Pokémon GO Coming to Smartphones
The Pokémon Company has today announced Pokémon GO, a new mobile game for Android and iOS devices developed by Niantic.
Pokémon GO, which will be available to download free on the App Store and Google Play in 2016, will see fans searching real-world locations to discover, trade, and battle Pokémon.
Players will be able to use a separate Bluetooth device for their phone that The Pokémon Company is dubbing a Pokémon GO Plus (which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo). This device will alert players to nearby events (such as Pokémon in the vicinity) with flashes and vibrations; players will be able to catch them with the press of a button.
The Pokémon GO Plus, pictured with strap.
Wonder Woman Standalone Movie Reportedly Set in the Past
The first standalone Wonder Woman movie may take the iconic superhero back in time.
Heroic Hollywood purports that inside sources are saying that the Wonder Woman standalone movie will be set in World War I, at least for the first half.
The rest of the film is rumoured to shift into modern times, but we do know that she won't have a Braveheart-esque origin story now that director Michelle MacLaren has left the project.
Win a Trip to Australia’s Bathurst 1000 by Playing Forza 6
Microsoft has today announced a new contest for Forza fans in the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia that will see 10 people secure a trip to the 2015 Bathurst 1000, the biggest event in Australian motorsport and one of the top touring car endurance races in the world.
To enter, players just need to complete the ‘Forza Drive to Win/Xbox One Bathurst Challenge’ rivals event in Forza Motorsport 6 by 11.59pm AEST on September 29, 2015 (that’s 6:55am PDT, 9:59am EDT, 2:59pm BST, and 2:59am NZDT on Wednesday, September 30). Players will be lapping the 2015 Xbox Racing #17 Ford Falcon FG X around Mount Panorama.
10 fans (two from the US, two from the UK, one from NZ, and five from Australia) will be drawn at random and receive a trip for themselves and a friend to the Bathurst 1000 weekend, which runs from October 11 to 15, 2015. The winners will also compete against one another at the event on Forza Motorsport 6 and the fastest player will score USD$5,000 and have their Gamertag printed on the real-life Xbox Racing Falcon (and featured on the actual track as well).
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Release Date Revealed
Shovel Knight’s free add-on Plague of Shadows will launch on September 17.
According to Yacht Club Game’s blog, all of the game’s platforms in all regions will receive the update. The only requirements for Plague of Shadows are to have completed the original game or a special code provided by the studio in case players switched platforms.
Plague of Shadows adds a new adventure mode, starring the potion throwing, double-jumping Plague Knight, and a Challenge Mode.
Shovel Knight originally launched on PC, Wii U, and 3DS as a digital download. The action-platformer is also available digitally on PlayStation 3, PS4, PS Vita, and Xbox One.
New The Leftovers: Season 2 Trailer and Poster
HBO has released the second trailer and a brand new poster for the sophomore season of The Leftovers, starring Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon, premiering Sunday, October 4th at 9pm.
The trailer shines a spotlight on some of the troubles Kevin (Theroux), Nora (Coon) and her brother Matt (Christopher Eccleston) face after moving to a small town in eastern Texas famous for having "0 Departures." Season 2 is a tale of two families: the Garveys, who have moved to this special place, and the Murphys, a local family, who seem to have been spared from an event that shook the rest of the world.
Pacific Rim Sequel Reportedly Delayed
Rumor has it that the sequel to Pacific Rim -- said to be titled Pacific Rim: Maelstrom -- may not be going ahead as soon as previously expected.
"Originally slated to shoot in Toronto in November of this year, we're now being told that the production for Pacific Rim: Maelstrom has been delayed until 2016--what month specifically, we don't know," according to Latino-Review.
"The reason for the delay is also unknown at this time, but there's a good chance this will negatively affect the release date, which is currently set for August 4, 2017."
Hands-On with the 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro
In addition to a pair of new iPhones, today Apple also announced the iPad Pro, the company's largest tablet yet. Packing a 12.9-inch display, the iPad Pro has been a subject of rumors and speculations for over a year, and starting November it'll finally be making its way into homes.
With a screen large enough to roughly fit two iPad Air screens, the iPad Pro is built to deliver as much content as possible, taking advantage of iOS 9's split-screen multitasking in the process. Fortunately, Apple did a great job at keeping its super-sized tablet as light and thin as possible. The device is not much thicker than the iPad Air 2 and, at just over 1.5 pounds, weighs about the same as the original iPad.
Unlocked: The ‘Xboy’ Handheld Was Almost Real
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We make an otherwise slow Xbox news week interesting by discussing notable 9/9 gaming birthdays, discuss former Xbox boss Robbie Bach's comments on how an 'Xboy' handheld almost came to exist, analyze what we learned about Destiny thanks to a court decision involving a former longtime Bungie employee, and give our ideas for what rides we think should be at Ubisoft's planned real-life theme park in Malaysia. And one lucky winner scores a copy of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain for Xbox One!
Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow Director Eye Sci-Fi Film
Tom Cruise is reportedly joining director Doug Liman in developing the sci-fi film Luna Park, and is also eyeing a starring role in it.
Cruise and Liman are currently waiting on a new draft of the script and nothing is set in stone yet, but Variety suggests this is an auspicious sign for a project that had long been in development limbo.
Liman's passion project was initially prepared to move forward in 2011 with Chris Evans and Andrew Garfield in leading roles. It was greenlit by Paramount, but production halted when Skydance Pictures bailed, due to its budget surpassing $100 million USD.
9 New Fall TV Shows We’re Excited For
Fall TV is upon us and as the glut of both new and returning shows begins to overwhelm, we thought we'd pause to single out some possible highlights for you. Nine new shows that we're hoping will either straight-up slay or, you know, give us warm and fuzzy feelings of hope. It's a super-crowded landscape this year, what with network, cable, and streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon all hitting us with projects, so let's cherry pick some of the best new offerings this Autumn will bring us.
To see a more comprehensive list of the TV shows coming your way over the next three months, check out IGN's big Fall TV Preview here.