Monthly Archives: January 2019
Donkey Kong 64 Stream Raises Over $347,000 for Charity
Over the weekend, a charity stream of Donkey Kong 64 raised over $347,000 and included a notable guest appearance from New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The stream was held by English YouTube personality Hbomberguy (Harry Brewis) to raise funds for Mermaids, a British charity that supports gender diverse and transgender youth in the UK. Though his initial goal was to raise $500 during the stream, he ultimately raised over $347,000 as evidenced by the final tally of his twitch stream.
Brewis announced the stream on YouTube on January 14, saying he chose to stream Donkey Kong 64 because he never beat the game as a kid, even after playing a single save file for nearly 60 hours. As to why Brewis picked Mermaids, he said "I chose to support this charity because, as a person living in Britain, I find the media discussion surrounding
The Guardians of the Galaxy Get Bigger 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.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - $4.99
Writer Donny Cates | Artist Geoff Shaw | Cover Artist David Marquez (Marvel Comics)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Get Bigger 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.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - $4.99
Writer Donny Cates | Artist Geoff Shaw | Cover Artist David Marquez (Marvel Comics)
Lucasfilm Reveals Star Wars Celebration 2019 Poster, Lineup
Lucasfilm has announced the actors and artists who will be attending the Star Wars Celebration Chicago, along with revealing the exclusive poster for the event.
The poster art shows both light and dark sides encompassed within the symbol of the Jedi Order. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are prominently shown on their opposing sides.
Exclusive poster for the Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019
Lucasfilm Reveals Star Wars Celebration 2019 Poster, Lineup
Lucasfilm has announced the actors and artists who will be attending the Star Wars Celebration Chicago, along with revealing the exclusive poster for the event.
The poster art shows both light and dark sides encompassed within the symbol of the Jedi Order. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are prominently shown on their opposing sides.
Exclusive poster for the Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019
How to Watch the Anthem Demo World Premiere Live
Ahead of Anthem's launch next month, BioWare will release a public demo for its new open-world game, and you'll be able to get an exclusive first look at what to expect this Thursday, right here on IGN.
Read on for a rundown of when and where to watch the Anthem VIP Demo world premiere.
BioWare will join IGN to livestream the Anthem VIP Demo on Thursday, January 24 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK (Friday, January 25 at 5am AET).
We'll have you covered wherever you plan to watch the stream. The world premiere of BioWare's Anthem VIP Demo will be available through IGN's website, as well as our various mobile and console apps, including:
How to Watch the Anthem Demo World Premiere Live
Update: The stream for the world premiere of BioWare's Anthem VIP Demo is up and will begin at 10am PT/1pm ET.
Watch us play the demo in the player below (or here on YouTube):
Ahead of Anthem's launch next month, BioWare will release a public demo for its new open-world game, and you'll be able to get an exclusive first look at what to expect this Thursday, right here on IGN.
Read on for a rundown of when and where to watch the Anthem VIP Demo world premiere.
Nintendo Announces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments
Nintendo has announced two Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments: the North America Open 2019 and the European Smash Ball Team Cup 2019.
The North America Open will split up the United States, Canada and Mexico into four regions for qualifiers: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, or Southeast. These qualifying rounds and their subsequent final rounds will be held online, with the first beginning February 2 at 9am PT.
These online qualifiers will consist of three single-elimination tournaments per region, and once all regional qualifiers are finished, 12 players will move on to the final event at PAX East in Boston on March 30. Registration and specific dates for each region’s qualifiers can be found through Battlefly.
Nintendo Announces Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments
Nintendo has announced two Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments: the North America Open 2019 and the European Smash Ball Team Cup 2019.
The North America Open will split up the United States, Canada and Mexico into four regions for qualifiers: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, or Southeast. These qualifying rounds and their subsequent final rounds will be held online, with the first beginning February 2 at 9am PT.
These online qualifiers will consist of three single-elimination tournaments per region, and once all regional qualifiers are finished, 12 players will move on to the final event at PAX East in Boston on March 30. Registration and specific dates for each region’s qualifiers can be found through Battlefly.
4 Weird Resident Evil Games You Probably Forgot Existed
Every Resident Evil game is weird. No, hear me out! I mean that in a good way! Resident Evil games generally revolve around a well dressed person (or group of well dressed people) showing up to a dank, dimly lit location and sauntering around its hallways to eat plants, open doors with animal eyeballs, and bang on typewriters while a collective of living corpses and mutated animal monsters try to kill them. That’s all very weird. Fun as hell, but very, very weird. Especially when you write it all out like that.
That said, sometimes the plots of Resident Evil games aren’t nearly as weird as the systems they are ported to. Resident Evil games generally rely on cutting edge graphics and cinematic aspirations to deliver their spooky, survival horror visions, so bringing those games over to less impressive hardware has a tendency to dramatically shift things a bit. So let’s take a look at four very weird – and occasionally really cool – Resident Evil games that you probably forgot existed.