Amazon’s Top 37 Best-Selling Games of 2018
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It's hard to believe the longest year in recorded history is coming to a close, but here we are just three weeks from Christmas. There's no question 2018 has been an incredible year for gaming, with some of the best games ever coming out during the course of the year.
Amazon tracks, and makes public, its list of best selling games of the year. While there's still time left in 2018, it's pretty safe bet these games will remain in their respective places on its list. The top selling game on Amazon for 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has been at the top of Amazon's best-seller list of games since it first opened up for preorders.
10 of the Best Holiday TV Episodes Ever
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yep, as the nights draw in and the snow falls down -- in certain places -- it's the perfect time to catch up on the best holiday episodes that have ever graced our screens. Whether you're looking for a Christmas chiller or an animated adventure, there's a televisual holiday extravaganza to suit everyone -- and we've picked 10 of the best to ever air.
So cozy up with some hot cocoa, the remote, and this list, and read (and then watch) all our picks!
Batman: The Animated Series - "Christmas with the Joker"
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s First Premium DLC Has Been Leaked
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's first premium DLC, Multiplayer Map Pack 1, has leaked.
Last night, Black Ops 4 players in Australia noticed they were able to download and play the DLC's two new multiplayer maps, Madagascar and Elevation (via Eurogamer). Some players took the opportunity to post footage of both Madagascar and Elevation to YouTube.
Players were also able to access and post footage of the new Dead of the Night zombies mode confirming that actors Kiefer Sutherland and Charles Dance appear in the new mode.
Here are the Best Xbox Deals Online Right Now
Some of the best deals on Xbox One happened during Amazon Prime Day, but you didn't miss out entirely. There are still plenty of chances to save. Microsoft is running an Xbox sale right now, offering Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $1 for 1 month, or $14.99 for 3 months. Those Xbox deals are running out soon, though.
Here are the best current deals on Xbox One hardware. As always, the best prices are in Xbox One bundled deals.
Best Xbox One X Bundle Deals
Xbox One X Fallout 76 Bundle for $336.69
Valve Confirms That CS:GO’s Portal Reference Is Just an Easter Egg, Not an ARG
Valve has confirmed that a Portal-themed Easter Egg discovered by CS:GO players is not an ARG.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players caused a stir earlier this week when they discovered a Portal reference hidden in the new Danger Zone Blacksite map. Tucked away in the blocked-off Room 3 of the map's motel was a handful of computers emitting a broadcast that was decoded to reveal the first line of Portal's ending song, Still Alive; “This was a triumph, I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.”
Infinity Blade Series Removed From App Store, May Appear Elsewhere
Epic Games has announced the removal of the Infinity Blade series from the App Store, as it can no longer support the games to a satisfactory standard.
The iOS-only sword combat series is often credited with helping to popularise premium mobile gaming, but Epic says it can't support the series while it shifts focus to Spyjinx, a collaboration between Bad Robot Productions, Infinity Blade developers ChAIR, and Star Wars director J.J. Abrams.
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Amy Adams Thinks She’s Done Playing Lois Lane and That DC Movies Are Being Revamped
Amy Adams, who has played Lois Lane in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League, says she may be done portraying the character and that DC movies may be headed in a new direction.
Via Vulture, Adams spoke to Nicole Kidman during an episode of Variety's Actors on Actors and said, "I think I'm out of the DC Universe now. I think they're revamping that. I don't know the details."
Marvel Movies Power Disney to Historic $7 Billion Mark at Global Box Office
Disney has topped $7 billion at the global box office in 2018, thanks in big part to its Marvel films.
As reported by Variety, this marks the second time in Disney's storied history that it reached this milestone, with the first being in 2016 with $7.6 billion earned.
Avengers: Infinity War, which holds the number one spot on the worldwide-grosser list for 2018, brought in $2 billion, with Black Panther and Incredibles 2 earning $1.35 billion and $1.24 billion, respectively.
Snake Eyes: Here’s Why Ray Park Won’t Star in the G.I. Joe Spinoff
Ray Park, known for his martial-arts/action roles such as Darth Maul, Toad and more, won’t be reprising his role as Snake Eyes in the upcoming G.I. Joe prequel spinoff due to his age in relation to the character’s.
Per /Film, producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura was asked about the upcoming movie and if Park would return, saying "Probably not, because we are going to the origin story. As you know in the comic book, you saw his face. And it is, I’ll say, the formation of a hero. So you’ve got to see somebody and it can’t be Ray’s age, unfortunately.”
Park, a 47-year-old British actor, is still regularly featured in films performing martial arts feats. In the two G.I. Joe movies, Park is masked and silent, though a younger actor played the 10-year-old version of Snake Eyes in the 2009 original. The prequel reportedly "centers on the character’s origins where he tries to become a member of the Arashikage Clan,” part of which was shown during the first film.