Yearly Archives: 2018
NHL 19 Release Date, Cover Star Announced
EA has announced the release date and cover star for NHL 19.
Nashville Predators’ Norris Trophy-winning defenseman P.K. Subban is the cover athlete for NHL 19, which comes out on September 14 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. An EA spokesperson confirmed to IGN the publisher has "no current plans for Switch or PC" regarding NHL 19.
NHL 19 cover star P.K. Subban.
This latest entry in the sports franchise will let players compete in a new unified progression hub called World of CHEL. It will combine EA SPORTS Hockey League, NHL THREE Drop In, and the new NHL ONES and Pro-Am modes.
These Were the Most Popular Games at E3 2018
Anthem, Cyberpunk 2077, and Fallout 76 lead the list of most popular games on IGN during the week of E3 2018.
Below are the top 25 most popular games on IGN—including both web and app views—from June 8-15. It's important to note these results are based on content views during the week and don't factor in views during the press conferences.
- Anthem
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Fallout 76
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Jump Force
- The Last of Us Part II
- Battlefield V
- Spider-Man
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
MoviePass Responds to AMC’s Movie Ticket Subscription Service
MoviePass has responded to AMC's newly announced movie ticket subscription service, Stubs A-List.
MoviePass issued a response on Twitter, explaining why its service is far superior to AMC's.
AMC has repeatedly disparaged our model as a way to discourage our growth because all along they wanted to launch their own, more expensive plan. We want to make movies more accessible, they want more profit.
— MoviePass (@MoviePass) June 20, 2018
Female Directors Eyed for Black Widow Standalone Film
With the script for the standalone Black Widow film reportedly being written by Jac Schaeffer, a new list of possible directors have come into the spotlight.
Justin Kroll with Variety previously reported Marvel Studios had met with over 65 potential directors for the female-directed film, and according to Deadline, that list has been narrowed down.
Yes, Reggie Knows How Much You Want Mother 3 and Animal Crossing for Switch
After Nintendo made all of its E3 announcements this year, you’re not alone if you were wondering about the fate of your favorite franchise. From Animal Crossing to Mother 3 and even Pikmin, a lot of fans took to Twitter to lament the absence of a few Nintendo series, and it hasn’t escaped Nintendo’s attention.
“When we have something to announce, we will,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told IGN at E3.
“Fill in the blank of your favorite franchise. Our mentality will be we'll announce information close to its launch date versus teasing people for years on end.”
Star Trek TV Spin-Offs We’d Love to See
As was reported this week, Star Trek: Discovery co-creator Alex Kurtzman has been tapped by CBS to develop a new batch of Star Trek TV shows and miniseries. Among the possible projects on the docket are a series set at Starfleet Academy, a Wrath of Khan-related miniseries (!), another mystery miniseries, and a second Star Trek animated series (the first since 1973). There’s also talk of a Trek show that Patrick Stewart is involved with and which presumably involves Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Captain Picard. CBS hasn't confirmed any of these yet, but it’s clear there are some big plans in the works.
CW Sets Premiere Dates for The Flash Season 5, Arrow Season 7 and More
The CW Network has announced the premiere dates for The Flash, Arrow, Black Lightning, Riverdale, and more.
The CW's Fall season will officially begin with the iHeartRadio Music Festival, airing on Sunday, October 7th and Monday, October 8th, 8:00-10:00pm ET/PT.
On Tuesday, October 9th from 8:00-9:00pm ET/PT, the fifth season of The Flash returns, followed by the second season of Black Lightning.
Riverdale returns for its third season on Wednesday, October 10th from 8:00-9:00pm ET/PT, followed by the new series based on the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger, All American, from 9:00-10:00pm ET/PT.
Minecraft Dev’s Shutdown Card Game Has Been Resurrected by Fans
Scrolls, the well-received tactical card game by Minecraft developer Mojang, is being resurrected by fans as a free game now called Caller’s Bane.
Scrolls released back at the end of 2014, but developer Mojang announced later in June of 2015 that development of the game would begin to halt, with a commitment to keep running the servers until at least July of 2016.
It actually wasn’t until earlier this year that Mojang actually officially turned off the servers on February 13.
A New Ninja Turtles Movie Is in Development
Paramount is reportedly developing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Variety reports this new take on the franchise will be written by Andrew Dodge, who penned Jason Bateman's R-rated comedy Bad Words. According to Variety, this would be a reboot of the franchise after the last two live-action/CGI-hybrid films, the latter of which was 2016's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
Other reports of the film, however, don't point to the film as a reboot, so it is currently unclear if there will be any ties to the last two films.
The 15 Biggest Missing Games of E3 2018
While E3 2018 was filled with amazing games like Cyberpunk 2077, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and The Last of Us: Part 2, there were a handful of notable games that were nowhere to be found throughout the show. So we decided to gather the 15 biggest games that were complete no-shows at E3 2018.
Keep in mind that we didn’t include any games that haven’t been officially announced, so no Splinter Cell, Star Fox Grand Prix, or whatever the hell Rocksteady’s working on. We also scratched any from the list if the developer/publisher confirmed it wouldn’t be at the show beforehand, like Borderlands 3, Darksiders 3, and Biomutant.