Monthly Archives: February 2018
Monster Hunter World: Xbox Matchmaking Issues Fixed
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The Magicians Bosses Explain That Shocking Episode 4 Ending
This interview contains spoilers for The Magicians Season 3, episode 4, "Be the Penny."
Whoever is editing The Magicians deserves a raise. The final shot of this week's episode was an exercise in audience torture, and all credit goes to whoever decided to cut the episode mid-line, total mic drop, on one of the biggest reveals of the season. But let's not get ahead of ourselves: So much happened in "Be the Penny," and it all happened from Penny's (Arjun Gupta) perspective in a rare hour that bucked tradition to focus on the Traveler who was trapped outside of his dead body on the astral plane, without anyone realizing it.
After the most awkward funeral ever – where no one cried and no one could hear Penny shouting, "Appreciate me!" at their inappropriately chill expressions – the episode jumped around from storyline to storyline, all from Penny's POV as he traveled from place to place. All he wanted was for one of his friends to notice him, but they were a bit preoccupied. Eliot (Hale Appleman) was trying to save his wife and daughter from cannibals in the Neitherlands, Julia (Stella Maeve) saved Kady (Jade Tailor) from overdosing, Brakebills was officially closed and sold, and Quentin (Jason Ralph) and Julia were trying to find the second gold key on their quest.
SNES Classic Edition Sales Hit 4 Million Units
Worldwide sales of Super NES Classic Edition have reached four million units.
Nintendo announced the sell-through milestone during its latest financial results briefing. This figure includes sales of the North American version, as well as the Japanese version, known as the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom, and the European and Australian version, known as the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
SNES Classic Edition was in high demand when it launched in September of last year. In fact, GameStop reported its entire supply sold out "within minutes" upon release.
Nintendo Officially Partnering With Illumination on Mario Film
Nintendo has officially announced it's partnering with Illumination Entertainment to develop a movie starring Mario.
The film will be co-produced by Nintendo representative director Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri. Universal Pictures and Nintendo are co-financing the project, and Universal Pictures will handle the film's theatrical distribution worldwide.
News of this announcement follows reports this past November that Nintendo was close signing a deal with the studio behind Despicable Me, Minions and Sing to produce an animated Super Mario Bros. movie.
Burnout Developer May Be Working on an Open-World Game With Melee Based Combat
Criterion the developers of Burnout and some recent Need for Speed titles appear to be working on a new open-world melee-focused action adventure game.
PC Games News reports a job listing on the Criterion website calls for a lead combat designer who is passionate about "All types of combat in games but in particularly melee combat".
The job listing also drops "Action and Action Adventure games" and "Physics and physicality in games" as hints as to the new title. Other jobs listed state "experience in open world game production is a plus" and all listings tell Criterion is "pushing the boundaries with our own brand new IP."
Mario Kart Tour Announced for Mobile
Mario Kart is coming to mobile.
During its latest financial results briefing, Nintendo announced the new mobile app, titled Mario Kart Tour. The game is currently in development and will be released sometime during the next fiscal year, which runs from April 2018 to March 2019. Additional details about Mario Kart Tour will be revealed at a later time.
Mario Kart Tour, via Nintendo of America on Twitter
Nintendo Switch Online Service to Launch in September
Nintendo Switch's online service will be released in September of this year, Nintendo of America has revealed.
In a tweet, Nintendo has simply revealed the service, seemingly titled Nintendo Switch Online, will debut in September, though no specific date or other service details were provided.
#NintendoSwitch Online will launch in September 2018! pic.twitter.com/h3Rpeyymsx
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2018
EA Exec on PUBG Success, Impact on Battlefield Development
EA CEO Andrew Wilson has spoken out about the remarkable success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and how it's impacted Battlefield development.
Wilson starts by talking about esports as a whole and how viewership of games can help to reach a wider audience of people who may not already play particular games.
"We always believe, at its very core, esports is going to drive tremendous engagement in our community and allow us to reach broader communities of viewers who maybe have never played our games before. And in doing so, we would see growth in the core digital businesses of the games that we'll feature in esports."
The Black Panther Soundtrack Tracklist Revealed
Kendrick Lamar has shared the tracklist and cover art for the Black Panther album he is producing and performing on.
Lamar shared the striking cover art on Twitter earlier today, revealing Black Panther: The Album will drop on February 9. Lamar is producing and curating the soundtrack with Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony Tiffith. Lamar is also featured on the album alongside artists such as SZA, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Vince Staples, Jorja Smith, Khalid, and more.