Monthly Archives: December 2020

Console Scalpers Who Claimed 1,000 Next-Gen Consoles Have Order Canceled

UK retailer Very has reportedly canceled 1,000 Xbox Series X orders allegedly placed by a scalper ring. Eurogamer reports the scalper group claimed this week that it had secured over 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles from a, "very well known online retailer." This scalping ring reportedly charges £29.99 a month to teach its members how to turn a profit in the resale market themselves. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/12/8-hidden-settings-and-features-on-ps5"] Then, in an interview with Sky News, Very said the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles listed on its website on Sunday were actually not for sale. "As a result of a technical error, some people were able to place orders for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles for a short time on Sunday," a spokesperson with Very said. "However, these items are not on sale and affected customers have received notice that the orders have been cancelled. We apologise for the confusion caused." Apparently, some customers who only purchased one console were also impacted. It's unclear if Very canceled the orders because they were placed by a scalper ring, or because the website actually didn't have the consoles in stock. Very is working to refund the affected customers. Scalpers have been scooping up PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles since the systems went up for preorder earlier this year. On launch day, the Xbox Series X was going for as high as $1000, and the PS5 saw prices close to $2000. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] For more, read about how sneaker culture predicted PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers. Or, check out our PS5 guide and Xbox Series X guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Console Scalpers Who Claimed 1,000 Next-Gen Consoles Have Order Canceled

UK retailer Very has reportedly canceled 1,000 Xbox Series X orders allegedly placed by a scalper ring. Eurogamer reports the scalper group claimed this week that it had secured over 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles from a, "very well known online retailer." This scalping ring reportedly charges £29.99 a month to teach its members how to turn a profit in the resale market themselves. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/12/8-hidden-settings-and-features-on-ps5"] Then, in an interview with Sky News, Very said the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles listed on its website on Sunday were actually not for sale. "As a result of a technical error, some people were able to place orders for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles for a short time on Sunday," a spokesperson with Very said. "However, these items are not on sale and affected customers have received notice that the orders have been cancelled. We apologise for the confusion caused." Apparently, some customers who only purchased one console were also impacted. It's unclear if Very canceled the orders because they were placed by a scalper ring, or because the website actually didn't have the consoles in stock. Very is working to refund the affected customers. Scalpers have been scooping up PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles since the systems went up for preorder earlier this year. On launch day, the Xbox Series X was going for as high as $1000, and the PS5 saw prices close to $2000. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-xbox-series-x-games&captions=true"] For more, read about how sneaker culture predicted PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers. Or, check out our PS5 guide and Xbox Series X guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

The Dark Knight: Would Harvey Dent Have Approved of Batman’s Big Lie?

The ending of 2008's The Dark Knight features Batman wrestling with a complicated moral dilemma. Should he let Harvey Dent's crimes as Two-Face be exposed, or allow Gotham City to keep on believing in its "White Knight"? According to actor Aaron Eckhart, Harvey himself would have disagreed with Batman's final decision. Eckhart reflected on his iconic DC role during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, making it clear Harvey never would have supported Batman and Commissioner Gordon's decision to cover up the truth and maintain the illusion that he was a hero until the very end. "No, he would’ve told the truth," said Eckhart. "That’s the great thing about Harvey Dent. Despite whatever is going on, he’s a truth-teller and he’s a moral center. And not only that, he’s the face of truth, right? I don’t want to say he’s not hiding behind something, but he’s not. Now when he becomes Two-Face, he is. But Harvey Dent was out there fighting for every man and woman, for truth and justice, and he put himself on the line. But having done so, he got bit, and he was forever changed. But you don’t want to lose your Harvey Dents in life. No matter how much money or pressure there is, no matter how much coercion, control or corruption there is, Harvey Dent is going to stay true to the moral center and the truth. People can rely on that, and you don’t see that today." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-batman-movies&captions=true"] Eckhart continued, "Again, I don’t want to say hiding behind a mask, but superheroes are behind masks and capes, et cetera. Well, what about the superheroes that aren’t hiding behind a mask? What about the superheroes that stay true to themselves and to the greater good — without any superpowers? Where are they? And that’s what’s exciting about Harvey Dent, especially in a town like Gotham where everybody’s corrupt. It’s so dark." Of course, the point is somewhat moot given that Harvey dies during his final confrontation with Batman, not to mention his crimes are exposed eight years later during the events of The Dark Knight Rises. Still, Eckhart provides an interesting contrast between Gotham's two heroes, one who relies on secrecy and mystery and the other who abhors dishonesty of all forms. To date, Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones are the only actors to play Two-Face in live-action, though the Harvey Dent role has also been played by Billy Dee Williams in 1989's Batman and Nicholas D'Agosto in the TV series Gotham. The villain nearly appeared on the 1966 Batman series, but due to broadcast standards at the time, none of the various Two-Face-centric teleplays were ever filmed. However, one of those scripts was eventually adapted in the form of the 2017 animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, featuring William Shatner as Two-Face and the late Adam West in his final performance as Batman. It remains to be seen if Two-Face will appear in a future DCEU movie or in the new cinematic universe being introduced in The Batman. At one point actor Peter Sarsgaard was rumored to be playing Dent, but we now know he's playing a new DA character named Gil Colson. The cast of The Batman also includes Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner GordonPaul Dano as Edward Nashton/The RiddlerAndy Serkis as Alfred PennyworthJohn Turturro as mob boss Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell as the Penguin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] The Batman is currently scheduled for release on March 4, 2022, after being delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more on the reboot, here's everything we know so far about The Batman. Do you think Batman made the right call in The Dark Knight? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

The Dark Knight: Would Harvey Dent Have Approved of Batman’s Big Lie?

The ending of 2008's The Dark Knight features Batman wrestling with a complicated moral dilemma. Should he let Harvey Dent's crimes as Two-Face be exposed, or allow Gotham City to keep on believing in its "White Knight"? According to actor Aaron Eckhart, Harvey himself would have disagreed with Batman's final decision. Eckhart reflected on his iconic DC role during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, making it clear Harvey never would have supported Batman and Commissioner Gordon's decision to cover up the truth and maintain the illusion that he was a hero until the very end. "No, he would’ve told the truth," said Eckhart. "That’s the great thing about Harvey Dent. Despite whatever is going on, he’s a truth-teller and he’s a moral center. And not only that, he’s the face of truth, right? I don’t want to say he’s not hiding behind something, but he’s not. Now when he becomes Two-Face, he is. But Harvey Dent was out there fighting for every man and woman, for truth and justice, and he put himself on the line. But having done so, he got bit, and he was forever changed. But you don’t want to lose your Harvey Dents in life. No matter how much money or pressure there is, no matter how much coercion, control or corruption there is, Harvey Dent is going to stay true to the moral center and the truth. People can rely on that, and you don’t see that today." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-batman-movies&captions=true"] Eckhart continued, "Again, I don’t want to say hiding behind a mask, but superheroes are behind masks and capes, et cetera. Well, what about the superheroes that aren’t hiding behind a mask? What about the superheroes that stay true to themselves and to the greater good — without any superpowers? Where are they? And that’s what’s exciting about Harvey Dent, especially in a town like Gotham where everybody’s corrupt. It’s so dark." Of course, the point is somewhat moot given that Harvey dies during his final confrontation with Batman, not to mention his crimes are exposed eight years later during the events of The Dark Knight Rises. Still, Eckhart provides an interesting contrast between Gotham's two heroes, one who relies on secrecy and mystery and the other who abhors dishonesty of all forms. To date, Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones are the only actors to play Two-Face in live-action, though the Harvey Dent role has also been played by Billy Dee Williams in 1989's Batman and Nicholas D'Agosto in the TV series Gotham. The villain nearly appeared on the 1966 Batman series, but due to broadcast standards at the time, none of the various Two-Face-centric teleplays were ever filmed. However, one of those scripts was eventually adapted in the form of the 2017 animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, featuring William Shatner as Two-Face and the late Adam West in his final performance as Batman. It remains to be seen if Two-Face will appear in a future DCEU movie or in the new cinematic universe being introduced in The Batman. At one point actor Peter Sarsgaard was rumored to be playing Dent, but we now know he's playing a new DA character named Gil Colson. The cast of The Batman also includes Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner GordonPaul Dano as Edward Nashton/The RiddlerAndy Serkis as Alfred PennyworthJohn Turturro as mob boss Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell as the Penguin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] The Batman is currently scheduled for release on March 4, 2022, after being delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more on the reboot, here's everything we know so far about The Batman. Do you think Batman made the right call in The Dark Knight? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Ahsoka Tano’s Mandalorian Episode May Be Set Before Star Wars Rebels’ Finale

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5 and the series finale of Star Wars Rebels! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ahsoka Tano may have finally appeared on The Mandalorian, but there's a lot we still don't know about her journey after the events of the original trilogy. And now "The Jedi" director Dave Filoni is casting even more doubt on the Ahsoka timeline, hinting the final scene in Star Wars Rebels may actually take place after The Mandalorian. Filoni teased a possible nonlinear approach to Ahsoka's story in an interview with Vanity Fair (via ScreenRant). While not confirming one way or the other, Filoni makes it clear fans shouldn't assume The Mandalorian is taking place after the Rebels finale. "That's not necessarily chronological," Filoni told Vanity Fair. "I think the thing that people will most not understand is they want to go in a linear fashion, but as I learned as a kid, nothing in Star Wars really works in a linear fashion. You do [Episodes] Four, Five and Six and then One, Two, and Three. So in the vein of that history, when you look at the epilogue of Rebels you don't really know how much time has passed. So, it's possible that the story I'm telling in The Mandalorian actually takes place prior to that. Possible. I'm saying it's possible." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-mandalorian-season-2&captions=true"] For those who haven't seen the entirety of Rebels, the series ends on a fairly open-ended note, with aspiring Jedi Ezra Bridger and his nemesis Grand Admiral Thrawn being dragged across the galaxy aboard a runaway Star Destroyer. The fates of both characters remain a mystery, though it's generally assumed both will eventually reappear, either on The Mandalorian itself or another Star Wars series. While the majority of that episode takes place before the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, there is a time jump near the end. The final sequence in the Rebels finale features narration from Ahsoka herself, as we see glimpses of  the roles Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren and Captain Rex played in defeating the Empire, culminating in a scene where Ahsoka reunites with her friends on Lothal to seek out the missing Ezra and Thrawn. Based on the context of that episode, it's always been assumed this reunion scene is taking place shortly after the events of Return of the Jedi. The Mandalorian, meanwhile, is set roughly five years after that movie, and Ahsoka makes it clear in "The Jedi" she's on the hunt for Thrawn. Fans have naturally assumed this means Ahsoka is continuing her quest from the Rebels finale, but Filoni's comments cast the episode in a different light. That Rebels reunion scene may have happened later in the Star Wars timeline than we realized. Perhaps Ahsoka doesn't reunite with Hera and Sabine until after she finds the intel she needs on Thrawn's whereabouts. As ScreenRant points out, this would also imply Sabine has stayed on Lothal in the five years since the fall of the Empire. We've previously speculated Sabine might be the next Rebels character to make the jump to live-action, so it's possible Din Djarin and Grogu's adventures will eventually take them to that familiar planet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/27/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-5-the-truth-behind-the-jedi-and-her-secret-mission-star-wars-canon-fodder"] If you need more help making sense of The Mandalorian's place in the larger Star Wars saga, check out our recap of Ahsoka's story so far, our explainer on Grand Admiral Thrawn and a full timeline for Mandalore and Baby Yoda. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Ahsoka Tano’s Mandalorian Episode May Be Set Before Star Wars Rebels’ Finale

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5 and the series finale of Star Wars Rebels! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ahsoka Tano may have finally appeared on The Mandalorian, but there's a lot we still don't know about her journey after the events of the original trilogy. And now "The Jedi" director Dave Filoni is casting even more doubt on the Ahsoka timeline, hinting the final scene in Star Wars Rebels may actually take place after The Mandalorian. Filoni teased a possible nonlinear approach to Ahsoka's story in an interview with Vanity Fair (via ScreenRant). While not confirming one way or the other, Filoni makes it clear fans shouldn't assume The Mandalorian is taking place after the Rebels finale. "That's not necessarily chronological," Filoni told Vanity Fair. "I think the thing that people will most not understand is they want to go in a linear fashion, but as I learned as a kid, nothing in Star Wars really works in a linear fashion. You do [Episodes] Four, Five and Six and then One, Two, and Three. So in the vein of that history, when you look at the epilogue of Rebels you don't really know how much time has passed. So, it's possible that the story I'm telling in The Mandalorian actually takes place prior to that. Possible. I'm saying it's possible." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-mandalorian-season-2&captions=true"] For those who haven't seen the entirety of Rebels, the series ends on a fairly open-ended note, with aspiring Jedi Ezra Bridger and his nemesis Grand Admiral Thrawn being dragged across the galaxy aboard a runaway Star Destroyer. The fates of both characters remain a mystery, though it's generally assumed both will eventually reappear, either on The Mandalorian itself or another Star Wars series. While the majority of that episode takes place before the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, there is a time jump near the end. The final sequence in the Rebels finale features narration from Ahsoka herself, as we see glimpses of  the roles Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren and Captain Rex played in defeating the Empire, culminating in a scene where Ahsoka reunites with her friends on Lothal to seek out the missing Ezra and Thrawn. Based on the context of that episode, it's always been assumed this reunion scene is taking place shortly after the events of Return of the Jedi. The Mandalorian, meanwhile, is set roughly five years after that movie, and Ahsoka makes it clear in "The Jedi" she's on the hunt for Thrawn. Fans have naturally assumed this means Ahsoka is continuing her quest from the Rebels finale, but Filoni's comments cast the episode in a different light. That Rebels reunion scene may have happened later in the Star Wars timeline than we realized. Perhaps Ahsoka doesn't reunite with Hera and Sabine until after she finds the intel she needs on Thrawn's whereabouts. As ScreenRant points out, this would also imply Sabine has stayed on Lothal in the five years since the fall of the Empire. We've previously speculated Sabine might be the next Rebels character to make the jump to live-action, so it's possible Din Djarin and Grogu's adventures will eventually take them to that familiar planet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/27/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-5-the-truth-behind-the-jedi-and-her-secret-mission-star-wars-canon-fodder"] If you need more help making sense of The Mandalorian's place in the larger Star Wars saga, check out our recap of Ahsoka's story so far, our explainer on Grand Admiral Thrawn and a full timeline for Mandalore and Baby Yoda. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom – 3 New Figures Revealed

IGN can exclusively reveal three new figures from the second wave of the Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom toyline.

WFC-K14 Deluxe Airazor

The WFC-K14 Deluxe Airazor stands at 5.5 inches, and converts into a Beast Wars-inspired falcon in 22 steps. Airazor comes with 2 photon blaster accessories that connect to the figure's wrists, and its falcon mode features articulation for the wing, beak, and tail feathers. The approximate retail price for the figure is $19.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k14-deluxe-airazor-images&captions=true"]

WFC-K18 Voyager Dinobot

The WFC-K18 Voyager Dinobot stands at 7 inches, and converts into a Beast Wars-inspired raptor in 28 steps. In raptor mode, it features articulated claws and a posable jaw. In Dinobot mode, the tail detaiches to become a Cyber Slash weapon. The approximate retail price for the figure is $29.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k18-voyager-dinobot&captions=true"]

WFC-K20 Leader Ultra Magnus

The WFC-K20 Leader Ultra Magnus stands at 7.5 inches, and converts into a G1-inspired Earth armoured truck in 12 steaps. Alongside a blaster accessory, parts from the truck trailer can be used to armour the figure. The approximate retail price for the figure is $49.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k20-leader-ultra-magnus&captions=true"] All three figures will be available on Hasbro Pulse for preorder on December 3, and arrive on April 1, 2021. War for Cybertron: Kingdom is the third and final chapter in the War for Cybertron trilogy, and we showed off four figures from Wave 1 back in September. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom – 3 New Figures Revealed

IGN can exclusively reveal three new figures from the second wave of the Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom toyline.

WFC-K14 Deluxe Airazor

The WFC-K14 Deluxe Airazor stands at 5.5 inches, and converts into a Beast Wars-inspired falcon in 22 steps. Airazor comes with 2 photon blaster accessories that connect to the figure's wrists, and its falcon mode features articulation for the wing, beak, and tail feathers. The approximate retail price for the figure is $19.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k14-deluxe-airazor-images&captions=true"]

WFC-K18 Voyager Dinobot

The WFC-K18 Voyager Dinobot stands at 7 inches, and converts into a Beast Wars-inspired raptor in 28 steps. In raptor mode, it features articulated claws and a posable jaw. In Dinobot mode, the tail detaiches to become a Cyber Slash weapon. The approximate retail price for the figure is $29.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k18-voyager-dinobot&captions=true"]

WFC-K20 Leader Ultra Magnus

The WFC-K20 Leader Ultra Magnus stands at 7.5 inches, and converts into a G1-inspired Earth armoured truck in 12 steaps. Alongside a blaster accessory, parts from the truck trailer can be used to armour the figure. The approximate retail price for the figure is $49.99. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=transformers-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-wfc-k20-leader-ultra-magnus&captions=true"] All three figures will be available on Hasbro Pulse for preorder on December 3, and arrive on April 1, 2021. War for Cybertron: Kingdom is the third and final chapter in the War for Cybertron trilogy, and we showed off four figures from Wave 1 back in September. [poilib element="accentDivider"]