Month: April 2018

We’re dedicating this week’s entire podcast to Avengers: Infinity War because, well, they’ve blood well earned it!

We’ve got Tom Hiddleston, Letitia Wright & Sebastian Stan as well as the awesome directors Joe and Anthony Russo stopping by and we rank the Top 5 Best Marvel Cinematic Universe scenes ever.

We also do a big old Infinity War spoiler-filled discussion in the second half of the podcast but we’ve done our best to ensure that there’s no spoilers at all until then.

Let us know what you think of the film: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com

IGN UK Podcast #432: Avengers: Infinity War Special

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To answer your questions right away: Yes, there’s a new Adam Sandler film. It is indeed part of his multi-picture deal with Netflix (his fourth — The Meyerowitz Stories was a Netflix acquisition not an original production of theirs). Yes, he once again plays a dippy, caustic, mean-spirited, semi-failing, machismo-obsessed father whose good intentions will lead to misery and death. This may be the ninth or tenth time he has played such a role. Yes, the film’s director/co-writer – in this case Robert Smigel – will rely all too heavily on casual cruelty, instances of assault, and legitimate infirmities as means of eliciting limp titters. And yes, as usual, the film is an unfunny mess, punctuated by sappy, wistful, phony emotional climaxes it does nothing to earn.

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It’s time to reveal the next IGN Box theme, which shines the spotlight on the unsung heroes of pop culture: Sidekicks.

While BB-8 has Rey, Pikachu has Ash, Harley Quinn has Joker and Tails has Sonic, this box has 5 items celebrating some of the best sidekicks from games, film and comics – and includes an exclusive IGN t-shirt.

Numbers for the box are very limited and it’s available now. Make sure you order yours today before it sells out by clicking the image below.

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Sony’s fiscal results for the last financial year have been released and the company has confirmed that its worldwide shipments of PlayStation 4 consoles have reached 79 million.

Sony announced its intention to increase worldwide PS4 shipments to 78 million in its forecast last year. Since then, the company has shipped 19 million units, which is a decrease of one million, year-on-year.

For the upcoming fiscal year, Sony forecasts 16 million PS4 hardware sales, predicting a decrease of 3 million units from last year.

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Black Lightning just wrapped up a successful first season on The CW. While not technically a part of the Arrowverse (at least, not yet), the series does dabble in many of the same tropes and draws on the rich history of the DC Universe. And in some critical ways, it improves on the formula established by shows like Arrow and The Flash.

As we look back on Black Lightning: Season 1, here are five lessons the Arrowverse can learn from its success.

One of the most immediate and obvious ways Black Lightning broke the mold is that it opted for a shorter, 13-episode season. Of course, that’s because it was a midseason debut, and there’s no guarantee that Black Lighting won’t shift to a more traditional 22-24 episode structure for Season 2. But that shorter structure brings with it some major advantages.

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Amazon Prime is getting a 20% price hike in the next few months in the U.S.

Variety reports the annual subscription cost will rise from $99 to $119 per year. The new price will take effect beginning on June 16 for existing U.S. Prime customers based on their renewal period, while new members will start paying $119 on May 11. Amazon last raised the price back in March 2014.

Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky cited higher shipping expenses and spending on digital content as the main reason behind the price hike. “It’s really nothing more than looking at the state of the program, and the high benefits it’s delivering,” Olsavsky said. “There’s all kinds of new features we’ve continually added to the Prime program. It’s much different than it was in 2014.”

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The Norwegian Consumer Commission (NCC) has filed a formal complaint against Valve, Sony, Nintendo, and EA for breach of EU consumer law regarding the right of withdrawal.

Europe’s consumer legislation offers customers a 14-day window following any purchase, to change their mind and receive a refund on return. The complaint states that the four companies are in breach of the legislation, saying that Nintendo “is in breach of the right of withdrawal by not accepting cancellations of pre-orders before the launch date,” while EA, Valve, and Sony “are in breach of the right of withdrawal by not getting express consent from the consumer and his acknowledgement that he thereby loses his right of withdrawal”.

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