Mega Man Invades Monster Hunter World
Capcom's own Mega Man will make a cameo in Monster Hunter World in the form of 8-bit gear for Palicoes, the Felyne hunting companions.
Monster Hunter World will also feature classic tunes from Mega Man tied to certain weapons, including Dr. Wily's Stage and Fire Man, in celebration of Mega Man's 30th anniversary.
Check out the full new story trailer for Monster Hunter World below, which includes a look at the Mega Man collaboration at the end.
An exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn crossover with Monster Hunter World was also announced earlier this year at Sony's Paris Games Week. For more on Monster Hunter World, check out everything you need to know about this weekend's Monster Hunter World Open Beta and 47 Changes Only Fans Will Notice.
New God of War Details Revealed
Sony shared additional details on God of War at the PSX 2017 opening ceremony, including its development progress and length.
Santa Moncia Studios' creative director Cory Barlog revealed God of War is in its final phases, and they're currently play testing.
"I’m feeling very good about things," Barlog said. "I would love to be able to tell people when we’re going to release it, but my dog ate the release date, so I don’t have that right now."
God of War is still expected to be released in 2018. Originally, Barlog expected God of War to last about 15 hours, but after finishing play tests conducted over the past few weeks, God of War's total gameplay time was found to be between 25 and 35 hours.
The Last Guardian Experience, Wipeout Coming to PSVR
A virtual reality experience set in the world of The Last Guardian is coming to PlayStation VR.
Sony shared the news tonight during its PSX 2017 opening celebration. Players will be able interact with Trico in a standalone experience that lasts for about 15-20 minutes. It will be available for free on the PlayStation Store on December 12. Additionally, Sony confirmed you don't need to own The Last Guardian to download the VR experience.
Sony also announced that Wipeout: Omega Collection is coming to PlayStation VR. All of the tracks and modes from the collection, as well as new exclusive ships and interiors, will be featured in the game. VR support for Wipeout: Omega Collection will be available via a free update coming in early 2018.
WTF Is Alita: Battle Angel? We Breakdown the Trailer
After years of talk, we finally got our first trailer for Alita: Battle Angel, the live-action adaptation of the cult manga-turned-anime Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunm (pronounced “Gahn-Muh”).
Watch the trailer here:
In a nutshell, Alita is a hyper-violent dystopian cyberpunk version of Pinocchio with a dash of Rollerball thrown into the mix -- James Cameron’s been talking about turning it into movie for over a decade, and now it’s in the capable hands of Robert Rodriguez. Hopefully this is more in line with Sin City than Shark Boy and Lava Girl, but if nothing else, it’s using a lot of the tech that Cameron developed for Avatar, so it’s undoubtedly going to look cool.
Astonishing X-Men Delivers Long-awaited Return
Astonishing X-Men #6 by writer Charles Soule and artist Mike del Mundo saw the return of an iconic X-Men character, but with a twist.
Warning: full spoilers ahead!
Art by Mike del Mundo. (Marvel Comics)
Charles Xavier is back from the dead, which is no surprise to anyone reading Astonishing X-Men since it began in July, but his return came with a big price.
Major Overwatch Competitive Changes Announced
The eighth season of competitive Overwatch begins in January, and Blizzard is making some big changes in preparation.
Scott Mercer, Principle Designer for Overwatch, announced on the Battle.net Forums changes coming to the game, which include limiting the maximum difference in Skill Rating (SR) between players, and eliminating Personal Performance Skill Rating adjustments for players at or above Diamond tier.
The first big change being made is limiting the maximum SR difference between players. This will result in players being matched with others that are closer to their skill level, with the goal of creating better match experiences for players at both ends of the skill spectrum.
Next Star Wars Trilogy: “Let’s Go Some Place New”
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and producer Kathleen Kennedy have spoken out about the newly announced, standalone Star Wars trilogy, which is in the early stages of development.
While specific details are still scarce, the pair discussed what to expect thematically from the new movies, and ways in which they may connect to the original saga.
“I’m at the very, very, very beginning of the process, so I’m just starting to figure what it’s going to be. There’s not a lot to talk about yet,” admitted Johnson during an interview with IGN Japan. “But in terms of connections to what’s there already, what’s exciting to me – and this was almost the extent of my pitch to Kathy (Kennedy) and to Disney – was ‘Let’s go some place new; let’s tell a new story, new characters, new places’.
Last Jedi Director on Stories, Characters and Porgs
Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, IGN Japan joined a roundtable interview with director Rian Johnson in Tokyo. Johnson spoke of his approach to making a Star Wars movie, the strengths of the movie’s cast and characters, and the origins of the Porgs.
As you are one of several directors to work on the Star Wars series, how were you able to leave your personal stamp on The Last Jedi?
“The last thing in the world I was trying to do was to make a Rian Johnson film, or try to put my mark on it. I was just trying to tell a good Star Wars story.
“Now, inevitably, because I’m the one telling it, it’s going to have stuff that is told in my voice and comes from me. But I was just trying to make something that was emotional, something that was also very fun like a Star Wars movie should be, and something first and foremost that served these characters that I really loved and gave them something interesting to do and someplace that felt honest for them to go – but that ended up being very surprising.”
Nintendo Voice Chat Episode 385: Our Picks for Switch Game of the Year
Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 385!
We recorded this before the Game Awards (Bayonetta 3!), but we think you'll still enjoy our discussion about the latest Switch news, including our picks (and bonus indie picks) for Nintendo Switch Game of the Year.
As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit the bell!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, make a constructive comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review.
Game of Thrones Director to Helm The Phantom Tollbooth Movie
Game of Thrones director Matt Shakman will adapt the classic children's book The Phantom Tollbooth into a feature-length film.
Deadline reports Shakman will helm The Phantom Tollbooth movie for TriStar from a script by Phil Johnston and Michael Vukadinovich. Shakman directed the Game of Thrones: Season 7 episodes “East Watch” and “The Spoils of War.”
The Phantom Tollbooth art.