Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Has a New Art Style
Only two months away from launch, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 has a brand new art style.
"There's been a marked upgrade in the graphics," Activision said, "which showcase playable skaters including Hawk, son Riley, Lizzie Armanto, Nyjah Huston, and Aaron 'Jaws' Homoki."
See the new look for yourself in the gallery below.
The game will be released on September 29. THPS 5 will have 20-person multiplayer, but remember that no multiplayer will be available on the last-gen console versions.
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The Top 10 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episodes
This week marks 10 years since the depraved, deranged exploits of the Paddy's Pub Gang entered into our unsuspecting lives, on August 4th, 2005. So to celebrate all the selfish insanity that FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has spread throughout the past decade, we've updated our Top 10 Episodes list from a couple years back - including a brand new #1!
"Oh whoops! I dropped my monster condom that I use for my magnum dong." - Frank
Rumor: Nightmare on Elm Street Getting Re-rebooted
New Line Cinema is reportedly look to reboot horror franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street ... again.
"Plans are to scrap the lackluster 2010 reboot and start with a fresh new take," according to The Tracking Board. "There’s no producer on board yet, but Orphan scribe David Leslie Johnson has been tapped to script. Toby Emmerich, Walter Hamada, and Dave Neustadter will oversee for New Line."
Johnson was also announced this week as scripting Warner Bros.' new Dungeons & Dragons movie. His other screenwriting credits include Wrath of the Titans and the forthcoming sequel to The Conjuring.
The Leftovers: Season 2 Trailer
It's here! The trailer for HBO's second season of The Leftovers, starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Margaret Qualley, Regina King, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, and Chris Zylka.
The Leftovers: New Setting, New Story, Less Guilty Remnant
With Ruelle's "Take It All" playing in the background, you'll see Kevin, Nora, and Jill leave Mapleton behind for a Texas town that miraculously suffered no departures. But is "Miracle" truly the haven they're seeking?
The Leftovers: Season 2 premieres October 4th on HBO.
Every Big Xbox Gamescom Trailer Analyzed
Microsoft's Xbox Briefing at Gamescom 2015 did not disappoint, as we got first looks at Halo Wars 2, Scalebound, and Crackdown 3. We also got a look at the re-cast Quantum Break, which now stars some big-name actors. We pored through each of the new trailers and extracted a ton of new info about each big game. Take a look at each of our Rewind Theaters below. Enjoy!
For more Xbox coverage from Gamescom, don't miss our Xbox Gamescom wrap-up!
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews and Xbox Guru-in-Chief. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Podcast Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.
Dark Souls 3: 5 Things We Know and 5 Things We Want to Know
After almost two months with nothing but the hands-off E3 demo to refer to, it felt great to finally play Dark Souls 3 last week. It's as tough and engaging as ever, but unfortunately, access to attributes, stats, inventory, and other info panels were barred off, and everything was super simplified to streamline the preview process. There was no way to check up on things like equipment load and poise, how the heavily speculated bonfire mechanic will be implemented, or even how hollowing and humanity work.
While the demo did an otherwise incredible job showing off the web-like level design, tone, and grandeur of Dark Souls 3's world, it left a lot to be desired in the way of Dark Souls' more technical aspects. It’s still very early, so that’s forgivable, but until we learn more, here’s a list of the things we know and the things we want to know about Dark Souls 3.
Anchorman’s McKay Bringing Archie to Broadway
The long-running Archie comics series may soon find its way onto the Broadway stage.
Writer-director Adam McKay (Talladega Nights, Anchorman) has been hired to write a musical based on the classic Archie comics, which will be presented by McKay's comedy producer Funny or Die in partnership with Archie Comics.
McKay is only contracted to write, and details surrounding other creative team members remain unknown. While we don't know the main story thrust of the stage play, Variety reports McKay describing it as "bright, colorful, and slightly demented."
Kinberg on Plotting the Future of Stars Wars
Simon Kinberg, the writer-producer behind projects like X-Men: Days of Future Past and this Friday’s Fantastic Four, has shared a few details on the collaborative process involved in shaping the future of such an epic and beloved film franchise as Star Wars. Because, yep, he's involved in that too.
Kinberg spent a week working with writers Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) and Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and so much more), presumably some time before production began on The Force Awakens, figuring out the structure for the new Star Wars trilogy and standalone spin-offs.
"Like a TV writers room, we spent a week with a whiteboard and some pens and were in a conference room all day talking about
YouTube Says So Long to 301+ View Counts
YouTube is retiring the "301+ views" placeholder view count. The placeholder would appear on popular videos until their number of views could be verified.
In its place, YouTube is implementing a new system that counts and verifies views as they come in, meaning the thrill of the 301+ count is a thing of the past.
We're saying goodbye to 301+ and hello to more up-to-date video views. pic.twitter.com/33OQuOvxcs
— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) August 5, 2015
Dota 2’s Adorable Figurines Are as Awesome as Amiibo
Each year at The International, Valve sells adorable Dota 2 Demi-Hero figurines that give even the best amiibo a run for its money -- and this year's Bloodseeker, Death Prophet, Bounty Hunter, Outworld Devourer, and Venomancer might even outdo last year's gorgeous toys.
They're $30 apiece at the Dota 2 Secret Shop at TI5 this year. Take a look at each of them below, plus the bonus, hyper-rare gold variant for Death Prophet
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