Yearly Archives: 2018
Why Game of Thrones Should End Before The Winds of Winter is Released
The news of author George R. R. Martin announcing that the long-awaited, penultimate book in the massively-popular A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, won't be released in 2018 really makes you think. We've now waited so long for this book, which we once thought would be the final novel in the saga, that... does it even matter if it comes out after HBO wraps up its Game of Thrones TV show in 2019?
Stardew Valley Publisher Reveals New Game
Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish revealed a new game today called Eastward. Developed by a small Shanghai-based indie game studio called Pixpil, Eastward is an adventure game set in a world on the verge of collapse, with RPG and dungeon-crawling elements and influences from '90s anime, The Legend of Zelda, and the Mother series. It's coming to PC and Mac, but has not been given a release date.
In Eastward, you control a worker named John, who has to guide a young girl named Sam through a series of dangerous cities. While Eastward is set in a decaying world with a slowly shrinking human population, the characters you do meet seem quirky and full of life.
See for yourself in Eastward's first ever trailer below:
Dragon Ball: Predicting Goku’s Next Adventure in Super
With Dragon Ball Super’s 131-episode run over for now, the future of the series is up in the air. Dragon Ball Super: The Movie will pick up after the events of the Tournament of Power and explores what it means to be Saiyan, but what happens after that? Things ended off with Frieza reclaiming his army, but there are plenty of other interesting conflicts super could explore in future arcs. What about looking back into the past at stories that were never explored?
Fortnite Season 4 Tease Hints at Comet Arrival
Season 4 of Fortnite is imminent, and so is the arrival of the mysterious comet, if the officia Fortnitel Twitter account is anything to go by.
The Fortnite comet has been the topic of much discussion since it was first spotted hurtling towards Tilter Towers last month. The in-game televisions scattered around the map are now displaying an emergency broadcast and the latest tweet from the official Fortnite account teasing Season 4 has a decidedly streaking-comet-vibe to it.
The Best PS4 Games
If you’re just now picking up a PlayStation 4 or PS4 Pro, you’re in luck — there are a lot of fantastic games to play. So whether you’re just buying a system, or have owned once since the 2013 launch and are looking to play the greatest hits, these are the best 25 games you can play, as ranked by a group of our biggest and most knowledgeable PS4 fans.
Review scores factored into compiling this list, but the ranking takes many more aspects into account. The ways these games take advantage of the PS4, the design risks they’ve taken, the unique experiences, the influence they’ve had on the industry, and more all played a role in helping us narrow down the system’s wide library to just 25 games. (One caveat — we did not include PSVR games, as the intention of this list is to suggest what someone picking up just a PS4 or PS4 Pro console should play, and so we can't necessarily expect new buyers will have a PSVR setup.)
Infinity War Already Breaking Box Office Records Overseas
Avengers: Infinity War debuted in a number of international markets yesterday, and it's already breaking box office records.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and Marvel's latest entry in the MCU earned a whopping $139 million yesterday in its debut across 21 markets overseas. In addition to topping the box office in every territory it opened, Infinity War had the biggest opening day of all time in South Korea ($6.5 million), the Philippines ($2.7 million), and Thailand ($1.8 million).
Avengers: Infinity War made $6.7 million in Australia, putting it right behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the country's second biggest debut ever. The movie also earned $3.9 million in France, which is the biggest April debut and largest MCU opening of all time for the country.
Deadpool 2 Estimated to Have Huge $150M Summer Debut
Deadpool 2 is set to make a huge splash at the box office when it debuts next month.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Deadpool 2 is currently tracking at an estimated opening weekend of $150 million in North America when it hits theaters on May 18.
This means Marvel's anti-hero action comedy sequel may have an even bigger opening than the original Deadpool, which opened to the tune of $132.4 million before going on to earn $783 million worldwide, making it the top-grossing rated R movie of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
Epic Moves Ahead With Its Lawsuit Against 14-Year-Old Fortnite Cheater
Epic Games is pressing forward with their lawsuit against a minor who was caught cheating in Fortnite — thereby violating the terms of service — despite attempts from the boys' mother to have the case dismissed.
The case was brought to the media's attention last year, when Epic sued two Fortnite players for cheating. One of the players turned out to be a 14-year-old boy, whose mother tried to have the case dismissed in a letter to the court. The latest filing, obtained by TorrentFreak, reveals that Epic is moving forward with the case regardless.
Why Battle Royale Is the Right Game Mode to Copy
Battle royale is the latest trend that’s been sweeping across the games industry. In most examples of the growing genre, 100 players are dropped into a zone where they must find loot and kill each other off solo or as a squad as the size of the map gradually shrinks. Though PUBG is the game that really kicked things off when it was released in Steam Early Access last year, it’s since been aped by Epic’s Fortnite Battle Royale, a game that has gradually become a juggernaut in its own right. While everyone was quick to write Fortnite off as a shameless copycat, it’s very quickly proven to be its own thing, striking a particular chord with gamers after it went free to play. It’s even managed to get celebrities like Drake to catch the fever.
Star Trek: Paramount Developing Two Movies
Paramount is officially developing two Star Trek movies.
Per THR, Paramount CEO Jim Gianopulos confirmed the news during a CinemaCon presentation. While no new specific details about the projects were shared, Paramount is once again working with Skydance on the movies. The two partnered on 2013’s Star Trek Into Darkness and 2016’s Star Trek Beyond.
It's unclear if the films will be direct sequels to Star Trek Beyond. However, according to TrekMovie, one of the two projects is Quentin Tarantino's R-rated take on the franchise, which is currently being penned by The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith.