Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Persona 5 Royal’s Additions Are ‘Beyond’ Persona 4 Golden’s
Persona 5’s expanded re-release, Royal, will include an extra semester of gameplay that goes “beyond the expectations of those who have experienced the volume of Persona 4 Golden.”
The comment comes from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu (via Gematsu), which features an interview with the game’s producer Kazuhisa Wada, and director Daiki Itoh. Itoh previously directed Persona 4: Golden, and so has experience on developing expanded re-releases of Persona games.
The latest issue of Famitsu also explains the new Play Assist feature, which calculates your social interactions and confidant levels and automatically suggests people and places you should visit next. This should help players min/max their characters with more efficiency.
Borderlands 3 Fan Thinks They’ve Figured Out Level Scaling
A fan has analysed the stats shown in Borderlands 3’s gameplay reveal and come up with a theory as to how the game’s level scaling will work.
Over on the Borderlands subreddit, user SirArkhon posted a compelling breakdown of what they’ve learned from the small amount of footage revealed so far.
“From what I can tell, HP in Borderlands 3 is given by a formula of HP = 80 x 1.09^Level and dropping any decimal remainder,” they wrote. “Every data point I've found fits this curve. From this formula, we can extrapolate a theoretical max HP at level 72 of 39,609; this is over an order of magnitude smaller than BL2's baseline max of 530,564.”
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Game of Thrones: ‘Last of the Starks’ Ratings Lose to ‘The Long Night’
'The Last of the Starks,' the fourth episode of Game of Thrones’ final season, had stellar ratings, but fell short of the previous week’s episode, ‘The Long Night.'
Reported by Variety, ‘The Last of the Starks’ brought in 11.8 million total viewers during its initial broadcast, down from ‘The Long Night,’ which netted 12.02 viewers in its initial broadcast. Ultimately, the most recent episode brought in 17.2 million viewers across HBO and its streaming services on Sunday, just behind ‘The Long Night’ and its 17.8 million viewers.
Disney Confirms Bob’s Burgers Movie Still on Track for 2020 Release
Disney revealed that the Bob’s Burgers movie is still on track to be released in Summer 2020.
Announced through an official slate of release dates for Disney films over the next handful of years, Bob’s Burgers will hit theaters on July 17, 2020 - the same date that Fox announced in 2017.
Until now, the status of various Fox films, including Bob’s Burgers, was unclear following Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox earlier this year. Bob’s Burgers is currently in its ninth season at Fox.
Scalebound Dev Laments Microsoft Taking ‘Brunt’ of Blame for Cancellation
When Microsoft confirmed Scalebound's cancellation back in January 2017, fans of the would-be franchise were understandably upset the series wouldn't see the light of day. But developer PlatinumGames' studio head noted fans' ire should be directed not just at Microsoft.
Speaking to Video Games Chronicles, PlatinumGames studio head Atsushi Inaba discussed Scalebound's cancellation, nothing “both
failed” when it came to the project.
“I think there are areas where we could’ve done better and I’m sure there are areas that Microsoft as a publishing partner wish that they could’ve done better. Because nobody wants a game to be canceled,” Inaba said.
Marvel’s Eternals: Richard Madden Will Reportedly Play Ikaris
Richard Madden, known for his role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, is reportedly in talks to play Ikaris in Marvel’s The Eternals.
Reported by Variety, Madden will join Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani on the project. Besides his potential role, no other details surrounding the talks have been revealed.
Richard Madden as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones.
What’s the New Face of the MCU After Endgame?
Warning: Full spoilers for Avengers: Endgame follow.
The Russo Brothers' Avengers: Endgame is the 22nd film in the blockbuster MCU franchise, a sprawling epic which delivered the massive spectacle that fans have come to expect from the series. But Endgame also presented viewers with concrete conclusions for three of the Avengers' original heroes: Tony Stark, Captain America, and Black Widow. And after the huge battle, moving funeral, and death of Thanos, many fans are wondering one thing... what's next?
The New Avengers
For the last few years, it's looked like Kevin Feige and the creative minds at Marvel Studios were assembling a new era of Avengers to inevitably replace the old. Since the 2014 release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the MCU has been seeding a secondary group of heroes, beginning with Sam Wilson, a.k.a. Falcon, and later adding members Scarlet Witch, Vision, Peter Parker, and Scott Lang. With the addition of T'Challa to the MCU, it looked like a new Avengers team would soon become a reality. And when Kevin Feige started saying that Carol Danvers' Captain Marvel was about to take the lead and be at the forefront of the MCU, it looked like the new iteration of the Avengers had found its leader too.
Google Announces New Pixel 3a Phones, Available Today
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Google has announced the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones.
During the Google I/O event and livestream, Google revealed the new Pixel 3a and 3a XL models will start at $400 and come in three colors; Just Black, Clearly White, and Purple-ish, and will be available for all U.S. carriers starting today.
For more on the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL, be sure to check out the images below.
The Pixel 3a and 3a XL include an OLED display and support Bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C digital audio. It features a 12.2 megapixel, double pixel rear camera, and an 8-megapixel front camera, and both versions also include a 3.5 mm audio jack