Destiny’s Gjallarhorn Will Not Be Upgradable to Year 2 Damage Level
Destiny's most coveted and powerful weapon the Gjallarhorn will not be making a return with the launch of The Taken King also referred to as Year two.
The news came in the Bungie weekly update where the developer clarified some unanswered questions from the community. Many noticed that the weapon was not shown during yesterdays Year two reveal stream and questioned whether or not it would make an appearance. Players will still be able to use the weapon, but it will have a new base attack value of 160.
Year two weapons will have a base attack value of 280, and have a chance to be Infused. Infusion is a new system that allows players to consume a more powerful weapon to boost the attack value of a favorite piece of gear. When speaking about the change Bungie said "In addition to a bunch of brand new Exotics for you to discover in Year Two, we’re redesigning and redeploying some select Exotics from Year One" but they noted that "Gjallarhorn will remain a Year One Exotic at Year One levels."
John Cena’s 10 Best Matches
John Cena heads into SummerSlam this Sunday poised to win his 16th world championship. A feat that will tie the legendary record of Ric Flair - who, in case you were wondering, has gone on record saying that he’d be thrilled to have Cena match his long-standing number.
This past RAW, however, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins called Cena the “villain” of the tale, accusing him of holding WWE hostage for a decade by hogging the main event spot. When the two clash at SummerSlam, it will be yet another test to see if the company’s willing to run with “The Future” or if it’ll once again be a “CENAWINSLOL” scenario.
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Walking Dead Season 5 Is Down To $30
Season 5 of The Walking Dead just fell from $40 down to $30. Since this is a pre-order, if it falls any further, Amazon will charge you the lowest price listed.
PS4 and PC Compatible Headset For $35
This Logitech G430 headset is currently $50 on Amazon, but you can get it for $15 less from Best Buy.
Dropsy Is a Clown-Hugging Adventure Game. Yes, Really
Dropsy is an unfortunate-looking clown who likes everyone and wants everyone to like him. He goes through life solving problems and attempting to hug people, but things don’t always go as planned. It’s up to players to guide this sensitive, carefree-but-resolute clown’s dilemmas in a new point-and-click “hugventure” spawned from a choose-your-own-adventure forum post on a long-running comedy website called Something Awful.
Like the early point-and-click adventures that came before it, Dropsy’s goal is to explore the world, solve puzzles, and hopefully win people over with hugs. His biggest obstacle comes from peoples’ aversion to him, with some outright hating him for one reason or another. He shrugs through it all as he happily trudges on despite his own tragic origin, which would give him the right to be a nasty, spiteful clown if it were in him. See, Dropsy used to be a circus clown. A fire destroyed his family’s livelihood and took his mother, leaving him with very little beyond his ailing father, his clown-face-painted dog, and the nightmares of the events that haunt him each time he goes to sleep.
First Look: Star Trek Beyond’s New Aliens and Costumes
Revealing new images and video from the Vancouver set of Star Trek Beyond have found their way online.
ScreenCrush scored the footage seen below of exterior filming in Vancouver. It reveals Captain Kirk's away team outfit (somewhat reminiscent of the away team outfits worn in the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage"). Chekov is garbed similarly, while Scotty wears a variation on his more traditional red shirt duds.
More importantly, the footage reveals the distinctive look of Sofia Boutella's unidentified alien character, a species we apparently have never seen in Trek before. (But she does bear a bit of a resemblance to DC Comics villainess Silver Banshee!) Is Boutella's character that rumored Starfleet ship's captain "set up as Kirk’s match"?
Microsoft Rumored to Reveal New Hardware at October Event
Microsoft is gearing up to unveil several new hardware devices this fall, according to new rumors.
Chinese site WPDang was among the first to publish the rumors, but The Verge has since reached out to its own sources to confirm the rumblings, which state that Microsoft will reveal the Surface Pro 4 tablet, two new Lumia phones and the Microsoft Band 2 fitness smart watch.
A few other things are expected to appear at the event, such as a slimmer Xbox One and another Surface model, but other reports have been unable to support these particular claims. It could be a Surface 4 tablet to accompany the Surface Pro 4, much like the Surface 3.
Cuphead Artist Shares Hand-Drawn Animations
Over the past month, Cuphead artist Jake Clark has shared a collection of hand-drawn animations from the run-and-gun platforming game.
Clark has showcased the pencil animations on his Tumblr blog, giving the public a behind-the-scenes look at the bosses and enemies from Cuphead. Below are a couple of examples of his collection, with a look at the game's mermaid boss as well as miniboss Jelly.
Hannibal Director May Helm Fifty Shades Sequel
Glengarry Glen Ross and Hannibal TV show director James Foley may helm Fifty Shades Darker.
According to Deadline, Foley is the frontrunner for the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel. In fact, it appears Universal might hire the helmer for the third film in the trilogy as well, which is called Fifty Shades Freed.
Other filmmakers in contention to direct Fifty Shades Darker include Electrick Children's Rebecca Thomas, Mark Pellington (known for helming Cold Case episodes) and Hysteria's Tanya Wexler.
Fifty Shades Darker will see Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson reprise their roles as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Niall Leonard, who's the husband of Fifty Shades book author E.L. James, is penning the script.
Wonder Woman’s New Ability: Officiating Gay Weddings
She can fly, deflect bullets and lasso a confession out of crooks, but now Wonder Woman has a new ability: officiating same-sex marriages. In this week’s digital-first comic Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Chapter 48, the Amazonian warrior wed Elizabeth and Katie in a beautiful garden ceremony.
"I saw this Wonder Woman story as an incredible opportunity to have one of the most recognizable, iconic characters in the world to be among the first to step forward and officially endorse this new law," writer/artist Jason Badower told Huffington Post, referring to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 26 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the nation.
Pokken Tournament Trademark Mentions NFC Figurines
The Pokemon Company has filed a trademark for Pokken Tournament in Europe, and according to the trademark's description, it looks like Bandai Namco's arcade fighter may feature NFC support.
The trademark specifically mentions "near field communication (NFC) technology-enabled devices, namely, key chain tags, key chains, key fobs, key tags, key rings and key holders, and figurines, to facilitate the transmission and recording and exchange of video game content."
While this could very well be a hint that amiibo support is in the works for Pokken Tournament, Nintendo has yet to make any official announcement one way or the other.