See Which Anime Were Watched Most in 2018 on Crunchyroll by Country
Crunchyroll released its data on the most-watched anime by country in 2018 exclusively to IGN, and it turns out a large number of its users are fans of shonen.
In the slideshow below you can view Crunchyroll's infographics on the most-watched anime by country.
Here are all the anime shown in the infographics:
- My Hero Academia
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Black Clover
- Darling in the Franxx
- Hanebado!
- Citrus
- Dragon Ball Super
- One Piece
- Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
- Megalobox
- The Ancient Magus' Bride
Electronic ‘Skin’ Could Help Future Prosthetics Feel Pressure and Temperature
Scientists are working on developing electronic skin for human-machine interactions such as prosthetic devices, robotics, wearable health monitors, and virtual reality, reported by Science Daily and sourced by the American Chemical Society.
Electronic skins would allow sensations similar to nerves in the human body to be felt, such as pressure and temperature changes.
An ultra thin, stretchable form of electronic skin was in a recent report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces by researchers. A challenge scientists are finding is keeping the flexibility for movement while putting an ultra thin electrical circuit onto a complex 3D surface.
God of War Players’ Most-Asked Questions – With Answers
God of War’s impressive open-world is filled with plenty of tough enemies, collectibles, and exciting mysteries. Through IGN’s analysis of user feedback, search data, and traffic, we’ve deciphered which of God of War’s challenges players need most help completing.
There are some very mild spoilers for end-game challenges in this article. However, we’ve done our best to mask the challenges by keeping things vague.
If you’re just getting started in God of War, we recommend visiting the Things You Should Know Before Playing God of War page for a refresher on the series and a guide on God of War’s setting and progression.
Looking Back at God of War (Almost) a Year Later With Cory Barlog
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, I, host Jonathon Dornbush, along with Brian Altano and Lucy O"Brien, welcome God of War director Cory Barlog for the final episode of 2018. With God of War named IGN's Best Game of 2018, the crew and Cory reflect back on God of War's success, development, and the overall work of Cory and the team at Sony Santa Monica Studio. If you've already seen IGN's God of War spoilercast, think of this as a part 2 to that conversation (which means, yes, there will be spoilers).
Fans Are Debating Whether GoT and Skyrim’s Dragons Are Actually Wyverns
If the Internet is to be believed, Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons might have some serious soul-searching to do about that last title in particular. A great dragon debate has waged on among fans over Christmas, who finally determined that the so-called "dragons" in Game of Thrones are actually -- and more accurately -- wyverns.
Let's examine the evidence.
This debate over the accurate term for the winged beasts in Game of Thrones (and Skyrim) stems from the distinction that a dragon is technically a creature with four legs and two wings, while a wyvern has two legs and two wings, and uses its wings as additional legs. This post from Redditor 4h0y1m4p1r4t3 has over two thousand responses of people both debating the different names of various types of dragon-like creatures, or alternately having their minds blown that the "dragons" in Game of Thrones and Skyrim aren't actually dragons.
A Huge Cave Found in Canada Looks Like Star Wars’ Sarlacc Pit
A massive cave found in Canada earlier this year has been unofficially dubbed the Sarlacc’s Pit due to its passing resemblance to the monstrous dwelling featured in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.
Reported by the CBC, the cave was discovered in the northeastern area of Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It was found by a crew traveling in a helicopter while conducing a census of caribou native to the area.
At roughly 328 feet (100 meters) across and about 197 feet (60 meters) wide, its opening has been compared to the size of a regulation soccer field. Though further exploration is necessary to determine its precise depth, initial examinations suggest it’s at least 443 feet (135 meters) deep.
The 10 Best-Reviewed TV Shows of 2018
In our current "Golden Age of Television," more TV is being produced than ever before (495 scripted original shows aired in 2018 alone, according to research from FX), which makes it increasingly difficult for viewers to pay attention to every new release and returning favorite. Even critics, who are paid to keep up with the best and worst of what the small screen has to offer, struggle to stay ahead when there are now more TV shows than days in the year.
But while critics have to subject themselves to plenty of bad shows (check out our list of the worst-reviewed TV shows of 2018 here), they also inevitably uncover a few hidden gems - some of which are critical darlings and award season mainstays, and some that probably slip past even the most dedicated TV watcher.
Holmes & Watson Rises Above Dreaded Zero Percent on Rotten Tomatoes
Update #2: With 32 critics reviews now counted, Holmes & Watson's Rotten Tomatoes score has risen to 6 percent. Of those reviews, only two are positive (and mixed-positive at that), but at least that's enough to raise the new Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly movie out of the zero-percent review aggregation territory it sat in for the first two days of its release.
Writes Vulture's David Edelstein, who penned one of the two reviews deemed "positive" by Rotten Tomatoes: "When it’s bad
is, indeed, painful, but even third-rate Will Ferrell + John C. Reilly is more inspired than the noisy contraptions on either side of it in the multiplex."
The 10 Worst-Reviewed TV Shows of 2018
There's more TV than ever before (including 495 scripted original shows which aired in 2018), but by the law of averages, that also means there's a lot more bad TV out there, just waiting to clog up your watchlist and eat into your precious viewing time.
Luckily, TV critics are out there on the front lines, digging through the garbage to find the hidden gems that are actually worth your attention, and identifying the programs that you'd be better off avoiding. Below, we've compiled a list of the worst-reviewed TV shows of 2018 (not counting Netflix, which will get its own list in the coming days by virtue of the sheer volume of content it releases compared to the other broadcast, cable, and streaming networks).
PlayStation Plus January 2019 Free Games Revealed
Ahead of the new year, Sony has revealed the first lineup of free games coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers in 2019.
Here is the list of free games, including which platforms the games will be available for:
- Steep (PS4)
- Portal Knights (PS4)
- Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3)
- Amplitude (PS3)
- Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4)
- Super Mutant Alien Assault (PS Vita)
These six games will be available for free to download from Jan. 1, 2019 through Feb. 5, 2019.
Ubisoft's Steep first launched in 2016, and has been continually updated with new content and live activities, including X Games integration. IGN reviewed Steep when it first launched, calling it "a fresh extreme sports journey through a huge map, slowed only by dull paragliding and a lack of progression."