Yearly Archives: 2018
No Man’s Sky Launches Its First Community Event
Hello Games has announced the first in a series of No Man's Sky community events, which will centre around returning character Specialist Polo's discovery of "another iteration of the universe" and task players with helping them learn more about this "glitch in reality".
The news was announced in a blog post, with studio boss Sean Murray clarifying that the community events will be open to all explorers who have completed the first Space Anomaly mission, with Specialist Polo contacting these players directly to ask for assistance.
This week's event has been referred to as "the first chapter" of an ongoing research project and tasks players with visiting "a specific corner of the galaxy" (although no details of where that is are given in the post) to excavate and return a selection of "strange objects" which have begun spawning underground. Returning these objects will reward players with Quicksilver, a valuable resource that can be used to create a variety of exclusive exotic collectables.
No Man’s Sky Launches Its First Community Event
Hello Games has announced the first in a series of No Man's Sky community events, which will centre around returning character Specialist Polo's discovery of "another iteration of the universe" and task players with helping them learn more about this "glitch in reality".
The news was announced in a blog post, with studio boss Sean Murray clarifying that the community events will be open to all explorers who have completed the first Space Anomaly mission, with Specialist Polo contacting these players directly to ask for assistance.
This week's event has been referred to as "the first chapter" of an ongoing research project and tasks players with visiting "a specific corner of the galaxy" (although no details of where that is are given in the post) to excavate and return a selection of "strange objects" which have begun spawning underground. Returning these objects will reward players with Quicksilver, a valuable resource that can be used to create a variety of exclusive exotic collectables.
Venom: Eminem’s Surprise New Album Includes Song from Soundtrack
Marshal Mathers, aka Slim Shady, aka Eminem dropped a surprise album on Thursday night, and one song is notably from the soundtrack to the upcoming Venom film. He announced the album on twitter, and it launched simultaneously on various streaming platforms.
The album, Kamikaze, is executive produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem. It’s 13 tracks long, with the final track titled Venom (Music From the Motion Picture). The song contains a mixture of drum loops, synth tracks, guitars and a classic flow from Eminem.
Venom: Eminem’s Surprise New Album Includes Song from Soundtrack
Marshal Mathers, aka Slim Shady, aka Eminem dropped a surprise album on Thursday night, and one song is notably from the soundtrack to the upcoming Venom film. He announced the album on twitter, and it launched simultaneously on various streaming platforms.
The album, Kamikaze, is executive produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem. It’s 13 tracks long, with the final track titled Venom (Music From the Motion Picture). The song contains a mixture of drum loops, synth tracks, guitars and a classic flow from Eminem.
Disney’s Star Wars Land Cantina Will Sell Alcohol
Oga's Cantina at the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland will be the first place alcohol will be served at an open attraction within the Disneyland park in it's 63-years. The only other place guests have been able to enjoy alcohol is at the invite-only Club 33 that is concealed in New Orleans Square, THR reports.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction is set to be completed in 2019, as announced on Disney Parks Blog.
Disney’s Star Wars Land Cantina Will Sell Alcohol
Oga's Cantina at the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland will be the first place alcohol will be served at an open attraction within the Disneyland park in it's 63-years. The only other place guests have been able to enjoy alcohol is at the invite-only Club 33 that is concealed in New Orleans Square, THR reports.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction is set to be completed in 2019, as announced on Disney Parks Blog.
Chris Hemsworth Teams with Russo Bros. for Action Thriller
Chris Hemsworth is teaming up with the Russo Brothers for a new film.
According to THR, Hemsworth will star in Dhaka, an action thriller from first-time director Sam Hargrave. The Russo Brothers wrote the film and will serve as producers on the project.
The movie tells the story of a mercenary, played by Hemsworth, who takes a job to save the son of a businessman. Dhaka is a Netflix production, and filming starts in November.
Hargrave is a stunt coordinator who works as Chris Evans' stunt double.
Hemsworth most recently appeared in the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Infinity War, playing Thor. Hemsworth will reprise the role in the next Avengers film coming out in May. Hemsworth was also slated to appear in Star Trek 4, but negotiations have reportedly stalled.
Chris Hemsworth Teams with Russo Bros. for Action Thriller
Chris Hemsworth is teaming up with the Russo Brothers for a new film.
According to THR, Hemsworth will star in Dhaka, an action thriller from first-time director Sam Hargrave. The Russo Brothers wrote the film and will serve as producers on the project.
The movie tells the story of a mercenary, played by Hemsworth, who takes a job to save the son of a businessman. Dhaka is a Netflix production, and filming starts in November.
Hargrave is a stunt coordinator who works as Chris Evans' stunt double.
Hemsworth most recently appeared in the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Infinity War, playing Thor. Hemsworth will reprise the role in the next Avengers film coming out in May. Hemsworth was also slated to appear in Star Trek 4, but negotiations have reportedly stalled.
What is Ray Tracing, and Should You Care?
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Nvidia’s new RTX line of graphics cards is coming soon, and this time around they’re offering more than just the typical performance boost over the previous generation. The RTX series GPUs are the first consumer GPUs that are capable of performing real-time ray tracing, which is a pretty awesome advancement in 3D graphics as it will, in theory, allow games to look more realistic than ever before. Let's take a look at what this technology actually is, why you should care, and why it's still pretty hard to for even this new hardware to pull it off.
Sony Says the PS5 Can Do Ray Tracing, Here’s What That Means
We just learned a whole lot more about the upcoming PS5, thanks to another interview with system architect Mark Cerny. In it, he delved a bit more into how the PS5 will deal with ray tracing—the ultra-realistic lighting effects that have been all the rage on gaming PCs this year. Let's take a look at what this technology actually is, why you should care, and what it might look like on Sony’s upcoming console.
Real-time ray tracing demonstrated in Battlefield V at an Nvidia press event.