These are all of the bone-crunching fatality combos that are currently available in Mortal Kombat 11.
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My Singing Monsters Breeding Guide
How to breed rare singing monsters like T-Rox, Oaktapus, and Maw.
Would You Pay More For SNES On Switch? – NVC EP 440
Weeeeeelcooooome to Nintendo Voice Chat Episode 440!
On this week’s show, Brian Altano, Peer Schneider, Zachary Ryan, and Max Scoville talk about the potential of Super Nintendo games being added to Nintendo’s NES Online app as well as their overall online service charge. Long story short, an alleged data mine on Switch points to the possibilities of SNES games coming to Nintendo’s wildly successful console/handheld hybrid.
Netflix Calls Fortnite a Bigger Competitor Than HBO
In a quarterly report released today, Netflix claimed that it competes for screen time with Fortnite more than it does HBO.
In the report, Netflix discussed its penetration into overall screen time, which includes TVs and mobile devices that are used for television and movie viewing, video games, and more. Netflix said, “We earn consumer screen time, both mobile and television, away from a very broad set of competitors. We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO.”
While the comparison may seem odd, as Netflix is clearly more in line content-wise with HBO, this comment is all about overall consumer screen time, so anything taking up a TV or mobile device, including video games, is seen as competition in this realm. With Fortnite being one of the most popular games in the world, it’s naturally eating into competing services’ screen times.
Action Comics #1000 Was the Top-Selling Comic of 2018
Diamond Comics recently revealed the best-selling comics and graphic novels of 2018. Superman proved to be the mightiest hero of them all, as Action Comics #1000 beat out all challengers to become the top-selling comic of 2018.
According to Comichron’s estimates, Action Comics #1000 sold a total of 504,243 copies last year. That issue’s success was fueled both by the Man of Steel’s 80th anniversary and the fact that it featured the first DC work by writer Brian Michael Bendis since ending his exclusive contract with Marvel.
Amazing Spider-Man #800 followed in second place, with an estimated 439,465 copies sold, followed by the wedding-centric Batman #50 at 412,541 copies sold.
A Monopoly Movie Is Coming, And Kevin Hart Will Star In It
Yet another classic board game is being turned into a movie, as Hunger Games studio Lionsgate is making a Monopoly film, and now we’ve learned who will star in it.
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart, who has made headlines recently for his past tweets that got him fired as the newest Oscars host, will star in a live-action version of the board game that destroys relationships and family bonds.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has been in the works for more than a decade already, and it’s been through what’s described as a “hellish development process.” The latest script is said to involve a woman and her young son who go back in time to thwart a corrupt businessman. Whether or not that’s still the story for this newest version with Hart is unclear.
When the movie was officially announced in 2015, Lionsgate released a synopsis that is either the best or the worst depending on your attitude. Here it is:
“The story centers on a boy from Baltic Avenue who uses both Chance and Community in a quest to make his fortune, taking him on a fun, adventure-filled journey. It’s about making your own luck, what makes you truly rich and, of course, avoiding Jail time!”
It was previously announced that Andrew Niccol, who picked up an Academy Award nomination for The Truman Show, would write the screenplay for the Monopoly movie, but it’s not clear if he remains attached. According to a press release, the movie will be a “big, crowd-pleasing event film.”
Lionsgate goes on to say that the Monopoly movie will be “a film for all ages, visually sumptuous, heartwarming, and full of action and adventure.”
Monopoly is just the latest board game to be spun into a movie. The Peter Berg-directed Battleship movie starring Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, and Taylor Kitsch, was released in 2012. Before that, there were films based on Dungeons & Dragons, Ouija, and Clue. Looking ahead, movies based on Tetris and Catan are in the works.
As for Hart, one of his next big movies is the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which is also based on a board game.
Netflix Reveals Viewership Numbers on New Releases
Netflix’s original and syndicated programing has been exploding lately, and the streaming giant has shared just how successful its last few months have been.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s subscriber base has reached 139 million accounts worldwide. Revenue for the last three months of 2018 was up 27 percent, reaching a total of $4.19 billion.
Leading the charge for this success is Sandra Bullock and Susanne Bier’s Netflix original thriller Bird Box, which according to Netflix Film’s Twitter account has been viewed by over 80 million accounts, up from over 45 million in its first week.
Netflix Reveals Viewership Projections For Some Of Its Biggest TV Shows And Movies
Typically, Netflix doesn’t release viewership figures, but as part of the company’s earnings report today, the streamer revealed key datapoints for some of its biggest TV shows and movies. The network announced that the drama You, starring Penn Badgley and Elizabeth Lail, is tracking to be watched in 40 million households over its first four weeks.
Meanwhile, the British comedy/drama Sex Education, starring Gillian Anderson and released on January 11, is expected to reach the same viewership figure within its first month. Netflix also announced that the Spanish show Elite was seen in more than 20 million homes globally after its first four weeks.
One of Netflix’s biggest hits recently, meanwhile, was the Sandra Bullock horror film Bird Box. It was astonishingly popular, tracking to be watched by 80 million users over time, according to Deadline. All of these figures are likely well below the number of people who end up watching the programs, as people often watch movies and TV shows on Netflix together.
Anyone who watches at least 70 percent of a single episode of a series or a movie is counted as a “viewer” according to Netflix, which is surely inflating these figures.
Netflix had another strong quarter for the three final months of 2018, as the network announced revenue of $4.19 billion for the period; that’s up 27 percent year-over-year. Additionally, Netflix added 8.84 million subscribers during the period, increasing the total number of paying members to 139 million globally.
In recent news, Netflix announced yet another subscription fee price hike for all tiers. For more on Netflix, here’s everything coming to and leaving the service in January (US only).
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Is Funimation’s Biggest US Box Office Opening
Dragon Ball Super: Broly debuted in theaters yesterday, January 16, and became the #1 movie in the U.S. with over $7 million earned on its first day.
With an average of $5,695 per screen, Dragon Ball Super: Broly had the biggest opening for an event film and was the 5th highest anime opening of all time.
The film’s first day earnings also set the opening day record for Funimation Films, beating out the $1.97 million Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ earned in 2015 on its first day.
“Both anime and mainstream audience response to ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ has been overwhelmingly positive. We anticipated a strong opening, but we’re thrilled that the box office exceeded even the high end of our estimate,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of Funimation. “We’re thrilled to hear that countless fans have or plan to watch the film multiple times. Fans are at the core of our strategy for this film.”
Every IGN Mortal Kombat Review
Mortal Kombat has been gruesomely dismembering fighters since 1992 – four years before IGN was around. With the reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 (which, shockingly, is not actually the 11th Mortal Kombat game) we’re looking back over all 30 reviews IGN has published. Interestingly, the series contains such a wide range of games that it’s one of the few that’s earned almost every score in the book, except the very highest and lowest available.
Which MK games stand out to you as the best and worst?
Dan Stapleton is IGN’s Reviews Editor. You can follow him on Twitter to hear gaming rants and lots of random old-school Simpsons references.