Monthly Archives: December 2019
Netflix Reportedly Lost Over 1 Million Subscribers to Disney Plus, But Will Grow in 2019
The arrival of Disney+ reportedly had an effect on Netflix's subscriber base, but not enough to stop the company's overall growth in the end of 2019.
According to Cowen & Co. analyst John Blackledge in a report by THR, Netflix lost over one million subscribers to Disney+. However, despite Netflix's expected loss, Blackledge still notes that Netflix is expected to hit its fourth-quarter forecast of 7.6 million new subscribers.
Modern Warfare Is the Most-Played Call of Duty Launch This Gen
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the series' most-played game at launch (first 50 days) during the PlayStation 4-Xbox One generation, Activision announced on Wednesday.
When comparing 50-day launch windows, Modern Warfare has seen more hours played (500 million), hours per player, and average daily players than any other Call of Duty "in six years," according to Activision. In terms of these metrics, Modern Warfare has topped the launches of Black Ops 4, WW2, Infinite Warfare, Black Ops 3, Advanced Warfare, and the current-gen versions of Ghosts.
Activision also notes Modern Warfare has sold through more than $1 billion USD worth of copies since its release on October 25. It was the top-selling game in the U.S. for the months of October and November, according to NPD.
What Xbox Series X May Mean for PS5
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Max Scoville, and Lucy O'Brien to discuss the recent Xbox Series X next-gen announcements and what they might mean for the PS5 and Sony's future planned announcements for its upcoming system.
Plus, the cast also dives into the rest of The Game Awards news, Ghost of Tsushima's pretty new trailer, and much more ahead of the holiday.
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Puma Announces ‘Gamer Socks’
Puma, purveyor of all sorts of sporting goods and clothing, is finally cracking into the most physically taxing activity of all: Video gaming.
Puma has announced a new line of gaming socks, or “Active Gaming Footwear,” designed to maximize your comfort and style on those 10-hour raids or your 40th battle royale loss of the day, as first reported by PC Gamer. One pair will you run you £80 in the UK and $160 in Australia, and it doesn’t look like Puma has made any official announcement about the product his U.S. shores. The UK and AU price suggests something in the ballpark of $100 USD or a little higher.
Emma Watson Posts Harry Potter Reunion Picture
Harry Potter series stars Emma Watson and Tom Felton have posted a picture of a small cast reunion.
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter himself) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasely) are absent, but at least Neville Longbottom showed up. From left to right, there's Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Bonnie Wright (Ginnie Weasley) and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom).
Emma Watson's black and white picture on Instagram has over 1.9 million likes as of this writing. Felton's Instagram pic has over 906,000 likes but it's in color.
The Best Cheap Board Games
When you can play so many great games with a deck of playing cards, or even a pen and paper, it's tempting to seek out good value in your gaming purchases. Thankfully, games that offer lots of playtime for very little money are enjoying a renaissance right now, so there's plenty to pick from.
Most of these budget titles are card games. But if you can stretch a bit higher, it's amazing how much sculpted plastic and great art you can buy in a board game for relatively little price. More and more big publishers are getting on the hobby game train, and that means better and better value for board gamers.
Board Games Around $10
Love Letter
Star Wars 27-Disc 4K Blu-ray Set Spotted on Best Buy, Costs $330
A 27-disc 4K Blu-ray box set of the nine Star Wars movies appears to be on the way.
This hasn't been officially announced by Disney, but is currently shown on Best Buy Canada. The set goes for $329.99 and is not available on the American Best Buy online store at this time. The Best Buy website previously showed release date for Tuesday, March 31, 2020, but that release date has since been removed.
The movies appear to come in a massive book as opposed to a traditional Blu-ray case or steelbook. The promotional image is open to a page with art for Return of the Jedi.
Every Modern Star Wars Movie Review Score, From Phantom Menace to Rise of Skywalker
It's taken more than 40 years, but the nine-film Skywalker Saga is officially coming to close. What began with Luke, Leia, and Han is now wrapping up with Rey, Finn, and Poe. Galactic evil is still tightening its grip on the cosmos, the Force is still very real, and the forces of freedom need to triumph now more than ever.
Episode IX, The Rise of Skywalker, is finally upon us - and first reactions are in from those who caught an advance screening! And with teases of a popular Clone Wars character possibly appearing, Adam Driver claiming that Kylo Ren doesn't need redemption, and the film's premiere projection placing it at Force Awakens numbers, anticipation is at an all-time high.
Google Stadia Can Now Be Played on Any Chromecast Ultra
Google announced on Twitter that Stadia can now be played on any Chromecast Ultra.
Previously, the only Chromecasts compatible with Stadia were the ones that shipped with the Stadia controllers. in either the Founders or Premiere bundles. Stadia is still not compatible with TVs that have Chromecast built-in. In a follow-up tweet, Google said it will add more compatible devices in the future.
Star Wars: The Meaning of the Ren Name Revealed
Because the new Star Wars trilogy skips over more than 30 years of the Star Wars timeline, there's still a lot we don't know about Ben Solo's transformation into Kylo Ren and his connection to the Knights of Ren. That's where Marvel's newest Star Wars comic comes in. Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren sets about chronicling that story, and already the series is revealing important new details about the Knights of Ren.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1!
The series opens with a flashback sequence featuring the Knights of Ren. Here we learn the group was once led by a man named Ren, a lightsaber-wielding, heavily scarred warrior with an affinity for the Dark Side. Ren reveals that his name is both a title he bestowed on himself and a philosophy that prizes the wanton destruction of all things, good or evil. The Knights of Ren are so named because they all follow that philosophy and sow chaos across the galaxy.