Monthly Archives: November 2019
Disney+: The Shows and Movies We HAD to Watch First
Disney+ is coming up on one full week of existence, and over the course of those seven days, we at IGN have finally had time to use the service and explore a lot of its offerings. If you're curious what we think of the service as a whole, check out our Disney+ review.
We spent the weekend perusing the Disney+ catalog's collection of new and old titles, from the nostalgic series we loved when we were younger through the blend of vintage Star Wars and Disney offerings -- and, of course, the new series Disney included at launch.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Fan Reactions Are… Mixed
Even before their release, Pokemon Sword and Shield became the most controversial entries into the Pokemon video game franchise. But now that fans have had a chance to play the games is that still the case?
Some sentiment towards Sword and Shield turned negative after developer GameFreak revealed the complete national Pokedex wouldn't be available in the games for the first time. Meaning, fans can't trade over half of all Pokemon from across the many previous games into Sword and Shield. For a complete rundown, check out our explanation of Pokemon's "Dexit" and other controversies.
Uncharted Director Amy Hennig Forms New Interactive Division at Skydance Media
Uncharted director Amy Hennig is forming a new interactive media division at Skydance Media. Hennig will oversee story-focused experiences and interactive series that will engage with both “gamer and non-gamer” audiences.
In a press release, Hennig says the goal of the new Skydance Media division she is starting with her executive producer partner Julian Beak is “to create inviting and innovate experiences that Skydance is known for in features and Television.”
Skydance is a movie production company known for films like the Mission: Impossible franchise, Star Trek, and most recently Terminator: Dark Fate.
Disney Plus Available Now in Australia
Disney’s much-anticipated new streaming service Disney+ is available now in Australia for nine dollarydoos a month, or $90 a year. The service comes chock full of content, including all the good seasons of The Simpsons (as well as most of the recent seasons), plus a veritable truckload of Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney movies and TV shows, from Doctor Strange to DuckTales and Return of the Jedi to Return to Oz.
It’s pretty big, I guess.
Rick and Morty: Season 4, Episode 2’s Ending Explained
By now Rick and Morty fans know they need to stick around after the credits roll to get the true ending of any given episode. "The Old Man and the Seat" is no exception. This episode ends with a truly bizarre sequence that showcases the sad, weird state of Jerry's mind.
Read on for a full breakdown of what happens in this post-credits scene and what it tells us about Jerry's place in Season 4, but beware of spoilers ahead!
The post-credits scene in Season 4, Episode 2 features Jerry making a late-night snack run and rummaging through Rick's fridge. He winds up drinking from a vial of Globafin, the chemical that fills the hibernation tanks in which Rick kept Tony and his other imprisoned enemies.
Why People Are Talking About Half-Life VR
Rumors of a new Half-Life game set to be revealed at this year’s Game Awards have started spreading online. The reason this particular Half-Life rumor has gained traction over the countless other Half-Life rumors over the years is that it comes from two well-known Valve leakers, and follows a pattern of recent rumors and reports about this unique next step for the Half-Life series.
The new rumor centers around an alleged Half-Life: Alyx VR and it first comes from the same leaker who revealed DOTA Underlords ahead of its launch. Possible word of an imminent Half-Life VR reveal has stirred the masses thanks in part to Valve’s history of teasing major VR flagship games.
This morning’s rumors are based on a supposed interview between Geoff Keighley and a development team at Valve for what could be a Game Awards reveal segment. In the now-deleted and alleged transcript, “Geoff” asks the dev team some questions about the decision to put a Half-Life game on VR before seemingly confirming Half-Life: Alyx for March 2020.
Take a First Look at Netflix’s Fast & the Furious: Spy Racers Photos and Cast
Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation released a slew of new photos and cast details for its Fast & Furious: Spy Racers series, which releases on December 26 on Netflix. Check out the new images in the gallery below:
Fast and Furious: Spy Racers is an animated spinoff of the same Fast & the Furious franchise. It follows the adventures of young Tony Toretto, cousin of Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto, who is recruited to a government agency to spy on an extreme racing league that serves as a front for a criminal organization known as SH1FT3R.
Marvel’s Runaways: Season 3 Will Be an ‘Emotional’ Final Ride
Marvel's Runaways has found its way back home, as Season 3's new trailer came with the announcement that these next 10 episodes, premiering December 13 on Hulu, will be the show's last.
An adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona's critically-acclaimed comic series, Runaways was ushered to the screen by executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage - the duo behind The O.C., Gossip Girl, Hulu's current Looking for Alaska, and more.
With the news of Season 3 being the series' final bow, I reached out to both Schwartz and Savage about these remaining episodes and what it was like for them bring Cloak and Dagger, from the Marvel Freeform series, into the mix while also wrapping up this sensational, spawning saga of rebellious teens, conflicted parents, life-sucking aliens, and - now - Elizabeth Hurley as Marvel's nefarious Morgan le Fay.
Explaining Last Night’s Big Watchmen Surprise
Full spoilers follow for HBO's Watchmen through Episode 5, "Little Fear of Lightning."
HBO's Watchmen series is specifically a sequel to the original comic book, not the 2009 movie version. Most of the time, that distinction makes little difference, as the movie mostly follows the plot of the comic very closely. However, the two versions diverge in one very important way - the alien squid monster.
With Watchmen's fifth episode delving even more deeply into the squid monster and the long-term effects of Ozymandias' plot, as well as how it affected the character of Wade "Looking Glass" Tillman (Tim Blake Nelson), we figured now was the perfect time for a refresher on all things squid. Read on to learn why the endings of the comic and movie differ and why the squid monster continues to play such a major role in the HBO series.
A $0.05 Component Delayed the PS3
If you've ever wondered why the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 launched so far apart, one big reason was a shortage of a very small component that only cost Sony around $0.05 per unit.
In this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered, Ryan McCaffrey sat down with former PlayStation executive (and current Google VP) Phil Harrison to talk about the PlayStation 3 release schedule, as well as Harrison's time at Sony, Microsoft, Google, and much more.
While the Xbox 360 originally launched in November of 2005, the PlayStation 3 wouldn't hit store shelves until a full year later in November of 2006, leaving many fans wondering why Sony would give Microsoft a full year head start on the HD generation of consoles.