Monthly Archives: December 2016
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The 10 Biggest News Stories of 2016
Batman and Superman battled it out on the big screen, Pokemon started appearing around every corner of the real world, the first Disney-released Star Wars spinoff debuted, and much more dominated the entertainment landscape of 2016. IGN was there to cover all of it — the biggest games, movies, TV, and comics reveals, surprises, successes, and failures — but what were the biggest stories that captivated you, our readers and viewers, throughout this year?
This ranking is based on total user traffic to IGN news articles on desktop and mobile devices in all of 2016. Read on to find out what you were most intrigued by this year (hint: the DC cinematic universe will appear more than a couple of times) with IGN’s 10 biggest news stories of the year:
In 2021 Humans Will Travel Further From Earth Than Ever Before
Soon astronauts will travel where no human has gone before, further into the solar system than any mission in history.
NASA's Orion spacecraft will begin ground testing, according to NASA, and once completed, the ship will move into "the proving grounds," an area of space around the moon where astronauts "can build and test systems" in preparation for a future mission to Mars.
Image Source: NASA
Netflix Renews Fuller House for Season 3
Following the debut of Fuller House: Season 2 earlier this month, Netflix has announced a third season will release sometime next year.
News of the show's Season 3 renewal was shared via Fuller House's various social media pages. Check out the announcement video below, which was posted on Twitter:
Holiday wishes, answered. Fuller House Season 3, coming 2017. pic.twitter.com/pJkRASTpBj
These Christmas Overwatch Cosplays Are Perfection
Overwatch recently rolled out it's Winter Wonderland update, and with that, cosplayers have jumped on the holiday celebrations, too.
Here are three of the coolest (get it, coolest?) Overwatch cosplayers we've ever seen - click right to see them all:
The Tracer cosplay, by Knitemaya, is a pretty spot-on recreation of Tracer's Winter Wonderland skin. The photographer who took those photos is Pireze.
All the Alien: Covenant Images Released So Far
Check out all the hi-res photos 20th Century Fox has released thus far from Alien: Covenant by scrolling through the image gallery below.
Alien and Prometheus director Ridley Scott returns to the sci-fi/horror franchise he created with the forthcoming Alien: Covenant.
The film's stellar cast includes Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollet, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby.
Here is the official plot synopsis for Alien: Covenant, which takes place several years after the events of Prometheus:
"The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape."
What It’s Like to Have Christmas Dinner at Hogwarts
Ever wonder what it would be like to have your annual Christmas dinner at Hogwarts? One fan did just that, and documented the entire thing.
Artist Destiny Blue recently attended a yearly event that hosts a dinner at the original Great Hall set at Warner Brothers' London studio (via Mashable). The event, which occurred on December 7 and 8, isn't necessarily the cheapest way to celebrate fandom, with tickets running £240 (~$304 USD) each. But according to Blue on her imgur account, "there's no experience like it."
Rat Burgers Gaining Popularity in Russia
Remember Pizza Rat, the adorable NYC rat caught on camera dragging a slice of pie back to its rat-lair? As cute as that humanized vermin was, you probably didn't think "Boy, I'd sure like to eat that small animal!"
First of all, it would take a whole lot of rats to make just one tasty burger, but fortunately the nutria, a cousin of the rat, has enough meat to put a dent the appetite of Louisiana Cajuns and more recently, Russian diners.
The river rat, as its sometimes known, is found in southern Russia and is now a hot item in some Moscow eateries. Chef Takhir Kholikberdiev "serves up nutria burgers and a whole range of other rodent-based dishes" in his Moscow based restaurant Krasnodar Bistro, according to The Guardian.
Marvel Plans Major X-Men Comics for March
Marvel Comics released their full lineup of solicitations for March 2017 this week. That month will mark the beginning of the ResurrXion relaunch and the debut of new series like America and Iron Fist.
New Series:
- America #1
- The Clone Conspiracy: Omega (one-shot)
- Inhumans Prime #1 (one-shot)
- Iron Fist #1
- Man-Thing #1-2
- Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude #1
- X-Men Prime #1 (one-shot)
Ending Series:
- All-New X-Men #19
- Black Widow #12
- Deadpool the Duck #5