Daily Fix Headlines for January 31, 2014

A lot of news came in to round off the week for us. Sony reveals an impressive ratio showing how they're doing against competing consoles. Meanwhile Microsoft has some news of their own with a special trade-in discount for the Xbox One. Finally, the Fix has a massive giveaway happening where you could win a 4K TV and copy of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. Happy weekend! Here's what we covered on today's Fix: Lucario Revealed for Super...

What Are Your Favorite Silent Hill Memories?

15 years ago today, Konami released Silent Hill. With nine games and two movies, the franchise has become a phenomenon that survival horror fanatics love to play when they're home alone. Originally released for the PlayStation, Silent Hill had you play as an "everyman" searching for his daughter through the fog-filled town of Silent Hill. We asked fans what their favorite memories were and we started to remember why Silent Hill terrifies us. A big ol' pile of NOPE Nando P. - Watching Andrew DeSalvo's ghost cutscene in SH4 and then having to walk down that spiral staircase....

Disney Picks Up Chip 'n Dale Movie Pitch

Live-action/CGI hybrid movies aren't letting '80s animated series stay dead, as we've seen with Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Smurfs. Now, Disney has picked up a pitch from commercials director Robert Rugan for a film adaptation of Chip 'n Dale. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be produced by Mandeville Films/TV, which is responsible for The Muppets and the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted. The film will reportedly be inspired by the 1989 animated incarnation of the characters,...

Watch The Super Bowl Movie Spots

It's become a tradition now that every Super Bowl Sunday, Hollywood will televise new trailers for several of their hottest upcoming movies during the NFL championship game. This year's broadcast will see new spots for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, and Need for Speed, to name but a few. Several studios have already released spots online ahead of the game, while the rest will be available for us to post here right after Sunday's...

Stan Lee Previews His Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Cameo

Suffice to say, but any chance you have to hear the iconic voice of Stan Lee speaking to you is a good one. I had the opportunity to talk to the legendary comic book creator about his upcoming appearance on this coming Tuesday's episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In the episode, Lee will continue a tradition he's had for many years now, making a cameo in a Marvel-based property. IGN TV: My first question with you appearing on S.H.I.E.L.D. is, what took so long?! Were you saying, "Hey, why am I not in the first episode of this show?" Stan Lee: Oh, I like the way you think! I felt the same way. Why was it not called...

Liam Neeson Joins Martin Scorsese's Silence

Actor Liam Neeson takes a break from action to spread the Good News. According to Deadline, the Taken star has boarded director Martin Scorsese's 2015 project, Silence. The new movie, which also stars Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins) and Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), is an adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel about two Jesuit priests attempting to spread Christianity in Japan during the country's Sakoku Edict, which sought to drive out foreign influence by effectively closing off the country. Silence won't be Neeson's first missionary role, if that is indeed the role he is set for. He also starred in The Mission, a 1986 film about...

Star Trek Online Celebrates 4th Anniversary

In commemoration of Star Trek Online's fourth anniversary, Perfect World has launched the mid-season update, Season 8.5, which was announced earlier this month. From today until February 27, Captains  will be able to play a new 'Featured Episode' titled "A Step Between Stars," with Star Trek: Voyager actor Tim Russ reprising his role as Admiral Tuvok. After each playthrough of the event, Captains will be able to choose between one of three pieces of unique ship equipment. They'll also be rewarded with 400 'Qmendations' on completion of their first playthrough. 'Qmendations' are used to...

DC Editor Mike Marts Returns to Marvel as Executive Editor

Comics Editor Mike Marts has returned to Marvel Comics. From 1996 to 2006, Marts worked at Marvel on notable books such as New X-Men and Astonishing X-Men and with creators Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, among many others. After spending the next eight years working for DC Comics, most notably as the Batman Group Editor, he has returned to Marvel as an Executive Editor. "Mike Marts is a seasoned veteran who's edited some of the most critically acclaimed and...

Nintendo to Consider Mergers and Acquisitions, Iwata Says

After dramatically cutting fiscal year sales forecasts, president Satoru Iwata said Nintendo is looking to new areas for sales, marketing and customers. "We should abandon old assumptions about our businesses," Iwata told The Nikkei. "We are considering [mergers and acquisitions] as an option. For this reason, we'll step up share buybacks." Two weeks ago, the company cut the Wii U sales forecast from 9 to 2.8 million units, for the fiscal year ending March 31. Nintendo also cut the projection...

Star Trek's Zachary Quinto Joins Hitman Reboot

It was announced earlier this month that Homeland's Rupert Friend would replace the late Paul Walker in the title role of Agent 47 in Fox's Hitman reboot. Today, Deadline reports that Zachary Quinto, Spock in the new Star Trek films, will join the film in an unspecified role. Strangling people with piano wire is... illogical. Deadline also refers to the movie as Agent 47 and calls it a "sequel" rather than a "reboot." The site points out that the 2007 Hitman film, starring Timothy Olyphant (Justified), actually did pretty well overseas, earning $60.2 million of its final $99.96 million gross outside of America. Considering...

Michael Pitt Cast as Mason Verger for Hannibal: Season 2

Some Hannibal spoilers may follow… Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt will join the cast of Hannibal beginning in Season 2 in a recurring role that will be well known to fans of the film series and Thomas Harris Hannibal Lecter books: Mason Verger. That name not ringing any bells? Well, how about a picture: Hope you're not eating. Ever again. Remember now? Yick. Verger was the mutilated rich guy played by Gary Oldman in the 2001 film Hannibal. In the film and the novel it was based on, Verger tells Clarice Starling that in his youth he was an infatuated patient of Dr. Lecter’s. One night the unhinged little brat invited...

7 Ways Flappy Bird is Like Dark Souls

Don’t be fooled by Flappy Bird’s colorful, Mario-inspired graphics. The game is a brutal, unforgiving, neverending gauntlet of pain and death. And once you start playing it you might never stop. Flappy Bird is the Dark Souls of casual mobile games. Allow me to explain why: 1) It punishes you for the smallest mistakes. Flappy Bird is a simple take on a well-worn gameplay idea: your little bird is always moving forward. Flying through gaps keeps him alive. Hit a wall, and it’s game over. We’ve all played games like this before. But not quite like this. To call Flappy Bird “unforgiving” is an understatement. Success...

Disgaea D2 Patch Arrives in North America and Europe

A new patch for Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness on PlayStation 3 is available in North America and Europe, NIS America announced early this morning. The patch fixes numerous known bugs and presents new images for players to collect. Of particular note are 22 new save icons and a fix to a bug that froze the game during certain animations. Some audio issues have also been rectified. Disgaea D2 released in Europe in September of last year, and arrived...

What Do You Think of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?

This morning it was announced that Jesse Eisenberg will portray Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred Pennyworth in the Man of Steel sequel. While the casting choice of Jeremy made sense to most, there were mixed reactions about Jesse Eisenberg. We asked IGN readers their thoughts on this interesting piece of casting news. Don't Forget He's Already Played a Villain Some would say Jesse Eisenberg has already played...

DICE Details Next Battlefield 4 Tweaks

Balancing requests are among the most frequent DICE receives from Battlefield 4 players, and the developers have already tweaked a number of weapons and vehicles in response. Today on the Battlefield Blog, though, the devs are highlighting the items they believe are "working as designed." For now, at least. DICE says it welcomes further "suggestions and comments," but doesn't believe some hot-button items currently need balancing. Most notably among the balancing items DICE is monitoring:...

New 16GB Ouya Announced for $129.99

Just under a year since the launch model first started shipping to Kickstarter backers, Ouya is introducing a new 16GB version of the Android-based games console. Preserving the same design and core features of the original, the new high-capacity variant doubles the storage from 8GB, affording more space for games, apps, and media. The company had previously offered a 16GB version of the system as part of a limited edition white variant for the holidays. ...

Games With Gold February 2014: Dead Island, Toy Soldiers Cold War

The two games Xbox Live Gold members will be able to download for free in February as part of the Games With Gold promotion have been announced today by Microsoft: Dead Island and Toy Soldiers: Cold War. Dead Island will be the first of the two released for free. Beginning tomorrow, February 1, the open-world zombie game will drop from its usual price of $19.99 for two weeks. While it had technical issues, it was well received upon its release in 2011, earning an 8.0 in IGN's review. The...

Widening The Niche: The PlayStation Vita in 2014

Yesterday the PlayStation Vita – Sony’s more-than-capable handheld device – was once again pushed to the forefront. The slimmer, thinner, redesigned Vita is heading to the UK market. Take a look at the box. It’s a signal of intent. Proudly on the front there’s a logo that boasts integration with the PlayStation 4. Turn it around, and the first image that catches your eye on the back, is a picture of Sony’s latest console – the most successful of the ‘next-gen’ platforms. It’s outstripping...

Remember Me Developer Allegedly Files For Bankruptcy

Remember Me developer Dontnod Entertainment has filed for the French equivalent of bankruptcy, according to a number of international publications. French outlets Societe and Factor News both report that the studio has sought "redressement judiciaire", which is for all intents and purposes bankruptcy in France. Remember Me released last year to mediocre reviews. Though it crafted a beautiful and intriguing world, the gameplay was unbalanced...

PS Plus Subscriptions Triple Following PS4 Launch

The launch of the PS4 caused the number of PlayStation Plus subscriptions to triple, Sony has announced. The news came courtesy of Sony UK boss Fergal Gara, who made the revelation at the PS Vita Slim event IGN attended yesterday. While Gara highlighted that needing PS Plus in order to play PS4 games online undoubtedly played a part in the spike, he also expressed his confidence that the value offered by the service was a driving force behind...

More Xbox One Rumours as Microsoft Tries to Track Leaker

A fresh Xbox One rumour suggests Microsoft is planning to release a cheaper model of the console later this year. An anonymous source claimed to VG247 that Microsoft has already briefed its publishing partners about the claim. It's not immediately clear what model is being discussed, as the source can't confirm whether it's the disc-less model with a bluetooth adapter that was mentioned by another leaker yesterday. Supposedly, once the new...

IGN UK Podcast #216: Slim Pickings

There's been a lot happening this week. A lorra lorra lot. So much, in fact, that we rushed to get through it all and accidentally managed to make the podcast shorter than usual. Whoops. Still. Think of it as a more concentrated offering, like Splenda. Splenda for your EARS. Yum. So, in this Splend-iferous episode of the podcast, Luke, Alex and Chris tackle everything that's been going on this week from Nintendo's ongoing financial struggles to all Microsoft's Xbox One rumours, from...

Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Cancelled For Wii U

Batman: Arkham Origins will no longer be getting story DLC on Wii U, Warner Bros. has confirmed. The publisher explained in a statement to IGN that the decision was made as demand for DLC on the console apparently isn't strong enough. "Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story campaign for Wii U," it reads. Anyone who has a...

Back to the Future Becoming West End Musical

Back to the Future is set to hit the West End stage, when a musical adaptation of the 1980s classic debuts in London next year. Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote and directed the 1985 film starring Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd, will again team up with co-writer Bob Gale to write the book for the stage version. Jamie Lloyd, who directed James McAvoy last year in a very successful production of Macbeth, will also help write the script and take on directing duties. ...

Lucario Revealed for Super Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS

The roster of fighters for the upcoming Smash Bros. title on Wii U and 3DS just got its 22nd addition, in the form of the Pokemon Lucario. Creator Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the team has "increased the influence of Aura this time, so a damaged Lucario is truly a force to be reckoned with." Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS was first announced at E3 2011. There's still no word on a release date, other than that it's coming in 2014. On the plus side, we discovered a few weeks ago that the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game will boast different trophies, so if you choose to pick up both you'll be able to...

Keepin' It Reel, Episode 235

Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Roth Cornet bring you the latest in genre movie news. After tackling last weekend's box office -- where Ride Along trounced I, Frankenstein -- we discuss the latest movie news, including Captain America 3, Thor 3, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Legend of Conan, Ninja Turtles, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Riddick 4, and Y: The Last Man. Finally, we wager how Labor Day and That Awkward Moment will perform at this weekend's box office. Download Keepin' It Reel, Episode 235! Let us know in the Comments or...

Constantine Pilot Lands Descent Director Neil Marshall

It was announced earlier this month that NBC had ordered a pilot for Constantine -- DC's newest live-action television venture following The CW's Arrow and upcoming Flash and FOX's Gotham series. Deadline is now reporting that the network has tapped Neil Marshall, director of the 2005 British horror film The Descent, to helm the pilot. Constantine won't be Marshall's first involvement with a TV show. He recently directed the third episode for Michael Bay's Black Sails pirate drama, as well as an episode from the upcoming season of Game of Thrones. NBC's Constantine pilot gets a director. Constantine follows titular...

Daily Fix Headlines for January 30, 2014

On today's Fix, the rumor mill was spinning with what could be some big, unannounced titles coming to the Xbox One (Halo 2 Anniversary, anyone?). In that same vein my dream of one day owning a white Xbox console may soon become a reality. Finally! Here's what we covered: PS Vita Slim Announced for the UK PS Vita Slim is on its way to the UK. Get the deets on pricing details and more. White and Disc-less Xbox...

Brian Singer and Simon Kinberg Discuss Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse

You’ve seen all 25 magazine cover character reveals, and you’ve seen the latest official screenshots. Now you can hear about X-Men: Days of Future Past straight from the mouths of director Bryan Singer and writer Simon Kinberg. The two also opened up about their next X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse, which is based on the Age of Apocalypse storyline from the comics. The interview appears in the new issue of Empire, but Coming Soon has posted some of the Q&A. A few questions kind of answer themselves. (Was anyone really confused about future Wolverine having metal claws? Like there isn’t...