Monthly Archives: May 2017
What to Watch Next: Bloodline, Samurai Jack and Saul
Anyone who has been waiting for the TV season to wind down before catching up on their favorite shows is in for a rude awakening. There is no offseason for TV anymore. And if you’re on IGN, there’s a pretty good chance that you won’t be satisfied by the low budget reality series on network TV this summer.
Fortunately, you have a lot options when it comes to streaming services and On-Demand television shows. Each week, IGN offers a curated experience of four series that we recommend from a variety of genres. This includes a few series that don’t always get coverage on IGN. And as always, we’ll let you know why these shows should be your next TV binge.
Enjoy our picks for this week!
KH3, FFVII Remake Arriving in ‘Next Three Years or So’
Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake aren't arriving anytime soon.
As part of Square Enix's recent financial results, the company listed both RPGs as fiscal 2018 and beyond releases. Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda added that "we plan to launch each of these upcoming titles in the next three years or so."
Now this timeframe fits with what Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura expressed earlier this year, saying both games "still have a way to go."
Opinion: Marvel Comics Can Learn From Hellboy
I don't envy any reader trying to jump into superhero comics right now. Sure, there's a wealth of great material out there, with decades of classic stories and strong new material being published every single week. The problem is trying to figure out what to read and where to start. With books constantly being relaunched, rebooted, re-branded and whatever else, it can be all but impossible to know where to begin and in what order to follow an ongoing series.
That problem was perfectly highlighted by writer Eric Palicki last week, who tweeted the following image showing exactly what happens when someone searches for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1" on Comixology:
Agents of Mayhem: A Guide to Preorder Bonuses
If you’re bummed there’s no new Saints Row game on the horizon, you’ll be able to perk up in August. Agents of Mayhem is a comically over-the-top game from Volition, the makers of the Saints Row series. Although it isn’t a sequel to Saints Row, Agents of Mayhem is set in the same universe and shares a similar sense of humor. It’s scheduled to land on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 15.
Before you plunk down your hard-earned money for Agents of Mayhem, you probably want to know what you’ll get for your trouble. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about the preorder bonuses and the retailers where you can order the game right now.
15 MCU Villains We Want After Avengers: Infinity War
We're reaching a critical point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now. All of these movies are rapidly building toward the climactic showdown between Earth's heroes and Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. But even as exciting as that prospect is, we can't help but wonder what comes next.
Thanos may be the end-game of Phase 3 of the MCU, but there will be plenty more movies to come, and many more villains for the Avengers to contend with. These are the 15 villains we'd most like to see appear in Phase 4 and beyond, including new faces and an old favorite or two that still have more stories to be told.
We don't know much about the direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Infinity War, but it is clear that Marvel has no plans to slow down its release schedule. Fans can look forward to the release of Ant-Man and The Wasp on July 6, 2018, Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019, The Avengers 4 on May 3, 2019, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 on July 5, 2019 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 at some point thereafter, along with three more unrevealed movies for 2020.
IGN Live Presents: The Culling on Xbox One!
Join IGN live on May 30th at 1:00pm PT / 4:00pm ET / 9:00pm BST / Thursday 12:00pm AEST as we play through the popular Hunger Games battle royal exclusively on PC and Xbox One! Of course you can also watch on our Twitch, or YouTube channel!
We will be taking any questions as we play with developer Xaviant on the Xbox One ahead of the game's launch on the Xbox Game Preview Program. Feel free to help by tweeting at us @IGN with the hashtag #IGNLive if you have a question you would like to ask us live on the show.
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Director of Sausage Party Will Direct a Jetsons Movie
Warner Bros. has plans for a movie based on the classic cartoon The Jetsons, and Conrad Vernon is reportedly tapped to direct, according to THR.
Vernon recently was the co-director of the raunchy food-based comedy Sausage Party, which starred, amongst others, Seth Rogen and Kristen Wiig.
The tale of the Jetson family and their dog Astro is unlikely to follow in the hard-R footsteps of that movie, but Vernon has worked on more family-friendly fare as well. He co-directed Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Clearly, he is a veteran of animated film, and should be up to the task of directing an animated Jetsons movie. There has been talk of the futuristic family being turned into a live-action movie for a while, but the hiring of Vernon pretty much locks them in for the animation route.
7 Games Like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has found massive success since it hit Steam Early Access on March 23. While the concept of a battle royale isn’t new, Battlegrounds’ refined, no-nonsense approach to the free-for-all, last-player-standing-style survival shooter has earned it immense fame and fortune among enthusiasts of the genre.
But this Arma mod-turned-standalone isn’t the only option for survival game fans looking to pit their skills against others. Several mods and standalone games have come before and after (some even made by the creator himself), though how active each community is varies from game to game.
Telltale Games’ Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 2 Release Date Announced
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 2 - "Under Pressure" will be released on June 6.
The second of five episodes in the Telltale games series will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android-based devices for $4.99 USD. After the events of the first episode, "Tangled Up In Blue," "Under Pressure" follows the Guardians as they try to control their newly acquired relic, which holds untold power.
Episode 2 - "Under Pressure"
10 TV Shows Twitch Should Stream Next
As Twitch's marathon of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood comes to an end after 18 days of revisiting the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, it's hard not to wonder what comes next. Previously, the streaming video site ran marathons of Power Rangers and The Joy of Painting starring Bob Ross. If these marathons have done anything, it's proven that nostalgia is alive and well when it comes to the TV shows Twitch's audience grew up with. While The Joy of Painting pulled in a very impressive 5.6 million viewers for Twitch, the Power Rangers marathon landed 12.9 million views to the show's channel.