Nintendo Switch Cartridges Taste Terrible
If you were thinking about eating Nintendo Switch cartridges, please don't.
Due to taste tests by multiple intrepid reporters, including Giant Bomb's Jeff Gertsmann and IGN's Alanah Pearce, Switch cartridges were discovered to have a lingering, bitter taste to them. And there's actually an official reason for it.
In a statement provided to IGN, a representative for Nintendo explained that the cartridges have been coated with a "bittering agent" to discourage owners from eating them.
"To avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion, keep the game card away from young children. A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card. This bittering agent is non-toxic," the statement reads.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Betas Had Over 6 Million Players
Ghost Recon Wildlands' closed and open betas had 6.8 million total players, breaking Ubisoft’s previous beta records, the studio has announced.
More than two billion minutes were played during the game's beta phases and more than 60 percent of all players played in co-op mode, according to Ubisoft.
Along with the announcement, Ubisoft also released an infographic showcasing some interesting stats from the closed and open betas. For example, 1.2 billion cartel members were eliminated, 2.8 million hours were spent in night vision, and 1.3 million hours were spent flying drones.
New Overwatch Character Orisa Revealed
Overwatch's latest character is a centaur-like tank class hero named Orisa. Blizzard hasn't said when she'll be available in the full game yet, but for now PC players can demo her on Overwatch's public test realm.
According to her official hero page, "Orisa serves as the central anchor of her team, and defends her teammates from the frontline with a protective barrier. She can attack from long range, fortify her own defenses, launch graviton charges to slow and move enemies, and deploy a Supercharger to boost the damage output of multiple allies at once."
Orisa's primary weapon is the Fusion Driver, an automatic projectile cannon. She can also launch a detonatable graviton charge, which slows the movement of nearby enemies and pulls them towards the explosion.
Order Pizza Hut With Pie Tops Basketball Shoes
You'll get a kick out of Pizza Hut's new way to order pies.
The company has crafted 64 pairs of Pie Tops sneakers to celebrate NCAA basketball March Madness. By pressing the shoe's tongue, the Shoe Surgeon-designed kicks will order you a Pizza Hut pie through Bluetooth technology and geolocation.
The Pie Tops sneakers (Courtesy of Pizza Hut)
Gotham Casts Game of Thrones Alum as Ra’s Al Ghul
Ra's Al Ghul is coming to Gotham.
FOX announced today that Game of Thrones and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine veteran Alexander Siddig has been cast in a recurring role as the DC Comics supervillain, who we ranked 67th among our Top 100 Villains.
Gotham producers released the following description for their depiction of Ra's Al Ghul: "As Bruce (David Mazouz) pulls the veil off the Court of Owls, he finds the man pulling the strings is the enigmatic and powerful Ra's Al Ghul. With his past shrouded in mystery, Ra's Al Ghul uses cunning and deception to lay waste to his foes. As the leader of an international criminal organization known as the League of Shadows, Ra's Al Ghul will prove himself to be Bruce's most dangerous adversary yet."
Xbox Boss Shares His Thoughts on Nintendo Switch
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer recently shared his thoughts on Nintendo Switch and explained why Microsoft has yet to release a portable Xbox.
"Our relationship with Nintendo is great," Spencer said on the latest episode of IGN's Xbox show Unlocked, noting he had to opportunity to play Nintendo Switch early and thinks "they've done some really innovative work."
The Xbox boss went on to say he "love
the hardware design" and believes that "anytime Nintendo brings a new product to the gaming market it's good for all of us."
With regard to why there hasn't been a portable Xbox, Spencer said he's "always watching to see what happens," but Microsoft has "looked at phones as dominating that market." He noted that a lot of people currently log into Xbox Live with their iOS and Android devices to connect with friends and play games.
Why Microsoft Moved Its E3 Conference
Microsoft recently announced that this year's E3 Xbox briefing is moving to a new day and time, and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has come forward to explain why.
In prior years, Microsoft held its conference on Monday morning, but this year's Xbox briefing will take place a day earlier, on Sunday, June 11 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET. On the latest episode of IGN's Xbox show Unlocked, Spencer said there were several reasons for the move, noting it allows them to kick off E3 like they used to, before Bethesda began holding a conference of its own on Sunday night.
Nintendo Switch: Save Data Cannot Currently Be Transferred
The Nintendo Switch currently has no option to transfer save data from one console to another.
After today's Nintendo Switch day one update, SD card support and online features have both become enabled on the new console, but game saves can only be stored on the console's 32GB internal storage, with no apparent option to transfer them.
In January, Nintendo told Kotaku that all saves would be stored internally, but made no mention of if or how they could be transferred.
In other respects, the console appears to have no problem in managing storage between the two devices. With an SD card inserted, users can choose where to download games themselves, and screenshots (another function added in today's update) can be transferred freely in the Data Management menu. Save data, however, can only be deleted, not moved or copied.
BioWare Confirms Non-Human Playable Characters in Mass Effect: Andromeda
Fernando Melo, one of the producers on Mass Effect: Andromeda, has teased us with some more multiplayer information.
First, Melo apologised for the lack of public tech test which had previously been due before release. He goes on to say, however, that the multiplayer mode has had the "most
user testing we've ever done."
Meanwhile, we'll get some more MP info out - let's get the ball rolling... see you all soon in Andromeda! 4/4 pic.twitter.com/FuhGpuat9f
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