Sunday, June 30, 2013

IGN All: D4: Xbox One’s Most Enigmatic Exclusive

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D4: Xbox One's Most Enigmatic Exclusive
Jul 1st 2013, 04:55

One of the most enigmatic Xbox One exclusives announced to date would have to be D4, or Dark Dreams Don't Die, to give the game its full title. In development by cult Japanese game designer Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro and his team at Access Games, D4 is a murder mystery with an intriguing hook: its detective lead David has lost his memory, but is able to dive into the past to solve crimes. Specifically, his wife's murder.

Of course, given this is a game from Swery, the real hook is likely to be just how strange and offbeat everything is, and D4's initial reveal certainly doesn't disappoint on that basis. David refers to his wife as 'little Peggy,' and interactions between characters are deliberately weird, with bizarre facial expressions and glances held for uncomfortably long moments.

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IGN All: Watch Boba Fett's Original Screen Test

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Watch Boba Fett's Original Screen Test
Jul 1st 2013, 04:17

Behold the 1978 screen test showing off the original all-white costume for bounty hunter Boba Fett. The character would, of course, make his screen debut in The Star Wars Holiday Special before appearing in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Check it out:

Via io9 and Retroist.

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IGN All: The Venture Bros: "O.S.I. Love You" Review

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The Venture Bros: "O.S.I. Love You" Review
Jul 1st 2013, 04:30

Warning: Full episode spoilers follow.

Venture Bros. isn't really what most would label a plot-driven series. There's certainly a great deal of mythology and complex character relationships that have built up over time, but individually each episode is more focused on delivering absurd scenarios and character conflicts. "O.S.I. Love You" was a departure in that regard. As far as this series goes, it was unusually plot-driven as it explored the ongoing fate of Monstroso and Molotov (Molostro? Monstrotov?) and built up the threat of the mysterious, vampiric Investors. Fortunately, "O.S.I. Love You" didn't forget to be entertaining along the way.

This turned out to be one of those episodes where Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick toyed around with the chronology of their story. That approach can be a little overdone, as we saw with the Memento-style Season 4 premiere, but here the nonlinear format worked well. It morphed what would have been a fairly straightforward battle between O.S.I. and Molotov into a conflict riddled with mysteries until the very end. And even when it seemed like a plot twist was painfully obvious (i.e. - Brock not actually killing Molotov), the truth turned out to be much stranger than it seemed. It was a clever approach, without being too clever.

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AskMen.com - DATING & SEX: Lovers Turned Best Friends

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Lovers Turned Best Friends
Jul 1st 2013, 04:30


Discover the friend without benefits.

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IGN All: Falling Skies: "Search and Recover" Review

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Falling Skies: "Search and Recover" Review
Jul 1st 2013, 03:00

Warning: Full spoilers from the episode to follow.

The big "To Be Continued" card that concluded last week's exciting cliffhanger held much potential. This week we see that potential squandered as a great setup is hampered by needless melodrama and some uncharacteristic behavior by Tom Mason. And, as expected, the search for Anne and creepy little Alexis yields no results.

Post-crash, Pope and Mason are given an opportunity to bond while they make their way back to Charleston. It's a good setup and a great chance to build the relationship between the two through adversary. The results are a little hit-or-miss however.

The campfire scene was great. Pope sharing the story of how he killed a man, unintentionally, by punching him in the head was a strong emotional moment. Colin Cunningham does a great job of relaying Pope's regret over killing a man in front of his own son. Between this episode and "Badlands", Pope is starting to get a lot of strong character moments. Since day one he's clearly been a stereotypical rebel with a good heart archetype but now we have a little more insight into the real Pope. That's a good thing.

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IGN All: Watch the Dexter: Season 8 Premiere

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Watch the Dexter: Season 8 Premiere
Jul 1st 2013, 02:26

If you haven't seen the Dexter: Season 8 premiere episode or simply want to watch it over again, fret not! You can do so right below, thanks to Showtime releasing the episode online. Check it out below!

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IGN All: Family Tree: "Indians" Review

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Family Tree: "Indians" Review
Jul 1st 2013, 02:30

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

"That was some white-knuckle s***."

Aside from Bea and Monk intermittently stealing scenes, "Indians" featured some really fun non-"usual Christopher Guest player" guest stars in the form of Kevin Pollak, Joe Lo Truglio (Wanderlust), Graham Greene (Defiance), and The Office's Oscar Nunez as a crappy car salesman who knows nothing about cars, selling cars or negotiating.

"Indians" had some fine moments, topped off by an over-enthusiastic Tom, who seemed to be absolutely tickled about possibly being part Mojave. Unfortunately, there were also a ton of lazy/easy jokes as well featuring both Pete and Tom being strangely dense about Native Americans. Especially Pete, who at one point actually revealed that he thought they all immigrated to the U.S. from India and took over land owned by cowboys. I know the two mates aren't from the States, but it's still too much of a stretch to buy them being so ignorant. Although I did like the look of disappointment on Pete's face when he found out that the two tribal elders didn't smoke or drink.

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IGN All: True Blood: "You're No Good" Review

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True Blood: "You're No Good" Review
Jul 1st 2013, 01:58

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

For the record now, this episode marks the second time, since the season premiere two weeks ago, that a character has resorted to screaming "You're dead to me!" at Sookie. A prime example that True Blood has lost almost any and all concept of what it's capable of doing, drama-wise. Especially since Bill should have known that there'd be a more than likely a chance Sookie would refuse to help him while Sookie shouldn't have even cared so much about giving up some of her blood in the first place.

So both of them were just being needlessly stubborn for the sake of confrontation. And at this point, as silly as this particular snap declaration has become on the show, I hope Sookie remains dead to Bill. I hope it sticks. Because it didn't with Jason, who almost immediately took it back. There's also an argument to be made that those who keep telling Sookie that she's dead to them aren't exactly in their right minds, to which I ask why is this show so inclined toward giving us versions of its characters who aren't being themselves?

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IGN All: Dexter: Season 8 Premiere Review

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Dexter: Season 8 Premiere Review
Jul 1st 2013, 02:00

Warning: Full spoilers for the Dexter: Season 8 premiere follow...

First of all, everyone can relax. We've got a new Harrison, folks! A new kid. So farewell "blank stares of twins Evan and Luke" and hello Jadon Wells. Not that Harrison ever had to do much more than say a few words per season, but it's clear, from the opening "Wonderful World" scene here in the Season 8 premiere, they needed a kid who could do a bit more. Not much, but something. He had to fly a kite and look like he was playing soccer and such. So, a bit more animated. And if this break in continuity bugs you, you need to re-examine certain aspects of your maturation. I, for one, welcomed it with arms outstretched.

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IGN All: It’s All in Your Head: Gaming and the Brain

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It's All in Your Head: Gaming and the Brain
Jul 1st 2013, 00:23

We've all been gripped by such mischief at one time or another - most likely at Christmas, when spirits are high, or some other holiday when the clan converges: the irresistible urge to fire up the gaming rig and, after she's had a few egg nogs … Blow. Grandma's. Mind.

But with what? Delightful cartoon worlds? Dashing hot laps in a Maserati? Of course not. She's frail, hunched, rheumy-eyed. She wears compression socks, for god's sake. Naturally, we choose a bit of the old ultra-violence. Zombies are good. Gods of war. The type of space where no one can hear you scream. Odds on, Gran'll peer into the television screen wearing a puckered gape (quad comedy multiplier for denture detachment), before slowly leaning back in her chair as if sensing a great disturbance in the force, and with reluctant diplomacy, not wishing to crush your spirits, say something like, "Goodness ... I can see that it involves quite a measure of ... hand-eye coordination."

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IGN All: BioShock Infinite DLC Reveal Coming in Late July

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BioShock Infinite DLC Reveal Coming in Late July
Jun 30th 2013, 21:52

Irrational Games has confirmed to IGN that new BioShock Infinite downloadable content will be revealed in late July.

The content will mark the first expansion to be released as part of the BioShock Infinite season pass, which was available at launch and will include three pieces of DLC overall.

Last week, Irrational head Ken Levine said the studio is still working on the content, noting that they "have been since the game shipped." Levine said "things are going well," but asked fans to understand that "game development takes time."

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IGN All: Monsters U Beats The Heat, White House Down

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Monsters U Beats The Heat, White House Down
Jun 30th 2013, 19:05

Pixar's Monsters University remained the No. 1 movie this weekend, staving off competition from newcomers The Heat and White House Down.

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy's R-rated buddy cop comedy had a healthy second place debut with $40 million, but director Roland Emmerich's White House Down bowed with a disappointing fourth place showing of $25.7 million.

It appears White House Down really was hurt in the public's eyes by its similarly-themed Olympus Has Fallen, which opened this past spring to $30+ million and ended up earning $160.9 million worldwide.

Here are the weekend's domestic box office estimates via Rentrak:

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IGN All: 5 Tips For Animal Crossing Beginners

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Jun 30th 2013, 12:10

We asked Animal Crossing's developers how to get the most out of the game at the very beginning.

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Friday, June 28, 2013

IGN All: "I Need To Access A Kaiju Brain" Clip

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Jun 29th 2013, 00:51

Charlie Day's scientist has a very peculiar request for Ron Perlman's black market dealer in this clip from Pacific Rim.

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IGN All: "It´s About Compatibility" Clip

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Jun 29th 2013, 00:51

Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, and Rinko Kikuchi in a scene about the jaeger pilots in Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi epic.

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IGN All: "Can We Talk About This For One Second?" Clip

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Jun 29th 2013, 00:51

Charlie Hunnam confronts his boss Idris Elba in this clip from the sci-fi epic.

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IGN All: The Last of Us Walkthrough - Hidden Trophy: That's All I Got (Ellie's Jokes)

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Jun 28th 2013, 23:55

IGN shows you how to get the hidden achievement in The Last of Us, "That's All I Got." Unlock this by listening to all of Ellie's (painfully bad) jokes and puns throughout the Pittsburgh and Suburbs chapters of the game.

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IGN All: Trailer #2

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Jun 29th 2013, 00:24

Hugh Jackman plays a desperate dad seeking his daughter's kidnappers in this thriller also starring Jake Gylenhaal.

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IGN All: Call of Duty Ghosts - All Access Gameplay Preview

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Jun 28th 2013, 22:26

Check out the all access Call of Duty: Ghost preview featuring iJustine & more!

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