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This week Rory, Simon & Gav went to see Justice League, blitzed through Battlefront 2’s campaign mode and binged new TV show, The Sinner. Gav also got to interview one half of Run The Jewels about his favourite movies so you can listen to that too. Or not, we don’t mind, you’re cool anyway.

We’ve also got a dramatic end to a Keyword Countdown and some of your lovely feedback.

IGN UK Podcast #409: Superheroes & Servicemen

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Developer Frictional Games is bringing its horror game SOMA to Xbox One early next month on December 1.

SOMA originally released for PlayStation 4 and PC in October 2015 and it’s now finally getting an Xbox One port. Additionally, the game is also receiving a new “Safe Mode,” which is an optional way to play SOMA without having to worry about evading hostile enemies, letting you enjoy the story.

“Safe Mode” will also launch on the PC version of the game on December 1, with the update coming sometime later on PS4. Check out the Xbox One teaser for the game below.

SOMA takes place on an underwater remote research facility called PATHOS-II. Protagonist Simon Jarrett mysteriously finds himself in the facility and must uncover the secrets behind PATHOS-II and why he was brought there.

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Minor spoilers for Justice League below

Justice League had a troubled production–that’s no secret. It’s inevitable that some material gets left on the cutting room floor in any production, but for a movie that went through re-shoots, a director change, and who knows what else, that’s bound to be extra true.

During interviews with GameSpot, several Justice League stars dished on some of the movie’s biggest deleted scenes.

Back to Atlantis

In Justice League, Aquaman actually spends most of his time on land. But in earlier versions of the movie, he had more to do under the sea.

That’s where Willem Dafoe’s character, Nuidis Vulko, would have come in–if he hadn’t been cut from Justice League entirely.

“There’s a place where [Aquaman] goes down to, and it got cut out of the movie,” Momoa said. “He knows spots where he can go and he can see these statues, the remnants of [Atlantis]. There’s Vulko–obviously we’ll have way more scenes with Vulko, Willem Dafoe–in [the 2018 standalone] Aquaman. There just wasn’t enough time in this movie.”

Momoa went on to describe Dafoe’s character in greater detail.

“Vulko’s his connection to Atlantis,” he said. “I think what Zack [Snyder] and I did, we were kind of trying to establish that he was taken down there as a boy, and he was an outcast, he was a half-breed, and he was built up as a young boy, because he was fed all these ideas by Vulko–that he was the rightful king. And he gets down there, and he’s a half breed, he’s impure, and I’m just made to feel like I’m this disease. So after that, I was like, ‘f*** you, f*** you, I’m on my own.'”

He explained some of Aquaman’s backstory, too–what the rightful King of Atlantis has been up to all these years.

“He hates Atlanteans, he cannot stand being on land. He just–he’s stuck in the tide. That’s what Zack wanted,” Momoa continued. “He was a blue collar worker. The guy worked in very lonely places, on oil rigs, he’d weld, and he could just be in peace, and he could exist on there and no one would know his secret. But there’s things where ships went down and he couldn’t save enough people, and he lost friends. The humanity side of him can’t deal with this power that he doesn’t know how to control yet.”

Mama’s Boy

For his part, Ray Fisher’s Cyborg gets a good amount of screen time dedicated to exploring his relationship with his father and his newfound powers. One thing we don’t see in Justice League: Victor Stone’s mother.

That wasn’t always the case, though, Fisher told GameSpot.

“There were some things that you’ll probably end up seeing later on, that didn’t make it into this version of the film,” Fisher said. “There’s a scene with Victor Stone, when he still was Victor Stone, and his mother, that was really special to shoot.”

He said Justice League feels like an origin story for Cyborg, despite being an ensemble film.

“It does feel like an origin, particularly to people who don’t know as much about Cyborg,” he said. “We pretty much know the history of the Flash…And then you’ve got Aquaman, who’s half man, half Atlantean. I think those stories have been told for so long, it’s kind of like just knowing Batman or Superman’s origin, or Wonder Woman’s origin.”

That’s probably true–introduced in 1980, Cyborg is the “youngest” member of the new Justice League. So why the cuts?

“You’re shooting and testing, and when you’re putting it together, you’re seeing how cohesive you can make the story,” Fisher said. “Ultimately this is a team story, and, while there is some Cyborg material that we don’t see here, I’m just happy that my teammates get to shine as well.”

“What is great about this film going forward is you’ll be able to see him rebuild himself mentally the same way that his father rebuilt him physically,” Fisher teased. “And it’s a process that’s going to take time.”

One More Punch Line

Finally, while Justice League is easily the funniest DC movie yet, it could have been even funnier. Ezra Miller, who plays The Flash, shared one joke that didn’t quite make it into the final film.

“There’s a line that I miss from the film, that I wish was in there,” Miller described. “[Aquaman] throws that thing against the wall in the Batcave, and [Batman’s] original line was–I think now he just says, ‘Hey. Don’t do that.’ But the original line was, ‘Hey. Don’t do that. A lot of my shit explodes.'”

Ezra and Momoa cracked up at this, and Momoa parroted the line after Miller said it. So why was it cut?

“Because, I think, that we only got a certain number of curse words,” Miller explained.

All you need to do is watch an earlier Justice League trailer to know that there’s much more that was cut. What about Superman’s black suit, which actor Henry Cavill teased on his own Instagram in 2016? That and more didn’t make it into Justice League.

Our takeaway? We can’t wait for the Blu-ray.

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With a Predator reboot coming next year–which director Shane Black said will have a larger scale than previous films–and 2017’s Alien: Covenant hitting theaters, the two biggest aliens not owned by Lucasfilm seem to be making a resurgence. Together, both the Alien and Predator franchises have put out 11 movies–two of which feature these aliens hunting each other–and quite a few video games, including that button-mashing one in every arcade during the ’90s.

That got us thinking, how much did each of these franchises make and which one, on average, did better? We took a look at the numbers from Box Office Mojo and ranked each movie by its take in the theater and figured out which franchise reigns supreme.

11. Predator 2 (1990)

A predator turns the streets of LA into its hunting grounds in the far-off future of 1997. Neither Danny Glover nor a Xenomorph skull got people into the theaters to see Predator 2. Wait, doesn’t that Alien Easter egg mess with the Alien: Covenant and Prometheus timeline?

Domestic Gross: $30,669,413

Worldwide: $57,120,318

10. Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

A struggling pizza delivery boy wants to win the heart of a woman he loves; however, Aliens and Predators come to a small Colorado town, fight each other, and what’s left is the most ridiculous movie in either franchise.

Domestic Gross: $41,797,066

Worldwide: $87,087,428

9. Predator (1987)

A group of armed commandos finds themselves hunted by an alien. This is easily the best movie in the Predator franchise because it’s simple, straight-to-the-point, and mixes horror, action, and suspense incredibly well.

Domestic Gross: $59,735,548

Worldwide: $98,267,558

8. Alien (1979)

A flight crew in space finds themselves being hunted, one by one. Alien isn’t just one of the best science-fiction movies of all time: It’s one of the best horror films of all time. It’s the only movie in the Alien franchise that can truly be called a horror film.

Domestic Gross: $80,931,801

Worldwide: $104,931,801

7. Predators (2010)

Warriors from around the world are kidnapped and brought to an alien planet where they are hunted for sport. Predators is a fun movie, but it didn’t revolutionize the franchise. It tried to expand on the mythos but fell a little flat.

Domestic Gross: $52,000,688

Worldwide: $127,233,108

6. Aliens (1986)

It’s everything you loved about Alien but turned into a high-octane action film. Aliens, especially the Director’s Cut, is an outstanding film that everyone should watch at least once. James Cameron’s take on the franchise is so different from the original, but it works exceptionally well.

Domestic Gross: $85,160,248

Worldwide: $131,060,248

5. Alien 3 (1992)

Primarily known for going through pre-production hell for a decade and through numerous, insane scripts, Alien 3 isn’t the worst movie in the Xenomorph saga, but it’s close. Somehow, it still brought in quite a bit of money, mostly from overseas.

Domestic Gross: $55,473,545

Worldwide: $159,814,498

4. Alien Vs. Predator (2004)

Ever since Predator 2, everyone wanted to see a movie with Aliens and Predators fighting each other. In 2004, we got it, and while it’s kind of a fun watch, it’s ridiculous. Come on, the movie is about archaeologists in Antarctica caught in the middle of an Alien/Predator war in an underground pyramid.

Domestic Gross: $80,282,231

Worldwide: $172,544,654

3. Alien Resurrection (1997)

Alien Resurrection brings Ripley back to life, 200 years in the future, and also resurrects the long-dead Xenomorph species. What could go wrong? In between directing The City of Lost Children and Amelie, two incredibly brilliant movies, Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Alien Resurrection, which had a lot of potential. It’s just hard to unsee that alien/human hybrid at the end of the movie.

Domestic Gross: $47,795,658

Worldwide: $161,376,068

2. Alien: Covenant (2017)

Alien: Covenant delivered the origin of the Xenomorphs we know and love. The movie fell flat, as it was all over the place, but at least we got to see some Aliens.

Domestic Gross: $74,262,031

Worldwide: $240,745,764

1. Prometheus (2012)

Prometheus told the story of how life started on Earth, within the Alien Universe. Like most movies in the Alien franchise, almost everyone met a horrible death.

Domestic Gross: $126,477,084

Worldwide: $403,354,469

Which Franchise Did Better?

The Alien franchise brought in more money, in total, since it had a few more movies under its belt. Including the two AvPs, the Alien movies brought in $1.4 billion at the box office, which averages out to $182 million per movie. The AvP movies brought its average down from $243 million. The Predator franchise made $542 million, including the AvP films, which averages out to $172 million per movie.

Obvious Winner: The Alien franchise

As part of its Minecon Earth event taking place this Saturday November 18, Mojang has announced that it will be holding a special event to allow fans to vote for Minecraft’s next mob.

There are four options to choose from, but only one will actually make it into the game (at least for now).

The options available are in the gallery below, with descriptions below of each beneath:

Mob A, The Monster of the Ocean Depths – an ocean monster which will attempt to drown you with its “tongue-like tentacle”.

Mob B, The Monster of the Night Skies – a flying, “manta-ray-like” monster which targets players who haven’t slept.

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