The Addams Family spin-off Wednesday has already broken Netflix records with the most hours viewed in a single week of any Netflix TV show ever.

The hit TV show starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams has already racked up a massive 341.2 million hours viewed, despite the fact that it only debuted last week.

“Being an outcast has never been more IN as Wednesday, the supernatural infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years at Nevermore Academy, debuted in the #1 spot with a record-breaking 341.2M hours viewed,” confirmed Netflix in a statement.

If that number wasn’t already impressive enough, it looks as though Wednesday even managed to topple Stranger Things for the top spot.

“The series now holds the record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix. Starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday with an impressive cast of characters and directed and executive produced by Tim Burton, with showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, the series was #1 in 83 countries - tied with Stranger Things 4.”

Stranger Things recently broke the overall viewership record, massing a colossal 1.15 billion hours in its first 28 days on the service.

Whether or not Wednesday can top that impressive figure remains to be seen.

That said, it’s off to a great start – the show’s debut week is already pulling in record numbers, and with an impressive central performance, it looks as though this show could have legs.

“Ortega’s ability to act with her eyes and the choice to save the few emotional moments for when they really matter make Wednesday an effective lead,” said IGN’s Amelia Emberwing.

In fact, IGN’s review of Wednesday Season 1 gave it 7/10 and said: “Wednesday introduces a whole new generation to the Addams family with creepy and kooky hijinks and an incredible performance from Jenna Ortega. Some tertiary characters struggle from weak writing while more interesting players are kept on the sidelines, but it’s not enough to bog down the series too much.”

It’s creepy, it’s kooky, and its viewing figures are altogether ooky.

Want to read more about Wednesday? Check out why Jenna Ortega didn’t want to rehash Christina Ricci’s Wednesday Addams as well as our deep dive into the new Addams Family show.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

NASA’s Orion capsule has now traveled further from Earth than any previous spacecraft designed to carry humans into the hostile environment beyond our planet’s atmosphere. The capsule was launched as part of the Artemis 1 mission, which represents an early step in NASA’s ongoing endeavour to return our species to the surface of the Moon in the next decade.

The previous distance record for a crew worthy spacecraft was held by the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, which was planned to be NASA’s third attempt to land on the Moon. However, during the outbound flight a malfunction caused an oxygen tank to explode, crippling the spacecraft and putting its crew in mortal danger.

This led NASA to abandon the landing attempt, and instead focus all of its efforts on the task of returning the three man crew — which was composed of astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and John Swigert — safely back to Earth.

Apollo 13 went down in history as a successful rescue, during which Lovell and his crew set the distance record for a crewed spaceflight by travelling an incredible 248,655 miles from Earth.

Unlike the Apollo 13 mission, Artemis 1 is completely uncrewed. This is because NASA’s latest outing is designed to test the Orion capsule to the limit in order to ensure that it can actually protect astronauts during a longhaul flight.

The capsule and its European-made service and propulsion module surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record on the 11th day of the Artemis 1 mission, as the spacecraft travelled in a distant retrograde lunar orbit.

At 3 p.m. CST on November 28, Orion reached the most distant point that it will travel to during its 25 day mission — a staggering 268,563 miles from planet Earth.

“Because of the unbelievable can-do spirit, Artemis I has had extraordinary success and has completed a series of history making events,” commented NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “It’s incredible just how smoothly this mission has gone, but this is a test. That’s what we do – we test it and we stress it.”

According to NASA, the mission has gone so smoothly to this point that it is contemplating adding a further seven test objectives to the flight that are geared towards reducing the risk to future crews that will fly aboard the capsule.

Orion will remain in its current orbit for a few more days before executing a burn to leave the Moon’s influence and return to Earth on December 1. The mission will conclude in a dramatic re-entry on December 11, during which the capsule’s all important heat shield will be put to its test.

If all goes well, and Orion survives the 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures that are expected during re-entry, then the capsule will splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean to be picked up by recovery crews from NASA and the U.S. Military.

Whilst Artemis 1 may have taken the record for the most distant flight from Earth by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, it’s worth remembering that the crew of Apollo 13 will retain the record for the most distant crewed spaceflight.

Be sure to check out IGN's Science page to stay up to date with all the biggest developments in space exploration.

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Red Dead Redemption 2 has surpassed its previous record for the highest number of concurrent players on PC since its launch three years ago.

As reported by Eurogamer, SteamDB shows Red Dead Redemption 2 racked up 66,492 concurrent players on November 24. This was significantly higher than its previous record of 55,271 that was recorded on December 26 2019, soon after the title’s November 5 PC Release.

The recent upsurge in players was likely spurred on by Steam’s seasonal Autumn sale which saw the game reduced by 67%. Publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed earlier this year that Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 45 million copies to date since its release.

Despite its undeniable success, developer Rockstar Games announced in July that Red Dead Online wouldn’t receive any further “themed content updates”, as development resources were instead being pushed towards the creation of Grand Theft Auto 6.

A week after the announcement, committed fans held a funeral for Red Dead Online, during which members of the community dressed in black and paid their respects.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said Red Dead Redemption 2 is "a gorgeous depiction of an ugly period that’s patient, polished, and a huge amount of fun to play, and it’s combined with Rockstar’s best storytelling to date."

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Red Dead Redemption 2 has surpassed its previous record for the highest number of concurrent players on PC since its launch three years ago.

As reported by Eurogamer, SteamDB shows Red Dead Redemption 2 racked up 66,492 concurrent players on November 24. This was significantly higher than its previous record of 55,271 that was recorded on December 26 2019, soon after the title’s November 5 PC Release.

The recent upsurge in players was likely spurred on by Steam’s seasonal Autumn sale which saw the game reduced by 67%. Publisher Take-Two interactive revealed earlier this year that Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 45 million copies to date since its release.

Despite its undeniable success, developer Rockstar Games announced in July that Red Dead Online wouldn’t receive any further “themed content updates”, as development resources were instead being pushed towards the creation of Grand Theft Auto 6.

A week after the announcement, committed fans held a funeral for Red Dead Online, during which members of the community dressed in black and paid their respects.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said Red Dead Redemption 2 is "a gorgeous depiction of an ugly period that’s patient, polished, and a huge amount of fun to play, and it’s combined with Rockstar’s best storytelling to date."

Anthony is a freelance contributor covering science and video gaming news for IGN. He has over eight years experience of covering breaking developments in multiple scientific fields and absolutely no time for your shenanigans. Follow him on Twitter @BeardConGamer

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Games with Gold line-up for December 2022 includes Colt Canyon and Bladed Fury.

Revealed on the Xbox Wire, the two Games with Gold offerings will be available to anyone with Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, with Colt Canyon available first from December 1 to 31 and Bladed Fury available from December 16 to January 15.

Originally launching in 2020, Colt Canyon is a 2D pixel art shooter where players take on the role of a cowboy on a mission to save his kidnapped partner from ruthless bandits.

Exploring the Colt Canyon will reward players with hidden treasures and weapons, but naturally also features various dangers and more than enough TNT.

Bladed Fury was released in 2018 as a 2D fantasy action game based on a slightly surreal version of Chinese history and mythology. Playing as the exiled Princess Ji, players must traverse the side-scrolling environment as they chain combos and destroy all manners of gods and monsters.

New games approaching also means that November's Games with Gold will soon leave the service, so be sure to download Roman Empire RTS Praetorians and co-op twin-stick shooter Dead End Job before it's too late.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Games with Gold line-up for December 2022 includes Colt Canyon and Bladed Fury.

Revealed on the Xbox Wire, the two Games with Gold offerings will be available to anyone with Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, with Colt Canyon available first from December 1 to 31 and Bladed Fury available from December 16 to January 15.

Originally launching in 2020, Colt Canyon is a 2D pixel art shooter where players take on the role of a cowboy on a mission to save his kidnapped partner from ruthless bandits.

Exploring the Colt Canyon will reward players with hidden treasures and weapons, but naturally also features various dangers and more than enough TNT.

Bladed Fury was released in 2018 as a 2D fantasy action game based on a slightly surreal version of Chinese history and mythology. Playing as the exiled Princess Ji, players must traverse the side-scrolling environment as they chain combos and destroy all manners of gods and monsters.

New games approaching also means that November's Games with Gold will soon leave the service, so be sure to download Roman Empire RTS Praetorians and co-op twin-stick shooter Dead End Job before it's too late.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Update 11/29/2022: Golf has finally been added to Nintendo Switch Sports with Nintendo confirming the free update is now available to all users.

Previously only confirmed for a Holiday 2022 launch, Nintendo announced on Twitter that Nintendo Switch Sports owners can download the update as of November 29.

The golf mode features 21 holes pulled from Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort alongside the online Survival Golf mode that sees several players compete simultaneously.

Original Story 09/13/2022: Nintendo Switch Sports is far from done, as more sport is on the way: golf will be added to the game at last.

At today's Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that golf is being added to the game in the next free update. It will include 21 holes from the original Wii Sports series, so prepare for a little nostalgia. But that's not all; there's a new online mode - Survival Golf - which sees eight players compete on the same course, at the same time, to stay in a multiplayer golf match. Players are eliminated based on their number of strokes - get the most strokes and you're out.

The update will come a little later than initially expected, though: rather than the initially promise Fall launch, the free DLC will be available from Holiday 2022.

We gave Nintendo Switch Sports a 7 at launch, saying it "successfully recaptures the party game magic of Wii Sports, but quickly falls victim to a lack of depth that holds it back from achieving greatness." It has since seen a summer update that incorporate Ring Fit's leg strap controls, and we more recently learned that entering a special code at a certain point in the game will unlock the most powerful man in existance: Matt.

Catch up on everything announced during today's Nintendo Direct in our roundup right here.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.

Nvidia has announced that its graphically enhanced upgrade Portal RTX is arriving on December 8.

Revealed in a blog post, the December release date marks a small delay from the company's original November launch plan but fans still only have another week or so to wait.

The free DLC for Portal upgrades the 2007 puzzle game with ray tracing and remade high resolution textures. DLSS2 allows for full ray tracing while Nvidia's latest DLSS 3 technology improves the frame rate 2.8 times over for those who own an RTX 40-series graphics card.

Portal RTX was announced during Nvidia's GTC keynote in September alongside RTX Remix, the tool used to remaster the game with ray tracing.

Nvidia said the tool would also be made available so players could upgrade other games, but it's unclear if this will launch alongside the Portal update or be released later.

In our 8/10 review of Portal, IGN said: "The idea behind Portal ends up being more brilliant than Portal itself. Regardless, we definitely had a lot of fun with what is there and appreciate the level of polish and thought that went into the presentation."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Nvidia has announced that its graphically enhanced upgrade Portal RTX is arriving on December 8.

Revealed in a blog post, the December release date marks a small delay from the company's original November launch plan but fans still only have another week or so to wait.

The free DLC for Portal upgrades the 2007 puzzle game with ray tracing and remade high resolution textures. DLSS2 allows for full ray tracing while Nvidia's latest DLSS 3 technology improves the frame rate 2.8 times over for those who own an RTX 40-series graphics card.

Portal RTX was announced during Nvidia's GTC keynote in September alongside RTX Remix, the tool used to remaster the game with ray tracing.

Nvidia said the tool would also be made available so players could upgrade other games, but it's unclear if this will launch alongside the Portal update or be released later.

In our 8/10 review of Portal, IGN said: "The idea behind Portal ends up being more brilliant than Portal itself. Regardless, we definitely had a lot of fun with what is there and appreciate the level of polish and thought that went into the presentation."

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson has landed her first leading TV role in Just Cause.

According to Deadline, Johansson will both star in and executive produce the Just Cause show for Amazon Studios, based on the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach.

Of course, Johansson is no stranger to this story – the novel was first adapted into a movie in 1995 starring Sean Connery as Harvard professor Paul Armstrong, while Johansson played his daughter, Katie, in one of her first big screen roles at the age of 10.

Just Cause appears to be going in a different direction this time though. Rather than reprising her earlier role, Johansson has instead been cast as Madison “Madi” Cowart, a reporter for a Florida newspaper who comes to believe a death row prisoner’s claims of innocence after she’s assigned to cover their final days.

The series has been picked up with a straight-to-series order from Amazon Studios and is being made by Warner Bros. TV and writer Christy Hall.

Johansson’s production company These Pictures is producing along with Warner Bros. TV. Hall will also executive produce along with Johansson, Jonathan Lia, and Keenan Flynn. These Pictures head of TV, Zara Duff, will oversee the show.

Johansson recently wrapped up her time Natasha Romanoff with Marvel’s Black Widow and is currently in production on Project Artemis opposite Channing Tatum. She’s also starring in the upcoming Wes Anderson film, Asteroid City, as well as My Mother’s Wedding by director Kristin Scott Thomas.

Although she (presumably) won’t be back as Black Widow, Johansson isn’t quite done with the MCU. The actress is also still linked to a mystery Marvel project which she will produce.

“We are already working with Scarlett on another non-Black Widow related top secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer,” said Marvel boss Kevin Feige. “Scarlett is one of the most talented, versatile, and beloved actors of our time.”

Want to read more about Marvel’s upcoming projects? Check out our rankings of every Phase 4 film and TV show as well as every loose end in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.