It was a neck and neck race this weekend at the box office between Sonic the Hedgehog and Call of the Wild, starring Harrison Ford and man's best CGI friend. In the end, Sonic edged out Call of the Wild, pulling in an estimated $26.3 million, which brings the video game adaptation to a grand total of $107 million domestically, per Variety. Call of the Wild, which is based on Jack London's famous novel from 1903, brought in an estimated $24.8 million, which is more than analysts predicted but still small compared to the film's giant $135 million budget. Our own review of Call of the Wild said the the movie was all bark and no bite due to an "over-reliance on CGI." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/20/the-call-of-the-wild-official-trailer"] Sonic vs. Wild wasn't the only close contest this weekend. Horror flick Brahms: The Boy II fizzled with critics and movie-goers, nabbing $5.9 million for the weekend - which was just barely enough to overtakeBad Boys for Life's fourth place spot. A spinoff/sequel to 2016's The Boy, the film stars Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, and Owain Yeoman.

North American Box Office Estimates

Birds of Prey was third this weekend, with $7 million, finishing the weekend with an estimated $72 million total domestic take to date. The rest of the Top 10 contained Oscar winners 1917 and Parasite, which continue to do well in the wake of the Academy Awards, as well as holiday juggernaut Jumanji: The Next Level, which has now a whopping $311 million domestic haul. TruTV's Impractical Jokers: The Movie, in limited release, landed in 11th place, with $2.3 million. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. Sonic the Hedgehog $26,300,000
• 2. Call of the Wild $24,820,000
• 3. Birds of Prey $7,005,000
• 4. Brahms: The Boy II $5,900,000
• 5. Bad Boys for Life $5,860,000
• 6. 1917 $4,400,000
• 7. Fantasy Island $4,185,000
• 8. Parasite $3,121,000
• 9. Jumanji: The Next Level $3,000,000
• 10 The Photograph $2,800,000

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=sonic-the-hedgehog-all-the-easter-eggs-and-hidden-references-from-the-movie&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

SPOILERS for Westworld seasons 1, 2, and promo material for season 3 below. Read with caution if you want to go into season 3 absolutely blind.

While we’ve all been waiting patiently for Westworld season 3, a group of diehard fans has managed to dig through a fake website tied to an ARG (augmented reality game) for the show. In the process, three new trailers for Westworld season 3 have been discovered.

According to a report from Westworld Watchers (via io9), Westworld fans dug through the real website for the very much fake Incite Inc, a shadowy company that appears to play a role in Westworld season 3. Specifically, Reddit user MTC_Chickpea found a total of three trailers hidden in various spots on the website, which looks pretty much exactly like the vaguely west coast-ish media/tech firm you’d see in any sinister sci-fi future tale.

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Despite being posted to YouTube on February 19, the three videos were unlisted, hence why it took a bit of internet sleuthing from fans to discover them.

None of the trailers are terribly long, but they do provide a ton of new peeks at characters old and new, plus what tensions there might be between certain characters.

The first trailer, titled “Free Will Is Not Free,” shows off characters like Aaron Paul’s character Caleb, plus Dolores, Ed Harris’ Man in Black, and Jeffrey Wright’s Bernard in various states of turmoil. It’s all intermittently broken up by various bits of text reading things like “escape is not freedom,” and “disruption is not change.”

 

Trailer two, which clocks in at a heftier two minutes and forty seconds, follows Dolores far more closely as she describes to Aaron Paul how the two are alike, and alludes to what they’re going to do about each other’s seemingly connected plots in life. We also see Maeve get introduced to a new, very corporate-looking gentlemen who tasks her with finding and killing Dolores. Spread out throughout the trailer are a couple more shots from what appears to be a car chase through the streets of a city.

The third trailer, “When Caleb Meets Dolores,” is definitely the weirdest of them all, and is clearly a sort of dark parody of meet-cute romantic comedy movies like When Harry Met Sally. Set to some jaunty music, Aaron Paul and Dolores meet up, Dolores teases him with a few key hints about her plans to start a revolution, and Paul remarks on how Dolores is the first real thing to happen to him in a long time. If it weren’t for the shadowy lighting, creepy parties with masked violinists, and, you know, the murder, it would definitely pass for a trailer at your local showing of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

It's unclear if this mysterious Incite Inc ARG has any other clues left to give, but rest assured that the internet will most likely find out.

While you’re waiting for more Westworld season 3 teases to drop, check out the actual trailer that HBO debuted just two days ago, or check out the official poster.

For more on Westworld, be sure to check out Westworld Awakening - a VR game where you play as a self-aware host, a behind the scenes look at season 2, and why the Man in Black's story is Westworld's greatest tragedy.

Westworld season 3 debuts on HBO on March 15, 2020 at 9 P.M. Eastern Time.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

SPOILERS for Westworld seasons 1, 2, and promo material for season 3 below. Read with caution if you want to go into season 3 absolutely blind.

While we’ve all been waiting patiently for Westworld season 3, a group of diehard fans has managed to dig through a fake website tied to an ARG (augmented reality game) for the show. In the process, three new trailers for Westworld season 3 have been discovered.

According to a report from Westworld Watchers (via io9), Westworld fans dug through the real website for the very much fake Incite Inc, a shadowy company that appears to play a role in Westworld season 3. Specifically, Reddit user MTC_Chickpea found a total of three trailers hidden in various spots on the website, which looks pretty much exactly like the vaguely west coast-ish media/tech firm you’d see in any sinister sci-fi future tale.

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/how-leaving-westworld-changes-westworld-in-season-3-comic-con-2019"]

Despite being posted to YouTube on February 19, the three videos were unlisted, hence why it took a bit of internet sleuthing from fans to discover them.

None of the trailers are terribly long, but they do provide a ton of new peeks at characters old and new, plus what tensions there might be between certain characters.

The first trailer, titled “Free Will Is Not Free,” shows off characters like Aaron Paul’s character Caleb, plus Dolores, Ed Harris’ Man in Black, and Jeffrey Wright’s Bernard in various states of turmoil. It’s all intermittently broken up by various bits of text reading things like “escape is not freedom,” and “disruption is not change.”

 

Trailer two, which clocks in at a heftier two minutes and forty seconds, follows Dolores far more closely as she describes to Aaron Paul how the two are alike, and alludes to what they’re going to do about each other’s seemingly connected plots in life. We also see Maeve get introduced to a new, very corporate-looking gentlemen who tasks her with finding and killing Dolores. Spread out throughout the trailer are a couple more shots from what appears to be a car chase through the streets of a city.

The third trailer, “When Caleb Meets Dolores,” is definitely the weirdest of them all, and is clearly a sort of dark parody of meet-cute romantic comedy movies like When Harry Met Sally. Set to some jaunty music, Aaron Paul and Dolores meet up, Dolores teases him with a few key hints about her plans to start a revolution, and Paul remarks on how Dolores is the first real thing to happen to him in a long time. If it weren’t for the shadowy lighting, creepy parties with masked violinists, and, you know, the murder, it would definitely pass for a trailer at your local showing of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

It's unclear if this mysterious Incite Inc ARG has any other clues left to give, but rest assured that the internet will most likely find out.

While you’re waiting for more Westworld season 3 teases to drop, check out the actual trailer that HBO debuted just two days ago, or check out the official poster.

For more on Westworld, be sure to check out Westworld Awakening - a VR game where you play as a self-aware host, a behind the scenes look at season 2, and why the Man in Black's story is Westworld's greatest tragedy.

Westworld season 3 debuts on HBO on March 15, 2020 at 9 P.M. Eastern Time.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

As production on The Batman kicks off (and set photos circulate of a fully batsuit-ed Robert Pattison riding a batcycle), actor Jeffrey Wright has shared some of the reading he's doing to prep for his role as Jim Gordon. In his Instagram post, Wright, who's set to appear in Season 3 of HBO's Westworld in March, revealed an image of the trade paperback Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1. Here's a look... "Background reads for the culture," Wright writes. "In the beginning..." Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 contains Detective Comics #27-45, Batman #1-3, and New York World’s Fair Comics #2 - so it really hones in on the Caped Crusader's first published outings as Gotham's go-to vigilante. Director Matt Reeves has said that The Batman will focus on Batman's detective abilities, emphasizing a rogues gallery and offering a more mystery, Noir-influenced take on Gotham City. Though no one knows yet if Wright's Jim Gordon will hold the title of "commissioner" in The Batman, or if the story will have him start out as a detective or lieutenant, Gordon was police commissioner in his first appearance in Detective Comics #27. Check out Robert Pattinson in the batsuit, as part of test footage released by Reeves, as well as all the various comic book influences for the suit. You can also see IGN's official ranking of all the movie batsuits here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/13/the-batman-camera-test"] Plus, Ben Affleck recently explained why he gave up playing Batman in the DCEU. The Batman -- which releases June 25, 2021 -- stars Pattison as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Colin Farrel as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton / The Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and John Turturro as Gotham City mobster Carmine Falcone. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

As production on The Batman kicks off (and set photos circulate of a fully batsuit-ed Robert Pattison riding a batcycle), actor Jeffrey Wright has shared some of the reading he's doing to prep for his role as Jim Gordon. In his Instagram post, Wright, who's set to appear in Season 3 of HBO's Westworld in March, revealed an image of the trade paperback Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1. Here's a look... "Background reads for the culture," Wright writes. "In the beginning..." Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 contains Detective Comics #27-45, Batman #1-3, and New York World’s Fair Comics #2 - so it really hones in on the Caped Crusader's first published outings as Gotham's go-to vigilante. Director Matt Reeves has said that The Batman will focus on Batman's detective abilities, emphasizing a rogues gallery and offering a more mystery, Noir-influenced take on Gotham City. Though no one knows yet if Wright's Jim Gordon will hold the title of "commissioner" in The Batman, or if the story will have him start out as a detective or lieutenant, Gordon was police commissioner in his first appearance in Detective Comics #27. Check out Robert Pattinson in the batsuit, as part of test footage released by Reeves, as well as all the various comic book influences for the suit. You can also see IGN's official ranking of all the movie batsuits here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/13/the-batman-camera-test"] Plus, Ben Affleck recently explained why he gave up playing Batman in the DCEU. The Batman -- which releases June 25, 2021 -- stars Pattison as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Colin Farrel as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton / The Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and John Turturro as Gotham City mobster Carmine Falcone. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Court documents reveal that Activision is attempting to subpoena Reddit in order to uncover the identity of the user who recently leaked key art for Modern Warfare's battle royale game mode, Warzone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Activision is filing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena against Reddit in an effort to reveal the identity of the user who leaked "infringing Activision content." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-call-of-duty-review&captions=true"] The now-deleted Reddit post seemingly revealed some key art from the upcoming Modern Warfare: Warzone game mode. This is not the first Warzone leak, as there have been a handful of leaks over the past couple of months, which have all but confirmed the unannounced battle royale game mode. A December leak seemingly revealed an official look at the new Warzone map, while a leak earlier this month seems to reveal the full battle royale map. Since Modern Warfare leaks are not uncommon, it's unclear why Activision is just now deciding to take legal action. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/14/new-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-battle-royale-details-reportedly-leaked-ign-news"] IGN has reached out to Activision for a comment, but did not immediately receive a reply. A DMCA subpoena allows a company to notify another company that copyright-protected materials have been posted in some form on their own service, ostensibly compelling that company to respond and take down the infringing material. The DMCA protects companies like Reddit, YouTube, or other internet-based companies from legal damages if a user posts another company's content on their site, so long as they agree to comply to the subpoena. Activision is not the only company that has taken legal action against a leaker in the past few months. In November, Epic sued a UX tester for leaking details about Fortnite Chapter 2, and one month later sued another leaker for the same thing. At the time of writing, it is unclear if Activision will be successful in subpoenaing Reddit to court, and if Reddit will comply with releasing the user's identity. We will update this story in the coming days as more news unfolds. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

Court documents reveal that Activision is attempting to subpoena Reddit in order to uncover the identity of the user who recently leaked key art for Modern Warfare's battle royale game mode, Warzone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Activision is filing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act subpoena against Reddit in an effort to reveal the identity of the user who leaked "infringing Activision content." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-call-of-duty-review&captions=true"] The now-deleted Reddit post seemingly revealed some key art from the upcoming Modern Warfare: Warzone game mode. This is not the first Warzone leak, as there have been a handful of leaks over the past couple of months, which have all but confirmed the unannounced battle royale game mode. A December leak seemingly revealed an official look at the new Warzone map, while a leak earlier this month seems to reveal the full battle royale map. Since Modern Warfare leaks are not uncommon, it's unclear why Activision is just now deciding to take legal action. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/14/new-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-battle-royale-details-reportedly-leaked-ign-news"] IGN has reached out to Activision for a comment, but did not immediately receive a reply. A DMCA subpoena allows a company to notify another company that copyright-protected materials have been posted in some form on their own service, ostensibly compelling that company to respond and take down the infringing material. The DMCA protects companies like Reddit, YouTube, or other internet-based companies from legal damages if a user posts another company's content on their site, so long as they agree to comply to the subpoena. Activision is not the only company that has taken legal action against a leaker in the past few months. In November, Epic sued a UX tester for leaking details about Fortnite Chapter 2, and one month later sued another leaker for the same thing. At the time of writing, it is unclear if Activision will be successful in subpoenaing Reddit to court, and if Reddit will comply with releasing the user's identity. We will update this story in the coming days as more news unfolds. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

A new leak from Target employees seems to confirm that a new generation of the Apple TV, iPod Touch, and AirPod tech is in the works. Listed as placeholders in the Target backend, these listings don't mention any kind of release date but do offer some pricing details. Uncovered by 9to5Mac, the placeholder listing has the new Apple TV priced at $179.99, which is $30 more than the 4th generation Apple TV and the same price as the Apple TV 4K. The iPod Touch and AirPods are currently listed at $399. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-tv-show-coming-to-apple&captions=true"] It is fairly common for retailers to create placeholders for unannounced items so that the backend will be all set up when the new products arrive. Further, these prices are far from confirmed, as retailers usually just put in a "best guess" price until an official announcement has been made. It's important to note that while a new generation of Apple products is likely coming, none of this has been officially confirmed by the tech giant. Apple tends to hold a major event every spring, so it's possible there might be an announcement then. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/13/apple-arcade-in-100-seconds"] The new Apple TV will likely look to provide additional support for Apple Arcade, the company's game streaming service. Apple Arcade released last September and costs $5 a month. While you're waiting for the new generation of Apple products to be released, check out our comprehensive list of all Apple Arcade games and our review of Apple TV. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

A new leak from Target employees seems to confirm that a new generation of the Apple TV, iPod Touch, and AirPod tech is in the works. Listed as placeholders in the Target backend, these listings don't mention any kind of release date but do offer some pricing details. Uncovered by 9to5Mac, the placeholder listing has the new Apple TV priced at $179.99, which is $30 more than the 4th generation Apple TV and the same price as the Apple TV 4K. The iPod Touch and AirPods are currently listed at $399. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-tv-show-coming-to-apple&captions=true"] It is fairly common for retailers to create placeholders for unannounced items so that the backend will be all set up when the new products arrive. Further, these prices are far from confirmed, as retailers usually just put in a "best guess" price until an official announcement has been made. It's important to note that while a new generation of Apple products is likely coming, none of this has been officially confirmed by the tech giant. Apple tends to hold a major event every spring, so it's possible there might be an announcement then. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/13/apple-arcade-in-100-seconds"] The new Apple TV will likely look to provide additional support for Apple Arcade, the company's game streaming service. Apple Arcade released last September and costs $5 a month. While you're waiting for the new generation of Apple products to be released, check out our comprehensive list of all Apple Arcade games and our review of Apple TV. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.

With just about a week before PAX East, Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has announced that the long-awaited RPG will first launch in early access later this year.

Hasbro, which owns Wizards of the Coast, which in turn is responsible for the publishing of D&D products, made the announcement at the New York Toy Fair, according to a report from DSO Gaming.

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It wouldn’t be the first time Larian has released one of its expansive role-playing games in early access. Divinity: Original Sin 2 first released as early access in September 2016, and finally launched in full almost exactly a year later in 2017. During its first stage of early access, Larian only had the prologue, first chapter, and a transition to act two available to play. Hasbro and Larian have made no further comments regarding what amount of content will release during this early access period, or what state it will be in. After its full release, Divinity: Original Sin 2 also received ongoing updates, culminating in a Definitive Edition in August 2018, which came with a wide array of improvements.

Larian will be debuting gameplay footage during PAX East for Baldur’s Gate 3 on February 27 at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time. Larian has said that the PAX East presentation will feature gameplay and story details, plus a Q&A session for fans afterwards.

Hasbro discussed plenty more details during their presentation at the New York Toy Fair. The company echoed the Wizards of the Coast president’s earlier comments, saying that seven games based on the Dungeons & Dragons IP are currently in production, including Dark Alliance (the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance), which lets players hack and slash their way through orc hordes as the popular Icewind Dale characters Drizzt the dark elf, Cattie-brie, Wulfgar, and Bruenor.

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Check out IGN’s coverage of PAX East next week to see that Baldur’s Gate 3 preview footage, and check out our Baldur’s Gate 3 hub page for every bit of mind-flaying info you can handle. Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to PC and Google Stadia.