Nintendo’s Rumored January Direct – Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 389
Weeelcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 389 -- the first episode of 2018! This week, Max Scoville and Daemon Hatfield join the show as the panel shares their thoughts on the heavily rumored January Nintendo Direct and what Nintendo might have up its sleeve for 2018.
As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit the bell!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, make a constructive comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review. Listen to the Latest Episode of NVC Right Here
Nintendo’s Rumored January Direct – Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 389
Weeelcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 389 -- the first episode of 2018! This week, Max Scoville and Daemon Hatfield join the show as the panel shares their thoughts on the heavily rumored January Nintendo Direct and what Nintendo might have up its sleeve for 2018.
As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit the bell!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, make a constructive comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review. Listen to the Latest Episode of NVC Right Here
HTC Hints at New Vive Announcement Next Week
HTC is teasing a Vive-related announcement for January 8, the day of its CES press conference.
The teaser image, posted by HTC on Twitter, clearly emphasizes the word "resolution," likely hinting at a new Vive model with an upgraded display. The original Vive, which was released in April 2016, features two 1080x1200 display panels.
HTC's teaser image for its Vive-related announcement
HTC announced a $200 USD price drop for Vive back in August. A few months later, the company announced Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset. However, the new headset was revealed on HTC's Chinese website, and there's no word on a western release at this time.
HTC Hints at New Vive Announcement Next Week
HTC is teasing a Vive-related announcement for January 8, the day of its CES press conference.
The teaser image, posted by HTC on Twitter, clearly emphasizes the word "resolution," likely hinting at a new Vive model with an upgraded display. The original Vive, which was released in April 2016, features two 1080x1200 display panels.
HTC's teaser image for its Vive-related announcement
HTC announced a $200 USD price drop for Vive back in August. A few months later, the company announced Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset. However, the new headset was revealed on HTC's Chinese website, and there's no word on a western release at this time.
Helena Bonham Carter Reportedly Joins Netflix’s The Crown
Harry Potter alum Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly joining Netflix's The Crown.
Vogue reports Bonham Carter is "all but confirmed" to replace Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret for the next two seasons of the series, according to a report in the Evening Standard. The Crown creator Peter Morgan decided to recast the main roles of the royal family in order to better portray the characters in their later years.
It's been previously announced Claire Foy, who has played Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of the show, will be replaced by Olivia Colman. It's not known yet who'll be replacing Matt Smith as Prince Phillip.
Mario Odyssey Speedrunners Racing to Undress Mario
The latest trend in speedrunning Super Mario Odyssey involves players challenge themselves to see how quickly they can get Mario into nothing but his boxers.
Eurogamer reports speedrunners are doing their best to get to the Crazy Cap store in the Sand Kingdom to purchase Mario's boxers.
This challenge has been dubbed "nipple%" and has gained traction after YouTuber DaddyWalrus completed this particular challenge in 24 minutes and 21 seconds last November.
The current record is held by Twitch streamer Stravos96 who's been nipping at the record since December. Stravos96 managed to get Mario into his underpants in the very brief time of 9 minutes and 57 seconds, but as these things go someone will likely be skinning seconds off soon enough.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Struggling in China
Despite its box office success domestically and in other territories, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is not off to a good start at the box office in China.
The Hollywood Reporter explains, much like the previous two Star Wars movies, The Last Jedi, which debuted in China on Friday, is underperforming in its opening week.
The movie only earned $560,000 USD in midnight previews, which places it well behind fellow under-performer Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its $2.5 million USD opening two years ago.
How FX Can Help Disney Compete Against Netflix
FX's focus on creating content with more adult branding than Disney's may allow the media titan to compete more directly with global streaming services like Netflix, HBO, and Amazon, FX Networks President John Landgraf believes.
Speaking at the winter 2018 Television Critics Association press tour, Landgraf discussed why he feels FX as it exists now may have a place at Disney should the company's merger deal with Fox go through.
"One of the reasons
getting bigger is they want to be able to compete against global streaming services like Netflix and Amazon" Langraf said. "Without knowing anything beyond having a lovely conversation with Mr.
The Top 10 Black Mirror Episodes
After 4 seasons and 19 episodes, Black Mirror has become a formidable science fiction anthology series from the creative mind of Charlie Brooker. Once a Channel 4 exclusive in the U.K., Black Mirror is now available on Netflix, which has ushered in a broader fanbase that will hopefully lead to many more seasons down the road.
With the recent release of Season 4 (check out our review here), we thought this was the perfect time to rank our top 10 episodes from the franchise so far.
Playtest is a terrifying example of augmented reality gone wrong. Cooper (Wyatt Russell) is an American tourist who discovers that he’s out of cash with no way of getting home. When a video game developer offers him money to test out their new AR tech, Cooper has no choice but to accept.
Marvel Rolls Out Domino Comic By Fan Favorite Writer
Marvel Comics revealed that Domino will be the star of a new ongoing comic book series by fan-favorite writer Gail Simone.
Check out the cover to Domino #1 by artists Greg Land and Frank D’Armata:
(Marvel Comics)
Marvel told IGN that the artist for the series will be announced in the coming weeks.
Domino is a mutant mercenary with powers that manipulate probability, essentially allowing her to give herself "good luck" and her enemies "bad luck." She has long been associated with Cable and the militant X-Force. She's currently featured in the Weapon X ongoing series alongside the likes of Wolverine, Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth.