Monthly Archives: March 2019
Save Big on Bluetooth and Alexa Smart Speakers Today
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Listen up, because a nice selection of Bluetooth and smart speakers are on sale right now at Amazon. If you've been waiting for a discount on an Alexa-capable speaker or a way to blast tunes away from an outlet, now is a good time to buy. Here's what you can save money on today.
Sonos One (Gen 1) for $179
Double Fine’s Caryl Shaw: Thanking My Heroes
Editors Note: This year, for International Women's Day, we wanted to open our platform up to developers to share their experiences, their thoughts, and their messages to the community as we all reflect on the contributions women have made in the games industry. We're incredibly grateful these (very busy) women took the time out of their day to share this message with you all.
Years ago, I worked with a woman who rarely spoke specifically about being a “woman game developer.” I never asked her directly, but it always seemed like her general preference was just to be referred to as a game developer. I think in this respect, she was just ahead of her time -- or at least she wanted to be. She wanted all the people that contributed to game development to be treated as equals.
Psycho-Pass Season 3 Announced
Psycho-Pass, the cyberpunk anime TV series, is officially getting a third season.
Announced on the official Psycho-Pass website (via Anime News Network), the third season is simply called Psycho-Pass 3 and will air on the Japanese network Fuji TV, on its Noitamina programming block. A promotional image for the season can be seen below.
Credit: Production I.G.
Check Out These Awesome Highlights From #28DaysOfBlackCosplay
Black History Month may be over, but that doesn’t mean that support for all kinds of black culture and art should drift from the public eye. The black cosplay community carved out a very special place during the month of February, using the hashtag #28daysofblackcosplay.
Created by Chaka Cumberbatch-Tinsley, this movement celebrates an amazing amount of jaw-droppingly talented creators that all post their work at once. The showcase was developed, in part, to combat racism that cosplayers of color often experience. Here are just a few of the creative takes on your favorite franchises and the cosplayer’s words on the games they love to cosplay from!
Kairi (Kingdom Hearts) by Bibi Cosplays
Don’t Miss This Important Captain Marvel Cameo
It'd be impossible to miss Stan Lee's cameo in Captain Marvel, but did you happen to catch the other important comics creator to appear on screen? The scene itself is relatively easy to miss, especially if you're not on the lookout. As Carol's moving out of the subway station, she makes eye contact with a red haired woman and they nod approvingly at one another -- no fun gags or jokes, just a tiny nod and they're both on their way -- but the nod is more enough, because that woman just so happened to be Kelly Sue DeConnick, the comic writer who spearheaded the reinvention of Carol Danvers into the hero we know her as today.
Strange as it may sound, Carol actually hasn't been using the Captain Marvel codename for that long, despite existing in the comics for over 50 years. She got her start as Ms. Marvel back in 1968, and, with only a couple temporary name changes to monikers like "Warbird" and "Binary," Ms. Marvel is what she stuck with until 2012. It wasn't that she and the original Captain Marvel were unrelated to one another -- Mar-Vell was a major part of Carol's origin story -- but she just never seemed to be in the right place to actually step into her former mentor's mantle. At least, until DeConnick and her creative collaborators came along.
Attack on Titan Season 3 Returns in April, New Visual Revealed
Attack on Titan Season 3 has an official return date, accompanied by a new poster-like image for the second half of the season.
Revealed by Funimation on Twitter, the third season of Attack on Titan will return on April 28, 2019.
Credit: Funimation.
Attack on Titan Season 3 initially aired in Japan from July 23 to October 15, 2018 - broadcasting the first 12 episodes prior to going into hiatus. The English language dub of the show premiered on Adult Swim on August 18, 2018.
Let’s Go’s Partner Pokemon Feature Could Be in Sword and Shield
A new tweet may have revealed that the partner Pokémon feature from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! may be making its way to Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch.
The tweet, from Nintendo of America, says "It appears in #PokemonSwordShield that gyms in the Galar region are now bigger than ever! What types of Gym Masters are waiting for you to challenge them? You and your new partner Pokémon will have to train hard and find out!"
Lovecraftian Detective Thriller The Sinking City Delayed
The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired investigation game The Sinking City has been delayed from its original March 21 release date back to June 27, 2019.
Developer Frogwares explained today that The Sinking City's release has been pushed back three months due to its currently crowded launch window.
"The reasons for
are simple: we decided that we want to release our game in a less crowded time frame," said Frogwares community manager Sergey Oganesyan. "With so many great games coming out around the same time, I'm sure this will also give you some breathing space for your playing time."
"Hopefully while we are giving you less to worry about – which game you should or shouldn't play – this additional time will also allow us to continue to optimize The Sinking City, making it a little bit better."
I Was Hacked in 2014 and I’m Still Feeling the Effects
On New Year’s Day 2014, I woke up to find three emails from Sony, thanking me for my purchases of in-game points for FIFA 14, totalling £30. This was smart timing from the hacker, because my first thought wasn’t “oh no, someone’s gained illicit access to my PSN account!”. It was “surely I wasn’t that drunk?” After confirming with a friend that, yes, I had been that drunk but no, I hadn’t insisted on playing Ultimate Team on New Year’s Eve, I changed my PSN password, deleted my card details from the account, and contacted Sony about the situation. Several days later, Sony asked me to call them, I was assured nothing like this would happen again, and my money was returned. Job done.
One Piece Live-Action Series Seemingly Coming to Netflix
The previously-announced One Piece live-action series from Tomorrow Studios is seemingly coming to Netflix, if a new listing is anything to go by.
Via ResetEra, users have discovered a United States listing for One Piece on Netflix, which can be found here. While it currently doesn’t include any episodes or images, it does feature a synopsis, which reads “Monkey D. Luffy sets sail with his trusty crew to find the One Piece treasure and become the ultimate Pirate King! Based on the Manga by Eiichiro Oda.”