Monthly Archives: November 2018
Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern Debuts This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
The Green Lantern #1 - $3.99
Writer Grant Morrison | Artist Liam Sharp (DC Comics)
Box Office Breakdown of Director Bryan Singer’s Films
20th Century Fox’s Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody had no trouble taking the top spot at the weekend box office, with an estimated $50 million, a tally that was much higher than initial projections. While the movie is the 10th of director Bryan Singer’s storied career (technically, it’s his 11th, but there is no box office data for his feature debut, 1993’s Public Access), this solid opening still doesn’t hold a candle to literally half of the director’s films, which, coincidentally, are all superhero movies. So we’re going to take a closer look at how the debut of Bohemian Rhapsody stacks up to the rest of Bryan Singer’s films, which is almost ironic since it almost wasn’t his film at all.
Here’s Why You Won’t See Maggie in Tonight’s Walking Dead
This interview contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 9, episode 5, "What Comes After." AMC also released a preview teaser for the next three episodes, which you can watch below.
The Walking Dead pulled off an emotional farewell to Rick Grimes in "What Comes After," but it won't be the last we see of Andrew Lincoln, after Rick survived the destruction of the bridge and was taken to an unknown location by Anne. We'll find out what's next for Rick in a series of movies written by Walking Dead chief content officer Scott Gimple (and we have some ideas about what the films should be about), but since the show must go on without him, IGN caught up with showrunner Angela Kang to discuss the many twists of episode 5 - including the surprising fact that it was apparently also Lauren Cohan's final appearance as Maggie this season, despite the show giving no indication of that fact narratively.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Ubisoft Suspends Mercenary Live Events Following Delays
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s epic mercenary events are being suspended following two consecutive delays of the Damais the Indifferent live event.
The news comes from Ubisoft’s official forums, saying the content didn’t appear for most players, and that a fix is in the works. Ubisoft hopes to properly reintroduce the mercenary live events later this month.
"Two weeks ago, when we attempted to launch the first Epic Mercenary Event with Damais the Indifferent, we discovered that the content didn’t properly appear for a majority of our players,” said Ubisoft community manager Dom. "It wasn’t satisfactory to have an event available to only a portion of our players, so we decided to temporarily remove the Epic Mercenary Events from the game altogether until the issue is resolved. We are working on a fix and are hoping to introduce them later this month."
Does PlayStation Classic Represent the Best of PS1?
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9 New Things in Just Cause 4 – IGN First
Rico Rodriguez is back, and so is IGN First.
All month, we’ll be showing off exclusive footage and impressions of the most insane open world Avalanche has created yet, from the game’s new Army of Chaos features to using physics alone as a weapon. But first, let us get you up to speed.
Just Cause has always had a fairly straightforward philosophy - blow s**t up, and look cool doing so. But just because that approach hasn’t changed doesn’t mean you won’t have new ways to do it. Here are 9 new features coming along with Rico for the new adventure.
Grapple Upgrades
Just Cause is not a back-to-basics kind of series. Rico’s grappling hook has become more and more useful over the course of the series, and now it’s a truly multifunctional device. Aside from helping traversal and tethering objects and enemies together, it can now also attach rocket boosters and airlifter balloons from close to the start of the game. All of those functions can be combined – ever wanted to make a flying rocket bus? – and even modded to act exactly as you want them to. Oh, and you can have ten tethers of any kind equipped at any one time. Have fun.
Crunchyroll Reveals Fall 2018’s Most Popular Anime by Region
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has released several new infographics detailing the most popular new anime from its fall 2018 simulcast lineup in various regions around the world.
Goblin Slayer is the clear favorite in the United States and Australia, while Europe, Canada, and Latin America feature a mix of various shows, including (but not necessarily limited to) Sword Art Online: Alicization, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, and the aforementioned Goblin Slayer.
For a region-by-region breakdown, check out the infographics in the slideshow below.
It's worth noting the popularity of each show was determined by the number of current viewers it's had since its most recent episode. Additionally, only shows debuting this season were considered, so continuing series from last season like Black Clover were not included.
Out This Week: Tetris Effect, Overkill’s The Walking Dead, BlacKkKlansman
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.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Andrew Lincoln Says Walking Dead Movies Will Tell ‘A Bigger Story’
This story contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 9, episode 5, "What Comes After."
Rick Grimes' final episode is "not the beginning of the end - it’s the end of the beginning," Andrew Lincoln said during an interview on this week's Talking Dead, after fans learned that, unbeknownst to his loved ones, Rick survived a massive explosion and was transported via helicopter to parts unknown by Anne (fka Jadis). The show then jumped forward several years in time, revealing an older Judith and a new batch of characters from the comics - Magna, Yumiko, Luke, Connie, and Kelly - but no sign of Rick.
NFL and Fortnite Partnership Allows Players to Suit Up as Their Favorite Teams
Fortnite and the NFL are teaming up to allow Fortnite players to dress up as their favorite teams in-game.
Announced by The Fortnite Team, starting this Friday, November 9, at 4pm PT/7pm ET, Fortnite players will be able to purchase NFL themed Outfits from the in-game store using V-Bucks.
No pricing has been given as of yet, but all 32 NFL teams will be represented, plus an additional Fortnite team, and all can be swapped.
In addition, players will be able to choose a number from 0-99 to place on their jersey to add to the customization and authentic feel.