Monthly Archives: February 2018
Streamer Sues Twitch Over Suspension
James "PhantomL0rd" Varga, is suing Twitch after his account was suspended in July 2016.
Varga's account was banned when he found himself embroiled in the CS:GO gambling controversy. According to PC Gamer, Varga is now suing Twitch for suspending his account and terminating his contract without providing sufficient notice, or a reason for his suspension and subsequent ban.
Streamer Sues Twitch Over Suspension
James "PhantomL0rd" Varga, is suing Twitch after his account was suspended in July 2016.
Varga's account was banned when he found himself embroiled in the CS:GO gambling controversy. According to PC Gamer, Varga is now suing Twitch for suspending his account and terminating his contract without providing sufficient notice, or a reason for his suspension and subsequent ban.
Xbox Games With Gold for March 2018 Revealed
The lineup of free games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in March 2018 have been revealed.
The following titles will be free for subscribers next month:
- Trials of the Blood Dragon — March 1-31 (Xbox One)
- Superhot — March 16 to April 15 (Xbox One)
- Brave — March 1-15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
- Quantum Conundrum — March 16-31 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
We awarded Trials of the Blood Dragon a 6.9 back in 2016, saying the motocross physics game "represents some of the franchise's best moments", but lets those down with poor on-foot sections.
Avengers #1 Spearheads Marvel Comics’ Next Relaunch
Marvel Comics will be kicking off a relaunch of almost their entire superhero comic book line this May, with a new Avengers series by writer Jason Aaron and artist Ed McGuinness acting as the flagship title.
Check out the cover to Avengers #1 and some interior pages by clicking through the slideshow gallery below.
Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort wants the Avengers -- and the rest of Marvel’s new comics -- to get off to a fresh start, and nothing does that better than a new #1. This means that the return to legacy numbering done as part of last year’s Marvel Legacy relaunch will be going away. Brevoort did express an interest in keeping the legacy numbering around in subordinate fashion for select titles, but ultimately he favors keeping things as clear and unconfusing as possible for readers.
Avengers #1 Spearheads Marvel Comics’ Next Relaunch
Marvel Comics will be kicking off a relaunch of almost their entire superhero comic book line this May, with a new Avengers series by writer Jason Aaron and artist Ed McGuinness acting as the flagship title.
Check out the cover to Avengers #1 and some interior pages by clicking through the slideshow gallery below.
Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort wants the Avengers -- and the rest of Marvel’s new comics -- to get off to a fresh start, and nothing does that better than a new #1. This means that the return to legacy numbering done as part of last year’s Marvel Legacy relaunch will be going away. Brevoort did express an interest in keeping the legacy numbering around in subordinate fashion for select titles, but ultimately he favors keeping things as clear and unconfusing as possible for readers.
Get Out Director’s New Movie to Begin Shooting This Year
Jordan Peele, director of Get Out, will begin shooting his as-yet-unrevealed second film this year.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Peele said: “I am currently writing it, and I'll direct for Universal this year. I’m just trying to entertain myself again.”
Peele has previously said that he has multiple ideas for "socially conscious" horror films, and it sounds as though his follow-up will be one of them, but won't tackle the same issues:
"Playing around with the thriller, horror, action, fun, genre of intrigue is my favorite", he explained. "That's my sweet spot. So I think tonally it should resemble Get Out. That said, I want to make a completely different movie. I want to address something different than race in the next one."
Every Team in the MCU
The key to any successful mega-franchise is teamwork, and with Marvel posting that epic class photo celebrating 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recently, we've decided to post an official wrangling of all the separate teams that comprise the MCU - in both TV and film.
Yup, we've got all the MCU teams for you here, down in the slideshow below. Unfortunately, even though Marvel is actively co-producing a couple of TV shows with Fox right now, there's no X-verse here. Feel free to give the Summerland gang over at Legion and the Mutant Underground on The Gifted a big hug for us though.
Every Team in the MCU
The key to any successful mega-franchise is teamwork, and with Marvel posting that epic class photo celebrating 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe recently, we've decided to post an official wrangling of all the separate teams that comprise the MCU - in both TV and film.
Yup, we've got all the MCU teams for you here, down in the slideshow below. Unfortunately, even though Marvel is actively co-producing a couple of TV shows with Fox right now, there's no X-verse here. Feel free to give the Summerland gang over at Legion and the Mutant Underground on The Gifted a big hug for us though.
BioMutant: New Details, Abilities and Upgrades Revealed
New details about Experiment 101's open-world RPG BioMutant have been revealed - most prominently about the game's bionic unlocks.
Speaking at PC Gamer Weekender, head of studio Stefan Ljungqvist hosted a presentation of the game, revealing new details in the process.
You can see much of what we're about to discuss in the new BioMutant gameplay trailer, below:
He went into particular detail about the game's bionics, unlockable items earned by helping certain characters in the world.
Warhammer: Vermintide Gets Free DLC That Sets Up the Sequel
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is coming March 8, and free DLC for the original Vermintide has been released as a narrative lead-in to the new game.
The information comes by way of an update to the game's Steam page. Vermintide patch 1.11 is called Waylaid, and available now.
The announcement hints at the update's contents, saying "Lohner has a new task for you. No doubt you're off to some forest to kill rats, right? Maybe the old goat "lost" some more incredibly dangerous relics?"
In addition, the announcement addresses issues some players are reporting with Vermintide 2. According to the post, some players have lost access to the Death on the Reik DLC which was included as a pre-order bonus, and the team is currently investigating the issue.