Monthly Archives: August 2018
Elon Musk Announces Classic Atari Games Will Come to Tesla Cars Soon
Elon Musk announced on Twitter Wednesday his collaboration with Atari to release some of the classic games in the Tesla V9.0 update in approximately 4 weeks.
The tweet reads: "Some of best classic @Atari games coming as Easter eggs in Tesla V9.0 release in about 4 weeks. Thanks @Atari!"
Some of best classic @Atari games coming as Easter eggs in Tesla V9.0 release in about 4 weeks. Thanks @Atari!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 1, 2018
Valve Announces Artifact Release Date
Artifact, the Dota 2 influenced digital collectible card game from Valve, is set to release on Steam November 28, 2018 for PC, MacOS and Linux, and later in 2019 for iOS and Android devices.
The game offers more than 280 cards in its shipping set and players will be able to buy and sell their cards on the Steam Community Marketplace.
Artifact will be playable by attendees of this year's PAX West in Seattle, which runs from August 31 to September 3. At PAX, players can battle each other over a continuous, single-elimination gauntlet in order to win the right to challenge a champion on the main stage. Each participant can earn Artifact merchandise, like signed prints of artwork and two keys for free copies of the game when it's released in November.
Star Wars: Episode 9 Director J.J. Abrams Reveals First Set Photo
The first official set photo for Star Wars: Episode IX has been released, marking the start of production.
Director J.J. Abrams shared the image on Twitter. Though it's blurry, it appears to feature John Boyega in character as Finn in the Millennium Falcon.
Star Wars: Episode IX first set photo, via Twitter.
Nintendo Reveals Gamescom 2018 Lineup
Nintendo has revealed its lineup for Gamescom 2018.
As detailed on Nintendo's website, players will be able to try out five of Super Mario Party's new minigames and get their hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The rest of Nintendo's lineup includes FIFA 19, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Killer Queen Black, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dark Souls: Remastered, and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.
Nintendo will also release gameplay videos of select titles such as Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC Torna:The Golden Country and Daemon X Machina throughout the show.
Infinity War Directors Reveal Thanos’ Snap Permanently Damaged Him
Thanos' snap in Avengers: Infinity War dealt a heavy blow to the mad titan and his Infinity Gauntlet, and now we have a better idea of what that means.
Warning: Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War and Thor: Ragnarok follow...
During the bonus features for the movie's DigitalHD release, directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed the snap, which caused half of the universe to perish, permanently damaged Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet.
“See there, with his Gauntlet and the arm, the power that it takes to use all six Stones is significant, and clearly damaged the Gauntlet and damaged Thanos permanently," Joe Russo said, discussing one of the final scenes in the movie.
That Spider-Man Moment Was Originally Going to Be Much Shorter in Avengers: Infinity War
If you've seen Avengers: Infinity War, that Spider-Man moment was a standout, but it almost didn't happen that way.
Spoilers ahead for the end of Infinity War, so if you haven't watched it yet, you've been warned.
Tom Holland's final scene in Infinity War is a tearjerker that fans have immortalized in meme form, but it turns out the scene was originally going to be much shorter. The moment in question follows the snap of Thanos' fingers that erases half of all life in the universe. A number of earth's mightiest heroes get wiped out, including Spider-Man, but according to directors Joe and Anthony Russo, and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, they intended Spidey's demise to happen much more quickly rather than in the sad, lengthy manner it happened.
Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown Is Getting a Final Season
Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown is getting a final season on CNN later this fall.
Per Los Angeles Times, CNN has already finished one episode featuring a trip to Kenya with W. Kamau Bell. This will be the only episode in the final season to use Bourdain's narration, as it was completed before Bourdain's death in June.
Four other episodes will also be featured, which directors and producers will complete using archival footage and memories from crew members. These episodes will be set in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the Big Bend area of Texas, and the Asturias region of Spain and Indonesia.
Parents Are Getting Their Kids Fortnite Tutors
Parents across the world are starting to pay for tutors to help their kids develop skills at Fortnite.
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article detailing various parents and their children involved in this phenomenon, interviewing them about their experiences.
Some parents claim they simply don't want their kids losing matches, others are taking lessons for themselves so they aren't so embarrassed when they play the game, and some are even taking lessons alongside their kids as a bonding experience.
These coaches are typically found on social media or contracting sites, with one site claiming it has hired out over 1,400 Fortnite coaches since March. One coach, an 18-year-old professional player from Utah, finds the situation odd. “My dad would have never paid for me to take video game lessons,” he said.
PlayStation Plus Free Games for August 2018 Revealed
The August 2018 PlayStation Plus lineup has been revealed.
According to the PlayStation Blog, the following titles will be available for PlayStation Plus members next month:
- Mafia III (PS4)
- Dead by Daylight (PS4)
- Bound by Flame (PS3)
- Serious Sam 3: BFE (PS3)
- Draw Slasher (PS Vita)
- Space Hulk (PS Vita)
- Here They Lie - August 7 - October 2 (PS VR)
- Knowledge is Power - August 7 - November 6 (PS4)
In Mafia III, Lincoln Clay returns from the Vietnam war only to have his surrogate family murdered by the Italian Mafia. We gave his story of revenge a 7.5 in our review, which praised Clay's character, as well as the game's New Bordeaux setting, while lamenting the game's "repetitive open-world action."
Terminator: First Look at Sequel Revealed
Paramount has revealed a first look at its upcoming new Terminator movie,.
The image features Linda Hamilton, who's reprising her role as Sarah Connor, alongside newcomers to the franchise Natalia Reyes (Dani Ramos), and Mackenzie Davis (Grace). However, there's no sign of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Check out the image below.
Terminator sequel first look, from left to right: Natalia Reyes (Dani Ramos), Mackenzie Davis (Grace), and Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor).