App Store Update: March 13
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 – ($2.99)
This being Friday the 13th, it's only appropriate that we lead today's ASU with a game that has the potential to make you wet yourself. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 continues the adventures of employees trapped inside a haunted kid's amusement restaurant all night, and though I don't play horror games myself, I know there are tons of you out there who do and love them.
Frozen’s Josh Gad Joins Live-Action Beauty and the Beast
Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf in Disney's Frozen, is now in final talks with the studio to join their live-action, Bill Condon-directed Beauty and the Beast remake.
THR reports that Gad will play Lefou, the oafish sidekick to debonair villain Gaston. Gad is the first American to join the cast, which already includes Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as Beast/Prince, and Luke Evans as Gaston.
Gad in Love and Other Drugs
Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch Get Character Posters
Marvel has released two more character posters for Avengers: Age of Ultron, focusing on newcomers Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.
Take a look at all the recently revealed character one-sheets in the slideshow below:
Elizabeth Olsen plays Scarlet Witch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson is her brother Quicksilver, two new figures who will face the Avengers...
My biggest issue with these posters is that you can't see Scarlet Witch's Doc Martens! But you will when Avengers: Age of Ultron hits in about six weeks...
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Grand Theft Auto Online Patch Available on PS3, PS4
Rockstar Games has announced a title update is currently available for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of Grand Theft Auto Online.
The update is said to address fixes for GTA Online's stability, as well as a few other small tweaks for both Online and Story Mode.
Rockstar confirms the same update will come to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 "as soon as possible."
Earlier this week, the long-awaited Heists patch was released for Grand Theft Auto Online, introducing a number of new gameplay modes to the multiplayer-focused component of Grand Theft Auto V.
New Fantastic Four Images Revealed
Four new stills from director Josh Trank's upcoming Fantastic Four reboot have landed, giving us a new look at three members of the team all suited up. Jamie Bell's post-transformation Thing and Toby Kebbell's Victor Von Doom are notably absent
We got our first look at the heroic team's practical costumes last month, and now TotalFilm has released four new images. The images show Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm surrounded by men in flame-resistant suits, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, and Miles Teller as Reed Richards. Check them out below.
The CW Releases Reverse-Flash Poster
Warning: Some spoilers from recent Flash episodes follow...
The CW has revealed an all-new poster of The Flash star Tom Cavanagh in the Reverse-Flash costume, in anticipation of this week's episode "Out of Time." Check out the image below, which gives us our best look yet at the supervillain character:
Tom Cavanagh as Reverse-Flash
4 Creative Games You Need to Pay Attention To
During GDC 2015, IGN hosted the Media Indie Exchange (MIX) event in our offices. For those of you who don't know, the MIX is an event that brings together dozens of rad indie developers to show off their upcoming games to members of the media, big publishers like Sony and Microsoft, and other developers. We had well-over 50 games in our office this year, and despite all of them being incredibly creative works, we narrowed the list down to the four that impressed us the most. Trust us, you're going to want to keep your eyes out for these ones.
Work Toward Beating Cancer With Free Game
A new app invites you to help the fight against cancer simply by building a virtual land.
Cancer Research UK's app Reverse the Odds invites players to complete mini-games and upgrade lands to "restore the Odds back to their lively selves." The Odds are a collection of colorful characters who "need your help." In doing so, players help analyze information that will help scientists identify biomarkers for bladder cancer.
Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Flash Get New Costumes
Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Flash are all getting new costumes come June.
Green Lantern #41 by Billy Tan
Spoilers for Green Lantern #40!
In Green Lantern #40, Hal Jordan ditched his ring and stole the prototype Green Lantern gauntlet and power pack from the armory and went rogue, all in a ruse to clear the name of the Green Lantern Corps and take all the blame for their wrongdoings himself. The new hooded jacket and long hair certainly gives him the "renegade" look they're going for.
Marvel’s X-Men ’92 Comic Brings Back the Animated Series
Marvel revealed more information about the upcoming comic series X-Men '92 which takes place in the world of X-Men: The Animated Series. As revealed by Polygon, X-Men '92 will pick up where the animated series left off in 1997 and chronicle the continuing adventures of this iconic X-Men cast.
X-Men '92 will be the latest addition to Marvel's Infinite Comics digital line. The first digital chapter will debut on services like Comixology in May, with the first print edition hitting stores in June. The series will be co-written by Chris Sims and Chad Bowers (Down Set Fight), with Scott Koblish (Deadpool) providing the art.