Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy Are Crossing Over
DC Comics and BOOM! Studios are teaming up for an unusual new comic book crossover that will unite the casts of Gotham Academy and Lumberjanes.
This surprising new project was revealed by The Village Voice today. Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy be a self-contained, six-issue mini-series (rather than taking place in the core Lumberjanes or Gotham Academy comics) and will be written by Chynna Clugston-Flores (Blue Monday) and drawn by Lumberjanes artist Rosemary Valero-O'Connell.
Check out Mingjue Chen's cover to the first issue below:
Civil War: Black Panther Doesn’t Easily Take a Side
In the midst of the superhero showdown in Captain America: Civil War, audiences will get their first exposure to a longtime Marvel hero who’s never been seen in live-action before, as Black Panther makes his debut.
Played by Chadwick Boseman (42, Get On Up), T’Challa/Black Panther will get his own movie in 2018, directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed). But as for his introduction in Civil War, Boseman, discussing the character while on the set of the Captain America sequel, noted, “It's definitely not an origin story, no…. You meet me as the Prince of Wakanda. You meet me as a politician/monarch, not as a superhero.” However, he added, when we meet him in Civil War, “I am already a Black Panther,” with his emphasis on "A" seemingly referencing the lineage of the title Black Panther.
Plays Live: Playing The Division and Shutting Every Car Door We See
On today's stream, Tom Clancy's The Division is finally out and we are going to shoot and loot everything we can and maybe give away some cool prizes along the way.
We're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
To enter the giveaway head HERE and fill out the form for the chance to win any of these great prizes!
- 1 x Grand Prize = Custom Division Skinned Xbox One Console, valued at approximately $399.99
Civil War: Will You Root for Iron Man?
Captain America: Civil War features Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in a prominent role, but as the title says, this is Cap’s show. So given that situation, does that make Iron Man the villain by default?
Pondering that question while sitting on the set of Civil War, Downey replied, “It’s difficult for me to think of Tony in those terms, but when you read the comic, it’s like, ‘Man, Tony, you’re blowing it, dude!’”
Producer Nate Moore also brought up the Marvel comics source material, remarking, “When we decided to do Civil War, you read the books again and you realize he really is the villain. He makes a series of decisions that all of us would go, 'Well, that’s questionable if not evil, to do X,Y, and Z.' So we wanted to kind of take those off the table. He’s not cloning Thor, those kinds of ideas that are really fun when you read them on the page, but I think in publishing, it took me a couple years before I was cool with Tony Stark again. In the film, I think the big focus for us in breaking the story was making Tony’s argument so compelling that you go, ‘He’s kinda right.’ And then making Cap so compelling that you go, ‘He’s kinda right. For very different reasons. And they’re both motivated by two very different things.”
Day of the Tentacle: Remastered Release Date Announced
Tim Schafer and Double Fine have announced the release date for Day of the Tentacle: Remastered -- the adventure game will launch March 22.
It's available for pre-order now on GOG, where you can get the game DRM free for $14 / £10.
The remastered edition of the classic adventure game comes with new art, although you can choose to play using the original art if you wish. It also comes with added developer commentary and original concept art galleries.
A couple of years ago IGN revisited Day of the Tentacle for a retrospective.
Total War: Warhammer Delayed
Creative Assembly has pushed back Total War: Warhammer's scheduled release from April 2016 to May 2016.
“This could be the best Total War game we’ve ever made. We don’t want to rush it,” said creative director Mike Simpson in a statement. “It’s an enormous game and we also want to make absolutely sure reviewers have enough time to play it thoroughly before launch.”
“Many thanks to the huge number of people who have pre-ordered and are eagerly awaiting release day. We’re pulling out all the stops for you.”
Creative Assembly also finalised the minimum and recommended specs, stating Total War: Warhammer will be the "first 64Bit Total War title". The developer also confirmed it will be releasing an "additional 60fps+ Spec for those gamers looking to hit that threshold during battles".
First Look at Punisher’s Final Costume in Daredevil: Season 2
Netflix has released a teaser image revealing a much more comic book-inspired costume for The Punisher (Jon Bernthal) than any previous ads for Season 2 have up until now.
Check out the image below that was tweeted by Netflix India. It shows The Punisher's full outfit, complete with skull on the front, for the first time.
It will take everyone to save Hell's Kitchen. #Daredevil pic.twitter.com/KZKLa6M1M9
— Netflix India (@netflix_india) March 8, 2016
EA Details Free Content Heading for Star Wars Battlefront
EA has confirmed what free content will be available this month for Star Wars Battlefront.
According to a brief update on the official EA forum (thanks, Eurogamer), the March Update includes new Survival Mission Rebel Depot on Tatooine, and a new map - Survivors of Endor - which will be playable in the Walker Assault, Turning Point, and Supremacy modes.
The content is rolling out now across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
EA recently revealed details of the upcoming Outer Rim DLC, the first of Star Wars Battlefront’s four DLC packs. Two new maps, a new mode, new weapons, and Greedo and Nien Nunb will be playable in the update.
Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon Face Off in Civil War 2 Teaser
The Guardians of the Galaxy are getting in on Marvel Comics' Civil War II teaser action with a new image that pits Star-Lord against his friend Rocket Raccoon.
Take a look:
Art by Phil Noto
Civil War II sees the superhero community split when the death of a yet-to-be-named hero sparks a debate as to whether a new Inhuman's prophetic abilities should be used to punish would-be people for crimes they've yet to commit. Given that Brian Michael Bendis is writing both Civil War II and Guardians, it's probably safe to assume the space-faring characters will have a part to play in this big event.
5 Special Summits Announced for London Games Festival
The London Games Festival has announced a summit programme that will cover virtual reality, eSports, finance, games culture, and games audio.
These summits will happen throughout the London Games Festival, which will take place from April 1 - 10.
Each of the summits will feature expert speakers that will be accessible to all audiences. Tickets are on sale now, with a special £10 rate for students.
April 4 will see the virtual reality and games audio summits. April 5 has the games finance summit, which will feature insight on funding types and how to speak to investors. The eSports summit is on April 6, and will look at the future of the industry. Finally, the games culture summit will be on April 8, and will look at how galleries and museums curate and archive games.