Saudi Arabia Textbook Accidentally Inserted Yoda Into World History
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education is recalling all copies of a history textbook after it emerged that they have accidentally rewritten history by including a picture of King Faisal signing the United Nations Charter in 1945, with Yoda by his side.
The picture, which was intended to illustrate a section detailing the king's rule, was created by a Saudi artist named Abdullah Al Shehri, as part of a series of doctored pictures which saw various figures from pop culture inserted into historical photographs. He had no idea of its inclusion in the textbook until his mother, a teacher, asked him about it.
Walking Dead Creator to Produce Kill the Minotaur Movie
Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures are adapting Kill the Minotaur for the big screen, with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman on board as a producer.
Released in June, the comic series was created by Air scribes Christian Cantamessa and Chris Pasetto. The duo will also co-write the movie adaptation, with David Alpert, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst, and Kirkman producing. Cantamessa's other writing credits include a handful of AAA video games, such as Red Dead Redemption and Ubisoft's The Crew.
Cover art for the first issue of Kill the Minotaur. Credit: Skybound
Monster Hunter World Is Delightfully Complex yet Accessible
Monster Hunter games have been on my backlog for far too long. The time of Monster Hunter Generations came and went, and it became yet another game on my ever-growing list. Then came E3 2017, and Capcom debuted the gorgeous Monster Hunter World announcement trailer. Now that I’ve gotten some time with it at Tokyo Game Show, I’m confident that this is going to be the Monster Hunter that finally gets me into the series.
Stressing that I was new to Monster Hunter, a helpful Capcom representative helped me find a weapon to suit my play style and skill level. A majority of the games I’ve played at TGS have been understandably in Japanese, but even in English the Monster Hunter World equipment menu was intimidating at first glance. I was happy to find that the menus were designed with teaching in mind as each weapon has an instructional preview video.
Ask Bandai Namco Anything About Code Vein
We're winding down our IGN First coverage on Code Vein, Bandai Namco Studios' challenging third-person action game inspired by Dark Souls (catch up on everything here). We've learned a ton of information about the game, but now it's time to hand the microphone over to you. Please post your Code Vein questions in the Comments section below, and we'll send our picks over to Bandai Namco to have them answered!
Lucy O'Brien is Games & Entertainment Editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her on Twitter.
How to Watch a Never-Before-Seen Clip from FOX’s The Gifted
Marvel is bringing the X-Men to life in a new way in the upcoming FOX series The Gifted, and IGN is offering our fans an exclusive new look at the show before its October 2nd premiere.
Join IGN this Monday, September 25th at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. BST / September 26th at 4 a.m. AEST) for a live Q&A, hosted by IGN's Terri Schwartz, with stars Amy Acker (Person of Interest), Natalie Alyn Lind (Gotham) and Percy Hines White (Defiance). The live stream will end with first-look clip we'll be seeing of mutant powers at work in the world of The Gifted.
They'll answer all our burning questions -- and yours! -- about this new take on the X-Men story. Make sure to comment below with your questions for Acker, Lind and White for a chance for them to be asked during the live stream. The Gifted live stream will air across IGN.com and IGN's Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and Twitter pages.
Xbox Approves Remake Of Classic “Duke” Controller
Xbox has officially approved a remake of the historically humongous original Xbox controller, The Duke.
Originally announced at E3 this year, the updated Duke is a partnership between third party accessories company Hyperkin and original Xbox designer, Seamus Blackley.
Blackley announced via Twitter that Xbox has approved the updated version of the divisive controller:
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Dev ‘Contemplating Action’ Over Fortnite Battle Royale Mode
Bluehole, the development studio behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has said it is "concerned" by how similar Fortnite's recently announced Battle Royale mode is to its game, and is contemplating "further action".
In a press release, Bluehole vice president Chang Han Kim explained the connection between his company and Fortnite's developer, Epic, as well as his issue with the extremely similar mode:
“We’ve had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG’s development as they are the creators of UE4, the engine we licensed for the game. After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Announcement Coming Next Week
Rockstar has announced that it will release something related to Red Dead Redemption 2 next Thursday, September 28 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm UK (or 1am AEST on September 29).
The developer made the typically cryptic announcement on Twitter, using the Red Dead colour scheme and font:
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 22, 2017
What that reveal might be is another matter. We'd hazard a guess at a trailer that offers more idea of its story - it would be much the same approach as GTA V, which was announced first with a 'mood' trailer featuring its setting, and followed up with more specific plot material.
Secrets of Fallout: How an Abandoned Sequel Led to New Vegas
Have you ever wanted to actually sit down with one of the creators that made the game, and be able to just play and chat with them about everything that went into making the game? On our new show, Expert Mode, we move past the traditional interview format, and spend some time on the couch just chatting, playing, and learning.
The five episodes of the show will air first exclusively on Facebook’s new “Watch” platform, so be sure to follow IGN Expert Mode on Facebook if you want to see it before it airs in the weeks following on IGN, our apps and places like YouTube.
The stories vary depending on the guest and game, but in addition to learning about the game itself, we hear about things like how it was first pitched, if it had different design elements we never saw, and all of those inside stories you may always wonder about.
Nintendo “Dramatically Over Delivered” on Switch Supply
Despite widespread Switch shortages, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said the company "dramatically over delivered" on the console's supply at launch.
Speaking to Mashable, Fils-Aime said that despite analyst predictions that the Switch would sell far less, Nintendo provided 2 million units at launch.
"We actually sold through almost 2.8 million units," he continues, "so we dramatically over delivered. And yet, demand outpaces supply."