Neill Blomkamp Releases Newt Concept Art for Alien 5
Director Neill Blomkamp could be bringing Rebecca "Newt" Jordan back from the dead in Alien 5.
Newt, along with Corporal Hicks, both died at the start of Alien 3, but apparently we could be seeing both of them in different forms in the next movie. Blomkamp released the image below on Instagram today to coincide with Alien Day.
Newt concept art, Neill Blomkamp
Nintendo Patents a New Controller
Nintendo has submitted a patent for a new controller it calls a "training implement, training system, and input device".
Spotted and documented by NeoGAF user Rösti, the controller resembles a horseshoe-shaped regular game controller (oddly, not dissimilar to Xbox 360's Wireless Speed Wheel), but includes an accelerometer, gyrometer, temperature sensor and load sensor.
Patent drawings of Nintendo's new "training device".
Final Fantasy 3, 4, 7 & 8 Getting Physical PC Release Next Month
Final Fantasy 3, 4, 7 and 8 will be released on PC as physical box sets next month.
According to listings on Amazon.co.uk (via VideoGamer), the four games will be paired up in two PC "Double Pack edition" bundles - one with Final Fantasy 3 and 4, the other Final Fantasy 7 and 8. The games are set to release on May 27, 2016 for £20 each.
Image credit: videogamer.com
The Dark Souls Board Game Kickstarter Hits £1.5 million
The Kickstarter campaign to fund a Dark Souls board game has topped £1.5 million.
With 20 days still left to go, 15,898 backers have donated a total of £1,546,480. The original goal of £50,000/$70,832 USD was reached in just three minutes.
Hitting the £1.5 million stretch goal on Kickstarter unlocks the Havel's Set. If the final two stretch goals -- the Crimson Set and Dark Set fixed at £1.55m and £1.6m respectively -- are reached, all 54 stretch goals will have been unlocked.
IGN’s Top 25 Cheesy Action Movies
Cheese. Some say it’s a delicious food product made from pressed milk curd left to ripen and age. And they are right; that is a fundamentally accurate description of what cheese very literally is. But literal cheese is for crackers. Figurative cheese? Well, that’s just the glorious, stringy goo that binds together some of the finest action films this side of 1967.
Cheesy action movies stand apart from regular action films; cheeseball action movies revel in their ridiculous plots, corny one-liners, and absurd stunt sequences. The following films may not share the same esteemed reputations as objectively great action classics like Die Hard or RoboCop or Terminator 2, but they are amongst the cream cheese of the crop when it comes to silly yet sincere, bicep-bulging brilliance. Sure, they’re not really on the same rung as important stuff like Aliens, and Lethal Weapon, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. And sure, those are the movies that have all the acclaim, and the influence, and the genre-defining legacies. But do you know what they don’t have? Ninja.
Quantum Break’s Shawn Ashmore on the Future of Performance Capture
Following its April 5 launch Quantum Break has gone on to become the biggest-selling new Microsoft Studios published IP this generation and was the most played new game on Xbox worldwide during the week of its release. You can check out IGN's Quantum Break review here if you haven't already.
The developer at the centre of this is Helsinki-based studio Remedy Entertainment (Max Payne, Alan Wake) but the bloke on the box is Canadian film and television actor Shawn Ashmore.
Read on for Ashmore’s full interview where he discusses the nuances of performance capture, the eeriness of watching a significant other controlling you in a video game, and why he’ll be sending a copy to his twin brother.
King’s Quest Episode One Is Free on Xbox One
Xbox One owners can get a taste of the new King's Quest for free.
The first chapter of the reboot, A Knight to Remember, can be downloaded for free on Microsoft's new console.
The promotion comes just in time for the third part of the tale. King's Quest episode three is due out tomorrow.
Note that this doesn't include the full season. The remaining episodes are still full price, though the season pass (which includes episodes 2-5) is $10 cheaper than the complete collection.
Nioh Playable Demo Out for PS4
Publisher Tecmo Koei announced a playable alpha demo of Nioh, the anticipated samurai action RPG coming exclusively to PS4, is available now on the European PlayStation Network. The demo will be available in the US tomorrow.
Tecmo Koei says that all players who complete one stage of the demo will be rewarded with exclusive launch content for Nioh via PSN, called The Mark of the Conqueror DLC. A representative for Tecmo Koei told IGN there are no plans at this time to make this DLC available to those who miss out on the demo.
Nioh’s demo is only available from April 26 until May 5. Much like From Software’s Dark Souls 3 Stress Test, it cannot be accessed once the alpha test ends. The demo includes two areas (a ruined fishing village called Usuki and an ancient region called Dazaifu overrun by demonic beings) and three weapon types (A katana, spear, and an axe).
Limitless: Brian’s Days at the FBI Are Over Says Producer
Brian (Jake McDorman) and his friends were in pretty dire straights when last we saw them at the end of Limitless: "Finale: Part One!" -- DEA agent-turned-traitor Adam Brewster (Jacob Pitts) sprung Sands (Colin Salmon) out of jail, while Eddie Morra's operatives were blown to smithereens. Meanwhile, NZT is now public knowledge, and the elusive "Apocryphon" is still at large. What's a guy (without an immunity shot) to do?
IGN has an exclusive clip from the episode, as Brian ponders just how much help -- or "supervillains, as he puts it -- Sands has and how to stop him.
Last week, I got to catch up with Limitless's executive producer and showrunner Craig Sweeny, who offered up some clues as to what's in store for "Finale: Part Two!!", airing Tuesday night, and a potential second season...
Destiny’s Revamped Iron Banner – IGN Live
Eyes up, Guardian! Tomorrow we'll be jumping head first into Destiny's newly revamped competitive PVP mode, Iron Banner. This is your chance to get a first look at the newest weapons and armor and to join the discussion about Bungie's most significant content update since The Taken King.
You can catch the stream live at 1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET on this very page at IGN.com, or on IGN's Twitch and YouTube channels. To participate in the discussion, tweet @IGN or @shotbyfinnegan with the hashtag #ignplayslive or jump into the chat on any of the platforms listed and leave your question or comment. We'll be scouring the internet for your responses as I play, so get to it!