Month: March 2018

Are you ready for your next look at Avengers: Infinity War? After releasing a teaser during the Super Bowl, there hasn’t been much in the way of video from the film. Luckily, Marvel Studios has announced the next trailer for the superhero film will be released the morning of Friday, March 16.

News of a trailer follows a batch of photos from the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, which were released earlier in the week, and not long after news that the movie was shifting its release date. Though originally announced to be released on May 4, Marvel Studios and Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. announced on Twitter that fans would be able to see the movie beginning April 27.

Infinity War finds nearly all of the superheroes in the MCU–except those on the Netflix shows, sorry Jessica Jones–uniting to fight a common threat in Thanos. The intergalactic warlord is seeking control of the Infinity Stones, which would essentially allow him to destroy the universe.

While you wait for the new trailer to drop, make sure to take a look at GameSpot’s Infinity War coverage, breaking down everything we know about the longest Marvel movie yet. Check out this comprehensive guide to the location of the MCU’s Infinity Stones, along with a refresher of every character that will be featured in the movie.

It seems games based on the Warhammer 40,000 property are coming in thick and fast these days, between Total War: Warhammer, Dawn of War 3, and Warhammer Vermintide 2. Each one is drastically different from the next, so fans of the sprawling fantasy universe usually have something or another to cater to their gaming tastes.

The one major genre that Warhammer hadn’t touch until now is action role-playing games in the style of Blizzard’s Diablo. And that’s where Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor: Martyr comes in. Developed by NeocoreGames, which has been given its own corner of the Warhammer universe to build its story within, Martyr features a story-driven campaign that takes players to the 41st Millennium, where players are tracking a signal from a lost ship.

In addition to the single-player, there’s separate multiplayer mode where they can team up with up to three other Inquisitors to battle heretics, mutants, and Chaos Daemons, while earning loot. Unique classes that have abilities that compliment a variety of battle strategies will be available, and players will be able to customise and develop them to better suit their style. Other gameplay elements such as destructible environments and a cover system offer the opportunity to take a more strategic mindset into engagements.

Interestingly, the larger community will be able to decide the fate of planets through battles, though NeocoreGames has been tight-lipped on the exact nature and scope of this for now.

Either way, it’s something that fans of the ARPG should keep their eye on. In the video above, Warhammer superfan Dave Jewitt sits down with Diablo-lover Tamoor Hussain to discuss Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor: Martyr, explaining how its fresh take on many of the fundamental gameplay ideas from titles like Diablo and Torchlight could accommodate his need for dungeon exploring and tiny monster killing.

Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor: Martyr is expected launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PC on May 11.

A new update is now available for Fortnite, which means players can now find some new items and content in both Battle Royale and Save the World modes. However, there’s one weapon in particular that will no longer appear in the game–at least, for now.

Following Fortnite’s 3.3 patch, smoke grenades have now been moved into the “Vault,” effectively removing the item completely from Battle Royale. This doesn’t necessarily mean that smoke grenades won’t eventually return to the game, but for the time being, players will no longer be able to find them as loot during a match.

Epic explained that the reason smoke grenades are being moved into the Vault is because the items “are just not being used quite as much as we wanted them to.” However, the developer says it may potentially rework and reintroduce the grenades to Battle Royale at some point in the future when it feels they’re “ready.”

Smoke grenades are the second weapon to be moved into the Vault thus far, after the SMG was removed from Battle Royale last month. “As we add more weapons, consumables, and other item types, we want to make sure that the balance of itemization isn’t ruined,” Epic said at the time. “Expect more items to be released (and likewise vaulted!) in the future. And of course, items will often come back out of the Vault when the timing is right.”

While smoke grenades may be gone, a new weapon has taken their place in Battle Royale. Following the 3.3 update, players can now find and use remote explosives. As their name suggests, these can be placed on the map and detonated from a distance. The update also introduced Supply Llamas, a new form of loot drop that can be found hidden in unusual locations.

Since an Overwatch update released in February, complaints have emerged about Sombra. Specifically, her hack has been deemed too effective following the changes made in that patch, and now Blizzard has confirmed that it plans to dial things back a bit in a future update.

Designer Geoff Goodman shared the news on Overwatch’s forums in response to a thread calling for Sombra to be nerfed. Among other things, the February patch decreased the cast time of her Hack ability and expanded the number of abilities it blocks. Goodman confirmed that the next patch to be released will address some of the complaints about how Hack now works.

The first change involves imposing a two second cooldown whenever Hack is interrupted by damage. According to Goodman, “With this change, Sombra will have to be more careful about choosing when and who to hack instead of just holding down the button and waiting for people to miss and/or reload etc.”

Blizzard’s other adjustment involves line of sight. As it stands, there is a 0.1 second period of time at the end of Hack’s cast where it can’t be canceled by abilities like Tracer’s recall or Zarya’s shields, or by Sombra losing sight of her target. The video below was shared in the initial post of the thread and shows off cases where Sombra is able to complete a Hack in situations where she seemingly shouldn’t.

Goodman explained that the 0.1 second window “exists so [Hack] doesn’t constantly get broken by very small line of sight blockers such as light posts and signs, etc.” Blizzard has decided to remove this window and instead use “multiple LOS checks to make sure the small LOS blockers are still not a problem. In addition to this, we’re speeding up the update rate of her hacking so that it is more responsive in checking for these fail conditions. The combination of these things means it should be much more reasonable to respond to a hack targeting you.”

He concluded, “The intent of all of her recent changes is still to increase her overall strength and viability. We’re keeping a close eye on her to make sure she lands in a good place.”

There’s no word on when the patch with these changes will be coming. We also don’t yet know when Overwatch’s new character, Brigitte, is due out, but she’s been available on the PC version’s Public Test Realm for some time now. As such, a full PC, PS4, and Xbox One release for her may not be far off.

As spring kicks into high gear, Amazon Prime Video has plenty of new titles for you to watch in the month of April. From classic horror movies to new seasons of original programming, there are more than enough new titles for you to bring through any April showers that may keep you in the house.

When it comes to films, the new month sees classics like Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, and Carrie becoming available to stream–along with several modern horror films including Paranormal Activity, The Rage: Carrie 2 and Red State. Additionally, Escape From New York, Basic Instinct, Kickboxer, and Wayne’s World 2 will all be added on April 1.

On the Prime originals front, new seasons of Bosch and All or Nothing: Dallas Cowboys are set to debut, plus the premiere season of Little Big Awesome. Meanwhile, though it’s not an original, the latest season of History’s Vikings will become available on April 25.

You can take a look at everything being added to Amazon Prime Video in April below. In case you missed it, make sure to check out the service’s March additions, as well.

April 1

• 30 Beats
• 52 Pick-Up
• A Simple Plan
• Basic Instinct
• Brooklyn’s Finest
• Carrie
• Danny Roane: First Time Director
• Desperately Seeking Susan
• Drugstore Cowboy
• Escape from New York
• Eye for An Eye
• Flashback
• For a Few Dollars More
• Fred 3: Camp Fred
• Fred: Night of the Living Fred
• Fred: The Movie
• Friday the 13th
• Funny About Love
• Gamer
• Hangman
• Hellbenders 3D
• Internal Affairs
• Kickboxer
• Ladybugs
• Life Stinks
• Marathon Man
• Married to the Mob
• Meatballs
• Miami Blues
• Mystery Team
• Mystic River
• Paranormal Activity
• Philadelphia
• Prancer
• Project Nim
• Quigley Down Under
• Red State
• Salsa
• Shanghai Surprise
• She’s Having a Baby
• Sleepers
• Small Soldiers
• Snake Eyes
• Spaceballs
• Stand Up Guys
• Standing in the Shadows of Motown
• Steel Magnolias
• Superstar
• Tenderness
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
• The Big Wedding
• The Conspirator
• The Dogs of War
• The Foot Fist Way
• The Karate Kid
• The King of Comedy
• The Man in the Moon
• The Marc Pease Experience
• The Phantom
• The Rage: Carrie 2
• The Replacements
• The Thomas Crown Affair
• The Winning Season
• Throw Momma from the Train
• Trading Mom
• Troy
• Up in Smoke
• Uptown Girls
• Warpath
• Wayne’s World 2
• Wishmaster
• Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
• Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
• Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled

April 2

• Chavela
• Psychopaths

April 5

• Blame
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer

April 6

• The Florida Project

April 10

April 12

• I Can Do Bad All by Myself
• Saturday Church

April 13

• Bosch Season 4 (Prime Original)

April 15

April 18

• Aida’s Secrets

April 23

• Red Rock Season 3

April 24

• Vikings Season 5

April 25

• The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

April 27

• All or Nothing: Dallas Cowboys Season 3 (Prime Original)
• Little Big Awesome Season 1A (Prime Original)

Toys R Us, the famous American toy retailer founded some 70 years ago, will close all of its stores in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Wall Street Journal reports today that CEO David Brandon made the news official today with the filing of liquidation papers. The shutdown of the stores will result in the loss of up to 33,000 jobs in America.

According to Bloomberg, Toys R Us had hundreds of millions in debt it had to restructure this year for its US operation, but it couldn’t do that or find a buyer. It was a similar situation in the UK, where Toys R Us also failed to find a buyer. As a result, Toys R Us is closing all of its UK stores, which will affect the company’s 3,000 employees in the region, according to CNN.

Toys R Us also operates separate businesses in Canada and Asia. The company’s Asian business is reportedly the most profitable, and will continue to operate. Additionally, Toys R Us runs stores in Australia, though it remains to be seen if those stores are in jeopardy.

Toys R Us had filed for bankruptcy protection last year in the United States, so the writing was on the wall.

Brandon, the Toys R Us CEO, said sluggish holiday sales were partly to blame for the tough times. According to The Verge, Brandon said holiday says were “no short of devastating.”