Dying Light: The Following Offers Cars, Cults, and Crossbows
The zombie apocalypse would make anyone a little crazy. So it makes perfect sense that rumors of a god-mother worshiping cult have surfaced throughout the countryside surrounding Harran in Techland's zombie-survival followup expansion Dying Light: The Following.
Word has spread that these cultists may be immune to the outbreak, turning every colorful hand-drawn mural of their celestial mother into a clue for a cure to the zombie plague. But uncovering that information isn't about following a list of guaranteed steps. Dying Light: The Following will give you a starting point, and vital story points to hit along the way, but the vast majority of your time through the countryside will be spent winning over the locals for vital information.
World of Warcraft is Embracing the Past to Secure its Future
It’s been just over a week since Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Legion - and just under a week since I caved and decided to reactivate my account. I doubt I was alone - World of Warcraft will always have a special place in many gamers’ hearts, and the reaction to Legion has been largely positive. Certainly, the in-game buzz I’ve seen since jumping back in has been one of optimism and excitement.
It’s a good thing too, as the most recent expansion, Warlords of Draenor, seems to have evoked a rather mixed reaction in the playerbase. Upon launching in November 2014, World of Warcraft’s fifth expansion saw the biggest leap in subscriber numbers in the game's history… Only for the biggest drop to follow just six months later. Though it’s hard to pin down why this happened, it certainly seems that while players were unanimous the more streamlined and interactive quest-lines were a great addition, there were others that simply weren’t fleshed out enough to create the stickiness that keeps players parting with their cash month after month.
Want to See a Lord of the Rings City in Real Life?
A team of British architects and Tolkein fans have launched an Indiegogo campaign to try and raise funds to build Minas Tirith in real life.
They want to start building the famous white city from Lord of the Rings at the end of 2016, with the goal of finishing by 2023. All they need is £1.85 billion ($2.89 billion).
Two locations in southern England are being considered for the tiered city, where the team is planning to build both residential and commercial properties. "Residential properties will be categorised by tier, quality and size. Tiers vary from 1-5, quality varies from 2-5 stars, with the higher star denoting higher quality, and size varies from 1-4 bedrooms."
This is England 90 “A Full-Stop, Written in Pencil”
The first episode of what’s supposed to be the final season of This is England screened in London last night, followed by a Q&A in which writer-director Shane Meadows then hinted that it might not actually be the end, calling it “a full-stop, written in pencil.”
This is England 90 concludes the story that started with a movie in 2006 and continued with series set in 1986 and 1988, following the efforts of a group of friends to navigate life and the various dramas and tragedies that Meadows and co-writer Jack Thorne throw at them.
The 1990 gang in their Madchester get-up.
When Recasting Goes Right… And Wrong
Greetings Podpeople! It's Friday, which can only mean one thing - the IGN UK Podcast crew return to dribble themselves lovingly into your lugholes. Don't fight it - it's meant to be like this.
This week sees Chris, Rory and Luke in mourning following the tragic news Peter Dinklage has been ruthlessly culled from Destiny's upcoming expansion - sleep well sweet prince and all that. But rather than wailing and gnashing their teeth, the team quickly opts to turn this into an opportunity to chat about the best and worst recastings in recent memory! What a resourceful bunch they are.
There's also analysis of the all the week's news, including the tragedy that is the Floptastic Four, and the great news that Warcraft 4 may indeed be on the cards one day.
Twitch Plays Dark Souls is Death Over and Over
Last year, Twitch impressed us by beating Pokémon Red in sixteen days. Now it's trying to take on Dark Souls.
Unlike the adventure across Kanto, From Software's action-RPG is a whole other beast. Death is a common theme in Dark Souls. In fact, it's nearly unavoidable. Players die over and over again, but it's part of Dark Souls' genius. Ultimately, death is education which leads to progress and each victory is truly momentous.
As such, the game is notoriously difficult. Compound that with thousands of Twitch viewers taking the helm to control one character through a journey where everything and everyone can kill, we will undoubtedly be greeted by Death over and over again.
Guillermo Del Toro Vows Never to Work on a Video Game Again
Guillermo Del Toro has sworn off getting involved in video games ever again following the cancellation of two successive projects.
Speaking to Shack News, the legendary director revealed the cancellation of Insane in 2012 following the demise of its publisher THQ and the more recent death of Silent Hills has become too much to bear.
“I have proven to be the albatross of video games,” he said. “I joined THQ, and THQ goes broke. I join Kojima, and Kojima leaves Konami. I have decided, in order not to destroy anyone else’s life, I have decided I will never again get involved in video games. Otherwise, I’ll join someone and his house will explode, or something."
Samsung Galaxy Note5, S6 Edge+ Announced
Samsung has announced its newest mobile devices, the Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+.
Both phones feature a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen and increased RAM up to 4GB. On the Galaxy S6 Edge+, the dual edges are used as a shortcut from any screen to the user's top contacts and apps.
The unibody Galaxy Note5 is thinner and comes with a new S Pen and multi-window capabilities. A new feature allows users to note down things on the screen even when the display is turned off. Samsung claims that the new, narrower bezel and curved back make it easier to hold in one hand.
Both phones have 4K video filming, and full HD Live Broadcast, which lets you stream video from your phone to contacts or through YouTube Live.
Woah Dave! is Wii U-bound, as is Cross-Buy
Woah Dave! is coming to Wii U on August 20, complete with cross-buy.
Revealed via Twitter, developer Choice Provisions explains if you already own Woah Dave! on 3DS, then the Wii U version will be available for free as part of the cross-buy functionality.
Woah Dave is a kind of throwback to yesteryear when arcade games ruled the world. If you’re not familiar with Choice Provisions, chances are you’ve seen or heard of the Bit.Trip Runner series.
In fact, IGN really liked Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, and not just because it’s a joy to type out. In our review, which scored a whopping 9, we said the following:
Nintendo Employee Fired for Podcast Comments
Nintendo's former localization editor has been fired after an appearance on The Part-Time Gamers podcast.
The employee in question, Chris Pranger, lost his job because of comments regarding the company's localisation division, known as Nintendo Treehouse. Writing on Twitter, he said "as some of you may have heard, yes, I was fired yesterday. Yes, it was ultimately my own fault. No, I did not see this coming."
On the podcast he spoke about localisation policies, such as stating that Xenoblade games don't often sell well enough to justify translating and getting new voice actors.