This Futurama Movie Predicted Matt Groening’s Netflix Show Disenchantment
The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening's new Netflix series Disenchantment is set in the fantasy kingdom of Dreamland (perhaps named after the artistic enclave co-founded by filmmaker John Waters?) and follows the parodic misadventures of Princess Bean, her dimwit elf companion Elfo, and a tiny, vicious deadpan demon named Luci. Like Groening's previous two animated series, Disenchantment appears to function primarily as a wry comedic deconstruction of a well-worn and beloved television genre. The Simpsons tackled the American sitcom, Futurama dissected sci-fi and all the tropes therein, and Disenchantment, it seems, seeks to dismantle the storytelling conventions and stock characters commonly used in Tolkien and Gygax-derived medieval fantasy.
Venom Could Be on Track to Break October Box Office Record in North America
Venom is reportedly tracking to have the biggest North American opening weekend ever for October.
Per BoxOffice Pro, the Sony film is on track to gross anywhere from $55-$85 million, up from the company's previous $30–50 million estimate.
If the current estimates don't change, Venom could surpass 2013's Gravity, which currently holds the record for the biggest October opening weekend in North America, grossing roughly $55.8 million.
Venom will open in theaters on October 4 in Australia, and October 5 in the U.S. and U.K.
For more on the movie, which stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, find out why Sony is reportedly pushing for a PG-13 rating.
IGN UK Podcast #448: Yankee Doodle Dandies
We stretch the truthfulness of our podcast's name this week, as Joe and Cardy are joined by Tina and Andrew from the IGN San Francisco office. We talk all things Gamescom, segue into a lovely story about Final Fantasy X, and feel the looming jeopardy of our US bosses realising just what it is we're up to over here, before shutting this all down.
Plus, a new and exciting all-American Boss Keyword Countdown!
Vampyr Is Getting a TV Series
Another Dontnod Entertainment game is being adapted as a television show. Fox21 has been granted the rights to make a Vampyr series, publisher Focus Home Interactive announced today.
The series will be developed by DJ2 Entertainment and Wonderland Sound & Vision. DJ2 previously partnered with Square Enix to produce a show based on Dontnod's Life Is Strange.
No release window was announced for Vampyr's TV adaptation, but DJ2 Entertainment CEO Dimitri Johnson said his production company got "on board" with the project "well before" Vampyr was even released in June.
The 25 Best Superhero Movies Ever
It is time once again, in this post-Infinity War world where Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, to narrow down the 25 best comic book-based superhero films of all time.
But please keep in mind: Just to alleviate some of the bloat, this list features superhero/fantasy-based movies only. Sorry, no Road to Perdition or Ghost World or a handful of other excellent movies that happen to have been notable comics first. We love those flicks, but you kind of have to have superpowers (or a pretty dope costume) to hang in this 25. So let's dig into brainwashed super-soldiers, foul-mouthed invulnerable vigilantes, ragtag crews of galactic scavengers, a couple Spider-Men, several Batmen, and more!
Far Cry 5: Dead Living Zombies DLC Release Date Announced
Far Cry 5's third DLC, Dead Living Zombies, will be released on August 28, 2018, and a new teaser trailer gives us a glimpse of the zombie-filled chaos.
Players will be working with "D-tier film director Guy Marvel" as he takes your through seven maps and scenarios as he attempts to pitch "his vision for an epic zombie saga."
The teaser trailer below reveals that these stories include a take on Romeo & Juliet, in a world filled with zombies, where Romeo is "a mashup of all the monsters you can think of." One other attempts to combine Return of the Living Dead and Bridges of Madison County.
EA Sports Boss Explains Portfolio-Wide Move to Frostbite Tech
Since the release of the first Battlefield: Bad Company, EA has made more and more use of its in-house Frostbite Engine, developed by DICE. The game engine, the tool by which a developer builds a video game from scratch, was primarily used in EA’s Battlefield franchise before being adopted into the company’s other franchises, like Star Wars Battlefront and Need for Speed.
For an engine that’s primarily been used to build shooters and action games, it’s perhaps a bit surprising that EA has spent the last few years rolling each of its EA Sports franchises into the Frostbite Engine, starting with FIFA 17 and most recently with Madden NFL 19 and FIFA 19. EA Sports Executive Vice President Cam Weber sat down on this month’s IGN Unfiltered (see the full interview below) to discuss how and why the studio has decided to focus all of its games into one engine.
Judge Blocks Sales of Programs That Lets GTA Online Players Cheat
A federal judge sided with publisher Take-Two Interactive yesterday by putting in place a preliminary injunction that blocks a Georgia man from selling programs that help players cheat, reports Reuters.
David Zipperer's Menyoo and Absolute programs allow players to adjust in-game parameters to gain unfair advantages over their opponents. Take-Two alleged that the programs would cause irreparable harm to Grand Theft Auto's sales, with the publisher's original March complaint stating Zipperer has cost it at least $500,000.
Watch the First Trailer for Disney’s Star Wars Resistance Series
Prepare to meet a new band of rebels in the Star Wars universe; Disney has revealed the premiere date and first trailer for upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance, which is set before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Resistance, created by Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni, will debut its hourlong premiere Sunday, October 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD, with other airings to follow on Disney XD and Disney Channels worldwide.
Here's your first look at Star Wars Resistance! pic.twitter.com/3XIqVUHHYe
— IGN (@IGN) August 17, 2018
PUBG’s Latest Event Mode Takes Players Back to the Early Access Days
PUBG Corp. has announced a new Event Mode that will bring back the loot and rules from the game's Early Access period.
Early Access Memories is the current PUBG Event Mode that aims to recreate the early days of the game by applying parameters that will take players back to the good old days of Early Access. The Event Mode will also adopt the old loot system, with players able to find level 3 helmets throughout the map, and the Kar98k and Tommy Guns in care packages.
You can check out the full details as described by PUBG Corp below:
- Game settings mimic the settings used during the Early Access period.