Monthly Archives: February 2019
Apex Legends: The Most Wanted Tips, Tricks and Secrets
Apex Legends' surprise launch early last week took the gaming community by storm, crossing the 25-million player mark within the first seven days alone. It's been a busy couple of weeks for our guides team, as well, putting together all the tips, tricks, and strategies we can to help you become champions of King's Canyon. Using a combination of traffic, comments and user feedback and search inquiries, we've been able to see what's been most important to players jumping into the Apex arena these past two weeks.
There are currently 19 weapons that can be equipped in Apex Legends. Based on our experience, here is our take on the best to worst guns to use in Apex Legends:
Apex Legends: The Most Wanted Tips, Tricks and Secrets
Apex Legends' surprise launch early last week took the gaming community by storm, crossing the 25-million player mark within the first seven days alone. It's been a busy couple of weeks for our guides team, as well, putting together all the tips, tricks, and strategies we can to help you become champions of King's Canyon. Using a combination of traffic, comments and user feedback and search inquiries, we've been able to see what's been most important to players jumping into the Apex arena these past two weeks.
There are currently 19 weapons that can be equipped in Apex Legends. Based on our experience, here is our take on the best to worst guns to use in Apex Legends:
AFL-CIO Calls on Game Developers to Unionize
The AFL-CIO, the United States' largest federation of labor unions at 12.5 million members, has put out a call to game developers to unionize.
The letter, which was written by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler on Kotaku, is "the group's first major public statement about organizing game developers."
She begins by bringing up the fact that "growing by double digits, U.S. video game sales reached $43 billion in 2018, about 3.6 times greater than the film industry’s record-breaking box office."
These sales numbers, she adds, are "built by legions of tireless game developers," who have "built new worlds, designed new challenges and ushered in a new era of entertainment."
AFL-CIO Calls on Game Developers to Unionize
The AFL-CIO, the United States' largest federation of labor unions at 12.5 million members, has put out a call to game developers to unionize.
The letter, which was written by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler on Kotaku, is "the group's first major public statement about organizing game developers."
She begins by bringing up the fact that "growing by double digits, U.S. video game sales reached $43 billion in 2018, about 3.6 times greater than the film industry’s record-breaking box office."
These sales numbers, she adds, are "built by legions of tireless game developers," who have "built new worlds, designed new challenges and ushered in a new era of entertainment."
Star Wars: Episode 9 Cast Wrap Photo: Every Tiny Detail We Noticed
Filming has wrapped on Star Wars Episode IX. Director-producer J.J. Abrams announced that today by tweeting out a set photo showing Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac in costume hugging each other.
Abrams wrote: "It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode 9. There is no adequate way to thank this truly magical crew and cast. I’m forever indebted to you all.”
So what does this photo (seen below) reveal? Here are some of the things that caught our eye:
Star Wars: Episode 9 Cast Wrap Photo: Every Tiny Detail We Noticed
Filming has wrapped on Star Wars Episode IX. Director-producer J.J. Abrams announced that today by tweeting out a set photo showing Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac in costume hugging each other.
Abrams wrote: "It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode 9. There is no adequate way to thank this truly magical crew and cast. I’m forever indebted to you all.”
So what does this photo (seen below) reveal? Here are some of the things that caught our eye:
Oscars Reverse Decision on Not Airing 4 Categories Following Backlash
UPDATE, Feb. 15: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has reversed its stance to not air four categories from airing during this year's Oscars broadcast following an industry-wide outcry.
“The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards – Cinematography, Film Editing, Live Action Short, and Makeup and Hairstyling. All Academy Awards will be presented without edits, in our traditional format. We look forward to Oscar Sunday, February 24,” the Academy said in a statement.
The Origin of Every Character in Jump Force
There are a ton of characters in Jump Force - 40 playable to be exact, - hailing from 16 different anime and manga series. I did the math, that means in order to be fully caught up enough to know all about all these characters and the anime they’re from, you’d need to have watched 3,781 episodes of anime (please don't check the math).
Fortunately, you don’t have to do that. Here are the origins of all 40 anime/manga characters from Jump Force.
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One Piece
Monkey D. Luffy
The Origin of Every Character in Jump Force
There are a ton of characters in Jump Force - 40 playable to be exact, - hailing from 16 different anime and manga series. I did the math, that means in order to be fully caught up enough to know all about all these characters and the anime they’re from, you’d need to have watched 3,781 episodes of anime (please don't check the math).
Fortunately, you don’t have to do that. Here are the origins of all 40 anime/manga characters from Jump Force.
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One Piece
Monkey D. Luffy
5 Ways Black Panther’s Success Could Inspire Video Games
Nearly a year after its release, the cultural impact of Black Panther continues to be undeniable. Between unprecedented box office triumph, overwhelming critical love, award nominations and wins, the Grammy Award nominated soundtrack curated by Kendrick Lamar, and every mention of “Wakanda Forever,” director Ryan Coogler created more than just a highlight within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther has single-handedly pushed blerd (black nerds) lifestyle into mainstream pop culture. There’s even an annual three-day Wakandacon event in Chicago dedicated to this new phenomenon. With all the historic bullet points Black Panther checked off, it still comes at a time where video games are regularly outpacing box office sales. Red Dead Redemption 2 marked the biggest opening weekend sales in entertainment history at $700 million, for example. Now that gaming continues to be the dominant art medium in America, can the industry replicate the same societal effect?