Roseanne’s Two-Part Premiere Ratings Beat Recent Game of Thrones, Walking Dead Viewership

The reboot of Roseanne premiered to massive numbers last night on ABC, beating the ratings of some recent TV phenomena.

The show, which originally ran from 1988 to 1997, drew 18.16 million same-day viewers. In the coveted 18-49 demographic, the Roseanne reboot landed a 5.1. For contrast, 16.6 million viewers watched the Conners say goodbye in the original Roseanne finale in 1997.

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Thanos Makes Even Winter Soldier and Falcon Get Along in Avengers: Infinity War

The Winter Soldier, aka Bucky Barnes, and the Falcon, aka Sam Wilson, are both trusted allies of Captain America, but in Captain America: Civil War, they didn’t exactly get along that well. Between the car seat bitterness and Falcon’s flat-out “I hate you” line after they were webbed up by Spider-Man, it was clear that these two heroes were begrudging allies at best.

IGN and a small group of press visited the Atlanta set of Avengers: Infinity War where we watched a scene being filmed and got a chance to talk to Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie. The actors revealed that when their characters eventually reunite, their determination to beat Thanos will inspire them to leave the past behind and cut each other some slack. The scene in question featured the Avengers landing in Wakanda to ask King T’Challa for aide in defending the Earth against Thanos, which saw the two characters cross paths for the first time since Civil War.

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Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Pay $1B for Rights to Chinese Novel

Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to adapt the Hugo-winning Chinese sci-novel, The Three-Body Problem, and its two sequels into a three-season series, and is said to be prepared to pay $1 billion for the rights.

Financial Times (via io9) reports that, according to international investors, Amazon is negotiating for the rights to the sci-fi trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past, more often referred to as The Three-Body Problem, which is the title of the first book.

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New Resident Evil 7 Update Enhances It For Xbox One X

Capcom has released a Resident Evil 7 update that allows Xbox One X owners to enjoy some extra visual bells and whistles as they try to escape the Baker Estate and its unhinged proprietors.

With the update installed, the game will now output at 4K resolution and support HDR on the Xbox One X. According to a comparison video published on the Xbox YouTube channel, it will also have “improved skin tone display through Screen-Space Subsurface Scattering.” Check out the video below.

If you haven’t played Resident Evil 7 yet, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. And if you have, it’s a great excuse to replay it. Resident Evil 7 was one our favourite games of 2017 and was awarded the No.4 spot on our overall Best Games of 2017 list.

In GameSpot’s Resident Evil 7 review, Scott Butterworth awarded it an 8/10. “Resident Evil 7 ends just as it starts to outstay its welcome, and after the fact, I felt like I’d survived a truly harrowing journey,” he said. “The boss fights may be slightly inconsistent and certain sections might drag after a while, but RE7 is still a remarkable success. It has a clear vision and executes it with impressive patience and precision. By returning to horror, Resident Evil has once again become something special.”