Sea of Thieves’ Plagued by AllmondBeard Server Errors
As Rare continues to work on fixing the copious amounts of bugs and glitches currently plaguing the Sea of Thieves’ servers, one especially devastating bug remains unresolved: AllmondBeard, an error code that's robbing players not only of their progress but their hard-earned loot as well.
The AllmondBeard error occurs when a players connection to Xbox Live and/or the Sea of Thieves servers has been disrupted or dropped. Considering the many challenges Rare’s has faced while stabilizing the online multiplayer game’s network connectivity since launch, the error message is, unfortunately, a common occurrence among players.
Watch Ronda Rousey Train for Her WrestleMania Debut
With Ronda Rousey scheduled to wrestle for the first time at WrestleMania 34 on April 8th, teaming with Kurt Angle in mixed tag match against Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, WWE has released a new video documenting some of her training down at its Performance Center.
Hear from sparring partner, and NXT star, Shayna Baszler, NXT trainer Sara Amato, and Rousey herself as she hits the ring, trains in judo, and then wraps things up with strength and conditioning training. Check it out!
Rousey also made our list of the biggest WrestleMania shockers of all time! See the slideshow below.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
Call of Duty: WW2 DLC The War Machine Announced
Activision has announced the second DLC pack for Call of Duty: WW2, which will introduce three new maps, a new mode with aerial combat, and more Nazi zombies.
The War Machine's new maps include a secret German V-2 rocket facility, the pyramids at Giza, and the iconic French city of Dunkirk. The V2 facility is described as a "tight, ultra-fast paced map", while the map in Egypt lets players access the pyramid interiors as well as the more open surroundings outside. Dunkirk is ideal for sniping, with its large, open beach lined with buildings.
You can take a look at the concept art for the maps in the gallery below.
Call of Duty follows in the footsteps of Battlefield 1 with the addition of aerial combat allowing for fast and frantic dogfights to rage overhead. Operation Husky, the new War Mode mission co-developed with Raven Software, is based on the Allied invasion of Sicily, and players will be tasked with collecting intel as well as clearing out enemy fighter planes for the Allied bombers to wade in.
EA Play Registration Is Now Open
Pre-registration for this year's E3-adjacent event EA Play is now open.
You can reserve your ticket on EA's website here. Getting a ticket for EA Play is a three-step process. Reserving your ticket today will give you the chance to complete your registration on May 25. EA will then notify pre-registered ticket holders on May 25 at 9 a.m. PT/ET that you can book a gameplay session or a show day.
You will receive a confirmation email with your personalized QR code once you have confirmed your gameplay session or show date. It's important to note pre-registration doesn't guarantee a slot for a ticket, as they are only available on a first-come, first-served basis. If a gameplay session is fully booked, you can play a game by waiting in a standby line during the event.
Sea of Thieves Currently Unavailable Via Xbox Game Pass Subscription
Subscribers to Xbox's Game Pass monthly service are currently unable to play the recently released Sea of Thieves, despite its inclusion in the program.
A posting on the Xbox Live Status page confirms Game Pass subscribers may be unable to play Sea of Thieves, which was including in the service's library of playable games upon its release last week. Microsoft announced earlier this year that all Microsoft Studios games would be included in the Game Pass lineup, including Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2.
Sea of Thieves Xbox Live Status Page
Why Paramount Sold Cloverfield Paradox to Netflix
Paramount has revealed why it decided to sell The Cloverfield Paradox to Netflix.
Variety reports Paramount COO Andrew Gumpert explained during a keynote at the UCLA Law School’s annual Entertainment Symposium that concern over the film's "commercial playability" was a big reason why the studio parted ways with the third Cloverfield entry.
“The movie was finished, we all reviewed it together with J.J. and his team,” Gumpert said. “We all decided there were things about it that made us have a pause about its commercial playability in the traditional matter.”
Apple Reveals New iPad with Pencil Support
Apple has revealed a new iPad with Apple Pencil support.
Apple announced the new iPad will have a 9.76 inch Retina display and more advanced cameras and sensors, in addition to supporting Apple Pencil. The new iPad will receive multiple versions, coming in silver, space gray, and gold.
A 32GB Wi-Fi version will cost $329 and a 32GB Wi-Fi and cellular model will cost $459. Notably, the iPad will be $299 for students.
It is currently available for order and will be available in stores later this week. The new iPad includes a Retina display, the A10 Fusion chip, granting 40% faster CPU performance and 50% faster graphics performance, and more advanced sensors and cameras which offer increased AR functionality.
Hamill on Last Jedi Cutting Luke’s Reaction to Han’s Death
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits Blu-ray and DVD today and features 14 deleted scenes, two of which turned out to be important moments for Luke Skywalker. During a sit-down interview in Ireland last week, I asked actor Mark Hamill what he thought about these particular sequences -- which we hailed as two of the film's four best deleted scenes -- getting cut from the theatrical version of The Last Jedi. Watch the full interview with Hamill in the video above.
While Hamill was understanding about scenes needing to get cut, he was nevertheless disappointed by director Rian Johnson's decision to do so as these moments would have shown audiences another side of Luke the film otherwise didn't depict.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, New Mutants Both Delayed
Fox has announced two delays in the upcoming slate of X-Men films, as well as a couple of other release date shifts.
As reported by Variety, Fox pushed X-Men: Dark Phoenix from its original release date of Nov. 2, 2018 to Feb. 14, 2019. The Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, will now release on that Nov. 2 date instead of on Dec. 25. Longtime X-Men director Bryan Singer originally was attached to direct but he and the studio parted ways on Bohemian Rhapsody.
New Mutants has also been delayed, moving yet again after being delayed from its April 13, 2018 release to Feb. 2019. It's now been pushed back a second time to August 2.
The Walking Dead Actor Reveals He Asked to Be Killed Off
One of the earliest major casualties to hit The Walking Dead, Jeffrey DeMunn's Dale died in 2012 during the second season. And while Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman offered an explanation of his unexpected death at the time, DeMunn recently spoke to a very different reason for Dale's death.
In an interview with Cleveland.com, DeMunn said that Dale's death was his decision, spurred by how AMC treated former showrunner Frank Darabont, according to DeMunn.
"I was furious about how Frank was pushed out of the show. I spent a week not being able to take a full breath. And then I realized, 'Oh, I can quit.' So I called them and said, 'It's a zombie show. Kill me. I don't want to do this anymore.' It was an immense relief to me," he said