Monthly Archives: February 2019
Samsung Announces Galaxy Fold Smartphone
During today’s Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event, the tech company announced the Galaxy Fold, a folding smartphone-tablet hybrid.
The Galaxy Fold sports a 4.6” display when folded, and a 7.3” display in its expanded tablet form. It does so using an infinity-flex display that includes a sophisticated hinge system that creates a “seamless, elegant look."
The phone will come in Cosmos Black, Space Silver, Martian Green and Astro Blue, and customers can personalize the hinge color. When closed, it can make calls and fit in the palm of your hand. When opened, it can view videos, access maps, and more. It also includes three app multitasking, a 7nm processor, 12 gigs of RAM and 510 gigs of onboard memory.
Marvel Finally Makes Sense of Wolverine’s Resurrection
The full story behind Wolverine's recent resurrection has finally been revealed.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Return of Wolverine #5 and Wolverine: Infinity Watch #1!
While Wolverine first returned to life in the pages of Marvel Legacy #1 in September 2017, that issue raised more questions than answers. Why has Logan stayed in hiding ever since? Why is he suddenly so interested in the Infinity Stones? And why does it seem like there are two completely different versions of the character running around the Marvel Universe (not even counting Old Man Logan)?
New to Netflix in March
Netflix in March means the return of Arrested Development (for the second half of Season 5), Queer Eye, and Santa Clarita Diet. Plus, high-profile movies like A Clockwork Orange, Apollo 13, The Notebook, The Hurt Locker, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Films for the family include Disney's Christopher Robin and Saving Mr. Banks, along with Stuart Little and Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
Obviously, Netflix Originals are where you're going to find the usual overwhelming amount of options, and in March you'll get an action flick starring Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac called Triple Frontier, a new Ricky Gervais series, a debaucherous Mötley Crüe bio-pic, Idris Elba as a down-and-out DJ, an Amy Schumer comedy special, and a period crime drama starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson.
Umbrella Academy Season 1’s Ending Explained
Warning: this article contains spoilers for the finale of Umbrella Academy Season 1!
For more on Umbrella Academy, check out our feature on What Happened to Ben here. Or catch up on our Umbrella Academy Explained piece!
The first season of Umbrella Academy ends on a pretty major cliffhanger, and no character is more affected than Ellen Page's Vanya Hargreeves.
The finale sees Vanya make her final transformation from unloved Umbrella Academy reject to full-blown villain, as she transforms into The White Violin and winds up dealing the killing blow that wipes out humanity. Read on to find out more about what this transformation means and how it compares to her story in the Umbrella Academy comics.
Ubisoft’s Unreleased Pirate Game Skull & Bones to Get a TV Show
Ubisoft’s upcoming Skull & Bones game, which does not yet have an official release date, will be getting its own television show.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Ubisoft is working with Atlas Entertainment, which has helped produce various DC films and the true crime show Dirty John, to create the show.
The project is being billed as a "female-driven drama set in the lawless frontier of the Indian Ocean at the end of the golden age of piracy in the 1700s.” The Mist’s Amanda Segel will write the pilot and executive produce alongside Atlas Entertainment’s Andy Horwitz and Richard Suckle.
Heads Up: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Is Just $20 Right Now
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It looks like we've come to that lovely time when the biggest games of last year are finally starting to get deeply discounted sale prices. With so many great games having launched in 2018, it's inevitable you missed out on some of them. And with the sale prices below on PS4 and Xbox One games, now is the ideal time to fill out your library with the ones you missed.
The best deal of the bunch is Assassin's Creed Odyssey on PS4 and Xbox One on sale for just $19.99 at Amazon and GameStop. That's the lowest price we've ever seen on one of last year's biggest and best games. Assassin's Creed Odyssey takes players back to Ancient Greece, where you can choose to play as a male or female Spartan warrior as you explore the massive open world on land or by sea. Check out our 9.2/10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey review for details.
Update: Dreams Early Access Version Gets a Release Date
Update 03/28/2019: Dreams' Early Access release date has been announced to be April 16.
Want to know more? There's a lovely new trailer just for that:
Sony has announced that Media Molecule's Dreams will be released in an early access form in spring 2019, and will cost $29.99 / €29.99 (no UK or Australian price is available at time of writing).
The fabulously clever game/art/movie/music(/everything) tool will arrive as a 'Creator Early Access' version, containing a suite of creation tools and tutorials for using them. You'll be able to browse other people's creations (and remix them), a series of pre-made, customisable arcade games, and an 'Inspiration Gallery' of particularly impressive bits of work curated by Media Molecule.
Unlicensed Fortnite Festival Company Shuts Down After Epic Lawsuit
The UK-based company, Exciting Events, has been "forced... to cease all trading activities immediately" following an unsuccessful and unofficial Fortnite-themed event in Norwich.
As reported by the BBC, Fortnite Live was billed as the "Fortnite event of the year,” though it wound up angering parents who demanded refunds when it failed to live up to this promise. The festival consisted of a £12 ($16) entry fee, and additional £20 ($26) wristband for unlimited access to a single climbing wall tower for three people, a four-person archery range, four go-karts, and other activities.
Speaking to The Guardian, attendees likened the attractions to "the sort of thing you see at a school fete.” Photos from the event also show a "cave experience" that amounted to a truck trailer "no bigger than a car, with a tunnel through it.” There was also the opportunity for visitors to play the free-to-play game, but this was allegedly also a paid attraction. The festival attracted an estimated 3,000+ attendees.
The Division 2 PC Players Are Getting a Technical Test This Weekend Ahead of the Open Beta
Ubisoft has announced a PC-only technical test for this weekend as a dry run for the platform's open beta.
"Our goal with this Technical Test is to assess a certain amount of fixes we implemented based on your feedback following the Private Beta," the dev said in a Reddit post. "This will help ensure that your Open Beta experience will be as smooth as possible."
It won't be open to everyone, but players who have been selected will be receiving email invites today. Ubisoft has stressed that pre-order customers are not guaranteed to get in, as the invites are being "distributed at random to ensure a wide range of participants."
Apex Legends: New Gun and Twitch Prime Rewards Announced
Twitch Prime members can now get a new Pathfinder skin and five Apex packs.
The rewards launched alongside the second half of the Apex Legends Twitch Rivals event, featuring 48 streamers vying for a $200,000 prize pool. If you missed the result, you can catch up over on Twitch.
