Star Wars: George Lucas Wasn’t OK Making “Something for the Fans”
Following his recent comments explaining why he'll never return to direct another Star Wars film, George Lucas has come forward to shed a bit more light on why he decided to leave the franchise.
"The issue was ultimately, they looked at the stories and they said, 'We want to make something for the fans,'" Lucas told CBS News. "People don't actually realize it's actually a soap opera and it's all about family problems - it's not about spaceships.
7 Console Games That Are Actually Awesome on Mobile
It isn't always pretty when a huge game franchise tries to go mobile. All too often, poorly thought out touch controls and shady in-app purchases ruin the experience. But there are a few developers that truly get mobile, and understand how to use Android and iOS as an opportunity to do something fresh, new, and fun with their biggest characters.
These are 6 Games That Successfully Transitioned from Console to Mobile.
Kicking off our list is a Hitman game that succeeds by being unlike any Hitman game before. You'd think that would disqualify it from this discussion, but instead it makes an important statement: console games aren't always going to work exactly as-is when shifted into the mobile, so it's more important to capture the look and feel of the franchise and alter the gameplay to something that works better on a buttonless device.
IGN Overclocked: The Blizzard Effect
The rise of the hero shooter is overwhelming, but it's an awesome new trend on PC that's defining a new landscape. Mitch Dyer, Dan Stapleton, Brandin Tyrrel, and Vince Ingenito explore how Blizzard's impressive Overwatch leads the charge, plus we dig into Hard West as a decent XCOM 2 replacement, and run down the best of BlizzCon.
New to IGN Overclocked? So are we! Check out our first 10 episodes.
Take-Two Explains Why GTA Isn’t a Yearly Thing
Take-Two Interactive has revealed why its top-selling franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption don't see new installments every year, highlighting the importance of maintaining a high level of anticipation and consumer demand.
"The market asks us, 'Why don’t you annualize your titles?'" Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said at the MKM Partners Investor Day (via Gamespot). "We think with the non-sports titles, we are better served to create anticipation and demand. On the one hand to rest the title, and on the other hand to have the highest quality in the market, which takes time. You can’t do that annually."
Telltale Confirms Season 2 of Game of Thrones
Telltale Games has confirmed there will be a second season to its Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series game.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner said choices made in the first season of the game will carry over to the second season, something he says Telltale has been planning "all along."
"I really shouldn't be revealing more than that," Bruner added.
Bruner likened the development process of development to working on a television program, saying Telltale's games spend much of their pre-production time as ideas on whiteboards and sticky-notes. As for how along in the process the second season is, Bruner said Telltale can't say "exactly how far along," it is, but he did say "there's never a shortage of sticky notes on the walls" around the Telltale studio.
Crunchyroll to Stream Digimon Adventure Tri
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is adding Digimon Adventure Tri to its Fall 2015 catalog.
Starting from today, November 20, at 7am PST, the first four episodes of the series will be available for Premium subscribers. The subsequent episodes will come at a later date, with the exact dates being announced soon.
The series will be available for members in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America.
Ralph McQuarrie’s Boba Fett Gets New Statue From Sideshow
Sideshow is bringing out a Boba Fett statue based on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back illustrator Ralph McQuarrie's vision.
This particular version of Boba Fett won't look how we've come to expect, but it was the original idea for the character. Boba Fett was supposed to be a "super" Stormtrooper, but evolved over time into the fearsome bounty hunter.
Boba Fett has been made by Jeronimo Argerich, Simon Garcia, Chadwick Andersen, Bernardo Esquivel, and the Sideshow Design and Development Team.
The Sideshow exclusive edition also features a swap out helmet design with Fett's T-shaped visor. Both this and the regular version will cost $430, and pre-orders are open now.
See Megan Gale as the Wonder Woman Who Never Was
Justice League: Mortal got cancelled in 2008, however we at least get to see what Megan Gale would've looked like as Wonder Woman.
Photographer Mark Rogers shared the photo below of the Mad Max: Fury Road actress on his website. Could he have more pictures of the cast up his sleeve?
Earlier this year we also got a look at some of the concept art from George Miller's cancelled Justice League movie, which showed off the likes of Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter.
Rogue Nation’s McQuarrie Possibly Back for M:I-6
Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation writer-director Christopher McQuarrie may become the series' first two-time helmer, as he will reportedly return to pen and possibly direct Mission: Impossible 6.
According to Variety, talks between McQuarrie and Paramount Pictures are "progressing towards a deal being closed."
The report also states Paramount hopes to begin production on the next installment in the long-running series by next August, which corroborates comments made by series star Tom Cruise earlier this year.
Kudo Departs Xbox Division, Joins Windows Apps Studio
Kudo Tsunoda, who formerly served as creative director on Kinect, is leaving Microsoft's Xbox division to head up the company's Windows Apps Studio as president.
This new role has Tsunoda overseeing the development of new apps across Microsoft's wide array of services and products, including Windows 10, HoloLens, Xbox and Surface.
"On the heels of the successful release of the November update for Windows 10 and the New Xbox One Experience, Microsoft added two new members to the Windows and Devices Group Leadership Team," a Microsoft rep told GameSpot.