Yearly Archives: 2018
For Honor’s Next Content Season Gets a Release Date and New Details
For Honor's next season, Season VII: Storm and Fury, is launching August 2 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One families.
Storm and Fury brings with it a brand new map, major Hero reworks, and an updated Ranking System. The new map, Secluded Keep, is described as a highly disputed outpost that was once the personal retreat of a pious Lord surrounded by water. The new map will be available in Tribute, Skirmish, Elimination, Brawl and Duel.
The Warden and Valkyrie will receive "major gameplay updates" to improve their versatility and efficiency, based on feedback from players. Two new divisions in the Ranking System - Master and Grand Master - will also be introduced, and are described by Ubisoft as divisions "reserved for the fiercest warriors". A new Ranking Leaderboard will allow players to monitor their progress, and players will also be able to join Ranked Duel matches outside Tournaments. Tournaments will now be triggered on rotation.
Nintendo Issuing Lawsuits, The Pokemon Controversy, Blade Strangers, and More! – NVC Ep 417
Weeelcooome to episode 417 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, the NVC crew discusses Nintendo's initiative to take down emulator websites, Pokemon director Junichi Masuda's controversial quote on catching Pokemon, and much more!
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Want a Gaming PC Without Any Hassle, Get a Prebuilt System
Building a gaming PC will almost always get you the most bang for your buck—not to mention teach you a lot about PCs in the process. But as someone who has built and bought countless PCs (for myself, family friends), I know the build-it-yourself route isn't for everyone.
Sometimes you'd rather have something that works right out of the box, with a number you can call if your system doesn't boot properly. Not to mention when you go with a prebuilt system, you usually get components guaranteed to work, an interesting and/or unique chassis, and warranty support too. If this is what you're looking for, then here is my list of the best gaming PCs you can buy right now.
TL;DR – These are the Best Gaming PCs
NHL 19 Open Beta Announced
EA has announced that NHL 19 will be getting an open beta that is available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One starting today, July 26, and will run through August 2.
In this open beta, players will be able to experience The World of CHEL, a hub that introduces a unified progression and customization system for created players.
The World of CHEL includes the brand-new NHL ONES game mode, a 1v1v1 free-for-all mode without rules or stoppages, NHL THREES, and the EA SPORTS Hockey League 3v3 and 6v6 Drop-In, Clubs mode, and Online Versus mode.
Each game played contributes to your overall level and ranking and you are tasked to rise the ranks from "the ponds to the pros."
Movie Franchises That Got Their Groove Back
The long-held belief that sequels are the product of a creatively bankrupt studio system, blandly rehashing the original in an attempt to make an easy buck isn't entirely untrue. Certainly many, if not most movie franchises get worse as time goes on, and the idea well runs dry. But the industry relies so much on movie franchises nowadays, and these films keep attracting better and better talent, so sometimes - only sometimes - a film series actually gets better as it goes along.
Maybe the original film wasn't that good to begin with, or maybe it took a couple of tries to completely crack the formula. Or maybe the series started off great, lost its way and then - with the injection of new perspectives - gets really good again. Whatever the case may be, there are some movie franchises that improved with time. And as Mission: Impossible - Fallout hits theaters (a franchise that definitely fits the bill), we look at some other movie series that improved with time.
A Halo…Arcade Game? 343 Explains the Origin of Halo: Fireteam Raven
In the long wait for another entry in the Halo-verse, no one would have guessed the next chance to share the screen with Master Chief would come in the form a mammoth arcade game. The announcement of Halo: Fireteam Raven – a joint effort between 343 Industries and arcade developers Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix – seemingly came out of nowhere.
In the few short months since that announcement, Halo: Fireteam Raven is already out in the wilds of Dave and Busters across the country, waiting for you and up to three others to gun down droves of Covenant and Flood as a the titular ODST foursome during the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. We’ve already played it, and as our Halo: Fireteam Raven Review states, it’s good! But the question remains, why a Halo arcade game?
God of War Players Still Investigating Unexplained Mysteries
God of War players earlier this week unearthed an Easter egg in one of the Sony Santa Monica adventure's earliest locations, but with no full, official confirmation just yet, some have debated whether that tease is indeed the "final" secret players have been hunting for months. And while that uncertainty looms for the moment, there are still plenty of unexplained elements players are continuing to investigate.
Spoilers for God of War follow — turn back now if you haven't beaten the game!
Players recently found four runes in the corners of Kratos, Faye, and Atreus' house, which, when put together in the correct order, spell "Loki."
DC’s Joker Met Watchmen’s Comedian and Things Got Deadly Serious
The new issue of Doomsday Clock shows what happens when the Joker and the Comedian share a room, and the results are as chaotic as you'd expect.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock #6!
The villains of the DC Universe take center stage in the latest chapter of this Watchmen sequel, with Riddler convening a meeting so he and his costumed peers can discuss how to handle the current outrage over the Supermen Theory and the government's crackdown on metahuman criminals. Most of these characters believe they'll be safer hiding in Kahndaq, under the watchful eye of Black Adam.
You Don’t Have to Be a Stephen King Fan to Enjoy Castle Rock
The first three episodes of Castle Rock are now available to stream on Hulu. You can check out our SPOILER-FREE premiere review right here.
Hulu's Castle Rock is a thrilling new psychological-horror series set against the fascinating backdrop of the Stephen King universe.
Buffy Reboot: Showrunner Shares Details on New Slayer After Backlash
Monica Owusu-Breen, writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the in-development reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has taken to Twitter to address the backlash that has since followed this news.
Last week, it was announced that Joss Whedon and 20th Century Fox were currently developing a TV reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and that a black actress would be playing the lead role of Buffy, made famous by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
In response to this reboot trying to replicate or replace the beloved characters of the original series, Owusu-Breen took it upon herself to reassure fans and let them know how much Buffy meant to her, how much she respects the original, and that there "is only one Buffy."