Game Scoop!: The Final E3 2015 Preview
In the leadup to E3, we’ve checked off the big games and announcements we know, think, and hope that we’ll see from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and PC developers. With E3 2015 nearly upon us, we’re finishing off our series by taking a look at what the major third-party publishers will be bringing to gaming’s biggest event of the year. From Bethesda and EA, to Ubisoft and Square-Enix, the best of the rest are primed to deliver a whole mess of great games.
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He-Man, G.I. Joe Coming to Toy Soldiers: War Chest
A number of '80s action cartoon icons will be joining the fray in Toy Soldiers: War Chest this summer.
Wielding the power of Grayskull, He-Man and the heroes of Eternia will be a playable army in Ubisoft's tower defense action game, along with G.I. Joe's Duke and a group of his soldiers. Both armies will be armed with unique weapons and feature a number of abilities. Ubisoft promises two more licensed armies will be announced at a later date.
A number of original armies will be playable in Toy Soldiers as well, including the cute-but-deadly StarBright, the tough sci-fi commander Phantom and her Ghost Company, the ruthless Dark Lord, and the WWI general Kaiser.
Toy Soldiers: War Chest is a tower defense action game in which an army of toys faces off against another army in an effort to defend their toybox. It will release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC sometime this summer in two editions. The Hall of Fame edition will cost $30 and include all four licensed and original armies, while the standard edition will include all four original armies, with individual licensed armies available for $5 or all four for $15. Read IGN's Toy Soldiers: Cold War review to learn more.
The Witcher 3’s Latest Patch for Xbox One Available Now
The latest update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now available to those on Xbox One.
Dubbed Patch 1.04, this massive update adds a number of fixes to the game, including improvements to its overall technical performance, as well as XP bug fixes, and an increased text size, which makes navigating the menu much easier.
Last week, both those on PC and PlayStation 4 were treated to the latest patch, so Xbox One gamers can now rejoice in knowing they too now have an updated experience.
CD Projekt RED has released the entire list of patch notes, which detail numerous tweaks and changes, not the least of which include an improved camera, price rebalancing, and the removal of autosaves when the player dies.
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Box Art Revealed
Box art for DICE's upcoming Mirror's Edge Catalyst has been revealed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The cover, posted on Amazon UK, depicts Faith Connors, parkour master and protagonist of both games, kneeling on a ledge in her iconic get-up.
The Amazon UK listing doesn't reveal an exact release date yet, but we know the game is slated for sometime in 2016.
The Year that Arcades Took Over
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 1982 - the year of Ms. Pac-Man, Pitfall, and Blade Runner.
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Hearthstone Patch Introduces New Tavern Brawl Mode
The new Hearthstone 2.7 patch is coming soon, and it will bring a series of changes with it.
Most notably Tavern Brawl, an all-new gameplay mode in which players compete in matches with unique rules governing the play. Blizzard notes in a blog post this could mean minions get specific buffs, players are given preset decks, and decks are crafted based on specific rules, among others. This mode was recently teased on Twitter.
Tavern Brawls can be played with friends or random online opponents. It's recommended that anyone interested in doing a Tavern Brawl make sure they go in prepared for challenging matches, as the mode unlocks once a player gets a hero to level 20.
Meet The XCOM 2 Specialist
In two decades of alien occupation, Earth has become a much different war zone. The soldiers of XCOM are no longer defending – they've gone underground and on the offensive. Outnumbered and outgunned, they strategically attack vital enemy positions and break into enemy intelligence nodes.
Survival in occupied Earth requires a special technological touch, and fortunately, the Support role of Enemy Unknown has evolved in fill that need. Here's your first look at the Specialist, one of five new classes coming to XCOM 2.
Pit, Wii Fit Trainer Amiibo Getting Limited Rerelease
Both Pit and Wii Fit Trainer amiibo figures will be getting a limited rerelease for those in the United States, Nintendo of America has confirmed.
In a post on Twitter, the company provided the following heads up:
Hey everyone! Heads up that in the coming weeks you'll be able to find more Wii Fit Trainer and Pit #amiibo figures in limited quantities.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 10, 2015
16 Things We Learned on the Set of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
TV show The Man From U.N.C.L.E screened from 1964 to 1968, at the height of the Cold War, and played like a small screen counterpart to James Bond’s cinema outings. The series’ smart conceit – concocted by 007 creator Ian Fleming – was to have spies from both sides of the conflict collaborate. So the West had Robert Vaughn as CIA agent Napoleon Solo, and the East had David McCallum as KGB agent Illya Kuryakin.
The show was cool and hip and lasted more than 100 episodes, but it hasn't stood the test of time as well as the aforementioned Sean Connery flicks, with the series something of a foot-note in TV history. Now however, the mismatched spies might be ready to give Bond, Bourne and the like a run for their money on the silver screen, with Guy Richie directing a big-budget version that stars Henry Cavill as Solo and Armie Hammer as Kuryakin.
Oculus Rift Press Conference Live Blog
Oculus's "Step Into the Rift" event is just a day away—starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 5pm GMT on Thursday, June 11th
, we'll presumably get details on the final consumer version of the Rift. We'll be bringing you all the updates live from the press conference, so stay locked right here for all the news as it breaks.
Plenty of information remains unknown currently, with pricing, headset specs, partners, the final design, the full list of games available at launch, and even a more precise date for pre-orders yet to be announced. Speculation runs abound, though: earlier today, a set of images found buried in Oculus's website sparked discussion about the Rift's final look.