Led by Soul and Wonder Woman 1984, Disney+ and HBO Max, respectively, saw a large number of app downloads over the Christmas holiday, with Disney+ leading the way with about 2.3 million global installs. As reported by Bloomberg, HBO Max saw an estimated 554,000 users sign up from December 25 - Wonder Woman 1984's release date - to December 27. This included a record 244,000 downloads on Sunday, December 27 alone. Apptopia also notes that HBO Max's total mobile users "stand at just under 12 million." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/14/pixars-soul-review"] Disney+'s Christmas holiday's 2.3 million global installations was a 28% increase from the previous weekend, according to Sensor Tower, and also was bolstered by the release of Soul on December 25. Outside of Disney+, Soul earned about $7.6 million in its theatrical debut in several international markets, including China. Wonder Woman 1984, on the other hand, earned $16.7 million in domestic theaters in its opening weekend, adding to a worldwide total that has reached $85 million. WarnerMedia also said that "nearly half" of its HBO Max subscribers watched Wonder Woman 1984 on its release day. It's important to note that Apptopia and Sensor Tower only track downloads of mobile apps. Disney+ has about 87 million global subscribers overall, while HBO Max - which is only available in the U.S. - has about 12.6 million account activations. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/ww84-ending-explained-how-wonder-woman-2-could-change-the-dceu"] For more, check out our Soul review and Wonder Woman 1984 review, and 7 WTF questions we have after watching the latest Wonder Woman film. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Led by Soul and Wonder Woman 1984, Disney+ and HBO Max, respectively, saw a large number of app downloads over the Christmas holiday, with Disney+ leading the way with about 2.3 million global installs. As reported by Bloomberg, HBO Max saw an estimated 554,000 users sign up from December 25 - Wonder Woman 1984's release date - to December 27. This included a record 244,000 downloads on Sunday, December 27 alone. Apptopia also notes that HBO Max's total mobile users "stand at just under 12 million." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/14/pixars-soul-review"] Disney+'s Christmas holiday's 2.3 million global installations was a 28% increase from the previous weekend, according to Sensor Tower, and also was bolstered by the release of Soul on December 25. Outside of Disney+, Soul earned about $7.6 million in its theatrical debut in several international markets, including China. Wonder Woman 1984, on the other hand, earned $16.7 million in domestic theaters in its opening weekend, adding to a worldwide total that has reached $85 million. WarnerMedia also said that "nearly half" of its HBO Max subscribers watched Wonder Woman 1984 on its release day. It's important to note that Apptopia and Sensor Tower only track downloads of mobile apps. Disney+ has about 87 million global subscribers overall, while HBO Max - which is only available in the U.S. - has about 12.6 million account activations. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/26/ww84-ending-explained-how-wonder-woman-2-could-change-the-dceu"] For more, check out our Soul review and Wonder Woman 1984 review, and 7 WTF questions we have after watching the latest Wonder Woman film. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Like everyone else in the world, Spider-Man has had a pretty rough go of things in 2020, especially after learning the true identity of the mysterious villain Kindred. Peter Parker will be looking for a fresh start in 2021, and that includes a brand new costume. Marvel is giving fans their first glimpse of this new suit, which was designed by X-Force cover artist Dustin Weaver and will make its debut in the pages of March's The Amazing Spider-Man #62. Check out the new duds below: [caption id="attachment_245734" align="aligncenter" width="1898"] The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] As you can see, the new costume is quite a departure from previous Spider-suits. For one thing, the traditional red and blue color scheme has been replaced by a mix of blue, white, silver and orange. The eyes are also a major departure from the norm, with glowing orange lenses contained inside a larger black space. Marvel isn't revealing much about the origins of this new costume, other than that Peter Parker dons the suit in the aftermath of "Sins Rising" as part of his latest confrontation with Kingpin. As with past costume changes like the Tony Stark-designed Iron Spider suit and the Peter's own Parker Industries armored suit (both of which are among the many alternate costumes included in Insomniac's Spider-Man game), this costume will add some much-needed tech upgrades to Spidey's usual arsenal. “This design was really a collaborative effort between Nick Spencer, Editor Nick Lowe, and I. They reined in the weirder and more techy features I was bringing and helped create something that I think is simple and both futuristic and classical,” Weaver said in Marvel's press release. “I can't wait to see Patrick Gleason really bring it to life!” [caption id="attachment_2457342" align="aligncenter" width="1872"] The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] It remains to be seen if Peter will continue wearing this new costume throughout 2021 or if it's a temporary wardrobe change. Do you think it deserves to become a regular part of the Spider-Man arsenal? Let us know in the comments. And cast your vote for your favorite alternate Spider-suit in the poll below: [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=a32ee6cf-fba0-4f89-8158-71d25c78a1f8"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Like everyone else in the world, Spider-Man has had a pretty rough go of things in 2020, especially after learning the true identity of the mysterious villain Kindred. Peter Parker will be looking for a fresh start in 2021, and that includes a brand new costume. Marvel is giving fans their first glimpse of this new suit, which was designed by X-Force cover artist Dustin Weaver and will make its debut in the pages of March's The Amazing Spider-Man #62. Check out the new duds below: [caption id="attachment_245734" align="aligncenter" width="1898"] The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] As you can see, the new costume is quite a departure from previous Spider-suits. For one thing, the traditional red and blue color scheme has been replaced by a mix of blue, white, silver and orange. The eyes are also a major departure from the norm, with glowing orange lenses contained inside a larger black space. Marvel isn't revealing much about the origins of this new costume, other than that Peter Parker dons the suit in the aftermath of "Sins Rising" as part of his latest confrontation with Kingpin. As with past costume changes like the Tony Stark-designed Iron Spider suit and the Peter's own Parker Industries armored suit (both of which are among the many alternate costumes included in Insomniac's Spider-Man game), this costume will add some much-needed tech upgrades to Spidey's usual arsenal. “This design was really a collaborative effort between Nick Spencer, Editor Nick Lowe, and I. They reined in the weirder and more techy features I was bringing and helped create something that I think is simple and both futuristic and classical,” Weaver said in Marvel's press release. “I can't wait to see Patrick Gleason really bring it to life!” [caption id="attachment_2457342" align="aligncenter" width="1872"] The Amazing Spider-Man #63 variant cover by Dustin Weaver. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] It remains to be seen if Peter will continue wearing this new costume throughout 2021 or if it's a temporary wardrobe change. Do you think it deserves to become a regular part of the Spider-Man arsenal? Let us know in the comments. And cast your vote for your favorite alternate Spider-suit in the poll below: [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=a32ee6cf-fba0-4f89-8158-71d25c78a1f8"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Japanese scientists have gotten their first look inside the sample capsule from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft that contained asteroid dust from a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu. As reported by Space.com, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft launched in 2014 and arrived at Ryugu in 2018. It spent about a year and a half observing and sampling the asteroid before leaving to deposit the sample capsule back in Earth's atmosphere.

A large number of particles are confirmed to be in “sample chamber A” inside the collected capsule (~11:10 JST on 12/15). This is thought to be the sample from the first touchdown on Ryugu. The photo looks brown, but our team says “black”! The sample return is a great success! pic.twitter.com/34vIx17zOX

— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) December 15, 2020

On December 5, the capsule landed in the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) brought the capsule back to Japan. "We confirmed black grains thought to be from Ryugu were inside," mission representatives wrote on Twitter. "This is outside the main chambers, and likely particles attached to the sample catcher entrance." The Hayabusa2 spacecraft was able to get these samples by grabbing rocks from the asteroids surface and shooting a copper bullet into the asteroid to uncover subsurface material. These two types of samples "should allow scientists to understand how the harsh environment of space has affected the surface of Ryugu." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/22/nasa-spacecraft-lands-on-an-asteroid"] JAXA has yet to announce when scientists will begin analyzing this asteroid dust, but considering that "asteroids are primordial rubble left over from when the solar system formed, scientists hope that studying these samples of Ryugu will help them understand the early days of the solar system." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Japanese scientists have gotten their first look inside the sample capsule from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft that contained asteroid dust from a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu. As reported by Space.com, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft launched in 2014 and arrived at Ryugu in 2018. It spent about a year and a half observing and sampling the asteroid before leaving to deposit the sample capsule back in Earth's atmosphere.

A large number of particles are confirmed to be in “sample chamber A” inside the collected capsule (~11:10 JST on 12/15). This is thought to be the sample from the first touchdown on Ryugu. The photo looks brown, but our team says “black”! The sample return is a great success! pic.twitter.com/34vIx17zOX

— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) December 15, 2020

On December 5, the capsule landed in the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) brought the capsule back to Japan. "We confirmed black grains thought to be from Ryugu were inside," mission representatives wrote on Twitter. "This is outside the main chambers, and likely particles attached to the sample catcher entrance." The Hayabusa2 spacecraft was able to get these samples by grabbing rocks from the asteroids surface and shooting a copper bullet into the asteroid to uncover subsurface material. These two types of samples "should allow scientists to understand how the harsh environment of space has affected the surface of Ryugu." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/22/nasa-spacecraft-lands-on-an-asteroid"] JAXA has yet to announce when scientists will begin analyzing this asteroid dust, but considering that "asteroids are primordial rubble left over from when the solar system formed, scientists hope that studying these samples of Ryugu will help them understand the early days of the solar system." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The late James Doohan, who played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on Star Trek: The Original Series, had his ashes secretly smuggled to the International Space Station in 2008 and is officially resting among the stars. As reported by The Times, Richard Garriott - the creator of both the Ultima series and the term MMORPG - has revealed that he smuggled James Doohan's ashes aboard the ISS in 2008 during a 12-day, $30 million mission as a private astronaut. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1022"] Image Credit: The Times[/caption] “His family were very pleased that the ashes made it up there but we were all disappointed we didn’t get to talk about it publicly for so long. Now enough time has passed that we can,” he told The Times. Doohan passed away in 2005 at the age of 85. The World War II veteran starred in the original Star Trek series from 1966 to 1969 and subsequent films and sported his trademark Scottish accent even though he was Canadian. One of the most well-known phrases associated with him - "Beam me up, Scotty" - is one of the most iconic popular culture sayings from Star Trek and beyond, and was even the name of Doohan's autobiography despite no one in the series ever actually saying the exact quote. In 2007, some of Doohan's ashes were flown to the edge of space on a suborbital rocket before falling and getting lost for three weeks in a mountain range. In 2008, prior to the successful mission, a sample that was meant to go into the Earth's orbit was destroyed when the rocket failed. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/08/ranking-the-star-trek-movies"] Doohan's son Chris wouldn't give up and contacted Garriott days before his $30 million trip to the ISS and asked him to fulfill his "father's request to be laid to rest among the stars." “I said ‘I’m in quarantine in Kazakhstan . . . but if you can get the ashes to me, I’ll find a way of getting them aboard.’ A couple of days before flight, this package arrived and I made a plan,” Mr Garriott said. Garriott printed three cards with a photograph of Doohan, laminated them with a bit of his ashes, and hid one of them inside his flight data file. The file had clearance to fly, but the ashes apparently did not. “Everything that officially goes on board is logged, inspected and bagged — there’s a process, but there was no time to put it through that process,” Garriott said. “The concern afterwards was that it could disrupt relations because I didn’t have permission . . . so in an abundance of caution I was asked to tell the family ‘Let’s not make a big deal out of it publicly’.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Chris Doohan, who took over the role of Scotty in 2013 for the Star Trek Continues webseries, shared his gratitude for what Garriott did for his father and their family. “Richard said ‘We’ve got to keep this hush hush for a little while’ and here we are 12 years later. What he did was touching — it meant so much to me, so much to my family and it would have meant so much to my dad,” Doohan said. “My dad had three passions: space, science and trains. He always wanted to go into space.” “As far as I know, no one has ever seen it there and no one has moved it,” Garriott concluded. “James Doohan got his resting place among the stars.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/05/12/8-sci-fi-shows-you-should-binge-watch"] Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The late James Doohan, who played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on Star Trek: The Original Series, had his ashes secretly smuggled to the International Space Station in 2008 and is officially resting among the stars. As reported by The Times, Richard Garriott - the creator of both the Ultima series and the term MMORPG - has revealed that he smuggled James Doohan's ashes aboard the ISS in 2008 during a 12-day, $30 million mission as a private astronaut. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1022"] Image Credit: The Times[/caption] “His family were very pleased that the ashes made it up there but we were all disappointed we didn’t get to talk about it publicly for so long. Now enough time has passed that we can,” he told The Times. Doohan passed away in 2005 at the age of 85. The World War II veteran starred in the original Star Trek series from 1966 to 1969 and subsequent films and sported his trademark Scottish accent even though he was Canadian. One of the most well-known phrases associated with him - "Beam me up, Scotty" - is one of the most iconic popular culture sayings from Star Trek and beyond, and was even the name of Doohan's autobiography despite no one in the series ever actually saying the exact quote. In 2007, some of Doohan's ashes were flown to the edge of space on a suborbital rocket before falling and getting lost for three weeks in a mountain range. In 2008, prior to the successful mission, a sample that was meant to go into the Earth's orbit was destroyed when the rocket failed. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/08/ranking-the-star-trek-movies"] Doohan's son Chris wouldn't give up and contacted Garriott days before his $30 million trip to the ISS and asked him to fulfill his "father's request to be laid to rest among the stars." “I said ‘I’m in quarantine in Kazakhstan . . . but if you can get the ashes to me, I’ll find a way of getting them aboard.’ A couple of days before flight, this package arrived and I made a plan,” Mr Garriott said. Garriott printed three cards with a photograph of Doohan, laminated them with a bit of his ashes, and hid one of them inside his flight data file. The file had clearance to fly, but the ashes apparently did not. “Everything that officially goes on board is logged, inspected and bagged — there’s a process, but there was no time to put it through that process,” Garriott said. “The concern afterwards was that it could disrupt relations because I didn’t have permission . . . so in an abundance of caution I was asked to tell the family ‘Let’s not make a big deal out of it publicly’.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] Chris Doohan, who took over the role of Scotty in 2013 for the Star Trek Continues webseries, shared his gratitude for what Garriott did for his father and their family. “Richard said ‘We’ve got to keep this hush hush for a little while’ and here we are 12 years later. What he did was touching — it meant so much to me, so much to my family and it would have meant so much to my dad,” Doohan said. “My dad had three passions: space, science and trains. He always wanted to go into space.” “As far as I know, no one has ever seen it there and no one has moved it,” Garriott concluded. “James Doohan got his resting place among the stars.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/05/12/8-sci-fi-shows-you-should-binge-watch"] Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on The Office, is 2020's top-earning celebrity on Cameo. Baumgartner made over $1 million USD from the personalized video sharing service this year, Cameo creator Steve Galanis revealed on The New York Times' Sway podcast (via BuzzFeed). The Office actor charges $195 per video, as of this writing. [caption id="attachment_245407" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Baumgartner as Kevin Malone in Season 7 of The Office. (Image: NBC)[/caption] "It’s his persona," said Galanis when asked what makes Baumgartner so successful on Cameo. "He really takes a lot of pride in his craftsmanship of the videos... He’s reliable, he turns them around quickly, and the content is really funny. And in general comedians tend to do best." The Office is leaving Netflix, its longtime streaming home, at the end of 2020. The beloved sitcom will move to NBCUniversal's Peacock platform beginning January 1, 2021. Seasons 1 and 2 will be available to stream for free (with ads); Seasons 3-9 will only be available with a paid subscription —  $5 per month with ads, or $10 without. For more, check out IGN's list of the 25 best The Office episodes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-nbcuniversals-peacock&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.

Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on The Office, is 2020's top-earning celebrity on Cameo. Baumgartner made over $1 million USD from the personalized video sharing service this year, Cameo creator Steve Galanis revealed on The New York Times' Sway podcast (via BuzzFeed). The Office actor charges $195 per video, as of this writing. [caption id="attachment_245407" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Baumgartner as Kevin Malone in Season 7 of The Office. (Image: NBC)[/caption] "It’s his persona," said Galanis when asked what makes Baumgartner so successful on Cameo. "He really takes a lot of pride in his craftsmanship of the videos... He’s reliable, he turns them around quickly, and the content is really funny. And in general comedians tend to do best." The Office is leaving Netflix, its longtime streaming home, at the end of 2020. The beloved sitcom will move to NBCUniversal's Peacock platform beginning January 1, 2021. Seasons 1 and 2 will be available to stream for free (with ads); Seasons 3-9 will only be available with a paid subscription —  $5 per month with ads, or $10 without. For more, check out IGN's list of the 25 best The Office episodes. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=everything-coming-to-nbcuniversals-peacock&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.