Radical Heights Is a Hot Mess, but That’s Not a Surprise
When I saw that the Steam page for new free-to-play battle royale game Radical Heights said it was releasing in “X-Treme Early Access,” I took it as a silly play on its over-the-top ‘80s theme. It’s not. This game is extremely early, with the ‘e’ firmly present at the beginning of that word. The core shows a lot of potential, but with only five months of development, there are still tons of issues and even more work to be done.
Its launch has been plagued with reports of connection and performance issues that have largely tanked its Steam review average to under 50% positive with over 1,600 submitted at the time of this writing. I haven’t experienced any game breaking bugs (though I did get stuck in a door once) but Radical Heights is far from a polished experience. Simply put, it’s not done — but it’s also not pretending to be.
Radical Heights Already Stands out Against PUBG, Fortnite
Radical Heights has got a lot of baggage. It’s the next game from the makers of the notoriously defunct LawBreakers, it bears a questionable resemblance to the largest free-to-play battle royale game in the world, and it’s already wrestled with a now quelled pay-to-win scare. The deck is stacked against it, and it certainly has its problems, but Radical heights also has something genuine to offer the battle royale genre.
Red Dead Redemption, Portal 2 and More To Get Xbox One X Enhancements
A handful of classic Xbox 360 games are getting the Xbox One X-enhanced treatment starting today, Microsoft has revealed.
The six games include Darksiders, Gears of War 2, Portal 2, Red Dead Redemption, Sonic Generations, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. All of these updates are available today and should start automatically downloading to your Xbox One X.
Additionally, Microsoft announced that all Gears of War 2 additional content is free starting today, just in time to take advantage of those enhancements.
Microsoft has already updated a smattering of Xbox 360 games with Xbox One X enhancements. Check out our Xbox One X enhanced games list to see every game.
Morrowind, KOTOR 2, Jade Empire Headline New Wave of Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility
A new wave of original Xbox games are headed to the Xbox One thanks to backwards compatibility support, Microsoft announced today, including beloved classics like The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, Jade Empire, and many more.
The full list of games will be split into two groups and deployed in the coming weeks, with the first eight games available on April 17, followed by the second collection on April 26. Check out the full breakdown below:
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper
- Breakdown
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- Hunter: The Reckoning
Infinity War Directors Think Doing This Classic X-Men Crossover Would Be ‘Interesting’
Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo are excited by the prospect of a Disney/Fox merger opening up the MCU to a whole new batch of characters and major comics storylines to adapt.
In an interview with French publication Linternaute (via CBR), the Russo brothers revealed that, if the recent Fox/Disney merger that would see Disney acquire Fox's film portfolio, including the X-Men and Fantastic Four goes through, potentially developing a Secret Wars film would be an exciting opportunity.
Ikaruga Teased for Nintendo Switch
It seems as though everyone's favorite vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, Ikaruga, will indeed be making its way over to Switch after all - according to a post on Twitter today from developer Treasure. As you can clearly see in the tweet, the team appears to have Ikaruga already running on Switch. But as far as vertical mode goes, Treasure states that they'll have to do some slight tweaking to make everything work smoothly before launch.
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The Best Samsung Galaxy S9 Accessories
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So you've got yourself a brand new Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+. Now it's time to complete the package with accessories to help you enjoy your phone even more. From cases and chargers to headphones and smartwatches, take a look at some of the best items to go along with your new Galaxy.
Best Case - Samsung S-View Flip
Solo Art Reveals Possible New Connection for Han’s Dice
A new piece of promotional art for Solo: A Star Wars Story might reveal where Han Solo's famous gold dice came from.
An image of the promotional packaging comes courtesy of the Sad Kylo Ren Twitter account, and it features Emilia Clarke’s Qi’Ra holding the dice, which first appeared in A New Hope. This might indicate she is the original owner of the items and eventually gave them up to Han.
Everyone's favorite smuggler would then use those very same dice to win the Millenium Falcon from Lando Calrissian, a scene which might be in the upcoming Star Wars standalone film. Check out the image below.
New Book in Lord of the Rings Universe Coming This Year
A new The Lord the Rings book The Fall of Gondolin, edited by J.R.R. Tolkien’s son Christopher Tolkien, will be released later this year.
Per The Guardian, The Fall of Gondolin is said to be “the first real story” of Middle-earth and it's coming out in August. The story was written by Tolkien while he was in the hospital, and follows the evil Morgoth battling the sea-god Ulmo.
Morgoth is trying to discover and destroy the hidden city of Gondolin, while Ulmo is supporting the elves – the Noldor – who reside in it. One of the elves, Tuor, is the main protagonist who sets out to find Gondolin and meets the sea-god Ulmo along the way.
Update: Apple Officially Orders TV Series Based on Asimov’s Foundation Novels
Update: Apple has officially ordered a TV adaptation of Isaac Asimov's seminal sci-fi epic Foundation.
David S. Goyer known for The Dark Night and Batman Begins, along with Josh Friedman know for Avatar 4 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will serve as showrunners and executive produce as well.
Robyn Asimov will also executive produce, alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross. A premiere date for the series has not yet been announced.
The original story, set across a thousand years, follows a band of exiles who must save the Galactic Empire from destruction by defying it.
Original Story: Apple and The Dark Knight screenwriter David S. Goyer are adapting Isaac Asimov's seminal sci-fi novel trilogy Foundation.