Universal Pictures' and Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets will get a sequel.

The film brought in more than $400 million in revenue worldwide and garnered $300.3 million domestically — holding the number one spot for two consecutive weeks. The success sparked the announcement of the sequel, which is slated for a July 13, 2018, debut.

The first film debuted July 8. In IGN's The Secret Life of Pets review, we graded it a 7 out of 10 for its beautiful imagery and pet dynamics. However, we felt the film was more a collection of funny scenes than a well-composed story.

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Skydance Media has acquired the global live-action rights to anime franchise Sword Art Online and will be producing a live-action television series based on the property.

Alita: Battle Angel and Shutter Island writer Laeta Kalogridis will write the pilot, and serve as executive producer with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross.

Sword Art Online's live action television series will follow a group of friends trapped in a next-generation virtual reality online role-playing game. Among that group is a "brilliant young beta tester," Kirito, who, along with his friends, are part of the 10,000 people stuck inside the game, which is billed as "a world unto itself" filled with "sword fighting, monsters, and mystery."

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Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have provided a status update on how the scripts for Marvel's upcoming pair of sequel films are coming along, as new drafts for both films are underway.

In an interview with Yahoo! Movies (via SlashFilm), Markus and McFeely said they've written several drafts, as they're currently on the third draft of Avengers: Infinity War and working on the second draft of the untitled followup.

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The continued adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital next month, and we have all the details on the Out of the Shadows announcement below -- including an exclusive clip from the Blu-ray and details on the retail exclusive versions of the release.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on September 20, 2016 and will be released on Digital HD two weeks early on September 6th.

From Paramount’s press release: “Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo are back to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones. After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater threat with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, and Tyler Perry.

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A Pokémon Go player claims to have acquired the game’s first legendary, Articuno.

Over on a Pokémon Go Facebook group, Articuno’s owner kaitcovey claims to have been sent the legendary bird from the game’s developer Niantic after contacting them about an issue.

Kaitcovey provided a video (below) which shows Articuno as a gym leader in the Ohio area. This is further corroborated by a Reddit thread of users claiming to have seen the same gym, with the same Pokémon guarding it.

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Ubisoft has confirmed a movie based on The Division is currently in development, with Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) and Jessica Chastain (The Martian) starring in the adaptation.

Ubisoft Motion Pictures is developing the film alongside Gyllenhaal and Chastain's respective production companies, Nine Stories Productions and Freckle Films.

Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (left) and Chastain in The Martian (right) 

In a post on the studio's blog, Ubisoft wouldn't reveal any concrete plot details for the film, saying, "The pandemic-stricken streets of The Division are filled with countless stories of love, loss, treachery, and heroism, but we’ll have to wait to find out what avenues the film will explore."

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Mod support for Fallout 4 on PlayStation 4 is still "under evaluation," according to Bethesda.

In a tweet, the developer said it is currently working with Sony to implement Fallout 4 mod support on the console. Bethesda did not include much more information on the delay, or give an expected date for the release. More information will come as it's available.

IGN has reached out to Bethesda for more on Fallout 4 mod support on PlayStation 4, and will update this story should we receive a response.

Bethesda delayed its PlayStation 4 mod beta in late June after reporting issues with its development. Three known issues were reported at that time—limited mod storage on PlayStation 4, memory and performance problems, and issues with sound files. Bethesda has not commented on whether these are still causing problems.

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The 2TB version of the Xbox One S, a slimmed down version of Microsoft's Xbox One console, hits shelves today for $399 USD.

Officially announced during Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference after images of the system leaked online, the new Xbox One S is 40% smaller than the Xbox One and supports 4K video.

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It's time to kick week four of the Suplex City Census into gear. Only one more shot of weekly roster-juice after this one, and if you're just tuning in and don't know the deal, we've been revealing the cast of WWE 2K17 in large chunks all August long, complete with screenshots, roster images, and glorious ring entrance videos. Have a look through the other pages to see the entirety of 2K17's massive roster thus far.

You should know the drill by now: first we post a teaser image featuring another neighborhood of the hopefully-not-real Suplex City, then you look at it real close for hints as to who we're revealing this week, and at 9am PT (three hours from now) you hit refresh and we show you just how right or wrong you were. Here's this weeks venue, the business district:

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Xbox One S Is out Today!

It is Xbox One S launch day and units are selling out fast. We are working around the clock to bring you all the retailers that have it in stock.

Xbox One S available on the market right now:

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