Zack Snyder Wants to Make George Washington Film in Style of 300
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder wants to honor George Washington on film, in the style of 300.
Snyder mentioned the idea as part of a Bloomberg profile, comparing the painterly style of 300 to a portrait in his office of Washington crossing the Delaware.
“We were talking about it,” Snyder said. “The first thing we asked was, well, how are we going to make it look? I pointed at this painting. It looks like 300. It’s not that hard.”
The profile doesn't mention which image he's referring to, but the description sounds like Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's famous oil paining of the scene. Of course, this is just an idea that bookends a much longer profile about his commercial comic book adaptation projects, so it may never actually happen.
Marvel Gaming Introduces Women of Power Event
Marvel Games announced its Women of Power initiative today, which runs alongside Marvel Publishing's celebration of female superheroes.
Women of Power will bring "new characters and content" to its portfolio of mobile, handheld, console, and PC games. Peter Phillips, the executive vice president and general manager of digital distribution at Marvel Entertainment, said the event will bring together "some of the most popular heroes and villains" in a "unique way for the first time."
Marvel's Women of Power event, via Marvel
Beyond: E3 2016 is Already Insane
Well this episode got weird.
This week, Max "Whole Hog" Scoville, Marty "Black Forest" Sliva, Andrew "Pork Cracklins" Goldfarb, Brian "Prosciutto" Altano, and Alanah "Banjo-Kazooie Ham" Pearce talk about all sorts of things. Dark Souls 3's opening hours are rad, the idea of Battlefield 5 being set in World War I is dope, and E3 is shaping up to be a doozy.
Sorry about the ham.
Beyond!
Wolf Link Costume Coming to Super Mario Maker
Wolf Link and Midna are coming to Super Mario Maker—at least, in Japan.
An homage to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Nintendo's official costume trailer shows Wolf Link and Midna jumping through a bunch of fiery obstacles. It's likely Nintendo's Wolf Link amiibo will unlock the Super Mario Maker costume.
We've reached out to Nintendo to confirm its western release.
When Link enters the Twilight realm in Twilight Princess, he's transformed into a wolf and captured. Midna, the mysterious imp-like creature, helps free Link, and together, they head off to save Hyrule from darkness.
Naomi’s Petting Every Animal in Far Cry Primal Live!
On today's stream, Naomi has been having a blast playing the new Far Cry so she thought she would share some of that joy with all of you.
We're going to be livestreaming 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
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The Twilight Princess Remaster Is Great. Get It With Amiibo 20% Off
If you never played Twilight Princess on Wii or Gamecube, or just want to take it for another spin in HD, you can get it for $48 (instead of $60) if you have Amazon Prime. That's less than a digital copy (which you can still get for $50)!
Star Wars Battlefront Outer Rim DLC Includes New Heroes, Maps
Details have been released for the first of Star Wars Battlefront's announced DLC add-ons.
Called Outer Rim, the pack includes two new maps, a new mode, new weapons, and two playable heroes.
The first map takes place on Sullust, a planet known for its lava flow and manufacturing plants. In the second, players will engage in closer-range battles inside the palace and garage of Jabba the Hutt.
The planet Sullust.
The Next Forza Game Will Be Announced at E3 2016
The next game in the Forza series will be announced at this year's Microsoft E3 media briefing.
The new Forza game will also feature the first depiction of the Lamborghini Centenario. A brand-new super sports car, the Centenario boasts a V12 with 770 horsepower and will appear in the next Forza game before ever being manufactured in real life.
Check out the first teaser right here.
Players of Forza Motorsport 6 can also compete in the Super Trofeo series starting today. You will be able to compete in Rivals time trial events, as well as league races using the 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo.
This Is How Much Money EA Makes on Extra Content
EA makes $1.3 billion a year off of extra content, according to chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen.
Speaking at a Morgan Stanley investor conference, Jorgensen detailed the success of the extra content category, which includes things like season passes, map packs, and other microtransactions.
"The extra content business is a billion-three
a year," Jorgensen said. "Half of that is roughly our Ultimate Team business."
Ultimate Team, the largest contributor to the earnings of the extra content category, is key to the FIFA, Madden, and NHL franchises and allows players to buy, trade, and sell player cards for real or in-game money.
12 Once Upon a Time Teases, from Hook to Hercules
The search for Hook is on in the second half of Once Upon a Time: Season 5, which will also introduce viewers to the ABC series' take on Hercules, Megara and Hades. That's only scratching the surface of what's ahead for the show, though.
Beyond the debate of whether Rumplestiltskin can be redeemed again, here are 12 teases from the cast and creators of Once Upon a Time about what can be expected from the second half of Season 5 -- and beyond.