System Shock Remaster Put on ‘Hiatus’
The System Shock remaster is on hiatus, and the team is reassessing the best path forward in development.
Nightdive Studios' CEO and founder Stephen Kick made the announcement on the game's Kickstarter page, assuring fans the game has not been cancelled, merely postponed, to give the team time to "return to
vision" of the game.
In the hiatus announcement, Kick said during development, due in part to changing game engines from Unity to Unreal, and the team's subsequent ability and desire to "
more," the team strayed "from the core concepts of the original title." The team went through changes, and the scope, concept, and budget for the game changed as well.
Bayonetta 2 and Fe Review Discussion, Switch Cloud Saves, and the Super NT – Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 395
Weeelcooome to episode 395 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, Lily Zaldivar joins the panel to discuss the new Splatoon 2 amiibo and Starter Pack, as well as Miyamoto's recent comments on the upcoming Illumination Entertainment Mario movie. For the second half, Tom Marks and Sam Claiborn join the panel as the gang discusses Bayonetta 2, Fe, and the Analogue Super NT.
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Jean Grey Is Better Off Without the Phoenix
Jean Grey has been dead in the comic books for 15 years, but now she’s back with a twist that completely changes the game for the character.
Warning: full spoilers ahead for Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey and X-Men Red!
Jean Grey was brought back to life by the Phoenix in the pages of January’s Phoenix Resurrection #5. But instead of bonding once more with the cosmic entity that gave her incredible powers, Jean turned the Phoenix away. It was a truly shocking twist, but it immediately made sense why the folks at Marvel Comics decided to do it: Jean Grey is better off without the Phoenix.
Art by Mahmud Asrar. (Marvel Comics)
13 Winter 2018 Anime to Add to Your Watchlist
The winter 2018 anime season is well underway, and with over 50 anime airing this season (not including shorts), it's easy to miss some of the lesser-known anime.
View the slideshow below to see 13 of the anime IGN staff are watching this season. These recommendations don't include any continuing series from fall 2017 like The Ancient Magus' Bride or March Comes in Like a Lion.
Though it's not included in the slideshow, we'd like to give a special mention to Violet Evergarden. The beautiful Kyoto Animation production is currently streaming on Netflix in select regions but should be streaming in most regions after the anime completes its run.
What anime are you watching this season? Let us know your favorites in the comments below and be sure to see which anime were nominated for and what won IGN's 2017 Anime of the Year.
How to Watch the 2018 DICE Awards
The 21st annual DICE Awards will air during the DICE Summit on February 21 and 22, and IGN is the exclusive streaming home to the show.
The awards will celebrate the best of the best from the memorable year in gaming that was 2017. Horizon Zero Dawn leads this year’s nominees with ten nods, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with six. The show will also honor Nintendo Wii creator Genyo Takeda with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lando Comic Miniseries Ties Into Solo: A Star Wars Story
A new Lando Calrissian comic miniseries that will tie into Solo: A Star Wars Story has been announced.
Entertainment Weekly reports the five-issue miniseries, titled Lando: Double or Nothing, is written by Rodney Barnes (Falcon). The comic will take place sometime before the events of the upcoming standalone Star Wars film. The rest of the comic's creative team has not been announced yet. Check out the the cover art for the first issue below:
Lando: Double or Nothing cover art, image via EW.
Amazon’s Huge 4K Blu-Ray Sale Has Been Extended
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UPDATE: This promotion has been extended until June 30.
If you have a 4K TV, you probably know streaming in 4K can sometimes be a dicey proposition. For now, the best way to truly make the most of TV is via 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. The problem? They're expensive. Like $30 for just Mad Max: Fury Road expensive. Amazon seems to agree, and is running a very solid and very tempting special sale on UHD 4K Blu-rays: buy any 3 for $49.99, with an extensive list to choose from. That's $16.66 a piece for those that have trouble with math, which represents the cheapest price many of these 4K UHD Blu-rays have hit yet.
Why Netflix’s Queer Eye is Worth Your Time, Even If You Think You’ll Hate It
Update, 6/15/2018: Season 2 of Queer Eye premiered on Netflix this week, so here's our take on why the series is worth your time.
There's a moment in Season 1, episode 3 of Netflix's Queer Eye when the veneer of a glossy makeover show slips, and we see a microcosm of America contained in one fraught interaction.
First, some background: The series follows five gay men -- Food & Wine connoisseur Antoni Porowski, Interior Design expert Bobby Berk, Culture consultant Karamo Brown, Grooming pro Jonathan Van Ness, and Fashion phenom Tan France -- who spend a week helping transform the lives of people (not just "straight guys" this time around) who need a little help, whether that's in their social interactions, wardrobe, diet, lifestyle or, most often, all of the above. After five days of advice, confidence-building and some truly excellent decorating, the "Fab Five" leave their "hero" to try and put their wisdom into action, hopefully learning a thing or two about self-love in the process.
Get Out Star Joins The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2
The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2 has cast Get Out star Bradley Whitford in a recurring role.
Deadline reports Whitford will portray Commander Joseph Lawrence, the gruff and intimidating architect of Gilead’s economy. The character is described as a mysterious presence for his newest Handmaid due to his flashes of kindness. Whitford is known for his roles as Dean Armitage in Get Out and Josh Lyman in The West Wing.
The second season of Hulu's hit series will focus on Offred’s pregnancy and her battle to free her future child from Gilead's dystopian society. The show will return on April 25 with two new episodes premiering on Hulu. Each subsequent episode of Handmaid's Tale's 13-episode season will be released on Wednesdays.
Nintendo’s 10 Coolest Cheapskate Creations Before Labo
How about that Nintendo Labo, huh? Video games built around cardboard! What a nutty idea! Or… is it? In truth, Labo fits perfectly into Nintendo's lengthy history of creating interesting play experiences with low-cost materials. The company has been spinning fun out of mundane, unexpected objects for half a century, ever since the late Gunpei Yokoi got bored on assembly line duty and invented the company's first-ever hit toy (the Ultra Hand) for his own amusement.
Yokoi's legacy lives on in Labo. He once described his core philosophy as a toy and game maker as "lateral thinking with seasoned technology"—that is, coming up with fun and surprising concepts built around common, inexpensive tech. From calculator watches to chunks of cardboard, this unconventional, economic approach to design has always been one of Nintendo's greatest strengths. In honor of Labo, we've combed through history and found the 10 most brilliant examples of the company turning boring ideas into boundless fun.