4 Reasons You Need to Keep Watching HBO’s Watchmen
Whether you loved the first episode of HBO's Watchmen, like I did, or found it intriguing but imperfect, like mentioned here in the IGN review, one thing's certain: Damon Lindelof's new show is a head-scratcher.
Lindelof drops viewers off in the world of Watchmen (specifically the comics' version, not the movie's) 34 years after the events fans are familiar with, with three decades worth of alternate history and alternate politics to catch up on. It's confusing, but purposefully so. Your enjoyment level of the pilot will correlate with how much you can stand not knowing up front.
5 of Gaming’s Wildest Marketing Stunts
In the cosmic wake of the Black Hole that gobbled up Fortnite for a bit and then belched a new one back out, it seems that every gamer on the planet is offering at least a respectful hat tip to the ballsy — and, perhaps more importantly, seemingly ultra-effective marketing ploy — which included shutting down all of Fortnite’s servers and social media channels over the weekend in anticipation of the release of Chapter 2.
And that got us thinking: what are some other awesome viral stunts from the history of gaming? Here’s some that worked, some that didn’t, and one that never should have made it out of the conference room.
Click through the gallery above, or scroll down for the full list.
Adam Driver May Take Over Ben Affleck’s Role in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel
Star Wars actor Adam Driver may be replacing Ben Affleck in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” co-starring Matt Damon.
Variety reports that Affleck has moved from a leading role to a supporting role alongside Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer. Scheduling conflicts with Affleck’s previously arranged commitment, the film Deep Water, led to the change.
The film is a revenge story focusing on a pair of knights in 14th Century France. One of the knights returns from war, when his wife (Comer) reveals that the other knight sexually assaulted her. Thus ensues a struggle for justice, with the first knight asking the king of France to undo a previous decision and allow him to duel the other knight to the death. If he loses, the wife will be burned at the stake as punishment for her accusation.
#FixWWE2K20 Campaign Trending on Social Media Following Buggy Launch
WWE 2K20 is out today and fans have quickly discovered something is not quite right with 2K’s latest pro wrestling sim. Now fans are sharing their WWE 2K20 bugs online with the hashtag #FixWWE2K20 to draw attention to what appears to be some serious gameplay and performance issues.
A thread on Reddit compiled the extensive list of issues seemingly plaguing WWE 2K20 currently. Everything from a missing day one patch that was promised, along with several issues with multiplayer and matchmaking.
But the most obvious and immediate examples of why fans seem to be upset with WWE 2K20 are from the way the game looks and performs. Here’s a visual comparison of WWE wrestler and character John Cena from WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20. Notice how last year’s character model looks more defined and detailed than this year’s model.
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Netflix’s Eli Ending Explained
As teased in my review of Eli, the latest Netflix and Chills offering is a horror film that hopscotches into a couple of different spooky subgenres. The premise of a boy "allergic to the world" sequestered in a creepy old house where he's forced to undergo painful medical procedures blends elements of body horror, haunted house scares, and psychological thriller. Then in the third act, the truth behind Eli's "condition" is revealed along with its final subgenre, religious horror.
But after all that, this sinister final twist can be a lot to take in. So, let's break it down.
Will Balance in the Force Be the Key to the Skywalker Saga?
With the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker now out, the question of how the Skywalker Saga will end is once again on the minds of fans. And the concept of balance in the Force is in the air again too, as it seems like a way J.J. Abrams and his team could choose to close things out. It is, after all, something that the series has seemingly been building towards since the Original Trilogy.
In a mythology full of mystery and ambiguity, one of the central themes in Star Wars revolves around the notion of bringing balance to the Force. The Force, as we know from Obi-Wan Kenobi’s initial conversation with Luke Skywalker in the Jedi Master’s hut on Tatooine, is “an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us; binds the galaxy together.” Notice Kenobi says the Force is created by all living things and seems to indicate that everything works together. He does not mention good and evil.
Will Fallout Fans Like The Outer Worlds?
With the disappointment of Fallout 76 behind them, Fallout fans are no doubt pining for a single player driven Fallout game, but with Bethesda seemingly tied up with patches for Fallout 76, development work on Starfield, and Elder Scrolls 6, it’s hard to even begin to imagine when Fallout 5 will emerge from the vault.
Enter The Outer Worlds: a single player-driven, Fallout inspired RPG from Fallout New Vegas developers Obsidian Entertainment. But with a setting that ditches the post apocalypse in favor of a sci-fi space adventure, just how “Fallout’y” is The Outer Worlds, and more importantly, will it speak to those who love Bethesda’s worlds? Let’s break it down and find out.
Is Rey Holding the Dagger of Mortis in the Final Star Wars Trailer?
While the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has more than a few notable moments, many fans are honing in on one detail in particular: the dagger in Rey’s hand. The going theory is that she has the mystical Dagger of Mortis.
You can watch us dig into this theory in the video player above, or continue reading as an article.
The Dagger of Mortis is a powerful artifact from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. If Rey really does have Dagger of Mortis in the trailer to Episode 9, then it would be a game-changer because it would provide a way for her to defeat Emperor Palpatine once and for all.
Xbox Game Bar Adds FPS Tracker, New Achievement Tracking Tools
Xbox Game Bar for PC has received a brand new October 2019 update that adds, among other things, a Frames Per Second (FPS) Counter and better Xbox Achievement Tracking.
Detailed on Xbox Wire, the October 2019 Xbox Game Bar Update improves the revamped Xbox Game Bar that launched earlier this year and is a customizable, gaming overlay on Windows 10 that gives users access to various widgets for screen capture and sharing, seeing and chatting with Xbox friends from PC, Console, and/or mobile, and much more by simply hitting Win+G.
The FPS Counter has been added to the Performance overlay that had already shown CPU, GPU, and RAM usage, and also gives users "more control over which system resources are tracked and displayed on-screen, and added graphical options so you can customize the look and feel of the overlay (including transparency!)."