Yearly Archives: 2018
Ubisoft Cancels Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s First In-Game Live Event
The inaugural live event for Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been canceled due to technical issues.
Live events in Assassin's Creed Odyssey were set to begin October 16, giving players level 30 and above the opportunity to take part in limited time contracts to earn Epic and Legendary rewards.
However, Damais the Indifferent, the Epic Mercenary who was to kick off Odyssey's first live event, was nowhere to be found in the game.
PSA: This week's live event was canceled - apologies for the inconvenience.
Orange Is the New Black Will End With Season 7
The upcoming seventh season of Orange Is the New Black will be its last.
Revealed on Orange Is the New Black’s official Twitter account (via Variety) various cast members made the emotional announcement in a brief video. Uzo Aduba, the actress who portrays Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren said “You will not be disappointed. It is a season you will not forget, and we are going to give you everything and more that you could have ever wanted."
Breaking Down That Controversial Red Dead 2 Quote
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Tina Amini, Brian Altano, and IGN's Homepage Editor Alex Osborn to discuss the recent PS4 message exploit, Spider-Man's upcoming DLC, and PSN ID changes.
For the second half of the show, Barrett Courtney comes in to discuss the conversation that arose about Red Dead Redemption 2 and crunch in the gaming industry at large following quotes about 100-hour work weeks at Rockstar, which Rockstar's Dan Houser later clarified were referencing he and his writing team's hours for a few weeks earlier this year. The initial reception of those, though, brought back up the conversation about how crunch affects game developers.
Obama Says He Doesn’t Care About Pokemon
The former President of the United States of America says he doesn't care about Pokemon...but only to prove a point about voting.
ATTN has put together a video featuring Barack Obama shutting down seven excuses people regularly use not to vote.
In his first point, he likens people not caring about politics to his own feelings towards the popular Pokemon franchise, saying "Look, I don't care about Pokemon, but that doesn't mean that it won't keep on coming back."
President @BarackObama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote. pic.twitter.com/2Etpm6taTq
Sesame Street’s Original Big Bird Actor Retiring After 50 Years
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life since Sesame Street’s premiere in 1969, is stepping down from the roles after nearly 50 years.
Announced through a press release on Sesame Workshop, Spinney said that even though he is relinquishing these roles to other seasoned performers, he plans on remaining an ambassador for Sesame Workshop into the future. Sesame Street also put together a tribute reel for Spinney.
We’re Streaming Call of Duty: Blackout – With a Twist
It goes without saying that battle royale games grab the attention of adrenaline junkies all over the globe. We know that feeling personally at IGN, especially in light of the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 — and we’ve got something planned for a crazy Blackout stream.
CyPhlux (Jordan Parkhurst) and ImGato (Bernardo Herrera) took up the challenge of trying to win five games in Call Of Duty: Black Ops - Blackout during their first live stream this past friday. Taking three wins home, they missed the mark.
But Jordan (CyPhlux) wants to not just aim for five wins again, but heighten the stakes with a bet to make things more interesting.
Tom Holland Announces Spider-Man: Far From Home Filming Wrap With Look at New Suit
Filming on Spider-Man: Far From Home has wrapped, and to celebrate this, Tom Holland has shared an image of Spidey’s new suit in the film.
Holland shared the photo of himself and Zendaya on Instagram, and it’s a far cry from the Iron Spider suit he wore in Infinity War, and is much closer to what he wore in Homecoming. He posted another shot of Spider-Man in an action-heavy scene a few hours prior, but this more recent photo gives us a clearer look at the suit.
The Stanley Parable’s ‘Don’t Play for 5 Years’ Achievement Can Finally Be Unlocked Today
The Stanley Parable's "Go Outside" achievement, which tasked players to not play the game for five years, can finally be earned through legitimate means today.
"I have the news you've all been waiting for," The Stanley Parable writer and designer Davey Wredent tweeted this morning. "Today is the first day that it is possible to legitimately get the Go Outside achievement in The Stanley Parable."
How The Conners’ Premiere Ratings Compare to the Roseanne Revival’s Ratings
The Conners — ABC's rework of the sitcom Roseanne, this time without Roseanne Barr — premiered last night to strong ratings that ultimately failed to match Roseanne's average ratings last season.
The sitcom pulled in a solid 10.46 million viewers last night and a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49, the demographic coveted by advertisers, according to THR. The premiere was in line with the finale of the Roseanne revival that aired last spring, which pulled in 10.58 million viewers and a 2.5 in the demo.
However, The Conners lagged considerably behind the massive ratings for the launch of the Roseanne revival last March. The two-part premiere episode for season 10 managed 18.16 million viewers and a 5.1 in the demo.
2006’s Prey Was Portal Before Portal
The 1998 E3 trailer for 3D Realms’ Prey was quick to tout its use of ‘portal technology,’ but it ultimately never panned out for the developers, who ended up releasing a considerably different version of the game in 2006. 3D Realms co-founder Scott Miller sat down on this month’s IGN Unfiltered to share behind-the-scenes details on the development of Prey, as well as the cancellation of Prey 2.