Stay in the Game for Less With These Budget Gaming Monitors
The right gaming monitor can elevate your PC gaming experience, and you don't need to spend a ton of money to do it. Whether you’re looking to complement your shiny new gaming PC rig or just looking for an inexpensive update to an existing system, this guide will help you navigate the dizzying array of choices.
First of all, this is a great time to pick up a cheap gaming monitor and you’ve got plenty of choices. You'll have to balance cost, features, and display quality to get the best bang for your buck though. We set a $500 limit on this guide for the sake of being comprehensive, but there are plenty of great choices for less than $250 if you’re willing to give up on high-end features that you’re less likely to use.
RIP Cassini: 10 Other Sad Robot Deaths
It's a bittersweet day for robot-kind. The Cassini robotic spacecraft successfully completed its 20-year mission, crashing into Saturn after beaming back one last set of breathtaking pictures. Cassini served her makers well, and it's hard not to get a little misty-eyed knowing that she'll never return home. Indeed, social media today was full of emotional responses to Cassini making the greatest sacrifice for science and exploration.
There's something tragic about robots who die dignified deaths in service of humanity. Some of the most memorable moments in pop culture have dealt with those sorts of heroic robo-sacrifices. From Terminator 2 to The Iron Giant, these are the moments that gave us the best, saddest robot deaths.
Humble Bundle Passes $100 Million Raised for Charity
Humble Bundle has now given over $100 million to charities, like American Cancer Society and Doctors Without Borders.
The company announced the fundraising milestone today, adding that the Humble Origin Bundle in 2013 and Humble Freedom Bundle were two of the top promotions. They generated more than $10.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively.
For those unfamiliar, Humble Bundle lets you pay what you want for a collection of games. You can even dictate where your money goes, such as to the developers or charities.
Past promotions have included the Capcom Rising Bundle, Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle and Humble Telltale Games Bundle.
Ubisoft on Lessons Learned from Assassin’s Creed Movie
Ubisoft's efforts to expand its popular video game franchises to other forms of entertainment have proven to be an educational experience for the company. Speaking with IGN at Gamescom 2017, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot shed light on a few lessons the studio learned from entrusting its IP to outside talent for last year's Assassin's Creed movie.
"In doing the script, we had quite a bit of control of what it could be," Guillemot said of the Michael Fassbender-led live-action adaption, which didn't perform especially well at the box office. However, when the film was released, it became clear to Ubisoft that the studio didn't have quite as much control as they initially thought.
Jamie Lee Curtis Is Back for a New Halloween Movie
Jamie Lee Curtis is officially returning for Universal's new Halloween movie.
Set four decades after the first movie, this new film will have Curtis reprise her role as Laurie Strode for a final showdown with Michael Myers. The movie, simply titled Halloween, will open in theaters on October 19, 2018.
Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. Image Credit: Universal Pictures.
John Carpenter will executive produce and serve as a creative consultant on the film, with Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, The Purge, Paranormal Activity) producing. Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films, which has produced all of the Halloween movies, will also produce this latest entry in the horror franchise.
Nightwing Prepares for a New Direction in DC Rebirth
Big changes are coming for Nightwing in late 2018. DC has revealed (via CBR) the new creative team that will be taking over the series as of December's Nightwing #35 - writer Sam Humphries (Green Lanterns) and artist Bernard Chang (Supergirl).
With this new creative team comes a new direction for the series. Humphries and Chang's first story arc, titled "The Untouchable," will center around a cold case murder from Dick's Gotham City days that returns to haunt him in Bludhaven. That case will enable the creators to explore Dick's past as Robin and his college years. “The new villain is a devious new creation by me and Bernard — a murderous cold case from Nightwing’s past," Humphries told CBR. "But to fully unravel the scope of this guy, and to dig deep into Nightwing as a character, we’re going to experience some of his early days as Robin, and also his time as Hudson University student, Dick Grayson. It’s all tied together — his history is part of what makes him so exciting.”
NBA 2K18’s Gold Edition Costs $150
If you see a $150 (€149.99 / £119.99 / CHF 165.00) version of NBA 2K18 in your favorite online store, don’t panic.
Called NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold, the highest-priced version of the game comes with a long list of extra digital items, like 250,000 virtual currency, 40 MyTEAM packs delivered weekly and a bunch of Shaquille O'Neal gear.
The gold edition is available digitally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The physical version is exclusive to GameStop.
Now there's always the regular version of NBA 2K18 for the standard $60. Or you can pick up the Legend Edition for $100, packaged with 100,000 virtual currency and 20 weekly MyTEAM packs.
Junkrat and Ana are Coming to Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm is about to get another influx of Overwatch content, with Ana and Junkrat making their way into the game alongside a new battleground called Voskaya Foundry, which is based on Overwatch’s Volskaya Industries map.
Ana will unsurprisingly be a ranged support hero, while Junkrat will be a ranged assassin, but not much else has been revealed about them yet.
The Volskaya Foundry map has three lanes, each with a capture point (similar to ones in Overwatch) that provides the team that captures it with a giant pilotable mech robot called a Triglav Protector. Volskaya also has conveyor belt floors around its capture points that can push players around.
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The Cowboy Bebop Director Is Making a Blade Runner Anime Short
Shinichiro Watanabe, director of anime classics such as Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, is directing an animated short that is tied into the upcoming film Blade Runner 2049.
Originally spotted by Anime News Network, Watanabe's anime short is named Blade Runner Black Out 2022. The "2022" of the title is in reference to the year in which the story takes place. That puts the action of the film between the original Blade Runner, which takes place in 2019, and the upcoming sequel, which of course takes place in 2049. Watanabe's anime will revolve around a massive blackout taking place along the west coast of the United States.