Persona 5 Tops 2 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
Persona 5 has sold over two million copies worldwide across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
Atlus announced the milestone on Twitter, adding, "On behalf of everyone here at Atlus USA we would like to thank everyone for their support." The announcement was accompanied by the celebratory image below, drawn by Shigenori Soejima, a character designer on the Persona series.
Image translation (via Atlus): "Thank you! 2M copies reached!!! Thank you for supporting us."
The Best Movies That Made the Least Money
Box office returns don’t always line up with a film’s quality. There are plenty of terrible movies that make a ton of money, like the universally panned Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, which somehow made over $107 million worldwide. And sometimes great movies tank at the box office, like this year’s Blade Runner 2049, which only took in $90.3 million from U.S. theaters on a reported budget of more than $150 million.
But box office does not equate quality. And so, in honor of that grand tradition, here are 11 more great movies that lost tons of money...
Ridley Scott's science fiction masterpiece got very little love from audiences when it first hit theaters. It netted just $32.9 million (including re-releases after its 1982 debut), barely more than its $28 million reported budget. Factoring in marketing and other costs not reflected in the budget, this classic most certainly did not make back its investment at the box office.
Marvel Comics’ Big Missed Opportunity
Marvel Legacy is the publisher’s latest relaunch, an attempt to course correct by embracing its most beloved classic elements. Borrowing a move from DC Rebirth, Marvel showed how they’re going to do that with an oversized one-shot, Marvel Legacy #1 by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic and various artists, that set up several exciting plot lines. However, Marvel has already missed a huge opportunity.
Warning: beware of spoilers for Marvel Legacy #1!
The big events in the one-shot included the debut of a new Avengers team from 1,000,000 B.C., a glimpse of the children of Fantastic Four’s Reed and Sue Richards after a long absence, and the return of Wolverine from the dead, but here's the thing: this all happened two months ago and there are still no comics to buy that immediately follow up on any of it.
DC Movie Veteran to Direct He-Man Film
Sony wants a DC movie veteran to helm the Masters of the Universe reboot.
TheWrap reports David S. Goyer, the writer behind Christoper Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel, and Batman v Superman, is in talks to direct the He-Man film. Goyer also wrote the most recent draft of the script. The movie will hit theaters on December 18, 2019.
Goyer will be replacing McG, who left the project earlier this year. There's still no news regarding casting, including who might play the warrior Prince Adam (He-Man).
Last Jedi’s Ski Speeders are Intentional ‘Heaps of Crap’
"Underwhelming" is not a word you would immediately expect to associate with an epic movie franchise - particularly one on the scale and size of the Star Wars universe - but, according to Pablo Hidalgo from the Lucasfilm story group, that's exactly how the latest vehicles in a galaxy far, far away should make you feel.
As reported by EW, the ski speeders feature in the forthcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi (you may remember them as the unbalanced-looking surface skimmers kicking up red dust in the movie's first teaser). Described by Hidalgo as "basically heaps of crap", the ski speeders are designed to demonstrate exactly how outmatched the Resistance fighters are in their battle against the First Order.
IGN UK Podcast #411: Infinity Agenda
This week Gav, Dale and Alysia talk about the brand new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and lay down our story predictions.
We also have been playing (and loving) a new playlink, detective thriller game called Hidden Agenda. We set Detective Flaps and BigBoi on the case to hunter down the Trapper and blow this whole thing wide open.
Alysia has also played Doom VFR and wants to tell us all about it, although she's hesitant to explain what the F stands for..
As always, we also dive into Keyword Countdown and your lovely feedback.
IGN UK Podcast #411: Infinity Agenda
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Capcom Teases Mega Man 30th Anniversary Live Stream
Capcom is teasing a special Mega Man 30th anniversary live stream for next week.
Capcom sent IGN a special card (check out our short video on Twitter or below) announcing the stream, which the company is hosting on its Twitch channel on December 4. The stream will run for an hour from 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET to 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET.
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Star Wars: Daisy Ridley Says She’s Done Playing Rey After Episode IX
Daisy Ridley sees an end in sight for her time spent portraying Rey, and it's specifically with Star Wars: Episode IX.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ridley said she expects to be done with Star Wars after Episode IX hits theaters in 2019. Ridley believes the third film in this new sequel trilogy will be the perfect way to end Rey's story.
"I am really, really excited to do the third thing and round it out, because ultimately, what I was signing on to was three films," Ridley said. "So in my head, it's three films. I think it will feel like the right time to round it out."
KOS-MOS is Making an Appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Just ahead of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s worldwide release, Nintendo and Monolith announced beloved character KOS-MOS Re: will be making an appearance in the epic new JRPG as a Rare Blade.
The game’s official Twitter account revealed KOS-MOS Re:’s inclusion with a new look at the character. Originally making her debut in the Xenosaga RPG trilogy on PlayStation 2 as KOS-MOS, the android character played an integral part in the series’ plot, meant to be a "savior" of humanity in the trilogy.
