NES Classic Just Came Back In Stock
Nintendo announced last year that it would stop production on the NES Classic and SNES Classic in 2019. We're well into 2019 now, and listings for the retro systems have been disappearing from all the major retailers. As of right now, you can get an NES Classic from Walmart for a marked-up price, but it's sold out nearly everywhere else. As for the SNES Classic, it's already gotten steep mark-ups everywhere it's still available, though GameStop has refurbished units for $74.99. Here’s where you can still get the NES Classic and SNES Classic right now.
Marvel Gives Daredevil a Big Relaunch
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!
Daredevil #1 - $4.99
Writer Chip Zdarsky | Artists Marco Checchetto & Chip Zdarsky | Cover Artist Julian Totino Tedesco (Marvel Comics)
Are These Really the Best Game Publishers Today?
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Legion Will End After Season 3, Says FX Boss
Legion, the FX television series centered around the character of the same name from the X-Men universe, will end following Season 3.
The announcement was made by FX CEO John Landgraf during the 2019 Television Critics Association winter tour. While only one season remains, it is reportedly ending the way series creator Noah Hawley always envisioned it.
Legion was renewed for a third season in June 2018, and while no premiere date has been announced, it is set to air sometime in 2019. For more on Legion Season 3, read about how it probably won’t feature Professor X and what the comics tell us about the main character’s villainous destiny.
Y: The Last Man Ordered to Series by FX
FX has announced that it has ordered Y, a TV adaptation of the post-apocalyptic science fiction comic Y: The Last Man, to series.
Announced by presidents of original programing at FX, Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, the series follows Y, the last man alive, as he “traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event has decimated every male save for one lone human.” The DC Comic series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra focuses on a new world order of women and explores gender, race, class and survival.
The series stars Diane Lane, Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield, Marin Ireland and Amiber Tamblyn. Michael Green (American Gods, Blade Runner 2049) and Aïda Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Turn) will both serve as showrunners and executive producers. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Brian K. Vaughan developed the series and will also act as executive producers. Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None) directed the pilot episode.
Microsoft Expanding Xbox Live to Nintendo Switch and Mobile
Microsoft is bringing Xbox Live cross-platform support to Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android devices, according to Eurogamer.
The announcement was teased from the conference schedule details for GDC 2019 – which has since been taken down – and will take place next month.
Xbox Live achievements, friends, game history and multiplayer abilities across the other platforms will be available after the release.
The description read: "Xbox Live is about to get MUCH bigger. Xbox Live is expanding from 400m gaming devices and a reach to over 68m active players to over 2bn devices with the release of our new cross-platform XDK. Get a first look at the SDK to enable game developers to connect players between iOS, Android, and Switch in addition to Xbox and any game in the Microsoft Store on Windows PCs."
Amazon’s Having a Sale on Echo Devices
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Amazon's Echo devices are on sale right now, and if you're looking to grab onto the leading edge of the sci-fi future promised to us in movies, Echo is a great place to start. Video phones never really caught on in the way the 1990s thought they would, but we do have the new Echo Show, which is about as close as you can get. And the voice-controlled future of Star Trek is baked right into every Echo device.
What's even cooler is the integration of Amazon's Alexa service into non-Echo devices. There's a wide assortment of household electronics and appliances with Alexa built-in, and even more that work with the help of an Echo device. The AmazonBasics microwave, for example, can be controlled with your voice by pairing it with an Echo device. Picking up a remote control is some last-century nonsense. We don't have mind-controlled devices (yet), so this is as close as it gets without getting creepy.
Did the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl Trailer Edit Out a Character?
The Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl spot on Sunday night had fans questioning some shots in the 30-seconds of new footage, whether if a character was edited out as to not give away any spoilers.
The curiosity arose in regards to two main shots, which appear to have awkward gaps between the characters.
Looks like someone is edited out here too. Between War Machine and Scott. pic.twitter.com/AOoa9fk2ry
— Melly (@squoctobird) February 4, 2019
Division 2 Extended Hands-On Preview
For better or for worse, playing The Division 2 doesn’t immediately feel that different from the first game. The sound effects on kills remain intact, the cover system, the core mechanics and modes are all there. And it turns out that this familiar feeling is because the development team at Massive is beginning with the huge patch 1.8 from the original and using it as the bedrock of the sequel.
This similarity will be incredible news if you’re already a fan of The Division, and it gets better as they plan to launch with an endgame focus and some Dark Zone and Organized PVP changes. In addition to everything in 1.8, they promise weekly missions, strongholds, and clans which will be important for the team-based activities. Especially because the eight-player raids were teased again, though no further details were shown as of yet.
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled Brings Next-Gen Powersliding
Remaking a video game is a tricky situation. A developer needs to retain the overall feel of the original to avoid alienating the fanbase while updating the game to meet the expectations of modern gamers. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, at least so far, manages to find that distinct groove between retro and cutting edge.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: CTR’s reboot looks fantastic. As eye-popping as its reveal was at The Game Awards last December, Crash Team Racing looks even better in person. Beenox has developed this remake from the ground up, using bespoke assets, sound effects, and animations to create something wholly their own. Even at top speed, you’ll see little flourishes and secrets hidden behind the twists and turns of the course you’re on. It’s a nice touch and one that absolutely could not have existed in the original back in 1999.