Shawshank Redemption at 25: The Story Behind Andy’s Iconic Escape

As 2019 comes to a close and the awards season ramps up, expect plenty of ceremonies, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards, to serve up the usual share of cinematic clip reels celebrating iconic sequences from now classic films. And in particular, look out for that triumphant scene of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) standing, arms aloft in the rain, rejoicing in his prison break to freedom in The Shawshank Redemption.

The movie celebrated its 25th anniversary this past October, and audiences have consistently voted The Shawshank Redemption as one of the best films ever made in the years since its release. Directed and written by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption was nominated for seven Academy Awards back in 1995, including nods for Frank’s writing, Thomas Newman’s stirring score, and Roger Deakins’ cinematography.

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The 10 Best-Reviewed Shows on Netflix in 2019

Netflix had another impressive year in terms of its original content, earning 27 Emmy wins (second behind HBO’s 34 wins) and releasing critically-acclaimed new series like the genre-bending Russian Doll starring Natasha Lyonne and the epic fantasy tale The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Netflix also scored high in IGN’s State of Streaming series for its diverse lineup of shows and easy-to-use UI.

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting An Xbox Series X (Our Perfect Guess)

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IGN UK Podcast: Christmas Quiz Special 2019

Merry Christmas! Joe, Dale and Cardy are here to fill your day with even more joy by playing a few Endless Search games with you. So huddle round the fireplace, grab a bottle of mulled wine and enjoy!

Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: [email protected]

IGN UK Podcast: Christmas Quiz Special 2019

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary Answers Major Plot Holes

SPOILERS AHEAD for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

While there is a ton to take in while watching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, there is even more to learn in the official Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary.

From the names and ages of many characters and creatures to the reveal that Knights of the Old Republic’s Darth Revan is canon to descriptions of each Knight of Ren, there are many secrets just waiting to be unlocked in its pages.

We’ve gathered many of the most important facts below, and we hope you have as much fun learning them as we did.

Lando’s Full Name is Landonis Balthazar Calrissian and His 2-Year Old Daughter Was Kidnapped by the First Order

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Dead Cells’ Legacy Update Brings Back Previous Game Builds

Motion Twin has released a new Dead Cells patch that reintroduces all of the game’s old versions. The Legacy Update, available now on PC, brings back the glory days of Dead Cells for those feeling nostalgic.

The Legacy Update lets you play “every major iteration of the game from the first build of Early Access right up to [the] present,” Motion Twin wrote in a Steam blog post. “We will of course make sure that we stock all of our future major updates in there too.” The patch also does a few extra things, such as preventing cloud saves from getting deleted, adding new mutations and weapons, reworking “total crap” weapons, and more.

The headlining feature of the Legacy Update though, as the name suggests, is the replayability of all Dead Cells’ previous major updates. This includes Rise of the Giant, Hand of the King, and many others.

To access Dead Cells’ previous updates, right-click on the game in your Steam library and select “Properties.” Click the “Betas” tab and choose the version you’d like to play from the dropdown menu. Hit “Close,” wait for the download to complete, and enjoy your favorite version of Dead Cells. The Legacy Update is currently only available on PC, but Motion Twin said in a separate tweet that “the updates will come to all platforms ASAP.”

Motion Twin, in conjunction with the newly-established studio Evil Empire, has confirmed that Dead Cells will continue to receive new content well into 2020. Coming to the roguelike-Metroidvania in Q1 of next year is The Bad Seed, a new piece of DLC that “brings two new early game biomes and a big #$&%-off boss for you to bash your head against.” The Bad Seed will cost $5 USD when it goes live.

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Scientists Can Now Make Synthetic Spider Web Silk

Move over, Spider-Man, your web-shooters may not be the only ones on the block anymore. Scientists have finally cracked the code on developing synthetic spider silk by modifying bacteria.

As reported by ScienceNews, it notes that “Engineers have tried for decades to create a synthetic mimic from genetically modified bacteria, yeast, and even goat milk, but have always fallen short.” But, this time, scientists have modified strand of E. coli bacteria and were successful, resulting in a material that is virtually identical to its natural counterpart.

“We can now use bacteria to produce something as good as nature,” says synthetic biologist Fuzhong Zhang of Washington University in St. Louis during an annual meeting for the American Chemical Society.

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