Heave Ho: Hands-On Preview
Fancy a casual fling with friends minus the morning after awkwardness? Heave Ho could be for you. This co-operative physics-based platformer requires you to work with up to three other players to climb, swing, and toss your way towards each level goal. But while many hands may make light work in Heave Ho, it’s getting the brains behind them to think in sync that brings about both the challenge and the hilarity.
Heave Ho delivers a similar brand of same-screen physics-based fun as 2017’s Snipperclips, but whereas that game was about chopping pieces off your partners in order to solve puzzles, Heave Ho is about bonding your bodies together in a human chain to contort your way towards a common goal without collapsing in a heap. In a way, Heave Ho is a bit like Snipperclips with slippery grips.
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Mario Tennis Aces Is Temporarily Free in New ‘Game Trials’ Scheme
Nintendo has lifted the lid on a new program called 'Game Trials', which will soon give European Nintendo Switch Online subscribers the option to play Mario Tennis Aces for free.
Game Trials seems to be Nintendo's answer to the PS+ Instant Game Collection, albeit with a bit less freedom. Whereas PlayStation lets its members download and keep a selection of monthly games for as long as their subscription remains active, Game Trials is a system where you effectively borrow a Nintendo-chosen game for a limited time, with progress saved for if you buy it.
Running from August 7 to August 13, the first Game Trial game for Europe is Mario Tennis Aces. The trial grants full access to the game, which will then also be on sale at a 33% discount for those who like what they play and want to fully own it.
Fortnite Season 10 Launches Today – Here’s All the Changes
Fortnite Season 10 releases today, and it brings a whole host of big changes and new additions to the world’s most popular battle royale. To help get you off to a head start we have the full patch notes and details on the Week 1 challenges, as well as details on map changes, updates to Save the World, and the new BRUTE mech that’s stomping its way into Battle Royale.
And of course, if you're looking to bring a little bit of Fortnite into the real world, some new Fortnite Nerf guns are out in time for Season 10.
Fortnite Season 10 Biggest Changes and New Features
The Original Diablo is Now Playable on Your Web Browser
The original 1996 Diablo is playable now right on your computer’s web browser.
The browser port of the original Diablo was developed by Rivsoft, a team of developers who work on several Blizzard-related projects. However, the port would not be possible were it not for the work of a development team who in 2018 reconstructed the original source code for Diablo.
GalaXyHaXz and the Devilution team reverse-engineered the source code for the original Diablo last year in 2018. The project was meant to be archival, so the source code was reconstructed with all the bugs and bad code from the original 1996 version.
Poison, Lucia, and E. Honda are Coming to Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition
Update: Capcom officially confirmed Poison, Lucia, and E. Honda as upcoming fighters for Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, coming August 4.
These additions will bring the lineup to a total of 38 playable characters, and you can check out a new look at the additional characters in the gallery below:
Capcom confirmed each new Street Fighter 5 DLC character will be available for $5.99 individually or 100,000 Fight Money.
A bundle featuring all three characters will be made available on August 5 for $14.99, and will also include each character’s Battle Costume and Default Colors 3-10.
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Capcom’s next set of DLC fighters may have just leaked on Steam ahead of their EVO 2019 reveal. A new trailer published on Street Fighter 5’s Steam page showed off three new characters not yet in the game: E. Honda, Lucia, and Poison.
Hogun Actor Reacts to Jane Foster Becoming the New Thor
Tadanobu Asano, who appeared in Marvel Studios’ Thor and both of its sequels as Hogun, a member of the Warriors Three, has reacted to the news that Natalie Portman’s character Jane Foster will assume the mantle of Thor in the forthcoming sequel Thor: Love And Thunder.
Speaking to IGN Japan during the Fuji Rock Festival 2019, Asano said of the news, “It’s fantastic! I love Marvel, and I’d love to see this movie. It’s a great thing for female fans.
Game of Thrones: Drogon Wasn’t Aiming for the Iron Throne
With the final season of Game of Thrones earning a heap of Emmy nominations, the script to the series finale episode “The Iron Throne” has been made publicly available online. After giving the script a read, we found the answer to one of the more perplexing questions that came out of the final episode: why did Drogon melt the Iron Throne?
It’s been demonstrated that dragons are of high intelligence, but it seemed a stretch that the great beast would understand the importance of a geopolitical symbol and that his mother’s desire for it is what ultimately led to her demise. As it turns out, Drogon didn’t intentionally melt the throne. It was a complete accident.
Papa Roach Concert Reportedly Used Stolen Video Game Artwork for a Poster
Papa Roach, the nu-metal band known for their hit song “Last Resort,” is accused of using stolen art from a video game for one of its tour posters without the permission from the developers.
Papa Roach’s official Facebook page posted a picture of a tour poster used to promote the band’s recent performance at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. The poster features a reddish fish monster looking at her phone with Papa roach and opener Asking Alexandria’s name on the front. The name of the venue is also printed along the bottom.
DC’s Joker Movie: Everything We Know So Far
The Joker is getting his own live-action movie this fall. And unlike last time DC gave an iconic Batman villain their own film, hopefully this one will be good. Director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix are teaming up to explore the one story that's never been definitively told in the comics - the origin of the Joker.
Read on for a breakdown of everything we know so far about the Joker movie, from the film's release date to its trailers to its connections to past Batman movies and more.
Be sure to also check out everything we know about Star War: Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker and everything we know about The Batman.