Dark Souls III DLC Officially Revealed
Dark Souls III’s first downloadable expansion, Ashes of Ariandel, will be available on October 25, Bandai Namco announced today.
Coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Ashes of Ariandel will task players with exploring the secrets of why the new “frozen land” of Ariandel has fallen into its ruined state. The expansion will cost $14.99.
Watch the trailer now:
The DLC will, in addition to highlighting the new area that helps to expand on the Dark Souls III lore and story, feature new enemies, challenges, weapons, armor, and magic. The expansion will also introduce new features to the game's competitive multiplayer mode.
Players can purchase Ashes of Ariandel on its own or as part of the Dark Souls III season pass, which also includes the second planned DLC expansion. The season pass will cost players $24.99.
Next No Man’s Sky Patch Aims to Fix 90% of PS4 Crashes
A new No Man's Sky PS4 patch coming this week will fix 90% of known crash issues, Hello Games has said.
In a series of tweets, the developer explained that its raft of recent patches have been incrementally clearing up major issues in the console version of the game:
Patch 1.04 fixes 75% of crash issues for PS4 was released Friday. Patch 1.05 fixes 87% of crash issues for PS4 was released Sunday
— Hello Games (@hellogames) August 24, 2016
Patch 1.06 fixes 90% of crash issues for PS4 is in testing and will release this week
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Overwatch Mystery Character Sombra Could Be Revealed Today
After months of teases, clues and codes, a "glitched" post on the Overwatch forums appears to be counting down to what could be a reveal of the game's assumed 23rd hero, Sombra.
Unlike other forum posts, the listed time since the message - titled "00110010 00110011" (translated: "23") - was posted appears to be reducing, suggesting a countdown rather than an age.
Thor: Ragnarok Set Photo Reveals Odin’s Status
As filming on Thor: Ragnarok continues in Australia, a new photo from the film's set has been revealed, providing an early look at Anthony Hopkins as Odin.
Warning: Thor: Ragnarok spoilers below.
The photo, which showcases Hopkins as a homeless-looking Odin, comes courtesy of Australian photographer Glenn Hunt, who shared the image on Instagram (via Birth.Movies.Death.).
Jennifer Lawrence Named World’s Highest-Paid Actress
The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has been named the world’s highest-paid actress for the second consecutive year.
The actress, known best for her role as Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate's aforementioned film series, topped Forbes' list with $46 million. Last year, Lawrence starred in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which is a large contributor to the actress' massive payday. In addition, Variety notes that she received a sizable advance for her role in the upcoming movie Passengers. Lawrence also appeared as Mystique in this year's X-Men: Apocalypse.
Maisie Williams Read GoT Season 7 and Is Freaking Out
Ok, she may not be entirely impartial, but Game of Thrones' Arya Stark has read the season 7 scripts and is freaking. out.
In a series of tweets posted by actress Maisie Williams on her Twitter page, she says that "sh*t gets real" in the next season of HBO's fantasy series (it hadn't got real before??)
Check out her tweets below.
just finished reading season 7
— Maisie Williams (@Maisie_Williams) August 22, 2016
shit gets REAL
These Pokemon Players Won Big $$$ with Crazy Strategies
The Pokemon World Championships took place this past weekend and the winning strategies were absolutely crazy. The tournament winners in the Video Game Championship (VGC) and the Trading Card Game (TCG) both used unexpected strategies to pull down thousands of dollars in prize money. Here's what went down.
While most players win through a combination of smart team building and well-executed strategy, this year’s champion won took advantage of a new format and won through a series of complicated Pokemon switches unlike anything we’ve seen before. Switching might not sound like a game-winning tactic, so let us explain.
For the 2016 season of the competitive Pokemon VGC, formerly restricted Legendary Pokemon like Mewtwo and Rayquaza were allowed on pro players’ teams. Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and Rayquaza quickly rose up as the biggest threats because they have ultra-powerful abilities that drastically alter weather and therefore seriously mess with attack power and/or effectiveness. When one of these Pokemon enters the battlefield, their weather effect takes over, so players have to strategically switch into their Pokemon of choice so the weather always benefits their team and cancels out the opponent’s. Suffice it to say, matches this season involved a lot of switching.
Ben-Hur: How Much Paramount Could Lose
Following Ben-Hur's very weak debut at the box office this past weekend, Paramount Pictures could lose up to $100 million on its film adaptation of Lew Wallace's classic novel.
Variety notes that these estimates come from rival studio executives. Meanwhile, "sources close to the film" anticipate losses somewhere between $60 million and $75 million, citing home video sales as a possible revenue driver that could lessen the overall deficit.
Ben-Hur was no small project for Paramount, boasting a $100 million production budget and tens of millions in marketing and distribution. The film had an incredibly underwhelming debut last weekend, opening in fifth place at the domestic box office with $11.4 million. Meanwhile, the film pulled in $10.7 million internationally, bringing its opening weekend global total to $22 million.
These Pokemon Burgers Are Too Adorable to Eat
Love Pokemon so much you just wanna eat them? Fortunately, if you live in Sydney, you can.
Hashtag Burgers is driving a new pop-up burger restaurant in the Sydney CBD, and they're serving 'Pokeburgers' among their regular menu. Burgered characters include Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Charmander.
via Hashtag Burgers' Instagram page.
Speaking to Mashable Australia, Hashtag Burgers' Ben Kagan described how the personalities of the Pokemon match the flavour of the burgers.