Thor: Ragnarok Villain Revealed
The cast of Thor: Rangarok has been revealed, and its full of name actors playing crazy cosmic Marvel characters, including Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as “the mysterious and powerful new villain” Hela, Jeff Goldblum as the “eccentric” Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson as the Valkyrie and Karl Urban as Skurge.
Chris Hemsworth of course stars as the God of Thunder, with fellow Avenger Mark Ruffalo co-starring as the Incredible Hulk. Other returning Asgardians include Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Idris Elba as Heimdall, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.
Thor: Ragnarok concept art of Hela
Yooka-Laylee Playable Demo Coming to Backers in July
Those who backed Yooka-Laylee can expect a playable slice of the game soon.
Developer Playtonic Games has announced a demo of sorts in the form of "The Toybox." The experience is described as "a self-contained, spoiler-free sandbox" meant to give players a look at the game to come.
It will only be available to those Kickstarter backers that paid into the Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor at a high enough level. Those that did can expect this slice of Yooka-Layle sometime in July.
Besides the demo Playtonic also revealed a few details about the game's setting and plot. The full breakdown can be found on the company's website, but the major reveal is the game's antagonist.
The Angry Birds Movie: Josh Gad Loves Chuck’s Quicksilver Scene
Josh Gad was thrilled when he found out he was getting his X-Men moment in The Angry Birds Movie.
In a funny scene from the animated flick, which can be viewed below, Gad's character Chuck remembers why he was sent to anger management class. And yes, it very intentionally is an homage to Quicksilver's breakout scene in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
"It was so funny to me, and it was such a brilliant," Gad told IGN. "When they first pitched that sequence to me, I was on the floor. I was like, 'Yes, of course. Of course! You must.'"
While the Quicksilver nod might go over some audience members' heads, Gad thinks that's part of what makes the film work. "What the movie does so well is, creatively, it works for kids and it works on that level, but it's also moments like that that are so great for adults, where it's just such an unexpected gem of a moment," he said.
GoT: Plots Released for Season 6’s Sixth and Seventh Episodes
HBO has revealed some teaser information about a couple of upcoming Game of Thrones episodes.
Season 6 episode 6 will be called "Blood of My Blood," and will air on May 29. "An old foe" will be making a return, Gilly will meet Sam's family, and Arya must make a "difficult choice." Meanwhile, Jaime will be facing off against the High Sparrow.
Episode 7 is to air on June 5, and will be called "The Broken Man." Once again we'll be seeing focuses on Arya as she "makes a plan," and Jaime as he "confronts a hero." The High Sparrow will be eyeing another target, and rather cryptically, the North will be "reminded."
Last week's episode was called "The Book of the Stranger," and IGN has a new episode of our Game of Thrones show Dragons on the Wall to go with it. In other news, a Spanish YouTuber may face legal ramifications from posting Game of Thrones spoilers.
First Photo of Charlize Theron as Fast 8 Villain
The first official photo of Charlize Theron in The Fast and The Furious 8 has been revealed.
The image was unveiled in a post on the official Fast & Furious Twitter, providing an early glimpse a Theron's character Cipher.
Last month, it was confirmed that Theron stars in the film as "some sort of villain," along with Game of Thrones' Kristofer Hivju, who serves as the henchman of Fast 8's crew of baddies.
First Look at Charlize Theron as Cipher in Fast & Furious 8.
Explore Mirror’s Edge Catalyst’s Map on Your Browser
EA has released the Mirror's Edge Catalyst map as a 3D interactive browser tool.
Available on the Mirror's Edge website, the huge map will be gradually updated with labels that expand on the locations and backstory featured in the upcoming game.
So far, the only district annotated is Anchor, one of the first areas you'll travel through as Faith.
Catalyst was recently delayed once again, this time marking the release as June 7 in North America and June 9 in Europe.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he wants some of Faith's weird shoes. Parkour towards him on Twitter.
Gears of War Creator on How Multiplayer Almost Got Cut
Despite becoming one of Xbox 360's most popular and influential multiplayer games, the original Gears of War nearly launched without a competitive multiplayer component.
In the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered (airing next Tuesday), series creator Cliff Bleszinski explained why, noting they "were under intense pressure from Microsoft to get the game out for holiday" and the company "didn't really think the cover-based gameplay would be any fun."
The team initially created "maps that felt like a lot like Counter-Strike," but discovered the game's "slow clunkiness and slow turning speed" made for an experience that "was kind of frustrating" when other players managed to get behind you. It wasn't until the map Gridlock was created that things began to fall into place, as the "half-donut" design fostered the "hide and go kill" gameplay that fans have come to love.
Someone’s Made a Pokémon Game for the ‘Adult Fan’
Swearing, abandonment, strategic difficulty - not necessarily things you associate with a Pokémon game. And yet here's Pokémon Apex, a fan game aiming to keep the core PokéTemplate intact, but make everything that surrounds it a little more mature.
As Kotaku points out, that doesn't mean we're getting into, er, Rule 34 territory - Nathan Gunzenhauser's project is about a child of divorce who escapes into video games, before making that escape a little too literal and landing smack-bang in a world of demons... that just happen to be named Pokémon.
Pokemon Apex in action.
Rumor: New Overwatch Character to be Revealed on Monday
Rumours are swirling that a new Overwatch animated short could see the reveal of an upcoming new playable character for Blizzard's shooter.
A French cinema chain - which will be screening Overwatch's next animated short on Monday, May 23 - included a reference to the "discovery of new heroes". It has since said that this was a typo.
The French cinema advert in question.
NeoGAF user Nirolak subsequently put together an intriguing set of pointers towards an unannounced character seemingly called Sombra, who could be the new hero in question.
Homefront: The Revolution Dev to Fix Frame Rate Issues
Homefront: The Revolution developer Dambuster Studios is working to fix performance problems, community manager Craig Turner wrote on the game's forum.
"It has been a long road for us," Turner wrote, "and we're only getting started." The team is working to address frame rate issues and "more." Patch notes will be available on the community forums and on Steam when they do go live. An expected date has not been announced.
While working on the fix, Dambuster Studios is releasing Homefront: The Revolution's first free content from its "post-launch Resistance Mode road map." The new DLC should be unlocked today for all players. New customization pieces—including "two new punk and anarchist outfits"—can be found in the gear and clothing menus.