Welcome to IGN’s Daily Deals, your source for the best deals on the stuff you actually want to buy. If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
Want IGN Deals in your social feeds? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Want deals in your inbox? Sign up for the IGN Deals Newsletter.
Powered by WPeMatico
The new film Jigsaw is the 8th film in the franchise. It is set 10 years after the apparent death of the Jigsaw killer. We review the film and compare it to others in the franchise. Written by Dan Auty.Powered by WPeMatico
The debut of Blade Runner 2049 in China this week won’t be enough to save Director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel from being a flop.
As reported by Forbes, the film opened to a mere $2.4 million on Friday at the box office in China, and is expected to make roughly $7-$8 million over the weekend and $15-$20 million total in the country.
Blade Runner 2049 was not a cheap film to make, boasting a reported production budget of $150 million before marketing costs.
Powered by WPeMatico
For a guy who’s whole look basically boils down to “angry, muscular green guy in torn pants,” Hulk’s appearance sure has changed a lot over the years. Sometimes he’s green. Sometimes he’s gray. Sometimes he hangs out on alien planets and gets his Gladiator on. The only thing that never changes is that Hulk is the strongest ones there is.
To celebrate the character’s return to the big screen in Thor: Ragnarok, here are Hulk’s most memorable looks in the comics, films, TV series and video games.
Don’t expect Thor: Ragnarok to be Hulk’s only MCU appearance in the next few years. Actor Mark Ruffalo recently revealed that Ragnarok is the start of a three-movie arc for Hulk.
Powered by WPeMatico
One of the most prestigious awards in the arts, the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards were held in Los Angeles to recognize exceptional achievements in UK and US film and television.
The event naturally brought out all the stars, making it a who’s-who of international celebrities. Here’s a run down of everything that happened during tonight’s show.
English comedian Jack Whitehall hosted the awards show, opening the ceremony by asking Claire Foy if the Queen of England had seen The Crown.
John Lithgow introduced Claire Foy to accept her Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, saying, “Acting with Claire was one of the greatest joys of my 50 year career.”
Powered by WPeMatico
Want IGN UK Deals in your social feeds? Like us on Facebook and follow me on Twitter for the most up-to-date bargains.
There are some great deals going on right now at SCDKey’s Halloween sale. The two deals that have specifically caught my eyes are Middle Earth: Shadow of War (PC), which is £28.50 at SCDKey, but £29.99 at CDKeys. and Assassin’s Creed: Origins (PC), which is £36.96 at SCDKey, but £38.99 at CDKeys – CDKeys are usually the cheapest when it comes to game keys.
Powered by WPeMatico
World of Tanks continues to be one of the biggest games on the planet in terms of players. According to Wargaming’s latest count, the game had 130 million players on PC alone. Given the immense success of the game over the past seven years, you might have expected Wargaming to make a sequel. That hasn’t happened, and it sounds like it’s not going to.
Speaking today at PAX Aus on the GameSpot Theatre stage, Wargaming regional publishing director Alex de Giorgio was asked directly if World of Tanks 2 was in the cards. “World of Tanks 2? No,” de Giorgio said.
He added that Wargaming sees World of Tanks as a games-as-a-service title, one that the studio continually updates and expands upon. That being the case, there won’t be a sequel coming out anytime soon, if it ever happens at all.
“It’s this constant evolution; that’s been the hallmark of the game,” de Giorgio explained, adding that a sequel to World of Tanks “doesn’t really make sense to us.”
Wargaming’s stance matches pretty closely with what Psyonix has said about Rocket League and what Brendan Greene said of his uber-popular game PUBG. In each case, the developers said they will continue to update and evolve their games with regular content instead of putting out a sequel right away.
The games-as-a-service model is an approach that that many developers use. Continuing to support a title gives players a reason to stay in the game and spend money. For a game like World of Tanks, which is free-to-play, in-game microtransactions are critical. Some developers argue that the free-to-play is democratic and good for games it forces developers to create compelling content. If they don’t, people might walk away.
In other World of Tanks news, Wargaming is launching a local server for the game in Australia and New Zealand on November 1. For more on PAX Aus, check out all of GameSpot’s coverage from the show here in our hub.
Powered by WPeMatico
Earlier this week it was reported that DC’s Shazam hits theaters in April 2019. It has now been revealed that the upcoming superhero movie will star Zachary Levi.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Levi will take on the lead role in Shazam, which is expected to start production early next year. Levi is no stranger to the genre–he is already part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having played Fandral in Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok, which hits theaters next week. Levi is also known for NBC’s spy comedy Chuck, the animated hit Tangled, and the recent TV drama Alias Grace.
Shazam will be directed by David F. Sandberg, who previously helmed the horror hits Annabelle: Creation and Light’s Out. Sandberg confirmed the film’s April 2019 release on Reddit. DC announced an April 5, 2019 release for the movie back in 2014; however, this date no longer appears on the studio’s official slate.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was previously announced in the role of Shazam’s nemesis Black Adam and is set to appear in a spinoff movie focusing on that character. However, it has now been confirmed that he will not feature in the Shazam movie.
Shazam first appeared in 1939, when he was known by the name Captain Marvel. The character was bought by DC in 1971, when he was renamed, due to Marvel’s ownership of the name Captain Marvel. A live action Shazam TV show was broadcast in the mid-70s, while an animated show followed in 1981.
The next DC movie to hit theaters will be Justice League, which releases next month. The film is on course for a huge first weekend at the box office, with early tracking predicting a $110-$120 million opening. In addition, the studio’s Aquaman has now completed production. That movie stars Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and is released in December next year.
Powered by WPeMatico
GameSpot News with Jess McDonell and Dan Crowd brings you the video game news that matters. Except when Chastity Vicencio and Kallie Plagge are filling in, when they also give you the news that matters, just in a different accent. Here are the top five stories from the week that was:
It appears that Metal Gear Survive will be always-online. People on NeoGAF discovered that a page on the game’s website contains the important disclaimer that “an internet connection is required to play the game,” even though the spin-off’s main modes are single-player and co-op. We’ll have to wait a bit to know for sure, though; the game is set to release on February 20 in the US and February 22 in Europe.
Rockstar Games never promised it would release single-player expansions for Grand Theft Auto V, but some fans hoped the developer would. Rockstar has instead focused on updates for GTA Online, which have been plentiful and substantial. Design director Imran Sarwar has explained, “We did not feel single-player expansions were either possible or necessary, but we may well do them for future projects.”
Even though it’s still in Early Access, smash hit PUBG is coming to Xbox One, complete with a disc release. Microsoft is also reportedly working to keep the game an Xbox One exclusive for longer, attempting to delay PUBG’s possible release on PlayStation 4 or other consoles. Since the popular battle royale game has surpassed 2 million concurrents on Steam, we’re interested to see how it does on Xbox.
A total of 13 games for the original Xbox can now be played on Xbox One. This includes some of the platform’s best games, such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Ninja Gaiden Black. More will be coming in Spring 2018, which means plenty of time to play KotOR.
Microsoft’s Kinect sensor, which sold millions across its Xbox 360 and Xbox One iterations but was often criticized, is officially dead. The company has revealed that it has put an end to manufacturing of the device, meaning the ones still on store shelves will be the last ones available. (Check out the video for a surprise guest.)
Jess and Dan will be back on Monday to catch you up on all the video game news you missed out on over the weekend. Let us know in the comments what big games you’ll be playing in the meantime!
Powered by WPeMatico
Spoilers for Stranger Things 2, up through Episode 9, “The Gate,” below
If there’s one main thing to love about Stranger Things‘ Season 2 finale, “The Gate,” it’s how unabashedly happy it is. The original season’s ending was famously bittersweet, Will’s rescue and Brenner’s defeat contrasting with Barb’s death and Eleven’s disappearance. The good guys won, but at a cost.
The same can be said of Stranger Things 2 overall, but this episode specifically ended on a sustained note so brimming with joy that it was almost jarring. At the very least, it was a pleasant surprise; I won’t say no to some positivity, and the kids’ well-deserved happy ending was one long shot of sweet, sweet nostalgia.
“The Gate” even took the time to tie a bow on pretty much every smaller relationship and character-based subplot, including the end of Nancy and Steve’s relationship, Barb’s funeral and closure for her parents (justice for Barb!), Hopper and Eleven’s touching and funny reconciliation, Mike and Eleven’s budding romance–not to mention Lucas and Max’s, and maybe Joyce and Hopper’s–and even Dustin’s heartfelt search for love.
Of course it wasn’t all rainbows and wrap-ups. This finale’s showdown between Steve and Billy–a former villain and a current one–rivaled any duel in Netflix’s Marvel shows for sheer brutality. On top of that, it was far more fitting for Max to ultimately defeat her awful brother than for Steve to somehow best him in a fight, which would have been implausible at best. For Steve to even be where he is–for him to stick his neck out like that–is itself enough fulfillment for him as a character. Consider the fact that he probably got a concussion for his trouble as his final atonement for the years he spent as a douche.
In finally standing up to her brother, Max got her own arc too, and finally showed another dimension as a character.
If I’ve failed to mention Stranger Things‘ phenomenal score in any of these reviews, it’s only because it’s been so consistently great all season that it’s an inextricable part of the show’s fabric, beyond criticism or praise. But, uh, I’m praising it now. The music is so good, and has been all season.
Stranger Things Season 2 really has been a great nine episodes of television, despite some flaws in its pacing, a couple of poorly drawn new characters, and a cheesy detour in Episode 7. This finale perfectly encapsulated every one of the show’s many strengths, from the fantastic cast of characters played by top tier acting talent to the complex but believable plots that weave them all together.
There were even more surprises. Against all odds, Dr. Owens the government spook turned out to really not be a conniving sociopath, something I found hard to grasp right up until the end. Maybe that’s on me, or maybe that’s the way the show wanted it.
It felt like everyone had something to do in this episode, between Steve and co.’s impromptu plan to torch the tunnels, Eleven and Hopper’s trip to close the Gate, and even Will’s exorcism. That last one verged on campy, but the basic premise–that they could force the Mind Flayer out with sheer heat–is so obvious and well-set-up throughout the season that it works.
Eleven’s ultimate victory over the Gate was an appropriately epic set piece, given how many episodes it took for her to re-enter the main story. Seeing her rise into the air gave me goosebumps, and made me truly excited for Stranger Things‘ future–as long as it stays firmly planted in this aesthetic rather than the bad X-Men knock-off we glimpsed in “The Lost Sister.”
And, of course, it wouldn’t be a Stranger Things finale without a tease for future episodes. Stranger Things Season 2 felt like a middle movie in a lot of ways, especially compared with the relatively self-contained story of Season 1. Yes, the main threads–Will’s connection with the Upside Down and Eleven’s fugitive life–reached satisfying conclusions. But just think about how many didn’t:
Kali surely has a larger part to play in this story.
It feels like there’s more to learn about Hopper’s backstory.
We only just finally started to see more dimensions to Max as a character, and there’s some legit tension between her and Eleven.
The Gate is closed, but the Mind Flayer is still out there, and we still don’t know what exactly it is, what it wants, or what it will do next.
#JusticeForBob.
Stranger Things 2 managed a difficult feat: maintaining fairly consistent quality across a sophomore outing that had to follow a near-universally lauded first season. We can’t know right now whether it will be able to keep that up through as many as three more seasons, but like Mike checking in with Eleven every night for a year, we can always hope.
Best reference or easter egg:
This episode’s three separate plotlines–Steve and the kids underground in the tunnels, Eleven and Hopper in the lab, and the Byers in the cabin–seemed inspired by The Goonies, The Terminator, and The Exorcist, respectively.
Check out the giveaway below, and then head back to our Stranger Things 2 hub for more episode reviews, theories, references, easter eggs, and more!
Powered by WPeMatico