Borderlands 1 Multiplayer Restored on PlayStation 3
Previously unavailable for some time, multiplayer has been restored for the original Borderlands on PlayStation 3.
Ever since the shutdown of GameSpy's servers that initially interrupted multiplayer, developer Gearbox has been working on a solution to allow PlayStation 3 owners to once again access Borderlands' 4-player co-op. Now, players in North America and Europe - Japan will hopefully be restored soon as well - can once again connect online and take to the dunes of Pandora with friends.
Superman Is Getting a New Power, Costume This Week
In this Wednesday's Superman #38 by writer Geoff Johns and artist John Romita, Jr., Superman will be getting both a new power and a new costume. USA Today debuted a piece of art, giving us our first hint of what the power will be like.
With some exceptions, Superman's powers have been established as flight, super speed, super strength, invulnerability, super senses, X-ray vision, heat vision, and ice breath. As you can see, this one is in a league of its own.
Carrie-Anne Moss Joins AKA Jessica Jones
The casting is now pouring in for Marvel's AKA Jessica Jones, with Carrie-Anne Moss the latest to join the upcoming Marvel/Netflix series.
Moss, best known for her role as Trinity in The Matrix trilogy, is playing a character who pointedly is not being named yet by Marvel. Instead, she's simply described as, "A no-nonsense woman who could prove a powerful ally to Jessica… if Jessica (Krysten Ritter) doesn’t completely alienate her first."
Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in The Matrix trilogy.
Out This Week: February 2, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Top 10 Super Bowl XLIX Commercials
Unlike last year's blowout, this Super Bowl XLIX took things right down to the wire. Then all it took was a big mistake by the Seahawks with twenty seconds on the clock and the Patriots took the game.
Check Out All the Super Bowl XLIX Movie Trailers Here
Speaking of big mistakes, Nationwide decided to gut-punch viewers with a strange, off-putting ad about a kid who died because of a random household accident. We certainly hope they were going for an "Even if everyone hates this, they'll be talking about Nationwide" approach. Check it out...
Battlefield Hardline Could ‘Perhaps’ Have Jets
The smaller-scale setup of Battlefield Hardline's cops-and-robbers premise might seem like an odd fit for airplanes, but the developers at Visceral Games aren't completely opposed to the idea of eventually putting them in.
"No jets or tanks in this one," the developer said on Twitter in response to a fan question about vehicles in Hardline. They later partially rescinded the statement when asked about whether or not airplanes would one day make it in, saying "In the initial release no, but if it fits the themes of any additional content, perhaps."
Hot Comics to Buy This Week: 2/2/2015
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics and collectibles released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent, new books that look cool, and any toys we can't wait to play with.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Scott Snyder & Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque | DC Comics
Evo 2015 Registration Now Open
Passes for this year's Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas are now on sale with a few different tiers to choose from.
Those who plan to attend all three days of the tournament have their pick of two passes. The first three-day pass costs $78 and comes with a guaranteed seat at the tournament finals on Sunday. The second option costs $58 and instead comes with a seat to watch a live broadcast of the finals in the Exhibit hall. Two-day passes for Friday and Saturday are also available for $48.
The official Evo site notes that three-day passes are expected to sell out quickly, so be sure to get yours soon.
Milla Cast in Movie of GRRM’s Lost Lands
Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich will reportedly star in a feature film adaptation of Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin's fantasy short stories In the Lost Lands. Justin Chatwin (Shameless, War of the Worlds, Dragonball: Evolution) also stars.
Constantin Werner adapted Martin's short stories and will also direct for Myriad Pictures. In the Lost Lands is scheduled to begin filming in Germany in the final quarter of 2015.
Here's the plot synopsis via Deadline: "In the Lost Lands interweaves three story threads. One plot follows a city’s desperate queen who hires sorceress Gray Alys (Jovovich) to travel into the ghostly wasteland called the Lost Lands, to obtain the gift of shape shifting, which comes at a terrible price.
Horror Game White Night to Release in March
Developer Osome Studio has announced that the black-and-white film noir survival horror game White Night is set to release on March 3.
Available digitally on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux, White Night is a narrative-driven survival horror game taking place in a mansion during the 1930s. Ronan Coiffec of Osome Studio explains on the PlayStation Blog that White Night was heavily influenced by both film noir and jazz music, describing it as "a good old ghost story full of mystery, poetry, alchemy, and suspense."
To learn more about horror games, check out IGN's list of 13 horror games to not be missed in 2015.