Yearly Archives: 2020
Marvel’s Avengers: Next Patch Will Fix Over 1,000 Player-Reported Issues
Hitman Developer’s Freedom Fighters Re-Released on PC
[poilib element="accentDivider"] IO Interactive's 2003 shooter Freedom Fighters has been re-rated by PEGI, leading to speculation that we may see a re-release of some kind. Spotted by ResetEra user dex3108, the game can be seen on the PEGI website, rated for PC only at this point. The publisher listed is the game's developer IO Interactive instead of EA Swiss Sarl, who published the original game on PC, GameCube, PS2 and Xbox. IO Interactive went independent in 2017, retaining the rights to its Hitman IP. Speaking to GamesIndustry after going independent, IO made clear that it had retained the rights to Freedom Fighters as well as Hitman. Last year, we also heard that IO was working on a new game that wasn't Hitman-related. This rating suggests that a re-release or remaster of the cult classic could be around the corner. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2003/08/15/freedom-fighters-gamecube-gameplay-2003-08-15-7"] If you missed Freedom Fighters at the dawn of the millennium, the game was a third-person shooter with an alternate-history premise, where resistance fighters repel the Soviet Union from its occupation of New York City. The player could recruit other 'Freedom Fighters' to the cause and issue commands. We scored the game an 8.4 back in 2003, saying it was "a game that gets better the more you play it", and praising how its tactical elements slotted alongside its 3rd person combat. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Freedom Fighters has arrived (again)! Download it today on @GOGcom @EpicGames and @Steam with 33% off in the first week!
It's time to beat The Red Army, and re-join the Resistance! pic.twitter.com/JWLNdQXB6C — Freedom Fighters (@FreedomGame_IOI) September 21, 2020
WandaVision: All the Official Images from Marvel’s New Disney+ Series
Emmy Winners: Watchmen, Succession, Schitt’s Creek All Win Big
Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession - WINNER
Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen - WINNER
TV Movie
- American Son
- Bad Education - WINNER
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria - WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession - WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me
- Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen - WINNER
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True - WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter The Crown
- Laura Dern Big Little Lies
- Julia Garner Ozark - WINNER
- Thandie Newton Westworld
- Fiona Shaw Killing Eve
- Sarah Snook Succession
- Meryl Streep Big Little Lies
- Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show - WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America - WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen - WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable KimmySchmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Emmy Winners: Watchmen, Succession, Schitt’s Creek All Win Big
Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession - WINNER
Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen - WINNER
TV Movie
- American Son
- Bad Education - WINNER
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria - WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession - WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead To Me
- Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen - WINNER
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True - WINNER
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter The Crown
- Laura Dern Big Little Lies
- Julia Garner Ozark - WINNER
- Thandie Newton Westworld
- Fiona Shaw Killing Eve
- Sarah Snook Succession
- Meryl Streep Big Little Lies
- Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show - WINNER
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek - WINNER
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America - WINNER
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen - WINNER
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable KimmySchmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood
PS5 Retailers Appear to Have Fewer Digital Editions for Preorder
PS5 Retailers Appear to Have Fewer Digital Editions for Preorder
Did Mulan’s VOD Sales Beat Tenet’s Global Box Office?
No, Mulan Didn’t Make $261 Million from Its Disney Plus Debut
"Stateside, one could argue that Disney made the right gamble. Tenet is playing in mostly empty theaters and has grossed $36 million domestically; even the lower end of the estimates cited by Yahoo would suggest that Mulan made twice as much online. Because Disney released the film exclusively on its own platform, it gets to keep all of that money, as opposed to having to split it with cinemas or with companies such as Apple and Amazon. Even so, the film needs to make far more than $90 million to cover its budget, so the overseas release was crucial. But Mulan stumbled—its grosses dropped a disastrous 72 percent in its second weekend in China."
With a current global total of $251 million, Tenet could still conceivably earn $400 million worldwide by the end of the year despite many theatrical markets, especially major domestic ones like New York City and Los Angeles, remaining closed. Our original report from Sept. 20th follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] If the math adds up, then the following report contains some interesting data as it pertains to U.S. movie release models. It appears that Mulan has pulled in more money to date with its U.S. premium Disney+ VOD model (with a price tag of $29.99) than Tenet‘s entire overseas box office haul. Nothing is official here, since the Mulan VOD numbers aren't out for all to see just yet, but Yahoo is currently reporting huge numbers for Mulan, saying that "nearly 29% of U.S. Disney+ users that accessed the app between September 1st to September 12th purchased the $30 Mulan film." Given this, it would appear that Mulan has pulled in "$261 million for U.S. markets alone." Disney reports that the streaming platform has over 60 million global subscribers. If it's assumed that U.S. households make up 50% of that total base then roughly 9 million users bought Mulan. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/21/tenet-review"] Meanwhile, per Variety, Tenet crossed $250 million this weekend globally. It's in the U.S., with limited released and theaters at limited capacity, that the film is struggling the most as it earned $4.7 million this weekend, bringing the North American total to $36.1 million to date. Again, it's important to note that Disney hasn't released any official Mulan numbers, though CFO Christine McCarthy said the company is “very pleased” with its performance. Our review of Mulan called the film a "confident blend of old and new, hiding a familiar heart under action-packed armor" while our review of Tenet said Nolan's latest was a "thrilling addition" to the the director's canon, but "is slightly held back by a sense of over-familiarity." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=mulan-biggest-differences-between-the-animated-movie-and-live-action-remake&captions=true"] IGN serves a global audience, so we will be covering films that may be available theatrically in some countries but not others due to local COVID-19 restrictions. Read more on IGN's policy on movie reviews in light of COVID-19 here. IGN strongly encourages anyone considering going to a movie theater during the COVID-19 pandemic to check their local public health and safety guidelines before buying a ticket. If in doubt, stay home — keep yourself and others safe.
