Monthly Archives: November 2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Adds a Boss Enemy, Removes a Weapon
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode, Blackout, already featured zombies in select areas, but the latest update adds the fearsome Blightfather boss from Zombies into the mix.
Previously seen in Blackout during the mode's beta stage, the Blightfather will be located south of the map's Aslyum area in the Graveyard. You'll know when he is available by a red pillar of light, and Treyarch said in a Reddit post that those who kill him will be "handsomely rewarded."
Blightfather was originally seen in the Zombies map IX, and can also be fought on the Voyage of Despair map. He's no pushover, requiring dozens of bullets to defeat.
Fortnite Could Be Adding Country-Specific Challenges
Fortnite's could be getting its first localised challenges, and sending Korean players to internet cafes.
The latest Fortnite challenges will be sending players out of the comfort of their homes, but it may only be Korean players that can join in the fun. The PCB ('PC Bangs', the Korean term for PC cafes) challenges leaked on Twitter after dataminers found references to them in the latest update, alongside in-game screenshots.
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Breaking Bad Film Will Be a Sequel to the Series Finale
Update 11/7/2018: /Film has reported that the Breaking Bad film will follow Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman and will be "a sequel set after the series finale" that aired in 2013.
Additionally, via TheWrap, Bryan Cranston confirmed that the Breaking Bad film is in production on The Dan Patrick Show.
Although he hasn't read the script, he would "absolutely" do it and be a part of the movie if creator Vince Gilligan asked him to.
Three New NES Games, Including Metroid, Are Headed to Nintendo Switch Online Next Week
Metroid, Mighty Bomb Jack, and TwinBee will all be headed to the Nintendo Switch Online - Nintendo Entertainment System library next Wednesday, November 14.
Joining the ever-growing list of NES titles that are playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership, these three follow last month's additions of NES Open Tournament Golf, Solomon's Key, Super Dodge Ball, and the surprise inclusion of The Legend of Zelda SP which starts Link with every item in the game and 255 rupees.
Riot Games Sued for Gender-Based Discrimination
Riot Games has been sued by one current and one former employee and has been accused of "endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a "men-first" environment."
As reported by Kotaku, the lawsuit follows another investigation by Kotaku that delved into a sexist culture at Riot Games, the publisher of titles such as League of Legends.
The class-action lawsuit filed against Riot Games states that, "like many of Riot Games’ female employees, Plaintiffs have been denied equal pay and found their careers stifled because they are women. Moreover, Plaintiffs have also seen their working conditions negatively impacted because of the ongoing sexual harassment, misconduct, and bias which predominate the sexually-hostile working environment of Riot Games."
Diablo: Immortal’s Reveal Was an Unnecessary Mess
Blizzard announced Diablo: Immortal at BlizzCon last Friday, spurring one of the angriest backlashes to a video game reveal I’ve ever seen. The Diablo community was expecting big news for the series (despite Blizzard’s attempts to temper those expectations) and instead it got a look at a mobile-only spinoff that didn’t do much to satisfy that hunger.
How Titans Is Setting Itself Apart From the Arrowverse
When Titans was first announced as the flagship show of the DC Universe streaming app, many fans wondered whether the series might be connected to The CW's Arrowverse. It wasn't an unreasonable question, given the involvement of Arrowverse bigwigs like Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns. But if that controversial Comic-Con teaser trailer wasn't proof enough, the first few Titans episodes definitely made it clear that this new series isn't taking place in the same universe as shows like Arrow and The Flash.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, either. Little by little, the first season of Titans has been showing us why it's different from the Arrowverse and how it can carve its own niche in the ever-crowded superhero TV market. The debut of the Doom Patrol in episode 4 is key, giving us our first taste of what this wider shared universe will eventually become. Below, we explore how Titans is beginning to solidify its own live-action DCU and why the Doom Patrol represents such an important step for these shows.
Best Mom Gifts of 2018
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Mothers keep the world moving with their hard work and dedication, so it only makes sense to treat them with the best gifts this holiday season. Use our guide to find the best gifts for moms, whether it's the latest in electronics, an assorted set of lotions, or something a little more calming yet nurturing, like cactus growing set.
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Oddjob Is Now a Sexy Korean Secret Agent Rival to James Bond
The deadly, mute Bond villain known as Oddjob has been reinvented for the upcoming series from Dark Horse Comics and Dynamite Entertainment called James Bond 007. As it turns out, he’s no longer mute but is most certainly still deadly as writer Greg Pak has re-envisioned the character as a rival spy from Korea on par with James Bond himself.
“In the Goldfinger novel, he's a Korean assassin with a sweet bowler hat who's the most physically dangerous opponent Bond has ever faced. That's what I wanted to keep,” Pak told IGN on how he went about reconceptualizing the fan-favorite bad guy. “What I wanted to add is passion and heart and humor and sex appeal and cockiness and maybe even a touch of pathos. He's our Bond's greatest rival, both physically and, on a subtle level, emotionally. He challenges everything Bond thinks about the right way to move through the world, and vice versa.”