Monthly Archives: October 2017
Destiny 2 Was September 2017’s Best-Selling Game
According to analysts at The NPD Group, September's best selling game was Destiny 2, followed by NBA2K18.
In only one month of sales, Destiny 2 is now the "best-selling game of 2017 year to date." NBA 2K18 is the best-selling sports game.
Interestingly, the top selling hardware unit for September wasn't the Nintendo Switch, but rather the Super NES Classic.
Switch was the top selling console for September 2017, beating out PS4 and Xbox One, but Sony led the pack in overall consumer spending tied to the PS4 platform.
Nintendo issued a statement last week ahead of the public release of NPD's sales data championing its hybrid console. Two-thirds of all hardware sales in September belonged to Nintendo.
Muppets Writer Nick Stoller Working On Dora The Explorer Movie
A movie based on the long-popular Nickelodeon series Dora the Explorer in the works thanks to Nick Stoller and Michael Bay.
Bay is producing the film, while Stoller has been brought onboard to write the script. The Hollywood Reporter's story does not indicate whether or not Stoller will direct, but, as he has experience in that area, it would not be surprising if it ended up being the case.
Dora the Explorer aired on Nickelodeon for 172 episodes from 2000 until 2014. The show focused on Dora, a seven-year-old girl who went on adventures with her monkey, Boots. She was notable for speaking in both English and Spanish at a time when that was not common on children's programming in the United States. While the show was animated, the film will be live action.
Justice League Is the Shortest DCEU Movie
The upcoming Superhero team-up movie Justice League will be the shortest DC Extended Universe film to date.
After much speculation around the runtime for Justice League, Batman News has reported that the movie will only be 121 minutes long including credits.
Originally movie theatres around the world were showing a plethora of different times ranging from two to nearly three hours but now two of the biggest chains AMC and Regal both list a 121 minute or just over 2 hours run time.
7 Can’t-Miss Comics to Buy This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Writers Keith Giffen, Brian Keene, Weston Ochse | Artists Rags Morales, Bilquis Evely, Howard Porter, Scott Kolins, Dale Eaglesham | Cover Artist Michael William Kaluta (DC Comics)
New Social Features Coming to Blizzard’s Battle.net
Blizzard announced a slew of new social features coming to Battle.net including groups, avatars, profiles, and more.
Among the new improvements is player-to-player gifting. The shop tab allows you to "select a gifting-enabled item such as Hearthstone card packs" and choose who you'd like to send it to.
When someone sends you a gift, "the upper right of the app" lights up, letting you know someone thinks you're special.
Also coming to Battle.net are groups, helping you find and interact with like-minded users, as well new profiles and avatars. All of the social features are found in the new Social tab of the Blizzard.net app.
Blizzard is also letting you "appear offline" with the new update. As the name suggests, you merely appear offline, while in actuality, you're playing Blizzard games in quiet desolation.
Assassin’s Creed Origins – Pre-Launch Livestream
Assassin's Creed Origins releases on Oct. 27, but we've got an early look coming your way tomorrow, Oct. 24 on IGN Plays Live. So come witness the beginning of Bayek's blood-soaked journey through ancient Egypt starting at 10AM PT (1PM ET / 6PM BST / 4AM AET on Oct. 25).
As always you can catch the action via IGN.com/live, or watch us on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Mixer and get your questions answered by tweeting at IGN on Twitter using the hashtag #IGNPlaysLive.
Sony’s Paris Conference – IGN Live Reactions and Analysis
Join IGN live on Monday, October 30 at 7:30am PT / 10:30am ET / 3:30pm UK (or 12:30am AEST on October 31) as we dive into Sony's Media Showcase from Paris. You can watch it here, or on our Twitch, or YouTube channel!
We've heard Sony is going big for this one. Could Guerrilla Games show off Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds before it's released? Will we see more of the big 2018 games like God of War, Spider-Man, Days Gone, and Detroit: Become Human? Will Hideo Kojima be there to give us another look at Death Stranding? Maybe we'll see the return of Media Molecule's Dreams or Michel Ancel's Wild? Will there be dogs?
Does Discovery’s Latest Tech Break Trek History?
Spoilers follow for Star Trek: Discovery's latest episode, "Lethe."
Last night's episode of Star Trek: Discovery (read our review here) had a cool scene where Captain Lorca (Jason Isaacs) puts Lt. Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) through his paces as the pair find themselves in a gunfight with the dreaded Klingons. As the two Starfleet officers stalk through the corridors of a Klingon ship, phaser rifles blazing, they take out a bunch of enemy soldiers with precision military skill. And then, as the strike comes to an end, the image of the last batch of Klingons wavers and they, and the ship around them, disappear. The Discovery computer then announces "hologram battle simulation complete" as we realize that Lorca and Tyler have been in exactly that -- some kind of holodeck training program.
New to Netflix for November 2017
Netflix in November means tons o' guns as Marvel's The Punisher launches, Longmire rides off into the sunset after six seasons, and Steven Soderbergh unleashes a new western series, Godless, starring Jeff Daniels a dastardly outlaw.
Plus, Netflix Originals Lady Dynamite and Frontier return for second seasons while films like Oculus, Chappie, Field of Dreams, Men in Black, Michael Clayton and Silent Hill will all be available for streaming.
Check out the slideshow gallery for a spotlight of some of the most notable November Netflix offerings, followed by the full list below...
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Casper
Chappie
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Field of Dreams
David Fincher Discussed Directing Star Wars: Episode IX
Filmmaker David Fincher said he discussed directing Star Wars: Episode IX and turned it down.
Known for movies like Fight Club, Seven, and Gone Girl, Fincher shared his thoughts in an interview with Empire. As someone who considered directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens before J.J. Abrams took the job, he was asked if he had any desire to take on Episode IX.