Play Street Fighter 5 at Six Flags This Summer
Street Fighter fans will be able to play Street Fighter V at Six Flags locations over the course of the summer and in one location, right up until New Year's Eve.
Beginning with Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA, park-goers will have the chance to test their mettle during 8-player tournaments held on Saturdays and Sundays at participating parks. That doesn't include Six Flags Magic Mountain, however, which will only feature the tournaments on Saturdays.
The dates and locations for the Street Fighter V demos are as follows:
- July 2 – July 7: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, CA)
- July 4 – July 7: Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)
New to Hulu for July 2015
Coming to Hulu this July are classic films like Woody Allen's Annie Hall and the Coen Brothers' Fargo along with '80s fare like Mystic Pizza and WarGames.
Here's the full list of what's headed to Hulu in July:
Available July 1st
WB Reportedly Knew Arkham Knight Had Major PC Issues
Batman: Arkham Knight publisher Warner Bros. Interactive was apparently well aware of the technical issues that currently plague the PC version of Rocksteady Studio's trilogy-capper.
According to sources close to Kotaku, the publisher knew the PC version had problems months ago, but decided to ship the game anyway.
"I will say that it’s pretty rich for WB to act like they had no idea the game was in such a horrible state," an anonymous QA tester said. "It’s been like this for months and all the problems we see now were the exact same, unchanged, almost a year ago."
Shatner, Whedon, Fillion Coming to Nerd HQ
IGN is teaming up with Zachary Levi and The Nerd Machine's Nerd HQ to bring you a livestream of the Conversations for a Cause panel series from San Diego Comic-Con, featuring discussions with genre film and TV legends like Joss Whedon, Guillermo del Toro, Scott Bakula (Enterprise fans, rejoice!), and many more.
The Conversations for a Cause panels will stream live from The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego on IGN.com, the IGN YouTube channel, and the Nerd HQ app, as they run from July 9-12 at Comic-Con.
Just so you're on the ball, here’s a full breakdown of the Conversations for a Cause panel schedule…
Thursday, July 9
- 10 am: Zachary Levi
Alleged iPhone 6S Images Leak
Images of Apple's next iPhone, the iPhones 6S, have leaked onto the internet. On 9to5Mac.com, photos showing off the ins and outs of Apple's next phone have surfaced.
Citing a "proven source" within Apple's supply chain, the photos show the new phone will bear many visual similarities with the current iPhone 6. Inside, however, are where the changes begin to show up much more clearly.
Image source: 9to5mac.com
Harley and Joker’s Iconic Tango Gets Interrupted by Batman
Artist Alex Ross has revealed an all-new painting serving as a follow-up to his 2003 original "Tango with Evil."
Called "Mind if I Cut In?," the painting depicts Batman interrupting Harley Quinn and Joker during heir dance. Naturally, everyone seems a little less than enthusiastic about it.
Comic Book Resources reports the painting will be one of Ross' exclusives on sale next week during Comic-Con. Ross will be selling prints, sketchbooks, original art, and more at his booth.
PTA Reportedly Scripting Pinocchio for Downey
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson is reportedly writing a draft for the live-action version of Pinocchio, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Geppetto.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and Downey have gotten the There Will Be Blood and Inherent Vice director to pen the script for Pinocchio, with hopes he will helm the film too. While the live-action fairytale may seem unusual for Anderson, it's important to note he's good friends with Downey, who was attached to star in Inherent Vice before dropping out due to Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Dota 2 Prize Pool Reaches $15 Million
The fifth Dota 2 International Championship prize pool has crossed $15 million, continuing its growth as the largest eSports purse in history.
Reaching $15 million was the 20th and final stretch goal for The International, which earns players access to a new in-game Immortal item for Axe, as well as guarantees a long-form Axe-centric comic.
Sales of Valve's Compendium -- a digital program for The International available in the Dota 2 client -- contributes to the growing prize pool for The International 5, which takes place in Seattle, WA from August 3-8. Compendium sales can continue to increase the prize total until then.
Shocking Twist Shakes Up Marvel’s Secret Wars
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Secret Wars #4!
The newest chapter of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars saga hit stores today, and with it, the unexpected deaths of two iconic Marvel heroes.
Secret Wars #4 opened with a major battle between the Cabal (led by Ultimate Reed Richards and Thanos) and Doom's army of Thors. The battle was soon joined by the refugee heroes of the old Marvel Universe and Doom himself, eager to see what sort of threat these interlopers posed to his reign. Doom used his godlike power to attack the others, only to be challenged by the Phoenix-possessed Cyclops.
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1984
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1984 - the year of The Terminator and Ghostbusters.
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome: