Shatner Questions How He’d Fit Into Tarantino’s Star Trek
The official Star Trek Las Vegas Convention started yesterday and continues through Sunday, bringing all the biggest names and personalities in the world of Trek to the same venue for panels, signings, swag, cosplay and, of course, Klingon Karaoke! But one figure looms particularly large at STLV, of course: William Shatner, the man who helped create this mega-franchise 50-plus years ago.
James T. Kirk is renowned, one of the all-time great characters of popular fiction, but the actor who brought him to life is just as much of a legend as his starship captain counterpart. I jumped on the phone with Shatner this week to chat about the Vegas con, Quentin Tarantino’s potential Star Trek movie, Shatner’s biggest regret about the Trek film he directed, and that Star Trek life in general…
The Best Mobile Phone Deals and Contracts in August
Comparing UK mobile phone deals can be a difficult task, as there are so many different factors to consider.
You need to consider the provider, the retailer, and what kind of phone contract you actually want. But most importantly — what is the best mobile phone deal?
With so much information to process, IGN is here to help you compare the best UK mobile phone deals, and break down all the complicated mobile phone jargon along the way. All of the essential information you need is right here, alongside some helpful links in case you already know what you're looking for.
Pokémon Go Has Been Downloaded More Than a Billion Times
A couple of weeks after its third birthday, Pokémon Go has reached the 1 billion download milestone.
That doesn't necessarily mean there are 1 billion active Pokémon Go players, and a portion of those figures probably come from re-downloads after players came back to the game following a break. However, it's a significant step for the mobile phenomenon that dominated headlines at release.
Niantic's augmented reality adventure is often slapped with the label of "flash success," perhaps because its first 500 million downloads were racked up in just a couple of months before petering to a more level curve. But half a billion more downloads in the ensuing three years is nothing to sniff at.
Intel 10nm Ice Lake Processors Are Finally Here
The moment we’ve been all waiting for is finally here, Intel has finally announced its 10nm Ice Lake processors—which coincidentally consists of 10 different 10th Generation CPUs.
Before you get too excited these aren’t desktop gaming CPUs or even high-powered chips you would find in a gaming laptop. Nope, for now, Intel is only announcing U- and Y-series processor destined to power next-generation Ultrabooks and ultraportable laptops.
That said, these Ice Lake do deliver on some pretty impressive generational upgrades. The most noteworthy improvement comes with the Gen11 Intel Graphics, which the company claims are the first integrated mobile solution to deliver a full teraflop of GPU compute power.
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.
Original story follows:
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.