Monthly Archives: January 2018
PUBG Has Over 3 Million Players on Xbox One
In less than a month, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds already has over 3 million players on Xbox One.
In fact, on the Xbox Wire, Microsoft mentions that the PUBG milestone was surpassed "through the end of 2017." That means the number doesn't account for the first 11 days of this year for the Xbox Game Preview title.
Previously, Microsoft announced how it only took 48 hours for PUBG to pass 1 million players on Xbox One.
PUBG got a patch with frame rate improvements on Xbox One earlier this week. The patch also fixed some crashing issues and upped weapon damage against vehicles.
Overwatch League Day One Results Are In
The Overwatch League is now in full swing, and the first official matches offered a strong opener to the season.
Yesterday's matches marked the beginning of the first week of the first stage of the League. Here's a full breakdown of the results and the week one matches yet to come:
Wednesday, January 10
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San Francisco Shock vs. Los Angeles Valiant: Los Angeles wins 4 - 0
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Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Gladiators: Los Angeles wins 4 - 0
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Dallas Fuel vs. Seoul Dynasty: Seoul wins 2 - 1
Director Gore Verbinski Leaves Gambit Movie
The solo Gambit movie is once again without a director, as Gore Verbinski has left the film due to reported scheduling issues.
Deadline reports Verbinski's departure from the X-Men spinoff was "amicable," and Channing Tatum is still on board to play the titular character. There's no word on whether or not this most-recent setback will affect the movie's previously announced release date of February 14, 2019.
IGN has reached out to Fox for comment and will update this story should we receive a response.
DGA Nominees Include Christopher Nolan, Jordan Peele
The Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for Best Director, and first-time directors Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) and Jordan Peele (Get Out) have landed in the shuffle.
Joining Gerwig and Peele are Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), and Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk). Del Toro won the top directing prize at the Golden Globes, though Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won Best Motion Picture Drama. Gerwig's Lady Bird won Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, though Gerwig was not nominated in the Globes' Best Director category.
How Electric Dreams Is the Black Mirror Alternative You Need
On the surface, it would be easy to compare Amazon's new show Electric Dreams, the 10-episode series based on short stories by Philip K. Dick, to Netflix's Black Mirror. Both anthology series are set against the backdrop of a technology-driven future, and tend to have a rather bleak outlook.
But if you dig below the surface a bit, you might find that Electric Dreams is offering one of the only things that's often (but not always) missing from Black Mirror: hope. At least, that's what executive producer Bryan Cranston's goal is.
While Black Mirror may frequently leave viewers wondering if humanity is already doomed, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams could be the optimistic alternative you're looking for. "I don't want to sound Pollyanna-ish, but Electric Dreams actually has a very positive outlook on life, hidden in this dystopian sci-fi future," Cranston says.
Why You Can’t Digitally Buy Some Transformers Games
Activision's suite of Transformers games, including High Moon Studios' Transformers: War for Cybertron and Platinum Games' Transformers Devastation, disappeared from digital marketplaces like PSN, the Xbox Store, and Steam at the end of 2017. And there's a simple explanation for that.
Hasbro confirmed to IGN its contract with Activision to publish Transformers games has expired. However, Hasbro is not at this time discussing what, if any, plans it might have for Transformers games on PC and consoles in the future. Multiple mobile games, including Transformers: Forged to Fight, are still ongoing, however.
IGN has reached out to Activision for more details about the contract expiration and will update this story should they respond.
Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered Announced for PS4 and Xbox One
Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 20, Ubisoft announced today.
The remaster will include all of the game's add-on content and two bonus missions, The Armor of Sir Gunn Quest and The Siege of Fort de Sable. The game will also feature the Master Templar and Explorer packs, which contain customization items, weapons and special outfits, like Bayek’s legacy outfit from Assassin’s Creed Origins.
The re-release is being handled by Ubisoft Sofia (the studio behind the original game) and will run at a standard 1080p resolution with 4K support on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. A listing for the remaster was first spotted last month.
Dark Souls Trilogy Box Set Announced for Japan
A Dark Souls Trilogy Box Set has been announced for PS4 in Japan, with a host of additional content.
The collection will include all three games, and launch on May 24, according to Japan's Dark Souls site.
The Dark Souls Trilogy Box Set comes with art frames, soundtracks, book ends, and more.
Nintendo eShop Releases for Switch, 3DS, and Wii U: January 11
It's the second week of January 2018, which marks the second wave of new Nintendo releases for the new year, and IGN has gathered a list of the latest eShop releases of the week for Nintendo Switch and Wii U in North America.
Furi
Furi is a fast-paced Hack and Slash, twin-stick shoot'em up, action game that's entirely made up of challenging boss battles. The game takes place in a set of closed world environments, with minor exploration segments between each fight that reveals key plot points. Much of Furi's story progresses through these interactions, along with fully animated cutscenes occurring typically before and after every boss encounter.
Super Meat Boy
Towerfall Developer’s Next Game Launches Later This Month
During this morning's Nintendo Direct Mini, the pixelated platformer Celeste announced it would launch for on January 25 for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Celeste is the newest game from Towerfall Ascension developer Matt Makes Games. You can watch the first 9 minutes of Celeste in action right here:
It shares a lot of similarities to Towerfall, but plays as an exclusively single-player, linear experience full of secrets and collectibles. As a result, it feels a bit like a cross between Towerfall and Super Meat Boy.