New Arrow and Flash Trailers Realesed
This weekend at PaleyFest, The CW dropped new spoiler-filled trailers for Arrow and The Flash, giving us a preview of what we can expect in the final episodes of the shows' respective seasons.
In the new Arrow trailer, we see that fallout from Ra's al Ghul's offer to Oliver Queen, the return of the Suicide Squad, and a potential A.T.O.M./Arrow showdown. It features recurring guest stars Brandon Routh (as Ray Palmer), Katrina Law (as Nyssa al Ghul), and Matt Nable (as Ra's al Ghul).
The Flash's trailer teases the team finally discovering the identity of Reverse Flash, an Arrow crossover (with Laurel Lance, A.T.O.M., and Felicity), and Joe meeting Grodd.
Who is the Greatest Fictional Team of All-Time?
If you've managed to look up from March's surprisingly awesome game line-up, you've probably noticed there's a pretty big basketball tournament kicking off this week.
While the rest of the country might be arguing about bubble teams, unfair seeds, and weak regular season schedules, the IGN office was arguing about a different kind of match-up: who's cooler - the Suicide Squad or the Guardians of the Galaxy? To help settle this and other fictional grudge matches once and for all, we decided to do the only logical thing we could think of: stage a massive, multi-part tournament, complete with fabulous prizes!
With your help, we're going to help determine the most badass fictional team of all-time. And give away a PS4, Xbox One, or Wii U along the way.
Snuggle a Cuddly Bull Netch Plush From Elder Scrolls
Now you can clutch one of Tamriel's most docile creatures as you drift off into sleep. Bethesda is selling plush toys of the jelly-fish like bull netch in its Elder Scrolls Online merchandise store.
The company promises the adorable little netch is made of high quality materials and is much cuter than its Morrowind-inhabiting counterpart. For one thing, provoking the fun-sized stuffed animal won't result in excruciating shock damage.
Who Is Nintendo’s New Partner, DeNA?
Mobile game company DeNA will work alongside Nintendo to bring the Japanese game giant's beloved IPs to smartphones, announced today in a press conference.
Gamers more familiar with Nintendo's properties and less so with the mobile gaming market may find themselves uncertain about what to think of this partnership. Who is DeNA, anyway?
DeNA (pronounced "D-N-A") was once a small Tokyo startup, formed in 1999 to launch an online auction service, but it has since shifted its focus onto mobile games.
With offices and development studios from Japan to the United States to South America and a portfolio that contains education, healthcare, and sports, DeNA is a global company with a fairly wide reach beyond games.
Australian Couple Celebrates Wedding With Incredible NES Cake
An Australian couple recently celebrated their wedding day with an incredibly realistic, life-size NES cake.
The cake came complete with the console, two controllers, and a copy of Tetris.
According to the bride, the cake was so realistic, guests were having a hard time believing it wasn't an actual console.
"Everyone was poking and prodding at it wondering if it was real. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day,” she said.
An image of the cake courtesy of Herald Sun.
Nintendo Stock Makes Mushroom Sound, Grows Enormously
Nintendo's stock has increased in value substantially since the earlier announcement that Nintendo will be partnering with Japanese mobile company DeNa.
The partnership between the two companies, which means Nintendo's intellectual property will finally begin appearing on mobile phones, has boosted the stock price over 25% today alone. Nintendo's stock is up almost 40% year-to-date.
Nintendo also announced that it's developing a "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept" codenamed "NX." Nintendo has had a string of successes lately, with Majora's Mask being the top-selling software title in the US for the month of February, and the New 3DS XL taking the top spot from Sony's PS4 for console sales during the same period.
SPECTRE: James Bond’s Next Gets a Poster
Sony and EON Productions revealed the new teaser poster today for SPECTRE, the upcoming 24th James Bond movie.
The artwork seen below features Daniel Craig's 007 rocking a very Steve McQueen in Bullitt look. The posters come via the official 007 site:
Square Enix Hints at New JRPG for Home Consoles
During a recent interview, Square Enix teased a "surprise" for its 2015 fiscal year.
“For fiscal 2015, I think we have a considerable amount of high-end games both inside and outside the country,” Square president Yosuke Matsuda told Nikkei Trendy. “Starting with Final Fantasy XV, we’ll be putting out news for Japanese RPGs.
“I think we’ll have a little surprise, too.” Matsuda then clarified that he was referring to “a JRPG for home game machine(s).”
Matsuda said the company's resolution for 2015 is to deliver "a box of surprises," and both the company's "Japanese and Western studios are both bolstering their lineups considerably." At PAX 2015 earlier this year, IGN took a closer look at Final Fantasy XV's combat, and went up against the JRPG's Behemoth Boss, both of which left us impressed.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Sting and Orton Battle the Authority
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Hey, I know there's more to this holiday than leprechauns and boozing, but I figured since the WWE rebooted the whole Leprechaun movie franchise, it was all good. Of course, they made a super-serious version of Leprechaun, taking out all the tongue-in-cheek camp of the original. All the dumb dialogue is now gon...
DC Cancels Controversial Batgirl/Joker Cover
DC Comics has announced they won't be publishing a controversial variant cover for Batgirl #41. The decision came after artist Rafael Albuquerque requested that the cover be removed.
The image in question was part of a series of 25 Joker-themed variant covers planned for DC's June comic lineup. These covers feature the Clown Prince of Crime butting heads with various DC heroes, generally in humorous ways. The Batgirl #41 cover, however, took a darker approach:
