Fortnite‘s Travis Scott concert was a huge success and, now, more big-name music acts are about to host their very own gigs in Epic Games’ absurdly successful game. This time it’s Diplo, who will be available to watch in the game’s Party Royale mode. The show is set to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET/2 AM BST. Along with the musical show, the Major Lazer skin pack is on sale for $25.
The Party Royale mode was recently added to Fortnite and is described as a place where developer Epic Games will experiment with experiences. It is being presented as a social space first, which means there’s no building or combat, just hanging out with friends.
“Welcome to Party Royale, a new experimental and evolving space,” Epic said previously. “All chill, no sweat. Leave your weapons and mats behind and hang out with friends, play games, perfect your skydive, and more. The party’s just getting started.”
The Travis Scott concert was huge for Epic Games. Fortnite boasted a record-breaking number of players over its five performances. We expect the social space will be home to plenty more like this, especially as social distancing continues. so if you like live music you may want to download Fortnite.
You can take a look at the contents of the Major Lazer skins pack below.
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Our mission to bring you the most wholesome and uplifting content of the week continues with another episode of Good News Gaming. We’ve scoured the internet and put together a little showcase of things happening in the wonderful world of video games.
This week we have an unbelievable achievement from one Guitar Hero 3 player, who has managed to hit every single note on Through the Fire and Flames on expert. That alone is something to be proud of, but this lad did it with the song running at 165% speed–unreal.
In the UK, an initiative is offering games to NHS workers. A variety of developers and publishers are on board, including ZA/UM, Xbox Game Studios, SEGA, Bungie, Deep Silver, and more. If you’re an NHS worker in the UK, click this link and grab a game. And thanks for everything you do.
Next up there’s a Super Nintendo fish tank. We’re going to leave it at that—you really need to see how cool it is for yourself. Top of the wholesome content pile is undoubtedly Elijah Wood visiting a fan’s Animal Crossing island and being incredibly polite–proof that he’s a very good egg.
In other Animal Crossing news, the Centre for Computing History in the UK, sadly, had to shut its doors, but a replica has been constructed in the game for folks to visit. If that doesn’t put a smile on your face, how about the movie Troy but with Age of Empires sound effects? Surely that’ll do the trick.
If not, we’ve got a baby dressed like Fatman from Metal Gear Solid 2, Gabe Newell playing a giant Nintendo DS, and more. Trust us, watch the video, you’ll have a good time. We hope you enjoy watching this video and if you have any positive news from the world of video games that you’d like to share, let us know in the comments. We’ll be keeping an eye on what you’re saying, and it may show up in a future video.
Note: This article contains spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the original FF7, so read on at your own risk if you haven’t finished them!
Even though Final Fantasy 7 Remake has the word “remake” in the title, it’s more of an adaptation of the Midgar portion of the original FF7 story than it is a straight retelling. Because the new game takes some liberties with the old one, it’s full of moments that reimagine elements of the original, while creating new jokes, references, and Easter eggs based on the 1997 game. The result is a game that’s slightly different from what fans remember, but which is lovingly paying homage to a classic.
We’ve compiled a whole host of Easter eggs, references, callbacks, and jokes found in Final Fantasy 7 Remake below, but there are many, many more. Drop your favorites in the comments below.
1. A Nibel of Nibelheim
FF7 Remake brings a few elements from later in the FF7 story to the forefront–like Cloud’s visions. In the original game, as he approaches Reactor 1 to set the bomb, Cloud hears a voice that warns, “Watch out. This isn’t just a reactor.” In the remake, that moment (and a few more) includes flashbacks to Cloud’s younger life in the village of Nibelheim. We also see flashes of him growing up with Tifa and telling her that he’s leaving for SOLDIER, as seen in the original.
2. My Heart’s In Correl
Though you spend a lot of time with Barret in FF7 Remake, the game doesn’t include much information about his background–or that huge gun attached to his arm. There are subtle nods to Barret’s backstory throughout the game, though. When we find the Avalanche leader arguing with Shinra employees on the Sector 7 train in Chapter 2, a version of the Correl Theme, the music from Barret’s hometown, plays in the background. It’s an allusion to Barret’s history with the company and how he lost that hand, something that doesn’t come up until later in the story.
3. Relax And Save
There are no save points in the remake, unlike the original game. You will find handy park benches scattered throughout the game that restore your HP and MP, though. Since they play a similar role, each is adorned with the save point icon from the first FF7.
4. Here’s Johnny!
The dopiest guy in the Midgar Slums, Johnny, is also a character in the original game, although his newer incarnation has better comedic timing. In 1997’s FF7, Johnny and his family lived next door to Tifa’s Seventh Heaven, and they’re dressed in much the same way. In the remake, you can spend a lot of time with Johnny if you want to, and even have some slightly weird conversations with his dad in Wall Market.
5. 32-Bit Seventh Heaven
Look closely on the wall of Tifa’s bar in the remake and you can find a photo of the interior of the same location from the original game, in all its pre-rendered glory.
6. Outfit Change
Complete enough side-quests with Tifa in Chapter 3 and you’ll unlock an event called “Discovery: Alone at Last,” which gives you a special scene with Tifa. Visit her in her apartment and you’ll spot a pair of cowboy boots that look a whole lot like the ones she wore in flashbacks of Nibelheim, both in the original game and in the remake.
7. Princess Understudy
In Chapter 4, you get a chance to visit Jessie’s house, but while everyone else enjoys pizza, Cloud has to sneak in the back. While you’re prowling around, you can find a letter Jessie sent her parents telling them she got cast in a play at the Gold Saucer. Cloud remarks aloud, “Jessie Rasberry as … The Princess?” In the original game, you’d take part in that play when you visited the Gold Saucer, with Yuffie playing Jessie’s role.
8. Reactor Slide
As you work your way through Reactor 5, Tifa suggests sliding down some pipes to reach Mako Storage. It seems like a novel idea (if a dangerous one), but it’s actually a callback to the original game’s Reactor 5 mission, which saw the team sliding down some pipes as well.
9. All In The Timing
Opening the security door in the Sector 5 Reactor has Cloud, Barret, and Tifa all trying to throw levers in time with each other. The moment is a direct nod to a timing minigame in the original in the same section.
10. A Certain Materia
Cloud meets Aerith in the same way as in the original when he plummets through the ceiling of her church and lands in her flower bed. During the encounter, Aerith mentions the Materia she keeps tied in her ribbon. When she brings it up, Cloud has a brief vision of a cutscene from the original game of that same Materia in the City of the Ancients–a hint of plot twists to come.
11. Improvised Weapon
A lot of weapons and items in FF7 Remake also appeared in the original game, but a few appear in a new capacity. The Nail Bat you get in the original is a powerful weapon but with significant drawbacks, including a lack of Materia slots. In the remake, the weapon pops up much earlier, in Sector 5–you earn it from the kids of the Sector 5 Slums, who brandish it on patrols to take on monsters (and who later replace it with wooden Buster Sword knock-offs). But in the remake, the Nail Bat is actually a weapon you can use throughout the game, with Materia slots and perks that make it pretty handy.
12. Lookout Below
Just like in the original, your escape from the church with Aerith involves dropping things from the ceiling on the unsuspecting Shinra troops below, though not in the same gamified fashion this time.
13. Great Minds Mosey
As you leave the Sector 5 church to cross the rooftops with Aerith, she asks, “Should we mosey on over?” This has to be a nod to one of Cloud’s more famous lines in the original: “Let’s mosey.” Cid gives him guff for it, but in the remake, Cloud rolling out the word “mosey” in preparation for a battle would make sense as a callback to Aerith.
14. Sneaky Sneaky
Final Fantasy 7 Remake revamps a number of minor moments and mini-games from the original, like sneaking out of Aerith’s house. In the remake, you need to avoid bumping into objects and making noise that would alert Aerith, while in the original, moving any faster than a walk would cause her to hear your footsteps and come investigate.
15. An Extremely Dangerous Item Shop
Drop by Wall Market and you might be confused by the automated item shop, where you’re supposed to be able to get any item you want–for a fee. When you try to use it, a gun descends from the ceiling and attempts to fire at Cloud. That same “prank” item shop is in the original, and returning to it later in the game is the only way to get Tifa’s ultimate weapon. We’ll have to wait and see if they ever get that wiring fixed in one of the remake’s next entries.
16. Strike A Pose
Most combat encounters wrap up with the team going about their business, maybe engaging in a little banter. That’s not the case in the Corneo Colosseum, where you’ll see your party’s special animations when they’re victorious. Cloud spins his sword over his head, Tifa stretches, Barret throws a fist in the air, and Aerith smooths out her dress–all the victory animations from the original game. And while the victory fanfare music from the original doesn’t usually play in FF7 Remake, Barret often fills in by singing the tune himself.
17. Extreme Makeover: Hell Home Edition
A lot of monsters from the original game wind up with a slightly different twist in the remake. The Hell House was one of the weirder enemies in 1997, and it makes a special return in the remake with a flourish. Given how tough it is to get anything but a ramshackle hut in the slums, it kind of makes sense to catch unsuspecting victims with a killer house. Maybe this was one of Hojo’s robotic creations?
18. Wall-to-Wall References
Just about everything in Wall Market is a callback to the same location in the original game, but even the structure of the side-quests is an homage. Several of them mirror the steps it took to get Cloud dressed up to infiltrate Don Corneo’s mansion. In “The Party Lasts All Night,” you run errands for the local dressmaker–which is what it took to get Cloud a dress in the original. Winning a squat-off at the gym earned Cloud a wig in 1997.
19. Those Are Some Specific Threats
While a lot of the things about meeting Don Corneo have been changed, one thing about it is taken directly from the first game. Tifa, Aerith, and Cloud’s various threats to Don Corneo’s private parts are all lines used in the original’s script.
20. Lost In The Graveyard
In Chapter 11’s Train Graveyard, you’ll face the Ghoul, an all-new boss. But much like the Hell House, there’s a returning foe that’s been revamped–Eligor is another minor enemy encounter from the original that’s gotten the full boss fight treatment.
21. That Was a Very Rude Thing to Do
As Cloud and Tifa climb the Sector 7 pillar in Chapter 12, Reno lines up a shot on Tifa with his helicopter’s minigun. At the last minute, Rude swerves the helicopter, causing Reno to miss the shot. The remake gives no explanation for Rude’s behavior, but we know the reason from the original. During the Gongaga section of FF7, we find out Rude’s been crushing hard on Tifa–enough to save her life.
22. Only Sith Deals In Absolutely Out-Of-Place Cameos
During the Sector 7 plate collapse cutscene, we briefly see a strange cat overlooking the devastation. That would be Cait Sith from the original, a character the remake has only introduced indirectly so far. In the original, the plushy Cait Sith is controlled by Shinra executive Reeve–we get a Cait Sith tease here after seeing Reeve try and fail to stop Shinra’s plan to drop the plate several times from his position on the board.
23. A Kalm Before the Storm
In the original game, depending on how you treated and responded to certain characters, you would wind up on a date with either Barret, Tifa, Aerith, or Yuffie when visiting the Gold Saucer. While you don’t visit the Gold Saucer quite yet in the remake, there’s a much more somber take on the concept in Chapter 14. Depending on your actions throughout the game and how you choose to respond to Aerith and Tifa, you’re treated to a (mostly sad) scene with one of them. Choices that show a cold attitude to both the women land you a scene with Barret.
24. Leslie Knopes On Out of Midgar
Leslie, a brand-new character in the remake, initially warns Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa of the danger that comes with interacting with Don Corneo. Eventually, it’s revealed that Leslie is helping out because he’s looking for revenge against Corneo after Leslie’s fiancee was chosen to be one of his consorts. In the original, the next time in the story you see Don Corneo is if you decide to go visit Wutai. Is that when we’ll see Leslie next, still hunting the slumlord?
25. Fight of the Valkyrie
Chapter 15 sees you ascending the collapsed Sector 7 Plate in the remake, before facing a Shinra weapon called the Valkyrie–a flying machine with dual machine guns and a drill for a butt. In the original, you only battle this machine in the second half of the boss fight against the Arsenal (which shows up in Chapter 17 in the remake). Though it appears out of order, we’re glad the Valkyrie made it back in some form.
26. Stairway to (Seventh) Heaven
Just like in the original, you can either sneak into the upper levels of Shinra HQ by taking the stairs, or, per Barret’s advice, by taking the elevator to go in gun-arms-blazing (and with a lot less cardio). The remake’s elevator ride even features a few battles with Shinra troops like FF7 did in 1997, but the chief difference between the two choices are the dialogue and story moments you get in each one. And there’s no elixir halfway up the stairs this time, unfortunately.
27. I’ll Never Let Go
During the guided tour of Shinra’s history, Barret makes a comment about never trusting Shinra, while looking at his gun-arm. Like the Corel theme back in Chapter 4, this is another allusion to Barret’s backstory and how he wound up using a gun for a prosthetic, which comes up later in the original but hasn’t been covered yet in the Remake.
28. City of Angels
As the characters learn about Shinra’s goals in the Entertainment Hall in Chapter 16, the section covering the Ancients shows a snippet of what could very well be The City of the Ancients, with the architecture resembling the sea shell-like design the location had in the original game.
29. Nanaki, The Big Red Lab-Rat-Dog
When the team encounters Red XIII in Chapter 16, Tifa asks what his real name is, rather than the designation he got from Hojo. Red responds by bowing his head, ashamed he’s become so far removed from his old life. Cloud changes the subject, but if they hadn’t so quickly moved on, Red might have revealed his given name from his hometown in Cosmo Canyon, Nanaki. Enjoy being called “Red” for the rest of the game, ya goof.
30. “Hey, What If We Turned Swordipede Into a Boss Fight”
Yet another enemy found in a random battle has been given a makeover: Swordipede. What was once an enemy that could be taken down with a couple of Lightning spells now takes on all five members of your party in one of the cooler encounters of Chapter 17.
31. A Long Time Ago, In a Promised Land Far, Far Away
In the original game, after rescuing Aerith, Cloud and the gang are captured by Reno and Rude before they can escape Shinra HQ, and are tossed into jail cells. To progress the story, you have to have conversations with Aerith, Tifa, Red XIII, and Barret. Instead for the remake, Cloud awakens in the room where Aerith grew up, and she shares a similar story about her heritage as an Ancient in a nod to the original scene.
32. Answer The PHS
To make it through Hojo’s research laboratory, The Drum, you have to make use of communication machines scattered about with the name PHS written across them. These allow you to switch control between Cloud and Barret in one section of the lab, and Aerith and Tifa in another. In the original, you used the PHS device to swap your party members in and out at save points.
33. Company Man’s Best Friend
Just like the original, Rufus fights Cloud with his faithful companion, Darkstar, when he shows up in Chapter 17. Rufus also exits the fight by grabbing onto a passing helicopter with one hand. Classic, Rufus, am I right? No, literally, it’s classic Rufus.
34. Get Back, Flashback, You Don’t Know Me Like That
At various points, but especially in chapters 16, 17, and 18, your characters receive flashes of the future. In them, you’ll see cutscenes that are taken shot-for-shot from the original game and from the Final Fantasy 7 CGI sequel movie Advent Children, redone in the remake’s engine. For example, one flash shows Meteor plummeting toward Midgar amid a red sky, creating tornadoes in the city. Another shows Red XIII running with two little pups by his side. Still another shows Cloud in a pool of water. You can also briefly catch a glimpse of a scene from the introduction to Advent Children as Cloud leaps towards Sephiroth. Based on the way the game ends, it’s anybody’s guess if these scenes will recur in further FF7 Remake installments.
35. “What a Crew”
At the end of Chapter 17, the team is stopped by Heidegger and a batch of Shinra soldiers, where Barret, Aerith, and Red give a hilarious intro to their identities. The gist of the scene is the same in the original, although the details are slightly different. In the first FF7, it’s Rufus who asks, “By the way, just who are you?” with each member of the party describing themselves in response. It’s one of the first moments that reiterate what a rag-tag team you’ve assembled.
36. “I’ll Admit, You’re Very Skilled”
When Sephiroth drags Cloud to the “Edge of Creation” in Chapter 18, the villain tries to convince Cloud to join him, saying, “Lend me your strength.” Is it just a coincidence that that’s exactly what Sephiroth when you challenge him at the end of Kingdom Hearts II, another game that Tetsuya Nomura directed? In an alternate universe, does Cloud take Sephiroth’s hand and get whisked away to the Radiant Garden, or the Olympic Coliseum searching for Sephiroth across various worlds? Maybe, maybe not. Probably not, but an interesting nod nonetheless!
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Lionsgate has postponed the releases of several of their biggest upcoming films, including John Wick: Chapter 4, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
John Wick: Chapter 4, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard have each been pushed back a year from their original release dates.
The Saw franchise reboot/sequel Spiral was supposed to open this month, but now won’t open until May 21, 2021 (yes, the original release date for John Wick 4).
Meanwhile, Lionsgate has also pushed The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard to August 20, 2021.
The studio also rescheduled their psychological thriller Antebellum to August 21, 2020. The releases of Chaos Walking (January 22, 2021) and Nicolas Cage’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (March 19, 2021) are staying put.
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The breakout star of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian was none other than The Child, also known as Baby Yoda. Back in December, one of the first toys for Baby Yoda was revealed back in December. And in May, it will finally be released.
Mattel’s 11-inch plush “The Child” comes out this month and retails for $25. Mattel sent us the plush to check out, and you can check out a few images below.
Mattel’s The Child plush
The box for the upcoming toy matches his flying carrier on The Mandalorian. The body is extremely soft, while the head is a rubbery material. The Baby Yoda doesn’t have any legs or feet, but the flat, weighted bottom allows it to sit up when you set it down.
This toy has been selling out everywhere, so it can be a bit tough to get a hold of, without paying too much money. Luckily, Entertainment Earth is restocking the Baby Yoda toy, and you can pick it up now while supplies last.
The entertainment industry has been undergoing so massive scheduling shifts across the board as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic continues to force production shutdowns–but thankfully, some studios are already looking ahead. Marvel Studios and Disney announced new dates for their upcoming slates, and now Lionsgate has assigned new premieres to several of their highly anticipated releases, according to THR.
John Wick 4, which was originally scheduled for May 21, 2021, has been pushed back a full year to May 27, 2022. The Saw franchise spin-off, Spiral, has been moved to May 21, 2021, after having been bumped from its original schedule of May this year.
Meanwhile, the Ryan Reynolds action-thriller The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard has been pushed to August 20, 2021. Supernatural thriller The Devil’s Light has been moved to January 8, 2021, and Kristen Wiig comedy Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar is now slated for July 16, 2021.
Several movies will not be moved, however, like the Nicholas Cage feature The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, which remains set for March 19, 2021, and Chaos Walking which will stay on January 22, 2021.
For the latest on COVID-19 related delays, cancelations, and postponements in the entertainment industry, keep an eye on our news roundup.
At this point, the Call of Duty franchise has included hundreds of weapons, from archaic World War 2 rifles in World at War to recognizable ones in Modern Warfare, and some futuristic ones that doesn’t even exist yet in Advanced Warfare and Black Ops.
While some weapons like the Intervention become iconic in video games, there are also those that bring shame to the armouries of their respective games.
After replaying every mainline Call of Duty title, Dave names and shames the worst weapons in the Call of Duty franchise history, pointing out those that needed buffs or updates and never got them, and remain terrible in games as recent as Modern Warfare 2019.
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40th Anniversary Black Series Empire Strikes Back Figures
On May 21, 1980, arguably the best Star Wars movie was released in theaters, The Empire Strikes Back. The Star Wars film features some iconic scenes and the return of all our favorite characters–plus, the introduction to a few as well. And what better way to celebrate one of the most enjoyable sci-fi/fantasy films from the ’80s than with new toys in classic packaging?
Hasbro’s Black Series line has a new set arriving this Spring featuring figures whose looks are based on that from Empire Strikes Back. Additionally, these toys come in retro Kenner packaging. Back in the ’80s, Kenner originally put out the Star Wars toys before Hasbro took over in 1991.
With this new set, you’ll find all of your favorites: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and more. However, all of their looks are inspired by different outfits the characters were wearing or the different locales they were in. All of these figures will be sold separately at most major retailers and will be available this Spring. Hasbro sent us a box of the new toys to check out, and you can find all of them below along with links to purchase them if you need them in your collection.
Dagobah may be strong with the force, but it’s pretty muddy, and there’s not really a good place to get yourself clean. This R2-D2 figure is covered in mud.
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Yoda (Dagobah)
Price: $20
Available: May
This Yoda figure is as tall as the R2-D2 toy. He comes with a lightsaber, cane, and that snake that Luke removed from Yoda’s hut.
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Princess Leia Organa (Hoth)
Price: $20
Available: May
Leia comes with goggles and a blaster. Also, this is undoubtedly her best outfit in the Star Wars series. This figure does a pretty good job at capturing Carrie Fisher’s likeness.
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AT-AT Driver
Price: $20
Available: May
Trying to destroy the rebellion on Hoth, here’s the AT-AT driver. He comes with a blaster.
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Rebel Soldier (Hoth)
Price: $20
Available: August
While the Empire has Stormtroopers and other foot soldiers, the Rebels has… well… Rebel Soldiers. This Black Series figure comes with two blasters and a mask to cover his face.
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Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder)
Price: $20
Available: August
This incredibly detailed Luke figure in his Rebel pilot suit. He comes with his lightsaber. The helmet technically comes off, but it doesn’t seem like it’s meant to.
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Lando Calrissian
Price: $20
Available: August
This Lando figure looks fantastic. The cape isn’t cloth–it’s vinyl–but that’s not a huge deal. He also comes with a blaster.
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Han Solo (Bespin)
Price: $20
Available: May
Han Solo is looking pretty slick here–moments before he was frozen in carbonite. He comes with a blaster, and the face matches Harrison Ford exceptionally well.
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Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot
Price: $20
Available: August
While this Tie Fighter Pilot may not be getting out of the cockpit, it still comes with a blaster.
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Luke Skywalker (Bespin)
Price: $20
Available: Spring
Finally, this second Luke figure comes with a blaster and a lightsaber. The blaster also fits into the holder on his side.
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Evo, the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, has announced that it will be canceling the 2020 event due to COVID-19. All tickets for EVO 2020 will be refunded and there will be a summer online event planned as a replacement.
In a short message on Twitter, Evo organizers announced that this year’s event, originally set to take place from July 21 to August 2 at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been canceled.
Organizers announced that to “keep the Evo spirit alive,” there will be an event held online this summer. Details for what the online summer event entails will be revealed later.
Evo is an annual fighting game tournament where the best fighting game players gather to test their skills in popular games likes Street Fighter, Tekken, and more. Developers like Capcom and Bandai Namco also usually reserve fighting game announcements for Evo like new DLC fighters.
Evo Championship 2020 is the latest event to be impacted by COVID-19. Other games industry events like E3 have been canceled, while others like GDC and Gamescom have switched to all-digital events instead.
For a full list of games industry events impacted by COVID-19 see IGN’s full list here.
