Device 6 Studio Teases Wii U Development
Simogo, the Swedish indie game studio behind Year Walk and Device 6, tweeted out a blurry photo of the Wii U logo earlier this week.
You can view the image on Simogo's Twitter.
A blog post from Simogo’s Simon Flesser earlier this month confirmed two active projects in the works, specifically projects that allow the studio to “revisit” their previous titles.
This info makes it easy to speculate about possible Wii U ports of existing Simogo games rather than brand new projects.
We reached out to Flesser, who simply told us, “Hehe, exciting times ahead!”
Mario Party Series Has Sold Almost 40 Million Copies
Since Mario Party's debut on Nintendo 64 in 1999, the party game series has sold over 39.6 million copies.
According to a post on Nintendo's website, that figure is as of December 2014, and includes the following games: Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, Mario Party 5, Mario Party 6, Mario Party 7, Mario Party 8, Mario Party 9, Mario Party Advance, Mario Party DS, and Mario Party: Island Tour.
The next entry in the series, Mario Party 10, will be released March 20, exclusively on Wii U.
Why 12 Monkeys Isn’t Afraid of Complex Time Travel Stories
12 Monkeys has quickly established its ambitious world, as the series follows Cole (Aaron Stanford) traveling from his plague-ravaged era in 2043 to the present, with a few stops before and after along the way .
I sat down with executive producer and showrunner Natalie Chaidez (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Heroes) to discuss the show’s approach to its different eras, with a recent episode, “Atari”, having taken place almost entirely in 2043. Chaidez spoke about 12 Monkeys complex nature, its characters and more.
IGN: In your fourth episode, you spent nearly the entire time in 2043. Was that something you wanted to make sure to do early on, because it’s easy for people to make assumptions that this would be a contemporary show, once Cole arrives?
Catwoman Faces a Murder Plot
Th thing about making it to the top of the criminal food chain in Gotham City is that you have to fight very hard to stay there. That's a truth Selina Kyle is coming to realize as the new Catwoman status quo continues. Selina faces increased resistance from Black Mask and the other crime lords supposedly under her yolk. If she's not careful, she might even wind up dead.
We have an exclusive preview of Catwoman #39, as Selina's grip on power becomes more tenuous. Check it out below:
Catwoman #39 is written by Genevieve Valentine and drawn by Garry Brown. This issue will be released next Wednesday, February 25, at a cover price of $2.99.
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IGN AU Black Beta Select Awards: Winners Revealed
The winners of IGN Australia's third annual Black Beta Select Awards were revealed during a huge special event at Lower Town Hall in Sydney's CBD on Friday, February 20.
More than 90,000 votes were cast across 12 categories. The top three games in each category and the winners, as voted by you, are listed below.
Release Date Revealed for Dungeons 2
Developer Realmforge and publisher Kalypso Media have announced that Dungeons 2 will be releasing worldwide on April 24 for Windows, Mac, and SteamOS.
It will feature a mixture of dungeon simulation and real-time strategy as you take on the role of The Dungeon Lord.
In addition to the dungeon creation of the first game, Dungeons 2 will have you venturing forth into the overworld with your army of monsters.
Furthermore, the game features narration by Kevan Brighting, best known for his work on The Stanley Parable.
Make sure you check out IGN's preview of Dungeons 2, "the Dungeon Keeper remake we've been waiting for".
Jared Leto Gaining Weight to Play Joker in Suicide Squad
Jared Leto has revealed he's gaining weight to play The Joker in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie.
Speaking to Billboard magazine, Leto branded the character a "beautiful disaster" before saying how comics are evolving to include characters that are almost Shakespearean in their scope.
"I'm trying to gain a lot of weight," he told the outlet while eating vegan tacos. "It means I have to eat every couple of hours -- and I'm terrible at eating a lot.
"The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character -- that's what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right? This beautiful disaster of a character -- what a big challenge."
Exploding Kittens Kickstarter Rakes In $8.7 Million
The Kickstarter for quirky card game Exploding Kittens has made $8.7 million dollars.
More specifically, $8,782,571. See for yourself on its Kickstarter page.
Just a day into the card game's month-long crowdfunding campaign, it hit the $2 million dollar mark, despite only asking for $10k.
At 219,382 backers and 87,825% funded, Exploding Kittens has long since broken a Kickstarter record.
First Look at Jason Momoa’s Aquaman!
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League director Zack Snyder took to social media tonight to give fans their first look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman!
Momoa's Aquaman will reportedly be introduced in BvS before showing up in the two-part Justice League movie and his own solo movie.
There is only one true King. #unitetheseven pic.twitter.com/RDFG8jbuI6
— ZackSnyder (@ZackSnyder) February 20, 2015
The above photo's tag line of "unite the seven" may speak to either the Justice League's lineup (of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Cyborg, and Green Lantern) or to the Seven Seas.
Here’s How to Remove Lenovo’s Invasive Software From Affected Laptops
Recently, computer maker Lenovo issued a statement regarding Superfish, a piece of software that came pre-installed on Lenovo laptops between September and December 2014. The software, intended to serve owners of Lenovo laptops with advertisements, has serious potential for misuse as it installs its own trusted security certificate. This means that the Superfish certificate can be used to defeat the entire purpose of secure connections: to prevent bad guys from being able to snoop on encrypted communications.