13 Winter 2018 Anime to Add to Your Watchlist
The winter 2018 anime season is well underway, and with over 50 anime airing this season (not including shorts), it's easy to miss some of the lesser-known anime.
View the slideshow below to see 13 of the anime IGN staff are watching this season. These recommendations don't include any continuing series from fall 2017 like The Ancient Magus' Bride or March Comes in Like a Lion.
Though it's not included in the slideshow, we'd like to give a special mention to Violet Evergarden. The beautiful Kyoto Animation production is currently streaming on Netflix in select regions but should be streaming in most regions after the anime completes its run.
What anime are you watching this season? Let us know your favorites in the comments below and be sure to see which anime were nominated for and what won IGN's 2017 Anime of the Year.
How to Watch the 2018 DICE Awards
The 21st annual DICE Awards will air during the DICE Summit on February 21 and 22, and IGN is the exclusive streaming home to the show.
The awards will celebrate the best of the best from the memorable year in gaming that was 2017. Horizon Zero Dawn leads this year’s nominees with ten nods, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with six. The show will also honor Nintendo Wii creator Genyo Takeda with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lando Comic Miniseries Ties Into Solo: A Star Wars Story
A new Lando Calrissian comic miniseries that will tie into Solo: A Star Wars Story has been announced.
Entertainment Weekly reports the five-issue miniseries, titled Lando: Double or Nothing, is written by Rodney Barnes (Falcon). The comic will take place sometime before the events of the upcoming standalone Star Wars film. The rest of the comic's creative team has not been announced yet. Check out the the cover art for the first issue below:
Lando: Double or Nothing cover art, image via EW.
Amazon’s Huge 4K Blu-Ray Sale Has Been Extended
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UPDATE: This promotion has been extended until June 30.
If you have a 4K TV, you probably know streaming in 4K can sometimes be a dicey proposition. For now, the best way to truly make the most of TV is via 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. The problem? They're expensive. Like $30 for just Mad Max: Fury Road expensive. Amazon seems to agree, and is running a very solid and very tempting special sale on UHD 4K Blu-rays: buy any 3 for $49.99, with an extensive list to choose from. That's $16.66 a piece for those that have trouble with math, which represents the cheapest price many of these 4K UHD Blu-rays have hit yet.
Why Netflix’s Queer Eye is Worth Your Time, Even If You Think You’ll Hate It
Update, 6/15/2018: Season 2 of Queer Eye premiered on Netflix this week, so here's our take on why the series is worth your time.
There's a moment in Season 1, episode 3 of Netflix's Queer Eye when the veneer of a glossy makeover show slips, and we see a microcosm of America contained in one fraught interaction.
First, some background: The series follows five gay men -- Food & Wine connoisseur Antoni Porowski, Interior Design expert Bobby Berk, Culture consultant Karamo Brown, Grooming pro Jonathan Van Ness, and Fashion phenom Tan France -- who spend a week helping transform the lives of people (not just "straight guys" this time around) who need a little help, whether that's in their social interactions, wardrobe, diet, lifestyle or, most often, all of the above. After five days of advice, confidence-building and some truly excellent decorating, the "Fab Five" leave their "hero" to try and put their wisdom into action, hopefully learning a thing or two about self-love in the process.
Get Out Star Joins The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2
The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2 has cast Get Out star Bradley Whitford in a recurring role.
Deadline reports Whitford will portray Commander Joseph Lawrence, the gruff and intimidating architect of Gilead’s economy. The character is described as a mysterious presence for his newest Handmaid due to his flashes of kindness. Whitford is known for his roles as Dean Armitage in Get Out and Josh Lyman in The West Wing.
The second season of Hulu's hit series will focus on Offred’s pregnancy and her battle to free her future child from Gilead's dystopian society. The show will return on April 25 with two new episodes premiering on Hulu. Each subsequent episode of Handmaid's Tale's 13-episode season will be released on Wednesdays.
Nintendo’s 10 Coolest Cheapskate Creations Before Labo
How about that Nintendo Labo, huh? Video games built around cardboard! What a nutty idea! Or… is it? In truth, Labo fits perfectly into Nintendo's lengthy history of creating interesting play experiences with low-cost materials. The company has been spinning fun out of mundane, unexpected objects for half a century, ever since the late Gunpei Yokoi got bored on assembly line duty and invented the company's first-ever hit toy (the Ultra Hand) for his own amusement.
Yokoi's legacy lives on in Labo. He once described his core philosophy as a toy and game maker as "lateral thinking with seasoned technology"—that is, coming up with fun and surprising concepts built around common, inexpensive tech. From calculator watches to chunks of cardboard, this unconventional, economic approach to design has always been one of Nintendo's greatest strengths. In honor of Labo, we've combed through history and found the 10 most brilliant examples of the company turning boring ideas into boundless fun.
Black Panther Has MCU’s 2nd Best Preview Night Box Office
Marvel's Black Panther performed incredibly well in its preview night at the domestic box office.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $25.2 million on Thursday night, making it the second highest preview total for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just ahead of Captain America: Civil War's $25 million Thursday night figure. Avengers: Age of Ultron is the current leader, having made $27.6 million in preview night sales in 2015.
Black Panther is eyeing a $200 million-plus four-day opening weekend, which would put it ahead of Deadpool's domestic debut in 2016, setting a new box office record for both Presidents Day weekend and the month of February. Black Panther's preview night box office is nearly double that of Deadpool, which earned $12.7 million.
IGN UK Podcast #422: Fifty Shades of Funko Pops
Joe and Gav have just got back from Tokyo and bring with them the finest stories yen could buy. Simon's not sure how he feels about Altered Carbon and he's fallen out with Mick McCarthy (in Football Manager).
There's also a THRILLING round of Keyword Countdown. Get that in you.
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IGN UK Podcast #422: Fifty Shades of Funko Pops
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The Best 3D Printers
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3D printing is undoubtedly one of the most exciting technologies to really gain steam in the last decade. While the printers have actually been around for some time, smaller form factors and more affordable pricing are bringing 3D printers into everyday homes at a quick pace. But while there was once only a couple of models and types of 3D printers, the market has expanded rapidly.