Monthly Archives: December 2019
How The Mandalorian Connects to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian Season 1 through episode 7.
For even more on the new film, be sure to check out what we thought of the surprising Force Awakens callback in The Rise of Skywalker. Or dig in on our 10 Biggest WTF Questions about the film. Check out our story on how TROS is performing poorly in China. Oh, and are you wondering if there will be an Episode 10? You're not alone. And of course, how can you not click on our Babu Frik appreciation post?
Being a New Rainbow Six Siege Player in 2019
My team has breached the consulate building and we’re cautiously bearing down on our objective from all sides. I hear bullets and explosives traded elsewhere on the floor as I approach a reinforced room with no clue what’s inside. Comms go dark for two of my squad, though it seems they downed three foes before they fell. I round a corner and find a single patch of unfortified wall - all that separates me from the goal.
I punch a hole in the plaster with my trusty breaching hammer, sidestepping back into cover in time to avoid desperate gunfire from within. I wait for the defender to reload before peeking into the room through my scope, scanning from right to left as I move. Spying the top of someone’s head across a counter I take a pot-shot, missing by a fraction. I retreat into cover again momentarily and, frustrated by my panic, toss a grenade in the threat’s direction.
Don’t Worry, The Rise of Skywalker Doesn’t Have a Credits Stinger
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker finally hit theaters on December 19 and viewers want to know if they should stick around following the end of the movie for a post-credits scene.
Well, lucky for you, we've got easy answers.
Is There a End Credits Scene in Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker?
Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker does not have a post-credits scene. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise as this is in theme with the series. In the history of Star Wars movies, there's never been an after-credits scene. That's in stark contrast to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where new movies tend to include multiple mid and post-credits scenes.
The Witcher’s Complicated Timeline, Explained
The Witcher's timeline has been officially updated by NXonNetflix.
UPDATE (1/7/20): NX On Netflix, which is Netflix's official "home of everything super, sci-fi, the fantastic, and beyond," has posted an official guide to The Witcher's timeline. Check it out...
A quick crash course in the multiple timelines of The Witcher. #TheWitcher pic.twitter.com/qdBVq7ih7R
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) January 7, 2020
What Was Finn Trying to Tell Rey in The Rise of Skywalker?
While many questions from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker still remain, one big one has been answered. Obviously, spoilers follow for Rise of Skywalker ...
John Boyega has confirmed via Twitter that Finn wasn't trying to confess his love for Rey in the Rise of Skywalker:
Nintendo Reveals New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Photos
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is just a few short months away, and Nintendo is continuing to prep you for your upcoming Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package.
Spotted over at Eurogamer, Nintendo has released a batch of new images for its upcoming game that show off Tom Nook in some airy island attire, along with his boys Timmy and Tommy, who appear to be getting in the island spirit as well. This is also our first look at fan-favorite character K.K. Slider, the guitar-playing dog who is confirmed to be returning on Saturday nights in-game to play us some tunes. Check out the images below.
How Much Every Star Wars Movie Made Opening Weekend
With the final opening weekend box office numbers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker now in, we can compare its haul to how much the other movies in the Skywalker Saga debuted with.
Obviously, the earnings from previous decades should be looked at a bit differently and adjusted for inflation, but it's still interesting to see how each of the modern-era Star Wars films, including the Star Wars Stories, did when they premiered box office. It's notable that Rise of Skywalker is the first saga "trilogy-ender" to not out-perform the previous two episodes. Then again, its domestic take is in line with initial predictions (on the low end, though).
Hideo Kojima’s Top 10 Movies of 2019
With only a little more than a week left in the year (and the decade), it's natural for people to post their own personal Top 10 lists of movies and TV shows. That includes Hideo Kojima, who tweeted out his personal (semi) ranked favorite films of 2019.
Among Kojima's picks were IGN's Best Movie of 2019, Parasite, along with Joker, Netflix's Marriage Story and The Irishman, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - which came out in 2018, but right at the end.
Technically, most of Kojima's favorites here came out in 2018, so it appears he's just counting them as 2019 films because he watched them this year.
Box Office: Rise of Skywalker Opens Weaker Than Force Awakens and Last Jedi
The shock here wouldn't be that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was the number one movie this weekend, but in how much it made - a whopping (estimated) $176 million domestically.
While not on par with the openings of The Force Awakens ($248 million) or The Last Jedi ($220 million), The Rise of Skywalker is still one of the biggest box office debuts of the year and, per Variety, the third-best opening for a movie in December - behind the two aforementioned sequel trilogy movies.
Grabbing another $198 million internationally, Episode IX now stands at $374 million worldwide.