Monthly Archives: December 2018
11 Things We Want From Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11 is on the way in all of its gory glory, and sooner than we all thought. That’s great news for fighting game fans, as MKX was one of the best fighting games of 2015, but it wasn’t without its share of faults and missed opportunities.
With that in mind, here are the 11 things we want from Mortal Kombat 11.
What do you want to see in Mortal Kombat 11? Let us know in the comments, and check out our breakdown of its reveal trailer.
Mitchell Saltzman is IGN's Let's Play/Livestream Producer and resident fighting game aficionado. Talk to him all about Mortal Kombat on twitter @JurassicRabbit.
The Top 10 WWE Matches of 2018
With WWE's final PPV (er, "Event") of the year, TLC, coming this Sunday, December 16, it's time to look back at 2018 and present the absolute best bouts from WWE and NXT.
Sure, it's entirely possible that some of the TLC matches could wind up as contenders for "Best of the Year" -- like the Woman's Triple Threat TLC match or Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles -- but for right now, these are the 10 I'm going with. I might do an update following the event, if some things stand out so solidly as to bump one of these out, but for right now let's just pretend today's the cut off date for consideration.
So here are some spectacularly strong offerings from "The Man" Becky Lynch, The New Daniel Bryan™, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, Johnny Gargano, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, AJ Styles, Asuka, and more! Flip through the slideshow, or just continue on to the text below...
Half of All Switch Owners Bought Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart
Half of all Switch owners purchased Nintendo’s three biggest games, according to Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime.
Speaking to IGN about Switch’s success following The Game Awards last week, Fils-Aime said the attach rate for Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe represents a record in the United States.
“Those three games continue to attach to hardware at better than 50 percent,” Fils-Aime told IGN. “Just think about that. For everyone who owns a system, more than one out of every two have bought Zelda, more than one out of every two have bought Kart, more than one out of every two have bought Odyssey. That's never happened in U.S. video game history.”
We Collected 25 Years of Weird and Wonderful Sonic Images
Update: Today Sonic's most important look yet was revealed. The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie's titular character received a full redesign based on fan criticism of the initial design. We've added these designs to our gallery of every Sonic appearance ever below.
Until Sonic the Hedgehog debuted on the SEGA Genesis, a fat plumber somewhat inexplicably served as the game industry's most recognizable icon. All of that changed when gamers saw SEGA's blue blur careening off springs, zipping through loops and wagging his finger disapprovingly at people still playing "baby games" on Super Nintendo.
Metro Exodus Has Gone Gold, Will Release One Week Early
4A Games and publisher Deep Silver were planning to release Metro Exodus on February 22, but they have good news for fans of the post-apocalyptic franchise: The game is now arriving a little earlier.
Metro Exodus will now release on February 15, 2019, meaning it will no longer be launching on the same day as BioWare's Anthem.
Instead, its competition will be Crackdown 3 on Xbox One, as well as Far Cry New Dawn. The latter game was just announced at The Game Awards, and also features a nuclear post-apocalyptic setting, albeit in Montana instead of Moscow.
Marvel’s Spider-Man’s Final DLC, Silver Linings, Available Next Week
Marvel's Spider-Man's third and final DLC, Silver Linings, will be released on December 21 for PlayStation 4 for $9.99, Insomniac Games announced today on the PlayStation Blog.
The DLC will focus on Silver Sable, who appeared in the base game and returns here to take back her stolen Sable International technology.
Due to previous in-game events, Spider-Man will be without the aid of New York Police Chief Yuri Watanabe and will instead have to depend on some new and unlikely allies to help him protect New York City.
Crisis on Infinite Earths: How the 2019 Crossover Could Reshape the Arrowverse
The "Elseworlds" crossover has just wrapped, but we already know the name of the next epic crossover storyline hitting the Arrowverse in 2019. The CW is already teasing "Crisis on Infinite Earths," a crossover based on the epic, influential DC Comics storyline from 1985.
Between what we know about the source material and the teases that were dropped in these three episodes, we have quite a few ideas about what might happen in next year's Crisis. Read on to find out how the Arrowverse could be changed forever.
Sega Classic Collection Comes to Amazon Fire TV
Amazon has teamed up with Sega to bring 25 classic Sega Genesis games to Fire TV customers. That's the Sega Mega Drive to Brits.
Amazon Fire TV customers can pick up the Sega Classics bundle of 25 Genesis/Mega Drive games from today. All they need is their Fire TV remote, and they can access a library of classic retro titles that includes 15 multiplayer games.
Touted as "the most extensive SEGA collection on any streaming media player," the bundle celebrates the 30th anniversary of the console.
If playing classic Sega games with a TV remote isn't up your street, you can also play with compatible Bluetooth controllers.
The games included in the bundle are listed below:
Nerf Blasters, Darts, and More Are On Sale at Walmart Today
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If you're in the market for some Nerf gear, or looking to squeeze a few more gifts under the Christmas tree for the Nerf-obsessed person on your gift-giving list, Walmart has a ton of great Nerf blasters on sale right now from several different lines.
Nerf's dart guns have evolved over the years to reach levels unimaginable just ten years ago. Seriously, Nerf guns are amazing now. Just when you think you've seen everything there is to see in the world of Nerf, it releases some new vision of beauty and sets the bar higher still.
Soulcalibur 6 Sees Nier: Automata’s 2B Join the Roster Next Week
Nier: Automata’s 2B is finally making her Soulcaibur 6 debut on December 18.
Announced back in October, Nier: Automata’s 2B was revealed as an upcoming addition to Soulcalibur 6's roster. Today, the game's official Twitter account confirmed that the android will be making her way into the title next week, along with her own stage, background music, extra weapons, and alternate costume.