Month: July 2018

With Doctor Who heading into its eleventh season, we take a look back at every Doctor from the BBC show’s 50-plus year history.

It’s sometimes hard to keep track of all the Stephen King movie and TV adaptations that have been released recently, and there’s plenty more to come. But there was one movie last year that exceeded the rest in terms of audience numbers, and that was the hugely successful It. The film grossed more than $700 million worldwide, making it one of the most successful horror movies of all time, and the sequel is set for release next year.

It: Chapter 2 is currently in production, and a new image from the set has been released. The movie is set 30 years after the first film, and it follows the adult versions of the kids in the original. While we’ve already seen a picture of the adult cast at a pre-production script reading, this is the first shot of them all in character. Check it out below, via Slashfilm‘s Chris Evangelista:

It: Chapter 2 stars Jessica Chastain as Beverly, James McAvoy as Bill, Bill Hader as Richie, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stan, and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike, plus Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying clown Pennywise. It’s directed by Andy Muschietti, who helmed the first movie, and hits theaters on September 6, 2019.

In an interview last year, Muschietti explained that while the movie would focus on the adult characters, the young cast will still play a part. In King’s novel, the two timelines are told side-by-side, elements of which will remain in the sequel.

“In my opinion, it can’t only be about adults,” he told The Independent. “Something that I love about the book is the dialogue between the two timelines because, ultimately, it’s a story about childhood. It’s a love letter to childhood, but it’s also a story of the death of childhood. It’s symbolic, of course, because when Pennywise describes himself as the eater of worlds, he’s not talking about a monster that eats planets; he’s talking about eating the world of imagination and magic.”

Our IGN First month of coverage with Darksiders 3 is winding down, but we’re not done yet! In this new look at the Fury-ous action-adventure game from Gunfire Games, Gunfire Games design director John Pearl and lead level designer Richard Vorodi walk you through a section of Darksiders 3, showing off the environmental puzzles you’ll encounter.

Mild spoilers here, we suppose, for those worried about that.

ABOVE: Check out a new 11-minute gameplay video of Darksiders 3.

Darksiders 3 is our IGN First game for July, which means we’ve editorially chosen to take a look at it all month long. We traveled to Gunfire Games in Austin, Texas, and we’ll be bringing you more on this highly anticipated sequel (such as the release date) all month long.

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Peter is joined by a special guest as he dives into Chasm now that is officially launched.

Each Tuesday Microsoft resets its weekly sale on digital Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, offering deals on a new selection of games. This week’s sale is now live, with savings on a lot of pretty fantastic games. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this week’s Microsoft Store sale.

Lots of games are on sale this week, but the publisher with the biggest presence by far is Bethesda. Tons of Bethesda games are on sale, including Skyrim Special Edition for $20 / £15 and The Elder Scrolls Online for $10 / £7.50. If you’re feeling apocalyptic, you can download Fallout 4 for $15 / £10, or go all-in and get the Game of the Year Edition, which includes the game and all of the DLC, for $30 / £25.

The whole Dishonored series is marked down. The Definitive Edition of the first game is on sale for $10 / £7.50. Dishonored 2 is $20 / £15, as is the standalone expansion Death of the Outsider. Doom, Prey, and the Wolfenstein series see similar discounts as well.

Bethesda shares the spotlight this week with a good deal of indie games that are also on sale. The hectic multiplayer game Overcooked is down to just $6 / £4 this week, which ought to whet your appetite for the upcoming sequel. The Banjo-Kazooey-like platformer Yooka-Laylee is on sale for $13 / £12 for anyone feeling nostalgic for the Nintendo 64 days. And the recently released Yoku’s Island Express, a clever mash-up between Metroidvania and pinball, is on sale for $16 / £13.

You can find more of our picks listed below, or click over to the full list of games on sale here, including huge discounts on the Street Fighter series on Xbox 360.

• Dishonored: Definitive Edition — $10 / £7.50
• Dishonored 2 — $20 / £15
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — $20 / £13.39
• Doom — $15 / £11.24
• The Elder Scrolls Online — $10 / £7.50
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset — $30 / £22.50
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — $20 / £15
• The Escapists — $5 /£3.75
• The Escapists 2 — $12 / £12
• The Evil Within 2 — $24 / £20
• Fallout 4 — $15 / £10
• Fallout 4: GotY Edition — $30 / £25
• Overcooked — $6 / £4
• Prey — $15 / £10
• Wolfenstein: The New Order — $10 / £7.50
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — $24 / £20
• Yoku’s Island Express — $16 / £13
• Yooka-Laylee — $13 / £11.55

Nintendo Switch console sales have reached almost 20 million units sold.

Nintendo’s first quarter results are in for Q1 FY2018 and the company has revealed that the Switch’s sales have reached 19.67 million units, while software sales for the platform have reached 83.93 units.

The top-selling Switch first-party titles haven’t changed much since the end of last financial year, with Super Mario Odyssey up from 10 million units in April to 11.17 million units.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the next best-selling title, up from 9.22 million units in April to 10.35 million for 2018’s first quarter. The game launched on Nintendo Switch at the end of April last year. We called it the “best entry in the series so far” and said that it was “just as amazing in 2017 as it was in 2014” in our review.

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Google has officially hired Dr. Richard Marks, known for his work on PlayStation VR, PlayStation Move and EyeToy.

According to VentureBeat, Marks has joined Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), his first major move away from Sony since 1999.

During his time with Sony, he worked in Sony’s experimental Magic Lab, helping to create the EyeToy and PlayStation Camera, the basis of PlayStation Move and PSVR’s motion-tracking technology.

An official statement from google states “ATAP is at the intersection of science and application where our goal is to solve significant problems and close the gap between what if and what is. We’re super excited about Richard joining the senior team and look forward to his contributions.”

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The indie physics puzzle game Donut County is coming on August 28, across PC, PS4, and iOS. It will cost $13 on each, except for iOS, where it’ll be $5. Alternatively, you can save a few bucks on PS4 where a pre-order will be available for $10.49. That will net you a free PS4 dynamic theme as well.

The wacky concept was brainstormed by Ben Esposito of The Unfinished Swan and What Remains of Edith Finch. The tone of it is very different than those serene indie puzzlers, and the idea originates from a game jam parodying game designer Peter Molyneux. The game works like Katamari Damacy in reverse, as a hole grows upon swallowing up items around the world.

Donut County has already won accolades: the 2015 Independent Games Festival finalist in the Excellence in Visual Art category and an honorable mention for the Seumas McNally prize. GameSpot also named it a hidden gem and a game to watch from PAX East 2018.

If you’re looking for other indie games on the cheap to fill the gap until late August, check out the Humble Indie Mega Week sale. It’s offering a load of cheap games, including fellow indie puzzler The Witness.