Thor: Love and Thunder – 6 Characters Christian Bale Could Play
Former Batman Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to join Thor: Love and Thunder, and with no other information confirmed by Marvel, the announcement sent sparks of speculation flying. Could Bale be playing a hero or a villain in the highly anticipated sequel to Thor: Ragnarok? Could the character be drawn from Thor’s long comic book history? Maybe from the book based on Jason Aaron’s run in which Jane Foster picks up the hammer? Or is it a character that readers met more recently?
Kentucky Route Zero Act 5 Release Date Announced
Kentucky Route Zero’s fifth and final act will release on January 28, along with a complete collection of all acts and interludes called Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition for consoles.
The TV Edition will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch that day, and Act 5 will arrive on PC at the same time. The compilation of all acts and interludes in the TV Edition will also be available on Steam by buying the Kentucky Route Zero Season Pass.
This is a story seven years in the making, as the first act of Kentucky Route Zero released back at the start of 2013. IGN’s review at the time gave it an 8.3, followed by an even more positive review of Act 2 later that same year with Act 3 following close behind in 2014.
Epic Games Working on Fix for Player Loss of Star Wars Achievements in Fortnite
If you're a regular Fortnite player, then you likely participated in the Fortnite Star Wars event in December. Now that the event has come to a close, it seems that players are reporting missing achievements earned from the event.
In a Reddit post to r/FortniteBR, Redditor Romulousvoid shared an image revealing that all of their achievements from the Fortnite Star Wars event were gone. The post quickly picked up comments from other players with the same issues, and eventually an Epic employee commented on the thread stating they were aware of the problem and were working on a fix.
The UK Now Has Classic Video Game Postage Stamps
A new series of postage stamps featuring images from games such as Tomb Raider and Elite have been released in the UK in order to celebrate British-developed video games.
The series is comprised of 12 stamps, with each showing off a key UK-designed game from the 1980s and 90s. Elite, Dizzy, Populous, Lemmings, Micro Machines, Sensible Soccer, Wipeout, and Worms all feature in the collection.
4 of the 12 stamps are dedicated to Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, who was created by English studio Core Design in the 1990s. These 4 stamps feature Lara’s visual evolution over 1996’s Tomb Raider, 1998’s Adventures of Lara Croft, 2000’s Tomb Raider Chronicles, and 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot.
The UK Now Has Classic Video Game Postage Stamps
A new series of postage stamps featuring images from games such as Tomb Raider and Elite have been released in the UK in order to celebrate British-developed video games.
The series is comprised of 12 stamps, with each showing off a key UK-designed game from the 1980s and 90s. Elite, Dizzy, Populous, Lemmings, Micro Machines, Sensible Soccer, Wipeout, and Worms all feature in the collection.
4 of the 12 stamps are dedicated to Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, who was created by English studio Core Design in the 1990s. These 4 stamps feature Lara’s visual evolution over 1996’s Tomb Raider, 1998’s Adventures of Lara Croft, 2000’s Tomb Raider Chronicles, and 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Reportedly Casts Game of Thrones Actor as New Lead
Robert Aramayo - best known as Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones - has reportedly been cast in a leading role for Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series.
Deadline reports that Aramayo will play a young hero, Beldor, replacing Will Poulter (Black Mirror), who apparently left the project after scheduling difficulties.
It's perhaps not a surprising choice, given the creative team for the series includes alumni from Game of Thrones (as well as the likes of Hannibal, Toy Story 4, Star Wars and more).
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Reportedly Casts Game of Thrones Actor as New Lead
Robert Aramayo - best known as Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones - has reportedly been cast in a leading role for Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series.
Deadline reports that Aramayo will play a young hero, Beldor, replacing Will Poulter (Black Mirror), who apparently left the project after scheduling difficulties.
It's perhaps not a surprising choice, given the creative team for the series includes alumni from Game of Thrones (as well as the likes of Hannibal, Toy Story 4, Star Wars and more).
Tested: The Fastest Broadband for Gaming in the UK
There are over 35 million gamers in the UK, and that figure continues to rise year-on-year. Whether you're playing FIFA, Call of Duty, or Red Dead Redemption, a fast and reliable internet connection is more important than ever when it comes to video games.
Lag and stuttering while gaming can be frustrating, so we recommend taking all the right precautions to ensure you're set up with the perfect broadband package. With games getting more powerful, and 30GB day-one patches becoming normality, it's even more important to ensure your download speeds are up to the task.
ADSL and standard fibre packages (11 - 36Mbps) will do an OK job, but these plans can lack the upload speed and consistency required to achieve uninterrupted online gaming. Larger homes with plenty of electronic devices should definitely consider the top superfast packages (50 - 90Mbps) or even an ultrafast plan if your home is eligible.
Pokemon-Themed Nintendo Direct Announced for Later This Week
Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct for later this week that will be themed around Pokemon.
You’ll be able to watch the whole presentation over on Nintendo’s website or YouTube channel on Thursday, January 9 2020, starting at 06:30am PST / 09:30am ET or at 14:30 GMT if you’re in the UK.
Nintendo has said in an announcement tweet that the stream will last for roughly 20 minutes and will contain new Pokemon information.
Razer’s New Tomahawk Gaming Desktop Is the Modular PC I’ve Always Wanted
At CES 2020, Razer unveiled the Tomahawk Gaming Desktop. It's a compact PC with a modular design – that is, the internal components can easily be swapped out without having to completely open up the case and dig around.
To accomplish this, Razer is using a sled design with what looks like a miniature motherboard next to a power supply. But that mobo-looking piece is actually more akin to a GPU riser cable. In fact, the PC's actual motherboard is contained within the compute unit, an Intel NUC 9 Extreme Compute Element. It's a single box that looks a bit like a short and stocky graphics card, but that contains the mobo, CPU (configurable up to a Core-i9), RAM (up to 64GB), and storage (two M.2 slots). Next to the compute element, there's a PCIe slot and space for a full sized graphics card, which can be configured up to an RTX 2080 Super.