A Marvel Icon [SPOILER] in Captain America #700
Captain America celebrated his 700th issue in a very surprising way this week.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Captain America #700!
Issue #700 caps off a storyline called "Out of Time," with Steve Rogers finding himself stuck in the year 2025 and fighting to liberate the US from a tyrant named King Babbington. In this final chapter, Cap reluctantly agrees to become the new king after overthrowing Babbage. That proves to be a fateful decision indeed, one that culminates in Cap's death.
Drake Says He Wants a Hotline Bling Emote in Fortnite
Canadian rapper Drake has agreed to bring his love of Fortnite into his music, but only if developer Epic will meet him halfway with an in-game emote based on the music video for his hit song Hotline Bling.
As Kotaku reports, Drake addressed the idea of rapping about Fortnite during a recent call with streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.
"It has to happen, it's just gotta be the right way," Drake said. "Someone's gonna do it. Someone's gonna pull it off. I say when Epic gives me the emote, when Epic gives me the Hotline Bling emote, I'll do it. Until then, I'm on strike."
Westworld Season 2 Will Spend an Episode in Shogun World
The upcoming second season of Westworld will feature a Shogun World episode in Japanese.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, co-showrunner Jonathan Nolan teased what fans might expect from the new world, saying him and co-showrunner Lisa Joy wanted to make Shogun World feel as authentic as possible. This meant having an episode be almost entirely in Japanese.
"We wanted to feel like our story dropped into a totally different world," Nolan said. "Basically, we have a whole episode in Japanese."
Nolan also discussed some of the inspirations behind Shogun World, which is confirmed to be based in the Edo period (1603-1867). According to Nolan, Kurosawa and Sonny Chiba films heavily influenced the design and feel of the new Season 2 park.
Legion Just Namedropped Another Big X-Men Plot Point
For as wacky and artsy and amazing as FX's Legion can be, there's no denying that it's also managing to tie itself inextricably to the bigger world of the X-Men even while avoiding the X-Men themselves for the most part. And last night's episode, "Chapter 10," kept that approach going with a brief namedrop that opens up the world of the show immensely: The Shi'ar.
Obviously, spoilers follow for Legion up through the second episode of Season 2.
Jumanji Overtakes Spider-Man as Sony’s Biggest Domestic Box Office Release Ever
After weeks of impressive returns at the box office, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has surpassed Spider-Man to become Sony Pictures' highest-earning domestic release.
With $403.714 million at the domestic box office as of yesterday, Jumanji has officially unseated Spider-Man, which earned $403.706 million back in 2002. (The Jumanji numbers are unadjusted for inflation, and just represent the film's total box office haul.)
Avengers: Marvel Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos from Phase 1
Marvel Studios continues to celebrate the first ten years of the MCU, this time sharing never-before-scene photos from Phase 1.
First revealed on Twitter, the behind-the-scene photos are from the following Phase 1 MCU films: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Avengers. The images are part of the upcoming Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years that's coming out in November.
Fortnite 3.5 Patch Adds Replay System, Port-a-Fort, Cyberpunk Heroes
Fortnite's newest update, patch 3.5, is now out and it adds a wealth of new features.
As detailed on developer Epic Games' recent blog post, the patch introduces the Port-a-Fort defense item which was first revealed earlier this week. This new piece of equipment allows players to spawn a three-story fort mid-battle with a simple throw.
The other big addition is the Replay system, which lets players watch their entire matches from any angle. You can also select specific moments to make highlight reels out of, change the speed of the footage, and more.
Steam Spy Shutting Down After Valve Makes Privacy Change
Popular third-party sales tracking site Steam Spy has announced it will no longer be able to operate due to a change Valve is making to Steam’s privacy settings.
Though not entirely accurate, Steam Spy would scrape information from public Steam profiles to estimate how many copies a game had potentially sold on Steam. But with Valve’s newly announced adjustments to Steam profile privacy settings, what games are in your library will now be hidden by default.
“Steam Spy relied on this information being visible by default and won't be able to operate anymore,” the site announced on Twitter. In an interview with EuroGamer, Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin said that he would likely leave the archive up, but would probably shut down its Patreon page and not update the site anymore.
The Witcher 3 PS4 Pro Patch Now Out, Here’s What It Does
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has received a patch for PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro that makes the game's incredible world even more vibrant.
In a post on the game's official website, CD Projekt Red announced the update adds HDR support to the game, which increases color vibrancy, allowing for deeper blacks and brighter whites for PS4 Pro players with compatible televisions.
The patch also includes "various performance optimizations" and "minor visual improvements," as well as localization bug fixes and improvements to the game's stability to prevent crashes.
For more on the legendary Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, be sure to check out what he looks like in the upcoming Soulcalibur VI.
Knights of Light Is a Medieval RPG Set in the Middle East
Egyptian developer Rumbling Games Studio's debut game, Knights of Light, is a historical action-RPG set in 7th century Iraq.
Knights of Light takes place during the battles between the Sasanian Empire and Arab forces in the 600s and features a main character based on an unnamed historical figure. Several boss characters will also be based on people from the medieval era, though the developer has yet to reveal any specific names.
Rumbling Games says its game design and story structure take inspiration from The Witcher series, which is evident in the developer's decision to include a "hidden fantasy path" within the campaign. The action-RPG will also feature multiple side quests and "playable side characters."