Monthly Archives: April 2019
Mario Kart Tour Closed Beta Announced for Android
Nintendo is now accepting applications for the closed beta test of Mario Kart Tour on Android devices ahead of its release this Summer.
Android owners can sign up for the Mario Kart Tour closed beta by clicking here between April 23 and May 7 at 7:59pm PT/10:59pm ET. Nintendo does warn, however, that the number of participants will be limited and the lucky few may be chosen randomly if too many people sign up.
The closed beta is currently scheduled to run in Japan and the U.S. from May 22, 2019 through June 4, 2019 and Nintendo cautions these dates may change without any warning.
As of this writing, there is no word on if or when an iOS closed beta may happen, but fans can rest easy knowing the full game will arrive those devices.
Avengers Endgame: The Best Time to Use the Bathroom
The latest installment of the MCU is three hours and one minute long, which means you might be wondering when to pee during Avengers: Endgame. The average person pees six to eight times a day; some do it 10 times a day. Do the math and chances are you might need to pee (or poo) during this cinematic event you paid $15.50 to get into.
Note: We've kept this story pretty much spoiler free with only the most minor scene details, but proceed at your own risk if you want to know absolutely nothing about Avengers: Endgame! Be sure to catch up on our Avengers: Endgame review, our ending explained, how it may set up this classic Marvel villain for Phase 4, all the Easter eggs we caught, our biggest question about Black Widow, what's next for the Endgame cast, and our breakdown of the film's rules of time travel.
Guessing the PS5’s Price
BEYOND!
On this week's episode of IGN's weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano and (temporarily by) Seth Macy to discuss more PS5 news, Kingdom Hearts 3's Critical Mode update, March NPD results, and more.
Jonathon is also joined mid-episode by Camouflaj's Ryan Payton to discuss the making of Marvel's Iron Man VR.
Timecodes:
- 2:20 - News Crunch
- 47:50 - Marvel's Iron Man VR Interview with Ryan Payton
- 1:08:15 - NPD March Results!
- 1:14:51 - Memory Card
- 1:18:20 - What We're Playing/Outro
Download or listen to the show on these platforms:
Super Mario Maker 2 Release Date Announced
Nintendo has announced the release date for Super Mario Maker 2.
The follow-up to 2015's Super Mario Maker will launch on June 28th, 2019 on Nintendo Switch. The information came by way of a post on Nintendo America's official Twitter account.
HBO Reveals Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 Photos
If you don't want to know anything going into Episode 3 of Game of Thrones Season 8, turn back now!
HBO has released new photos from Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 ahead of Sunday's debut. As with the season premiere, the title of Episode 3 is being kept under wraps until it airs - but we do know how long Game of Thrones Episode 3 is, clocking in at an impressive hour and 22 minutes (the show's longest episode ever), and that it will feature the longest consecutive battle sequence ever filmed.
Endgame Editors Confirm That Post-Credits Easter Egg
Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame!
UPDATE 2: Avengers: Endgame editor Jeffrey Ford has confirmed that is indeed an audio callback to the first Iron Man movie at the very end of Endgame, and also revealed that it was Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige's idea to include it.
"We knew early on that we weren't going to have any post-credit scenes in this movie," Ford told Business Insider. "Towards the end of our mix, Kevin came in and said, 'I got an idea, and I want to try it — what if we have a little audio flashback at the end with Tony?' So we dug through the elements of 'Iron Man 1' and found the exact piece of sound from the print master. We laid it in against the logo and adjusted the rhythm slightly. We showed Kevin and he gave it his blessing. We thought this was a great send-off."
The Next Call of Duty May Have Just Been Revealed in the Strangest Way
Several NFL and college football players attended a private Activision event to test out the new Call of Duty, and may have revealed the title of the 2019 game.
The event, which has been attached to the hashtag on social media as #CallofDutyPartner, shows various 2019 NFL draft prospects such as WR Riley Ridley and WR N'Keal Harry, along with NFL players from the Tennessee Titans, including WR Tajae Sharpe and CB Logan Ryan, attending the event.
A video was uploaded to Reddit from one of the players' Instagrams, and was slowed down with subtitles added, that may have shared the newest title while playing the upcoming game.
Blizzard Announces New Workshop Mode for Overwatch
Blizzard Entertainment has announced the Workshop for Overwatch, a mode that expands customization features available to players in the game browser.
Announced through the official Overwatch website, the Workshop is a "simplified game scripting system that expands the customization features available in the Game Browser.” The Workshop is available through Overwatch’s public test region (PTR) server.
On top of already established Overwatch game modes, players can create a script and add rules and unique play conditions to their games. These rules can be applied to movement speed, abilities, damage and healing mechanics, displaying text under certain conditions and more. One specific theoretical mode described was Molten Floor, where a hero will catch fire if they’re on the ground, necessitating players to frequently jump and look for objects to move across.
Days Gone Free DLC Confirmed, New Difficulty Mode Coming in June
With Days Gone only being a couple days away, Bend Studio has begun talking about the free DLC that will give players a new difficulty mode, new challenges, and much more this June.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, game director Jeff Ross explains that this DLC will include the 'Survival' difficulty mode that will challenge Days Gone players with "increased difficulty settings, no fast travel or Survival Vision, and an immersive HUD that removes maps and indicators from the gameplay screen."
The goal of this new mode was to immerse players even further and really "ratchet up the tension to make this the definitive survival experience."
Cobra Kai Season 1: Everything You Need to Know
Spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 1 follow!
Strike First. Strike Hard. No Mercy.
Cobra Kai, the decades-later sequel series to the iconic Karate Kid film franchise of the '80s, (crane) kicks off its second season on YouTube Red this Wednesday, April 24.
To prepare you for the chops, blocks, sweeps, and sweeping drama of the next 10 episodes, here's a quick and dirty rundown of all the ways Season 1 surprised and delighted us by subverting the established lore of the Karate-verse.
As the curtain dropped in 2018, William Zabka's Johnny led his star Cobra Kai pupil, Miguel (Xolo Maridueña), to victory over Miyagi-Do and his own son Robby (Tanner Buchanan) in the All Valley Tournament. Starting to have serious reservations about the type of warrior he'd allowed Miguel to become, and possibly realizing that Cobra Kai's toxic aggression was unhealthy, Johnny was promptly visited in the end by his old mentor, Kreese (Martin Kove), who emerged from self-exile to bask in the new glory of his old school.