Monthly Archives: October 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2 Sells Through $725 Million In Its First Weekend
Red Dead Redemption 2 had the largest opening weekend for any entertainment product in history, managing to sell through $725 million in copies over just three days.
It's actually the second-highest grossing entertainment launch, although Rockstar won't be too unhappy with that, given that the record-holder is Grand Theft Auto V.
The discrepancy between biggest opening weekend and biggest overall launch comes down to the fact that the last GTA was released on a Tuesday.
Nintendo President Wants More DLC For Existing ‘Big Titles’
For those wishing for more Super Mario Odyssey kingdoms, or Zelda story content, there might be a glimmer of hope, as Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said he wants to see more DLC for existing major titles on Nintendo consoles.
At Nintendo's latest earnings meeting (as reported by Bloomberg's Yuji Nakamura), Furukawa said:
"We need continuous growth. We must keep releasing new software. That includes DLCs and other contents for big titles that are already out."
Many had wondered if the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey would see further updates. Despite announcing and releasing two paid content packs for Zelda, Nintendo has never formally said that it had finished working on the game. The same goes for Super Mario Odyssey, which has had a drip-feed of free content (including the Luigi's Balloon World update), but no paid expansions.
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Castlevania Producer Reportedly in Talks for Legend of Zelda Series
A new rumor suggests Castlevania producer Adi Shankar will be adapting The Legend of Zelda into a TV series.
Shankar announced on Instagram that he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.” According to information garnered by The Wrap, the series will be based on The Legend of Zelda.
Shankar said that he will officially announce the project on November 16th at 1pm.
Most recently, Shankar served as executive producer on Netflix's Castlevania series. We called season 2 of the series "the new gold standard" for a video game TV adaptation in our review.
Castlevania Producer Reportedly in Talks for Legend of Zelda Series
A new rumor suggests Castlevania producer Adi Shankar will be adapting The Legend of Zelda into a TV series.
Shankar announced on Instagram that he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.” According to information garnered by The Wrap, the series will be based on The Legend of Zelda.
Shankar said that he will officially announce the project on November 16th at 1pm.
Most recently, Shankar served as executive producer on Netflix's Castlevania series. We called season 2 of the series "the new gold standard" for a video game TV adaptation in our review.
IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
Devolver Digital's Head of Science Graeme Struthers and Enter The Gungeon developer Dodge Roll's Dave Crooks joins Tristan and Dan for a chat about Cool Spot, E3 press conferences, and pitching games in a Hooters' parking lot. There's a language and content warning on this one too, in true Devolver style. You can grab the episode at the link below!
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IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
Devolver Digital's Head of Science and Enter The Gungeon developer Dodge Roll's Dave Crooks joins Tristan and Dan for a chat about Cool Spot, E3 press conferences, and pitching games in a Hooters' parking lot. There's a language and content warning on this one too, in true Devolver style. You can grab the episode at the link below!
Download the IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
Or stream it right here:
Director of Stephen King’s IT to Helm Live Action Adaptation of Attack on Titan
Following the success of Stephen King's IT, director Andy Muschietti will be directing a live action adaptation of Attack on Titan for Warner Bros., according to Variety.
Warner Bros. reportedly finalized the deal Monday with Japan-based publishing company, Kodansha.
Written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is a best-selling manga series with over 76 million copies in print since its debut in 2009.
David Heyman, known for Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beasts films, will be producing the feature along with Masi Oka, known for Mega Man, and Muschietti's sister Barbara Muschietti, from IT and Mama.
Director of Stephen King’s IT to Helm Live Action Adaptation of Attack on Titan
Following the success of Stephen King's IT, director Andy Muschietti will be directing a live action adaptation of Attack on Titan for Warner Bros., according to Variety.
Warner Bros. reportedly finalized the deal Monday with Japan-based publishing company, Kodansha.
Written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is a best-selling manga series with over 76 million copies in print since its debut in 2009.
David Heyman, known for Harry Potter and the Fantastic Beasts films, will be producing the feature along with Masi Oka, known for Mega Man, and Muschietti's sister Barbara Muschietti, from IT and Mama.
Microsoft Could Be Bringing Xbox-Style Controllers to Your Phone
According to recently released research papers from Microsoft, it looks like adjustable, Xbox-style grip controllers could be used for mobile gaming in conjunction with smartphones and tablets.
As reported by Windows Central, these research documents have just been released this month, though it appears the research itself was conducted between 2012 - 2014. The key design goal for this mobile controller was "to combine a compact and convenient-to-carry form factor with the ease-of-use, control and comfort of a traditional physical controller” by using two hinged “clip-on” controller fragments that attached to the bezel of a mobile device.