Monthly Archives: September 2018
The Best Webcams
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Streaming your gameplay—whether you’re playing Fortnite or speed running a classic game—is all the rage these days. But if you want to keep up with the pros on Twitch and YouTube, you’re going to need some quality gear before those subscriber numbers will begin to climb. A good webcam is part of that equation (as is a quality mic), and there’s an absolute insane amount of cameras to choose from. Luckily, I’ve been down this road before and have penned this helpful guide to help you get the best webcam for your buck, no matter if you’re a professional streamer or just dipping your toes into the water.
Fortnite Battle Royale: Epic Announces Season 6 Start Date
Fortnite's sixth season will officially kick off on September 27, Epic Games announced on Twitter this morning.
"Season 6 is now dropping from the Battle Bus on September 27," tweeted Epic. "Celebrate its arrival and unlock those final Battle Pass rewards with an additional 400% Match XP all weekend, from now until September 24 at 8 AM ET (1200 GMT). Glide into the party!"
That bonus XP weekend therefore ends on Monday at at 5am Pacific / 8am Eastern / 1pm UK / 10pm AEST.
Some fans believed Season 6 would kick off earlier, with rumors having first circulated that Fortnite would change over from Season 5 to 6 yesterday and then later rumors placing the date on Sept. 25. Either way, Epic is throwing everyone a bone with that huge experience multiplier this weekend before the new season actually starts on the 27th.
Pokemon Go May Have Leaked an Entirely New Pokemon
Pokemon fans believe they've uncovered an entirely new Pokemon due to a leak in Pokemon Go's network traffic. Pokemon database site Serebii posted an image of the Pokemon, which is currently labeled as existing Pokemon Kecleon.
Twitter user Chrales appears to be the first person to have spotted the leak, noting that while the creature is labeled Kecleon in Pokemon Go, the game's Unity files tag it as Pokemon 891.
Chrales also grabbed some images, which looks a bit like an orb floating inside a hardware nut for a head on top of a Ditto-like body. The right image appears to be a shiny variant.
Fallout 76’s World Seemingly Has an Official Name
Bethesda Softworks has seemingly revealed where exactly Fallout 76's country roads will be taking players home to. It was already known that the game is set in a version of West Virginia, but fans can now put a name to Bethesda's wasteland version of the Mountain State.
"How does Appalachia differ from the Commonwealth or Capital Wasteland? It starts with a Guitar Sword," reads a tweet from the official Fallout account.
17 Big Things Coming From Marvel and DC in December
December is shaping up to be another big month for the comic book industry. DC will be debuting major new creative teams on books like Detective Comics and Aquaman and kicking off the new Batman Who Laughs miniseries, while marvel will celebrate a Fantastic Four wedding and debuting new books for Winter Soldier, Miles Morales and Killmonger.
Scroll down to see all the major new comics from Marvel and DC hitting stores in December.
A Fantastic Wedding
Fantastic Four #5 Cover by Esad Ribic. (Marvel Comics)
The Best iPhone XS and XS Max Deals in September 2018: Get a Contract from £55 per Month
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Twitch Has Been Blocked in China
Despite a boom in popularity last month, Twitch has been blocked from China.
Users who wish to download the Twitch app in China will find themselves disappointed as the app has been removed from respective mobile app stores. Likewise, trying to access Twitch through a web browser will simply not connect you to the website.
Last month, the Twitch app in China saw huge success when it became the third most downloaded free app on the iOS App Store. The sudden rush of downloads and viewers can primarily be attributed to the Asian Games, an esports event where Twitch was the most popular way to watch.
Why the block? There is no clear answer but according to Abacus, some Chinese users believe this is the government cracking down on the country's gaming addiction issues. Others believe it is another form of limiting free speech.
Teacher Arrested for Sending Daughter into Toy Machine to Steal Nintendo Systems
A Massachusetts teacher has turned himself in after he sent his daughter inside a toy machine to steal Nintendo systems and other prizes earlier this week.
According to the Union Leader, the man was identified as Anthony Helinski after a video of the theft went viral late last week. In it, the man can be seen retrieving items from the opening at the bottom of the machine where the daughter had managed to crawl inside. Prizes inside the KeyMaster machine at the Mall at Rockingham Park included a Nintendo Switch and what one witness called a "Gameboy DS."
Birds of Prey: Huntress, Black Canary Roles Cast
Update: Following reports of possible casting considerations for Birds of Prey last week, new reports indicate WB and DC have decided on who will portray Huntress and Black Canary.
Variety reports 10 Cloverfield Lane's Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been chosen to play Huntress, while True Blood and Friday Night Lights' Jurnee Smollett-Bell has been picked to play Black Canary.
Both were mentioned in the earlier reports about casting surrounding the film.
Margot Robbie is expected to return as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey, which recently got a 2020 theatrical release date.
Why Disney and Bob Iger’s Star Wars Movie ‘Slowdown’ Is a Win for Fans
Today word came that Disney CEO Bob Iger believes his plan to release a new Star Wars movie every year was “a little too much, too fast” and that fans can expect “some slowdown” in the studio’s output of films set in that galaxy far, far away. From where I’m sitting, this is a good thing -- for Disney as well as for fans.
Much has been made about the box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, so there’s not too much point in re-litigating that here, but suffice to say that the film’s worldwide theatrical take clocked in at $393 million. Meanwhile, the other Star Wars Story standalone, Rogue One, made just over $1 billion. For two Star Wars films that were only released two years apart, that’s a big difference.