Resident Evil 7 Was the Best-Selling Game of January 2017
Capcom's Resident Evil 7 Biohazard was the top-selling game in the US for the month of January, according to The NPD Group.
The best-selling console was once again PlayStation 4, with the top-selling PS4 SKU remaining the Uncharted 4 500GB bundle. Interestingly, NPD said the third best selling console for the month was the NES Classic.
The release of Resident Evil 7 helped push overall sales numbers up for the month, 14% higher than last January. However, hardware spending saw a "19 percent decline versus January 2016," down to $127 million.
According to NPD, the last time Capcom had a game come out at the top of the month's sales was 2009's Resident Evil 5.
Grand Theft Auto V continues to be a dominant force and a huge driver of revenue for Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive. The game was the third-best selling for January 2016. Grand Theft Auto V has now sold 75 million copies since its 2013 release.
Star Wars Rebels Preview: Sabine Clashes with Her Mom
In this week's Star Wars Rebels episode, "Legends of Mandalore" -- airing Saturday, February 18th -- a Darksaber wielding Sabine returns home and finds a rather chilly reception waiting for her.
In this scene from Saturday's episode, Sabine, Kanan, and Ezra instantly run afoul of her mother, a Mandalorian warrior who was once part of the Death Watch. Check it out!
The official synopsis for "Legends of Mandalore" reads:
Hoping to enlist her family to help the rebels, Sabine returns to her home world with Kanan and Ezra, but soon finds herself embroiled in her family's power struggle for Mandalore.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
Starbreeze Provides Update on PayDay 3 Development
Starbreeze Studios has provided an update on the status of PayDay 3, confirming that production is now underway.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the company shared the news in documentation alongside its financial results, saying the next entry in Overkill Software's first-person shooter series is now at the "full design stage" and the development team will be provided ample time to complete the game.
In fact, Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint went so far as to say that PayDay 3 will "enjoy as much time as we deem needed" and "will be done when it's done." He went on to note that PayDay is the company's "single most important brand today and the cornerstone of our business and we will treat it accordingly."
Why Is Batman Fighting Elmer Fudd?
Did you ever think you'd see the day when Batman added Elmer Fudd to his rogues gallery? Well get ready, because four of DC's most popular superhero characters are about to go to war with the Looney Tunes cast.
Today DC announced a quartet of "DC/Looney Tunes Specials" that mash up the DC and Looney Tunes universes. Check out the covers to all four specials below:
DC didn't reveal any other details about these new books, so we're not sure if they're meant to be isolated one-shots like March's DC/Hanna Barbera crossovers or if we're looking at a full-blown Justice League/Looney Tunes crossover. The idea sounds slightly less strange in the wake of recent crossovers like Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Justice League/Power Rangers.
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E3 2017: Bethesda Press Conference Confirmed
Bethesda will once again hold an E3 press conference on the Sunday of E3 week, the publisher has announced.
The press conference, which was confirmed on Twitter, will take place on Sunday, June 11. Although no official time or other details were given, Bethesda's vice president of PR and marketing, Pete Hines, noted that it would be "the same day/time as usual." Bethesda’s E3 2016 conference was at 7 p.m. PT /10 p.m. ET.
Fate of the Furious: Helen Mirren’s Role Revealed
Helen Mirren's mysterious role in The Fate of the Furious has seemingly been revealed.
While doing an interview with Yahoo, Fast & Furious 6 and Beauty and the Beast star Luke Evans revealed that Mirren is playing his and Jason Statham's mother. Evans, who portrays Deckard Shaw's (Statham) younger brother Owen Shaw in the series, didn't provide any other details about Mirren's character, including a name. Evans also shared that there's still a possibility of Owen Shaw returning, as he won't be featured in the upcoming eighth franchise film.
Mel Acknowledges He’s on ‘First Date’ With Suicide Squad 2
Mel Gibson has confirmed he's in talks to direct Suicide Squad 2.
Gibson was doing a Q & A session at a Feb. 15th screening of his Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge, and was asked by the moderator if the reports about him directing a sequel to Suicide Squad were true. “So is this getting close to a deal or is it a first date?,” the moderator asked, in which Gibson replied, "It’s kind of a first date."
You can watch Gibson talking about Suicide Squad in the video below, though it's hard to make out most of what he's saying. But, Gibson does mention that he's been talking about his potential ideas for the sequel towards the end of the video.
Marvel’s ‘Generations’ Pairs Rookie and Veteran Heroes
Marvel revealed a mysterious new comic book called Generations at the ComicsPro retailer meeting today. The series will apparently unite Marvel's classic heroes and their younger replacements in one massive conflict.
Generations teaser art by Alex Ross. (Marvel Comics)
Other than revealing a new painted cover image from artist Alex Ross and a "Summer 2017" release window, nothing else was revealed about this new project. There's no word on the creative team, the scope of the series or specific story details.
Before Slenderman: Urban Legends That Inspired the Tall Guy
With a new movie hitting this weekend and the inevitable "is Slenderman real or fake" question popping up again, we figured it was time to look once more at some of the many other urban legends that came before the Tall Guy -- and which helped inspire his creation.
A dapper besuited fellow with a blank face and elongated limbs, the “creepypasta” Internet horror creation known as Slenderman was at first the work of one person -- Eric Knudsen (“Victor Surge”) -- writing on a forum called “Something Awful” in 2009. The eerie figure, inspired by everything from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and the Silent Hill games, soon found his way into YouTube series and video games of his own, and, tragically, even influenced an infamous 2014 stabbing incident in which two young girls attacked a third girl in order to prove their loyalty to Slenderman.