Path of Exile’s Bestiary Expansion Is Targeted at the Hardest of the Hardcore
As far as free to play games go it’s hard to keep and maintain an audience. Getting something for free means no risk on the consumer’s part; they can come in and get out relatively quickly if they don’t like it. It says a lot about a free game that’s managed to not only regularly increase its player base, and also crank out enough regular content to keep the most hardcore players occupied, but that’s exactly what Grinding Gear Games has been able to do with Path of Exile.
This spring it will receive a new update – titled Bestiary – that adds tons of new activities, items, recipes, and challenges for high-level players...all for the low price of free. We got a chance to see some of the content players can expect from the update.
Black Panther Tracking to Beat Deadpool’s Box Office Record
Excitement for Black Panther continues to climb, as do estimates for its opening weekend at the box office.
Less than a month ago, director Ryan Coogler's upcoming MCU movie was tracking to have an opening weekend in the ballpark of $100 million. Now, just hours ahead of its domestic debut, Box Office projections for the four-day holiday weekend have increased to a range of $190 million to $215 million.
As such, Black Panther is on track to surpass Deadpool's domestic debut, setting a new box office record for both Presidents Day weekend and the month of February in North America. In 2016, Deadpool garnered $152.2 million over the four-day holiday weekend.
Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale Now Live
Steam's Lunar New Year sale has officially begun, and it features discounts for a variety of games.
As detailed on the Steam Store, the sale will run from now until February 19. Some of the discounted titles include NBA 2K18, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Cuphead, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Okami HD, Tekken 7, Nioh, Pyre, and many more.
Below are some specific deals and you can visit the Steam Store to see the full list of currently discounted titles.
NBA 2K18 is 35 percent off and is priced at $39 USD; Pyre is 50 percent off and costs $10 USD; Nioh is 30 percent off and costs $35 USD; Hellblade is 30 percent off and is priced at $21 USD; The Witcher 3 is 50 percent off and costs $20 USD; Okami HD is 30 percent off and is priced at $14 USD; Cuphead is 15 percent off and costs $17 USD; and Tekken 7 is 50 percent off and is priced at $25 USD.
Why Everyone’s Watching ER on Hulu Instead of New TV
ER wasn't the only medical drama to premiere in the fall of 1994. It wasn't even the only medical drama set in Chicago to premiere that year. But it's easily one of the best television series ever produced, and its pilot should be taught to anyone who wants to tell stories for a living, regardless of the format. The show gave us a world you could truly sink into every week.
All 331 episodes of ER are finally streaming on Hulu, and the difference between it and its descendants is striking if you happen to segue directly into another show. Perhaps the most jarring experience is going from the ER pilot to Fox's recently premiered The Resident, an endpoint to the genre's evolution that began with ER.
The Thirteenth Doctor Makes Her Comic Debut in Titan Comics’ New Series
Doctor Who's is returning this fall, and Jodie Whittaker's Doctor will be getting her own comic series launching alongside the TV show.
Jody Houser will be writing the new series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Houser has also written for the Orphan Black comics, DC's Mother Panic, and the comic book adaptation of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Rachel Scott, who has worked on Titan's previous Doctor Who comics, will illustrate, and Enrica Angiolini will be the colourist.
Jodie Whitaker is joined by her companions; Law & Order: UK's Bradley Walsh; Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Tosin Cole; and Mandip Gill. Sharon D. Clarke has also been cast in a recurring role.
The Best Budget Gaming Keyboard
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The best cheap gaming keyboard is the Corsair K55 (See it on Amazon / Amazon UK). It has all the features you want in a gaming keyboard: solid build quality, nifty lighting, and a low cost. We crowned the Corsair K55 the King of the cheap gaming keyboards after thoroughly testing and reviewing a variety of the top models in this class of hardware. It's not a keyboard with mechanical switches, but you're not going to find any of those in the "budget" realm, as those darn switches inevitably raise the price far beyond what we consider affordable (around $50). These days keyboard manufacturers offer both mechanical switch keyboards for the well-heeled, and membrane switch models for those who are saving up their money to buy a GPU, and the good news for gamers is these keyboards share a lot of the same features, aside from the switches of course.
DC’s Doomsday Clock Action Figures Feature Original and New Watchmen Characters
DC Collectibles are releasing a new line of action figures based on characters appearing in Doomsday Clock, which is the sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic Watchmen where characters from that story travel to the DC Universe and butt heads with Batman and other familiar DC faces.
Warning: before you check out the goods, know that the characters included could be seen as a spoiler for what happens in Doomsday Clock.
The lineup features Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and the Comedian, as well as Mime and Marionette, two new additions to the Watchmen universe co-created by Doomsday Clock writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank. Check them out by clicking through the slideshow gallery below.
Beyonce, Elton John Recording New Song for Lion King Remake
Sir Elton John will be recording a new song with Beyonce for the upcoming The Lion King live-action remake.
The Sun reports John will be returning to the studio with Tim Rice to record songs from the original film, including Hakuna Matata and Circle of Life. However John and Rice, who together composed the soundtrack for the 1994 animated classic, will be teaming up with Beyonce for one new end credits song.
“They need to have a new end credits song," John said. "There’s going to be four of our songs in the film, from the original: 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight?,' 'Hakuna Matata,' 'I Just Can’t Wait To Be King,' and 'Circle of Life.' And then there will be an end, closing song, and we’ve been speaking to Beyonce’s people and hopefully Tim and I and her can cook up something."
LEGO Unveils New Sets for Avengers: Infinity War
As we get closer to the release of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, LEGO has unveiled its new movie merchandise, with six new Avengers sets available this March.
The Brothers Brick reports that each of the six sets comes with an Infinity Gem, while the Thanos: Ultimate Battle set features a mounted Infinity Gauntlet, with slots for five additional stones.
CHECK OUT ALL OF THE LEGO SETS BELOW.
Some of them depict scenes from the film and while LEGO sets don't necessarily align with events in the films that their toys accompany, it's worth nothing that poring over the pictures might give away spoilers for the film.
Marvel’s Black Panther Makes an Appearance at New York Fashion Week With the Welcome to Wakanda Show
New York Fashion Week is nearing an end, and amidst the big names synonymous with the event was Marvel Studios, with its 'Welcome to Wakanda' show.
The show features a number of designs inspired by the costumes in Marvel's latest movie. Marvel commissioned seven designers and two "veteran" hair and makeup artists to bring Wakanda to life, Vanity Fair reports.
The featured designers were Cushnie Et Ochs, Ikiré Jones, Tome, Sophie Theallet, Fear of God, Chromat, and Laquan Smith. Rodney Cutler and Nick Barose were tasked with hair and makeup. Barose has previously worked with Black Panther's Lupita Nyong’o.