No Man’s Sky PC Players Dropped by 90% in Two Weeks
The No Man's Sky user-base has dropped significantly on PC since its launch two weeks ago.
According to SteamSpy's statistics, there were a little above 20,000 players in No Man's Sky's PC world this week, down from approximately 212,000 at launch. Take note that these numbers aren't the total number of users playing No Man's Sky on PC, rather, the number of users playing simultaneously.
While player drop-off is by no means unusual for a new release game with major hype behind it, such an extreme drop-off in such a short space of time might raise some eyebrows (The Division on PC, for example, had an 81% drop-off a little less than two months after launch). However, these numbers do not reflect users playing PlayStation 4.
Community Creator Writing New Doctor Strange Scenes
While Doctor Strange wrapped filming back in April, it looks like Marvel is making a few late additions, as the studio brought Dan Harmon on board to write some new scenes for its upcoming comic book film.
Harmon, who created Community and co-created Rick and Morty, is writing scenes that are for additional photography, a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Typically, Marvel movies (like most big studio tentpole films at this point) factor in several days of additional photography into their production plan.
Analogue NT Mini: $450 HDMI & RGB-enabled NES Announced
Analogue, the company behind premium retro goods, announced a mini edition of the company’s HDMI and RGB-enabled console based off of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The all-in-one Analogue NT Mini plays game cartidges made for the NES and Japanese Famicom lag free and with zero signal degradation, according to the hardware maker. It has a built-in port for the Famicom Disk Systrem. The NT Mini can also support up to four players, and comes bundled with a bluetooth-enabled NES30 controller.
The console also comes with a Retro Receiver -- a wireless accessory that Analogue made in partnership with 8bitdo. The receiver supports multiple bluetooth-enabled controllers including Sony’s PS4 DualShock 3, DualShock 4, the Wii Remote, and a Wii U Pro Controller.
Captain Marvel Director Shortlist Revealed
Marvel Studios has reportedly narrowed their search for a director for Captain Marvel down to three female filmmakers.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the leading candidates are Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland USA), Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland, True Blood) and Lorene Scafaria (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Meddler).
Two other earlier contenders, The Babadook's Jennifer Kent and Kung Fu Panda 2's Jennifer Yuh, are said to no longer be in the running.
Additional female filmmakers may be considered down the line.
"A decision won't be made anytime soon as Marvel is being very deliberate in its search," claims the trade. "Insiders tell THR that the next stage will involve Marvel giving a treatment and documents to the directors in order to prepare a detailed presentation."
Battlefield 1 Premium Pass Announced
EA and DICE have revealed what players can expect in Battlefield 1's season pass, which is available for purchase separately from the game.
The Battlefield 1 Premium Pass will include four major expansions packs, the first of which, titled They Shall Not Pass, will be available in March 2017. The new DLC packs will allow players to take on the roles of new armies introduced into the game — They Shall Not Pass will make the French army playable, while a later expansion will introduce the Russian army.
The four packs will introduce 16 new multiplayer maps in total, as well as new Operations, game modes, elite classes, 20 new weapons, and new vehicles.
Those who purchase the premium pass will also receive access to each expansion two weeks earlier than those who purchase them individually.
16 Rare Pokemon World Championships Toys and Merch
The Pokemon World Championships took place over the weekend, and a Poke Center was set up in San Francisco's Marriott hotel, featuring event-exclusive Pokemon merchandise.
Here are some of our favorite items from the store, including some non-exclusive but very cute Pokemon plush. Click right to see them all:
A bag was given to players taking part in the tournament, too, which included some items that were only given to competitors. Check out the video at the top of the page for our unboxing!
Head to page 2 for a closer look at the adorable Pokemon World Championships trophies awarded to winners of the Pokemon trading card game, video game, and Pokken tournaments.
New to Amazon Prime for September
Coming to Amazon this September are a bunch of new Amazon originals, including the third season of Transparent, comedian Tig Notaro's One Mississippi, a new series written and directed by Woody Allen, and a Todd Solondz movie. Also, movies like The Witch, Apollo 13, Man on a Wire, and Good Will Hunting.
And for purchase, there's Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, and more.
Check it out!
IGN SPOTLIGHT
- Wiener-Dog (AMAZON ORIGINAL)*
Amazon Original Movie by Todd Solondz about a dachshund that passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
Director Leaves Gambit for DC’s Dark Universe Film
Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity's Doug Liman has reportedly left the director's chair of Gambit for the supernatural superhero pic Dark Universe, Warner Bros.' and DC Films' planned feature film version of Justice League Dark.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that 20th Century Fox's Gambit has indeed lost its director, but that Channing Tatum remains attached to star. THR adds that a search is underway for another director -- the X-Men spinoff's third-- to make a January start date.
Halo 5: Forge Coming to PC in September
Halo 5: Forge, Halo's level-creation experience from Halo 5: Guardians, will arrive on the Windows Store for Windows 10 on September 8, Microsoft announced today. Halo 5: Guardian's ninth free content update, Anvil's Legacy, will debut on Xbox One on the same day, adding "significant updates" to the console version of Forge.
The Windows 10 Halo creation tool is free, and will include keyboard and mouse support, increased resolution, and the ability to publish creations to the Xbox One. Halo 5: Forge will also allow PC users to host and play custom matches with up to 16 players, introducing a "new content browser" that spans Xbox One and PC.
Spider-Man: Stan Lee Weighs in on Rumored Zendaya Role
Disney Channel star Zendaya is rumored to star as a very familiar character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and comic book creator Stan Lee has come forward to give his approval of her possibly taking on the role.
Warning: Possible Spider-Man: Homecoming spoilers ahead.
The current official word from Sony is that Zendaya will play a character named Michelle, but reports surfaced last week, claiming the actress will actually star as Mary Jane Watson. While some have taken issue with the iconic character being played by a black actress, the man who actually created MJ has no problem with the rumored casting, according to the Toronto Sun.