Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Zelda Top March 2017 Sales
The top-selling game in the US for March 2017 was Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Breath of the Wild came in at second place in spite of digital sales not being accounted for in NPDs tally. Similarly, Horizon Zero Dawn and MLB 17: The Show had strong showings on the top 10 list without accounting for digital sales.
Last week, Nintendo revealed it sold 906,000 Switch consoles in the first 28 days of the console's release, and sold 925,000 copies of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Switch during the same period, giving it the highest attach rate for "any non-bundled title" on new hardware since NPD began tracking in 1995.
Persona 5 Spinoffs Hinted at by Atlus Website Registrations
Atlus has registered several Persona 5-related domains that suggest spinoffs of the recently released RPG could be on the horizon.
The domain registrations were spotted by Twitter user MysticDistance, who noted that both P5D.jp and P5U.jp were registered earlier this week, on April 18.
As reported by Persona Central, several other domain names were registered, including P5AG.jp, P5R.jp, Persona-Dance.jp, PQ2.jp, Persona8.jp, Persona9.jp and Persona10.jp.
IGN Joins the #GamerHealthMatters Initiative
IGN is teaming up with the #GamerHealthMatters initiative to support the importance of living and enjoying an active, healthy lifestyle amongst the gaming community.
Led by TheSpazzyProf and CaptainTwaz, and in partnership with IGN, TeeSpring, ProfessorBroMan, +1 Life, and LevelUp Foods, #GamerHealthMatters encourages gamers and, specifically streamers, to be mindful of their habits and chat with other members of the community about the importance of physical and mental health.
Shadow of War: Ask The Developers Anything
All month long we've been bringing you special coverage of our IGN First game of the month, Middle-earth: Shadow of War. To close out April, we're excited to host a community Q&A with Monolith Productions, the developer behind Shadow of War. No question is off limits, but the developers will pick which ones they can best answer.
Leave your questions in the comments below and we’ll update this article next week with the answers!
And to see everything we’ve covered so far, be sure to stop by our Shadow of War IGN First hub!
Here’s What Around $400,000 of Star Wars Memorabilia Looks Like
One particular booth at Star Wars: Celebration is showing off some insanely expensive Star Wars memorabilia as part of a live auction.
The display was set up by PropStore.com, and includes items such as a camera used in The Empire Strikes Back, an original script, a SnowTrooper helmet and backpack, and more. We put together a gallery of some of the coolest stuff below - click right to see all the images:
The prices listed are based on auction estimates, and put together, those estimates add up to nearly half a million dollars. There's no doubt that owning original pieces from the set of Star Wars would be awesome, and people have spent some pretty insane amounts of money on PropStore's other Entertainment Memorabilia auctions.
Everybody’s Golf PS4 Release Date Announced
The latest game in the Hot Shots Golf series, Everybody's Golf, comes to PlayStation 4 August 29.
Pre-ordering the game through the PlayStation Store instantly unlocks an Everybody's Golf avatar, and Day 1 unlocks include a 20th Anniversary Course, Rabbit mascot costume, a "unique shirt" and "premium kart," as well as a theme for your PS4.
According to the PS Blog, a "closed online test" starts sometime next month, and Sony will contact "eligible players" through email.
Everybody's Golf for PS4 was first announced just before Tokyo Game Show 2014. Then, in 2015, we learned about Everybody's Golf custom avatar creator, a free roam mode that lets you go fishing in the water hazards, or just explore the courses on your golf cart.
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New Marvel Comic Explores Black Bolt’s Origns
Marvel has revealed Inhumans: Once and Future Kings, a new comic book mini-series that aims to provide the definitive early history of the Inhuman Royal Family. The announcement came at Marvel's Retailer Panel at C2E2 today.
Once and Future Kings is also notable for marking the return of writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Captain America and the Falcon) to Marvel after a 12-year absence. Priest will team with artist Phil Noto (Star Wars: Poe Dameron) for the five-issue series. Each issue will also feature a two-page backup story from Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl).
Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #1 cover by Nick Bradshaw. (Marvel Comics)
Game of Thrones: See 15 New Photos From Season 7
Ahead of Game of Thrones' return this July, HBO has released several new photos that provide an early look at the show's upcoming seventh season.
Check out the gallery below for a sneak peek at Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, and many more.
Season 7 of HBO's hit fantasy series will premiere on Sunday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
In the meantime, read up on everything we know about Game of Thrones' final two seasons. While you're at it, check out these 26 images from the Season 7 trailer.
The Witness Designer Shows Early Prototype of Next Game
Jonathan Blow, lead designer on The Witness, revealed a small glimpse of one of his upcoming games during a presentation at Reboot Develop.
"This is a work-in-progress," Blow explained. "These are not final visuals, but it's a nice little grid-based game. I've got a guy who can run around and push blocks and stuff."
Screenshot from Jonathan Blow's Reboot Develop 2017 talk.
The demo — meant to show off the engine Blow has been building for the past year — showed off a single level from the unannounced project, which Blow described as "not remotely final."