PC Bug Prevents Progress For Some Dark Souls 3 Players
UPDATE: PC Gamer is reporting that the crashes are caused by the interplay between Bonfires' lighting and the game's cloth textures, which can be simply too beautiful for certain graphics cards.
As stated below, turning the lighting levels to low seems to fix the issue - but the game doesn't remember the change, so you'll need to reapply it every time you play.
An unspecified bug is affecting progression for players taking on Dark Souls III on PC.
Complaints from players on Reddit and Steam forums indicate a problem that’s causing the game to crash either after the first bonfire, or when players approach Firelink Shrine.
More Delays Reported for Virtual Reality Headsets
Oculus Rift customers waiting for their headsets were told that April 12 would see an update - and it doesn't look too good.
According to Eurogamer, there are reports of people being told they will have to wait until "early-to-mid May" to receive their Oculus Rift. Many of these people were told they would be receiving their headsets within the first few weeks of the March 28 release.
Meanwhile, an error regarding Kickstarter backer orders has been explained by an Oculus spokesperson on Reddit. Here's the statement: "Kickstarter Backers, we're changing your Order History to show "TBD" instead of the date as that date was applicable to the time in which we imported the orders. We've already fulfilled a large number of the orders and more are being fulfilled on a regular cadence. Your Rifts are from a different allocation."
New Preacher Clip Shows Tulip in Brutal Action
A new clip from the upcoming Preacher TV series has been released, showing main character Tulip engaged in a high-speed fight.
The adaptation of Garth Ennis' cult (and controversial) comic series will premiere on May 22, and the clip shows an action scene with the ferocity, tension and imagination you'd expect:
Tulip makes quite the first impression. #PREACHER is coming Sunday, May 22.https://t.co/O5KpPRfk3l
— PREACHER (@PreacherAMC) April 11, 2016
Captain Marvel Casting and Director Announcements Coming This Summer
Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige has announced that the director and cast for the upcoming Captain Marvel film will be announced within the coming months
Speaking to Fandango, Feige said: "I think we’ll be announcing a filmmaker in the next month or two, and probably some cast members later in the summer, at the end of the summer."
Little's known about the Captain Marvel film as yet, other than that it's being written by a duo whose combined credits include Inside Out and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Trademark Registered for “Amazing Katamari Damacy”
Bandai Namco has registered a trademark for "Amazing Katamari Damacy" in the EU.
Spotted by NeoGAF user ekim, it's unclear exactly what this trademark might be but, considering sequels in the series dropped the "Damacy", it could suggest a re-release of the PS2 2004 original is on its way.
The original Katamari Damacy - centred around rolling an ultra-sticky ball around various environments, hoovering up environmental objects to solve puzzles and grow in size - was notably never released in Europe.
Spielberg Sets Next Film Before Indiana Jones 5
Steven Spielberg's next film, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, will enter production after the director finishes working on Ready Player One.
Adapted by Tony Kushner (Lincoln, Munich) from the David Kertzer novel of the same name, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will slide into Spielberg's schedule before Indiana Jones V. A release date for the religious period piece has not been revealed, though sources for The Hollywood Reporter say Spielberg is looking to shoot in 2017, with the intention of debuting the film in time for awards season.
Watch Actual Surgery Live in VR this Month
Education organization Medical Realities announced that the first live virtual reality surgery stream, called VR in OR, is set for April 14.
“World class education will be available to anyone across the world as we stream in 360 degree high-definition from within a surgical theatre in this world first,” a representative for the London-based company said in a post for the event.
The procedure will be performed by Shafi Ahmed, according in the Guardian. The stream will show the removal of a tumor from the colon of a male cancer patient in his 70s. Although the patient’s name was not revealed, he was said to be excited by the prospect of participating in the first VR operation. The feed from the event is delayed by one minute in case anything should go wrong.
Plays Live: Checking out The Division’s Newest Update
The new Division update featuring Incursions (the mode that many are comparing to Destiny's Raids) will be launching tonight! Join us first thing in the morning as we take a crack at the incredibly challenging new mode coming to the game. Where can you join us? Well right here would be perfect. In the meantime you can check out the hot new trailer featuring all of the goodies you can expect in the update.
We livestream every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference Times Revealed
Microsoft's annual E3 press conference will take place this year on Monday, June 13 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET / 5:30pm GMT, a Microsoft representative informs IGN.
Not a lot has been revealed about what Microsoft's E3 press conference has in store, but we're hoping for some release dates for projected holiday titles like Halo Wars 2, ReCore, and Crackdown 3, along with more details on a Crackdown 3 beta. Check out our list of games confirmed to appear at E3 2016 for more information.
E3 opens its doors this year on June 14 and runs through June 16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Other press conferences confirmed for E3 2016 include EA and Bethesda. Head to our E3 wiki page for more details on E3 2016 press conference times and how to watch them.
Inhumans Movie May Push Back Release Date
Marvel's Inhumans movie will likely be pushed back from its expected July 12, 2019 release date, due to Disney's recent announcement of a new Indiana Jones. The new Indy flick is scheduled to be released just one week later, on July 19.
"Since we made our initial phase three announcement, we added Spider-Man, which was a big joyous coup for us," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Collider. Feige called the addition of Ant-Man and the Wasp "a big fun continuation of that story."
But with Disney's Indiana Jones announcement, Feige said he thinks the release will "shuffle off the current date that it’s on right now." As for how long that will be, Feige said "I’m not sure yet."