Monthly Archives: January 2018
Devs Say Games Sell as Well or Better on Nintendo Switch
According to the State of the Game Industry report put out by the Game Developers Conference, Switch's powerful console sales are helping software sales, too.
The majority of respondents to the question "have Switch game sales compared to the average across all the platforms you've launched on" answered sales have been average or greater than average, with only 16% saying sales were less than average.
Developers are also "overwhelmingly confident" Switch is going to outpace Wii U's lifetime sales. Last year, 50% of respondents believed the Switch would surpass Wii U's performance, and this year that number jumped to 73%. Nintendo Switch has surpassed Wii U lifetime sales already in Japan, so it's almost a foregone conclusion at this point.
Black Panther: Erik Killmonger Is a Revolutionary
Last year on the set of Marvel’s Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan sat in a studio in Atlanta filled with journalists from across the country. Jordan was very aware of the limitations on how much he could reveal about the film and his character, Erik Killmonger, but still did his best to give everyone a glimpse into his role in the film.
“I feel like Killmonger ... is very selfless," Jordan said. "I think he's always looked at the bigger picture, since he was really young. Which is why he's a great thinker, and a great strategist, because he's had time to look at the big picture and try to figure it out. And, to the best of his ability, I feel like he figured out. it makes sense to him.”
Anthem Reportedly Pushed to Early 2019
BioWare is reportedly focusing the majority of its team from both its Edmonton and Austin studios into its upcoming game Anthem, an online, open-world multiplayer action RPG announced at E3 2017.
According to a report from Kotaku, sources close to Anthem place its release date closer to early 2019, citing the "Fall 2018" release window as unrealistic. Pressure to launch before the end of EA's 2019 fiscal year makes a delay beyond March 2019 less likely, sources told Kotaku. IGN has reached out to EA for further comment.
Batman and Rorschach’s First Team-Up Goes Poorly
Batman and Rorschach had their very first superhero team-up this week, and it went about as well as you'd expect.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock #3!
Doomsday Clock #2 ended with the new Rorschach (now displaced from his own universe along with Ozymandias, Marionette and Mime) sneaking into the Batcave and introducing himself to Batman. Batman, naturally, was less than enthused about his uninvited guest, but he agreed to read the diary of the late Walter Kovacs and learn more about the threat facing the DC Universe.
Sea of Thieves Team Working to Address Closed Beta Error
Rare is currently working on a fix for the "too early" error several Xbox One and PC players have encountered when trying to launch the Sea of Thieves closed beta.
Rare acknowledged the error on Twitter, saying the team is "fully focussed on a resolution." You can see the error message below, which IGN encountered when attempting to launch the beta client on PC.
The Sea of Thieves closed beta "You're too early" error message.
10 Big Milestones in the 2018 Oscar Nominations
The Academy Awards have taken a lot of heat in recent years, with movements like "Oscars So White" calling out the lack of diversity in each year's Oscar nominee lineup. While the Academy clearly has a long way yet to go, this year's Oscar nominees show that age, gender and race are no longer quite the barriers to awards recognition they once were.
From Jordan Peele's Get Out trifecta to Agnès Varda breaking the age record to Logan bringing new critical legitimacy to the superhero genre, here are the milestones that stand out in this year's Oscar nominee lineup:
Check out the full list of 2018 Oscar nominees and the biggest snubs among this year's noms. Then head over and read our picks for the weirdest and most unlikely Oscar nominations of all time.
Identity of Cosmic Ghost Rider Revealed in Thanos #15
The identity of the cosmic Ghost Rider has been revealed in the pages of Thanos #15 by writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw.
Warning: full spoilers ahead!
Art by Geoff Shaw. (Marvel Comics)
The current story arc, titled “Thanos Wins,” began when a cosmic Ghost Rider abducted Thanos and dragged him into the future. There, Thanos met his future self who had taken over (and destroyed most of) the universe as King Thanos. But despite “winning,” King Thanos needs the help of his past self to win back the affection of Death, not to mention fight off an enemy only referred to as the Fallen One (more on him in a minute).
Amazon Launches Pokemon Channel for Prime Members
Amazon has launched a dedicated Pokemon channel for Prime members, featuring a collection of TV shows and movies for $3 USD per month. A seven-day free trial is currently available.
The Pokemon channel currently includes seasons 2–5 and 10–16 of Pokemon the Series, Pokemon Origins, and four movies: Pokemon: The Movie 2000, Pokemon 3: The Movie, Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. As noted on the Pokemon website, the movie selection will be rotated "regularly."
The Last Guardian Easter Egg Found in Shadow of the Colossus Remastered
References to The Last Guardian have been added to the upcoming Shadow of the Colossus Remastered on PlayStation 4. We discovered this while streaming the opening two hours of the game.
On our way to the sixth Colossus, we got lost in the in the forest southwest of the main shrine. It was here that we found a cave that we didn’t remembered existing, despite the fact that we’d played through the original game several times. At the end of the cave one of The Last Guardian’s barrels (oftentimes referred to as Trico Treats), with a whole mess of blue butterflies hovering around it. Anyone who spent time with Fumito Ueda’s 2016 game will be quite familiar with these.
The 10 Best DC Comics Elseworlds Stories
The primary DC universe is constantly growing and changing. There are plenty of entertaining characters and teams to follow, but sometimes comic creators can have a little more imaginative fun with stories that aren’t weighed down by continuity -- tales set in other realities, or “Elseworlds.”
Gotham By Gaslight, which features a version of Batman who’s hunting down Jack the Ripper in the late 19th century, is one such Elseworlds story. And with the animated movie adaptation of that comic now available on digital download (it hits Blu-ray and DVD on February 6), it seemed like the perfect time to look back at some of our favorite DC Comics Elseworlds stories. Read on for our top 10…