SHIELD: See Ward and Agent 33’s Return
We hadn’t seen Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) on Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD since the midseason finale back in December, but that will change Tuesday night. IGN has an exclusive clip for you from this week’s new episode, “Love in the Time of Hydra”, which you can check out above, showing what Ward and Agent 33 (Ming-Na Wen) have been up.
Dalton says that when it comes to Ward and 33, “I think what we’re seeing now is an unlikely duo who have both lost someone who gave them orders. So both of us have this question that we’ve been forced to answer: Who are we when someone’s not telling us what to do? I wrestled with those demons for six months in a padded cell before Season 2 and now Agent 33 is in a similar position and wondering what to do. I might have some knowledge in that.”
Halo 5: Guardians Getting Story-Revealing Trailer This Week
Halo 5: Guardians is getting a live-action trailer set to reveal a glimpse of the game's story on March 29.
Microsoft has revealed the trailer will be watchable online, and is set to build on the other elements of the marketing campaign we've seen so far.
We reported about the appearance of a countdown clock on a teaser site counting down to yesterday's big reveal on the Halo 5 teaser site late last week. The site featured a bullet image marked “traitor” which was again seen in a pulled teaser video on YouTube that was later posted on the teaser page.
This Character Almost Joined the Smash Bros. Roster
Takamaru, the samurai protagonist of the classic Famicom game The Mysterious Murasame Castle, was originally going to be included as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and its handheld counterpart.
Game director Masahiro Sakurai revealed this news in a recent video interview, in which he explains that because the character wouldn't be recognizable to the vast majority of Nintendo fans, Takamaru ultimately didn't make it past the cutting room floor. Instead, he was included in the game as an assist trophy.
No Further God of War Remasters Currently Planned
Sony Santa Monica's Aaron Kaufman has explained there are no plans to release any other God of War titles on PlayStation 4.
Responding to a fan on the PS Blog, Kaufman explained that as it currently stands the only title they're thinking of bringing to PS4 is God of War III, as was announced last week.
"No plans for others in the franchise to bring over," he simply wrote, before adding that the Remastered title will be available at both retail and digitally.
You Can Help Name the Landscapes of Pluto and Charon
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is making its final its approach to Pluto and you have the chance to name its landscape and its large moon, Charon, with an official public campaign called “Our Pluto”.
Current images of Pluto are crude images of a light and dark landscape but that will change as New Horizons coasts past the outer planetary body in a few months to capture high quality images of its surface.
“Craters, mountains and other landforms will take shape before our eyes," Mark Showalter, member of the New Horizons Science Team senior research scientist at the SETI Institute, said in the announcement. "When New Horizons flies past Pluto in July, we will see a new, alien landscape in stark detail. At that point, we will have a lot to talk about. The only way we can talk about it is if those features, whatever they turn out to be, have names.”
Discount Tickets Available for Sydney Premiere of GameLoading: Rise of the Indies
Want to see not one but two new documentaries on indie games on a single night? On April 1 The Palace Chauvel Cinema in Sydney is hosting the Australian premiere of GameLoading: Rise of the Indies (as well as the only Australian screening of Us and the Game Industry).
Presented by Sydney-based developer SMG Studio (OTTTD, One More Line), in conjunction with Microsoft Australia and the directors and producers of the films, all profits will be donated to Variety, the children’s charity.
Tickets can be purchased here, and SMG has very kindly offered IGN Australia readers a special discount; simply enter the code IGNAUS when prompted to save $5 off each film.
Star Citizen’s Latest Update Rolls Out New Ships, ‘Significant Changes’
Star Citizen, the massive spaceflight simulator from Wing Commander series creator Chris Roberts, received new ships and a slew of serious updates with its latest patch.
Update 1.1 adds Aegis Dynamics Retaliator to the Hangar and the Gladius light fighter is now available for combat in Arena Commander. It also introduces a manual, a long list of fixes for known issues, gameplay tweaks and the roll out of a number of major systems, such as the dynamic damage system. The system was launched with the Gladius and "will eventually be applied to all old and new ships.
Gran Turismo Academy Returns to Australia in 2015
Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment Australia have today confirmed that the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy will return to Australia in 2015.
To mark the announcement, V8 Supercars driver Michael Caruso’s factory-backed #23 Nissan Altima will carry special GT Academy markings when it competes in this weekend’s round of the 2015 V8 Supercar series at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania.
Gran Turismo players interested in receiving more information regarding the GT Academy, including 2015 qualification details, are encouraged to register at nissan.com.au/GT15 to be kept abreast of GT Academy developments as the year progresses.
Last Man’s New Arrival on Crashing the Party
Spoilers follow for tonight’s episodes of The Last Man on Earth.
At first The Last Man on Earth was about one guy -- Will Forte’s lone survivor of the title. And then Kristen Schaal entered the mix, soon followed by January Jones. And yet, despite the addition of these women, Forte’s Phil was still the last man on Earth. But as of tonight, those days are over. For Mel Rodriguez (Getting On, Running Wilde) has entered the mix as another male survivor. Meet Todd, everyone.
Ninja Turtles Sequel Filming in NY in April
Everybody, praise the pizza gods -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is set to start filming next month in New York City and Buffalo.
According to NY Daily News, $63 million will be spent on shooting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel in NYC, along with an additional $7 million of spending in Buffalo.
"New York City knows how to host blockbuster films," said NYC's Mayor Bill de Blasio. “We welcome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 to New York City, and look forward to the many jobs and tens of millions of jobs this will bring to our local economy.”