The Division Director Heads to Hitman Developer
The director of The Division has jumped ship to Hitman developer Io Interactive.
The director in question, Ryan Barnard, recently wrapped up work on the third-person loot shooter from Ubisoft. As a statement from Io notes Barnard will now fill "the newly created role of Gameplay Director."
Barnard will lead three different Hitman teams. Specifically, those responsible for "gameplay, online and world" design.
Io Interactive recently released its own new product as well. Just three days after The Division the developer launched Hitman, the latest entry in the series of the same name. Hitman is an episodic game with six more major updates scheduled for release.
7 Comics You Should Buy This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
By writer Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo | DC Comics
This it is, y’all! The conclusion to the 10-part "Superheavy" story arc is finally here. Bloom has grown into a giant gnarly monster and he’s killing Gordon, Bruce has gone back into his cave, and there’s tons of seeded mini Blooms all over Gotham. Things could not be worse, which means this is the perfect setting for Batman to make his grand return.
The Do-Over: New Trailer for Sandler’s 2nd Netflix Movie
Adam Sandler's The Do-Over is coming to Netflix on May 27. Today, the streaming service revealed the film's first trailer.
Sandler will star alongside David Spade—playing Max and Charlie, respectively—as two friends "tired of their mundane lives."
The pals reunite at their 25th high school reunion, where they decide to "wipe the slate clean" for the ultimate do-over. Max and Charlie fake their own deaths and set off on new lives, with new identities. Warcraft's Paula Patton also stars.
The Do-Over is the second of four Netflix exclusive films coming from Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. The Ridiculous Six, the first of the deal, debuted December 11, 2015.
TURN: Washington’s Spies – Season 3 Trailer
TURN: Washington's Spies returns next month, as the spy drama, set during the American Revolution, gets closer to an infamous moment in history - the defection of Benedict Arnold.
IGN has the debut of a new promo for Season 3, giving you a glimpse at what's to come.
TURN: Washington's Spies - Season 3 premieres Monday, April 25th on AMC.
See Upcoming Cinemax Horror Series Outcast Early
Outcast, the upcoming horror series based on the comic by Robert Kirkman, is set to premiere this June, but you can see a special, exclusive early screening of the pilot this week.
If you live in or around Los Angeles, you can watch the 1-hour pilot episode of the series at Regal LA Live, this Friday, March 25.
Interested? Make sure to RSVP for your free tickets to this early screening event.
Outcast follows the life of Kyle Barnes, a man plagued by a lifetime of demonic possession. In a search for answers, he sets out with pastor Reverend Anderson to find out why his life has been cursed by such evils.
A premiere poster for Outcast was shown during San Diego Comic Con last summer. The official premiere date for the Cinemax series is June 6 this year.
Out This Week: Hyrule Warriors Legends, Fallout 4’s Automatron DLC
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Doctor Who Returning to Streaming With Amazon Prime
Doctor Who will debut on Amazon Prime Sunday, March 27.
Amazon and BBC have partnered in a multi-year content licensing agreement, making Prime Video the exclusive United States streaming service for the show—which explains why Doctor Who left Netflix in February.
Seasons one through eight of the current version will be available to Amazon Prime members, as well as each holiday episode.
Season nine will be available this fall, along with its Christmas special.
Doctor Who began its run on BBC America in 2005, and centers on the Doctor—a regenerating Time Lord who travels through space and time to save the world. Peter Capaldi plays the current iteration of the Doctor. When Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat leaves the BBC series in 2017, the network wants Capaldi to stay onboard as the the Twelfth Doctor.
Daily Deals: Batman v Superman Gold Box, $50 Off Any Xbox One, Last Day for Division Discount
In celebration of Batman and Superman punching each other in their super-powered faces in theaters this Friday, Amazon has a whole mess of today only deals on Supes and Caped Crusader merch. It's actually divided up into three separate Gold Boxes, and I've done my best to break out the deepest discounts and most wonderful toys below.
- Smallville and Man of Steel - both are at their lowest recorded price
Saints Row Publisher’s ‘Next Major Announcement’ Coming at E3
Deep Silver, publishers of Saints Row and Dead Island, have an announcement to make.
British computer and games site MCV concludes a profile on the company with the news the publisher will be at E3 2016. Not only that, but Deep Silver will make its "next major announcement" at the expo.
While it may seem silly for Deep Silver to announce it's "not going to be absent" from the major trade show, it makes sense when you consider several major companies have dropped their booth space for this year's event.
Call of Duty publisher Activision dropped out of E3 earlier this year, following EA's decision to do the same. Since then more publishers opted out of E3 for one reason or another.
Doom Multiplayer Modes Revealed
Doom will launch with six multiplayer modes, Bethesda announced today.
First off is Soul Harvest, a kill-and-collect game mode similar to Kill Confirmed in Call of Duty. Players will need to collect the souls of killed enemies to earn points, while teammates collect allies' souls to deny enemies from gaining points.
What's more, the first player killed in a Soul Harvest match will drop a demon rune, which will turn the collector into a powerful demon. The power-up has no time limit and kills with it will yield two souls instead of one.
In the Freeze Tag game mode, instead of dying, players are frozen in place and can only be thawed out by allies standing nearby. Frozen players will slide around the map if shot at, so allies can knock them into a hazard to shatter them and cause a respawn, or enemies can knock them away from players trying to thaw them out. The objective of Freeze Tag is to completely freeze the opposing team.