The Greatest Virtual Wrestling Match I Ever Played
Adrian Neville and I were in big, big trouble. I had chosen the excellently conditioned ring technician for a reason, and it wasn't just his beautifully animated finisher, the Red Arrow. In WWE 2K16, conditioning and technical ability can be wielded like weapons – maybe not like a “steel” chair or a sledgehammer – but weapons all the same. I had beaten guys like Sgt. Slaughter and Rhyno specifically by exploiting the skill and endurance gap that exists between them and “The Man Who Gravity Forgot,” but Finn Bàlor was a whole different animal, and here at minute 30 of what was undeniably a five-star match for the ages, it was starting to show.
People throw the term “game-changer” around like a hot potato at Thanksgiving dinner, but that's exactly what the new reversal stock system is. Against a smart, skilled human opponent like the one I was facing off against, managing that resource alone is a major factor, and the ramifications of how you choose to use it trickle down into every aspect of a match, providing meaningful context for many other parts of WWE 2K16's combat system.
Daniel Bryan Still Hoping WWE Clears Him to Return
Last week IGN interviewed WWE's Daniel Bryan in conjunction with WWE 2K16 and asked when he'd be returning to the squared circle.
"So, we don't know," Bryan admitted. "I had a concussion in April, and obviously they're very hyper-sensitive about concussion stuff right now."
The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion insists he's feeling fantastic, but not everyone agrees with that assessment. "One neurologist who specializes in concussions - who was the neurologist for the Super Bowl last year - cleared me with no limitations. All my testing came back excellent. But the WWE's medical doctor is skeptical, because of my history of concussions and that sort of thing. So they will not clear me."
Custom Iwata Amiibo Is Being Auctioned Off for Charity
Custom amiibo maker GandaKris has created a Satoru Iwata model and is auctioning it off for charity in collaboration with amiibo alerts.
You can bid for the Satora Iwata Memorial Custom amiibo on eBay from now until the auction ends in three days time. All proceeds will be going to Child's Play.
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition Gets a Release Date
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition will release on October 27 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, publisher Focus has confirmed to IGN.
Earlier this year, developer Larian Studios said the Enhanced Edition wasn’t “some patch or minor content update.” This version of Divinity will release with local co-op, fully voiced characters, new content, tweaks to the crafting system and a reworked story.
If you’re on PC and own a copy of Original Sin, you’ll be able to download the Enhanced Edition at no extra cost.
“Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a completely separate game: not an update to Divinity: Original Sin,” said Larian back in May. “Both games will remain available on PC and Mac, and it is important to note that they are totally different entities, so if you've already bought Original Sin you'll see separate listings for Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition in your Steam Library.
Remappable Buttons for Xbox One Controllers Coming Soon
The Xbox One Elite controller is coming soon, but its remappable buttons function will be coming to all Xbox controllers.
Mike Ybarra, partner director of program management, Xbox and Windows Platform at Microsoft, replied to a Tweet yesterday confirming that it will be coming for all controllers soon.
@StavEllis @XboxP3 It’s coming for all controllers soon.
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) October 4, 2015
We don't know when "soon" will be, but it will likely come after the release of the Elite controller, which comes out later this month.
Titanfall Sales Pass Huge Landmark
Sales of Titanfall have passed the 10 million mark, according to developer Respawn Entertainment.
Studio founder Vince Zampella took to Twitter to mark the occasion by posting a picture of employees celebrating and thanking the fans.
While Respawn's Titanfall sequel hasn't had a proper reveal yet, the studio has confirmed it's in development, and will be releasing across multiple platforms.
"So we're working on a sequel. No official name yet, but we're working on that," Zampella told IGN back in March. "That's the main focus but we're starting up a second team and doing some smaller stuff too. Small, exploratory, taking it slow! It'll be multiplatform."
IGN’s UK Daily Deals: Mad Max Under £30
Destiny: The Taken King is £33.95 on The Game Collection.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is £11.02 on Amazon.
Dragon’s Prophet Shutting Down in North America
Runewalker Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company have announced that MMO Dragon's Prophet is discontinuing its operations in North America.
According to the announcement on the Dragon's Prophet website, North American servers will be closed on November 16, however the game will continue to operate in Europe and Asia, albeit under different publishers.
Most items in the Dragon's Prophet in-game marketplace are now reduced to low Daybreak Cash prices until the game eventually goes offline. You'll no longer be able to purchase Daybreak Cash in-game, however.
Showtime’s New Twin Peaks Promo (With Old Footage)
With their biggest current series, Homeland, back Sunday night, Showtime used the opportunity to debut a new promo for the return of Twin Peaks. It's a very brief, 15-second promo, entirely made up of footage from the original series - specifically of the mysterious Man From Another Place (Michael J. Anderson).
Of course, for Twin Peaks fanatics, the main reason to be excited by this teaser is that it offers more tangible proof, via an ad campaign beginning, that this revival is, amazingly enough, actually happening, so many years since the show was canceled by ABC in 1991. Production on Twin Peaks began last month, with the new episodes debuting on Showtime either late 2016 or in 2017.
Del Toro Wants Maisie Williams in Pacific Rim 2
Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro wants Maisie Williams involved in his monster vs. mecha sequel.
In a post on Twitter, del Toro expressed his interest in bringing Williams on board after having lunch with the Game of Thrones actress.
Had lunch with Maisie Williams yesterday. Remarkable. Dammit- if PR2 happens, that girl is getting a Jaeger.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) October 3, 2015
Last month, reports regarding the possible cancelation of Pacific Rim 2 surfaced; however, del Toro has since confirmed to IGN the project has not been scrapped. "It's still active," he said. "I still have my producer working on the budget and I still have the writer working on the script."