Dark Souls Remastered on Switch Delayed

Dark Souls Remastered has been delayed on Switch, Bandai Namco has announced.

The Switch version of the remaster has been pushed back to this summer. Additionally, the Solaire of Astora amiibo has been postponed with the same timeframe as well. Bandai Namco did not provide a reason for the delay, but wrote on Twitter that fans should "rest assured, the extra time will improve your journey to Lordran."

Dark Souls Remastered is still coming out on May 25 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game will feature an improved framerate and resolution and will include the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. On PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, and PC, the title will offer upscaled 4K resolution and 60 FPS framerate. Meanwhile, on Switch in TV mode, the remastered will run in a 1080p resolution with 30 FPS.

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Star Trek Keeps Changing the Enterprise for Legal Reasons

Star Trek designer John Eaves has explained why the Enterprise spotted floating in space at the end of Star Trek Discovery looks different than expected - and it's to avoid legal issues.

Comicbook.com reports that Eaves took to Facebook to explain the discrepancies (although the post is now unavailable), saying the guidelines he and Scott Schneider had to work to stipulated that the Enterprise had to be 25% different to the ship from the original series.

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Castlevania: Grimoire of Shadow Announced

A new Castlevania title has been announced, with Grimoire of Shadow coming iOS. The game was revealed on its official website, with the details translated by Gematsu, and while an iOS release might seem like less than ideal news for some, the game has up to four-player co-op, including a competitive mode, and a brand new story for the series.

Grimoire of Souls is set in a "future where Count Dracula has been completely destroyed". Of course, the newfound peace doesn't last long, with the protagonist of the story Genya Arikado receiving a letter telling him "The Grimoire has run wild and Count Dracula will be resurrected."

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Nintendo Files Patent for Communication Between Separate Displays

Nintendo has filed a patent for what could be a new system will allow communication between different screens.

First spotted by Digital Trends, the patent is for a game system with “a plurality of information processing apparatuses that are capable of communicating with each other," meaning information will be able to be shared across different touchscreens in close proximity with one another. The images in the patent show screens at various horizontal and vertical rotations sharing parts of an object - such as a banana -  to make a complete object, and real time movement, such as a bowling ball rolling from one screen to knock down pins in another.

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How The Terror Created its Terrifying Monster

This story contains spoilers for The Terror episode 5, "First Shot a Winner, Lads."

After a slow burn that took nearly five full episodes, The Terror has finally given viewers a good look at the creature that has been slowly picking off the crews of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus. Tuunbaq, the bloodthirsty mythical monster, was exposed in "First Shot a Winner, Lads." Its arrival was a long time coming, especially for the creative team that brought it to life.

Speaking during a press event for The Terror, VFX supervisor Frank Petzold said, "We started everything with an illustration." That sketch of the creature was drawn by none other than Neville Page, who has served as creature designer on projects like Star Trek: Discovery, James Cameron's Avatar, and Cloverfield, to name a few.

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North Carolina Fortnite Player Continues Game as Tornado Hits Town

A teenager continued to play Fortnite as a tornado ravaged his neighborhood in Greensboro, North Carolina.

As told to wxii12.com (via Kotaku) Anton Williams was sitting at home playing Fortnite when all of a sudden he heard "a bunch of noise".

"I look out the window and I started seeing the roof come off the houses in front of me."

Williams then sat back down to finish the game, until he noticed power lines coming down. At that point, he herded his sister and nephew into the bathroom.

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Superman’s Action Comics Reaches #1000 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.

Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!

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By Various Artists and Writers (DC Comics)

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DC Crossover Pits Injustice vs. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

A new six-issue miniseries will see He-Man and the Masters of the Universe team up with Batman and other DC superheroes.

Per CBR, the crossover is titled Injustice vs. He Man and the Masters of the Universe and the first issue comes out on July 18. After freeing Eternia from the control of a robotic impostor, He-Man and his allies get recruited by heroes from another dimension, including Batman, to help put an end to Superman's dictatorship.

The miniseries will be written by Tim Seeley (Nightwing, Green Lanterns) and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Check out the cover for the first issue below, featuring Adam/He-Man, an angry-looking Superman, Batman, and a few other heroes.

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Cliff Bleszinski Asks Epic to Stop Trying to Hire Away His Team

Boss Key Productions' Cliff Bleszinski has called out his former studio, Epic Games, for trying to poach his studio's staff.

"Hey Epic Games, could you please stop trying to hire away my team?" he tweeted, tagging the company. "We just launched Radical Heights on

 and are really happy with how it’s going."

Last week, the LawBreakers developer launched its new free-to-play battle royale title Radical Heights on Steam. It's unclear if Boss Key's employees are approaching Epic, or if Epic is approaching them, but the tweet implies the latter.

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