Marvel’s Spider-Geddon Begins This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Spider-Geddon #1 - $3.99
Writers Christos Gage & Dan Slott | Artist Jorge Molina (Marvel Comics)
Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi Series Raised By Wolves Get Series Order at TNT
Ridley Scott, director of films such as Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, The Martian and more, is bringing a new sci-fi series to TNT called Raised by Wolves.
The show focuses on two androids that are tasked with raising human children on a “mysterious virgin planet.” As the ensuing human colony begins being torn apart by religious differences, the androids find how difficult it is to control human beliefs.
Aaron Guzikowski, known for his work on the film Prisoners, will serve as showrunner and will act as one of the writers of the show. Scott, Guzikowski, David Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, Adam Kolbrenner and Robyn Meisinger are all set to executive produce. International rights to Raised by Wolves will be handled by Turner International.
Every Big Marvel Series Just Revealed
Marvel took over the main stage at New York Comic-Con to announce new projects big and small in their annual Marvel's Next Big Thing panel, lead by editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski alongside a revolving door of Marvel talent. The projects announced were scattered across the board from new IP acquisitions to weekly event stories.
Conan The Barbarian
Writer Jason Aaron announced he would be working on a brand new Conan The Barbarian series alongside artist Mahmud Asrar with covers by Esad Ribic. Marvel reacquired the Conan licence after its 15-year tenure with Dark Horse back in January, but Aaron's book marks the first Marvel produced content for the IP. "This is basically the book I've wanted to do since I was 12-years-old," Aaron said at the panel before detailing out his childhood obsession with Conan novels and explaining that the deal prompted him to send a photo of his Conan collection to Cebulski to campaign for the job.
Fortnite Developer Epic Games Acquires Anti-Cheat Company Kamu
Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games has acquired Helsinki-based game security and live service management firm Kamu, Epic and Kamu announced today in a joint statement.
Kamu said it supports, "live management of player satisfaction, community building, and game integrity." The firm's Easy Anti-Cheat tech is currently installed in over 100 million PCs globally where it tries to protect players of more than 80 games, including Fortnite.
“Kamu’s team and tools have been key to building a vibrant Fortnite multiplayer experience that’s fair for all players,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said.
"Battling cheating in games was just the start," said Kamu CEO Simon Allayes.
Out This Week: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K19, Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS
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.
Fortnite Fall Skirmish Grand Finale Among Battle Royale Events at TwitchCon 2018
The grand finale for Fortnite's Fall Skirmish event is set to take place at TwitchCon 2018 along with other events featuring Call of Duty's Blackout and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
Epic Games started the Fall Skirmish on September 21 and will conclude the six-week event on the weekend of October 26. The event throws the best Fortnite players and selected competitors into highly competitive matches for a $10 million prize pool. TwitchCon will feature open and invitational tournaments to determine some of the participants.
The Fall Skirmish is not the only Fortnite representation at TwitchCon 2018. Something dubbed the "Fortnite Hall" allows attendees to stop by for "fun activities for solos and squads" along with "frights, delights, and fun surprises."
Overwatch’s Lucio-Oh’s May Be Becoming a Real Cereal
An in-game Overwatch joke may be turning into an actual product.
As first reported by The Junk Food Aisle, product listings for Lucio-Oh's cereal from Kellogg's have turned up on the website 1fsschools.com.
The Junk Food Aisle has posted what it claims to be an image of the Lucio-Oh's cereal box along with a supposed release date of Dec. 3. The Oh's will apparently come in a "Sonic Vanilla" flavor, and will include codes for an Overwatch "Loot Boost" for a limited time.
Stories Untold Developer Reveals New Game: Observation
Stories Untold developer No Code – in conjunction with Devolver Digital – has revealed Observation, a contemporary sci-fi thriller in which you play a space station AI. It will arrive for PS4 and PC in Spring 2019.
Set on an Earth-orbiting facility, Observation sees players take control of SAM, an onboard AI, assisting crew member Dr. Emma Fisher after a mysterious event damages the station and seems to cause the rest of the crew to vanish. There's also the small matter of a rogue signal with a simple message for you: "BRING HER".
Check out the reveal trailer below:
SAM is essentially a disembodied intelligence, but can look through any of the station's cameras, operate its various systems and take control of certain tools, all of which help players in exploring the station and solving puzzles to assist Dr. Fisher.
Remaster, Remake, or Reimagining? The Task of Bringing Back Resident Evil 2
The idea of remaking a classic film is often met with resistance or, perhaps, an apathetic shrug of the shoulders. But remakes of classic games are met with enthusiasm – Shadow of the Colossus earlier in the year, and now Resident Evil 2.
Why the sharp difference?
Games are bound to consumer technology, which is in a constant state of improvement and replacement. Consoles today create experiences not possible five years ago, and with each major jump in technology, it’s possible to revisit old ideas with new tools.
Watch 10 new minutes of Claire Redfield gameplay in the video below, in which she encounters a Licker for the first time.
Microsoft Announces Global Game Streaming Service, Project xCloud, Beta Next Year
Microsoft has revealed Project xCloud, a realization of their plans to bring their titles, via streaming, to "any screen" while "empowering YOU, the gamers, to be at the center of your gaming experience."
Announced on Microsoft's blog, Project xCloud will allow developers to "deploy and dramatically scale access to their games across all devices on Project xCloud with no additional work."
Microsoft's plan is to begin "public trials in 2019" so they can "learn and scale with different volumes and locations."
The team behind xCloud has designed a a "new customizable blade that can host the component parts of multiple Xbox One consoles, as well as the associated infrastructure supporting it."