Star Wars: All the Major New Aliens in the Modern Movies
The Star Wars galaxy is a huge place, and even after eight live-action movies, it feels as though we've barely scratched the surface when it comes to the many colorful alien races who call it home. No doubt The Last Jedi will soon add a whole new wave of distinctive creatures to the lineup.
As we gear up for the new sequel, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the most memorable aliens introduced in The Force Awakens and Rogue One (and soon, The Last Jedi). Check out our guide to this diverse and motley crew below:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in theaters on December 15 and boasts a run-time of 150 minutes, making it the longest Star Wars film yet. It's also tracking to have an opening weekend of $200 million, which would beat out Beauty and the Beast's record for the biggest opening of 2017.
Amazon Alexa Ghost Skill Comes to Destiny 2
Amazon Alexa devices can now obtain additional functionality through the Destiny 2 Ghost Skill, allowing supported devices to connect with Destiny 2. By enabling the skill, players are able to use real-time voice commands.
Boasting over 1,000 custom lines to discover, players can use the Destiny 2 Ghost Skill to ask the Ghost to equip certain loadouts, send messages to friends, or even decide what to do next in the game. The Ghost can even share lore about the universe of Destiny 2, all without even booting up the game.
A Destiny 2 Limited Edition Ghost is also coming, and when paired with an Alexa-enabled device, it will confer all the same benefits as the Ghost Skill. Both the Skill and the physical Ghost are compatible with all versions of Destiny 2. While the Ghost Skill is available now, the physical version of the Ghost releases on December 19, and is currently available for pre-order.
Opinion: Why I Felt Uncomfortable Playing The CoD WW2 Campaign
It’s very hard not to be engulfed back into the world of Call of Duty every year, especially as a lover of first person shooters. I was excited to go back to World War II and experience a new harrowing chapter set against the backdrop that we first stepped foot into when we played the first few games in the series almost 15 years ago now. However, that huge period of time away from the era has allotted me a more full knowledge of history, a chance to listen to stories about World War II from veterans still alive today as a documentarian, and even a chance to explore the history of my own grandfather, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Now, that’s not to say these experiences have changed the way I’ve absorbed entertainment, especially about war. Many of the great games and films I’ve played and watched today are deeply rooted in war stories, historic and modern. Some of them are brutal and real in their portrayals (The Grey Zone, Saving Private Ryan) and some of them are outlandish and caricaturistic (Inglourious Basterds, Wolfenstein). Yet, those stories have planted their stance on war in some way or another.
Switch Reportedly Black Friday’s Best-Selling Product
Nintendo's new console was an incredibly popular item over the Thanksgiving weekend.
According to Adobe Digital Insights (via Markets Insider), Switch was the best-selling product among online retailers on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. While competing platforms, like PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, were available at a discount, Nintendo's console was not even on sale.
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Hellboy Reboot Release Date Confirmed
Lionsgate's new take on Hellboy finally has a release date.
IGN can confirm the Hellboy reboot starring Stranger Things' David Harbour will be released in theaters on January 11, 2019. Currently the synopsis of the film is that Hellboy will battle an ancient sorceress seeking revenge while he's caught between both the worlds of man and the supernatural.
In addition to Harbour in the lead role, the film also stars Resident Evil's Milla Jovovich as the film's villain and Ian McShane as Professor Broom, as well as Daniel Dae Kim, who recently took over the role of Major Ben Daimio following Deadpool star Ed Skrein's announcement that he would leave the role. Skrein departed the project following controversy and upon the actor learning of the character being am Asian-American.
Destiny 2 Servers Will Be Down for Maintenance Tomorrow
Destiny 2 will be offline for six hours tomorrow, December 1.
Bungie announced the game's servers will undergo maintenance starting at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm UK (December 2 at 3am AET. Those already playing the game at 8am PT will be able to keep playing until 9am. After that, you will be booted to the main screen.
No gameplay updates or content will be introduced. However, Destiny 2 is still getting major updates in December. This includes the game's latest expansion, Curse of Osiris, which arrives on December 5.
My Hero Academia Game Announced Switch, PS4
My Hero Academia: One's Justice has been announced for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Bandai Namco revealed the battle action game in the most recent issue of Weekly Jump (via Gematsu). A trailer will debut at Jump Festa 2018, which takes place from December 16-17.
In the game, fan favorite characters will face off, even destroying the stages around them as fights continue. The anime series on which it's based follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who dreams of becoming a hero, despite being born without superpowers in a world where they are common.
Earlier this year at Anime Expo, we had the chance to speak with Yoshihiko Umakoshi, My Hero Academia's chief animation director. Find out what he had to say about how studio Bones goes about achieving the show's great animation. Also be sure to read our review of My Hero Academia: Season 2 to find out why it "easily earns its place as one of the best TV shows of 2017," and why it should be no surprise that the show will return for a third season in April 2018.
Netflix Renews Mindhunter for Season 2
Mindhunter has been renewed for a second season by Netflix.
This news comes by way of Deadline, who notes the Season 2 renewal was entirely expected, as preparations for another season were already being made prior to series' debut in October.
Mindhunter is a 1970s crime drama series created by Joe Penhall and based on FBI Agent John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker's book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. The show is executive produced by David Fincher and Charlize Theron.
The show stars Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross. The cast also includes Cameron Britton, who plays serial killer Ed Kemper.
New Star Wars Images Show Off The Last Jedi Aliens
We're just over two weeks away from the long-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Disney is delivering an extra special treat to help ease the wait. IGN is exclusively debuting nine new pop icon images inspired by the upcoming movie that focus on the Light Side of the Force -- and even show off some of the new aliens that will appear in the movie.
Click through the below gallery to see all nine Star Wars: The Last Jedi pop icons:
Among familiar droid-faces like C-3PO, R2-D2 and BB-8 and beloved spacecrafts like the Millennium Falcon and X-Wings, you'll spot two new Star Wars creatures that will be joining the canon in The Last Jedi. The first is a pop icon-take on a Porg -- you know, those adorable new penguin-like creatures that have been the breakout hit of The Last Jedi's marketing. This little fellow seems to be the same Porg as the one we've seen befriending Chewbacca in the film's trailers.