Star Wars: More Disney+ Shows in Development
With the Star Wars: The Risk of Skywalker just around the corner, and The Mandalorian release date set for Nov. 12, fans of the franchise have a lot of new Star Wars movies and TV shows to look forward to in the coming months and years. While The Rise of Skywalker is (hopefully) set to offer fans a satisfying ended to the Skywalker Saga, Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed there are more Disney+ Star Wars shows in development than we previously thought.
What Are the Most Important Games of the Decade?
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week we're discussing Death Stranding, the most important games of the 2010s, the 1990 Video Game Buyer's Guide, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.
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Marvel Lines Up She-Hulk, Moon Knight Writers for Disney+ Shows
Marvel Studios is lining up writing talent for two of its upcoming Disney+ shows. Both She-Hulk and Moon Knight have head writers.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals Rick and Morty writer Jessica Gao has been picked to oversee writing on She-Hulk. Gao may be best known for penning the Emmy-winning episode "Pickle Rick," which would seem to indicate the tone Marvel is aiming for with this series.
Also per The Hollywood Reporter, The Umbrella Academy's Jeremy Slater will serve as head writer on Moon Knight. Slater created and developed the Netflix adaptation of the comic book series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.
Here’s How Red Dead Redemption 2 Runs on 6 Different Graphics Cards
Red Dead Redemption 2 has finally landed on PC and, launch woes aside, it’s glorious. If you have the gaming PC to run it, it is one of the most visually stunning games available today. But what does it take to run it? That’s the question we’re out to answer. We tested half a dozen of the most popular graphics cards today and put them up against the game’s meaty, system-straining benchmark. Wondering if your PC is up to the task? Saddle up and let’s find out.
Tokyo Launch Event For Pokemon Sword and Shield Canceled
An event planned to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield has been canceled, according to a press release from The Pokémon Company, as spotted by Eurogamer.
The launch event, which was originally set for November 15 in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo, was canceled for "operational reasons" which were not detailed in the release.
For Pokémon fans stateside, there is still a midnight launch event planned for New York City.
All the Shining and Stephen King Universe Connections in Doctor Sleep
Full SPOILERS ahead for Doctor Sleep!
With fans of both a classic novel and iconic horror film to reward for their eagle-eyed attention, Doctor Sleep has a lot of ground to cover when it concerns living up to its Shining pedigree. When it comes to that effort, it’s all work and no play - writer/director Mike Flanagan is clearly a huge fan of both versions of The Shining, and Doctor Sleep is bursting at the seams with nods to both Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s works.
Spoilers follow for everything Shining ever… well, not the TV miniseries from the ‘90s, let’s leave that in our collective mental lockbox.
Halo TV Series Casts Jacob and Miranda Keyes
The cast of Showtime's Halo series continues to grow, with the networking revealing it's cast two more series mainstays, Jacob and Miranda Keyes.
David Sapani (Penny Dreadful) will play Captain Jacob Keyes, a decorated and highly intelligent member of the United Nations Space Command. Olive Gray (Half Moon Investigations) has been cast as his daughter Dr. Miranda Keyes, an ambitious and highly intelligent UNSC commander who specializes in studying the technology and language of the alien empire known as the Covenant. The friction between father and daughter will be explored in the new series.
Showtime has also announced that Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders) will play a character named Makee. Makee is an orphaned human raised by the Covenant to hate her own people. It's unclear whether Makee is meant to be an adaptation of the character Mahkee, who debuted in Halo 5: Guardians and is the first female Sangheili character in the series. We've reached out to Showtime for clarification (Update: Showtime confirmed Makee is a different character created specifically for the series).
Diablo 4 Will Have Cosmetic Microtransactions, Blizzard Developer Says
Diablo 4 may be getting cosmetic microtransactions according to lead designer Joe Shely. The question came up as part of a larger conversation regarding Diablo 4’s monetization plans.
During BlizzCon 2019, Twitch streamer Quin69 spoke with Shely following the Diablo 4 reveal at Blizzard’s annual fan event (via PCGamesN). During their lengthy conversation, Quin brought up the question of how Blizzard will monetize Diablo 4.
“Diablo 4 will be available as a base game, and… we’re going to have expansions. You also will be able to acquire cosmetics in the game.”
Nintendo Releases The Stretchers for Switch From Little Nightmares Devs
Little Nightmares developer Tarsier Studios and Nintendo have surprise released a new comedic co-op puzzle game called The Stretchers for Nintendo Switch.
The Stretchers has players "take on the role of two medics who must work together to rescue Dizzies, troubled residents dizzied by the evil mastermind Captain Brains, in all kinds of wacky ways."
Players will drive to each scene in an ambulance, all while "breaking through walls, soaring through the sky and facing other perils along the way." Once at the scene, the two medics must gather all the Dizzies on a stretcher or "grab them by their limbs" and bring them back to the ambulance.
Like Overcooked, players must work together in hilarious and undoubtedly comically frustrating ways if they hope to be successful as the Dizzies' last hope.
My Hero Academia’s Best and Worst Quirks, Ranked
There are a lot of heroes in My Hero Academia, most of them established pros, out on the streets saving civilians from threats big and small. The main characters of My Hero Academia, however, are the heroic youngsters studying at U.A. High School. Specifically, they’re students of class 1-A: 20 students, including our protagonist Midoriya, under the tutelage of legendary heroes like Eraserhead, their homeroom teacher, and their Hero Studies teacher All Might.
The pupils of My Hero Academia’s Class 1-A all have unique and original "quirks" that make them hero material – whether they're offensive, defensive, strategic, or supportive abilities. One of the best things about the show is how delightfully strange and silly most of these powers are. But how would you rank the best and worst of the class 1-A quirks? Let’s take a look.