Monthly Archives: October 2015
An Updated Look at Nintendo’s Wacky Zelda Timeline
Recently, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma revealed Zelda: Tri Force Heroes’ place on the series timeline.
The three-player co-op game takes place during Hyrule’s decline, a chaotic era that connects the events of A Link to the Past, Oracles of Ages & Seasons, Link’s Awakening, and A Link Between Worlds. Your friends at IGN decided to update the timeline to reflect the recent changes, so take a look at the latest version below.
The saga continues...
What’s Going On With Apple Watch Sales?
Apple reported its financial results today, and the company posted $234 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2015. That staggering number was driven largely by record iPhone sales for the fourth quarter. Of Apple's $51.5 billion in revenue for the quarter, $32.2 billion of that was generated by its iPhone product line. But once again numbers for Apple Watch were not given.
During its call with investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned sales of the Apple Watch exceeded the company's own expectations, but provided no further information. However, on its 2015 unaudited summary data sheet, we see the closest thing there is to Apple Watch numbers, and the numbers don't look great up against the rest of the Apple line.
God of War VR Demo Sold PlayStation President on Virtual Reality
A PlayStation 3 virtual reality demo for God of War was the turning point for Shuhei Yoshida, PlayStation's President of Worldwide Studios. After seeing developer Santa Monica Studios' custom-made, first-person Kratos demo, Yoshida was convinced VR was the future.
During a Paris Games Week panel about virtual reality, Yoshida explained the moment he believed VR could work. "It was actually on PS3 at Santa Monica Studios," Yoshida said. "A developer who’d been working on God of War got me to try a handmade headset and when I put it on he used a God of War game. I was Kratos in first person view. When I looked down, I saw a strong man’s body and I thought: I’m sold”
Yoshida added, "Working on PlayStation VR, I feel like I'm back 20 years ago. I feel like I'm younger again."
Paddington 2 in the Works With Original’s Filmmaker
The family movie Paddington is getting a sequel, with the original film's writer and director Paul King on-board.
Deadline reports that King is set to write the script with Simon Farnaby, who played Barry in the first film. StudioCanal, which is financing the sequel, has been vocal about getting King back for the follow-up.
The first Paddington was a surprise critical and box office hit, grossing $260 million. IGN's review called it a refreshingly optimistic movie and technically impressive. It was adapted from the classic series of children's books written by Michael Bond.
Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn Caught in Love Triangle
Suicide Squad will send Harley Quinn on a journey of self-discovery as she seeks to break free from Joker's influence, director David Ayer has revealed.
"It's about her breaking free of The Joker and becoming this fully actualized, independent person. That really is a metaphor for everyone's journey here," Ayer told Empire (via ComicBookMovie).
Not only that, but it appears a love triangle is in her future, as Deadshot takes a liking to Margot Robbie's character. "Harley is the biggest troublemaker, but Deadshot's actually eyeballing her a little bit. There's a pretty ragged romantic triangle there," Deadshot actor Will Smith said.
Our Experiences with Halo 5’s Multiplayer Servers
As you may know, for our Halo 5 review, we decided to hold off on a final score until we'd had enough time to play multiplayer in a true post-launch environment.
A bunch of IGN editors jumped into MP right as the servers went live, and have kept playing throughout the morning and afternoon.
We're happy to report that the Master Chief Collection's myriad launch issues are virtually non-existent for Halo 5.
- Our matches are connecting quickly, whether we queue alone or with a party
Fiscal Year 2015 Was Apple’s Most Successful Ever
Apple released the results of the fourth quarter of its fiscal year to investors, and the company had its best year in history. Apple's revenue for the year grew 28% year over year, to $234 billion USD.
For the quarter alone, Apple reported revenue of $51.5 billion and profits of $11.1 billion. Those numbers were way up from the same period last year, when Apple reported a respectable revenue of $42.1 billion and a net profit of $8.5 billion.
As a result of the strong numbers posted going into the holiday season, Apple predicts revenues for the next quarter will be between $75.5 billion and $77.5 billion.
During the open statements of Apple's call with investors, CEO Tim Cook said Apple's growth last year was greater than the combined growth of 90% of the companies listed on the Fortune 500. Cook didn't give hard numbers on the Apple Watch during the call, but he did say the device's sales exceeded the company's expectations.
Bale, Michael Mann Reteam for Ferrari Biopic
Paramount Pictures announced today that it will release director Michael Mann’s next movie, Enzo Ferrari, starring Christian Bale in the title role of the Italian auto magnate.
The film "takes place in one pivotal year, 1957. It is the personal story of a passionate man and his sprawling world, at times hilarious and at the next moment devastating, as he faces a brutal challenge to his survival."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) is in talks to play Ferrari's wife, Laura Dominica.
Christian Bale will portray auto titan Enzo Ferrari.
Every Trailer and Announcement From Sony’s Paris Games Week Conference
Today at Sony's Paris Games Week 2015 conference, there were a ton of new game announcements and trailers shown. There's a ton to cover, so let's get right down to brass tacks with every big story and trailer.
You can watch the entire conference in the embed below. Note that the Sony conference starts at the 24:00 minute mark after our pre-show.
The first big drop was an epic new trailer for Star Wars Battlefront (see below), in which Boba Fett, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Emperor Palpatine could all be seen fighting as hero units. Additionally, mention was made of a Vader-themed PlayStation 4 console to come out alongside the game's release next month.
Shyamalan’s Next Movie Gets Title, Release Date
M. Night Shyamalan's next horror film, now officially titled Split, will open on January 20, 2017, Universal Pictures announced today.
Split is being made in collaboration with Blumhouse Productions, and will serve as a follow-up to this year's hit horror film, The Visit. Shyamalan, whose prior work includes a library of suspense thrillers like Signs and the Sixth Sense, with be working with Paranormal producer Jason Blum.
The film was previously announced as an untitled project at Blumhouse, with a release date of January 27, 2017. Universal has since confirmed the release has been moved up a week.
Split will star X-Men's James McAvoy, Anya Taylor Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, and Haley Lu Richardson. The Visit producer Marc Bienstock, and executive producers Ashwin Rajan and Steven Schneider are involved as well.