Daily Deals: Anime Blu-ray Sales, RTX 2080ti Discount, The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set Sale and More

Today’s deals cover an array of great tech like the RTX 2080ti, a unique sale on The Legend of Zelda manga, and tons of other great offerings. Enjoy this weekend of deals!

Back in Stock: Last of Us Part II Collector’s Edition

lastofus2ceLast of Us Part 2 is the other huge release for 2020 and the Collector’s Edition is back in stock for a limited time at Gamestop. The Collector’s Edition includes a steelbook case, 48-page mini artbook by Dark Horse, and some DLC. The Collector’s Edition includes the game with steelbook case, a 12″ Ellie statue, Ellie’s bracelet, lithograph art print and thank you ltter, stickers, pins, 48-page mini artbook by Dark Horse, DLC, and more.

The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set for $42

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Do you need some extra Zelda in your life? This 10-piece epic is just the thing for you. Take a look at The Legend of Zelda in a new light thanks to this manga collection.

Get the Seagate Firecuda SSHD 2TB for $59.99

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The Firecuda is one of the best SSHD you will find. Bridging the gap between a slow HDD and a fast SSD, this is the perfect device for the game hoarder who wants to have dozens of installed games, without ever deleting them.

Get the One Punch Man Blu-ray for $16

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If you’re a fan of OPM, now might be the time to jump on this product, as it’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this particular offering.

Pick Up When Marnie Was There on Blu-ray for $12.99

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Continuing the anime trend, you can pick up the wonderful When Marnie Was There for just a few dollars over at Amazon.

Pick Up Only Yesterday for $15.97 at Amazon

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The last in our Studio Ghibli sale, Only Yesterday is at a phenomenal price and definitely worth a watch.

Google Pixel 3a or 3a XL Smart phone with Bonus $100 Amazon Gift Card From $349

Take $50 off the original price of the Pixel 3a and get a bonus $100 Amazon gift card. Since the Amazon gift card is as good as cash, you’re basically getting this phone for only $249. The price is worth it for the camera alone; the camera image quality easily outclasses any other phone in its price range and actually stacks up very well against the flagship phones from Apple and Samsung. In fact, it’s about as good as the Google Pixel 4, which costs 3x the price. Of course the other specs aren’t shabby at all, and since it’s a Google phone it is always one the first phones to take advantage of the latest Android updates.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 TI for $999.99

The RTX 2080 Ti is the fast video card out there and probably the only one that can consistently drive games at 60fps or more at 4K resolution. The ASUS STRIX brand of video cards are widely regarded as the cream of the crop because the beefy cooling system allows the card to run cool and very quiet despite the factory overclock. This is the first time we’ve seen this card go for under $1K.

Philips Norelco Nose Hair Trimmer 3000 for $6.99

No one likes unsightly nose hairs. You know where they’ve been, you know what they’ve touched, and you know that although they are a vital part of your personal air filtration system, you don’t want them sticking out of your nose. This nose hair trimmer does a bang up job of preventing those nose hairs from overstepping their territory. It was never that expensive at $11, but today it just went down to $7.

$15 Off Apple AirPods Pro, Now $234.98

The price of the AirPods Pro is back down to what we saw on Black Friday. These are truly wireless AirPods with built-in active noise cancellation and despite that that they actually have longer play time on a single charge than the vanilla AirPods. Other features include three sets of silicone tips for customized fit, a sweat and water resistant outer shell, and a wireless charging case that can provide an additional 24 hours of battery life.

Newest Apple AirPods 2 Wireless Earphones for $129

It’s a bitter fight to the end to get Apple to drop prices on their very popular Apple Airpods. Today, the AirPods have dropped 20% off down to $129, which is the lowest price that we saw on Black Friday. These are truly wireless earphones with no cord connecting the two ear pieces. It also includes a charging case.

Nintendo Switch Lite for $179.99

This is the best and only deal for the Switch Lite right now. Compared to the Nintendo Switch, you’ll save $100 in cold, hard-earned cash and have access to the same library. You lose out on a couple of things, like the ability to dock, detachable controls, a slightly smaller screen, HD rumble, and the little IR camera that most people never use.

Oculus Quest VR Headset with Vader Immortal for $399 (Compatible with Half-Life: Alyx)

Oculus Quest will support Half-Life: Alyx, however you’ll need an Oculus Link cable to connect it to a PC. Many generic USB Type C Gen 1 or Gen 2 cables will work like this $18 cable right here. The Oculus Quest has been one of the hottest selling gaming peripherals over the holidays and it’s sold out practically everywhere. Although you can get it from Oculus directly, it ships out at in March. Amazon is the only vendor with an earlier ship date. For a limited time, purchase an Oculus Quest and you’ll get all three episodes of the Vader Immortal VR game.

There are many reasons why the Quest is the best VR headset to get right now. It’s completely untethered with no external sensors to set up, it’s powerful enough to play games like Beat Saber (the best VR game of 2019), Vader Immortal, and Pistol Whip, and it’s far less expensive than all the other newer generation VR headsets that have been released. The Oculus Link software which allows you to connect the Quest to a PC using a Type C cable and use it like a regular VR headset powered by your gaming PC.

More Deals From Today:

  • Eneloop Rechargeable AA Batteries 16-Pack for $29.87 with Amazon Subscribe & Save
  • $10 Off Family Meal at Panda Express (use code “SCOREBIG“)
  • Oculus Lunar New Year Sale at the Oculus Store
  • Steam Lunar New Year Sale at Steam
  • Pelonis Quiet Tower Fan for $22 on Amazon
  • Bose QuietComfort 3 II Noise Cancelling Headphones $220 at Google (use code “EFIKVQ“)
  • Insignia Xbox One X Charging Station (2 Batteries Included) for $9.99 at Best Buy
  • EVOO Gaming 15″ Core i7 GTX 1660 Ti Laptop for $849 at Walmart
  • Alienware m15 Core i7 GTX 1660 Ti Laptop for $1150 at Dell (use code “AFF600OFFAW“)
  • 1 Month Free Trial to Commercial Free CBS All-Access (use code “JANUARY“)
  • Star Wars The Black Series Enfys Nest and Swoop Bike for $19.87 at Walmart
  • Meguair’s Last Touch Spray Detailer 1-Gallon for $17.84 with Amazon Subscribe & Save
  • Amazon Web Services Certification Bundle $12.75 at Stack Social (code “LEARN75“)
  • $200 Southwest Gift Card for $175 at BJ’s

Video Game Deals:

  • Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4 or Xbox) for $29.99 on Amazon
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) + $10 Best Buy Credit for $59.99
  • Death Squared (Switch) for $1.49 at Nintendo eShop
  • Injustice 2: Legendary Edition (Xbox) for $15.17 on Amazon
  • Man of Medan (PS4 or Xbox) for $19.89 on Amazon
  • Our World is Ended (Switch) for $19.99 at Gamestop
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (PS4) for $8.99 at PSN
  • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PS4 or Xbox) for $44.99 on Amazon
  • The Mystery of Woolley Island (Switch) for $0.12 at Nintendo eShop
  • The Outer Worlds (Xbox) for $37.66 on Amazon
  • The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition (PC) for $14.99 at GOG
  • Enter the Gungeon (PC) Free with Twitch Prime Membership

More Deals for January:

  • Binge The Mandalorian with Disney Plus Free Trial
  • 1 Year of PS Plus Membership for $39.99 at Newegg (use code “EMCDGFE43“)
  • Anker USB C to HDMI Adapter for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT“)
  • Anker USB C to Ethernet Adapter for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT“)
  • Anker USB C to SD Card Reader for $8.99 on Amazon (use code “ANKERADPT2“)
  • All Half-Life Games Are Free at Steam
  • Anker Powerline II 3ft Lightning Cable for $6.79 on Amazon
  • ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Video Card for $999.99 at Newegg
  • Sony WH-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Headphones $230 at Google (use code “TQZIRQ“)
  • Google Home for $44.97 at Gamestop
  • WD Blue 1TB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive for $99.99 on Amazon
  • Taotronics Wireless Sport Headphones for $9.99 on Amazon (use code “SFESJZYA“)
  • Anker GaN Tech Power Delivery USB C Charger for $21.99 on Amazon
  • Modvel Memory Foam Seat Cushion for $14.99 on Amazon (use code “9103MO“)
  • Samsung Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds Both for $149.99 at Samsung
  • Homall Racing-Style Gaming Chair for $88.33 on Amazon
  • Sid Meier’s Civilizations: A New Dawn Board Game for $22.29 on Amazon
  • Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Preowned Games at Gamestop
  • Xbox One X Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
  • Xbox One X Gears 5 Limited Edition Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
  • Xbox One X NBA 2K20 Limited Edition Bundle for $349.99 on Amazon
  • Dell XPS 13 Touch 4K i5 Laptop for $849.99 at Dell (use code “LTXPS133AFF“)
  • Microsoft Surface Pro 7 10th Gen i5 Iris Plus with Keyboard for $800 at Costco
  • PS4 Slim with God of War, Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn for $249.99 at Best Buy
  • Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Select Video Games on Amazon
  • EVOO 14″ Intel Celeron N Windows Laptop for $179 at Walmart
  • EVOO 11.6″ Dual-Core Windows Laptop for $89 at Walmart
  • 20% off Sale at Nike (use code “ALLYOU“)
  • Kingston DataTraveler 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $3.99 on Amazon
  • 65″ Hisense 65H6570F 4K Smart HDTV for $349.99 at Best Buy
  • LEGO Technic Compact Crawler Crane (920 Piece) for $79.99 on Amazon
  • 55″ Vizio M-Series Quantum 4K HDR QLED Smart HDTV for $358 at Walmart
  • Blue Microphone Yeti with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint for $99.99 at Best Buy
  • 20% off Thousands of Used: Like New Items at Amazon Warehouse
  • Aukey 10,000mAh USB PD Power Bank for $20.99 on Amazon (use code “5UST2ZYM“)
  • HTC Vive Pro Complete Kit for $1063.62 on Amazon
  • Samsung 32″ Curved 1080p Gaming Monitor for $149.99 at Walmart
  • Sony XBR75X900F 75″ 4K HDR Smart HDTV for $1698 on Amazon
  • Dell UltraSharp U2717D 27″ 2560×1440 IPS Monitor for $269.99 at Dell
  • Buy 1 Dozen Donuts, Get Another 1 Dozen Free at Krispy Kreme
  • Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 WiFi Router for $63.88 on Amazon
  • LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express 801-Piece Set for $63.99 on Amazon
  • God of War Nendoroid for $19.99 on Amazon
  • eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S Robot Vacuum Cleaner for $169 on Amazon
  • Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Black for $39.99 at Walmart
  • Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Glacier White for $39.99 at Walmart
  • Sony PS4 DualShock Controller in Green Cambo for $39.99 at Walmart
  • HP 25MX 25″ 1080p 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Gaming Monitor for $154.99 at Walmart
  • 1 Month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $1 (New Customers) at Microsoft
  • Philips Sonicare Essence Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush for $19.95 on Amazon
  • Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $39.99 at Best Buy
  • Anker PowerWave Qi Wireless Charger for $11.99 on Amazon (use code “AKA25241“)
  • LEGO Overwatch D.Va and Reinhardt for $23.99 on Amazon
  • LEGO Overwatch Watchpoint: Gibraltar for $58.99 on Amazon
  • SNES Classic Edition for $69.99 at Nintendo
  • NES Classic Edition for $49.99 at Nintendo
  • SecretLabs TITAN 2020 Series Gaming Chair for $374 at SecretLabs
  • $50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card for $45 at Costco
  • Beats Studio3 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones for $184.99 at Best Buy
  • Game of Thrones Seasons 1-8 Collectors Edition Blu-ray $198 on Amazon
  • TurboTax Deluxe + State 2019 for $39.88 on Amazon
  • TurboTax Premier + State 2019 for $54.99 on Amazon
  • Rick and Morty Seasons 1-3 on Blu-ray for $33.33 on Amazon

Two New Silent Hill Games in the Works, Report Says

Two new Silent Hill games are in the works, according to a new report from a reliable leaker, via Eurogamer.

Twitter user Aesthetic Gamer was the first to drop the new report. Aesthetic Gamer is known for reliably leaking previous Capcom titles (although Silent Hill is developed and published by Konami), and divulged some details about the supposed two new Silent Hill games. According to Aesthetic Gamer, one game will be a “soft” reboot of the franchise while the other will be an episodic experience similar to Telltale games or Until Dawn.

“In other news while I’m dropping this stuff, and I think I can talk about this, I’ll mention there is a couple new Silent Hill games in the works,” Aesthetic Gamer said. “Konami about two years ago reached out to various developers to pitch ideas for two Silent Hill games, one a soft-reboot of the franchise, the other an episodic TellTale/Until Dawn-style game to go alongside the reboot. I don’t know anything more than that though, but I sure do hope Konami’s given it the appropriate budget and found the right developer to make those games succeed.”

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Aesthetic Gamer closed out their comments by saying that they don’t know anything more about the alleged Silent Hill games, just that they exist. They also said that they guess one or more of the games may be revealed this year.

One leaker’s information wouldn’t be that much to go on, but other signs do point to developments that bolster the case for a new Silent Hill game or two existing. Silent Hill 2 art director Masahiro Ito said that he was working on “a title as a core member. I hope the title won’t be canceled.”

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Though Ito never confirmed as much, fans speculated that Ito’s “I hope the title won’t be canceled” comment could be a reference to Hideo Kojima’s infamously canceled Silent Hills game, which was preceded by the even more infamous P.T. (“Playable Teaser”) demo that spooked horror game fans back in 2014. For what it’s worth, Konami has also been spotted refiling Silent Hill trademarks that were about to lapse. Horror media site Rely on Horror also said that its own independent source also said a new Silent Hill game was in development.

And speaking of Kojima, the developer has seemingly waffled back and forth on whether or not he’d pursue a horror game after the cancelation of Silent Hills. Kojima posted a picture of his workspace, saying he was working on the concept for his next game. That said, don’t count on Kojima to work with Konami after their very public breakup following the release of Metal Gear Solid 5. He also seems to have his hands full with plans to develop smaller games, manga, and anime.

Konami has not commented on any of the reports as of yet, so take everything leaked thus far with a grain of salt.

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In the meantime, modders like Lance McDonald are using video game magic to escape the confines of P.T.’s haunted house and exploring the streets of Silent Hills.

Bad Boys Still Rule the Box Office, The Turning Tanks

Bad Boys for Life enjoyed its second week atop the box office, with an estimated $34 million. This brings the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence threequel to over $120 million domestically in only two weeks.

That wasn’t the only film to break $100 million domestically this week either. Per Variety, 1917 also broke that barrier, hitting at around $104 million after capturing the second place spot with an estimated $15.8 million for its third week of wide release.

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Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen — starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant, and Colin Farrell — brought in a decent $11 million while horror flick The Turning (which is actually based on Henry James’ 1898 novel The Turn of the Screw) only conjured up $7.3 million.

The Turning has been bashed by both critics and audiences alike. You can red IGN’s review of The Turning here, which calls out the film’s “cheap scares, poorly edited set-pieces, and bad twist.”

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North American Box Office Estimates

Universal’s Dolittle continued to “do little,” earning only $12.5 million in its second week of release, bringing its domestic take to $44 million. Against a $180 million budget.

Meanwhile, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker broke the $500 million domestic mark this week, with its seventh place $5.1 million haul talking it over the top.

Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

  • 1. Bad Boys for Life $34,000,000
  • 2. 1917 $15,800,000
  • 3. Dolittle $12,500,000
  • 4. The Gentlemen $11,030,000
  • 5. Jumanji: The Next Level $7,900,000
  • 6. The Turning $7,300,000
  • 7. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker $5,173,000
  • 8. Little Women $4,700,000
  • 9. Just Mercy $4,055,000
  • 10. Knives Out $3,650,000

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

X-Men Horror Spin-Off The New Mutants Gets Freaky New Poster

While last year’s Dark Phoenix was the seemingly end of the main X-Men series, following its commercial failure and the Disney/Fox deal, there is a spin-off movie waiting in the wings. The New Mutants was shot way back in 2017, and has suffered a series of delays ever since. But it’s finally set to hit theaters in April, and a new poster has been released.

The film is a horror-themed superhero movie and the spooky new poster certainly captures this vibe. It shows the five young stars–Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Charlie Heaton–with the movie’s title placed over their faces, revealing their skulls. Check it out below:

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This poster follow the most recent trailer, which was released earlier this month. The New Mutants releases on April 3 and also stars Alice Braga (Elysium), Antonio Banderas (Spy Kids), and Happy Anderson (Mindhunter). It’s directed by Josh Boone, who previously made the hit teen drama The Fault in our Stars and is the co-writer and director of the upcoming TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand.

The New Mutants was originally set for an April 2018 release, but rumors of extensive reshoots and repeated delays caused some to wonder if we’d ever actually see it–including the film’s own exasperated cast members. But not only have a new trailer and poster arrived in the past few weeks, Boone himself recently posted an image of the main cast assembled to watch the final film. So whatever happens now, at least they’ve seen it. For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to everything we know so far about The New Mutants.

Street Fighter V Coming to Nintendo Switch, EB Games Twitter Leaks

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch, according to a tweet by the official EB Games Canada Twitter account.

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Nintendo nor Capcom has mentioned any plans for a Street Fighter V port to the Nintendo Switch as of yet, so if this post from EB Games Canada proves true, it’ll mark the first time the game has landed on the console in any form.

According to EB Games Canada, the game should also be available for pre-order now in stores. Last we heard, when Capcom announced Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, it said the game would release on February 14, 2020, and will bring Gill back as a playable fighter.

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Capcom confirmed that Champion Edition will feature 40 characters, 34 stages, more than 200 costumes, and pretty much everything Street Fighter V has released, minus the Fighting Chance and brand collaboration outfits, and Capcom Pro Tour DLC. Anything released between January 10 and February 14 also won’t be in Champion Edition.

It wouldn’t be the first time that a Canadian retailer was responsible for a significant leak. Back in 2018, Walmart Canada was responsible for accidentally leaking the existence of a whole slew of highly anticipated games before E3 2018. You can also read about the most infamous game leaks ever.

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Street Fighter V: Champion Edition will be out on February 14, so happy Valentine’s Day. Watch out for that netcode, though, which has been a sore point of contention for Street Fighter V fans, and something that an independent modder appeared to fix on his own recently.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

The New Mutants: Check Out the Creepy New Poster

After having been pushed back from its original release date of April 2018, Josh Boone’s The New Mutants will finally hit theaters on April 3, 2020. And also, after years of delay, the film has gotten its first new poster since 2017.

In this awesome new art you’ll see New Mutants characters (originally intended to be part of the now-defunct Fox X-Men universe) Magik (Glass’ Anya Taylor-Joy), Wolfsbane (GoT’s Maisie Williams), Cannonball (Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton), Sunspot (The Stand’s Henry Zaga), and Mirage (The Originals’ Blu Hunt).

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The New Mutants not only represents the last gasp of Fox’s X-Men shared universe, but it also tonally stands apart from the rest of the franchise as a horror movie, with no costumes or real supervillains. The poster itself gives off a darker, edgier vibe as well, with the heroes’ skulls being revealed inside the title font.

If you’d like a deeper dive into this mutant team, the Soulsword, and antagonist the Demon Bear, then check out our exploration of this darker, grimmer X-Men film.

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A few weeks back, the Disney website incorrectly called The New Mutants a “seriously electrifying new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe” – which, of course, it is not. It’s not part of the MCU, though it is a new Fox Marvel movie to be released since Disney’s acquisition of the studio.

While promoting the new trailer’s release, director Josh Boone confirmed that this was the original version of the movie that he shot for Fox, despite the Disney acquisition.

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Remembering 2010: The Biggest Games Turning 10 This Year

2010 was a great year for peripheral-based rhythm games. It was also effectively the last year for peripheral-based rhythm games. Rock Band, the multiplayer co-op band game that Harmonix created after separating from Guitar Hero and leaving it to its publisher Activision, was always considered by genre connoisseurs (i.e. me) to be the better, more refined game. The game whose presentation and mechanics worked in harmony to actually make you feel like you were truly in a band with your friends, and that you were actually playing the song. Rock Band defined almost a decade of my life, and Rock Band 3 represented the series at its biggest, best, and most ambitious.

If you remember the era you’ll be familiar with the Rock Band concept–two guitar controllers, one drumset, and a microphone to belt out timeless rock and pop songs in time to a steady flow of colour-coded gems. While Rock Band 2 introduced dramatically improved controllers, a more robust campaign, and comprehensive online multiplayer modes, Rock Band 3 introduced an incredible amount of quality-of-life fixes, like being able to change instruments, difficulties, options, and band members anytime on the fly, as well as a robust character customisation creator that fed into the more intricate career and challenge modes.

But the biggest new additions? Three-part vocal harmonies. Keyboards. And real guitars. Rock Band 3 was the series’ big push into teaching players to transfer their skills over to playing real instruments with a new “Pro” difficulty modifier. Drums were already there, with the inclusion of discrete cymbal inputs in Rock Band 2, and the new two-octave keyboard controller allowed for some pretty accurate note charts that used 26 black-and-white piano keys in addition to the standard five-button ones. But Harmonix (in partnership with Mad Catz) also released a 102-button guitar controller with strings to pick and strum at, while also partnering with Fender to release an actual electric guitar with controller inputs integrated into it. It was bonkers, and it all worked really well even if all of that stuff did cost me an arm and a leg.

And of course, the most important thing is that all of these new features ended up being backwards compatible with Rock Band’s rolling library consisting of literally thousands of songs, a feat that no other rhythm game from this era managed to do. That library has continued to grow to a number that’s closing in on 3000 with the release of the more focussed Rock Band 4 in 2015, and DLC songs continue to release even as I write this in 2020.

For me, nothing will ever beat the hundreds and hundreds of hours I spent playing Rock Band 3 with eager friends at parties, with colleagues in the office until the late hours at night, and by myself, all day every day, climbing the instrument leaderboards. | Edmond Tran

Uncharted Movie Release Date Pushed Back

The drama behind the upcoming Uncharted movie continues as Sony has announced that the film has been delayed by three months, likely a result of losing its sixth director last month.

According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Aaron Couch, the Uncharted movie has been delayed until March 5, 2021 — almost three months later than its initial December 2020 release date.

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Further, the film will be taking over the March 2021 release date that was originally being held for He-Man’s Masters of the Universe movie, which has now been taken off the calendar, according to Couch’s report.

While this news is likely disappointing to fans, the news shouldn’t be too surprising given the long, strange history of the Uncharted movie, which has experienced a handful of director changes and casting rollercoasters.

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The film will star Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and potentially Mark Wahlberg as Drake’s mentor, Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan. Further, Sony is reportedly in talks with Venom’s Ruben Fleischer, which would make him the film’s seventh director.

In 2019, Sony announced PlayStation Productions, a production studio that aims to take Sony’s catalog of video game titles and franchises and adapt them for film and television.

While no new projects have been announced yet, Sony owns tons of different franchises that it could turn into movies, such as The Last of Us, God of War, and Spyro the Dragon, just to name a few. In fact, images from a canceled animated short film adaptation of The Last of Us were leaked online just recently, which was meant to be a bridge between the first game and the upcoming The Last of Us Part 2.

Do you think there will be any more drama with the Uncharted movie? Let us know in the comments below!

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Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith

Is John Cena Teasing a Royal Rumble Appearance?

Not only does WWE’s annual Royal Rumble PPV officially kick off “The Road to Wrestlemania,” and all the speculation that accompanies that mega card, but it also comes with its own rumors and – er – rumblings about which Superstars are going to be a part of the Rumble match itself.

On top of the already circulating whispers regarding a possible return for Edge, who retired from the ring back in 2011, an injured Nia Jax, and fully-costumed Kane, John Cena, who didn’t wrestle on any WWE PPV in all of 2019, posted the following to his Instagram

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No message included. Just a shot of a previous Royal Rumble event with the countdown clock about to buzz in the match’s next participant.

Does this mean John Cena will be an official entrant in the Men’s Royal Rumble match this Sunday? After all, it’s the perfect spot for someone who doesn’t want to wrestle full time (or any time, really) and just wants to make a fun splash for a few minutes.

On the other hand, Cena could just be trolling. Or he could just be helping WWE promote the PPV as a dedicated company man. All the signals here however seem to sounding the Rumble alarm.

We’ll be covering the Royal Rumble PPV here at IGN this Sunday, starting at 7pm ET/4pm PT so watch for the live blog on the front page.

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Marvel’s The Eternals is the “Most Sci-Fi” Movie of the Entire MCU

Marvel’s The Eternals, which hits theaters November 6, will sit fans down for a story that spans 7,000 years, introducing the the comic book beings known, respectively, as Eternals and Deviants.

Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani, who recently debuted his ripped physique, for his role as Kingo Sunen, spoke about the upcoming film with Entertainment Weekly, and how it’s likely to stand apart from the rest of the MCU.

“It’s really, really an epic,” Nanjiani said. “And it’s really such a science-fiction story. It’s a superhero story, but in some ways, it’s the most sci-fi of all the Marvel movies and it’s the most epic of all the Marvel movies.”

“And the story spans thousands of years. So it’s really not like any of the other Marvel movies.”

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“And I don’t mean epic in the internet way,” Nanjiani added. “I mean epic in the old-school way…It doesn’t look like any of the other Marvel movies.”

Recently, Marvel’s own synopsis for The Eternals revealed how it connects to Avengers: Endgame, describing the movie’s heroes as “ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years.” Then, following the events of Avengers: Endgame, “an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, The Deviants.”

For more on Marvel’s The Eternals, you can read our breakdown of the private footage that was screened at Brazil Comic-Con, read our huge explainer of the Deviants, AKA the villains in The Eternals, and read about how the film will feature an openly gay hero.

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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.