How to Watch the Call of Duty XP Key Note

All the latest news on Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare Remastered, and more.

By Jonathon Dornbush

Activision is set to unveil a host of new information about this year's Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and much more at the Call of Duty XP 2016 fan event — and IGN has you covered if you can't attend.

Call of Duty XP runs from September 2 - 4, with a keynote on Friday, September 2 at 10 a.m. PT kicking off the event. The full event will also feature panels about the Call of Duty universe, the Call of Duty World League Championship, the world premiere of Infinite Warfare multiplayer, and more.

The event has sold out for those seeking to attend in person, and Activision provided the following statement to IGN:

"COD XP, the biggest Call of Duty fan event of the year, has sold out. All three tiers of tickets, including Veteran, Prestige and Enlisted, are no longer available. Activision wants to thank fans for their incredible support, and looks forward to celebrating the franchise alongside its players this weekend."

IGN will have those who can't attend covered with a stream, news, and more straight from the experience.

How to Watch Call of Duty XP

Come back to IGN.com to watch a livestream of the keynote on September 2 at 10 a.m. PT. IGN will continue to update throughout the event as more is revealed about the Call of Duty universe.

What to Expect from Call of Duty XP

COD XP will not only feature Call of Duty's competitive scene but a look at the various corners of the Call of Duty universe. Kicking off with the keynote, we expect the event will cover Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Zombies in Spaceland, and more. The entire event will close with a concert on September 4 featuring Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa.

Infinite Warfare's multiplayer will also be shown off for the first time during the event.

Though Activision announced a Call of Duty cinematic universe at the end of last year, the publisher has remained quiet about plans for bringing the series to theaters, and a Call of Duty-focused event seems like a perfect opportunity to reveal what's in store.

Activision has announced panels occurring throughout the event, as well. For those attending, here's the schedule of planned talks:

• Building the Zombies Universe — September 2 at 3:30 p.m. PT: A talk with Treyarch's Jason Blundell, director of Zombies, and Treyarch's lead writer Craig Houston about the Black Ops Zombies saga.
• The Music of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — September 2 at 5 p.m. PT: Infinity Ward audio director Stephen Miller, composer Sarah Scachner, and senior music manager and producer at Sony Jonathan Mayer explore the upcoming game's soundtrack. iam8bit recently revealed that the score and a 10-song soundtrack for Zombies in Spaceland will both be available for purchase on vinyl.
• Creating the World of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Navy meets NASA Design — September 3 at 2 p.m. PT: Infinity Ward concept artists Aaron Beck and Thomas Szakolczay, as well as environment art lead John Dobbie, visual strategist Joby Harris, and spacecraft systems engineer Peter Meakin discuss the aesthetic choices behind Infinite Warfare and the game's real-life inspirations.
• The Making of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered — September 3 at 3:30 p.m. PT: Raven Software's David Pellas, Infinity Ward's Mike Denny and Oscar Lopez, Beenox's Thomas Wilson, and Certain Affinity's David Mertz offer a look at the multi-studio remaster of the original Modern Warfare.'
• Sledgehammer Games - The Seven Year Journey — September 3 at 5 p.m. PT: Sledgehammer's Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield offer a look at the developer's history, possibly set to "share some studio and game secrets, reveal undiscovered Easter eggs, and shed some light on mysterious past projects."

What We Already Know

Activision officially announced Infinite Warfare in May of this year, later revealing that Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will star as the game's villain. IGN had a chance to preview the game at E3, where we discovered Infinite Warfare's story is set to be much more like a World War II narrative than a pure science fiction one.

Modern Warfare Remastered was announced alongside Infinite Warfare. PS4 players will have a chance to play the remaster 30 days early ahead of Infinite Warfare's release. For more on the remaster, check out IGN's comparison of the original Modern Warfare and the upcoming updated version.

Stay tuned to IGN for more from Call of Duty XP.

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

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A New Villain Emerges in Amazing Spider-Man #17

Can Spider-Man handle more enemies right now?

By Jesse Schedeen

Life is growing more difficult for Peter Parker as the march towards The Clone Conspiracy continues.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #17!

As you can see from the cover above, Amazing Spider-Man #17 marks the debut of the new, female Electro. This issue saw the Jackal attempt to recruit Max Dillon into his growing army of supervillain minions. As incentive, Jackal resurrected Francine, a woman whom Electro accidentally killed when his powers raged out of control. But when Jackal tried to restore Electro's powers, he accidentally empowered Francine instead. Thus, the new Electro was born.

Art by RB Silva. Marvel Comics.

To add injury to insult, Francine literally kissed Max to death in an attempt to gain more power. Turnabout is fair play, we suppose.

The old Electro wasn't the only famous Spider-Man character to die in this issue. The former Prowler, Hobie Brown, was tasked by Spidey to infiltrate Jackal's new U headquarters and uncover the company's secrets. He found plenty more than he bargained for, but Hobie wasn't able to escape before meeting the wrath of the all-new Electro.

The good news is that Hobie was quickly resurrected by jackal.. The bad news is that he's now a pawn for this decades-old Spider-Man villain. That's just one more hurdle for Peter Parker to overcome as the series builds towards the Clone Conspiracy crossover this fall.

Be sure to check out our review for The Amazing Spider-Man #17.

Jesse is a mild-mannered writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter, or Kicksplode on MyIGN.

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The Turing Test Review

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An interesting, familiar world with one heck of a twist.

By Marty Sliva

While The Turing Test generally walks an interesting if familiar line, it excels when it introduces some genuinely fresh ideas in its latter half. In the first, The Turing Test is a traditional first-person puzzler in which you navigate a series of rooms in a desolate research facility and solve a bunch of single-serving challenges, all while a questionable AI narrator guides you. It’s devoid of Portal’s incredible humor, but the writing and acting do a good job of posing interesting questions revolving around free will, what it means to be human, and of course, the artificial intelligence test from which this game draws its name.

The Turing Test also throws in an effective bit of environmental storytelling which has you parsing through personal items left behind by the researchers who formerly inhabited the Europa Space Station facility. I’m a sucker for learning about characters through this Gone Home-esque style of voyeurism, and The Turing Test handles it well. This adds a nice bit of personality to the seven-hour experience.

That said, the environments themselves always felt a bit too familiar and unremarkable. Like Portal, most of the chambers feel like antiseptic hospital rooms with splashes of colored lights to guide your eye towards an important piece of the puzzle. While none of this is necessarily bad, Europa Station never developed a sense of character in and of itself like Aperture Science did in Valve’s games when the facade fell.

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All of these puzzle elements are familiar.

While none of The Turing Test’s puzzle elements are bad, they’re all familiar to anybody who’s played a modern first-person puzzle game. Mechanically, the goal of each of the 70-ish rooms in The Turing Test is powering up a specific number of batteries needed to open a door and progress into a new room. This is done by either physically moving power cubes from place to place or using your energy gun to transfer electricity from one spot to another. All of this is compounded by the slow trickle of familiar obstacles like moveable walkways, magnetic cranes, and elevating platforms. The arrangements of these are new, but their concepts are familiar and never made me think outside the box.

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The Turing Test usually seems content with merely scratching the surface of an idea.

And unlike superb games like Portal or The Witness, its ideas are never stretched to their limits. The Turing Test usually seems content with merely scratching the surface of an idea or mechanic without really digging deeply into it. This was disappointing because The Turing Test shines when it combines many of its familiar elements into something new, and if fleshed out more these might’ve been right up there with some of the mechanics that Portal perfected.

Even as the number of variables in a given puzzle continued to grow throughout the campaign, I never really found myself overwhelmed in any given challenge, which actually disappointed me. I like my puzzle games to knock me around a bit and force me to really wrap my brain around its mechanics to figure out how to progress.

As they stand, challenges throughout most of The Turing Test are generally simplistic to mentally solve, but oftentimes devolve into mostly physically demanding tasks. I far too often found myself figuring out a solution quickly, only to have to go through the chore-like series of moves to actually navigate myself through it. This led to some pacing problems that had me sighing my way through a handful of puzzles. Instead of trigger those “aha!” moments that make a truly great puzzle game, it felt more like I was just going through the motions.

But while the first two-thirds of The Turing Test definitely fell into the been-there-done-that realm, there’s a super smart twist in the later on that flips the whole thing on its head. I won’t spoil it, but it the way it subverts expectations and marries the story and mechanics that had at that point become all too familiar is genuinely original and incredibly interesting. That moment and the challenges that followed made up for a few hours of ho-hum puzzle solving.

The Verdict

As someone who loves games like Portal and The Witness, The Turing Test definitely scratched that familiar puzzle itch, even if it fails to scratch more than the surface of most of its ideas. Its mechanics are solid but largely unoriginal, and its themes and world-building are genuinely great. And while it never reaches the originality and heights of its inspirations, it still manages to deliver an interesting world with one heck of a twist.

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Daily Deals: The Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid V, Samsung Gear VR

Two of the best games of 2015 get the GOTY treatment.

By Alex Roth

Today's Big Deals

The Witcher 3: Complete Edition Is the Best Deal in Gaming Right Now

The Witcher 3: CE is a magnificent game of mammoth proportions. This is IGN's GOTY for 2015, packed to the gills with all of its DLC, including the fantastic Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, and it's yours to be had for just $40, if you have Amazon Prime (without Prime it's still only $50). That's a total steal for a game that can give you at least 100 hours of monster slaying, open-world exploration, Gwent-playing, and moments of surprisingly gripping story-telling. Prime users: add it your cart, you'll see the discount at checkout!

Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience Is An Amazing Deal, Too

If the Witcher 3: CE is the best deal in gaming right now, MGS V: Definitive is a close second. The game got a 10 out of 10 from us, and was a runner-up for our GOTY award. If you skipped out on it in its initial release, you can now get it for $40 with Amazon Prime (only $50 without), packaged with its short prequel game, Ground Zeroes, and all of its DLC.

VR-Curious Android Fans, Grab a Samsung Gear VR for the Lowest Price Ever

If you own a new-ish Samsung phone (complete compatibility list here) and you're at all curious about the wild world of VR, you owe it yourself to snag this headset. It's normally about $74, but right now Amazon has it for $60, the best price its ever offered. We're still in the early days of VR, but at this price it's more than worth dipping your tow into this exciting new tech.

Today Only, The Division Is $25

For one day, Amazon is offering its lowest price yet for copies of The Division on all platforms.

$100 Gift Card With This PlayStation 4 Call of Duty Bundle

Pay the going rate for this PS4 Call of Duty bundle, get $100 in Dell credit to play with. Yes, there is likely refreshed PS4 model on the way, and a free copy of Black Op III isn't that big a deal, but $100 in store credit is pretty sweet. You can spend it on games, controllers, or put it towards an Xbox One to keep your PS4 company. Add it your cart to see the credit!

55-inch Vizio HDTV with $200 Gift Card

Dell is selling this big HDTV for $45 more than Amazon, but it's tossing in $200 in credit to spend on games, a console, a laptop, whatever Dell sells. Add it to your cart and click show savings to see the credit!

The Halo 5 Limited Edition is Only $1 More Than the Standard Version

If you're at all interested in getting in on some Halo 5 multiplayer (and you should be, it's great), you'd might as well snag this limited edition for the statue, SteelBook case, and bonus Requisition packs. It's currently just $25, while the standard version is $25.18. What a world!

Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds for $36

Use code AUDIOANK to get Anker's new wireless earbuds for the lowest price I've seen.

Save $5 on a New and Improved Chromecast, Get Two Months of Spotify Premium

The best thing about having a Chromecast, besides using it to control Netflix and HBO Now from my phone, is being able to queue up a whole bunch of YouTube videos to play on my TV, rather than watching them on my phone. The newest Chromecast connects and loads videos faster than the old model, and you can snag one with at a $5 discount rom Google's official eBay store. You'll also get two months of free Spotify premium, if you're new to Spotify.

A Pebble Time Smartwatch for $90

Unlike most smartwatches, the Pebble Time is water resistant, has strong battery life, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. They typically go for $120 or so, but Amazon currently has them for $90. This isn't the first time I've seen this discount, but they've never been any cheaper on Amazon.

Civilization Games From Less Than $1 to $10

Whether you want to check out the latest Civ or check out one of the classics Civs of the past, you can do so at a ridiculously low price right now.

Get $5 in Free Amazon Credit, Because Why Not?

Right now, if you load $100 into your Amazon account, you'll get $5 in free credit. Depending on how much you shop on Amazon, you'll end up spending $100 eventually (it's basically two new games), so why not snag $5 in credit while you do it?

2TB Xbox One S With 1 Year of Live and Bonus Controller

This is currently the best deal on the 2TB Xbox One S: At $400, you're paying MSRP, but getting a controller and year of Live at no extra cost.

Renew Your PS Plus Before the Price Goes Up 

PS Plus prices are about to go up for the first time in six years. The official price will go from $50 to $60 on September 22nd, but you can still buy a year at the original price until then. We've often seen sales on a year of PS Plus for around $40, but there are none right now, and I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see any until after the price hike.

My advice? Buy your next year now, and then if there are any sales between now and September 22nd (I'll post them), buy a second or third year to stave off having to pay for a $60 year subscription.

Why Not Save $10 On Movie Night?

If you're heading to a Regal-owned movie theater in the near future, why not snag this $50 gift card for only $40? It's free popcorn, at the very least.

Don't Let Your Teeth Fall Out of Your Head

You will never regret taking good care of your teeth - clip the coupon on this page and get a Sonicare electric toothbrush for just $20.

Thirty Days of Free Streaming Anime with Crunchyroll Premium 

Crunchyroll is Netflix for anime. Crunchyroll Premium gives you unlimited streaming access to brand new anime, ad-free, as well as tons of classics like Re:Zero, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Gintama, and Fate/Stay Night. A Crunchyroll Premium free trial is normal 15 days, but we can hook you up with a 30-day trial, so sign up before this offer gets deleted.

Save 20-40% With This Kohls Mystery Coupon

If you need socks, a few t-shirts, or perhaps a pair of shoes, head over to Offers.com and grab a coupon code that can save you anywhere from 20-40% on your purchase. You won't know how much you're saving till you plug in the code at checkout, but it'll be cheaper than shopping with the code, that's for sure.

The Best Credit Cards for Gaming Rewards 

Not all credit cards are created equal. If you want a card that can get you the most cash back, to put towards games or whatever else, check out this handy guide.

Multiplatform

Star Wars: Battlefront $19.14

PlayStation

Street Fighter V $26

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate $20

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 $10

Bioshock 2 $4

BioShock Infinite $6

Doom $30

Metro Redux $7.50

Mafia II $6

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut $5

Just Cause 2 $3.75

Tomb Raider $5

XCOM Enemy Unknown: The Complete Edition $10

XCOM: Enemy Within $6

XCOM 2 $26

Blu-ray & DVD

Vikings: Season 1 $19.75

Vikings Season 2 $20

Sailor Moon "Crystal" Set 1 Limited Edition $62

Big Bang Theory: Season 8 $15

Samsung UN40J6200 40-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV $348

Lowest price I've seen. If you're looking for a smaller HDTV, it's very hard to beat this price.

Samsung 32GB EVO Select Micro SDHC Memory Card $10

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IGN's Daily Deals is your source for bargains on things you actually want from around the Web. Read our Deals Standards and Practices for more.

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Hang Out With IGN at PAX West 2016

Beyond, Nintendo 64's birthday, and more!

By IGN's PAX Crew

It's that time of year again -- IGN is heading up to Seattle, Washington for PAX West 2016! We'll be providing tons of impressions and footage from huge games like Gears of War 4 and Final Fantasy XV, and rad-looking indies like Hob and Secret Legend.

If you're in Seattle at the show, come stop by any of the following panels to meet us, hang out, and talk about stuff like dogs. And if you spot us wandering the city/show floor, be sure to say hi!

Friday, September 2nd

Telltale Panel -- Hydra Theatre, 2:30-3:30pm

Marty Sliva is hosting the Telltale panel at PAX! He'll be chatting with folks from the studio about The Walking Dead Season 3, future episodes of Batman, and other surprises the they might have up their sleeves. He's also probably going to pitch the on his Scooby-Doo, Archer, and Dark Tower games. So there's that.

Saturday, September 3rd

Podcast Beyond, Live! -- Sasquatch Theatre, 12:30-1:30pm

IGN's Beyond hosts Marty Sliva, Alanah Pearce, and Andrew Goldfarb are going to be joined by pals Greg Miller (Kinda Funny/Jimmy John's Enthusiast) and Andrea Rene (Host/Producer/Writer) to gab about their favorite games from the past 20 years of PlayStation consoles, and take your questions from the audience. Stick around afterwards and hang out with us outside the theatre!

Sunday, September 4th

Happy 20th Birthday, Nintendo 64! -- Sasquatch Theatre, 11am-12pm

Join Marty Sliva, Alanah Pearce, Andrew Goldfarb, and special guests as they celebrate the Nintendo 64's 20th birthday and admit that they have an unhealthy obsession with Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Glover.

Scared Yet? A Discussion of Horror in Media -- Wyvern Theatre, 3:00-4:00pm

Alanah Pearce is hopping on this panel to discuss all-things spooky in media. Is P.T. the best horror game of the past decade? How will VR impact the future of horror? How spoopy is too spoopy? All of these questions and more will (possibly) be revealed.

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