‘The Forge’ Is Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s First DLC Release
Square Enix has announced the first of seven DLC packs for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Titled The Forge, the DLC will be released on Nov. 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as part of the season pass and sold separately for $4.99 USD.
In the DLC, players will explore the lava-covered titular Forge to uncover secrets and learn more about a friend of Lara Croft's ancient legacy.
The new challenge tomb can be played in either solo or co-op mode and completing it will reward players with the Grenadier skill, Brocken outfit, and Umbrage 3-80 weapon.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider's six other pieces of DLC will release monthly in the subsequent months following November. Square Enix said they'll include more new tombs, items, modes, and narrative side quests.
Red Dead Redemption 2: Early Access Content Revealed for PS4
Sony has revealed some of the 30-day early-access content coming to those who purchase Red Dead Redemption 2 on PlayStation 4 and it includes an outfit, horse, saddle, and a revolver.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the first item, the Grizzlies Outlaw Outfit, will be available for use in the story mode at the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26, 2018.
When Red Dead Online launches in November, the outfit, as well as the Red Chestnut Arabian Horse, Alligator Skin Ranch Cutter Saddle, and High Roller Double-Action Revolver will be available for PlayStation 4 exclusively for 30 days.
Square Enix Announces 9-Game Kingdom Hearts Compilation
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Gamers who want to catch up on Kingdom Hearts' complex storyline ahead of 2019's Kingdom Hearts 3 will get the chance to do so later this month.
Square Enix and Disney today announced Kingdom Hearts – The Story So Far, a nine-game compilation coming to PlayStation 4 on Oct. 30 for $39.99 USD.
Kingdom Hearts – The Story So Far is available for preorder on Amazon right now and features HD graphics, other updates, and changes from the original releases of a number of its included games.
Gameplay of Amazon’s New MMO Leaked on PornHub
Gameplay footage reportedly from Amazon's new MMO, New World, has leaked from an unlikely place, PornHub.
GamesRadar reports the 9-minute gameplay clip represents footage from the closed alpha. This isn't the first time PornHub has been responsible for leaks.
New World is under a strict non-disclosure agreement (NDA), the norm for games in this stage of development, and the footage may have been leaked on the adult film site to circumvent YouTube's more rigorous algorithms and policies.
The footage reveals New World features crafting, gathering, and survival mechanics in its sandbox-type world, and characters can choose how to invest individual stat points when leveling up.
Grant Morrison Wants to Make Hal Jordan Cool in The Green Lantern
The Green Lantern Corps has the reputation of being one of the most daunting branches of the DC Universe continuity-wise, a status that certainly isn't helped by the neigh-impenetrable web spun around one of the GLC's most prominent members: Hal Jordan. Worse yet, on top of being pretty dense, Hal is also understood as being pretty… well, boring. However, writer Grant Morrison hopes to help Hal shed some of his stigma with his upcoming ongoing series, The Green Lantern, alongside artist Liam Sharp. But Morrison doesn't want to win Hal new fans by scraping his intimidating history -- he wants to prove that Hal has been worth your time all along.
Hal Jordan's slip in overall GLC popularity is considerably less difficult to understand than his actual in-fiction history. He was the first "modern" Green Lantern, an invention of a time in comics known as the Silver Age where the names and loose concepts of original ‘40s-era heroes were repurposed and reapplied to fresh faces. Hal's adventures epitomized the pulp sci-fi ethos of ‘50s and ‘60s comics by weaving a splashy, ray-gun slinging, alien punching fantasy mythos. However, after 30-some years of space adventures, DC attempted to execute the same move again and replaced whole swaths of its Silver Age heroes with fresher faces. Batman's back was broken, Superman was killed by a monster named Doomsday, Barry Allen sacrificed himself during a cosmic crisis -- you get the idea. Hal was not spared from the cull. This made room for new Green Lanterns like Kyle Rayner, John Stewart and Guy Gardner to step into the spotlight. Hal was eventually resurrected in true comic book fashion in the mid-2000s, but he never managed to root himself a prominent place in the younger generation of Green Lantern fans.
IGN UK Podcast #455: The Venomous Valleys
Is Venom really that bad?
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All the big questions are asked on this week's podcast, and answered with varying degrees of insight and reliability by Cardy, Krupa, and Gav. And of course, there's Keyword Countdown and listener feedback, too.
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IGN UK Podcast #455: The Venomous Valleys
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A 15-Minute VR Experience That Left Me With Tears
On the night of September 3, 1943, a Lancaster bomber dubbed F for Freddie took off from Langar airfield in Nottinghamshire, bound for Berlin. Inside was its seven-man crew, drawn from England, Scotland, and as far away as Australia, which was not out of the ordinary.
What was out of the ordinary was that there were also two passengers aboard: Welsh BBC reporter Wynford Vaughan-Thomas and his sound engineer, Reg Pidsley. Vaughan-Thomas’ eye witness account of the mission, recorded in the belly of the plane by Pidsley and broadcast on UK radio the following evening after their successful return (which was never guaranteed), is one of the most remarkable pieces of wartime journalism I’ve encountered.
Why Carnage Wasn’t the Villain of the Venom Movie
Warning! major SPOILERS ahead for Venom! You've been warned!
The end credits scene of Venom introduces serial killer Cletus Kasady, played by Woody Harrelson, in a clear set-up for the introduction of the villain Carnage in a potential sequel.
Director Ruben Fleischer recently sat down for a one-on-one spoiler chat with IGN wherein he discussed the casting of Harrelson and his reasons for why Carnage wasn't used as the villain of the first Venom movie.
The mid-credits scene shows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) back in action as a working reporter after defeating the Life Foundation. He visits San Quentin State Prison to interview an inmate, an interview requested by the killer himself.
Venom Ending and Credits Scenes Explained
Venom is now out in theaters so we're going to go into full SPOILERS in dissecting what happens at the end of Venom!
The ending of Venom, and particularly its mid-credits scene featuring Carnage/Cletus Kasady, sets up where Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and his symbiote “buddy” might be headed in a sequel should this Sony-Marvel collaboration prove a box office success.
Let’s breakdown what happens!
ENDING
Venom destroys Carlton Drake, the symbiote Riot, and the Life Foundation’s spaceship, and thus saves the world, but then it appears as if the Venom symbiote itself burns up in the explosion. It even says goodbye to Eddie as the latter falls into the water. But then some time passes and, as he sits on the stoop of his ex-fiancee Anne Weying’s home, Eddie hears Venom’s voice in his head again. He’s not surprised by it so that suggests he knows Venom’s been there. We’re not quite sure why Venom said goodbye to Eddie then if they weren’t truly separated. Guess we’ll chalk it up to a (cheap) dramatic misdirect.