Monthly Archives: February 2018
First Solo: A Star Wars Story Action Figures Revealed
The first action figures for Solo: A Star Wars story have been revealed, showing off Han, Lando, Qi'ra and the a brand new Stormtrooper variant, the warm-looking Imperial Range Troopers.
Revealed by io9, the figures are part of Hasbro's 6-inch Black Series line - you can check out all four below:
This is the first we've seen of the Imperial Range Trooper, perhaps indicating the film will be spending a significant amount of time on the snowy planet we've seen the film's two trailers so far.
PUBG Sales Reach 30 Million, But PC Player Base Drops Off
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds hit a whopping 30 million sales this week, but the game is seeing its daily active player base on PC decline.
Bloomberg tech reporter, Yuji Nakamura, shared the news on Twitter, suggesting that cheaters could be to blame for the drop. This is the most significant drop in players since the game's launch, and has been dropping off since January.
PUBG hit 30m in sales this week, but it is churning hard. Bluehole still not taking cheaters seriously enough imo pic.twitter.com/Iqjz8BPzVE
Comic Book Reviews for February 14, 2018
The comic book industry celebrated Valentine's Day with another massive pile of new releases. DC welcomed writer Grant Morrison back into the fold with Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1. Marvel delivered a new Amazing Spider-Man Annual and kicked off Star Wars: Thrawn. And Image had a particularly huge week, as they published the final issue of Invincible and debuted the rebooted Kick-Ass.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Fortnite Patch Introduces Lunar New Year Items
Fortnite is back up and running, and patch v.2.5.0 is live. The update brings new Lunar New Year legendary skins and weapons, a new grenade, and 4K support on Xbox One X.
The full list of patch notes were posted today and as well as a bunch of bug fixes, there's a new impulse grenade limited to supply drops and treasure chests, and a slew of new Dragon weapons to mark the Lunar New Year.
Lunar New Year heroes with four new kits have also been added, in the form of Berserker, Thunderstrike, Riot Control, and Flash:
- Berserker - A fearless Soldier who rushes into combat at close range with War Cry and Shockwave.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Has Sold Around Half a Million Copies
Kingdom Come: Deliverance was finally released this week for both PC and consoles, and has managed to sell around 500,000 copies already.
In an interview with Czech TV, game designer Daniel Vávra said that the game would reach the milestone today.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Has Sold Around Half a Million Copies
Kingdom Come: Deliverance was finally released this week for both PC and consoles, and has managed to sell around 500,000 copies already.
In an interview with Czech TV, game designer Daniel Vávra said that the game would reach the milestone today.
Justice League Star Joins True Detective Season 3
Justice League star Ray Fisher has joined the cast of True Detective Season 3.
The actor, who played Cyborg in the DC superhero movie, will be joining the crime anthology as a series regular.
According to Deadline, Fisher will play Freddy Burns, the son of Mahershala Ali's Wayne Hays, who was confirmed to star in July 2017 after numerous rumours about his involvement.
Justice League Star Joins True Detective Season 3
Justice League star Ray Fisher has joined the cast of True Detective Season 3.
The actor, who played Cyborg in the DC superhero movie, will be joining the crime anthology as a series regular.
According to Deadline, Fisher will play Freddy Burns, the son of Mahershala Ali's Wayne Hays, who was confirmed to star in July 2017 after numerous rumours about his involvement.
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