Karl Urban Teases The Boys Season 2 Premiere
Get ready for the return of The Boys, which is slated to premiere in mid-2020.
After being renewed for a second season only months ago at Comic-Con, Season 2 of The Boys has wrapped according to Karl Urban's latest Instagram post. Urban, who plays Billy Butcher in the show, has been teasing quite a bit about the upcoming season, which is expected to be "bigger and bloodier" as shown by a picture on set.
China Bans Kids From Video Games After 10 p.m., Sets Daily Time Limit
The Chinese government has introduced new regulations that limit when children can play video games, the alotted time, and the amount of money they spend on microtransactions.
As reported by The New York Times (via Kotaku), the Chinese National Press and Publication Administration said the measures aim to benefit "the physical and mental health of minors." The law became effective as of Tuesday this week, stating anyone under the age of 18 cannot play games for more than 90 minutes a day from Monday through Friday. On weekends or holidays that number is slackened slightly to three hours.
The Best Black Friday TV Deals: Cheap 4K, OLED and 8K TVs on Sale Now
Welcome to IGN's Black Friday TV deals page, your source for all the best TV deals you can get in the UK this month.
If you're in the market for a new TV, Black Friday sales are a great place to start. Most types of TV will receive some kind of discount, and if you look in the right places you could grab yourself a real bargain. Whether you're after a brand new OLED set, or simply the most affordable 4K TV available, this is the best time of year to make a purchase.
Best Gifts Under $25 2019
You don't need to spend a bunch of money to get someone a great gift. If you're part of an office gift exchange or a friends-group Secret Santa program, you might be constrained by a spending limitation in the interest of fairness. Well, these are the best gifts you can give this year if you're in the market to spend no more than $25 per gift.
These are also great gifts to fill out the gift-giving season after you've picked out the "big" gifts to give and want to throw something extra under the tree.
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The Best Black Friday Nintendo Switch Deals Right Now
Welcome to IGN's Black Friday gaming deals page, your source for all the best gaming deals you can get in the UK this month.
Amazon Black Friday gaming deals are now LIVE: If you don't want to trawl through through every site to find the best deals, there's no better place to be than here - IGN's Black Friday gaming deals page.
We'll be updating this page with only the best deals from every category as soon as they come out, so make sure to bookmark this page and check back more than once.
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Best Toys and Collectible Gifts 2019
Buying toys and collectibles can be a tricky process. If you know a pop-culture or toy collector, a bootleg Superman action figure might not cut it in the gift department. Fortunately for your gift-giving needs this holiday season, we've put together this helpful guide so you can give the best possible pop-culture toys and collectibles.
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Immediately following Inside Xbox, we'll have a live post-stream show featuring a recap of all of the big announcements, special guests from Xbox including Xbox Chief Phil Spencer, tons of developers from some of X019's biggest games, studio special and more!
We'll kick things off with a pre-show at 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/7:45pm UK with our predictions and more. Get hyped, Xbox fans!
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The Rise of Skywalker: Leia Was Originally Going to Be the ‘Last Jedi’
Carrie Fisher's brother, Todd Fisher, has revealed new details about director JJ Abrams' original plans for Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Fisher elaborated on the original intentions for his sister's iconic character going into Episode IX, prior to her sudden death in December 2016, claiming that she was actually meant to become the "Last Jedi" of the Skywalker saga.
Threadripper 3rd Generation is Here, Plus the Fastest Ryzen CPU Ever
AMD has finally announced its long-awaited Ryzen Threadripper 3rd Generation line of high-end desktop processors.
In this new generation of 7nm CPUs, we’re only getting two chips: the Threadripper 3960X and 3970X. The new 3960X is AMD’s new baseline Threadripper CPU and it offers 24 cores and 48 threads meanwhile the 3970X offers 32 cores and 64 threads.
Shuhei Yoshida No Longer Head of Sony Worldwide Studios
Sony is continuing its leadership shakeup ahead of the PS5 launch as Shuhei Yoshida steps down from his Worldwide Studios presidency to helm a new indie-focused venture. Meanwhile, Guerrilla Games co-founder and managing director, Hermen Hulst, is the new head of Worldwide Studios effective immediately.
Yoshida's switch in focus to independent developers is part of a wider push by Sony to bring in fresh talent. His initiative will nurture external indie studios that PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan called the "lifeblood of the industry."
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan said Yoshida "will ensure the entire SIE organization works together to better engage with independent developers through a culture of supporting and celebrating their contributions to PlayStation platforms."