Monthly Archives: November 2019
Obsidian Dev Says They Need to “Re-Examine Entire Format” Before Making a Pillars of Eternity 3
The director of the Pillars of Eternity games said that the team at Obsidian would need to "re-examine the entire format of the game" if they go forward with a third title.
In a Tumblr post published on Friday, series director Josh Sawyer wrote that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire didn't sell as well as the studio hoped, and that it's not up to him whether another game gets to be made. He did say that fans can expect some changes if another sequel comes out.
"...I do think that the relatively low sales of Deadfire mean that if we consider making another Pillars game in this style, we’re going to have to re-examine the entire format of the game," Sawyer wrote.
Hideo Kojima Just Won a Guinness World Record
Hideo Kojima, director of the Metal Gear franchise and Death Stranding, was presented with not one, but two Guinness World Records on Saturday as part of the Death Stranding promotional tour. Kojima has now officially been recognized as “the most followed game director on Twitter and Instagram.”
Here’s a video of Kojima accepting the award.
Game creator Hideo Kojima (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) is now a record holder for:
✅ Most followers on Twitter for a video game director
Justice League Snyder Cut Superman vs Steppenwolf Battle Art Revealed
Recently, Aquaman star Jason Momoa said that he'd seen the Snyder Cut of Justice League and thought that the public needed to see it as well.
Now DCEU artist Jay Oliva has shared a panel from his Justice League storyboards, spotlighting a one-on-one clash between Superman and cosmic baddie Steppenwolf from the Snyder Cut.
Check out Oliva's tweet below, as well as the original post here.
Box Office: Midway Defeats Doctor Sleep
In an underwhelming weekend at the box office, Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan's sequel to The Shining (that honors both Stephen King's pages and Stanley Kubrick's vision) performed below expectations with an estimated $14.5 million domestic take.
Per Deadline, Doctor Sleep, which cost over $50 million to make, was expected to pull in over $25 million in its debut weekend.
Besting its lowest projections, and taking the number one spot, was Roland Emmerich's WW II movie Midway, starring the ensemble cast of Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Nick Jonas, Patrick Wilson, Darren Criss, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, and Dennis Quaid.
IGN Readers’ Most Wanted Movie Franchise Return is an ’80s Icon
With 2020 bringing back a handful of huge movie properties from the '80s, '90s, and Aughts, we polled the IGN community and asked which film franchise you were most looking forward to seeing return.
Over 16,000 of you voted, choosing between the likes of Bad Boys, The Grudge, Saw, and more. Ghostbusters landed in the number one spot, followed by - in a mild surprise - Top Gun, which has technically never been a franchise until now.
Check it out...
Here's how the Movie Franchise poll breaks down:
Star Wars: Early Art Shows Kylo Ren Looking More Like Darth Vader
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker coming December 20, and Kylo Ren's full repaired mask returning, Lucasfilm concept designer Christian Alzmann posted some early art ideas for Kylo's helmet on Instagram.
As you can see, the original take on Kylo's top seemed like an attempt to emulate, in some regard, Darth Vader. There's the breathing-mask element plus the peaked dome top that comes down over the ears. Character-wise, it would have fit with Kylo's admiration of his grandfather, but the choice was made to go a different route.
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How and Where to Watch Disney+
Disney+ launches Tuesday, November 12 and with it comes a massive streaming catalogue of films and animation, spanning 80 years, along with new offerings like Star Wars: The Mandalorian.
Priced at $6.99 per month -- or $69.99/year -- Disney+ will be available and accessible in a variety of ways. Here's a brief breakdown of how you can watch Disney+ on your various devices and game consoles.
Disney+ Shows and Movies
Along with The Mandalorian, Disney+ will also launch with originals The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Forky Asks a Question, Marvel's Hero Project, and the live-action Lady and the Tramp.
IGN’s Top 10 Best Comic Book Video Games Ever Made
For all the comic book superhero video games released over the years, you’d think there would be more gems in the mix but for a long time, they were quite rare. Thankfully, in more recent years, there has been a ton of fantastic developers who have been given the freedom to really explore why we love these consumed heroes and brought that into the video game world. We’ve collected ten of the best comic book video games that managed to capture our imaginations.
10. TMNT Arcade
Flying out of the sewers and into the action, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game was one of the first from Konami to bring the fearsome foursome onto the beat em' up scene way back in 1989. That was three years before Konami's other classic X-Men Arcade was brought in, allowing six players to get in on the action at the same time. The Turtle classic had the added benefit of being released around the height of Ninja Turtle fever during the original cartoon series' heyday.
Pokemon Fans Light Up Social Media With #ThankYouGameFreak
If you’ve been paying attention to the last few months of Pokemon news, it’s no secret that the franchise’s fan community is a little concerned about just how innovative Pokemon Sword and Shield will really be. A vocal contingent of the Pokemon fandom has been very critical of developer Game Freak, and have only been spurred on by recent leaks. To put a bow on it, Game Freak decided to cancel their Tokyo launch event for Sword and Shield due to “operational reasons.”