Monthly Archives: December 2019
How The Mandalorian Connects to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian Season 1 through episode 7.
For even more on the new film, be sure to check out what we thought of the surprising Force Awakens callback in The Rise of Skywalker. Or dig in on our 10 Biggest WTF Questions about the film. Check out our story on how TROS is performing poorly in China. Oh, and are you wondering if there will be an Episode 10? You're not alone. And of course, how can you not click on our Babu Frik appreciation post?
Jackass Will Return to the Big Screen in 2021
Paramount has announced a fourth Jackass movie will arrive in cinemas on March 5, 2021, according to Deadline.
A controversial but influential icon of early 2000s reality TV, Jackass was created by Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, and Jeff Tremaine. Jackass began life as an MTV series which ran from 2000 to 2002 before migrating to the big screen for 2002’s Jackass: The Movie. It was followed by two sequels, Jackass Number Two (2006) and Jackass 3D (2010), as well as some direct-to-DVD specials pieced together from unused movie footage and the 2013 Oscar-nominated spin-off Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.
Hold Off on the Large Soda. Here’s How Long Rise of Skywalker Is
For even more on The Rise of Skywalker, be sure dig in on our 10 Biggest WTF Questions about the film. Check out our story on how TROS is performing poorly in China. Oh, and are you wondering if there will be an Episode 10? You're not alone. And of course, how can you not click on our Babu Frik appreciation post?
IGN’s Staff Reviews Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
A whole bunch of IGN's staff has now seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – some of us more than once – and boy, do we have opinions! In addition to the official IGN review posted a couple of days ago, below you'll find reactions from 15 of our editors, producers, and hosts, all of which are kept as spoiler-free as possible (though things that've been revealed in trailers are discussed). We've even included each individual's rating for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi to give you a complete picture of where everybody's coming from. On that note, we're trying something a little new with these unofficial staff ratings – while we're using the IGN review scale, we're using the word that corresponds to the number rather than the number itself.
Telltale Says It’s Building a ‘Non-Crunch Work Environment’
When LCG Entertainment announced it would be reviving Telltale Games as a new company, there was some confusion. After all, the old Telltale had such a high-profile closure that news of its revival created whiplash among the community and even former employees. The new version of the company understands there might still be frustration over the revival, but says all it can do is build a crunch-free environment and create Telltale-quality content.
“These are always hard questions to answer,” said Jamie Ottilie, CEO of LCG Entertainment/Telltale when IGN asked how the studio intended to handle a relaunch of a studio that closed when scrutiny over labor practices in the video game industry was at an all-time high. Especially since the last Telltale was itself partly brought down by a hostile work environment.
Grand Theft Auto Online: Get the Grotti Furia, Free Holiday-Themed Items This Week
Red Dead Online: Claim Special Holiday-Themed Items This Week
Google Stadia Acquires Journey to the Savage Planet Developers
Google Stadia has acquired Typhoon Studios, the developers behind the upcoming Journey to the Savage Planet. Despite the acquisition, Journey to the Savage Planet will still be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
In the official announcement, VP of Stadia Games & Entertainment Jade Raymond said, "Under the leadership of its co-founders, Reid Schneider & Alex Hutchinson, Typhoon Studios has built an incredible team of industry veterans who are committed to the player experience. The Typhoon team will be joining our first Stadia Games and Entertainment studio that is based in Montreal and led by Sébastien Puel."
Xbox Games With Gold January 2020 Free Games Announced
Microsoft has announced the January 2020 Xbox Games with Gold lineup, and it will be bringing four new games to the service. Per the announcement, next month's lineup features Styx: Shards of Darkness, Batman: The Telltale Series, Tekken 6, and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.
As per usual, these games will be available at different times throughout the month — below is a list of when each game will be available for download. As a reminder, all of these games will be free to anyone with an active Xbox Live Gold membership.
- Styx: Shards of Darkness — January 1 to 31 (Xbox One)
28 Big Xbox Games Coming in 2020
It's safe to say it hasn't been this exciting to be a fan of Xbox in a long time. With Microsoft finally, officially revealing the Xbox Series X, a few of the first-party games we can expect to roll out, and the ever-present, ever-reliable value of Game Pass propping it all up, 2020 is shaping up as an excellent rebound for the Xbox family.
We already have a really good idea of the state of every Xbox first-party studio and what's to expect from each one, but let's look at the confirmed games we know are hitting Xbox platforms sometime in the coming year. These are the biggest games coming to Xbox in 2020 that we know of right now.