Monthly Archives: November 2017
New to Netflix for December 2017
Got some time off coming? Some holiday lounging to do? Netflix has you covered in December with plenty of binge-worthy products, including new seasons of The Crown, Peaky Blinders, Bill Nye Saves the World, Fuller House, The Ranch, and the big budget Will Smith action film Bright - about humans and orcs fighting crime together in alternate Earth Los Angeles.
You can also catch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 right at the beginning of the month, as well as other films like 8 Mile, Full Metal Jacket, V for Vendetta, and all three Santa Clause films.
Check out the slideshow gallery for a spotlight of some of the most notable December Netflix offerings, followed by the full list below...
Pikachu Talk Turns Amazon Echo Into a Talking Pokemon
The Pokemon Company has announced a new app that can transform your Amazon Echo or Google Home interactive assistants into fan-favorite Pokemon, Pikachu.
The app, called Pikachu Talk, will become available in Western markets on Amazon Echo and Google Home in 2018, and will update the device to speak in Pikachu's voice. Pikachu will also giggle and laugh, and it is pretty adorable.
『Amazon Echo』のピカチュウと『Google Home』のピカチュウが会話した結果がこちらになります。ご査収ください。 pic.twitter.com/S8rfe1eZKU
— 宮原俊介 (@shnskm) November 19, 2017
How Nintendo Made the Lyrics for Mario Odyssey’s Theme
Nintendo Treehouse's Rob Tunstall has revealed a few interesting details about the process in localizing Super Mario Odyssey's catchy song Jump Up, Super Star.
As detailed in a post on the Nintendo Treehouse blog, Tunstall began work on localizing the song in January of this year, when the music portion of the song was "basically done" and NCL's Nobuyoshi Suzuki already had written Japanese lyrics for the first section.
The direct translation of those lyrics resulted in the following:
The symbol of a voyage, let’s start to raise the sails
Here’s Everything Leaving Netflix in December
As 2017 comes to a close, it's time for Netflix to make its final purge of the year. Expiring from the site in December are movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Young Frankenstein, and Nightcrawler along with the criminally under-watched and underrated Terriers, which only lasted one season on FX.
Also leaving the site is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Yup, 11 (of the 12) seasons are taking a powder so get your fix of Paddy's Pub and The Gang while you still can.
Holiday and Nostalgia Costumes Coming to Street Fighter V
Some characters in Street Fighter V are getting Holiday and Nostalgia themed costumes at the end of this month.
Kolin, Alex, Menat, Cammy, Chun-Li, Karin, Balrog, and Berdie are all getting new costumes, and they will be available November 29, as announced by Capcom.
Kolin, Alex, Cammy, and Menat will receive special holiday-themed costumes, and last year's holiday costumes for Juri, Laura, Zangief, Karin, Ken, R. Mika will become available again in the 2016 Holiday Pack at a reduced price. The pack also includes the Frosty Boulevard stage.
Minecraft’s New Mob Will Be a Flying Manta Ray Monster
Snipperclips Dev Discusses What’s New in DLC
The original Snipperclips was an early smash hit on the Switch's eShop. Its light-hearted, creative, and approachable gameplay paved the way in terms of digital exclusive titles on the newly-opened store.
In celebration of its brand new DLC and physical storefront release Snipperclips Plus, we sat down with brothers Tom and Adam Vian of SFB Games, creators of Snipperclips and Snipperclips Plus, to gain some insight into their creative process for this version and what plans the studio may have for the future.
Adam: When we finished Snipperclips, we had a few levels left over, quite a few. However, I would say almost all of the content that ended up in Snipperclips Plus ended up being developed from scratch this year. We actually came up with more new ideas than we thought we would. There’s a couple of levels, one I’m thinking of in particular that’s kind of a spiritual successor to levels in the main Snipperclips. But apart from that, we tried to think up brand new things from scratch.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle DLC Details Leak
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle's second piece of DLC will seemingly feature a new playable hero.
The eShop listing of the new Gold Edition of Mario + Rabbids (first spotted by ResetEra) provides some details about the add-on content, which will be released sometime in early 2018. Along with the new hero, who's currently a complete mystery, the DLC will also include a brand new world. Earlier reports suggested the DLC will arrive on January 16 of next year.
Out This Week: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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After Battlefront 2 Backlash, Need For Speed: Payback Alters Progression System
EA is altering the Need For Speed: Payback progression system in the wake of heavy community backlash against similar issues in Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Ben "F8RGE" Walke, the Global Manager of Community Engagement detailed the changes to Payback on Reddit, and changes have already gone live.
The amount of REP and Bank have been increased from events, Bait crates, and competing against Roaming Racers, as well as finishing races outside of first place. Air Suspension will also appear more frequently in Shipments.
Walke confirms that these changes are just the first phase of changes to the system. Future updates will change the way tune-up shops work, particularly with regard to the quality and level of parts they have in stock.