Monthly Archives: May 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story Starts With $14.1M Preview Night
Solo: A Star Wars Story has made an estimated $14.1 million domestically in Thursday night previews.
Per THR, this is a record for a film being released during Memorial Day weekend. However, the figure is lower than Rogue One's $29 million preview night haul.
Solo is set to have the lowest domestic opening out of any of the new Disney Star Wars movies, as it's currently tracking to make $130 million to $150 million. It's projected to have a $300-million plus worldwide start.
Harvey Weinstein Turns Himself Into Authorities
Harvey Weinstein has been arrested on rape charges, after turning himself into authorities in New York.
Weinstein faced multiple allegations of sexual abuse last year, which in part led to the rise of the #MeToo movement. He turned himself in at the first precinct in Manhattan and has now been charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct stemming from encounters with two separate women, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
The assault charges relate to actress Lucia Evans, while the rape charges are related to an unnamed woman.
Working with Dinosaurs (Developer Diary) – IGN First
You know what they say: never work with kids, animals, and especially dinosaurs.
In this final developer diary, the team at Frontier outline not only how you set about making a dinosaur in Jurassic World Evolution, but also how you keep them happy and, more importantly, in their enclosures.
If you liked that, well you probably also want to take a look some of the other things we've dropped this month. We've announced islands, revealed the sandbox mode and shown you how Frontier made its T.Rex.
Madden NFL 19 Announced, Release Date Revealed
EA Sports has officially announced Madden NFL 19, with the game releasing August 10 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Wide receiver Terrell Owens is the cover star for Madden NFL 19: Hall of Fame Edition. Costing $80, this premium version offers three-day early access (August 7) to the football game, 12 gold team fantasy packs, an elite legends player — like Owens or Dan Marino — for ultimate team, and more.
Terrell Owens is the cover star for the Hall of Fame Edition of the football game.
Cobra Kai Is the Anti-Ready Player One
We live in a time where intellectual properties have apparently become like comic book heroes, and it is not Uncle Ben, but apparently, only Firefly that stays dead. The latest loved cultural icon to get a revival in 2018 is The Karate Kid, this time in the form of a TV show on YouTube Red – and to the surprise of absolutely everyone, it got both positive reviews and was successful enough to get a second season.
It was like the universe aligned in order to make this show exist. Our new-found obsession with 80’s nostalgia through streaming shows, Ralph Macchio’s acceptance of his iconic role and recent tour of comic conventions, William Zabka appearing as himself on How I Met Your Mother sparking hot takes on why Daniel LaRusso is actually the bully and Johnny a misunderstood hero. Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald created a show that feels just like watching the original 1984 movie, yet unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Solo: The Video Game Reference We REALLY Weren’t Expecting
Spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story follow!
Now that we can all breathe a sigh of relief in the knowledge that Solo: A Star Wars Story is an exciting addition to the galaxy far, far away, we get to move on to the best part of a new Star Wars movie’s aftermath: hunting for minutia from the lore that makes a surprise appearance. Solo definitely doesn’t skimp on those references and easter eggs, but I wanted to highlight the one that made me just about jump out of my seat when I heard it.
Don’t Expect Overwatch for Nintendo Switch
It doesn't sound likely that Overwatch will come to Nintendo Switch.
Speaking with Gamespot, Blizzard senior game producer Matthew Hawley discussed the possibilities of Overwatch heading to the hybrid system and mobile devices. "There are challenges in running on the platforms that we're not already on, otherwise we would probably already be on some of those other platforms," he said.
"We'll see where things go. Certainly, there is a huge number of people out there who have Nintendo Switch and mobile phones, but right now, the core development team is focused on supporting the live game."
Fortnite: Epic Looking at Keeping a ‘Large Squad Mode’
Fortnite's popular 50v50 mode — or something very much like it — might become a permanent fixture in the game, according to Epic.
"We’ve heard you about your love for 50v50 and we’re currently evaluating keeping a larger squad mode live at all times for those who enjoy that type of battling more!" the developer said in an update.
Fortnite's 50v50 mode is one of its most popular, catering to both casual and active playstyles, according to fans of the Limited Time Mode.
The 50v50 LTM first went live at the end of last year after it was revealed at the 2017 Game Awards.
State of Decay 2 Has Already Seen Over 1 Million Players
More than 1 million players have stepped into the zombie apocalypse with State of Decay 2.
Microsoft announced the milestone on Xbox Wire, adding that over 675 million of the undead have been killed so far. That's on top of over 6 million bags of snacks eaten, plus over 6 million firecrackers and fireworks used.
State of Decay 2 is the second major Microsoft first-party title to be added to Xbox Game Pass, following Sea of Thieves.
God of War Sales Top 5 Million in the First Month
Sony boss, John Kodera, has revealed that God of War sold over 5 million copies in its first month.
The news comes from Sony’s Investor Relations day 2018, in which Kodera announced the number of copies sold exceeded 5 million in the month following God of War's launch.
God of War has performed very well for Sony, selling 3.1 million copies worldwide in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive for the company.