Daily Deals: Twilight Princess Amiibo Bundle, Xbox One With Seven Games, Phone Case Sale
Last Day To Get 20% Off Zelda: Twilight Princess With Amiibo
An Amazon Prime membership gets you 20% off pre-orders and new games within two weeks of release. Today is the last day to claim that discount on the HD rerelease of Twilight Princess. The discount brings the total to $48, which is actually two bucks cheaper than buying a digital copy sans amiibo. So no only are you saving a couple bucks, you're scooping up a sweet amiibo at a great price too.
Watch Us Play MLB The Show 16 With 2 MLB Stars
On Monday, March 21 at 1pm PT/4pm ET, we're very excited to host a livestream play of PlayStation 4's MLB The Show 16 – direct from MLB Spring Training in Arizona. But we won't be playing ourselves. Instead, we'll be pitting Chicago Cubs All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo against World Series champion Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals for PS4 bragging rights. Be sure to join us on IGN.com, twitch.tv/ign, and youtube.com/ign and ask the two real-life pros your best questions on those channels or by following @IGN on Twitter and using the hashtag #teamRizzo or #teamHosmer.
In the meantime, check out MLB The Show 16's two big new game modes, Conquest and Diamond Dynasty:
Fear the Walking Dead: New Season 2 Cast Photo and Promo
With Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2 almost here, IGN has your first look at a new cast photo depicting the show's central characters on their new home - a yacht they hope can help them escape the undead plague that overtook Los Angeles in the first season.
Check out the image below, along with a gallery of Season 2 photos.
In addition, IGN has the exclusive debut of a new promo for both The Walking Dead's finale (airing April 3rd) and Fear the Walking Dead's premiere, the next week, on April 10th.
Eric Goldman is Executive Editor of IGN TV. You can follow him on Twitter at @TheEricGoldman, IGN at ericgoldman-ign and Facebook at Facebook.com/TheEricGoldman.
Civil War Could Have Three Post-Credits Scenes
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have spoken about their upcoming Captain America: Civil War, and teased some of the plans for Infinity War along the way.
In an interview with Forbes, the Russo brothers said "there are certain characters that you don't know" coming to Avengers: Infinity War (which they're also directing). However, even they don't fully know the extent of the new characters, as the film is still being outlined and hasn't got a script yet. "We have an idea but let’s see if that evolves over the next couple of months," said Anthony.
Nike Reveals Auto-Lacing Shoes You’ll Actually Be Able to Buy
Nike has unveiled a new sneaker with self-tying laces, the HyperAdapt 1.0, which will be available to buy this holiday season.
Introduced at the Nike Innovation conference, and reported on by CNN Money, Nike said the HyperAdapt uses a "more technical, sport version" of the technology used in the Nike Air Mag, the Back to the Future-inspired power-lacing high-tops unveiled by Marty McFly himself, Michael J. Fox last year.
Lucha Underground Conquers SXSW
El Rey Network's high-adrenaline, telenovela style wrestling series Lucha Underground held its first ever non-televised event down in the Austin City Music Hall this week as part of that city's famed South by Southwest festival. I had the good fortune of being able to attend the show - which featured the likes of Rey Mysterio, Johnny Mundo, Pentagon Jr., Ivelisse, Cage, and many more - and to talk to some of the starts and creators about what an important event this was for the company.
L-R: Johnny Mundo, Ivelisse, Catrina, Vampiro, and Rey Mysterio Jr.
Why These Ex-Halo, Ex-Infamous Devs Chose VR
The nine developers who compose startup studio Highwire Games all have decorated resumes. Roughly half of them were long-time Bungie (Halo, Destiny) veterans, with the rest being tenured members of Sucker Punch (Infamous). Between them their games have sold hundreds of millions of copies. So why, we wondered during our visit for our month-long IGN First coverage, would they choose to move to the brand-new, unproven virtual reality sector?
“Any new thing for a pure tech guy is like ‘Yes!’” said Highwire co-founder Jared Noftle. “It’s also a place where you can do something with a small team,” added fellow co-founder and Halo’s “30 seconds of fun” gameplay loop inventor Jaime Griesemer.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Season Pass Detailed
Warner Bros. has detailed what’s coming in the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers season pass.
The first two pieces, which arrive on March 29, are the Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack, and The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack. Here’s a breakdown of what comes with what:
- Captain Marvel
- Captain Marvel’s Skycycle
- Helen Cobb’s Plane
- Kang The Conqueror
- Magnitron
- Moonstone
- Poundcakes
- Tic
- Warbird
- Wonder Man
- Baron Zemo
New Dusk Shadow and Copper Shadow Xbox One Controllers Revealed
UPDATE: Microsoft has also revealed the Copper Shadow edition, a vaguely self-explanatory title.
In a post on the Major Nelson blog, Microsoft revealed that the controllers would arrive in the US and Canada this month, with "other select regions" getting them in April. The Copper edition will be sold in Gamestop and on the Microsoft Store, while the Dusk edition will be sold in Best Buy for a limited period, and also on the Microsoft Store.
Here are the two new controllers together:
Win a Gold Buggy in Dying Light: The Following
The first Community Bounty has been revealed for Dying Light: The Following, and reaching the goal will grant a gold buggy paint job for use in game.
This weekend, from March 19 - 20, players in The Following expansion have the task of collectively running over 5 million zombies with their in-game buggies. Even if the goal isn't met, everyone will still get a special weapon docket just for taking part.