Call of Duty Twitter Account Teases Modern Warfare Remaster… With a Poop Emoji
Remember how Call of Duty teased a new game by adding Snapchat codes to Black Ops 2? Well, it seems CoD's marketing team are just generally fans of oblique social media strategies, given its use of emojis to hint at the rumoured Modern Warfare Remaster.
Replying to a nearly year and a half-old tweet about the possibility of such a project, the shooter franchise's official Twitter account had some choice... symbols to say:
Mass Effect Theme Park Attraction Opens Soon
The new Mass Effect theme park ride will open next month in California, USA.
According to Fortune, Mass Effect: New Earth 4D -- which has been devised in consultation with Mass Effect developers BioWare -- is set to open on May 18, 2016, in California’s Great America in Santa Clara.
The 4D experience is set around the same time as Mass Effect 3. While you get to hang out with the Normandy and reference is made to the Commander, you won't get to see Shephard in action.
The design team was in weekly contact with BioWare to consult on the animations, artwork, and story.
Angry Birds Hits Refresh With New Pinball-Inspired Title
Rovio is trying something different with its new Angry Birds title, Angry Birds Action!
The free-to-play mobile game is ditching the 2D model, instead opting for a pinball-inspired 3D game that twists around some familiar Angry Birds mechanics. It's also adding in a large amount of augmented reality content, as well as an extra incentive to have the game and see The Angry Birds Movie.
Acting as a prequel to the upcoming animated film release and borrowing its animation style, Action! features the four main characters of that movie -- Red, Chuck, Bomb and Terence -- progressing through various levels to try to gather eggs while being waylaid by enemy pigs (who are sometimes in disguise as birds). Instead of charging up your bird characters by pulling back a slingshot, here you use your finger to aim your character in the direction you want to send it, trying to beat the level in as few tries as possible.
The Office Co-Creator Stephen Merchant Joins Wolverine 3
Wolverine 3 has gained a new cast member in The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant.
According to Deadline, Merchant will star alongside Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook and the recently-cast Richard E. Grant. Details on Merchant's role have yet to be revealed.
John Boyega Joins Cast of Netflix-BBC Animated Series
John Boyega, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Ben Kingsley have joined the voice-cast of Netflix and BBC's animated miniseries Watership Down.
Watership Down — image courtesy of Variety and 42
Based on Richard Adams' novel of the same name, Watership Down will finish next year, and be available worldwide – outside of the United Kingdom – on Netflix. Viewers in the United Kingdom will find the show on BBC One.
Watership Down is set in rural southern England and follows a clan of rabbits fleeing from their home after it's destroyed by humans. The dystopian novel is at times dark-toned in its allegory regarding freedom and turmoil.
The Leftovers Moving to Australia for Final Season
HBO's The Leftovers, which IGN named Best TV Show of 2015, is moving production, and story, to Australia for its third and final season.
As THR reports, the critically acclaimed series, which changed its location from upstate New York to Texas for its second season, will head down under for Season 3. A shift that was set up in the storyline of Season 2 via reports of a miraculous resurrection happening down in Perth.
In fact, the father of main character Kevin (Justin Theroux), Kevin Sr. (played by Scott Glenn) left for Australia. He then later appeared to Kevin from Australia through a hotel TV in limbo... but we won't get into that here.
Batman’s Snyder & Capullo Thank You, The IGN Community
Batman #51 hit today, marking the end of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo's best-selling, award-winning, fan-pleasing run. We talked to them about how they decided to end things, their special gifts to Alfred, the whereabouts of the Joker, and when they'll be teaming up again. They also give a heartfelt message to the IGN community and to Batman fans everywhere. It's touching stuff, y'all. Check it out.
Also, peep our review of Batman #51.
Warning: this interview contains full spoilers for Batman #51!
Dark Souls 3 Servers Going Down for Update
Dark Souls 3 servers will be down tonight on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as the new version 1.04 patch is deployed.
PlayStation 4 servers are down between 4pm PDT and 6pm PDT, Xbox One servers from 4pm PDT to 10pm PDT, and PC servers from 11pm PDT to 1am PDT.
The update includes a ton of tweaks and changes: kicks can no longer be parried, certain crashes have been fixed, and bugs associated with a few boss fights and NPC quests have been eliminated.
Some of the fixes listed in the changelog are a bit less clear. According to the patch notes, the update will ease conditions for "optional events." IGN has reached out to Bandai Namco for more details.
The Dark Tower Casts Vikings’ Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick has reportedly joined the cast of Sony's upcoming film adaptation of The Dark Tower.
While the studio has yet to comment on Winnick's involvement, sources have told Variety the star of History Channel's hit TV series Vikings will star alongside Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor.
Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha in Vikings
24: Legacy Ordered to Series by FOX
The Jack Bauer-less continuation of the 24 franchise, 24: Legacy, has received a series order from FOX.
Originally ordered for just a pilot, FOX is now moving ahead with the spinoff. Straight Outta Compton and The Walking Dead's Corey Hawkins will star in the drama series, along with Homeland's Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits.