Fortnite Frustrations Emerge with Overpowered SMG and New Building Meta
An even more powerful SMG is the latest controversial addition to Fortnite that has fans worried about the consistantly weakening building meta.
Yesterday's 5.1 patch added the Compact SMG, the epic and legendary variety of the recently released SMG that can rip through walls and precisely nail your targets. The standard SMG was already alarm for concern when they quickly outpaced the need of shotguns. With an even more monstrous addition to the SMG family, playing without this weapon is quickly becoming a less viable option.
Scientists Believe They Have Found Liquid Water on Mars
It appears that a body of liquid water has been found buried beneath layers of ice and dust on Mars' south pole.
The discovery was made by the European Space Agency (ESA) using radar data collected during their Mars Express mission. Though the mission has been in progress since 2003, this is their first major piece of evidence that liquid water currently exists anywhere on the red planet.
The discovery was made using MARSIS, the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument, housed within the Mars Express orbiter. It found an especially bright radar reflection in the south polar region of Mars.
Saga Is Taking a Year-Long Break
Saga's creators Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples have announced they will be taking a break from the comic for an undetermined period which will last for at least a year.
“After fifty-four issues and over 1,200 consecutive pages of sequential storytelling together, Fiona and I have decided to take an extended break before we eventually reunite with Saga #55," Vaughan wrote in the letter column to Saga #54.
"And unlike our usual three months of 'Vacationanza' between arcs, we plan to pause publication of this series for at least the next year.”
Saga #54 cover art, via Image Comics.
Fortnite May Be Getting a Sniper Rifle That Can Shoot Through Walls
Being behind cover may no longer be sufficient protection for Fortnite players if a new leak is accurate. Various Fortnite leakers are reporting a datamine showing a new weapon called the Heavy Sniper Rifle that can shoot through walls is on its way.
"Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism with an extremely slow reload," reads the weapon's description on Storm Shield One. "Shots pierce through the first wall it hits."
Twitter's Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks tweeted the rifle's sound effects and a look at the rifle's coding revealing it to be a Barrett .50 caliber rifle. Meanwhile, DieBuddies tweeted out the official item image.
Netflix’s Paradise PD: Exclusive First Look at New Adult Animated Series
Adult animated comedy Paradise PD is coming to Netflix this summer, and IGN has the exclusive details on the show's release date, along with a first look at the trailer and key art.
From the creators of Brickleberry, Roger Black and Waco O'Guin, "comes an outrageous 10-episode adult comedy about a backwater Southern-fired, small-town police department," according to a press release from Netflix. The series will premiere on August 31 and you can check out the exclusive trailer below.
The show will feature veteran voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Gina Jabowski (Rick & Morty), Stanley Hopson (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), and Grey Griffin (Brickleberry). For a look at some of the scenes from the upcoming series, click through the slideshow below.
WWE 2K19 WOOOOO! Edition Announced
WWE 2K19 will be celebrating the 16-time WWE World Champion and Hall of Famer Ric Flair with the Wooooo! Edition that includes a WWE Hall of Fame replica ring, exclusive WWE Hall of Famers, and even a "Nature Boy"-inspired Funko Pop! figurine.
Announced by 2K, this collector's edition will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, will retail for $129.99 USD, and will be limited to 30,000 copies worldwide.
“For all of my fans around the world, it’s exciting and humbling to see my career immortalized through the power of video games,” said Ric Flair. “This is going to be one stylin,’ profilin,’ limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin’ ‘n’ dealin’ son of a collector’s edition, and you don’t want to miss out. Wooooo!”
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Who Should Replace James Gunn?
With Disney firing James Gunn as the helmer of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - a move that's caused over 275k fans (at the time of this writing) to sign a petition at change.org calling for his rehiring - the hotly-anticipated threequel, which is expected to introduce comic book character Adam Warlock to the MCU, is now in desperate need of a director.
It's a tricky ordeal, to say the least. The Guardians films, and Gunn's overall influence on the tone and look of the space-story elements of the MCU (Thor even brightened up and leaned into full comedy with Ragnarok), can't be overstated. Keeping everything in mind - from the biting banter between the ragtag Guardians team, the surrogate family elements, the carefully-curated '70s mixtape soundtrack, and Gunn's specific vision for the next chapter in the tale - Marvel basically needs to find someone who can seamlessly slip into a cursed-blessing of a role.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Movie Trailer Hints at a Major Change in Broly’s Backstory
The twentieth Dragon Ball movie received its first major trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, and with it, we learned about its titular villain, Broly. This isn’t the same Broly we’ve grown to love over the years. Dragon Ball Super: Broly puts a whole new spin on his character, his origins, and actually makes him part of the Dragon Ball canon. With that in mind, let’s dive into who this new Broly could be, and what his reintroduction could mean for Dragon Ball Super.
Broly is, without question, one of the most intimidating characters in Dragon Ball, and that doesn’t appear to be changing with this new movie. The trailer makes it clear that his height and incredible bulkiness have returned in full force as we see him dwarf both Vegeta and Frieza in his Legendary Super Saiyan form. It’s this absurdity in his size that has made him such a memorable villain over the years. While some villains might be smart, conniving, or have limitless energy, Broly is simply a monster. He manhandles his opponents, tossing them around and crushing them with his incredible might and size.