Battlefield 1 Beta Had 13.2 Million Players
The Battlefield 1 beta had 13.2 million players, making it the biggest beta in EA history.
According to an infographic for the beta, the 13.2 million figure is more than double the strength of the British and Ottoman Empires deployed in the Middle East during World War I. Check out the full stats from the infographic below:
The Battlefield 1 Beta Infographic
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Delayed Until 2017
South Park: The Fractured But Whole will now launch in Q1 of 2017 instead of its originally scheduled December 6, 2016 release, Ubisoft announced today.
A post on the official Ubisoft blog explains that the delay is being done because "the development team wants to make sure the game experience meets the high expectations of fans and the additional time will help them achieve this goal."
No exact new release date has been given for the game's launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
IGN had a chance to go nose-on with The Fractured But Whole at Gamescom 2016 via the Nosulus Rift, while a special edition for the game was revealed earlier this year.
AHS: The Real-World Mystery Driving Season 6
This article provides real-life context for Season 6 of American Horror Story. If you're concerned about potential spoilers, read on at your own risk.
"In 1590, on the coast of what we now know as North Carolina, the entire colony of Roanoke -- all 117 men, women, and children -- died inexplicably." - Billie Dean Howard, American Horror Story: Season 1.
The cryptic teasers for the sixth season of American Horror Story led to all sorts of speculation as to what the story would ultimately be about. Dolls? Bugs? Something Children of the Corn-ish? The prevailing assumption though was that the tale would involve the lost colony of Roanoke - one of America's earliest and most confounding mysteries.
A Closer Look at The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts Book
This year, Nintendo's coveted Legend of Zelda series turns 30 and to celebrate, the company is releasing three books full of material from the series' history. The first, called the Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts is up for pre-order right now on Amazon.
While its only months away from release, here at IGN we don't like to wait. Since the book is already out in Japan, we bought a copy during Tokyo Game Show to give you an early look at what you're getting when it arrives in the West this February 2017.
Check out the slideshow below for more.
Head to our Tokyo Game Show 2016 event hub for all the big news from TGS this week.
Mad Max: Fury Road Black and Chrome Edition Coming
The Black & Chrome Edition of Mad Max: Fury Road is coming later this year in a new bundle called the Mad Max High Octane Collection, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced.
The compilation will be released on December 6, 2016, and includes all four of the Mad Max movies—Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Mad Max: Fury Road—as well as five hours of bonus content and the aforementioned Black & Chrome version of Fury Road.
Mad Max High Octane Collection
This Japanese Game Has You Raise a Creepy Goddess on a Train
Megami Meguri has a cute atmosphere. All the women characters I saw were cheerful or transformed into small creatures, and were accompanied by bright effects when they were extra emotive. But for all of its effort, there’s a slight creepiness to the 3DS game that I couldn’t shake.
In Megami Meguri, Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, shows up and tells you to raise your transit pass’ spirit into a goddess by teaching the artifact spirit words of your choice and putting her through weird tests to check her progress. Together you’ll travel around Japan using a board and die system, and she’ll have the opportunity to learn new things.
When you meet the spirit, Tsukumo, she can’t talk, so instead she does a lot of staring, cooing, and some babbling. Her slight movements and wide eyes actually end up being a bit creepy since she rarely blinks.
9 Mysterious Changes to Resident Evil 7’s Demo
A new trailer for Resident Evil 7 was released today, in which you can share a candlelit bowl of offal with the Bakers.
But there was also an update for the Beginning Hour, the demo released back in June.
Known as the Twilight Version, this update brings some subtle but significant changes to the demo. And yes, there's at least something you can now do with that finger.
Above the fireplace in the starting room, the original picture has been replaced with a family portrait of the Bakers.
Fireplace picture comparison.
Monster Hunter Stories Reinvents the Series Into Something New
Monster Hunter Stories, an RPG spin-off in the Capcom’s Monster Hunter action RPG-focused series, is less than a month away from release in Japan. As one of the star attractions of Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show booth, we went hands on and got a full rundown on some of the big gameplay changes that set it apart from the main Monster Hunter games. On the surface, Monster Hunter Stories is aimed at a younger audience thanks to its younger cast, but it still a deep RPG as well.
As with any Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Stories starts out with you building an avatar referred to as a rider. Rider live alongside the monsters of this world, using them as mounts and dependable companions in battle, which is very unlike the hunters of the Monster Hunter games. The show floor demo allowed us to choose between pre-made male and female riders, but the final game will have customizable avatars.
Comic Book Reviews for September 14, 2016
This week was a great one for Batman fans, with both All-Star Batman #2 and Detective Comics #940 delivering great reads. DC also kicked off Gerard Way's Young Animal imprint with the promising debut of Doom Patrol. Marvel had more Civil War tie-ins on tap and strong new issues of All-New X-Men and Black Panther. Elsewhere, Image launched the sci-fi noir series Hadrian's Wall and Boom's Power Rangers: Pink spinoff continued.
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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Someone Drove a DeLorean at 88mph… And Police Caught Him
Not many people have a DeLorean, but for those that do, it's almost guaranteed they've tried to take it to that 88mph sweet spot.
According to The Guardian, that's what 55 year old Nigel Mills was doing when he got caught by police in Essex, England on Sunday. Although he denies he was trying to go back in time.
In the 1985 film Back to the Future, Marty McFly goes back in time when he hits 88mph in Doc Brown's special DeLorean. In 2016, travelling that fast gets you a date in front of Chelmsford magistrates.
However, the case was thrown out of court when the officers who caught him speeding didn't show up. Laziness? A mistake? Or time travel shenanigans? We may never know.