Monthly Archives: May 2019

Black Mirror Season 5 Episode Titles and Trailers Revealed

Netflix has revealed the titles, descriptions and trailers for the three episodes appearing in Black Mirror Season 5.

The three episodes are Smithereens; Rachel, Jack and Ashely, Too; and Striking Vipers. Netflix also released brief trailers for the episodes across social media.

In Smithereens, a cab driver (Andrew Scott) becomes the “centre of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.” The trailer shows him picking up an unknown man (Damson Idris) who needs to be taken to a mysterious place he works for called Smithereen - the trailer ends with a shot of Topher Grace’s unknown character.

Alita: Battle Angel Digital and Blu-ray Release Dates

You can pick up Alita: Battle Angel on digital, Blu-Ray or DVD this July.

In North America, the digital release comes first via Movies Anywhere on July 9 while customers who prefer physical releases can take home their copies on July 23: these include 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD.

In the UK, the digital edition goes live on July 12 and the physical versions are set for July 22, while in Australia the digital edition drops on July 10 and the physical editions will be released on July 24.

Special features that come with all releases include Alita’s World, a deep dive into the world of Battle Angel that features a look at the war that destroyed two planets, Hugo’s guided tour of the Iron City, a “high-octane crash course” in Mortorball and more. Also included is From Manga to Screen, a look into the origins of Yukito Kishiro’s manga Gunnm and its history of being brought to the big screen.

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Codemasters Announces New Grid

Codemasters has announced a new entry in the Grid racing series. Simply called Grid, it’s a refreshed look at the autosport series that started back in 2008 and has its roots in the TOCA games.

You can watch the cinematic trailer for Grid exclusively here on IGN, which features the Porsche 911 RSR experiencing a tough time on the track. Scuffs, scrapes, and shattering tyre walls shift and change in slow motion, hinting at a return to the rewind system first used in 2008’s Race Driver: Grid.

Grid releases September 13 this year, and you can learn more information about the game first exclusively at IGN later this week. For more on the series, check out our review of the most recent game: 2014's Grid Autosport.

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series Is Reportedly Set After Endgame

Kari Skogland will be directing Disney+'s six-part miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Captain America: Civil War's Daniel Bruhl and Emily Van Camp are also in talks to return as Zemo and Sharon Carter, respectively.

As reported by Deadline, Bruhl and Van Camp would join stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan in the miniseries that will debut exclusively on Disney+ in August 2020.

Colonel Helmut Zemo is the Sokovian citizen turned terrorist who blamed the Avengers for the death of his family in the Battle of Sokovia and helped drive the wedge between our heroes in Captain America: Civil War.

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How to Set Up And Calibrate Your Oculus Quest VR Kit

The Oculus Quest finally makes virtual reality obtainable for the average gamer, and if you’ve been holding off on VR because of the cost and setup involved, now’s the time to jump in. For $400—half the price of the HTC Vive at launch—you get an intuitive, room-scale VR solution with no extra PC or sensors necessary. Here’s what you’ll need to do to get up and running.

Step One: Unbox, Charge, and Pair Your Quest

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How Game of Thrones’ Prophecies Came True (Or Didn’t)

Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' series finale follow below.

For even more on Game of Thrones, be sure to check out the finale's biggest WTF questions, why Drogon did what he did in the end, or our side-by-side comparison of the characters from their first and last appearances. Or peruse every IGN Game of Thrones episode review ever, why Westeros' new leader could be a terrifying choice, and why Drogon did what he did in the finale.

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God of War Sales Have Passed 10 Million

God of War has reached a huge milestone as it has now sold over 10 million units since it launched on the PlayStation 4 in April of last year.

This news was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan during his presentation at Sony's IR Day 2019, and while we don't have an exact number, we do know that it joins other PS4 exclusives like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, The Last of Us Remastered, and Horizon: Zero Dawn in the 10 million units sold club.

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George R.R. Martin Has ‘Consulted on a Video Game out of Japan’

George R. R. Martin has explained his future after Game of Thrones, and it may include a game of some kind.

In a post saying goodbye to Game of Thrones, Martin explains that he has a lot in the works, including developing eight shows (five at HBO, two at Hulu, one at the History Channel), some short films and, of course, his remaining books in the Song of Ice and Fire saga. But he also adds: "I’ve consulted on a video game out of Japan."

Martin offers no more detail than that, but that hasn't stopped speculation running wild. Most notably, it lends some credibility to long-running rumours that Martin has been worked with Dark Souls studio From Software (and its president Hidetaka Miyazaki) on an RPG of some sort.

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PS5 Loading Time Demo Reportedly Revealed

A new video posted by Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki may have given us our first look at the potential power of the PlayStation 5.

Mochizuki Tweeted out the video, saying this was "Sony's official video comparing performance of PS4 Pro vs next-gen PlayStation."

The video compares the loading times and performance of Marvel's Spider-Man between a PS4 Pro and the potentially named PS5, and it is nearly identical to the description given in Wired's interview with PS5 lead architect Mark Cerny that revealed the first details of the next-generation PlayStation.

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