Monthly Archives: February 2019
A Creepy Glitch in Red Dead Online on Xbox One Leaves the Whole World Empty
Red Dead Online players on Xbox One have been riding around in empty towns for close to a week, due to a glitch in the game.
Reported by Polygon and posted on Reddit and Twitter, players are describing the issues as the typical townsfolk being completely deleted from the areas, horses not spawning when they are called, and all animals being gone from the game.
Others are saying that Red Dead Online's beta will just kick them out of the game entirely while they are beginning to play, in which, Rockstar sent a troubleshooting link to a player on Twitter who inquired about the issue. Players have responded by saying the troubleshooting does not work.
A Creepy Glitch in Red Dead Online on Xbox One Leaves the Whole World Empty
Red Dead Online players on Xbox One have been riding around in empty towns for close to a week, due to a glitch in the game.
Reported by Polygon and posted on Reddit and Twitter, players are describing the issues as the typical townsfolk being completely deleted from the areas, horses not spawning when they are called, and all animals being gone from the game.
Others are saying that Red Dead Online's beta will just kick them out of the game entirely while they are beginning to play, in which, Rockstar sent a troubleshooting link to a player on Twitter who inquired about the issue. Players have responded by saying the troubleshooting does not work.
John Krasinski Confirms A Quiet Place 2 Development, Release Date
John Krasinski, co-writer, director and star of A Quiet Place, has confirmed that its sequel is in development, and that it will be coming out in May 2020.
Krasinski confirmed this via Twitter, writing "...time to go back. #PartII 5-15-20,” confirming a May 15, 2020 release date. This was accompanied by an image that appears to take place in the same farmhouse from the original film.
...time to go back.
5-15-20 pic.twitter.com/rDMw4UUwDn
Fortnite: World Cup and Other 2019 Events Share $100 Million Prize Pool
The upcoming Fortnite World Cup and other Fortnite events that will take place across 2019 will share a $100 million prize pool.
Announced by Epic Games, the the lead up to the Fortnite World Cup includes ten weekly online open qualifiers from April 13 - June 16. Each week, $1 million will be on the line for eligible Fortnite players, with broadly distributed payouts.
Ultimately, the top 100 solo players and the top 50 duos teams from around the world will take part in the Fortnite World Cup Finals in New York City from July 26-28. Here, a $30 million prize pool is up for grabs. Each participant will be guaranteed at least $50,000, while the solo cup champion will earn a cool $3 million.
Release Dates: The Biggest Games of December and Beyond
A new year is nearly upon us, but in 2020 video games will continue to release. The first quarter of 2020 is particularly stacked with big titles, and then we'll have the inevitable PS5 and Xbox One Series X games launching in Q4. Whether your console of choice (for the moment) is PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch, you have a lot to look forward to in the coming months. We've assembled the list below to help you keep track of what's on the way, with release dates for all the major games across all consoles. And if you're ready to secure a copy of any of the games you see, click the buy links to preorder where available.
And if you're only interested in one system in particular, you can click the shortcuts below to hop right to the relevant upcoming video games.
Dark Phoenix Explained: What Is the Real Story Behind the New Movie?
With the (last?) X-Men movie Dark Phoenix hitting theaters, Jean Grey once again loses control and becomes the cosmic destroyer known as the Dark Phoenix.
If you're feeling a sense of deja vu right now, you're not alone. This is actually the second time Fox has adapted the classic Dark Phoenix Saga storyline from the X-Men comics, after 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. So with the new iteration of the story about to be released, now is as good a time as any for a quick refresher on the Phoenix Force and its role in the X-Men mythos...
Dark Phoenix Explained: The Basics
The Phoenix Force is one of the most powerful and dangerous entities in the Marvel Universe. It exists as a living embodiment of creation and passion. Its sole purpose is to burn away the old and outdated and make room for new life to grow and flourish in its place.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall Is a Sci-Fi 4X with XCOM-Like Tactical Battles
Of all the varied visions of the future we see in games, some of my favorites have always been the ones that include dinosaurs. Age of Wonders: Planetfall doesn’t skimp on these Cretaceous throwbacks, and it’s all the better for it. Combining a detailed 4X campaign layer with XCOM-like tactical battles, Triumph’s first foray into sci-fi has a lot of elements that will look familiar to a turn-based strategy veteran. But the way they’re assembled is not quite like anything I’ve played before.
The backdrop for all this hex-based expanding, exploring, and exterminating is that there used to be a grand, galactic government that ruled over settled space peacefully, and everything was great. You know, unless you were a slave. Every shining beacon of spaceborne civilization has to have a rotting, decadent core after all. But a couple hundred years back, that all fell apart and left scattered groups of ragtag survivors to pick up the pieces and try to make something with them.
Fallout 76 2019 Roadmap Details Content Seasons
On the 100-day anniversary of the release of Fallout 76, Bethesda has revealed its 2019 roadmap for the game, including a major spring update.
Detailed on Bethesda.net, the 2019 roadmap for Fallout 76 includes three major timeframes for free updates, with the Wild Appalachia update hitting in spring, Nuclear Winter coming in summer, and Wastelanders coming in fall. They bring with them different types of content, from new modes to a new main quest. Specific dates for when content will drop are included in the image below.
Venom Retcons Eddie Brock’s History
Marvel's current Venom comic has already dramatically rewritten the history of the symbiote, and now it's doing the same for its host, Eddie Brock.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Venom #11!
Much of Eddie Brock's story over the past 15 years has been dominated by his battle with cancer. The 2003 Spectacular Spider-Man series first revealed Eddie's cancer diagnosis, while also showing that the symbiote was drawn to Eddie specifically because it feeds on the adrenaline his sick body releases. Later, 2004's Marvel Knights Spider-Man featured a storyline where the dying Eddie auctioned off the symbiote to the highest bidder. And even as other characters like Mac Gargan and Flash Thompson had their stints as Venom, Eddie himself found himself cured by Mister Negative and transformed into Anti-Venom.
5 of the Best Black Lead TV Shows You Can Watch Right Now
In the late '80s and early '90s, black lead TV shows were mostly relegated to sitcoms, like The Cosby Show, Martin, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While many of those titles are still popular in syndication, the twenty-first century has ushered in more drama series, like Empire and How to Get Away With Murder.
Most of these creative changes can be attributed to the rise of black showrunners in Hollywood. Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes is the perfect example. She recently signed a lucrative 9-figure deal with Netflix to develop new original programming. While this creative pool of black showrunners is still small when compared to the overall television landscape, it's inspiring to see new diverse perspectives in entertainment.