Monthly Archives: November 2019
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Best Toys and Collectible Gifts 2019
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Watch Inside Xbox at X019 Live on IGN!
Join IGN for Microsoft's Inside Xbox livestream, live from the X019 fan event in London on November 14 at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm UK.
Immediately following Inside Xbox, we'll have a live post-stream show featuring a recap of all of the big announcements, special guests from Xbox including Xbox Chief Phil Spencer, tons of developers from some of X019's biggest games, studio special and more!
We'll kick things off with a pre-show at 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/7:45pm UK with our predictions and more. Get hyped, Xbox fans!
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The Rise of Skywalker: Leia Was Originally Going to Be the ‘Last Jedi’
Carrie Fisher's brother, Todd Fisher, has revealed new details about director JJ Abrams' original plans for Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Fisher elaborated on the original intentions for his sister's iconic character going into Episode IX, prior to her sudden death in December 2016, claiming that she was actually meant to become the "Last Jedi" of the Skywalker saga.
Threadripper 3rd Generation is Here, Plus the Fastest Ryzen CPU Ever
AMD has finally announced its long-awaited Ryzen Threadripper 3rd Generation line of high-end desktop processors.
In this new generation of 7nm CPUs, we’re only getting two chips: the Threadripper 3960X and 3970X. The new 3960X is AMD’s new baseline Threadripper CPU and it offers 24 cores and 48 threads meanwhile the 3970X offers 32 cores and 64 threads.
Shuhei Yoshida No Longer Head of Sony Worldwide Studios
Sony is continuing its leadership shakeup ahead of the PS5 launch as Shuhei Yoshida steps down from his Worldwide Studios presidency to helm a new indie-focused venture. Meanwhile, Guerrilla Games co-founder and managing director, Hermen Hulst, is the new head of Worldwide Studios effective immediately.
Yoshida's switch in focus to independent developers is part of a wider push by Sony to bring in fresh talent. His initiative will nurture external indie studios that PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan called the "lifeblood of the industry."
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan said Yoshida "will ensure the entire SIE organization works together to better engage with independent developers through a culture of supporting and celebrating their contributions to PlayStation platforms."
The Outer Worlds Dev Team Pranked Their Boss With Two Easter Eggs
The creator of the original Fallout and co-director of The Outer Worlds, Tim Cain, loves chocolate so much that developer Obsidian has a Slack channel dedicated to daily tasting sessions. To immortalise their boss's adoration of cocoa, the dev team deliberately snuck a few Easter Eggs into The Outer Worlds - not literal chocolate eggs though. Sadly.
During development, The Outer Worlds staff had daily chocolate meetings arranged over Slack by Cain who would begin by sending out the details of that day's confectionery. He explained the process to PC Gamer, how he'd write "if it's single origin, what country it's from, the cacao percentage, any flavoring agents. We all eat a piece and we talk about it and then I blog it, and so that way I have a list of everything chocolate I've eaten since 1993 and whether I liked it."
Chris Evans Criticizes James Dean CGI Casting for Vietnam War Film
Actor Chris Evans has criticized the CGI casting of James Dean, who will be digitally resurrected for a secondary lead role in the Vietnam War film Finding Jack.
The Captain America star shared his reaction to the news on Twitter on Wednesday, as he retweeted the story from The Hollywood Reporter regarding Dean's posthumous role in the upcoming action-drama and sarcastically remarked, "I'm sure he'd be thrilled."
"This is awful," he continued. "Maybe we can get a computer to paint us a new Picasso. Or write a couple new John Lennon tunes. The complete lack of understanding here is shameful."
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Death Stranding: This is What the First 10 Hours Feel Like (No Spoilers)
It is no secret at this point that Death Stranding is a divisive game. Some have found central its cross-country walking and inventory-management mechanics frustrating, some have found them mediative and rewarding. What people seem to agree on, however, is that it takes things slowly in its first 10 hours, to the point that what Death Stranding actually is is still something of a mystery until it settles into more of a rhythm in its third act. If you're confused as to what to expect during these ten hours, we've rounded up our unique experiences with them below to alleviate - or exacerbate! - any concerns.