A Hat in Time Gets Nintendo Switch Release Date, Extras
A Hat in Time, the adorable throwback to '90s-era 3D platformers like Banjo Kazooie, arrived on PC, PS4, and Xbox One back in 2017. We gave it a great review score. A Nintendo Switch version was announced in 2018, and now we can finally reveal that A Hat in Time will arrive on Nintendo's latest console on October 18th, 2019. Pre-orders for A Hat in Time on Nintendo Switch should be up on Amazon by the time you read this.
Developer Gears for Breakfast conceived A Hat in Time as an homage to Nintendo 64 and PlayStation-era platformers that involved a lot of item collecting. An extremely successful Kickstarter campaign indicated there is still a demand for these types of adventures. It was revealed late last year that A Hat in Time had sold over a million copies.
Why This Year’s Pokemon TCG World Championships Will Be Extra Challenging for Players
This weekend will see hundreds of players from around the globe descend on Washington, D.C. to compete in the Pokemon World Championships 2019. The Pokemon Trading Card Game part of the event is of special note for having the largest cash prize, with $25,000 going to the winner of the Masters division, so players can expect fierce competition as they battle their way to the top. However, due to some unexpected shakeups heading into the contest, this year’s Worlds will be especially challenging for players.
The cause of all this tumult stems from the set rotation announced for the upcoming 2019-2020 competitive season. Normally, older cards are rotated out to make room for the new after Worlds, but this year The Pokemon Company International threw a curveball so Worlds will be the first event to use the new format and a brand new set, Unified Minds. Players usually depend on getting to practice their decks in big tournaments leading up to Worlds, but this changeup means there will be no major events to give them an idea of what the Worlds metagame will look like. There’s no data to analyze and no decklists to study, at least not in an official capacity.
Joaquin Phoenix Reveals Real World Origin of His Joker Laugh
Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he sought inspiration from real-world influences as he prepared to take on the titular role of the Gotham City super-villain in the upcoming Joker movie.
In an interview with the Italian magazine Il Venerdi, the acclaimed actor shared his unremitting commitment in crafting his own unique interpretation of the iconic DC character, as he admitted that he conducted research to develop his version of the Joker's signature cackle.
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Mod Puts Henry Cavill In The Witcher 3
Geralt of Rivia's familiar face in The Witcher 3 has been swapped out with the newer TV version, courtesy of a modder who has uploaded a new facial model based on Henry Cavill to Nexus Mods.
Adan4444 based the mod on screenshots and early footage of Henry Cavill playing Geralt in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of The Witcher books.
The new Geralt mod based off of Henry Cavill
"This mod page will be a base for different Henry Cavill variations in future," he wrote. "With scars, dirt, brown hair with blue eyes etc, but first of all, now I'm presenting a look closer to Geralt in Netflix show."
2 Million Custom Game Types Copied to Halo: MCC from Halo 3, 4, and Reach
2.6 million player-created game types from Halo 3, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach were successfully transferred for future access in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Revealed on Halo's Twitter, this transfer was the first one that will be followed by custom maps on August 26, 2019, at 10am PT/1pm ET.
For those unfamiliar, this is a one-time service that will bring over custom game types and maps from the original Xbox 360 versions of Halo 3, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach.
Fortnite Apologizes for Selling Seemingly Reskinned Dog Pet, Offers Refunds
Epic Games is offering full refunds for the in-game Gunner pet dog item after players claimed a similar version of the item was offered as part of a previous Battle Pass. Epic also announced the pet will be removed from the game.
Earlier today, Fortnite added a new pet dog item to the Fortnite Shop named Gunner. Players could purchase Gunner for 1,000 V-Bucks, which is about $9.99 USD. Unfortunately, Gunner bears a striking resemblance to a season six Battle Pass pet named Bonesy.
Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the two pets created by Reddit user PhantomRacer32.
Spelunky 2 Most Likely Delayed Into 2020
Spelunky 2 developer/creator Derek Yu of Mossmouth has stated he "doesn't think we're going to release Spelunky 2 this year," as the "density and detail of the game is demanding more time."
Yu further explained the decision on Twitter, saying "development is still going well and we're not far off target," but Spelunky 2 just needs more time to live up to the much beloved original.
Idris Elba Hasn’t Seen Avengers: Endgame but Says Heimdall Could Be Alive
Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
Idris Elba, who has played Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2011's Thor, has said, even though he has yet to see Avengers: Endgame, he thinks Heimdall could still be alive and he would love to once again reprise the role of the all-seeing Asgardian.
As reported by KTSA.com, Elba spoke to ABC Radio and admitted that he hadn't seen Avengers: Endgame yet, even though he almost had a bigger role in the film.
Update: No Man’s Sky Gets a Patch to Fix Console Version Crashes
Update: Hello Games has released a console hotfix patch, 2.04, which aims to fix a number of reasons for crashes on PS4 and Xbox One.
The fixes should stop crashes caused by rendering large textures, and adjust memory management to fix another set of crash issues.
It's not clear from Hello's notes the extent of these fixes for the current crop of crashes, or if further fixes are incoming.
Original story: No Man’s Sky Beyond, the next big update for Hello Games’ procedural space exploration sim, is live. But some players are reporting fairly regular crashes on consoles and PC which makes exploring the universe a bit difficult.