Every Game With a Confirmed 2019 Release Date
Note: This story originally ran in January. We have updated it to reflect subsequent announcements.
We're almost halfway through the year, so it's time to update this list. From Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to Death Stranding, these are all the games you'll almost definitely hopefully be able to get your hands on this year. Click through the gallery below!
(Note: This list doesn't include games with broad release windows, such as "2019" or "Fall 2019." Therefore, games like Gears 5 and Pokémon Sword and Shield aren't listed.)
Factor in the aforementioned games with vague release windows, account for a few surprises, and 2019 is shaping up to be another memorable year for gamers of all platforms.
2019 Movies: Avengers 4, Star Wars 9 and 42 Other Movies to Geek Out Over
Hold onto your seats, because when it comes to movies, 2019 is going to be huge. Blockbuster sequels, reboots, adaptations of comics and video games, horror events and iconic filmmakers are coming to the multiplex, and for a while at least, they're going to be all anyone who loves movies can talk about.
We've compiled our list of the films you need to keep on your calendar, because you're not going to want to miss them. But before we talk about Avengers: Endgame, Joker, It: Chapter Two, the Terminator reboot, Star Wars: Episode IX and many, many more, we'd like to remind you that as much as we all look forward to these enormous and publicity-driven motion pictures, there's always something new that comes along and surprises us.
The Best PlayStation 4 Controllers
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Updated: June 2018
Sony did a solid job with its DualShock controller for the PlayStation 4. But you might want something that can be better tweaked to your liking or just have a completely different feel. Fortunately, there are some excellent third-party choices that may be just what you've been looking for. Here are four of the top alternatives.
Stranger Things Season 3 Premiere Date and First Poster Revealed
Get ready for a strange new year: Netflix has announced the premiere date for Stranger Things Season 3, which will be released on July 4, 2019.
The streaming service also debuted the first poster and key art for the new season, which you can see below.
There's also a new teaser trailer for the upcoming season, featuring the ominous tidings "when blue and yellow meet in the west" cut between footage of the 1985's Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve (brought to you by Starcourt Mall). The teaser seems to show someone hacking into "Lynx Corp.," copyright 1984-1986, and running the program "SilverCatFeeds.exe." All of that culminates in the Dick Clark New Year's footage spinning upside down and flashing a brief glimpse of the Mind Flayer.
Fortnite’s Hourly New Year’s Eve In-Game Event Now Live
Epic is celebrating a successful year of Fortnite with an in-game New Year's Eve event occurring every hour today.
When the clock hits a new hour, all players in a Fortnite match will see a giant disco ball rip through a rift in the sky. A countdown starts while music begins to play.
Fireworks overlooking Dusty Divot and Salty Springs.
When the countdown reaches zero, a barrage of fireworks are released and every player is forced to boogie down for 10 seconds, no matter if you were in the middle of a fight or just minding your own business. The event concludes with a giant firework of a llama with a promising "2019" underneath.
Virgin Galactic Flight Manages to Reach the ‘Edge of Space’
Earlier in December, Virgin Galactic's supersonic space plane the VSS Unity reached the upper limits of Earth’s atmosphere in a test flight, reaching a point that many consider the “edge of space."
As reported by CNN, the rocket-powered plane, flown by two veteran pilots, reached a maximum altitude of 51.4 miles, exceeding the 50-mile altitude that NASA considers the edge of space, but not quite the 62 miles that the widely-accepted Karman Line denotes as the edge of space. This point is vaguely defined, largely due to the nature of Earth’s atmosphere not ending at any particular hight, but rather becoming progressively thinner as altitude increases.
The Predator Alternate Ending Almost Featured a Big Alien Twist
The Predator’s ending already had a bit of a surprise, but one of its alternate endings almost featured a major Alien reference.
SFX artist Yuri Everson posted an image on Instagram that supposedly came from the BCIT Aerospace Centre showing actress Breanna Watkins playing a “Predator Killer Ripley,” with her face covered by a mechanical mask in what appears to be a sleep chamber of some sort.
Why 2018 Was the Best Year For Video Games… Ever
Another year, another reflection on another batch of video games... but this year is different. Because 2018 was the best year for video games ever.
Don’t believe me? Take a close look at the chief contenders below and make up your own mind... but watch out, because 2018 was pretty nuts. Please note that this timeline has a strong American bias since it mostly reflects US release dates... awesome developments in Japan, Europe, and elsewhere that didn’t have an immediate impact in the US aren’t covered here. That means a lot of important contributions to Japanese and UK gaming history have to wait until they have an impact on the American market. We’re looking at you, Rare.
Below is a list of the best years in gaming history, all leading up to the spectacular 2018.
Marvel’s Oscar Hopes May Not Be With Black Panther Anymore
Marvel Studios' Black Panther is nominated for three Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama. This nomination certainly has Marvel fans a little excited, as until that point, it seemed as if much of Black Panther's odds of making it to the Academy Awards were slimming. Black Panther is still perhaps a long shot (it's competing with critical darlings like A Star is Born, BlacKkKlansman, and If Beale Street Could Talk), but its nomination at the Golden Globes is a pretty big deal.
Why Is the Internet Obsessed With Bird Box?
While Bird Box is hardly Netflix's first big tentpole exclusive horror movie, it more than others seems to have struck a major chord with viewers. The streaming giant reported that Bird Box had the most successful first week of any Netflix film, with over 45 million accounts tuning in. And one need only spend a few minutes browsing Twitter at the moment to see that people have gone a little bit crazy for Bird Box.
So what is it about this horror flick that's making people so obsessed? Why, in a year full of great horror films like Hereditary and A Quiet Place, is Bird Box the toast of social media? Here's why we think the Internet is freaking out over Bird Box.