Why it’s Time For Video Games to Address Climate Change
Climate change is often seen as a distant problem, a burden for future generations to bear. This comes as no surprise; the sheer scale of destruction that human activity has brought upon the planet since the middle of last century is overwhelming. Earth has heated dramatically. Islands and coastlines have begun to sink into the rising seas. Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, storms, and floods, have drastically increased in frequency, displacing and taking the lives of thousands of people each year. Ecosystems have begun to collapse. Extinction has become a daily event. And all these problems are accelerating. Right now. The climate future is already upon us.
Overwatch Hero Sigma Is Now Available for All Players
Update: Overwatch's latest hero, Sigma, is now available for all players on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Blizzard confirmed Sigma's move from PTR servers to full availability. Blizzard is also running a Role Queue beta seasons starting today and ending on September 1, which is intended to allow players to choose which character class they'd like to play as so two tanks, two support, and two damage players can all be matched up.
For more on Sigma, our original story follows:
Overwatch hero 31 is here and he's a new tank named Sigma.
Sigma is an “eccentric” scientist from the Netherlands whose obsession with astrophysics ended very poorly for him. Now a living weapon, Sigma can control gravity. His unstable mental state led to his incarceration before Talon broke him out, and now he's using his gravity powers for evil.
Blade: Wesley Snipes Responds to Mahershala Ali Casting
While most Blade fans are thrilled to learn Mahershala Ali will be playing the iconic vampire hunter in the MCU, some are disappointed Marvel Studios didn't simply hire Wesley Snipes to reprise the role. But there's one person who isn't upset by the announcement - Snipes himself.
Snipes told TMZ that while he was just as surprised as anyone to learn about Ali's casting, he's not upset about passing the baton (or the silver/titanium alloy sword, as it were). "It's ALL GOOD," said Snipes.
"To all the DAYWALKERS losing their minds right now, Chillaaxx ... Such is the ‘business’ of ‘entertainment!’ Much peace to the MCU crew - always a fan," he continued.
The Division 2 DLC Episode 1: D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions Available Today
The Division 2's Episode 1 DLC - D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions is now available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC for those who purchased The Division 2 Year 1 Pass for DLC, while other players will be able to access it on July 30.
Episode 1's narrative content is now available to those pass holders, as is the "Heatwave" apparel event, which allows players to amass 40 summer-themed items. Players need to earn keys via gameplay, or by purchasing them, to be able to unlock the items in the Heatwave apparel cache.
D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions includes two main missions, and "a new game experience where players will investigate the fate of a lost convoy, encountering unexpected threats along the way."
Nvidia Turing Details: Specs, Price, DLSS and RTX Games
Turing is the name of Nvidia’s latest generation of graphics cards, and what a lineup it is. Since Turing’s debut in August 2018, Nvidia has announced a total of 10 GPUs. And rather than just introducing newer, faster GeForce GTX graphics cards, Nvidia introduced new GPUs with ray tracing and deep learning-focused hardware with a completely new line of RTX cards.
Most recently, Nvidia released upgraded versions of its original RTX graphics cards with its new Super GPUs (yes, that’s really what they’re named) and a few more budget-minded GTX cards. Whether you’re looking for a graphics card that’ll finally be able to make full use of your 4K gaming monitor or 4K gaming TV, or you're jumping up to 1440p, Nvidia Turing has something for everyone, so let’s get into Nvidia’s current lineup of GPUs.
The Best VPN Services for 2019
Find out which VPN service is right for you, and whether you need to pay for the service, with this guide.
A virtual private network, or VPN, is the best tool to protect your personal information when online. The question is: which VPN is best for you? We have compared the best VPNs (both paid and free) in the UK to give you an answer.
A VPN is essentially a connection method used to boost the security and privacy of private and public networks, like the internet. VPNs are becoming more and more popular, as an increasing amount of our everyday life now takes place on the web.
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Two Point Hospital Will Land on Consoles This Christmas
Two Point Hospital has been prescribed for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, with a late 2019 release date penciled in.
The game initially launched for PC, but when Two Point Hospital lands on consoles later this year it will be "fully rebuilt for console gaming," according to a press release from Publisher SEGA. PC updates like being able to customise room and character designs are being included in the console release, along with copy-paste functionality for room layouts.
The console version will also include Two Point Hospital's Bigfoot and Pebberley Island expansions, which means there'll be a host of new hospitals and climate-based diseases for players to content with, as well as the original features included in the base game.
Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek Movie Is Set in the ‘Chris Pine Timeline’
Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that his Star Trek movie will take place in what he refers to as the "Chris Pine timeline."
The influential filmmaker recently sat down with MTV's Happy Sad Confused podcast to talk about his current and future projects. Over the course of the conversation, he opened up about the script for his much-discussed Star Trek movie, revealing that it will take place somewhere within the Kelvin timeline, the same universe in which 2009's Star Trek, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness, and 2016's Star Trek Beyond reside.
Team Rocket Join Pokémon Go and Introduce Two New Types
A new Pokémon Go update has brought Team Rocket to your neighbourhood, alongside two new Pokémon types: Shadow and Purified.
Some PokéStops are now blackened and guarded by a Team Rocket grunt who players can fight. Win, and they'll leave behind their Shadow Pokémon. These sad creatures are a corrupted type, made after ordinary Pokémon are forced into doing bad things that eventually close off their souls.
Thankfully, once you've beaten three of a grunt's Pokémon in PVE combat, you can capture their Shadow Pokémon. To do this you'll need to use a Premier Ball (like in a raid) and "purify" the creature back to normality afterwards using Stardust or Candy. You could also keep them in their Shadow state, if you're the sort of person that pulls legs off flies.
James Gunn Confirms Thor 4 Is Set Prior to Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Director James Gunn has confirmed that the events of Thor: Love and Thunder will take place prior to those of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in the MCU timeline.
The filmmaker posted a congratulatory message on Instagram, commending the entire team behind Avengers: Endgame for surpassing Avatar’s $2.79 billion box office earnings to become the highest-grossing movie of all time. The comments section was largely flooded with similar celebratory sentiments, however, one fan took the opportunity to ask whether Thor 4 would take place before or after Guardians 3, and Gunn simply replied, "Before."