Zero Escape Volume 3 Revealed
In the first half of 2016, Zero Escape Volume 3 will make it's way 3DS and PlayStation Vita for North America.
Zero Escape Volume 3 is a direct sequel to 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. Unlike its predecessors, the North American version of Zero Escape Volume 3 is in production alongside the Japanese version. The release window for the Japanese version of Zero Escape Volume 3 was not announced.
"We're working very closely with our Japanese development team to crank this out together and on time," Aksys Games' Danny Miscevich said.
Back in February 2014, Zero Escape creator Kotaro Uchikoshi said on Twitter that, due to poor sales in Japan, Zero Escape 3 was put on hold. Fans took to social media and created Operation Bluebird in support of Zero Escape 3.
Summer 2015 Anime Preview
With over 40 new shows and movies debuting in the summer 2015 anime season, we've picked some of the most promising based on their trailers, key art, animation studios, and synopsis. The listed premiere dates are based on the Japanese release schedule. Shows without simulcast information will be updated as more details are announced. Be sure to tell us what you're looking forward to in the comments below!
Fallout Shelter May Launch on Android in August
Android users wanting to play God to a host of vault dwellers may soon be able to play Fallout Shelter.
Bethesda's Pete Hines revealed the free-to-play game will likely arrive on Android devices sometime in August.
coming along nice. Haven't announced a date, but should be out next month. We'll let you know when we have specifics," he said in response to a fan question on Twitter (via Destructoid).
Deadpool Creator Will Be Hiding 24 Sketches at Comic-Con
To celebrate the Merc with a Mouth's twenty-fourth anniversary, Deadpool creator Rob Liefield has announced his plans to hide sketches of the famous character all around Comic-Con.
Liefeld told ComicBook.com that he's hiding drawings of varying shapes and sizes "all over the greater Comic-Con staging area," including the convention itself and the Gaslamp Quarter. Follow Liefeld on Twitter and Instagram to know more about where and when he's hiding things.
Hello Kitty Animated Movie Coming Soon
An animated movie starring iconic Japanese character Hello Kitty is currently in reportedly the works and set for a global release in 2019.
While details on the project are scarce at this time, we do know the film adaptation of the Sanrio-owned brand has an expected budget of $162-242 million, according to ScreenDaily. The film will be carried out by Sanrio's recently established US division.
Heroes of the Storm 100% XP Bonus Weekend Event Now Live
Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is currently offering a 100 percent XP bonus to all players this weekend.
Meant to make up for a previous XP bonus event that ended prematurely, the weekend-long event is currently in progress and will end on Monday, July 6 at 1pm PDT.
On an official Battle.net blog post, players are reminded that they can see how much XP they have gained throughout the event by hovering over the total XP earned on the ending Score Screen.
Heroes of the Storm is a MOBA featuring many characters from Blizzard's key game franchises. Read IGN's Heroes of the Storm review to learn more about its highs and lows.
Bungie Details the Content in Destiny’s The Taken King Expansion
Developer Bungie has revealed the contents of Destiny's upcoming The Taken King expansion.
In a recent blog post, community manager DeeJ detailed what people can expect from the expansion, emphasizing its size by saying "The Taken King is more than DLC - it's a game."
New missions, weapons, quests, increased level cap, cooperative strikes, enemies, and a six-man raid are among the features in The Taken King. Read DeeJ's list below for a comprehensive rundown of what players can expect, and visit Bungie's blog for more details.
Apple Founder Responds to New Steve Jobs Trailer
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has seen the latest trailer for Universal's upcoming Steve Jobs film and has shared his thoughts on the new footage.
According to Bloomberg, Wozniak doesn't believe Seth Rogen's portrayal of him in the film is accurate, citing a scene in which the character accuses Jobs of hogging the spotlight.
"I don’t talk that way," he said. "I would never accuse the graphical interface of being stolen. I never made comments to the effect that I had credit (genius) taken from me."
App Store Update: July 3
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.
Welcome to the end of a special App Store Update week, iOS owners! 2015 is halfway over as of this week, so we're doing a little mid-year evaluation on the state of the App Store so far. Looking back across the past six months, we've picked out 15 games that we consider to be among the best new Game Debuts of 2015 to this point. We've been presenting three picks a day for each day this week, so I hope you've checked out each of the past four days to see which apps made the cut previously!
Sony Reports PlayStation Network Outages [Update]
Update: All PlayStation Network services are now back up and running, according to the PSN Status page.
Original Story: Key parts of the PlayStation Network are currently down for a majority of users.
The PSN Status page shows Account Management, Gaming and Social, PlayStation Video, and the PlayStation Store are all currently experiencing issues on the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4.
IGN has reached out to Sony and will update with any additional information.
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