Monthly Archives: January 2017
IGN UK Podcast #368: The Highs and Lows of Resident Evil 7
After months of lurking in the shadows, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is finally here and it's a return to form for the series. Gav, who's a huge fan of Resident Evil, says it has some of the best moments in any of the Resi games, which is high praise indeed, but it cannot quite sustain the momentum all the way through.
Meanwhile, Alex and Rory went on a day trip to Paris, but rather than take in the sights they teamed up and took on the Santa Blanca drug cartel in Ghost Recon Wildlands. And while flying helicopters and gunning down sicarios is fun, this week's Keyword Countdown is even better!
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The Oculus Rift has Dropped in Price for the First Time Ever
Before today, the Oculus Rift was sold everywhere at a retail price of £549.00 (it's still that price at GAME). Now it's dropped by £50 which sees you picking up the award-winning Virtual Reality Headset for just £499.00
New Novels to Explore Rogue One Backstories
Two new novels will explore the backstories of Rogue One fan favourites Jyn Erso, Chirrut Îmwe, and Baze Malbus.
StarWars.com has revealed that the young adult book Rebel Rising by Beth Revis will explore Jyn's youth, particularly her time with rebel extremist Saw Gerrera. The official synopsis is below:
When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone—Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to become a rebel herself.
Live by Night: Affleck Bomb a $75 Million Loss
Ben Affleck's gangster flick Live by Night has lost a lot of money for Warner Bros.
According to Variety's insiders, the critical disaster will see the studio behind it facing a $75 million loss. Live by Night has made $16.5 million globally on a $65 million budget, and that's not counting the millions more that went towards marketing the film. Variety notes that the film probably won't have much success in the international market either, as such period pieces - with no Oscar nominations attached - tend to repel punters.
Warner Bros. is hoping to recuperate some of its losses through home entertainment sales and TV licencing deals.
All the Villains of the DC Extended Universe So Far
The DCEU (DC Extended Universe) is growing fast. It all started with Man of Steel almost four years ago in 2013, but in just 2016 and 2017 that number is increasing to five films, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hitting last year along with Suicide Squad, and now Wonder Woman and Justice League coming this year. And beyond that, we've got confirmed film adaptations of Aquaman, Shazam, Cyborg and Green Lantern Corps in the works, plus a bunch of other projects in development.
And of course, any superhero movie has to have a supervillain. Which is why you're here, because we've put together the following slideshow that breaks down every confirmed bad guy who has already appeared or will soon be appearing in a DCEU film. In some cases, like The Flash movie (which is getting a page-one rewrite at the moment), we don't really know who the villain will wind up being. But for others, like The Batman, the talent behind the film have already talked up some of the characters who will be appearing (Deathstroke!). That said, click through the slideshow below for all the DC baddies to date...
The NEW Games of 2017
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Overwatch Passes 25 Million Players
Overwatch has now passed 25 million players, Activision Blizzard announced today.
Word comes by way of the game's official Twitter account, which tweeted out the milestone with the message "The world needs heroes, and over 25 MILLION have answered the call! The fight for the future isn't over yet, though... Are you with us?"
It should be noted that the 25 million figure, which is up 5 million from October, is presumably referring to total registered Overwatch accounts. Blizzard hasn't released sales numbers for the multiplayer shooter.
Your Favorite Comic Book TV Show of 2016
Last week, we asked you all to vote for your favorite comic book-based TV show of 2016 and after the votes were tallied, the winner had battled their way through a hallway of thugs and goons to take the number one spot.
With plenty of offerings from both Marvel and DC, on both traditional TV channels and streaming services, the clear champion (with almost half the votes!) is Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil. Yes, the inclusion of both Punisher and Elektra, along with some stunning fight choreography, helped the series rise up and claim victory.
Coming in a somewhat distant second, with 14% of the votes, is the CW's The Flash. Following that, The Walking Dead -- still TV's number one show, even with diminished ratings -- comes in third with almost 9%. Another AMC comic book adaptation, the new series Preacher, takes fourth place while Marvel's other Netflix series last year, Luke Cage, rounds out the Top 5. Check it out!
Someone Collected All 1,262 Wii Games
An avid Nintendo Wii collector claims to have completed their set of all 1,262 Wii games released in North America.
User NintendoTwizer posted pictures of their completed collection on the NintedoAge forums, along with some insight into why they set out to own every single North American Wii game ever released. They've also managed to collect all 12 uniquely colored first-party Wiimotes, which you can see in the middle of the massive display.
Image via NintendoTwizer on NintendoAge
RTX Hits Sydney February 4-5
RTX is coming to Sydney's International Convention Centre at the beginning of February, and here are the unmissable highlights of the show if you're planning on checking it out.
Hands-on with the Switch
Nintendo's bringing the Switch to RTX, so you can go hands-on and see whether or not the next Nintendo console is worth that pre-order. While you wait, here's what we thought of it.
Hands-on with Halo Wars 2
The sequel to the popular 2009 RTS game will also be playable at RTX. Here are 4 reasons why Halo Wars 2 has something for everyone.