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WWE Money In The Bank: The Best Briefcase Cash-Ins in History

1. Seth Rollins at Wrestlemania 31 (2015)

Against: Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns

Never before had a briefcase winner cashed in at Wrestlemania. But Seth Rollins came running down the ramp, right near the end of Wrestlemania 31’s main event between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. And suddenly, the 1-on-1 for the WWE Championship was a Triple Threat. It was a heel move, for sure, but there was the slightest bit of honor in it; Rollins would not wait until after the match, when both men would be utterly exhausted, to pick the bones clean.

At the time, WWE was suffering a Roman Reigns backlash, thanks to a horribly booked 2015 Royal Rumble. In that match, Roman Reigns earned his Wrestlemania title match to a chorus of boos from the audience that not even an appearance by The Rock could stop.

But the crowd didn’t like Lesnar either. By injecting a third option into the match, WWE salvaged their main event and delivered a shocking result. Rollins delivered a Curb Stomp to Reigns, the referee counted 1-2-3, and the architect of the Shield was the WWE Champion.

Marvel Has More Fantastic Four On The Way With A New Special Series

The Fantastic Four are a bit of a hot button issue over in the MCU these days, thanks largely to the mysterious Phase 4 and the recent Disney buyout of 20th Century Fox placing the team’s film rights back in the potential MCU lineup. But the comics are, thankfully, a different story. After their triumphant return from their extended post-Secret Wars absence, the F4 have been holding down their own ongoing series and reestablishing themselves as Marvel’s first family.

And there’s more on the way. Announced earlier today, Marvel will be publishing a brand-new “special series” centered around the Fantastic Four created by Gerry Dugan and Greg Smallwood called Fantastic Four: Yancy Street. Set within the main continuity of the Marvel Universe and following events laid out in their current ongoing book, Yancy Street will be a chance for the team to explore their own history and relationships with one another as they settle back into their old neighborhood.

In the spirit of last year’s Web Of Venom special series, Yancy Street will be a series of quarterly specials that afford the team the time and space to deal with some of their classic villains and settings in the spirit of their originators, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. The first issue will feature The Thing pitted against vintage villains, The Terrible Trio.

Created back in 1961, the Fantastic Four were Marvel’s first official superhero team, pre-dating both the X-Men and the Avengers. A team of scientists and friends exposed to mysterious extra-dimensional radiation that gave them fantastic (get it?) powers, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing remain some of Marvel’s most beloved and well-recognized superheroes to this day. Their current ongoing series was launched in 2018.

Fantastic Four: Yancy Street #1 hits shelves on August 21.

Devil May Cry 5 Director Would Like DmC 2, But Only From Ninja Theory

While it was controversial with series fans from the moment it was announced, DmC: Devil May Cry was largely well-received by critics. Positive review scores aren’t the only beacon of good fortune for the divisive entry in the hack ‘n’ slash franchise, however, as Hideaki Itsuno, the director of multiple Devil May Cry titles, would love a sequel.

According to a report from USGamer, Itsuno–who’s worked also worked on multiple other Capcom games including Power Stone, Capcom Vs. SNK 2, and Dragon’s Dogma–would have no problem with a DmC 2. But there’s a catch: for Itsuno, British developer Ninja Theory has to be on the project again. Otherwise, as Capcom producer Matt Walker added, “It wouldn’t be DmC without Ninja Theory.”

“On the dev side we certainly wanted to and thought we would work with Ninja Theory again to create a sequel to DmC, but that unfortunately didn’t get off the ground,” said Itsuno, who expressed interest in a sequel.

Walker agreed with the sentiment, saying, “We’d still love to see a sequel, but we think it absolutely has to be made by Ninja Theory–so much of the amazing style and substance in that game was only possible because they have such a knack for what’s cool.”

Apart from DmC, Ninja Theory is most known for developing action games such as Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavenly Sword, and the critically-acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (which recently made the jump to Nintendo Switch). Ninja Theory was acquired by Microsoft and folded into the company’s Xbox Game Studios in 2018, meaning if a DmC sequel were to happen, it’d require Microsoft’s blessing to be multiplatform or end up an Xbox and PC exclusive.

In our DmC: Definitive Edition review, we said that the “numerous tweaks and upgrades of DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition have made a game that isn’t just a better version of DmC, but a bonafide hack ‘n’ slash classic.”

While a DmC 2 may not be in the works any time soon, fans of the action franchise recently got Devil May Cry 5 to tide them over, which we awarded a 9/10.

How Ghost Recon Has Evolved – IGN First

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is this month’s IGN First, and earlier this week we kicked things off with an in-depth look at its cave hideout that doubles as an online social hub. Today, we’re bringing you a conversation with some of the leading minds behind both Breakpoint and the Ghost Recon franchise for a look back at how Breakpoint has evolved the series.

Watch the video above to hear about how and why Ghost Recon has changed over the years and what Breakpoint is doing differently from Wildlands. Be sure to check out our hands-on preview here and read our exclusive details about its social hub too, and we’ll be back with even more Breakpoint as part of our IGN First next week.

Chris Rock to Produce Saw Spin-Off for 2020 Release

Comedian and Saturday Night Live veteran Chris Rock is set to produce a spin-off of the Saw horror movie series, due for release next year.

The film will be directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who helmed the second, third, and fourth movies in the original series. Once again, it will be a Lionsgate production.

“When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins-off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all-in,” said Lionsgate’s chairman Joe Drake in a statement

. “Saw is one of the highest grossing horror franchises of all-time and it’s one of Lionsgate’s most successful film series. This upcoming film will still be as mind bending and intense as all the previous Saw films. Chris conceived this idea and it will be completely reverential to the legacy of the material while reinvigorating the brand with his wit, creative vision and passion for this classic horror franchise.”

Why We Love the John Wick Movies

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the third chapter in the Keanu Reeves saga, hits screens this week. The story, which kicked off with the legendary assassin coming out of retirement to avenge the death of his dog, and then travelling to Rome to take out a target, now finds the character “excommunicado,” with a contract on his head.

So how did John Wick get here? And what is the unique appeal of both the man and the myth? We examine the facts… (Be sure to also read our John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum review when you’re done here!)

Spoilers follow for the first two John Wick movies!

Stream Anime With Crunchyroll From Twitch Prime, Free for 30 Days

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Let’s just dive right in, shall we? If you want 30 days of free streaming anime, go to Twitch Prime, find the Crunchyroll Premium button and click on it to start your 30-day free trial.

While there’s no direct correlation between gaming and watching anime, the Venn diagram of the two subsets has a pretty significant overlap. The people at Twitch and Crunchyroll realized this, which is why they worked together to offer 30 days of free Crunchyroll Premium.

Epic Launches Great PC Game Sale, Refunds Recent Purchases

The Epic Games Store has been ramping up in recent months, grabbing PC exclusivity for major titles like Borderlands 3, acquiring Rocket League developer Psyonix, and taking a firm stance on its plans to acquire more exclusive titles unless competitor Valve increases revenue share for developers. And now the Epic Store is ready to start offering customers some serious discounts on the games it’s curated, as it launched its first storewide sale today.

Dubbed the Epic Mega Sale, the store is offering markdowns up to 75% off on some PC games. In addition, $10 is slashed off the price of any game over $15, including already discounted games and pre-orders, at no cost to the publisher or developer. That encompasses upcoming games like Borderlands 3, one of its biggest exclusives, which you can now pre-order for $50, and the recently announced John Wick game, John Wick Hex, which you can pre-order for $8 instead of $20.

Just purchased something from Epic and wish you’d waited? If you bought a game between May 2 and May 15 in the Epic Store, you’ll be refunded the difference between what you paid and the sale price. And if you’ve pre-ordered a game from the Epic Store that cost more than $15, you’ll receive a $10 refund within the next couple of weeks. The only exceptions to the $10 off deal are DLC, game add-ons, season passes, and in-game purchases, such as V-bucks in Fortnite.

In addition to all the store-wide discounts, Epic announced its free biweekly game deal is expanding during the Mega Sale, which runs now through June 13. In that time period, a free game will be given away every week, starting with today’s offering, genre-bending anthology Stories Untold.

Dates for Steam’s 2019 Summer Sale leaked (once again) yesterday–it’ll start June 25 and last two weeks–so Epic’s Mega Sale seems strategically timed to precede that one. While Steam’s sale will no doubt have the greater volume of games, Epic’s deals (particularly the $10 off one) are nothing to sneeze at, and it’s a good chance to grab cheaper pre-orders on upcoming games and some free PC titles. Either way, June is gearing up to be a great month for PC gamers on a budget.

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Child’s Play Remake: What Makes an AI Chucky Scary?

I spent last Halloween on the set of a horror movie that was filming at a haunted asylum.

The film? This summer’s remake of the 1988 killer doll cult classic Child’s Play. The location? Riverview Hospital outside Vancouver, a mental health facility that local legend insists is haunted. But the vacated hospital wasn’t being used as any sort of creepy setting in the story. Instead, it was doubling as the basement of the apartment building where Aubrey Plaza’s character, single mom Karen Barclay, lives with her adolescent son, Andy (Gabriel Bateman).

In the film, Karen buys her son a present that seems innocuous enough at first glance — a red-haired, cherub-faced Buddi doll nicknamed Chucky — but that proves to be a sentient and very deadly being.