Yearly Archives: 2018
IGN Movies Podcast: Shape of Water and Wonder Woman 2
Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! In this week's episode, Jim Vejvoda, David Griffin, and Tom Jorgensen talk about the latest happenings in the genre moviesphere.
We delve into what we thought of The Shape of Water and Get Out's Oscar victories, and share our reactions to the big winners overall.
We also discuss some of the most recent, big geek movie news, including the confirmation of Kristen Wiig's casting as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2.
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IGN Movies Podcast #17
Out This Week: Kirby Star Allies, Devil May Cry HD Collection and Oscar Films Galore
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.
Ready Player One SXSW Premiere Has Technical Difficulties with Spielberg in Attendance
Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One premiered at the SXSW Film Festival yesterday, and the director was in the audience during the screening at the Paramount Theater in Austin when the film ran into a technical hiccup.
Variety reports that around an hour and 20 minutes in, the film lost sound, eliciting boos from the audience. After restarting from the point where the audio was lost, the same issue occurred. The third time was the charm though, and the audience reportedly showed their appreciation with a round of applause.
PUBG’s Anti-Cheat Patch Delayed After Technical Issues
Bluehole rolled out PUBG's latest anti-cheat measures over the weekend, but due to compatibility issues, the developer has walked back the update.
"Despite its effectiveness in blocking cheats, we have decided to roll back our latest live server update," it said. "We will continue to resolve some compatibility issues caused by it. There will be a small patch to download. We apologize for the inconvenience."
The patch initially went live on Friday, causing a number of players' games to crash, or fail to launch completely.
Westworld Mobile Game: Register for Early Access
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that players can now pre-register for the upcoming Westworld mobile game.
Developed by Behaviour Interactive, the game is based on the HBO series and lets fans step into the shoes of a Delos Trainee, affording them control over their own Delos Park simulation.
Players will be responsible for the "manufacturing and care-taking of artificially intelligent hosts" as well as "satisfying guest desires".
Order is maintained by optimizing the park and unlocking locations from the series. Players must match guests with corresponding hosts to satisfy their desires and improve their park simulation.
Vice President of WB Games San Fransisco Jonathan Knight believes the app will give fans "a fresh and exciting way to interact with the engrossing themes and enigmatic narrative explored by the Westworld series".
Mass Effect Lead Writer Quits BioWare For the Second Time
Writer Drew Karpyshyn has announced his retirement from BioWare for a second time, to pursue other projects.
Karpyshyn, who has previously worked on Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Star Wars: The Old Republic, announced the news on his website.
The writer initially left BioWare Austin in 2012, to work on The Chaos Born trilogy, a series of fantasy books released between 2013 and 2015. He returned to the studio in 2015 once the series was complete, to work on Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Xbox Boss Wants Fortnite to Have Xbox One-PS4 Cross Play
After Epic Games announced that Fortnite will be getting cross play functionality between Xbox One and PC, Mac, and mobile, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he'd like to see it extend to PlayStation 4 too.
Last week, Fortnite Battle Royale was announced for mobile, with full cross-play support for PC and PlayStation 4.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hiring to “Increase Quality”
A Square Enix job listing for Final Fantasy 7 reveals that the company is hiring level planners for the game "to meet fan expectations" and "increase quality".
The ad - spotted and translated by Siliconera - appears to be part of a concerted effort to put together a larger core dev team to take the remaster's quality up a notch.
"We’ve come to the conclusion that in order to meet fan expectations we must increase its quality another step higher", reads the translated statement.
"Therefore, in addition to the current members for the Final Fantasy VII Remake development, we must establish a core group that includes level planners, battle planners, designers, engineers, and various types of jobs to tackle on the production of the big title."