes Things
Samwell Tarly is back on Game of Thrones in Sunday's episode, and it's finally time for viewers to see a bit of his past.
The promo for Season 6, episode 6, "Blood of My Blood," shows Sam and Gilly stopping by the Tarlys' home, Horn Hill. There they'll meet Sam's father Randyll (played by James Faulkner), as well as his mother Melessa (Samantha Spiro), brother Dickon (Freddie Stroma) and sister Talla (Rebecca Benson).
To set up this meet-the-parents situation, IGN had a chance to sit down with stars John Bradley and Hannah Murray to find out what the visit to Horn Hill is going to mean for Game of Thrones.
IGN: We know Sam wants to get to Oldtown. What is Gilly's goal this season? What is she hoping for?
Daily Deals: Uncharted PlayStation 4 Bundle, Deadpool, Star Wars Blu-rays
This PS4 Bundle Gets You Uncharted 4 for $10
Here's a PS4 with every Uncharted game, except that one that came out on Vita, if you really want to nitpick. This bundle with just the Nathan Drake collection normally goes for $350, so getting it with Uncharted 4 for $360 is a major bonus.
Defrost the Chimichangas, the Deadpool Blu-ray Dropped a Few Dollars
Developer Says it Is Making a VR Xbox One Game
It looks as though Xbox One will indeed be going virtual reality-compatible soon.
Ars Technica reports it has received word from at least one major developer making a virtual reality game on Xbox One for release in 2017.
Ars was told directly by the developer as part of E3 preparations, and the comments were backed up by a PR representative.
Earlier this week, several reports emerged indicating that Microsoft will be releasing a more powerful Xbox One - codenamed Scorpio - in 2017. Scorpio will apparently be powerful enough to run intensive VR games. Today's report would seem to back up this story.