Monthly Archives: May 2019
Celebrate 25 Years of Earthworm Jim With This Fully Functioning SNES Cart
Earthworm Jim, the space-faring, head-whipping sci-fi dirt eater from the 16-bit days of yore, is getting a special Super NES cartridge reissue from iam8bit.
It seems almost quaint now, but there was a time when no video game company worth its salt didn't have a cartoon mascot. Some of those mascots, like Aero the Acrobat, haven't been heard from in years, while others like Sonic and Mario are considered icons.
One of nature's lowliest creatures, the earthworm, was an unlikely choice for a mascot, but Earthworm Jim persevered, starring in four different games in the 1990s, and even a short-lived Kids' WB animated series.
Celebrate 25 Years of Earthworm Jim With This Fully Functioning SNES Cart From iam8bit
Earthworm Jim, the space-faring, head-whipping sci-fi dirt eater from the 16-bit days of yore, is getting a special Super NES cartridge reissue from iam8bit.
It seems almost quaint now, but there was a time when no video game company worth its salt didn't have a cartoon mascot. Some of those mascots, like Aero the Acrobat, haven't been heard from in years, while others like Sonic and Mario are considered icons.
One of nature's lowliest creatures, the earthworm, was an unlikely choice for a mascot, but Earthworm Jim persevered, starring in four different games in the 1990s, and even a short-lived Kids' WB animated series.
Critics Praise Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on Twitter
Now that the Avengers: Endgame hype has died down a bit, the Internet can turn its attention to some of the other hotly anticipated releases of the summer, including Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Tarantino's ninth film recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and the early responses seem very positive.
Critics appear unanimous in their praise for Tarantino's latest, even as they point out that it's a very different and much slower-paced film than most of Tarantino's work.
WorldOfReel.com's Jordan Ruimy goes so far as to compare the film to 1994's Pulp Fiction, placing it among the best of Tarantino's career.
Critics Praise Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on Twitter
Now that the Avengers: Endgame hype has died down a bit, the Internet can turn its attention to some of the other hotly anticipated releases of the summer, including Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Tarantino's ninth film recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and the early responses seem very positive.
Critics appear unanimous in their praise for Tarantino's latest, even as they point out that it's a very different and much slower-paced film than most of Tarantino's work.
WorldOfReel.com's Jordan Ruimy goes so far as to compare the film to 1994's Pulp Fiction, placing it among the best of Tarantino's career.
Borderlands 3 Fan With Terminal Cancer May Get to Play Early
Trevor Eastman, a huge Borderlands fan who has been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal, stomach, and liver cancer and given only a year left to live, may have one of his dreams come true as 2K Games is said to be planning to fly out to him to ensure he is able to experience this new title.
As reported by DualShockers, Eastman posted on Reddit and explained his situation and how he isn't sure if he will live to see the release of Borderlands 3 on September 13, 2019. He asked the Borderlands subreddit to help make his dream come true, and the community rallied behind him and amplified his wish.
Just Cause 4: Los Demonios DLC Announced Alongside Spring Update
Square Enix announced the second DLC expansion for Just Cause 4 today.
Entitled "Los Demonios", the expansion drops Rico Rodriguez into "an all-out battle against the demonic forces from an ancient past," according to a release from the developers.
Promising new missions, skills and tools, including a "Demon Crossbow and Demon Egg Supply Drop", Los Demonios reintroduces the Liberation system that originally appeared in Just Cause 3. While the release doesn't explain what, exactly, this means, we assume that it will replace the regional Front Line mechanic from the main Just Cause 4 campaign in favor of focusing on individual townships and cities.
The announcement comes alongside the patch notes for the Spring 2019 update to the game, which contains a handful of additions and improvements. "After listening to the Just Cause community," the developers said in a blog post, "We wanted to release an update with a number of improvements and additions that you have been asking for."
Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Gets a Release Date
Netflix's prequel series to the popular 1982 film, The Dark Crystal, now has an official release date and new photos featuring the incredible puppets straight from The Jim Henson Company. Long-time fans and newcomers alike will be able to binge the series on Friday, August 30. You can check out the new images in the gallery below:
Per Netflix, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance tells a new epic story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects. The world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins."
Why Westeros’ New Leader Is a Terrifying Choice
It’s bizarre that the first thing King Bran says when he rolls into the Small Council meeting is to complain about the lack of a Master of Whisperers because that position is now completely redundant. The entire point of Varys’ job was to gather information via a vast network of spies, many of them children, and pass it along to the king. This king, however, already knows more than any spymaster could gather. He’s the Three-Eyed Raven.
With Bran the Broken installed as king of Westeros, the seven/six kingdoms are now effectively a terrifying surveillance state. As demonstrated when he used his powers to reveal Littlefinger’s past deceptions, which led to his execution, Bran’s omniscient power to see anything and everything anyone does makes him the ultimate Big Brother – or Little Brother, in this case. And given that the previous Three-Eyed Raven lived for a thousand years, Bran’s totalitarian regime could last for a very long time (which makes the question of succession rather moot).
The Best VR Games for the Oculus Quest
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The Oculus Quest is finally here, making wireless, room-scale virtual reality an affordable reality—no PC required. The headset is launching with over 50 games, but there are a few that stand out from the pack.
You can read more about the Quest in our review, but it comes in two sizes: a 64GB version for $399, and a 128GB version for $499. So far, most games seem to come in around 1GB or less, but that could change if developers push more and more full-size games to the headset.
Twisted Metal TV Series in Development at PlayStation Productions
Sony confirmed during an investor relations presentation today that it is developing a TV show based on the Twisted Metal game series. It also stated that the Uncharted movie is in “advanced development.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra explained that the recently announced PlayStation Productions has closed the deal for a Twisted Metal show, though he didn’t share many hard details beyond that. "We have a TV show we just agreed to get underway that will be developed from the IP on PlayStation, it’s called Twisted Metal,” Vinciquerra explained. “It’s a game that was put out many years ago and we’re going to develop a TV series around that."