Yearly Archives: 2018
Grant Gustin Responds to Body-Shamers After Flash Costume Leak
Grant Gustin has responded to body-shamers who have been criticizing his new costume for The Flash Season 5.
A photo from set recently leaked online featuring Gustin wearing a prototype of his new Flash outfit, which seems to be made out of different material with a smaller Flash emblem. However, some fans appear to dislike how Gustin looks in the new costume, forcing the actor to defend his body and the outfit.
“So here’s the thing about this bullsh– photo leak," Grant wrote on Instagram. “It’s a cool suit. That’s a terrible photo that I was unaware was being taken, much less being posted. Some things need work and they will be worked on. We’ll get there.”
Jumanji 3 Will Be More Connected to Sequel Than the Original
Though there will be a throughline of the entire franchise, Jumanji 3 reportedly will be more connected to the last film in the franchise rather than digging more into the original starring Robin Williams.
Speaking to SlashFilm, director Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) confirmed the third film in the franchise will somehow have a closer connection to Welcome to the Jungle. Kasdan's plan is to keep the entire series connected and maintain the continuity between all three films, though.
“Our hope is to keep a long continuity through the whole thing, even though the story that we’re telling in the second movie, the movie that we’re working on right now is much more connected to the first movie that I made a year ago than it is to the original,” Kasdan said.
Samsung Launches the Galaxy Note 9 with Fortnite
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Today Samsung officially unveiled its updated Galaxy Note 9 smartphone, and in addition to bumps to the phone's specs it also announced the insanely popular game Fortnite is coming to Android exclusively on Galaxy devices, though only for 48 hours before it goes on sale on Epic's website for other Android users. Samsung held a special launch event in New York City to reveal the news.
Universal Studios Announces Poltergeist Mazes for Halloween Horror Nights
Mazes based on Poltergeist are coming to both Universal Studios locations starting September 14, as part of the Halloween Horror Nights event.
Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood will have guests navigate horror mazes filled with the classic movie's most iconic scenes and characters. Check out the announcement video here.
The Freeling family house and its underground graveyard will be featured, "overrun by malevolent spirits". Guests can look forward to facing the Beast, and encountering the famous flickering TV screen.
You'll also be crossing the "light," where you'll be surrounded by a landscape of vanishing walls, floating furniture, and an unsettling clown, all in effort to make it back to the real world.
Persona 5 Gets Western Release Date, Special Edition
Atlus has announced that Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight will be released on December 4 in North America and Europe.
On PS4, both games will launch as standalone releases for $59.99 each as physical copies or digitally, and are currently available for preorder starting today. The Vita versions will only be available digitally at $39.99 each.
Atlus also announced the Endless Night Collection, which bundles both games for $99.99 on PS4 and also includes a digital download for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, which launched in 2015 on Vita but has not previously been available on PS4. The set will also include a hardcover artbook and is also available for preorder today.
Fortnite Comes to Android First as a Samsung Exclusive
Samsung and Epic revealed Fortnite on Android beta is available right now to Samsung smartphone users. Android users not using a Samsung smartphone or tablet can join the beta "in the next few days."
Anyone who owns a Samsung Galaxy: S7 / S7 Edge , S8 / S8+, S9 / S9+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3, or Tab S4 can begin playing today, and consumers buying the new Samsung Note 9 or Galaxy Tab S4 "will get access to the new Galaxy outfit."
According to Epic, both cross play and cross progression are "fully supported," so you can grind on the train and pick up where you left off on your PC or console.
If you have an Android device, you can sign up for Fortnite beta access at the official Fortnite site.
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Taiko no Tatsujin Games Announced for Switch and PS4
Two new Taiko no Tatsujin games are coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Both Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! for Switch and Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! for PS4 will be released on November 2. The popular rhythm titles from Bandai Namco will feature all of the tracks from the original Japanese versions.
The games will also be in the original Japanese release format to replicate the arcade experience.
Drum ‘n’ Fun! will feature “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” from Dragon Ball Z, “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, and classical songs like Beethoven's “Turkish March." Drum ‘n’ Fun! will have its very own Taiko drum set.
Meanwhile, Drum Session! will feature “Pen Pineapple Apple Pen," “Let It Go” from Frozen, and “Genkai Toppa X Survivor” from Dragon Ball Super.
Fortnite: Compact SMG Further Nerfed, Building Gets Slightly Stronger
The current Fortnite meta got another small shakeup with a few building changes and a reduction of damage and other stats for the infamous Compact SMG.
Back in the v5.1 patch update, the initial health of a building segment the moment its put up was reduced. Some of those changes are now reverted with a wood wall getting a bump from 80 HP to 90, stone walls going from 80 to 100, and metal segments jumping from 80 to 110.
Both the epic and legendary variation of the Compact SMG are now a little less powerful with damage reduced from 22/21 to 21/20. The clip size also took a hit going from 50 to 40.
The Drum Gun got the biggest nerf with decreases in accuracy while jumping and targeting, increased damage fall off based on distance, additional environmental damage fall off based on player damage fall off, and a 40% decrease in its spawn rate.
Discord Announces Launch of Store Beta, Offers Popular and Indie Titles
Discord has announced its launch of the Discord Store Beta – its jump into distributing and publishing games on its platform.
The beta rolled out to 50,000 randomly selected Canadian users on Thursday who are current subscribers to Discord's subscription service, Discord Nitro. Selected players will see an upgraded interface with the new features, including a new tab for the Discord Store where individual games are available for purchase.
