New to Hulu for August 2015
Coming to Hulu this August is the first season of FX's hilarious You're the Worst, Billy Eichner's new series Difficult People, 2005's remake of The Poseidon Adventure, Peter Capaldi's debut season as the Doctor, and more...
Windows 10’s First Big Update May Release in Early August
The first big update for Windows 10 could come as soon as next month, if some sources are to be believed.
According to The Verge, which cites people "familiar with Microsoft's plans," the company's been hard at work developing patches and updates since the OS' official launch yesterday, with some already rolling out to users. But the biggest of these updates, called Service Release 1, will contain a bunch of fixes that will address several issues people have run into since installing Windows 10.
Microsoft is said to be aiming for an early August release, which could be as soon as next week. Following that, yet another sizable update is set to release sometime in October, and will bring even more bug fixes and features. These feature include a new messaging app and extensions to support the Microsoft Edge browser.
Game Scoop!: Updates On Tomb Raider, Mafia, & More
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Mafia 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest XI, and a bunch of other cool games. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Wonder Woman, Justice League Shoot Dates Revealed
The shooting dates for both Wonder Woman and Justice League: Part One have been revealed.
According to the latest issue of Empire (via ComicBook.com), filming for Wonder Woman will commence this fall, while the Justice League movie will start shooting in the spring of next year.
The quote from Empire's story follows: "Logistically it is staggering. As Batman v Superman gains its coat of special effects, and the various stages of editing, scoring, grading and sound mixing are completed,
Runescape Players Are Helping Save Wild Cats
Through a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, RuneScape players can currently participate in in-game events that help to support big cats in the wild.
RuneScape's 200 million players can participate in Adopt a Big Cat activities within the MMO, which give them the chance to adopt exclusive companion cubs based on four big cats (jaguar, tiger, lion, and snow leopard) along with titles for their characters. Additionally, players can donate RuneScape bonds, with proceeds going to the WWF to support their conservation efforts.
Solitaire Goes Free-to-Play in Windows 10
Candy Crush isn't the only free-to-play game packaged with Windows 10. Time-killing card game Solitaire, which has been included free in most of Microsoft's operating systems since Windows 3.0, is getting the freemium treatment in Windows 10.
The subscription-based Solitaire requires a payment of $10 a year or $1.50 a month to remove video ads, which can run for as long as 30 seconds and take up the whole game window. You can still play the game for free, and unlike Windows 8, it does come pre-installed with the OS.
Besides removing ads, the optional upgrade also rewards you more for completing Daily Challenges and gives you boosts for a couple additional game modes included in the Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
App Store Update: July 30
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Red Game Without a Great Name – ($2.99)
A broken mechanical bird gets repaired, then embarks on a silhouetted adventure of flapping flight:
Aziz Ansari Breaks Down His New Netflix Series
Aziz Ansari is no stranger to Netflix. Most fans' exposure to the comedian has come via streaming his many comedy specials on the platform. Which is probably why Netflix has now given him his own series, Master of None - premiering on November 6th with 10 episode.
In Master of None, Ansari plays a version of himself, but not quite in the same way Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld did on their respective shows. "I guess in Curb,
is playing a version of himself," Ansari said during a recent Q&A panel at the TCA Press Tour, "and I think the main reason we called my character Dev and not Aziz -- one of the main reasons is because I didn't want to be a comedian. And it's different if the guy's not recognizable in things like that. So we made it so he's not like that so he is more of a fictionalized version. I feel like he has a lot of the same thoughts and worries that I have and everything though. It's like in all those Woody Allen movies. It's always the same f***ing guy. Even when it's not Woody Allen. It's like that."
FF7 Remake’s Combat Will Have ‘Dramatic Changes’
Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake will feature "dramatic changes" to the game's combat system, director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed.
While fans of the original's Active Time Battle system will likely be disappointed by this news, they can rest assured the sweeping changes won't render the remake completely unrecognizable.
"We’re not going to be changing it into a shooter or something like that," Nomura told Official PlayStation Magazine (via GamesRadar). "We are going to be bringing dramatic changes, but we want to make sure it’s still recognizable."
IGN Plays Live Presents Super Mario Maker
If you’re like us, you’ve been excited about Super Mario Maker for some time now. And that anticipation has doubled since the amazing finale during the Nintendo World Championship at E3 2015. I mean, who could forget the crazy closing moments of the tournament? We watched on the edge of our seats as the two finalists ran an impressive gauntlet filled with off-the-wall ideas.
We just couldn’t wait until September to build stages and show off our creativity. Join us on Friday, July 31 at 1PM - 3 PM PT (4PM - 6PM ET / 9PM - 11PM GMT / Saturday, August 1 8AM - 10AM AET) for a two-hour livestream with Super Mario Maker that will be hosted by IGN’s Brian Altano and myself. This livestream will kick-off a series of videos where your favorite IGN editors will challenge each other using Super Mario Maker's creation suite.