FIFA 20 Will Be the Goofiest in the Franchise and I Can’t Wait
“As you can see, we’re not afraid to polarize fans,” said one FIFA team members as a dabbing unicorn tifo appeared in the stands of a customized stadium in FIFA Ultimate Team. Dabbing unicorns aren’t my aesthetic, but outlandish customization, new house rules (that can now be played online), and ridiculous trick shots in FIFA Volta all have me hyped for FIFA 20: a game that’s sure to be the goofiest entry in the series.
Sports sims aim to capture realism and FIFA 20 is no exception. In fact, the team watched real-life games and FIFA 19 matches side-by-side while brainstorming what changes needed to happen in FIFA 20. But the pursuit of realism isn’t stifling the team’s creativity when it comes to celebrating the sport and taking advantage of the medium: after all, FIFA 20 is still a video game.
Amazon’s The Boys Creator Reveals ‘Worlds First Pic of Season 2′
Warning! Full SPOILERS for The Boys: Season 1 below. For more on the series, be sure to check out our Season 1 spoiler-free review of The Boys, our ending explained and Season 2 predictions, and our interview with actor Karl Urban about his character Billy Butcher.
Destroy All Humans! $400 Edition Comes With Alien That Rides Your Back
The Destroy All Humans! remake won’t hit Earth until sometime in 2020, but you can already prepare for it in style. The Destroy All Humans! Crypto-137 Edition includes not only a statue of the iconic murderous alien Crypto, but also a Crypto-shaped backpack that will ride on your back like some kind of extraterrestrial baby possum.
Publisher THQ Nordic didn’t provide exact dimensions of the backpack, but it’s huge enough to span from the top of an adult woman’s head all the way to her waist. The Crypto backpack has two straps that connect the hands with the feet, and the backside has a zipper that opens up Crypto’s back for storage space. All in all, it’s a pretty accurate approximation of Crypto, especially with that large alien head.
Minecraft Super Duper Graphics Pack Canceled
More than two years after it was announced, Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack has officially been canceled.
The graphics pack "proved too technically demanding to implement as planned," according to developer Mojang. "We aren’t happy with how the pack performed across devices," it said. "For this reason, we're stopping development on the pack, and looking into other ways for you to experience Minecraft with a new look."
In addition to improving lighting and textures, the Super Duper Graphics Pack was expected to be released alongside 4K support for the Xbox One X and PC versions of Minecraft.
Which Totally Nonexistent Sequel Does the IGN Community Want Most?
For as long as there have been gamers, there has also been an unquenchable thirst for sequels to some of the best video games of all time. Sequels don’t always happen, though, what with studios moving on, losing key developers, or just needing to chase other trends. So we asked the IGN community what totally nonexistent (that we know of) sequel they want the most, and 30,046 of you answered.
Here are the results:
6th Place - Battlefield Bad Company 3
Votes: 2238
It seems like the clamoring for a third Bad Company game began almost immediately after the second one. Anywhere you find people complaining about the latest Battlefield game, you’ll find a handful of folks wishing for the return of this squad of lovable idiots. The original two games succeeded not just on the merits of EA DICE’s gameplay, but also the cornball writing and action movie heroism on display, something that’s been lost in more recent (and far more grim) Battlefield narratives.
Netflix’s The Crown Season 3 Finally Gets a Release Date
Netflix's Emmy-award winning series, The Crown, finally has a release date and new teaser trailer for its third season. Premiering on Friday, November 17, new cast members Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, and Helena Bonham Carter will take over the roles of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, and Princess Margaret respectively.
Season Three of The Crown, starring Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, arrives 17th November. pic.twitter.com/eKPcUOq5Sp
— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) August 12, 2019
Best Robot Vacuum 2019: Time-Saving Smart Vacuum Cleaners
Flying cars are cool and all, but the future tech I always wanted the most was a robotic butler to clean my house for me. Today, this has become somewhat of a reality thanks to robot vacuums, which roll their way around your house picking up dirt and debris.
But there are more models out there than we can count, and buying a robot can seem overwhelming. Thankfully, there are a few standout products that are truly worth your time and money.
TL;DR – These are the Best Robot Vacuums:
Fortnite World Champion Swatted on Stream
Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf, the 16-year-old Fortnite World Cup champion, was swatted yesterday while streaming on Twitch.
A clip of the stream shows Giersdorf abruptly exit the camera's view, indicating the moment his father alerted him to the armed police at the door. A subsequent clip captured the streamer's return and explanation of events: "Yeah, I got swatted... I was lucky because the one officer, he lives in our neighborhood... They come in with guns, bro. They literally pulled up."
No one was physically harmed during the incident.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Score to Include ‘Every Theme’
Composer John Williams' brother, Don Williams, has teased details about the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, saying that "every theme that you ever heard" will be present in the score for the final installment of the Skywalker saga.
The Academy of Scoring Arts hosted a "score study" to celebrate the legendary composer's musical score for 1993's Jurassic Park last week, wherein Don - who has long worked alongside John Williams - openly discussed his brother's long-spanning career and their latest collaboration on Episode IX.
Xbox First-Party Studios May Create Games For Other Consoles
One of Xbox's bosses has said there is potential for first-party studios to release games on non-Microsoft platforms.
Traditionally when a platform acquires a studio, it buys the rights to publish every future game on its own console. But Xbox seem to be toying with leniency; in an interview with Game Informer, Xbox's first-party studios boss Matt Booty said that Microsoft-owned developers like Double Fine and Obsidian might still be able to create games for rival platforms in the future.
He revealed Xbox would consider allowing studios to continue creating multiplatform games after being acquired, saying "I think that the question is less binary about, ‘should it be on Switch, should it be on PlayStation?’ and more, ‘does it make sense for the franchise?’