Yearly Archives: 2018
Sony Shows Off E3-Exclusive PlayStation Gear
Sony has shown off some of the E3-exclusive PlayStation gear attendees can purchase at the show.
Per PlayStation Blog, the PlayStation Gear Store will be at E3 from June 12-14 outside of the West Hall. The store will feature exclusive T-shirts, Funko Pop figures, and more from games like The Last of Us Part II, God of War, and Death Stranding.
Check out some of the products in the image gallery below.
Sony's E3 press conference will start at 6 p.m. Pacific, 9 p.m. Eastern on June 11 (that's 2 a.m. June 12 in the UK). Meanwhile, the PlayStation E3 experience is returning once again this year.
Matthew Vaughn Reportedly Planning Kick-Ass Film Reboot
Matthew Vaughn is reportedly planning a Kick-Ass movie reboot alongside more Kingsman films.
Empire reports Vaughn, through his upcoming new movie studio Marv Studios, wants to do a new take on Kick-Ass. The remake could possibly feature the latest incarnation of the character, African-American single mother Patience Lee.
A solo Hit-Girl film might also happen, and it could focus on an older Mindy Macready or a younger version of the character being raised by Big Daddy.
As for Kingsman, Vaughn is planning on expanding the franchise with several more movies and even a TV show. A third Kingsman film featuring the end of the Harry Hart-Eggsy relationship is in the cards.
18 Things We Learned On the Set of Blumhouse’s Halloween
There's a killer on the streets of Haddonfield... again. This fall, Halloween returns to theaters, with an all-new sequel which ignores all the other sequels (and the Rob Zombie reboot movies), creating a new branching timeline for horror fans to debate endlessly for years to come. And IGN was there, on the set of the Charleston, SC location doubling for the iconic small town which seems perpetually doomed to suffer every October 31.
The new film is once again called Halloween, and it once again stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. It's the role that originally shot her to stardom when John Carpenter cast her in 1978's influential thriller, which helped codify the burgeoning slasher genre. The new film is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express), and co-written by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down), and also stars Judy Greer and Andi Matichak as Laurie Strode's daughter, and granddaughter, respectively, and Nick Castle, reprising his original role as Michael Myers (with actor/stuntman Jim Courtney stepping in for the more physical scenes).
Stranger Things Books On The Way, Including Prequel Novel
Netflix and Penguin Random House are teaming up to release Stranger Things books, including a prequel novel.
According to Deadline, the prequel, set to release in early 2019, will follow Eleven's mother and the MKUltra Program. Gwenda Bond will write the prequel. Bond has previously written a YA series covering the early life of Lois Lane, who would later develop a relationship with Superman.
Random House will also be releasing a behind-the-scenes book and a hardcover gift book for younger readers, both due out in the fall. The books will be released in the U.S. and the U.K., with international release dates to follow. More books are expected to come out throughout 2019.
Dead or Alive 6 First Hands-On: Can Team Ninja Balance Familiar and Fresh?
When Dead or Alive 6’s producer/director Yohei Shimbori handed us the controller, the first thing we did was mash the punch button. The series’ heroine Kasumi performed a series of familiar open-handed strikes. Our opponent, Zack, tried to punch her in the face, but we were able to successfully time a hold counter attack, and Kasumi twisted Zack’s incoming hand, dropping him to the ground. As soon as he was back on his feet, we executed a throw. Kasumi jumped on top of Zack and mercilessly stamped on his head multiple times. Barely 10 seconds had passed, but it was enough to confirm one thing: This was still the good old Dead or Alive that gamers have come to love since the series’ first entry way back in 1996.
Dead or Alive 6 Announced
A new installment of long-running fighting game series Dead or Alive is coming, IGN can exclusively reveal. Almost seven years after the last numbered title, Dead or Alive 6 is planned for an early 2019 release, coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC via Steam. View the trailer below.
Running on a new engine, Dead or Alive 6 introduces more refined and realistic visual details, including dynamic facial expressions. Characters make a fierce grimace as they execute kicks and punches, sweat covers their body after a combo, and wounds appear when they take damage. The concept art shows a more serious-looking take on series heroine Kasumi, with wounds on her face and a determined look in her eyes. 4K graphics and a drastically improved lighting system should enhance that new image.
Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61
Anthony Bourdain has died at age 61.
THR reports Bourdain was found dead Friday morning in his hotel room in France. The cause of death is believed to be from an apparent suicide. He was working on an episode for the latest season of his hit show, Parts Unknown.
Anthony Bourdain (Courtesy of his Twitter account)
IGN UK Podcast #438: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Special with J.A. Bayona
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is out now in the UK, and if you've any interest in the movie, you'll probably get quite a lot from this week's episode.
Gav and Krupa sit down with director J.A. Bayona to discuss his love of the Jurassic series and how he's tried to take the franchise in a new direction, not to mention what it's like having to show your movie to Steve Spielberg. He's very nice, and you should listen to it.
We also see if we have what it takes to work at Jurassic World by enduring its rigorous interview process. They don't let anyone work there.
How Batman’s ‘Batpoint’ Story Highlights the Tragedy of Booster Gold
Booster Gold has finally found a spotlight in the Rebirth era, care of the most recent arc of Batman, but so far, his long-awaited return has been anything but celebratory. The once famously funny Booster's reappearance has been down right dark.
Warning: beware spoilers for Batman #45 through #48!
The recent three-part story arc "The Gift" (Batman #45 through #48) had Booster attempting to alter the current timeline as a "wedding present" for Bruce Wayne: a life in which his parents were never killed to prove the "value" of the pain that sparked his crusade as the Dark Knight. If that sounds like a terrible idea, that's because it was. (Editor’s Note: Remember Flashpoint? Booster sure didn’t.) In doing so, Booster effectively created a splintered timeline fans have dubbed the "Batpoint" in which all of Gotham became a nightmarish hellscape without Bruce as Batman.
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