Month: June 2020

Surgeon Simulator 2 is expanding upon the comical, QWOP-like surgery from the first title by introducing both co-operative play and a puzzle-ridden hospital for you to explore.

The sequel, from developer Bossa Studios, doesn’t confine you to the operating table like the first game. Instead, you now have to rummage through the entire hospital for items that might be crucial to the operation at hand. There’s still the same silly surgery antics as before, centered around the complexity of having to control each of your fingers and appendages with individual button presses, but it’s a gag that’s seemingly got more depth to it now.

The other big addition is co-op play, with Surgeon Simulator 2 supporting up to four players. Although the game can be played solo, Bossa Studios says it was designed with co-op in mind. During surgeries, players will have to balance checking vital signs and administering medicine to keep patients alive, as you hack away at their internal organs to at least try and save their lives.

Bossa Studios is also giving players creation tools to let them decorate and expand upon the hospital as they see fit. These are the same tools Bossa uses to design the levels in the game, so you’re given a lot of room to get creative with a variety of assets.

Surgeon Simulator 2 is out in August for PC, via the Epic Games Store.

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games’ new title, The Last Campfire, is almost here, and at the PC Gaming Show, the developer dropped another new trailer ahead of its release sometime this summer. The trailer gives a sense of the more intimate single-player adventure game, as well as the strange mysteries it hides.

You play as an ember, a blue-clad character exploring a strange, seemingly dead world. Expect The Last Campfire to be a shorter and possibly more melancholy game than Hello’s previous work–the developer describes it as “a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.”

We previously got a look at The Last Campfire’s gameplay, and you can see the newest trailer above. It looks like you’ll be solving puzzles and interacting with characters to find your way, some of whom appear to be dead–but the ember might have the power to revive them, at least briefly. Other than solving puzzles as you explore The Last Campfire’s vibrant world, Hello Games has kept details pretty locked up so far, so we’ll likely have to wait for the game’s release to learn more.

The Last Campfire is coming to PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch when it releases sometime this summer.

With Netflix’s The Last Days of American Crime joining the ranks of the worst-reviewed movies ever — sitting (un)pretty at 0% on the Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’ spectrum — it’s the perfect time to take a look at all forty plus movies that are a part of RT’s esteemed Zero Percent Club.

Now, to be fair, there are countless awful movies out there. So you might be wondering why there are only a little over forty films on this list. Well, for one, sometimes even the worst movies get one or two positive reviews. Secondly, for Rotten Tomatoes to qualify a film for this list it has to have been reviewed at least 20 times by separate outlets. So while some other garbage films out there might not have any positive reviews, they just don’t have enough reviews under their belt to register.

So strap in and get ready for an Adam Sandler, a Dennis Rodman, a handful of John Travoltas, and numerous needless sequels. These projects were panned hard and put away wet. And now they’ve got a new member added to their clique.

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Staying Alive (1983)

This forgettable follow-up to 1977’s Saturday Night Fever, directed by Sylvester Stallone, saw John Travolta return as dance-till-you-drop Tony Manero. Reviewers hailed it/nailed it as laughably tacky and lacking the realism of the first film.

Bolero (1984)

With enough erotic content to warrant an “X” rating, Bo Derek’s awful “Adventure in Ecstasy,” Bolero, was eventually released with no rating and strict guidelines not to admit anyone under 17. In hindsight, given the reviews, the studio should have expanded that restriction to include anyone of any age.

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

The fourth Jaws movie killed Roy Scheider’s police chief Martin Brody off-screen (heart attack), leaving his widow, Lorraine Gary’s Ellen (plus an errant Michael Caine) to tangle with the ornery one-ton terror and all the rotten and rushed special effects that came with it.

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

Apparently the Police Academy films didn’t bottom out, review-wise, until the fourth installment, which featured Steve Guttenberg in his final appearance as Mahoney and David Spade in his first-ever film role.

Mac and Me (1988)

Basically a giant commercial for both McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, Mac (get it?) and Me was a dreary E.T. knockoff which is only remembered today because of a running bit where Paul Rudd would show a clip for it, no matter what film he was plugging, whenever he’d appear as a guest on Conan O’Brien’s various late night shows.

Problem Child (1990)

John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck (who met and fell in love while working together) starred in this unpleasant, laugh-free comedy about a 7-year-old hellion and the chaos he unleashes.

Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)

This early ’90s sequel to Highlander brought back Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod and tasked him with trying to solve…Earth’s dissipating ozone layer problem?

Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

This confounding box office bomb reboot-quel to 1980’s The Blue Lagoon, starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause, was a savagely dull coming-of-age tale about two kids growing up on a deserted island and falling in love.

Folks! (1992)

A mustache-less Tom Selleck starred in this dismal flick (which tried to mine humor from dementia) about a man whose life gets turned upside down when he’s forced to take in his parents.

Look Who’s Talking Now! (1993)

The third and final installment in the Look Who’s Talking series managed to bring back both John Travolta and Kirstie Alley but not Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, or any of the other actors who voiced the babies in the previous films. Instead it focused more on the family’s new dogs, voiced by Danny DeVito and Diane Keaton. An abysmal outing.

A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote, directed, and starred in this action-comedy about a suave P.I. named Andre Shame going after a menacing drug lord he thought was killed years earlier. At the time, the film was picked apart for being riddled with cliches and for Wayans not being believable as an action star.

Wagons East (1994)

Released just a few months after John Candy’s death, Wagons East was a woefully witless Western send-up starring Richard Lewis as a hapless settler who couldn’t hack it out on the frontier and Candy as the guide hired to take him back home.

Shadow Conspiracy (1997)

Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland, and Linda Hamilton starred in this egregiously bad, simple-minded political thriller about a plot to assassinate the president.

Simon Sez (1999)

This slapdash mess of an action vehicle for “The Worm” Dennis Rodman featured the NBA star as an Interpol agent trying to rescue a kidnapped girl with the help of some dancing “cyber monks.”

3 Strikes (2000)

Brian Hooks, David Alan Grier, and Faizon Love starred in this regrettable screwball comedy about an ex-con determined to go straight because of California’s controversial Three Strikes Law.

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

As inept and awful as its title, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever saw Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu’s rival secret agents form an uneasy alliance in order to take down a common enemy.

Derailed (2002)

As the first official direct-to-DVD film on the list, Jean-Claude van Damme’s Derailed was a preposterous, cliche-filled actioner about a government agent assigned to protect a scientist from terrorists on a train.

Killing Me Softly (2002)

This mercilessly misguided erotic thriller starred Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes in the story of an American Web designer who falls for a mysterious mountain climber.

Merci Docteur Rey (2002)

Merci Docteur Rey, from Merchant Ivory, is a languid and feeble French farce featuring pointless characters and cringe-worthy sight gags.

Pinocchio (2002)

The English-dubbed version of Roberto Benigni’s live-action Pinocchio — featuring the voices of Breckin Meyer, Glenn Close, and Kevin James — received scathing reviews and was called a “creepy vanity project.”

National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers (2003)

This clueless comedy, about two young men (Will Friedle and Chris Owen) who marry elderly women in order to inherit their wealth, was buried under an avalanche of reviews calling it “cheap” and “mean-spirited.”

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)

The nightmarish Baby Geniuses franchise (which narrowly escaped the Zero Percent Club with its first film by receiving a 2%) chugged along with a story about the baby heroes thwarting the plans of a criminal mastermind (the returning Jon Voight) to brainwash the world.

Constellation (2005)

Called an unfocused and schmaltzy Hallmark movie by critics, Constellation starred Billy Dee Williams, Hill Harper, Zoe Saldana, and Gabrielle Union in the story of an estranged family forced to confront its painful past.

Redline (2007)

This silly street racing cash grab (which grabbed no cash whatsoever) starred Eddie Griffin and Nathan Phillips in an poor attempt to piggyback onto the Fast and Furious franchise.

Scar (2007)

As the first-ever 3D video-on-demand film, released for 3D televisions, Scar is a notably nasty and useless entry into the “Torture Porn” pocket of the Aughts.

One Missed Call (2008)

The lamest J-horror adaptation ever was One Missed Call, starring Shannyn Sossamon and Edward Burns in the laughable story of a cell-phone call from the future that foreshadows one’s own death. (Read IGN’s One Missed Call review.(

Homecoming (2009)

Mischa Barton, Matt Long, and Jessica Stroup star in this tacky and trashy thriller about a crazy teen who “Misery”s her ex-boyfriend’s new lover.

Stolen (2009)

Featuring Jon Hamm, during his first years on Mad Men, this low-budget, leaden murder mystery was described as a “rough slog.” Josh Lucas, James Van Der Beek, and Jessica Chastain also starred.

Transylmania (2009)

A sequel to National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea (oh…kay?), Transylmania followed a group of college students who embark on a wild and sexy semester abroad in Transylvania. Naturally, it’s 90 minutes of idiocy.

The Nutcracker in 3D (2010)

Criticized for its story, deviations from the ballet, overall performances, and twisted visuals, this 3D adaptation of The Nutcracker featured an all-star cast and a no-star slate of reviews.

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

From Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, Bucky Larson was meant to be the headlining comedy vehicle for Nick Swardson. Instead it’s considered to be one of the worst films of all time.

Dark Tide (2012)

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez top-lined this toothless tale about a traumatized “shark whisperer” who accepts a job in the world’s deadliest feeding ground – Shark Alley. Yup.

A Thousand Words (2012)

Let’s be honest. Placing motor-mouthed Eddie Murphy in a role where he’s a “gift of gab” literary agent who magically loses his ability to speak was a bad idea from the get-go.

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

Adam Sandler’s first movie, as part of his landmark Netflix deal, was also his worst. The Ridiculous 6 is a lazily offensive and aggressively awful attempt at a Western comedy. (Read IGN’s The Ridiculous 6 review.)

Cabin Fever (2016)

Soooo…there was a remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever back in 2016? Okay. Well, apparently it was terrible. And starred Teen Wolf’s Gage Golightly, Shadowhunters’ Matthew Daddario, and Watchmen’s Agent Petey, Dustin Ingram.

Dark Crimes (2016)

As one of Jim Carrey more pointedly misguided forays into gritty drama, Dark Crimes was about a detective investigating a murder who comes to realize his case holds similarities to a published mystery book. It tried to copy the gruesome appeal of True Detective but instead was labeled as misogynistic and depressing. (Read IGN’s Dark Crimes review.)

The Disappointments Room (2016)

The very capable and usually fun D. J. Caruso directed this stinker of a psychological horror film starring Kate Beckinsale and Mel Raido as a couple whose house contains a hidden room with a haunted past.

Max Steel (2016)

The hit toy line Max Steel came to life in a live-action adventure that was the epitome of the worst cut-and-paste superhero dreck around. (Read IGN’s Max Steel review.)

Precious Cargo (2016)

The straight-to-video Precious Cargo, starring Bruce Willis and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, was mauled by critics. Those who saw the hack thriller, about a crime boss seeking revenge on the thief who betrayed him, called it “sloppily written” and “stupid.”

Stratton (2017)

This British shoot-em-up, directed by Con Air’s Simon West, starred Dominic Cooper and Tyler Hoechlin as soldiers tracking a terrorist cell. It was widely panned as a predictable, rushed collage of cliches.

Gotti (2018)

For a while, a decade ago, Gotti had names like Pacino and Pesci attached to it. Now it’s nothing more than John Travolta’s Zero Percent Club hat trick as he played notorious New York City mobster John Gotti in a travesty of a movie. Entourage’s Kevin Connolly directed.

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London Fields (2018)

Based on the darkly comedic and beloved British mystery novel, London Fields showcased a stellar cast (Billy Bob Thornton, Amber Heard, Jim Sturgess, and more) but landed with a thud when critics called it a boring and garish chore.

The Last Days of American Crime (2020)

Based on a graphic novel, Netflix’s The Last Days of American Crime is an empty and dull heist movie that takes place in the midst of a police state America that’s about to unleash a signal on its captive citizens that will rob them of their free will. (Read IGN’s The Last Days of American Crime review.)

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Amazon Games’ PC MMO New World is set to be one of the biggest projects ever produced by the company, and brand-new gameplay and details were revealed during the June 13 PC Gaming Show–including the release date.

It hasn’t been available to the public yet, but New World enters closed beta on July 23 for anyone who pre-orders. These players will also receive special digital items, including a fist bump emote, “Isabella’s amulet,” a guild crest set, and a unique title.

New World will then release just a month later on August 25, and the simultaneous global launch should ensure there are plenty of players right off the bat. The game will feature enormous 100-player fortress sieges, skill-based combat, and the ability to form Companies with each other to operate out of strongholds. The game also does not include character classes, allowing you to customize your hero as you see fit without fitting into a set archetype.

New World was designed with a team that includes veterans from several MMO and shared-world games, including World of Warcraft and Destiny. With few large-scale games released by Amazon Games thus far, it’s set to be one of the division’s early defining moments.

During the PC Gamer show, a new trailer for Weird West was released. The upcoming immersive simulator comes from a studio headed by the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

As seen in the trailer, included at the start of the PC Gamer segment that’s embedded below, Weird West takes place in a Wild West-like setting but also features supernatural elements. The game will feature permadeath on its hardest difficulty.

Unlike Dishonored and Prey, Weird West plays in third-person and features multiple protagonists. You’ll play as five different people in Weird West and your decisions with each character can have impacts on the story. If you manage to keep protagonists alive, you can come back and recruit them to your party when the game transitions you to the next character.

Weird West is not the first third-person immersive sim. We’ve seen examples of this style of game before, like 2019’s Disco Elysium–which we named as one of the best games of 2019.

Currently, Weird West is scheduled to release in 2021. A demo is expected soon, but there’s no exact date.

New World, Amazon’s upcoming PC MMORPG will enter a closed beta on July 23. Players who pre-order New World will automatically gain access to the beta, plus a few digital bonuses.

New World is Amazon’s upcoming MMO where players take the role of conquistadors who must set up a colony on land possessed by monsters and demons. Amazon premiered a new gameplay trailer during the PC Gaming Show where it revealed more about the PvP combat experience.

You can check out the new trailer below.

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Amazon says New World will set up massive battles with multi-part stages where teams of players can siege enemy fortresses. Up to 100 players can play together on the battlefield at once. There will be additional multiplayer modes including PvE modes and high-level content reserved for players who reach the endgame.

Players who pre-order New World will get access to the beta, plus a few digital items like Isabella’s amulet, the Fist Bump emote, a guild crest set, and the Expedition One unique title.

New World is being developed by an Amazon game developers team based out of Orange County, California. Developers include veterans from other well-known MMORPGs like Destiny, World of Warcraft, and Everquest.

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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

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If you’ve ever wanted to become the devil and control an army of classic storybook villains, Rogue Lords is exactly what you need. Developed by Cyanide, the rogue-like turn-based game puts you in control of the prince of darkness, and classic villains from literature–including Dracula–are available to use in combat.

Each run in Rogue Lords will end when your own health bar goes to zero. If one of your minions is damaged, you will become vulnerable, but you can use a special “souls” system to manipulate the game’s own interface. By doing this, you can access little tricks, such as lowering the enemy’s health bar before delivering an attack.

The turn-based combat makes use of cards, and every skill costs action points. If you’re good enough, you can create combo attacks, delivering even more damage.

Rogue Lords will be available for Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and Steam in 2021.