Overwatch League Reaches 10 Million Viewers in First Week
Over 10 million fans tuned in to streaming platforms to watch the first week of the Overwatch League.
Viewership details have revealed that the opening day had an average audience per minute of 408,000, settling at 280,000 for the whole of the opening week.
The peak concurrent audience on MLG & Twitch hit 437,000 during the match between Dallas Fuel and Seoul Dynasty, a match that set the tone for the league with an impressive showcase of skill.
Overwatch League Commissioner Nate Nanzer applauded fans for showing their "crystal clear" love for the game.
Comic Book Reviews for January 17, 2018
It was another big week for the comic book industry. DC kicked off the "New Age of DC Heroes" line with Damage #1. Marvel wrapped up the Venom Inc. crossover and brought "The Death of the Mighty Thor" one step closer to its dramatic conclusion. Boom paved the way for an epic Power Rangers crossover. And Dynamite kicked off a promising new James Bond miniseries.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Destiny 2: Bungie Acknowledges Rally Token Throttling
Destiny 2 has once again come under fire for a perceived lack of transparency, after it emerged that Rally Tokens - the currency through which players can increase their standing in their chosen faction - have been capped in a recent update without telling players. Additionally, Bungie confirmed that Faction Rally weapons' absence from loot boxes isn't a bug - these weapons will become available "over the course of the season".
In a post, Bungie explains that the throttle on Rally Tokens was implemented as part of the game's December 12 update; the original intent was to address an exploit where players were able to earn up to 500 tokens an hour by looting chests in quick succession. As it stands now, any player who opens more than two chests in a ten-minute period will not receive any additional rewards for the next ten minutes.
Red Faction: Guerrilla Listed for PS4, Xbox One
If a series of European store listings are to be believed, it would seem another last-gen game is heading for an updated version, with THQ Nordic's 2009 third-person shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla reportedly gearing up for a re-release on PS4 and Xbox One.
As reported on Gematsu, various GameStop stores in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark are listing the game as an upcoming release, although no specific date is listed. The news wouldn't come as too much of a stretch; both the original Red Faction and its sequel have both been ported to PS4 previously. It remains to be seen whether this rumoured release is a port or a remake.
Game Night: Exclusive First Cast Photo
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we take a look at Game Night, the upcoming dark comedy starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Vacation).
In the New Line comedy Game Night, Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as a couple whose weekly game night with their friends goes horribly wrong when the fun murder mystery game they think they're playing turns into a very real kidnapping. Jesse Plemons, Kyle Chandler, Lamorne Morris, Billy Magnussen and Kylie Bunbury also star in the film, and we've got a first look photo of the main cast. Check it out right here:
Design Your Own Wizard in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
If you've ever wanted to create your own wizard-in-training, the new Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is just what you're looking for. The game is the first to let players "experience life as a Hogwarts student."
A mobile RPG, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery lets you "attend classes, learn magical skills, form friendships or rivalries with other students," all of which contribute to the story arc of your custom-made Hogwarts student.
Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City, the studio behind the upcoming game, said he " can’t wait to give fans a first look at the game" during A Celebration of Harry Potter later this month. The game will be on display during the event, so fans can get an early taste of their virtual Hogwarts lives.
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Michael Pena on Revisiting 9/11 in 12 Strong
No stranger to exploring the tragedy on film, Michael Pena recently explained to IGN why he wanted to return to telling the stories surrounding 9/11, the most devastating terrorist attack in US history, in his new film 12 Strong.
In 12 Strong he stars alongside Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon to tell the story of the first U.S. Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan the day after the events that shook the world.
“I think it's a very important part of American history and something that you hope people don't forget about,” he told IGN. “This is a different part of that history. World Trade Center, the 9/11 movie I did with Nicolas Cage about those two guys trapped underneath all the rubble and then somehow miraculously being saved, that was its own story. This one is about after the towers came down, what these 12 guys volunteered to do literally the following day and how they went into a region that very little was known about.”
Knightfall Star Julian Ovenden Talks About Playing the Villain and a Potential Season 2
Full SPOILERS follow for Season 1 of Knightfall.
Julian Ovenden's portrayal of William De Nogaret on History’s Knightfall is dynamic. After the shocking events of “The Pilgrimage of Chains,” De Nogaret is on the run with his uncle. Without the protection of King Philip and his family, how will the ambitious former advisor survive?
“Well, I don’t want to give too much away, but he’s a capable man,” Ovenden said. “I think he’s the sort of person who likes a problem. I don’t think he considers anything impossible.”
Other successful television series, like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, have villains that are complex and it can be difficult at times to classify them as villains. De Nogaret definitely fits that mold and Ovenden enjoys playing that kind of character.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Surpasses $700M Worldwide
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle continues to perform quite well at the global box office.
Deadline reports the sequel starring Dwayne Johnson has now grossed $701.7 million worldwide, with the split being $408 million internationally and $293.7 million domestically. The film earned $83 million internationally this past weekend, helping it reach over $700 million and maintain its number one spot in 30 markets.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is now Sony's sixth-highest grossing film domestically of all time, and is on track to soon pass 2012's Skyfall, which sits in fifth position behind Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Spider-Man: Homecoming. It's also now performed better than Justice League.