Yearly Archives: 2018
Super Mario 64 Mod Could Be the Start of a Battle Royale Mode
The Battle Royale craze just got a little bigger with this Super Mario 64 mod that combines all of the game's original levels into one giant map.
Renowned modder Kaze Emanuar created the huge map for the possible creation of a Battle Royale mode. Players start by spinning downward, allowing them to land in any location. Cannons are used to quickly jump from one area to the next and coins are used to fuel power-ups like the Wing Cap that you can enable at any time. This hack serves more as a demo and the goal is simply to collect all the Stars by replaying a chunk of Super Mario 64 in one giant map.
This mode could be a game mode that's added to the newly updated Net64 2.0 client, which allows players to play Super Mario 64 and its many hacks with friends online. The most recent update added new game modes like Prop Hunt and Tag, along with new playable characters like Sonic and Goomba who join a cast that include Luigi, Peach, Rosalina, and of course, Waluigi.
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Kingdom Hearts 3 – Road to E3 2018
It's that time of year again: E3 2018 is just on the horizon. From June 9-14, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2018 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2018. Today's game: KINGDOM HEARTS 3.
When Did We Last See Kingdom Hearts 3?
We last heard from Kingdom Hearts 3 about a month ago when Square released a new trailer showcasing a handful of classic Game & Watch-inspired mini-games that will be featured in KH3.
Destiny 2 Puzzle Leads Players to Real-Life Adventure
An elaborate puzzle within Destiny 2’s Warmind expansion led players on a real-world treasure hunt in upstate New York.
As reported by Kotaku, the puzzle was discovered within Rasputin's chamber in the recently released Warmind expansion, and Guardians quickly came together on the Destiny-focused Raid Secrets subreddit to solve it.
What initially appeared to be a simple symbol on a wall, turned out to be a much more involved cipher, which the community was eventually able to solve. When they did, they were left with this message:
Alleged Xbox One Controller Focused on Accessibility Leaked
A possible, new, accessibility-focused Xbox One peripheral has been allegedly leaked.
The controller looks to have two large customizable pads as well as a modified layout of the Xbox One controller's d-pad and menu buttons.
Renowned Microsoft leaker WalkingCat posted the below image on Twitter without a caption.
— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) May 14, 2018
Netflix Renews Lost in Space for Season 2
Netflix has renewed Lost in Space for a second season.
The streaming service revealed the news on Twitter while promising more danger awaits Will Robinson and the rest of the Robinson family in Season 2. A premiere date for the new season has not been set yet.
More Danger, Will Robinson. Lost in Space Season 2 is coming. pic.twitter.com/SBEbJaKUIi
— Lost In Space (@lostinspacetv) May 14, 2018
Every Deadpool ‘Photobomb’ Blu-ray Cover
To help celebrate the release of Deadpool 2, Walmart currently has a series of limited edition "photobombed" Deadpool Blu-ray covers in the U.S.
These exclusive Blu-ray covers are part of Fox Home Entertainment's special Two Year Anniversary Blu-ray of Deadpool leading up to the release of the sequel later this week. You can check out all of the special covers in the slideshow below.
The full list of movies included in the promotion are:
- Assassin's Creed
- Cast Away
- Edward Scissorhands
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Overwatch Anniversary 2018 Announced
The 2018 Overwatch Anniversary celebration begins May 22.
The Overwatch team announced the event on Twitter, revealing brawls and cosmetics from the past will make a return for the event.
You’ll have a brawl!
Past brawls and cosmetics are back for Overwatch Anniversary 2018.
The celebration begins May 22! pic.twitter.com/C58AFSvfOs
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) May 14, 2018
Out This Week: Rick and Morty Season 3, Dragon’s Crown Pro, The Wizard on Blu-ray
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
OUT THIS WEEK IMAGE
Release Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
- See it on Amazon for $22.99 (Blu-ray)
How a Failed Jurassic Park Game Led to the Creation of the Xbox
After working at Looking Glass games for a number of years, helping to create games like System Shock, Ultimate Underworld II, and Flight Unlimited, Xbox creator Seamus Blackley was forced to confront a new manager who had little experience in the games industry. Rather than follow Blackley’s idea of taking Flight Unlimited’s well-received gameplay and translate it into a flight combat game, the manager wanted to make a direct sequel to compete with Microsoft Flight Simulator’s considerably larger budget. Blackley refused and was quickly fired from Looking Glass.
“I was all full of piss and vinegar with the experience of the flight game,” Blackley says on the next episode of our interview show IGN Unfiltered, which releases tomorrow. “I had it in my mind to take these technologies and really keep pushing in the direction of Looking Glass. We’ll try literally to just put you in an environment somewhere with a bunch of things around and you figure out how the hell to deal with it.”