Yearly Archives: 2018
Chris Rock to Star in Fargo Season 4
FX's Fargo is tapping one of its biggest names yet for its fourth season. The network announced Chris Rock will be joining the latest season of the anthology series.
Rock will play the lead of one of a families at the center of Season 4. He's described as "a man who — in order to prosper — has surrendered his oldest boy to his enemy, and who must in turn raise his son’s enemy as his own. It’s an uneasy peace, but profitable. And then the head of the Kansas City mafia goes into the hospital for routine surgery and dies. And everything changes. It’s a story of immigration and assimilation, and the things we do for money. And as always, a story of basically decent people who are probably in over their heads. You know, Fargo."
Best Comedy Movies on Netflix Right Now (October 2019)
From Groundhog Day to Snatch to Superbad to Monty Python and the Holy Grail and beyond, there are so many good comedies to choose from on Netflix...
Are you looking for the best comedy movies to stream on Netflix right now? While the service often seems to be flooded with comedies, it's not always clear which ones are funny and which will flat-out ruin your evening. And that's where we come in with our monthly updates on the best new movies on Netflix. It's time for our list of the latest funny flicks and great laughs that are just waiting to brighten up your life once you watch. After a hard week at school/work/whatever, everyone deserves a little laugh to lighten their mood!
9 YouTube Channels That Are Just as Addictive as Netflix
YouTube has become a legitimate contender to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as a producer of quality original programming with their release of the highly popular Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai. In our review, we said it "successfully keeps the Karate Kid legacy alive."
Later this year, YouTube Premium will release a sci-fi horror series, titled Origin, in hopes to keep their upward momentum going, but let's not forget that YouTube was founded on the notion of the "everyday creator" that doesn't have the financial backing of a large studio.
To honor these everyday creators, here are our 9 favorite YouTube channels that we think give the Netflixs of the world a run for their money. You can click through the slideshow below, or scroll down to the bottom of the page to view our picks.
Fortnite for Android Will Be Available on Epic’s Website to Avoid Google Play Store Fees
In order to maintain a direct relationship with players and to avoid Google Play's fees, Epic Games will release the Android version of Fortnite Battle Royale through its own website.
Epic spoke with The Verge to confirm earlier rumors that Fortnite will not be coming to the Google Play Store. Instead, it will be available for download through the company's official website via an installer program that will bring the game to compatible Android devices.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says the main reason for circumventing the Google Play Store is to maintain a direct relationship with players, similarly to how Epic offers Fortnite on PC and Mac through its own launcher instead of through Steam. Epic reportedly went through the App Store to make Fortnite available for iOS devices because of how much more closed Apple's ecosystem is.
Gloomhaven Has Sold Roughly 120,000 Copies
The wildly popular Gloomhaven board game has sold roughly 120,000 copies, IGN learned from creator Isaac Childres at Gen Con 2018.
Gloomhaven, which was our favorite board game of 2017 and is currently the highest rated board game of all time on BoardGameGeek, has been notoriously hard to get since it first launched in 2016. There have been three different printing runs so far and they’ve all sold out practically as soon as they released, despite the fact that the regular price is a whopping $150.
PUBG Players Discover You Can Ride Smoke Grenades and Apples
Some PUBG players have found their own twist for riding munitions.
As first reported by Eurogamer, it's apparently possible to ride smoke grenades down over cliffs and down hills to avoid taking fall damage. So far, it's only been proven to work on the game's test servers, so it's likely PUBG Corp. will patch what seems to be a bug out before it ever goes live. For the time being, though, it sounds relatively easy to go for a ride on a smoke grenade on PUBG's test servers.
Reddit user kowzzzz was the first to discover smoke grenade surfing. To replicate the ride, players just need to take a smoke grenade and "throw it straight up in the air and be on a surface that is slightly slanted," according to kowzzzz. "Sometimes it doesn't work if the angle is too extreme."
PUBG Mobile Game Gets Mission Impossible: Fallout Crossover
PUBG Corp and Tencent have brought a Mission: Impossible - Fallout mashup to PUBG mobile that's live right now.
The crossover coincides with the theatrical release of the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, with an update that adds movie-themed content, including background music, in a month-long event.
Players will also be able to unlock other in-game rewards like customizable parachutes, outfits, and take part in new challenges for Team Rush, and Survival modes.
The biggest movie/ mobile crossover to date has been the Fortnite and Infinity War mashup, but unlike Epic Games, PUBG Corp is restricting the update to mobile only.
See an Early Look at Gloomhaven’s First Expansion
Gloomhaven is one of the most popular board games available right now, so I was thrilled to take a look at its first-ever expansion on the show floor of Gen Con 2018.
Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles will add a brand new class, the Diviner, alongside just over 20 scenarios designed specifically with that class in mind. You will need a Diviner in your party to even take those missions on, and the shorter campaign tells a story that she is a central character in.
Here are some photos of what Forgotten Circles looks like in action:
This is a fairly large change from the base Gloomhaven campaign, which doesn’t put class restrictions on specific missions. But part of the reason for it is the way the Diviner plays -- more precisely, the fact that she can teleport through solid walls. There are certain scenarios that would literally be unbeatable without her.
Disney Wants to Buy Back Star Wars TV Rights
Disney wants to buy back the TV rights to all current and future Star Wars films from AT&T’s Turner Broadcasting.
Bloomberg reports Disney is trying to regain the broadcasting rights so it can offer the films on its upcoming new video service. Turner currently has the rights to show the movies on its cable networks, including TNT and TBS.
Disney sold the rights back in 2016 for $275 million, with the deal set to last until 2024. The deal includes Star Wars movies released between 1977 and 2005, as well as newer titles. Turner is seeking compensation and replacement programming for the rights, but talks have reportedly stalled.
Finding This Stone Hatchet in GTA Online Will Unlock it in Red Dead Redemption 2
Finding the Stone Hatchet melee weapon in Grand Theft Auto Online will unlock it in Red Dead Redemption 2 once it is released later this year.
In order to find the Stone Hatchet in GTA Online, players must keep an eye out for texts from Maude Eccles. She'll set bounty targets for players to collect, and completing this will unlock the location of the Stone Hatchet.
Once players have it, they can complete a Kills Challenge that will earn them $250,000 in GTA Online and also unlock the weapon in Red Dead Redemption 2 when it is released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26.