Monthly Archives: May 2018
Power Outage in Florida Triggers Real Life Zombie Alert
According to an update from Lake Worth's official social media account, residents of the Florida city should have been on alert for "zombie activity" during their power outage, which certainly offered some unique possibilities to fill time while waiting for power was restored.
The warning being framed in a joking manner is obvious given the reference to Terminus from The Walking Dead.
"Power outage and zombie alert for the residents of Lake Worth and Terminus," read the update from Lake Worth City's social media account, via CBS Sacramento. "There are now far less than 7-thousand 3-hundred 80 customers involved due to extreme zombie activity. Restoration time uncertain.”
Which Dark Souls Boss Is the Best?
Dark Souls Remastered is out at the end of this week, bringing the world of Lordran back in 4K and 60fps for returning fans and newcomers alike.
Any opportunity to return to the original Dark Souls is a good one, whatever your feelings on the upcoming remaster itself. It’s especially exciting to know how many new players will be experiencing its trials and wonders for the very first time – especially its iconic boss fights.
Two years ago, we asked you to rank the hardest Dark Souls 3 bosses. With Dark Souls Remastered right around the corner, we call upon the IGN community for help once again – this time to rank every Dark Souls boss from the original game. Not by difficulty this time, but by how purely memorable, iconic, and exciting the boss fight was. Challenge can be a factor in all of that, but it doesn’t need to be the deciding factor. We’re looking for the IGN community's favorite boss from the original Dark Souls.
Jetpacks Are Already Changing Fortnite a Few Hours After Release
It has only been a few hours since the Epic Games made the Jetpack officially available in Fortnite and it has already started to change the way fans play.
Jetpacks grant additional mobility by allowing players to thrust upwards for a short amount of time. Each Jetpack comes with a limited amount of gas and will disintegrate once depleted. Jetpacks need to recharge between jumps otherwise you're looking at overheating.
Fortnite Refund System Going Live in June
Fortnite's Self-Service Cosmetics Return feature is apparently coming back to the game on June 1.
The self-refund feature was initially introduced in an update last month but was rolled back after Epic Games discovered an issue with it. However, a customer service email from the developer, screencapped and shared on the Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks Twitter account, states the feature is going live on June 1.
Red Dead Redemption 2: Will It Be at E3 2018?
It's that time of year again: E3 2018 is just on the horizon. From June 9-14, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2018 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2018. Today's game: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2.
When Did We Last See Red Dead Redemption 2?
Rockstar recently dropped the third trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which focused on the game's incredible atmosphere, characters, and some of the activities that we'll be partaking in. Simultaneously, we published our in-depth impressions of the game after seeing it in action.
Rocket League Salty Shores Update Coming Soon
Psyonix has announced the release date for Rocket League's upcoming Salty Shores update.
The update will come out on May 29 for all platforms and it'll feature the titular free new beach-themed arena, Salty Shores. Also included with the update is a new import Battle-Car, Twinzer, which players can acquire as a limited-drop via the new Impact Crate.
The in-game Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 3 playlist is being added as well, and the update marks the end of competitive Season 7 and the start of Competitive Season 8. The Beach Blast summer in-game event will start on June 11.
You can check out a new trailer for Salty Shores below.
For more on what players can expect from Rocket League throughout 2018, check out Psyonix's roadmap detailing the updates coming this summer.
EA No Longer Has PGA Tour License
PGA Tour is no longer licensed to EA, as Canadian developer, HB Studios, announced the addition of the PGA Tour to its upcoming title The Golf Club 2019.
After ending its partnership with Tiger Wood in 2013, EA's golf franchise took a year hiatus, returning with Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. The publisher has now lost the license altogether, although PGA Tour's senior director of licensing told GolfChannel.com that the "long-term successful partnership" with EA ended amicably.
Krypton Renewed for Season 2
Syfy has renewed Krypton for Season 2, the network has announced.
The new season of the DC show, which centers on Superman's grandfather Seg-El, is expected to premiere sometime in 2019. Meanwhile, the Season 1 finale airs on May 23 at 10 p.m. PT/ET on Syfy.
Krypton is the network's most-watched debut season for an original series since 2014's Ascension, and is also the most-watched season for any scripted series on Syfy since 2015's Defiance.
The story, set two generations before the destruction of Krypton, follows Seg-El trying to redeem the House of El's honor and going up against Braniac and Adam Strange.
For more on Krypton, read our review of the show's first episode and find out why we think Krypton succeeds where Gotham failed.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Donkey Kong DLC Detailed
Donkey Kong will join up with Rabbid Cranky and Rabbid Peach in upcoming DLC for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
Called Donkey Kong Adventure and coming soon to the game, the trio will explore an island with four new environments. But this isn't a vacation for them, as new enemies and Rabbid Kong stand in their way with this Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle DLC.
The new gameplay trailer for the DLC (seen above) shows off some of Donkey Kong's moves. For instance, he can use a banana like a boomerang and even bust out his bongos to apparently pull enemies to him.
It also appears Donkey Kong can pick up Rabbid Cranky and then throw him at enemies.
Now Donkey Kong was revealed as a playable character for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle earlier this year. And Donkey Kong Adventure is part of the game's season pass.
The Terror: What Actually Happened to the Lost Arctic Expedition
Warning: Spoilers for all of AMC's The Terror follow...
Now that The Terror has run its course on AMC, and the series closed things out with a massive Tuunbaq rampage - along with Captain Crozier, despite being the sole survivor, deciding not to return to society when men from the rescue mission arrive to search for answers - we can now check in with what history tells us about the lost expedition.
Obviously, The Terror, based on Dan Simmons' novel, is a work of historical fiction. It's purpose is to fill in the gaps and create a gripping and horrific narrative around a real life mystery filled with ample unknowables.
Truth be told, there's no way of concluding that many of the crew weren't massacred by a soul-sucking snow demon, but there are a few hard and concrete facts we do know about those 129 poor unfortunate souls who were aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror as part of Captain John Franklin's 1845 expedition to the Northwest Passage.