Monster Hunter World Director Reveals Nerfed, Favorite, and Most Difficult Monsters
Monster Hunter World released last week to great acclaim – we gave it a 9.5, and it shipped 5 million copies in just three days. To celebrate Monster Hunter World’s launch, executive director and art director Kaname Fujioka flew to San Francisco for a fan meet-and-greet. The next day, he kindly stopped in to IGN's office to make an appearance on Up at Noon, and to play Monster Hunter World with us for an hour – where we had the chance to ask twenty-three questions.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Comic Adaption to Include New Material
This May will see the release of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi six-issue comic book adaption from Marvel Comics, which will include never-before-seen material. While no details were given about what the new content will be, a Marvel spokesperson told IGN that it will be brand new material created just for the comic as opposed to deleted scenes from the movie.
UPDATE: Artist Michael Walsh said on Twitter, "We’ll be adding scenes and telling others from a new perspective."
It will be written by Gary Whitta (co-writer of the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and writer on the Star Wars Rebels animated series), drawn by Michael Walsh (artist of Star Wars Annual, Hawkeye, The Vision), colored by Mike Spicer, and have covers for Issues #1 and #2 by Mike Del Mundo.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Comic Adaption to Include New Material
This May will see the release of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi six-issue comic book adaption from Marvel Comics, which will include never-before-seen material. While no details were given about what the new content will be, a Marvel spokesperson told IGN that it will be brand new material created just for the comic as opposed to deleted scenes from the movie.
UPDATE: Artist Michael Walsh said on Twitter, "We’ll be adding scenes and telling others from a new perspective."
It will be written by Gary Whitta (co-writer of the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and writer on the Star Wars Rebels animated series), drawn by Michael Walsh (artist of Star Wars Annual, Hawkeye, The Vision), colored by Mike Spicer, and have covers for Issues #1 and #2 by Mike Del Mundo.
Abrams’ Sci-Fi Drama Gets Straight-to-Series Order at HBO
HBO will be the home of J.J. Abrams' new sci-fi drama series Demimonde.
As reported by Variety, the show got a straight-to-series order from the network. The show is described as "an epic and intimate sci-fi fantasy drama."
Plot details are still largely under wraps, but it was previously reported the series will follow a family who is in a terrible car accident, leaving the mother, who is a scientist, in a coma. Her daughter then combs through some of her mother's experiments and ends up in a different world where she must battle an oppressive force.
Abrams’ Sci-Fi Drama Gets Straight-to-Series Order at HBO
HBO will be the home of J.J. Abrams' new sci-fi drama series Demimonde.
As reported by Variety, the show got a straight-to-series order from the network. The show is described as "an epic and intimate sci-fi fantasy drama."
Plot details are still largely under wraps, but it was previously reported the series will follow a family who is in a terrible car accident, leaving the mother, who is a scientist, in a coma. Her daughter then combs through some of her mother's experiments and ends up in a different world where she must battle an oppressive force.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Delayed to April
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has been delayed.
The news came in a tweet by the Yakuza Game account, which posted a statement announcing the new release date of April 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was previously slated to launch on March 20. The delay will give the studio "more time to line things up for launch," and was described as a "tough business decision" the studio "didn't make lightly."
Before then, players will be able to go hands-on with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on February 27, when a demo will be made available. The save data can be transferred over to the full version at launch.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Delayed to April
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life has been delayed.
The news came in a tweet by the Yakuza Game account, which posted a statement announcing the new release date of April 17. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life was previously slated to launch on March 20. The delay will give the studio "more time to line things up for launch," and was described as a "tough business decision" the studio "didn't make lightly."
Before then, players will be able to go hands-on with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on February 27, when a demo will be made available. The save data can be transferred over to the full version at launch.
How the Creator of Journey Took His Name From FF7
Jenova is not the birth name of thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen. Instead, the creator of Journey drew inspiration from Final Fantasy VII when selecting an English name for himself.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Chen revealed how he settled on the name Jenova. In his high school English class in China, each student was asked to pick their own English name. So when his best friend—and fellow Final Fantasy VII fan—selected Cloud, Chen wanted to one-up him by choosing the name of an even more powerful character from Square's classic RPG.
How the Creator of Journey Took His Name From FF7
Jenova is not the birth name of thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen. Instead, the creator of Journey drew inspiration from Final Fantasy VII when selecting an English name for himself.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Chen revealed how he settled on the name Jenova. In his high school English class in China, each student was asked to pick their own English name. So when his best friend—and fellow Final Fantasy VII fan—selected Cloud, Chen wanted to one-up him by choosing the name of an even more powerful character from Square's classic RPG.
IGN UK Podcast #420: P.T. Anderson’s Big Monster Hunt
This week we've got Paul Thomas Anderson on the brain after watching two of his films in a week, not to mention a chat about the 10/10 reviewed Celeste, Cardy's newly-named Roverwatch, and the tensest Keyword Countdown all year (probably).
Joe's also been away hunting real-life monsters in Devon, and made an entire half-hour radio documentary about the experience - wait until the end of the podcast for that.
Get in touch with us: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com