Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in May
Here's everything that's set to leave Netflix in May. And if you're like us, this type of "heads up" also serves as a nice reminder that these movies and TV shows were on Netflix to begin with (The Secret of NIMH?).
The Airplane! films are on their way out, along with Skyfall, Romancing the Stone (and its sequel Jewel of the Nile), A Knight's Tale, BASEketball, Robocop, Ninja Turtles II and many more.
Total War: Warhammer Officially Revealed with Trailer
SEGA and Creative Assembly have officially announced Total War: Warhammer for PC, Mac and SteamOS.
The latest entry in the long-running Total War franchise originally leaked back in January, but now we have more details on the game as well as a debut cinematic trailer. There's no news on a release date as yet.
Total War: Warhammer will apparently change the rules of the series as it takes place in a setting of high fantasy for the first time, with monsters, flying creatures, heroes and storms of magic all appearing on the battlefield. The real-time battles and turn-based sandbox campaigns the series is famed for will be returning, naturally, while races mentioned include the men of the Empire, Orcs and Goblins, Dwarfs and Vampire Counts.
New Overlord Trailer Spills Gameplay Details
Overlord has a brand new trailer, and with it, some new details about how this version differs from previous entries.
The trailer itself, titled Previously on Overlord, brings players who haven’t played any of the series up to speed, while also offering a reminder for everyone else. What’s interesting is in the final moments of the video.
“Evil has a new face. Well, uh, four actually,” the voiceover proclaims as we get a brief glimpse of four unfamiliar villains. Furthermore, just moments after the character reveals, there’s also a glimpse at the game in action, which appears to be a top-down action game, possibly with co-op?
Elder Scrolls Online Beta Hits PS4 and Xbox One Tomorrow
The Elder Scrolls Online will enter closed beta on PS4 and Xbox One tomorrow, it's been revealed.
This will be the only console beta for the upcoming MMO and those wishing to participate must have received an invitation in order to do so, so be sure to check your email inbox.
The beta will begin tomorrow April 23 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm GMT and will run until Monday, April 27, at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm GMT. Invites are going out now, and beware some may have been caught by your spam filters.
Though the available content won't be gated, it's been confirmed all beta characters will be wiped ahead of launch so, unless you've decided to pay to transfer your PC character across, you'll be starting at level 1.
15 Coolest Times the Avengers Have Assembled
While audiences are expecting quite a bit to happen in Avengers: Endgame, comic fans are hoping to see, or rather hear, one thing in particular: Captain America saying the iconic rallying phrase, "Avengers assemble!" The first time the Avengers formed on-screen during the Battle of New York, Cap didn't need to say the words because the circle-round shot did a superb job showing the team assembling, so it would've been overkill to say it, director Joss Whedon explained at the time. While Whedon withheld the signature call-to-arms with the best of intentions then, he outright trolled fans at the end of Age of Ultron when the film abruptly ended just as the words were about to leave Cap's lips. Now, with one Avengers film left to go before Chris Evans reportedly departs the role, what better time for Cap to finally deliver the goods?
Hi-Rez Studios Teases New Smite Arena
Smite's incredibly popular Arena game mode is due for a facelift, developer Hi-Rez Studios has revealed.
Speaking with IGN, the team behind the third-person, action-based MOBA has teased a forthcoming update that will spruce up the Thunderdome-esque setting. The first concept image for the new arena appears to pull heavily from Roman architecture and themes reminiscent of The Colosseum.
"We did a complete visual overhaul of the Arena map including all new themed buff camp NPCs and minions," said Hi-Rez Studios Environmental Art Director Thomas Holt. "Everything in the map from the portals to the crowds has been completely redone to improve quality and better support the mode's game play and theming."
Axiom Verge PC Release Date Announced, Vita to Follow
Axiom Verge will be available on PC from May 14 for $19.99 / €17.99.
The 2D sidescroller is set to hit the Steam and Humble Stores on that date replete with Cloud Saves and Steam Trading Cards. Though a PS Vita release date hasn't been set yet, it's been confirmed to have cross-buy support with the PS4 edition.
A 2D sidescroller very much in the same vein as Metroid, our review was suitably impressed finding it has "great weapons, interesting abilities, and a fantastic sense of progression."
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Daniel Radcliffe Confirmed for BBC’s Grand Theft Auto Drama
The BBC has officially unveiled its new factual drama Game Changer, set to follow the story surrounding the creation of Grand Theft Auto and the controversy it stirred up.
First rumoured earlier this year, Game Changer will center on the real-life conflict between co-creator Sam Houser and campaigning lawyer Jack Thompson, with Daniel Radcliffe officially confirmed for the role of Houser while Bill Paxton will star as Thompson.
"Conceived for an adult audience, this special 90-minute drama tells the story of the controversy surrounding the computer game Grand Theft Auto - arguably the greatest British coding success story since Bletchley Park," a press release explains.
The Weapon Breaking Bug in Dark Souls 2 Is Getting Fixed
The weapon degradation bug in Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin is getting fixed.
The bug has been linked with the jump from 30 frames per second to 60 on current-gen, which roughly doubled the speed at which weapons would degrade.
“Fixed issue whereby weapon durability was decreased drastically when used on enemy corpses, friendly characters, etc. (Especially apparent for users running the game at 60 fps as the durability decrease rate was linked to the frame rate),” reads the calibration notes.
Other issues being addressed, which applies to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam users running either DirectX 9 or DirectX 11, are problems with jump attacks and guard breaks not registering as they should.
Is Curse Voice “Unswattable”?
Curse has claimed that its voice communication platform, Curse Voice, eliminates online identity theft and other malicious attacks like Swatting.
Attackers can obtain personal information from unprotected VoIP, which has resulted in SWAT teams being called to innocent people's doors. Curse says that it has measures in place to limit the amount of personal information that is shared.
Rather than a peer-to-peer connection, Curse Voice uses a cloud based system. Hubert Thieblot, Curse founder and CEO, says that "no swapping of server information or passwords occurs in order to prevent your IP from falling into the wrong hands".
According to Curse, its voice communication software will always be free. It is looking to prevent Swatting attacks like this one from last year.