Unlicensed Fortnite Festival Company Shuts Down After Epic Lawsuit
The UK-based company, Exciting Events, has been "forced... to cease all trading activities immediately" following an unsuccessful and unofficial Fortnite-themed event in Norwich.
As reported by the BBC, Fortnite Live was billed as the "Fortnite event of the year,” though it wound up angering parents who demanded refunds when it failed to live up to this promise. The festival consisted of a £12 ($16) entry fee, and additional £20 ($26) wristband for unlimited access to a single climbing wall tower for three people, a four-person archery range, four go-karts, and other activities.
Speaking to The Guardian, attendees likened the attractions to "the sort of thing you see at a school fete.” Photos from the event also show a "cave experience" that amounted to a truck trailer "no bigger than a car, with a tunnel through it.” There was also the opportunity for visitors to play the free-to-play game, but this was allegedly also a paid attraction. The festival attracted an estimated 3,000+ attendees.
The Division 2 PC Players Are Getting a Technical Test This Weekend Ahead of the Open Beta
Ubisoft has announced a PC-only technical test for this weekend as a dry run for the platform's open beta.
"Our goal with this Technical Test is to assess a certain amount of fixes we implemented based on your feedback following the Private Beta," the dev said in a Reddit post. "This will help ensure that your Open Beta experience will be as smooth as possible."
It won't be open to everyone, but players who have been selected will be receiving email invites today. Ubisoft has stressed that pre-order customers are not guaranteed to get in, as the invites are being "distributed at random to ensure a wide range of participants."
Apex Legends: New Gun and Twitch Prime Rewards Announced
Twitch Prime members can now get a new Pathfinder skin and five Apex packs.
The rewards launched alongside the second half of the Apex Legends Twitch Rivals event, featuring 48 streamers vying for a $200,000 prize pool. If you missed the result, you can catch up over on Twitch.
Everything Leaving Netflix in March
Netflix's official "Last Call" list for March, featuring all the expiring TV and movie titles, includes comedies like Baby Mama, Role Models, Bruce Almighty, and '80s classic The Breakfast Club.
March also comes with a massive Ghostbusters purge, as not only are Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 leaving the site, but also all five seasons of animated series The Real Ghostbusters!
Finally, a guest no longer, Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast is taking a permanent powder. As is the studio's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Rich Vreeland Talks About Composing Music for Games
In Episode 6 of Humans Who Make Games podcast, host and comedian, Adam Conover chats with composer and musician, Rich Vreeland – better known as his stage name, Disasterpeace – about composing the indie games like FEZ and Hyper Light Drifter, and how he decided on becoming a musician for his career.
Listen to Humans Who Make Games Episode 6.
Vreeland comes from a family of gamers and said, "apparently my parents were playing Legend of Zelda while I was in the womb. That must have seeped in somehow."
Rocket League Gets Cross-Platform Parties
Cross-platform parties in Rocket League were promised last month, and the new Friends Update V1.58 adds the feature.
In January, Rocket League became the second PS4 cross-play title in the PlayStation Cross-Play Beta program and, as Competitive Season 10 kicks off, the game's begun allowing more than just matchmaking between players on different consoles.
Using an auto-generated RocketID, players can search for and add their friends to Parties and Clubs, as well as viewing a list of 25 recent players met online.
You can check out the update's highlights below, and the full patch notes on the official website.
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Captain Marvel: First Reactions Twitter Roundup
Captain Marvel was screened to members of the press Tuesday evening in LA, and those who saw it have now been allowed to post their honest reactions about the upcoming Marvel Studios film on social media.
The reactions have been overtly positive, with many saying that Captain Marvel is unlike any other film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Multiple critics have praised Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ben Mendelsohn, as well as the '90s vibe movie setting.
Our roundup of Twitter's first reactions from critics follows:
Editor-in-Chief of We Live Entertainment, Scott Menzel, said it is one of his favorite Marvel films of all time.
Battlerite Royale Going Free to Play
The MOBA brawler Battlerite Royale has officially gone free to play.
As of today, Battlerite Royale has moved out of Steam Early Access and into a free to play structure. Stunlock Studios is also releasing the “BIG PATCH” today, which introduces three new Champions, two new areas, and new regional objects added to certain parts of the map.
The new Champions are Oldur who can bend space and time, Taya the tornado summoner, and Pearl who can unleash the ocean’s fury. The two new areas are the Frozen Plateau and Trade’s Islet. On top of this, players will be able to purchase the Legendary Adventure Pack 2, which features a new mount.
The BIG PATCH also introduces the Battle Pass system, which gives players a Free Pass and the option to upgrade to a Premium Pass, which can unlock exclusive cosmetics. The All Champions Packs for Battlerite and Battlerite Royale are priced at $20.
Umbrella Academy: What Happened to Ben?
This story contains spoilers for The Umbrella Academy comics and Netflix series.
For more on Umbrella Academy, check out our Ending Explained feature here. Or learn all about the Umbrella Academy comics here!
Whether you’re watching the Netflix show or reading the comics, Umbrella Academy fans are dying to know the answer to one burning question: what happened to Ben Hargreeves AKA Number 6 AKA The Horror. We know he’s dead, but how?