Mass Effect’s Disciple Gets Full-Scale Replica
Project TriForce is turning to the Mass Effect series for its latest full-size video game prop. The company has just unveiled the "Disciple Full Scale Replica," a recreation of the iconic shotgun weapon from the games.
First Look at Batman: Arkham Origins Full-Scale Replica Cowl From Project TriForce
The Disciple replica is cast in polystone and measures 23 inches long, 11 inches tall and weighs a whopping 20 pounds. While this replica obviously doesn't fire real bullets, it does feature an LED light-up function.
First Look at Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Check out these new images from Netflix's upcoming series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, which is set to start streaming on July 31st.
From co-creators Michael Showalter and David Wain, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp is the prequel series to their hilarious 2001 cult film. While the film took place on the last day of camp at Camp Firewood, the series takes place on the first day of camp, back in 1981. The series consists of eight half-hour episodes and features all of the original cast - including Elizabeth Banks, H. Jon Benjamin, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, Nina Hellman, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, AD Miles, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Marisa Ryan, Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter. New faces include Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, and Chris Pine.
Blade & Soul: Where Crouching Tiger and MMOs Intersect
Considering it launched in Korea back in June 2012, Blade & Soul has certainly taken its time to come West. Now with a closed beta planned for autumn and full launch finally locked in before the end of the year, the long wait is finally coming to an end. According to NCSoft, the reason behind such a delay is because the MMO’s story, which fully incorporates the Chinese genre of “Wuxia”, needed time to be localised. Having actually had a chance to play bits of the game myself, however, I’m not convinced the wait didn’t do more harm than good.
I’m getting ahead of myself. Blade & Soul is a free-to-play MMO originating in Korea, with a story and setting reminiscent of films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero or House of Flying Daggers. It aims to differentiate itself from most other MMOs through both this setting, and zones designed with verticality in mind, which you traverse like a true kung fu master by running up walls, running along branches and gliding through the skies using the power of your chi. While the aesthetic makes a nice superficial change, it’s the foundational differences offered by the design mentality that make the biggest impact. While so many MMOs can feel like the same game with different skills, the freedom given to explore zones however you want feels fresh… at least at first. After a couple of hours however, it unfortunately just felt that instead of exploring zones horizontally I also had another axis to slog across when making my way back to quest-givers, rather than the fresh gameplay experience I was promised.
M. Night Defends His Avatar: The Last Airbender Adaptation
M. Night Shyamalan has returned to the murky waters of the mystery with his new surreal FOX series Wayward Pines. IGN was able to sit down with the writer director to talk about the show, where we also touched on the potential of an Unbreakable television series and the...less than enthusiastic fan and critical response to his live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender.
F1 2015 Release Date Pushed Back
Codemasters has confirmed the release of F1 2015 in Europe has been pushed back from June 12 to July 10, 2015 in Europe and to July 21 in North America.
To soften the blow, the studio has also released a new gameplay trailer for the racing sim -- which boasts a new game engine and enhanced handling system -- heading to the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this year.
UK players who pre-order the game from GAME will receive "exclusive pre-order items" including a F1 2015 metal case and a hints 'n' tips guidebook entitled 'Race Like a Champion'. North American gamers can get their hands on the metal case by pre-ordering from GameStop/EB Games.
Feeling nostalgic for driving games gone-by? Check out our visual history of racing games to see just how far the genre has come.
Activision Shows off New Weapons and Gear in Advanced Warfare
Activision has released a new video for Advanced Warfare, showing off some new multiplayer content.
The video shows players a new weapon and some character gear, which Xbox owners can access right now. The new weapon – the M1 Irons Base Pistol – handles like an old-school Western revolver. If you’re after some different weapon skins, there’s also a variant for the aforementioned M1 Irons, as well as the SAC3 sub-machine gun.
No details on when PlayStation or PC players can expect this update, other than “soon.”
Heading into E3 all eyes are on Activision and Black Ops III. If you’re not up to speed with the happenings in the world of Black Ops, be sure to check out this breakdown of everything you need to know.
Final Fantasy 14 Heavensward Dungeons and Jobs Shown Off
Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion, Heavensward, has shown off two new trailers detailing the dungeons and moves set to be added to the popular MMO.
The latest Letter from the Producer Live aired yesterday, with Naoki Yoshida discussing what we can expect to see come launch.
Among other tidbits of information, Yoshida revealed the Fat Chocobo mount will be able to fly and the zones in the videos appear to be between 2-4 times bigger than those currently in 2.0. Additionally, it's been revealed monsters are tuned to be more difficult than they were in the original game to really push players.
We recently got a chance to go hands-on with the expansion and explore some of its new zones, as well as chat with Yoshida about how the game was turned around and what the future holds. For more on both of those, be sure to come back to IGN early next week.
The Witcher 3 on Console Won’t Be Patched This Week
CD Projekt Red has confirmed the upcoming patch planned for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PS4 and Xbox One won't arrive this side of the weekend.
Studio community lead Marcin Momot confirmed on Twitter that the patch, a version of which hit PC yesterday, wouldn't arrive until next week. Though the exact content of the console patch is to be confirmed, Momot did suggest it'd be a mix of bug fixes and graphical improvement, like the PC one.
Are Early Game Demos Misleading?
Earlier this week The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red admitted the final version of its acclaimed role-playing game isn't quite visually on par with some of the early demos, which got the IGN UK Podcast crew thinking - are early game demos misleading? We've certainly been burnt in the past, notably from Watchdogs and Aliens: Colonial Marines, neither of which matched first looks of the games, but what's the alternative?
Alex, Luke and Gav also round up the best and worst stories of the week - the rum and the bum, if you will - and give their recommendations on what to watch and play this weekend.
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Nobuo Uematsu Reveals New Final Fantasy Song
Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu has returned to the franchise to compose the main theme for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion, Heavensward.
The new song, which you can hear below set to footage from both A Realm Reborn and the upcoming expansion, features vocals by Susan Calloway and is solidly recognisable as one of his compositions.
At PAX East it was announced Square Enix's MMO will be getting its first expansion in June. Heavensward was announced last October at a Final Fantasy Fan Festival and will include a new race, new jobs, airship, and of course, new raids. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn currently has over 4 million registered accounts, which is a leap from 2.5 million accounts at the end of last year.