jeudi 28 avril 2016

IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 2007


Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Mass Effect, and Uncharted, all in the same year!

Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 2007, a huge year for gaming. Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Uncharted all made their series debuts in 2007 alone.

Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:

2007 was also the year of Portal, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Rock Bad, Crysis, and so much more.

Keep reading for more on what made 2007 an awesome year for pop culture.

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2006 by the Numbers
Highest-Grossing-Films
1. Spider-Man 3      $336,530,303
2. Shrek the Third      $322,719,944
3. Transformers      $319,246,193
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End      $309,420,425
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix      $292,004,738
6. I Am Legend      $256,393,010
7. The Bourne Ultimatum      $227,471,070
8. National Treasure: Book of Secrets      $219,964,115
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks      $217,326,974
10. 300      $210,614,939

Source: Box Office Mojo

Most-Popular-Songs
1. "Irreplaceable"      Beyonce
2. "Umbrella"      Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
3. "The Sweet Escape"      Gwen Stefani feat. Akon
4. "Big Girls Don't Cry"      Fergie
5. "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"      T-Pain feat. Yung Joc
6. "Before He Cheats"      Carrie Underwood
7. "Hey There Delilah"      Plain White T's
8. "I Wanna Love You'"      Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
9. "Say It Right"      Nelly Furtado
10. "Glamorous"      Fergie feat. Ludacris

Source: Billboard

Most-Popular-TV-Show-Debuts
1. Big Bang Theory
2. Mad Men
3. Gossip Girl
4. Californiacation
5. The Tudors
6. Skins
7. Chuck
8. Private Practice
9. Heartland
10. Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Source: IMDB

Most-Popular-Books
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows    by J.K. Rowling
2. City of Bones    by Cassandra Clare
3. Eclipse (Twilight #3)    by Stephanie Meyer
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns    by Khaled Hosseini
5. Thirteen Reasons Why    by Jay Asher
6. Vampire Academy    by Richelle Mead
7. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest    by Stieg Larsson
8. The Name of the Wind    by Patrick Rothfuss
9. The Shack    by Rick Riordan
10. Marked    by Wm. Paul Young

Source: Goodreads

Most-Popular-Baby-Names
Females Males
1. Emily    1. Jacob
2. Isabella    2. Michael
3. Emma    3. Ethan
4. Ava    4. Joshua
5. Madison    5. Daniel

Source: Social Security Administration

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History of Awesome is IGN's 38-part trip down memory lane - each week we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more. 2007 was epic, but things are only going to get more awesome from here. Be sure to check back next week for an in-depth look at the year 2008, the year of Grand Theft Auto 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Fallout 3.

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