It has been less than two weeks since the VALORANT closed beta began and so far the game looks promising to players of all skill levels. While much of the gameplay seems well developed, bans are a feature not present or planned to be added with any specific timeline, but it is something the game should definitely have when it comes to ranked mode and the esports scene that is sure to be created over time....
Twitter user @tg_bomze has released a brand new tool that claims to take low-resolution, pixelated pictures and reverse engineer them into full, high-resolution images. Currently, the Face Depixelizer only works on faces, as the name suggests, and some viewers have decided to take this software and apply it to their favorite video game characters, with some hilariously disturbing results. Bomze originally announced the Face Depixelizer as a way to recreate and enhance heavily pixelated images, which some onlookers took a certain amount of issue with, considering how pixelating photos is a common censorship technique for protecting identities....
Viggo Mortensen has confirmed that the horses he rode on during the filming of Lord of the Rings, as well as two others from the films, have passed away. Mortensen played Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and after filming, he had become attached to the horses used for certain battle scenes, and decided to purchase a couple of them. Mortensen bought two different horses that his character had rode on during the films, a Chestnut horse and a Bay horse, as well as the white horse ridden by Arwen during Fellowship of the Ring....
Best electric cars Our quick take Alternatives to consider Nissan Leaf Read the review: Nissan Leaf Kia Soul EV Read the review: Kia Soul EV Renault Zoe Read the review: Renault Zoe Volkswagen e-Golf - 4.5 / 5 Just… normal Easy-peasy driving squeasy A break from braking e-Golf specs and equipment Full of tech goodies e-Golf charging and range To recap If you want to go electric in the easiest way possible, and if you don’t want to make a big statement, then the eGolf is the car for you....
This Warrior review contains spoilers. Warrior Season 2 Episode 7 This episode picks up right where the last one left off – Young Jun (Jason Tobin), Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), and Hong (Chen Tang) return from their successful mission to face Father Jun’s (Perry Young) wrath. The Jun father-son relationship has been trying since the beginning, and it comes to a head when Father Jun blackballs his son from the Hop Wei with a ritual to ‘burn’ him out....
Makoto Shinkai launched himself into the anime stratosphere with the release of Your Name in 2016, proving he can rightfully stand alongside legendary greats like Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosoda, Masaaki Yuasa, and the late, great Satoshi Kon. It was a profound romantic comedy that toyed with the concept of identity and anxieties of young people that struck a chord with millions, explaining why it rapidly overtook Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away at the Japanese Box Office....
At long last, Dr. Disrespect has returned to the public eye. Since his sudden and mysterious Twitch ban on June 26th, anxious fans have been clamoring for information about what happened to him. Although details are still scarce, fans can breathe a little easier knowing that he is okay and able to make statements. Doc has already done some interviews about the ban, and while it seems like there’s a lot he can’t talk about yet, it also looks like his Internet hiatus is done....
Speculation is high after The Simpsons writers announced that they will be participating in an E3 Panel in the coming weeks. Nothing has been formally announced, and there are no current games within the Simpsons franchise in development that we know of, so this news could point to any number of things. With so many different types of games released over the years, there are several things that could be explored in a future Simpsons game....
There’s nothing that goes as well together like two peas in a pod as Harry Potter and The Sims 4 fans. In fact, the two seem pretty intimately connected, given how much influence the franchise has pulled from J. K. Rowling’s universe, going as far as having its own version of the book series under the name Henry Puffer. Thousands of content creators for the franchise have done so much for the book series, either by creating amazing builds that resemble Hogwarts itself or even by recreating the characters seen in the films or described in the books....
This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 18 Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) has become the heart of The Walking Dead, and fans are always going to want more of him, especially when he pairs off with his platonic soul mate Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). The two characters have ten seasons of history together, with their relationship really cementing into place during season two’s hunt for Sophia and continuing on through other relationships, moving halfway up the Atlantic seaboard, battling off hundreds of armed men and thousands of zombies, and any number of emotional break-downs....
When The Witcher 3 released back in 2015, the game received critical acclaim. It won The Game Award for Game of the Year and remains a fan-favorite for its combination of a huge open-world and tight character-driven storytelling. But there’s one aspect of CD Projekt Red’s fantasy RPG that hasn’t received the attention it deserved. The Witcher 3’s Ladies of Crookback Bog, AKA the Ladies of the Wood or the Crones, are some of the best examples of dark fantasy in video game storytelling....
You know The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, right? Possibly the best open world game ever made? Yeah, you know the one, with that guy called Link and with the ridiculously detailed physics engine. Well that physics engine not only lets you perform some satisfying maneuvers in the game, but also allows you to go overboard at times. Just think of all the things you could do with a really powerful magnet and the ability to store kinetic energy in objects!...
For reasons unknown, Electronic Arts makes the decision to launch Titanfall 2 without an EA Access free trial or discount, but the perks could come to the game later on. For $4.99 per month, EA Access and Origins Access subscribers receive a number of benefits, including free games, discounts, and trials to play unreleased titles. These benefits have applied to virtually all of EA’s titles since it introduced the program a couple of years ago, but Titanfall 2, one of the company’s biggest games of 2016, is skipping EA Access entirely....
One of the most popular ways to play Magic: The Gathering is the game’s Commander format. In the Commander format, players construct decks around legendary creatures that serve as that deck’s commander. Like every format of Magic, commander decks are built up of many diverse deck archetypes that seek to win using a variety of strategies. One of the most popular deck archetypes in Commander are “Wheel” decks. Named after the card “Wheel of Fortune,” wheel decks seek to have players repeatedly discard their hands and draw new batches of cards in order to mess with opponents’ plans, while providing beneficial effects to one’s self....
While most mainstream games don’t have a religious undertone, one Twitch streamer tried to center his conversations with other players around the topic. Twitch has banned the Fortnite streamer for some comments that he said to other players based on his view of Christianity. Many streamers on Twitch as well as the platform itself have been in the center of various scandals. From the ban of Dr Disrespect for a reason yet to be revealed by Twitch to the multiple sexual misconduct allegations that have come out against streamers like Fedmyster, there has been a lot going on with the streaming platform....
Ruben Fleischer’s Uncharted adaptation may be the first video game live-action to be successful in the market - breaking the curse that previous adaptations cast. With The Game Awards streaming later today, many are wondering whether this would be the perfect platform to debut the movie’s first trailer. The Uncharted movie features Spider-Man star Tom Holland as a young Nathan Drake, and his recent invitation to present at The Game Awards has sparked rumors....
The world of Dungeons & Dragons is filled with magical weapons, some of which are instantly recognizable as mighty while others leave a lot to be desired at first glance. However, what’s helped keep D&D around for nearly fifty years is it’s constant evolution to help players express themselves freely, which encourages a lot of critical and creative thinking. A second look at the rules of even the most inane magic weapons or items, combined with the right feat or class feature, can result in inescapable, DM-deflating game mechanics....
Several No Man’s Sky players on PS4 request refunds from Sony due to crashes, misleading marketing, and claims that the game gave them motion sickness. Although the launch of Hello Games’ space exploration game No Man’s Sky has been highly successful, it has not come without controversy. While Hello Games founder Sean Murray has admitted that the title is “super divisive,” the developer may not have been prepared for the backlash....
Until Dawn’s characters can be controlled completely at your whim. Their stats, friendships, and fate are all in your hands as you quick-time your way through icy hillsides, derelict mines, and crumbling psychiatric facilities. This game isn’t just a game for you, but the narrative scope delivered by Dr. Hill implies that this game is also for his patient. Dr. Hill’s role in the game is less about changing the future and more about encouraging you to be careful with your decisions....
Hear that? Underneath all the eerie buzzing beeps and whispering drones? That’s the sound of a TV show running at full pelt and knowing exactly where it’s heading. “They’re starting again” said back-from-the-grave Lee this week. That they are, praise be. Episode two was this series’ real opener after that superb trip back to the seventies carefully and stylishly shaded in the outlines of Milner, Arby and Jessica. The purpose of that fifty-minute flashback was nowhere more clear than in this episode’s final scene....
