Yearly Archives: 2020
Tiger King ‘Sequel’ Series Investigating Carole Baskin Has Been Greenlit
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Tiger King documented the vicious rivalry between big cat enthusiasts Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, with the former making it his personal crusade to destroy Baskin (ultimately becoming convicted in a plot to try to murder her). Exotic repeatedly resurfaced rumors that Baskin murdered her husband Don Lewis, whose disappearance has never been solved.
After Tiger King debuted, a Florida sheriff made a plea for new leads in the 1997 cold case of Lewis' disappearance. Baskin still operates her Big Cat Rescue out of Tampa, Florida.
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For more on Tiger King, find out who Joe Exotic wants to see play him, how Jared Leto paid homage to Joe Exotic, and, of course, read our spoiler-free review.Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Cosmos Series and How it Honors Carl Sagan
When asked to become the new host for the continuation of the 1980 science documentary from the late Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson didn't immediately jump at the opportunity. Yet here he is, in the show’s third season with Cosmos: Possible Worlds.
"I was initially reluctant because I don’t like doing things that I know other people can do. I could list a dozen people who could host Cosmos, so I didn’t really need to do it. I would rather do things that no one can do. In fact, if we all expressed our talents in that way, imagine what kind of world that would be," Tyson explained in a phone interview with IGN.
"But then I thought about it," Tyson continued, "and I met Carl when I was 17 and he had this influence on me. He’s been a mentor, not in a 1-on-1 way, but a mentor by example and I thought, you know, there are things I could bring to the screen that others couldn’t, and maybe my hosting would represent a unique opportunity or make a unique statement."
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Cosmos' Resurgence
The idea to continue the work of Carl Sagan with Cosmos was not previously planned but became a necessary continuation in the eyes of Ann Druyan, producer and writer on the show and wife of Sagan, as the current state of the world continues to shift over time.
“She [Druyan] realized there were other challenges that civilization was facing, that differed from what we faced in 1980," Tyson said. "In 1980 it was still the Cold War. The world was still held hostage by conflicts of political ideologies, and the cosmic perspective – something that Cosmos delivers magnificently – was something that as any astrophysicist knows, can completely change your outlook on the world. So, Ann felt the time had come."
Tyson explained the decision for Druyan also came from the rise of anti-science and climate change denials around the year 2010.
The second season – or continuation as it's more so described – of Cosmos premiered in 2014, titled Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, with the third installment, Cosmos: Possible Worlds premiering it's first two episodes on March 9, 2020, and with subsequent episodes being released in pairs every Monday starting at 8:00 pm EDT / 7:00 pm CDT / 5:00pm PDT on National Geographic Channel.
Tyson explained the creative team considered many more stories than those that actually made it to air, but the ones that do – including the 13 episodes of the most recent season – had the best balance of science, human interest, visual effects, and compelling mission statements.
"By the time you’ve seen it and felt it and experienced it, you’re just going to rise up from the couch and say, 'I want to change the world because I need to,'" Tyson said.
Carl Sagan's Continued Influence
The connection to the original Cosmos documentary and influence from Sagan is apparent in the new seasons, all the way down to small details like a dandelion seed in the opening of the show to the Ship of the Imagination that fans will recognized received an upgrade, which are directly linked to the 1980 documentary.
"The look and feel and mission statement is the DNA of Cosmos. It’s not just science – if it were, it would just be another documentary. But you never felt that watching any episode of Cosmos. It’s a different contract between what’s on the screen and you, the viewer, as a consumer of that content. And that contract is, you will be enlightened by the science, but that’s not your takeaway," Tyson said.
"Your takeaway is you’re going to learn why that science matters to you, to your family, to your fellow humans, to Earth. You’re going to find out why that matters, and you’re going to feel empowered to do something about it. That’s the DNA of Cosmos."
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The Future of Cosmos
In terms of another season, Tyson said he spoke with Druyan and she's already been thinking of a fourth season – yet Tyson said he doesn't need to host himself.
"I think each Cosmos should really have a next person hosted, who’s from a next-generation, so you keep it moving – like a torch that is passed. She's [Druyan] the engine for the stories that are being told, and if she’s 70 years old and has the energy to generate a whole other set of stories, more power to her."
“The world in 5 years may have a whole other set of challenges that will come front and center with Cosmos, that we don’t even foresee today," Tyson elaborated. "Or we can get an update on whatever role Cosmos played in getting people to become better shepherds of civilization compared to how we once were so our descendants would be proud of us for what we have put into motion, rather than embarrassed of us by what we have done.”
The third season of Cosmos is executive produced, written and directed by creator Ann Druyan, with Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, and Jason Clark also serving as executive producers. The creative team includes acclaimed costume designer Ruth E. Carter, cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, and iconic composer Alan Silvestri. Voiceover artists include well known actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Seth MacFarlane, Viggo Mortensen, and Judd Hirsch.
Along with Cosmos: Possible Worlds premiering on National Geographic weekly, the complete season will air on Fox this summer. For more science news, read about how MIT engineers created a method to deflect Earth-threatening asteroids, NASA's new mission to understand the Sun's radiation affects in space, and what this real-life Venom-type symbiote goop might be.
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Jessie Wade is Homepage Editor at IGN and the science gal. Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade and talk with her about astronomy, dinosaurs, and life.
TCL’s First 5G Smartphone Costs Only $400
TCL 10 Pro and TCL 10L
The TCL 10 Pro is the real flagship of this trio and it’s a pretty solid device for $449. The phone comes with a 6.47-inch AMOLED display complete with the curved sides and in-display fingerprint reader you might expect from a flagship device. It also has a Snapdragon 675 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage with a microSD card slot, 4,500mAh battery, and it even has a headphone jack. The camera setup on the TCL 10 Pro includes a 64MP main camera, a dedicated low light camera, super wide-angle and macro cameras, and a 24MP front-facing camera. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=tcl-10l&captions=true"] Lastly, the TCL 10L is the most budget option, flying in at $249. This low-cost device offers up a 6.53-inch display Snapdragon 665 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage with a microSD card slot for expansion. What’s more, this affordable handset still packs four cameras, including a 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, 2MP depth sensor, and a 16MP front camera. There’s no mention of water-resistance on either the TCL 10 Pro or 10L, and neither device supports wireless charging. Both of these smartphones are slated for release this quarter, which should last until June, though there’s no exact date. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Kevin Lee is IGN's Hardware and Roundups Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspamKingdom Keepers: Kevin Smith Reveals Canceled Disney Plus Series
If you're unfamiliar with the Kingdom Keepers series, it's a series of books written by Ridley Pearson that features a cast of characters hired by Disney to be holographic guides at theme parks like Disney World's Magic Kingdom. When the parks close at night, Disney characters come out to play. Naturally, villains like Maleficent have grander plans. The cast of characters, or the Kingdom Keepers as it were, fight to protect the parks and the outside world from these Disney villains come to life. Smith followed up his tweet and said the executive that scrapped Kingdom Keepers is the same person who decided to put Star Wars and Marvel shows on Disney+. "So as much as I would've liked to make my show, I'm much happier watching #TheMandalorian and can't wait for #WandaVision. #FanFirstFilmmakerSecond," he said in the tweet. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/11/disney-plus-how-to-watch-on-tvs-game-consoles-and-more-ign-now"] Smith responded to another person on Twitter and said Kingdom Keepers was written with love by a kid (referring to himself) who grew up watching "The Wonderful World of Disney" with his family every Sunday night. He said he renamed the main character after the original team of Imagineers that worked with Walt Disney himself. "Felt like they overpaid me to write Disney fan fiction," he said in a tweet. While Kingdom Keepers won't be coming to Disney+, Marvel's What If...? show will and you can read our story about the Marvel's What If...? Disney Plus animated series explained. You can also check out how Disney's Artemis Fowl is now slated to release on Disney Plus after its theatrical release was canceled. Read up on everything coming to Disney Plus in April 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who would've loved to have seen this series. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.That was a blast to write 2 years ago. It was planned as one of the first shows to launch on what would become @disneyplus. Then a new exec was put in charge of the app and he killed KK. Said we used too much @Disney IP in one project (every character in the park comes to life). https://t.co/8izGTsg10H
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) April 5, 2020
Resident Evil 3 Complete Walkthrough, Tips, and Guide
Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough
The sections below are live, screenshot-filled guides that offer strategies and a straightforward walkthrough of each objective and area in the game. Each guide also points out the items to find along the way.Prologue - Downtown
Uptown
- Uptown Walkthrough Hub
- Putting Out the Fire
- Getting to the Power Plant
- Finding the Four Fuses
- Powering On the Subway
Sewers
Nemesis Boss Fight 1
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Police Station
Subway Tunnels
Nemesis Boss Fight 2
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Underground Warehouse
NEST Lab
Nemesis Boss Fight 3
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Whether this is your first time through Resident Evil 3's Raccoon City or your tenth, there's always something new to learn. Check out our Tips and Tricks hub for everything you need to know before jumping in. We've also got a page dedicated to things the game doesn't tell you.How-To Guides
You'll likely come up with a number of questions you need answers to as you play through Resident Evil 3. We've got how-to guides for all of those questions and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-resident-evil-bosses&captions=true"]Key Item Locations Guide
Resident Evil 3 is filled to the brim with Key Items and while some of them will be presented in a more obvious manner, others will be quite elusive. The Key Item Locations Guide section of the IGN Resident Evil 3 guide has the location to every single Key Item in the game.Puzzle Solutions Guide
As you'd expect with a Resident Evil game, Resident Evil 3 features many intricate puzzles that you'll need to solve not only to advance the game's story, but to find some of the game's most elusive items. The Puzzle Solutions Guide of the IGN Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough and Wiki Guide has every solution to every puzzle in the game. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=resident-evil-3&captions=true"]Cheats and Secrets
Resident Evil 3 is chock full of cheat-y things, codes for things life safes and locks you can look up to open early, a ton of unlockable weapons and outfits, and Easter eggs, including references to Mega Man and Street Fighter you just gotta see.Other Helpful Guide Sections
Resident Evil 3 contains cheats, secrets, safes to open, weapons to find, weapon mods to equip and so much more. Below we've listed the other helpful guide sections of the IGN Resident Evil 3 Walkthrough and Wiki Guide and if you're hoping to 100% complete Resident Evil 3, we recommend referring back to these pages often. [poilib element="accentDivider"] This guide was written by writers Wesley LeBlanc, Samuel Claiborn, and Max Scoville.New Inside Xbox Announced for This Week, Focused on Xbox First-Party Games
At Home With Olaf: Disney Animation Launches All-New Series of Frozen Shorts
The 41-second clip sees the lovable singing-talking snowman having fun with snow, as he starts throwing a stack of pre-made snowballs into the Arendelle forest one by one. Then, out of nowhere, a Snowgie appears. Olaf accidentally sends it flying through the air and onto the ice, as the two partake in an unconventional game of fetch. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/03/frozen-2-exclusive-deleted-scene"] "My friends Jennifer Lee and Hyrum Osmond called me up one day and asked me if I would be able to record some dialogue and sounds as Olaf from home," Gad explained on Twitter. "These little shorts done from home by Hyrum and the Disney Animation team are so charming and hopefully provide a smile during these scary times." Disney has yet to share a release schedule for the rest of the At Home With Olaf shorts, but they are expected to be uploaded to the new Disney Magic Moments video portal, together with Walt Disney Animation Studios' YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=46-movies-that-made-1-billion-at-the-box-office&captions=true"] The Walt Disney Company has been maximising its efforts to spread smiles and create magic amid the COVID-19 crisis. In March, the House of Mouse acknowledged the "challenging times" that people are experiencing around the world, as the company unveiled its plans to release Frozen 2 on Disney+ three months earlier than planned for families to enjoy from home. For a list of recommendations on how best to help, and stay safe, during the coronavirus pandemic, please read our resource guide. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Starting this week, enjoy an all-new original Disney Animation digital series with everyone’s favorite snowman, Olaf. #AtHomeWithOlaf created at home by Hyrum Osmond. Voiced from home by Josh Gad. #DisneyMagicMoments pic.twitter.com/gFFuHE8mev
— Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) April 6, 2020
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Cooking Mama: Cookstar Creators Move to Quash Cryptomining Speculation
Following that tweet, both developer 1st Playable and publisher Planet Entertainment (through the Cookstar Twitter account) have refuted the allegation. Tweeting for the first time since 2017, 1st Playable explained: "As the developers we can say with certainty there is no cryptocurrency or data collection or blockchain or anything else shady in the code. The Nintendo Switch is a very safe platform, with none of the data and privacy issues associated with some mobile and PC games." The Cookstar Twitter account echoed the same point, and referred to a much-discussed 2019 press release that indicated publisher Planet Entertainment did aim to add blockchain technology to its games, including Cooking Mama - a goal it says never came to fruition. "We looked at these options as a means to allow players to trade in-game assets", reads a follow-up tweet. "However, we only explored the theory behind the concept, not the implementation. Cooking Mama: Cookstar, nor any of our other titles in the past or near future will utilize crypto technology." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cooking-mama-cookstar-screenshots&captions=true"] Independent sources have supported the developer and publisher's statements. Several Twitter users that reverse engineer games have reported that the game contains no code related to blockchain or cryptomining. IGN has verified with players that do own the game that claims of it causing the Switch to overheat also appear to be false, although battery drain does seem to be an issue (this could be down to any number of factors, however). Cookstar can also be played offline, contrary to claims that it was an always-online game to allow for background cryptomining. This controversy has also has helped clear up some of the previous confusion around Cooking Mama: Cookstar, primarily who made the game, and its connection to blockchain technology. However, aside from acknowledging "distribution issues", neither developer or publisher has addressed why the game was pulled from Nintendo eShop in the first place. IGN has, once again, reached out for comment. [poilib element="accentDivider"]We looked at these options as a means to allow players to trade in-game assets. However, we only explored the theory behind the concept, not the implementation. Cooking Mama: Cookstar, nor any of our other titles in the past or near future will utilize crypto technology.
— Cooking Mama: Cookstar (@CookstarMama) April 6, 2020