Monthly Archives: April 2018
Nintendo Files Patent for Communication Between Separate Displays
Nintendo has filed a patent for what could be a new system will allow communication between different screens.
First spotted by Digital Trends, the patent is for a game system with “a plurality of information processing apparatuses that are capable of communicating with each other," meaning information will be able to be shared across different touchscreens in close proximity with one another. The images in the patent show screens at various horizontal and vertical rotations sharing parts of an object - such as a banana - to make a complete object, and real time movement, such as a bowling ball rolling from one screen to knock down pins in another.
How The Terror Created its Terrifying Monster
This story contains spoilers for The Terror episode 5, "First Shot a Winner, Lads."
After a slow burn that took nearly five full episodes, The Terror has finally given viewers a good look at the creature that has been slowly picking off the crews of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus. Tuunbaq, the bloodthirsty mythical monster, was exposed in "First Shot a Winner, Lads." Its arrival was a long time coming, especially for the creative team that brought it to life.
Speaking during a press event for The Terror, VFX supervisor Frank Petzold said, "We started everything with an illustration." That sketch of the creature was drawn by none other than Neville Page, who has served as creature designer on projects like Star Trek: Discovery, James Cameron's Avatar, and Cloverfield, to name a few.
North Carolina Fortnite Player Continues Game as Tornado Hits Town
A teenager continued to play Fortnite as a tornado ravaged his neighborhood in Greensboro, North Carolina.
As told to wxii12.com (via Kotaku) Anton Williams was sitting at home playing Fortnite when all of a sudden he heard "a bunch of noise".
"I look out the window and I started seeing the roof come off the houses in front of me."
Williams then sat back down to finish the game, until he noticed power lines coming down. At that point, he herded his sister and nephew into the bathroom.
Superman’s Action Comics Reaches #1000 This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By Various Artists and Writers (DC Comics)
DC Crossover Pits Injustice vs. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
A new six-issue miniseries will see He-Man and the Masters of the Universe team up with Batman and other DC superheroes.
Per CBR, the crossover is titled Injustice vs. He Man and the Masters of the Universe and the first issue comes out on July 18. After freeing Eternia from the control of a robotic impostor, He-Man and his allies get recruited by heroes from another dimension, including Batman, to help put an end to Superman's dictatorship.
The miniseries will be written by Tim Seeley (Nightwing, Green Lanterns) and illustrated by Freddie E. Williams II (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Check out the cover for the first issue below, featuring Adam/He-Man, an angry-looking Superman, Batman, and a few other heroes.
Cliff Bleszinski Asks Epic to Stop Trying to Hire Away His Team
Boss Key Productions' Cliff Bleszinski has called out his former studio, Epic Games, for trying to poach his studio's staff.
"Hey Epic Games, could you please stop trying to hire away my team?" he tweeted, tagging the company. "We just launched Radical Heights on
and are really happy with how it’s going."
Last week, the LawBreakers developer launched its new free-to-play battle royale title Radical Heights on Steam. It's unclear if Boss Key's employees are approaching Epic, or if Epic is approaching them, but the tweet implies the latter.
State of Decay 2 Could Be Coming to Steam
Undead Labs' zombie-apocalypse survival simulator followup State of Decay 2 is headed to Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on May 22, but the list of supported distribution services could one day include Steam.
Due to an error message that appeared during a developer livestream of the game's PAX East demo build – which has since been removed from Undead Labs' Twitch archive – it appears support for Valve's gaming platform is in the works.
Everything We Know About Fear the Walking Dead’s New Characters
This interview contains spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead's Season 4 premiere, "What's Your Story?"
Fear the Walking Dead returned for Season 4 with some major changes: Not only did the show launch its much-publicized crossover with The Walking Dead by bringing Morgan Jones over from the mothership, it also introduced two new characters, Al and John, neither of whom are based on people from Robert Kirkman's comic books.
Stan Lee Is Suing His Former Business Manager for Elder Abuse
Comic legend Stan Lee is suing his former business manager for elder abuse and fraud.
According to Deadline, the suit, lodged with the Los Angeles Superior Court against Jerardo Olivarez, is prompted by a number of factors which came into play following Lee's wife's death late last year. At that point he was targeted by "unscrupulous businessmen, sycophants and opportunists" which, according to Lee in the suit, included Olivarez.
The suit alleges only a few days after Joan Lee's death, Olivarez fired Lee's long-time banker and attorney and transferred $4.6 million out of Lee's bank account without permission. In addition, Olivarez allegedly convinced Lee to sign over power of attorney and appoint Uri Litvak, Olivarez' own lawyer, as Lee's new attorney.
Billy Mitchell Responds to Having Donkey Kong, Pac-Man Records Stripped
Billy Mitchell has responded to having his Donkey Kong and Pac-Man records stripped, saying he'll prove that "everything was done professionally."
While speaking at the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mitchell told Old School Gamer Magazine he will show he followed the rules to achieve his records. Mitchell promises "everything will be transparent" and will provide "witnesses" and "documents" to defend his Donkey Kong high scores and perfect Pac-Man run.
Twin Galaxies recently stripped Mitchell of his titles in the wake of a dispute asserting he used an emulator and not the original arcade cabinets in games like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong Jr., which is strictly against the rules. Guinness World Records then quickly followed up by removing Mitchell's world records, which includes the Donkey Kong high scores and perfect Pac-Man run.