Monthly Archives: November 2018
The Flash: Killer Frost’s True Origin Revealed
One of the bigger ongoing mysteries in The Flash has been solved, as this week's episode revealed the origin of Caitlin Snow's Killer Frost powers.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for "The Icicle Cometh"!
Last season, viewers learned that Caitlin originally manifested her Killer Frost powers as a child, contradicting the belief that she had been transformed by the STAR Labs particle accelerator explosion like most of Central City's metahumans. So if it wasn't the dark matter that did it, how did Caitlin become a metahuman years before Barry and Cisco?
Does Wreck-It Ralph 2 Have Any Post-Credits Scenes?
Minor SPOILERS ahead for Ralph Breaks the Internet.
It's become commonplace in big event movies, especially Disney releases, to include end credits scenes and it turns out that the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph is no exception.
Ralph Breaks the Internet includes not one but two short scenes during the end credits.
The first is a mid-credits scene that will be familiar to those who enjoyed the movie's trailers.
The second is a post-credits scene that, befitting the nature of this story, pokes fun at one of the most watched and satirized music videos online.
For more on Ralph Breaks the Internet, check out our review, find out what John C. Reilly had to say about how the film redeems the Disney Princesses, watch Taraji P. Henson take our internet slang quiz, and dive into our breakdown of other movies with egregious product placement in them.
Fortnite Streamer Showdown: Runjdrun vs Sam Bashor
Thanks to a little known holiday called Thanksgiving, IGN Plays Live: Streamer Showdown returns a day early.
This Wednesday, November 21, starting at 4pm PT/7pm ET Sydnee Goodman pits Comedian and YouTuber Runjdrun against Only Stupid Answer’s Sam Bashor.
As always, you can watch right here on the front page of IGN.com, or you can find us on YouTube, Twitch, and Mixer.
Marvel Confirms Cyclops’ Resurrection in Uncanny X-Men
Both Marvel Comics and DC Comics released their solicitations for February 2019 this week. There are plenty of major new books and storylines kicking off that month, with Marvel confirming the return of Cyclops and DC debuting a new crossover between The Flash and Batman.
Scroll down to see the most significant new projects from Marvel and DC in February.
The Age of X and the Return of Cyclops
Uncanny X-Men #12 cover by Salvador Larroca. (Marvel Comics)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Was October 2018’s Best-Selling Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was October 2018’s best-selling game in North America, beating out Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 in this highly-competitive month.
Not only did Black Ops 4 become the best-selling game of the month, it almost instantly became the best-selling game of the year, and its launch month dollar sales are the eighth highest on record since NPD began tracking game sales in 1995. Black Ops 4 was the best-selling game of October on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Though exact numbers weren’t provided in NPD’s official report, we do know Black Ops 4 had a two week head start, and Red Dead Redemption 2 only had nine days that it was on sale in NPD’s October window ending on November 3. These launch month sales were more than triple what the original Red Dead Redemption sold in its launch month, and it’s already the second best-selling game of the year.
Alison Sudol Defends Her Character in Fantastic Beasts 2
Be aware that SPOILERS are ahead for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Continue at your own peril.
Creator J.K. Rowling is known for adding intense plot twists in the Harry Potter universe, and the narrative for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is no different.
At the end of the film, the kind-hearted and upbeat Queenie Goldstein, portrayed by Alison Sudol, can be seen joining Grindelwald on the "dark side," shocking everyone but herself.
In an interview with EW, Sudol spoke about her character's twist, and why she understands the decision Queenie makes.
12 Cool Monster Hunter Movie Details Fans Will Care About
While the Monster Hunter movie has received some backlash from fans recently because of the seeming lack of anything recognizable from the games, director Paul W.S. Anderson is doing his best to put those concerns to rest. First Milla Jovovich took to Instagram to show off a close-up of a Slinger--a piece of equipment straight from Monster Hunter World--and Tuesday IGN revealed an exclusive first look photo of Jovovich and co-star Tony Jaa fully decked out in Monster Hunter armor and weapons.
They look the part, but we still had dozens of questions to ask Anderson about the upcoming film. We dug up loads of information in this exclusive interview that we think may be interesting to Monster Hunter fans out there - it was to ours! Here are 12 interesting details about the live-action Monster Hunter movie.
Margot Robbie Hints at Harley Quinn’s ‘Emancipation’ From Joker
Margot Robbie, who first played Harley Quinn in DC's Suicide Squad, has revealed that the title of Quinn's spinoff movie will be called Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Robbie shared the news on Instagram, and THR confirmed that Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is the official title for the film focused on Quinn and her gang that includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Huntress and Jurnee Smollett-Bell's Black Canary.
New to Netflix for December
I hope you didn't think Netflix was going to let you off the hook and lighten your load here at the end of 2018, because December's got the final season of Voltron: Legendary Defender, a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina holiday special, Avengers: Infinity War (on Christmas Day!), and a post-apocalyptic horror film starring...Sandra Bullock?
Plus, Andy Serkis' Mowgli movie, Ellen Degeneres' first standup special in 15 years, Bruce Springsteen's Broadway show, a Bill Murray documentary, a new film from Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón, and a lot more.
On the non-Originals front, you can catch Hellboy, the three Friday films, The Big Lebowski, The Lobster, District 9, Bride of Chucky, Shaun of the Dead, 8 Mile, and The Last Dragon (Sho'nuff!). And if you're looking to binge some shows, Syfy's Happy! and The Magicians will have new seasons ready to roll.
Arrowverse Elseworlds Photos Tease a Dark Knight Connection
This year's epic Arrowverse crossover, "Elseworlds," is less than a week away - and this looks to be the craziest collaboration between the shows yet, one that introduces several key new characters to the Arrowverse and sees Barry Allen and Oliver Queen trade superhero identities for a while.
The CW has debuted a new extended trailer and several new photos for this three-episode crossover, shedding a bit more light on a story that's been shrouded in mystery up till now. Watch the trailer above, check out our slideshow of the images below, and then scroll down to see how many new plot details we've been able to glean.