H1Z1 Getting Female Character Models Very Soon
Apocalypse survivor MMO H1Z1 will get lady character models very soon, Daybreak Game Company president John Smedley revealed on Twitter recently.
“Hoping to get the female model into H1Z1 in the next 2 weeks,” Smedley writes. “Trying for late next week.”
Daybreak Game Company announced last month that H1Z1 has sold more than one million copies via Steam since its early access release on January 15, and that more than 5,000 users have been banned for cheating.
Currently only available on PC, the game is slated to launch on PlayStation 4 at an unannounced date in the near future. In the meantime, find out what our first 15 minutes were like in the survival sandbox massively multiplayer. IGN’s Alex tells Marty about his post-apocalyptic adventures, which includes punching a deer and creatively murdering zombies.
Edgar Wright’s Story Still in Ant-Man Movie
Writer-directors Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) have received expanded Ant-Man writing credits after arbitration.
According to The Wrap, Wright and Cornish, who wrote the initial Ant-Man screenplay together, have received sole story credit as well as joint writing credit with Adam McKay (Step Brothers) and lead actor Paul Rudd.
Wright and Cornish worked together as a writing duo for the first version of the script, while McKay and Rudd wrote together for the revised script that was used to shoot the film.
Edgar Wright was originally supposed to direct the script he wrote with Joe Cornish, but left the project because of creative differences. Peyton Reed (Yes Man) was hired to replace Wright as director.
Sony Previews SPECTRE, Pixels, Goosebumps & More
Sony Pictures presented attendees at Wednesday's industry trade expo CinemaCon an advanced look at their forthcoming slate, including extended peeks at SPECTRE, Pixels, Hotel Transylvania 2, Goosebumps, and The Walk to name a few.
New studio boss Tom Rothman introduced a CinemaCon exclusive scene from the 24th James Bond film, SPECTRE, with a pre-recorded message from director Sam Mendes asking the attendees and press not to reveal the scene's big spoiler.
What I can reveal is that it's a scene between 007 and Miss Moneypenny set in James Bond's sparsely decorated London flat. Yes, we get to see Bond's apartment in the film. There was also a sizzle reel showing more new footage not seen in the trailer including a very sexy encounter between 007 and Monica Bellucci's Lucia Sciarra.
New Spider-Man Animated Film Announced
A new animated Spider-Man film is in the works.
The news is fresh out of CinemaCon, with the first-of-its-kind animated Spider-Man feature set to exist independently of the in-development live-action Spider-Man movies.
Rumours about this project first surfaced during the Sony hack and leaked emails. The untitled Spider-Man animated movie is being produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie), with the in-demand duo also in charge of writing the story treatment.
We recently reported that Lord and Miller are said to be writing the story treatment for The Flash film.
X-Men: Apocalypse Star Oscar Isaac on Gathering His Horsemen
The cast for director Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse continues to fill out as they get closer to the start of production. IGN was able to sit down with the titular villain himself, Oscar Isaac, recently to talk about his science fiction thriller Ex Machina - expanding in theaters on April 24.
Oscar Isaac | Photo by: Cherie Roberts
The last time we spoke with the actor about the project, he discussed he and Singer's approach to bringing the iconic character to life. At the time, Isaac also mentioned being a huge fan of the Archangel storyline as a kid. Ben Hardy has since been cast as Angel in the film, and Singer has assured that this is 'not a very nice angel.'
Star Wars Star Oscar Isaac on Bonding with BB-8, Han & Leia
During last weekend's Star Wars Celebration, star Oscar Isaac made the bold claim that his character Poe Dameron is the "best frickin' pilot in the galaxy," which is pretty much fightin' words if you're Han Solo. IGN recently had the opportunity to speak with Isaac about the beautifully crafted sci-fi tale Ex Machina, which goes into wide release on Friday, April 24.
During the course of the conversation, we touched on his role in Star Wars, as well as the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, in which he plays the titular villain.
Harrison Ford's Advice to Oscar Isaac, Plus Response to John Boyega Stormtrooper Reaction
DC Featured in Mattel’s First-Ever Action Figure Line for Girls
Mattel has teamed with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. to launch its first line of action figures aimed squarely at girls.
Coming third quarter 2015, the DC Super Hero Girls line features DC's "most powerful and diverse line-up of female characters as relatable teens," according to a press release, and will launch on multiple platforms and media, including books and LEGO playsets.
The toy line was developed for girls ages 6-12 and focused on female superheroes and supervillains during their "formative years, prior to discovering their full super power potential," according to Mattel.
7 Changes Coming to Destiny You Need to Know
Earlier today, Bungie put on a big Destiny live stream to show off the upcoming House of Wolves expansion, and how it's going to change the game - even for players who don't purchase it. There was a ton of info, but here are the big highlights in one handy-dandy place. For more detailed info on stuff that's exclusive to the expansion, check out our House of Wolves wiki. Guardians assemble!
This is probably the single biggest piece of info to come out of the event. Where all your gear became obsolete to The Dark Below's vendor and raid gear unless you erased all the leveling progress on it to start from scratch, once House of Wolves hits, that will no longer be the case. Even if you don't buy the new DLC, everyone will be able to upgrade existing gear to the new stat thresholds, ensuring you can continue to level and play with the gear you've likely invested a lot of time and resources into. It's nice to see Bungie learning from their mistakes here.
Patrice Desilets Teases Impending Triple-A Game Reveal
Patrice Desilets, the creator of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise and founding head of Panache Digital Games, will likely reveal his next big title during tomorrow's Reboot Develop conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The former Ubisoft creative director will be giving the conference's keynote presentation, where he plans to discuss what's next for him and his new studio. In a post on Twitter, Desilets teased "there's a good chance" we'll get a proper reveal of his new project at that time.
Chinese Construction Workers Unearth Clutch of Dinosaur Eggs
A construction project underway in the Chinese city of Heyuan accidentally unearthed a total of 43 dinosaur eggs. Archaeologists were called to the scene to excavate the eggs, a process that took them over two hours.
According to official state news, of the 43 eggs discovered at the site, 19 were removed from the site intact. Du Yanli, curator of Heyuan's dinosaur museum, commented that the eggs were large in size, with one measuring 13 cm in diameter.
What type of dinosaur the eggs belonged to remains to be seen, but the eggs have been sent to the museum for further study.
Heyuan is somewhat of a dinosaur egg hotspot, with over 17,000 eggs discovered since a group of the world's luckiest children discovered the city's first group of fossils while playing at a construction site in 1996.