The Punisher Starts a War in the Marvel Universe
Marvel's latest Punisher comic made its debut today, and Frank Castle definitely made an impact on the Marvel Universe.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Punisher #1!
In the previous volume of The Punisher, Frank Castle gave himself a major upgrade by stealing the War Machine armor and declaring war on Hydra and the impostor Captain America. Frank may have abandoned his new toy, but that doesn't mean he's stopped targeting a bigger class of criminal. The new series kicks off with the Punisher setting his sights on Baron Zemo and the Mandarin, as the two villains forged an alliance with Hydra and Roxxon in order to get the tiny, villain-infested country of Bagalia recognized as a legitimate nation.
Fortnite Is Getting a “Rift-to-Go” Item
Epic Games appears ready to add throwable "Rift-to-Go" items to Fortnite, which means rifts won't be restricted to static placement in the sky. The addition will come possibly as soon as tomorrow's v5.30 update.
"A rift you carry in your pocket!" reads a tease for the item spotted by IGN in the in-game new updates panel. "Teleport above your current location and glide down."
Rifts first began appearing in Fortnite at the start of Season 5 after a rocket exploded in the sky during an in-game event. More rifts began showing up around the map after the first one appeared where the rocket blew up. The rifts initially started growing, then they started spawning new items, before shrinking as they prepared to disappear entirely this week.
Netflix in Sept: Black Panther, Iron Fist, Walking Dead, More
Netflix isn't fooling around when it comes to September, flooding our eyes and ears with a bunch of interesting, exciting things.
Firstly, just from a regular "here are some cool movies to watch" standpoint, there's Unforgiven, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Witch, Role Models, The River Wild, and Groundhog Day. Then there are some notable Disney offerings - from 2018's Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time to Lilo & Stitch and The Emperor's New Groove.
After that, the Netflix Orginals kick into overdrive with new seasons of Marvel's Iron Fist, American Vandal, BoJack Horseman, and Atypical - plus new limited series Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and animated series The Dragon Prince, from the creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
NBA 2K’s ‘Loot Boxes’ Have Been Adjusted to Comply with Belgian Gambling Laws
2K Games has announced changes to NBA 2K's in-game purchases system in Belgium to comply with Belgian gambling laws that were adjusted in response to 2017's loot box fiasco. The changes will be to the NBA 2K series' MyTeam feature.
"Specifically, we will be turning off the ability to purchase packs with premium (non-earned) currency/
," reads a 2K statement. "Gamers are still able to acquire packs with MyTeam points."
MyTeam is an NBA 2K mode in which players attempt to build the best custom team possible. One way to acquire players to build out your team is through purchasing packs of randomized cards. That loot box-type mechanic, however, would be in violation of Belgian gambling laws, which is why 2K has dropped it in Belgium.
Crazy Rich Asians Sequel in Development at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. is developing a sequel to Crazy Rich Asians.
THR reports the studio is now moving forward with the project, though it hasn't officially been greenlit yet. Warner Bros. is planning to bring back most of the core creative team from the first film.
This includes director Jon M. Chu, producers Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and John Penotti, and screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, though deals have not been agreed upon yet. The core cast would also likely return, including Constance Wu (Rachel) and Henry Golding (Nick).
Shigeru Miyamoto Would Prefer Not to Make an MMORPG
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, Zelda and much more, attended the 2018 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference in Yokohama, Japan and delivered the keynote address. He spanned a range of topics, from MMORPGs to mobile games to Minecraft.
Originally reported by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, and subsequently partially translated by Kotaku, Miyamoto spoke about his preference not to make MMORPGs, stating his dislike for the genre’s billing model and the tendency for MMORPGs to be iterated on and maintained year after year.
Idris Elba Says He Won’t Play James Bond, Despite Rumors
Idris Elba has confirmed that he is not interested in being the next James Bond.
During the recent premiere for Elba's directorial debut Yardie, Good Morning Britain asked Elba if they were looking at the next 007. However, Elba quickly replied "no," quelling any rumors that he would be taking over for Daniel Craig.
Rumors of Elba possibly portraying Bond surfaced once again recently. According to reports, James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli reportedly said "it is time" for a non-white actor to portray Bond, with Elba being one of the top choices.
Creator of Jessica Jones Departing Series After Season 3
Jessica Jones creator and showrunner Melissa Rosenberg is leaving the series after Season 3.
THR reports Rosenberg will depart Netflix for Warner Bros. Television to create and develop new projects. Warner Bros. TV reportedly outbid Netflix and offered Rosenberg a deal said to be worth somewhere in the eight-figure range.
Rosenberg will finish developing the third season of Jessica Jones first, which doesn't have a premiere date yet, before making her new move. She'll still be credited as the show's creator and executive producer if Jessica Jones were to get a fourth season.
The Best IPS Monitors
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For a long time now, gamers have generally preferred Twisted Nematic (TN) panels for gaming monitors due to their lightning fast 1ms response times. The tradeoff for this level of speed is subpar color accuracy and viewing angles, which led to the development of a better monitor technology: In-Plane Switching (IPS).
Developed by Hitachi in the mid-‘90s, IPS was designed to improve as a solution to some of the problems inherent in TN panels. Many TN displays are limited to 6 bits of depth per primary color, which equals 262,144 total colors. These displays need to use a process called dithering in order to visually increase that to 8 bits (16.7 million total colors), which fools the eye by blending adjacent colors together. IPS panels, on the other hand, start at 8 bits per color and can also use dithering – or a form of dithering called frame rate control (FRC) – to up that to 10 bit. That's the lengthy way to say IPS panels do a better job of displaying more colors than a TN panel, and can produce images that look more life-like.
How It: Chapter 2’s Time Jump Will Work
Stephen King's It became one of the most successful horror movies of all time last year. It also happens to be one of the best Stephen King adaptations to date. Fortunately, the filmmakers left the door wide open for a sequel. It only adapted half of the original novel. The other half will be explored in It: Chapter 2, currently scheduled for release in September 2019.
If you're not familiar with the source material, you might be wondering why there's still so much ground left to cover and why so many of the major roles are being recast. Read on to find out how Chapter 2 builds on the foundation of the first film and why the battle with Pennywise isn't done yet. Full spoilers follow from the first film and mild spoilers from the book!