Yearly Archives: 2018
H1Z1 Goes Free-to-Play
Daybreak Games has announced H1Z1 is going free-to-play.
The battle royale game will be available for download on PC free of charge today, starting at around 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK (March 9 at 5am AET).
As a thank you to those who have supported the game during its time in Early Access, everyone who already purchased the game will receive the "H1Z1 Appreciation Pack," which includes 10,000 Skulls and 10 Victory Crates, as well as a Gasrunner Hoodie, Bloom Survivor T-Shirt, and Splinter Camo ARV.
Additionally, Bronze, Silver, and Limited Edition Gold Battle Royale packs have been added to coincide with H1Z1's free-to-play launch. Details about the packs can be found on Steam.
Darth Vader’s Best Moments Come in Total Silence
Darth Vader has proven to be a difficult character to portray outside of the Star Wars movies and TV series. It's tough to capture the character's best qualities when you only have words and still images to rely upon. How do you convey what the Dark Lord of the Sith is thinking and feeling without breaking that mystique? How do you show emotion in a man covered entirely in ebony armor? These challenges have often weighed down Darth Vader-focused comics and novels in the past. But as Marvel's current Star Wars: Darth Vader comic is proving, it's possible to convey a lot about the character without saying much at all.
The series, which is written by Charles Soule and drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli, is currently unfolding in the aftermath of Revenge of the Sith, with Vader still coming to terms with everything he's lost and doing his best to extinguish any lingering traces of Anakin Skywalker. It's easy to picture the book going wrong in trying to depict a younger, less experienced Vader. Especially because this series lacks a consistent foil for Vader, unlike the previous volume by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca, which introduced Star Wars fans to plucky, self-serving archaeologist Doctor Aphra. The biggest mistake the new series could have made would be for Vader to become too chatty or to bombard readers with awkward narrative captions.
From Hydra to Ghost Rider, Agents of SHIELD Celebrates 100 Episodes
With the ragtag team of heroes from Marvel's Agents of SHIELD now back from the future and facing new threats here on Earth - including Dove Cameron's Quake-obsessed Ruby - the series itself closes in on Episode 100.
In this milestone episode, "The Real Deal" - airing Friday, and written by executive producers Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeff Bell - the mystery of Coulson's crumbling condition, which is connected to his Season 4 deal with Ghost Rider, will finally be revealed. It will be an emotional journey filled with fun Easter eggs and startling discoveries, as we learned during a visit to the set and a chat with some of the cast and creators. "Definitely things that only die-hard fans will appreciate," EP Jeff Bell shared.
Nintendo Switch Triples PS4’s First-Year Sales in Japan
The Nintendo Switch has sold over 3,800,000 units in Japan during the course of its debut year. By comparison, PS4 managed 1.1 million consoles sold in its first 12 months.
DualShockers reports the figures for week ending March 4 - via Media Create - which illustrates the huge divide between the two consoles' first years' sales. So far, the Switch has sold 3,802,910 units, compared to the PS4's 1,143,542 sold during its first year on the shelves in Japan.
The Switch has sold over 14 million units globally since its March 2017 launch, already outselling the Wii U's lifetime sales of 13.5 million. It's the fastest-selling home console in US history and Japan's, and sold 7.23 million units in the last quarter alone.
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Digging Through Fake News for the Truth in Orwell: Ignorance Is Strength
On close inspection, the premise behind 2016’s Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You is a bit daft. An episodic, choose-your-own-adventure visual novel/puzzle game of sorts developed by German indie team Osmotic Studios, the first season of Orwell introduced players to a powerful government surveillance system dubbed, well, Orwell.
The system scrapes together information from all corners of the game’s in-universe internet, from public social media accounts to news outlets and other third-party websites, and also allows us to snoop into private messages, emails, phone call transcriptions, and even the personal devices and files of persons of interest.
The original Orwell, now subtitled 'Keeping An Eye On You'.
Sony Celebrates International Women’s Day With Free Theme
Today is International Women's Day, and Sony is marking the occasion with a free PlayStation 4 theme celebrating their most iconic female characters. And that bear from Dreams.
The static theme is gorgeous, and drawn by Media Molecule's character and environment artist Maja-Lisa Kehlet Hansen. It features the Uncharted series' Chloe and Nadine, Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy, Detroit: Become Human's Kara, The Last of Us' Ellie, and Media Molecule's own miscellaneous pink lady bear from Dreams.
DC Releases Free, Excellent Superman Short Story
DC Comics is celebrating the 1,000th issue of Action Comics with a free Superman short, and you'll definitely need a hanky to mop up your face juices after reading it.
The short, sweet, (and sad) story Of Tomorrow is presented by Eisner-winning writer Tom King, artist Clay Mann, colourist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer John Workman, and is taken from the 80-page anniversary issue.
Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Season 2 Review In Progress
Jessica Jones Season 2 is now live on Netflix, and IGN will be binging and reviewing the new episodes right along with you. Bookmark this hub page and keep checking back for our take on each new installment of Marvel's superpowered crime thriller. We'll update this page with the full scored season review once we finish our binge.
Jessica Jones Season 2: Episode 1 - "Start at the Beginning" Review (Spoiler Free) - COMPLETED
Jessica Jones Season 2: Episode 2 - "Freak Accident" Review - COMPLETED
AFL Clubs Recognise That Esports Are Sports – Why Hasn’t Everyone?
"This should not be an Olympic sport because it is not a sport," declared Shelly Horton on Channel 9's Weekend Today earlier this week. In the news ticker the title of the discussion said "Revenge of the Nerds?" in all caps. Peter Stefanovic put up a robust defense of competitive gaming, but it was moot. Shelly had a catchy way to dismiss the concept of esports as a sport.
"You need a little bit of huffy puffy," she said. "The only thing moving are thumbs, that is not a sport."
Should video games be an Olympic sport? Professional video gaming or "E-Sports" is already a $1.5 billion industry but it's predicted to grow by 50% in two years. What are your thoughts? #9Today pic.twitter.com/078r9I8DcM