Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Being 3DS Exclusive Is a Mistake
The original Kirby’s Epic Yarn was a blast when it came out on the Wii in 2010, and its new Extra rerelease has brought along some neat new modes and additions worth seeing. But what those updates don’t include is a clear reason why Extra Epic Yarn isn’t also coming to Switch. As much as it pains me to write this, Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn is a great game trapped on an outdated system.
This is a port of a nine-year-old console game arriving on an eight-year-old mobile platform. Kirby has shown up to a party that everyone has already left, standing around wondering who inhaled all the Maxim Tomatoes.
I've been playing Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn and, despite still being fun, the 3DS port has a few key missteps:
Star Trek: Picard Series Enlists Two New Recruits to Cast
The upcoming Star Trek series centered on Captain Jean-Luc Picard has just recruited two new cast members: Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Hurd.
Confirmed on the official CBS All-Access Twitter account, Cabrera and Hurd have officially joined this currently untitled show alongside Sir Patrick Stewart.
Cabrera is known for his roles as Darius Tanz in Salvation, Joseph Bachman in Big Little Lies and Lancelot in Merlin. Hurd is known for her roles as Shepherd in Blindspot and Detective Monique Jeffries in the first two seasons of Law & Order: SVU.
Pictured: Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd.
Anthem & Games-As-A-Disservice
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Anthem Players Allegedly Experiencing PS4 Shutdowns
A number of PlayStation 4 owners are allegedly experiencing console crashes while trying to play Anthem, leading to an influx of refund requests aimed at Sony and Electronic Arts.
As reported by Kotaku, players are posting their experiences across Reddit, Twitter, and the official Anthem forum, detailing a problem in which their PS4s completely and unexpectedly shut down while trying to play or close out of BioWare's online RPG.
Game of Thrones Season 8 Might Finally Give Us Cleganebowl
A hint from actor Rory McCann suggests that his character Sandor Clegane (The Hound) and his brother Gregor Clegane (The Mountain) might finally face off in Game of Thrones Season 8, giving fans the infamous “Cleganebowl” that has been anticipated since Season 1.
Revealed in an exclusive Season 8 slideshow of images from EW, McCann says of his character “There will be a chance of squaring up to his brother and facing those demons.”
While this doesn’t absolutely confirm a confrontation, it does strongly suggest it will happen. Both The Mountain and The Hound are featured on one of various covers of Entertainment Weekly’s upcoming Game of Thrones Special Collector’s Double Issue, which can be seen below.
Halo Boss Talks Increasing Women’s Roles in Game Development and Tech
In an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes, Microsoft's head of 343 Industries, Halo's Bonnie Ross, talked about the challenges of gender equality in the games industry and solutions to bring more women on board in development.
"Boys and men, the numbers are moving up. We are getting a lot more into computer science. But with women and girls, it's going down," Ross said. "In many times there's not even a way where I could bring a woman into a specific job because the candidates are just not there."
Ross went on to explain that for any female interns they have, when offered a full time job at Microsoft, the women already have offers from five to seven top tech companies.
Update: LEGO Releases Five Avengers: Endgame Sets, Teases Battle Scenes
Update: LEGO has officially released five new Marvel Super Heroes sets for Avengers: Endgame as of April 1. Two of the five sets were previously leaked from Amazon France and prices range from $19.99 to $99.99 USD.
Be aware that potential spoilers follow for Avengers: Endgame. Continue at your own risk.
The LEGO sets include:
Captain America: Outriders Attack: $19.99 USD (167 pieces)
War Machine Buster: $34.99 USD (362 pieces)
Iron Man Hall of Armor: $59.99 USD (524 pieces)
Avengers Ultimate Quinjet: $79.99 (838 pieces)
Compound Battle: $99.99 (699 pieces)
Avengers characters in the sets are made up of Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, War Machine, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thor, Rocket, Captain Marvel, Hulk, and Nebula – all characters who are part of the new Avengers: Endgame posters and are shown to have survived Thanos' snap.
Update: Critical Role Kickstarter Passes $4 Million
Update 3/5 9:00 a.m. PT: Critical Role's Kickstarter campaign hit another milestone overnight in its fundraising, with more than $4 million raised so far.
As of press time, The Legend of Vox Machina animated special has now raised over $4.26 million and continues to climb.
Matthew Mercer, DM of Critical Role, teased yesterday that the team is working on coming up with more stretch goals and, with the length of the animated special, they may need to make some alternate plans.
Green Arrow Faces His Worst Enemy This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Batman #66 - $3.99
Writer Tom King | Artist Jorge Fornes | Cover Artist Tom King (DC Comics)
Luke Perry, sSar of 90210 and Riverdale, Dies at 52
Actor Luke Perry has died at the age of 52 following a stroke last Wednesday, reported by Variety.
Perry was known for his role of Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210, which made him a teen idol in the nineties. He also appeared in The Fifth Element as Billy Masterson, and was more recently in Riverdale as Fred Andrews. Perry also did voice work for the animated series, The Incredible Hulk.
Perry was hospitalized the same day that Fox announced a revival of 90210, which will feature a returning cast including Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling. Both Perry and Shannen Doherty were not announced to be in the revival that will release this summer.