Month: November 2019

Episode 6 – Another Pack Of Preppers

Alright, time to get your butt ready–we’re about to hike all over these damn mountains and connect a bunch of preppers to the chiral network.

If you remember the last time you were asked to do this, you’ll recall that it was never as simple as just heading straight to them, and that’s definitely the case again. You don’t have access to BB during this entire chapter, for reasons that you probably already know by now, so we’ll have to be careful when travelling through BT areas.

What’s more, you’re about to hit some of the toughest terrains in the game. But, I’ll help you out as best as I can. Grab the two critical quests, and let’s head out–we’ll go to the Doctor first.

I suggest grabbing a couple of ladders, or bringing a PCC and materials to build a bridge and/or zipline. We won’t have far to go, but it’s absolutely worth going out of your way to set up some helpful infrastructure or future runs here–you’ll thank yourself later.

No seriously, listen to me: BRING PCCs TO SET UP ZIP LINES.

The new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog is here. This isn’t technically the first trailer–that appeared back in April–but it does give us the first look at the redesigned Sonic. That initial promo was met with much criticism for the way Sonic looked, so the filmmakers took the unusual step of delaying the film to give its Hedgehog star a complete makeover.

It’s quite clear from the very start that the redesign has essentially made Sonic look way more like the familiar video game character, and less “realistic.” While the initial design made Sonic seem more human, presumably to fit in better with the movie’s real actors, this one has a pure comic book look, with much bigger eyes and mouth, and cartoonish limbs. As for the movie itself, it still looks like huge fun, and there’s lots of footage that wasn’t in the first trailer. Check it out below.

Sonic the Hedgehog hits theaters on February 14, 2020, having been pushed back from this November. Sonic is voiced by Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation), with Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik. Westworld’s James Marsden will feature as a state trooper who catches onto Sonic’s super speed.

Director Jeff Fowler was very quick to address the criticism of Sonic’s appearance after the first trailer. Within a day, he had tweeted that the character would be redesigned, with the date change announced soon after to allow for the extensive extra VFX work.

For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to the biggest upcoming movies in the rest of 2019.

Disney Plus is finally here, and Verizon customers can get a free year of the streaming service. To take advantage of the offer, you need to either have a Verizon unlimited plan or set up new 5G home internet or Verizon Fios service.

How to get a free year of Disney Plus through Verizon

After clicking on the button above, choose “Get started.” You’ll have four options to choose from. If you already have an unlimited plan, simply choose “Get Disney+” and log into your Verizon account. From there, you need to accept the terms and conditions before verifying that you want to enroll in the promotion.

Once enrolled, your Disney Plus subscription will now be managed through Verizon. It’s set to automatically renew after the promotional period, so if you decide you don’t want it going forward, remember to turn off automatic renewal through Verizon.

The subscription appears to stack with the one-week free trial offered through Disney. If you pre-ordered the three-year subscription from Disney or already purchased a monthly or annual Disney Plus plan, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to manage that existing subscription. The Verizon promotion will not cancel your original subscription, but it will delay billing until the free year is up.

Keep in mind that if you change mobile providers or switch to a plan that isn’t unlimited, the Disney Plus subscription will expire.

For those who don’t have Verizon unlimited plans but are interested in the promotion, you can choose one of the other three options: Change your (Verizon) plan, switch to Verizon, or sign up for Fios home internet.

Not interested in Verizon but definitely interested in Disney Plus? No problem. You can start your one-week free trial at the link below.

YouTube’s original series Corba Kai follows Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, the rivals from The Karate Kid, as adults. Taking place 30 years after the events of the film, Lawrence is getting back on his feet and decides to reopen to Cobra Kai dojo. The first two seasons are fantastic, and if you’re not signed up for YouTube’s premium service, you can now pick up the series on DVD.

Seasons 1 and 2 release together on DVD today, and it’s loaded with special features. In the video above, you can see the creators of the series discussing all the Easter eggs and nods to the original Karate Kid film, and there are plenty.

In addition to that, the home release contains bonus scenes, a gag reel, and featurettes detailing everything from fight choreography to the music used within the series.

Cobra Kai will return for a Season 3 sometime in 2020. No official release date has been announced yet. You can check out some of Cobra Kai for yourself right now. Select episodes are available to watch for free on YouTube, including Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 1.Cobra Kai: Seasons 1 & 2 are available now on DVD.

Of all the many changes that George Lucas made to the original Star Wars trilogy over the course of its various reissues and rereleases, there are none as controversial as Greedo shooting first in his confrontation with Han Solo in the original 1977 film A New Hope. The film is one of many Star Wars movies now available in 4K on Disney+, and the scene has been changed yet again.

The moment comes towards the end of the iconic Mos Eisley Cantina sequence, when Greedo confronts Han about the money owed to Jabba the Hutt. In the original version, Han abruptly ends the discussion by shooting Greedo dead, before swaggering out of the bar. But when the movie was rereleased as the Special Edition with various digital alterations in 1997, it was changed so that Greedo fires first and (somehow) misses, before Han shoots him, changing Han’s motivation from murder to self-defence. The scene was changed yet again for the 2011 blu-ray release, when the gap between the two shots was reduced to make them almost simultaneous.

With the movie now on Disney+, it hasn’t taken fans long to notice that the scene has changed yet again. The time between blaster shots has been tightened even further, and before that, there’s a newly inserted edit of Greedo saying something without subtitles. It was first spotted by the Twitter account Star Wars Visual Comparisons, who captured it below:

If you want to check out the previous versions of this scene, the original is here, while the Special Edition version can be watched here. As for what Greedo says before he shoots, it seems to be “Maclunkey!” We’re not sure what that means, but comedian Eric Fell has discovered that it’s not the first time the word has appeared in the Star Wars series:

Fans can find a wealth of Star Wars content on Disney+–check out GameSpot’s guide to everything available to watch right now. One of the biggest releases is The Mandalorian, the first ever live-action Star Wars TV show. The first episode is available now, and you can read GameSpot’s review here.

However, it’s possible you might be having trouble watching any content on Disney+. There are day one issues across the many devices that it can be watched on, with various reports of playback and loading problems.

It’s launch day for the most-anticipated streaming service release ever. Disney+ has arrived, and there is plenty of cool stuff to check out. The only problem is that many people can’t access anything. Launch day for the streaming service is not off to a good start, with errors essentially rendering the app unusable.

While you can download the Disney+ app and even open it up, you may not be able to do much more than that with Disney+. Many people–including myself–are reporting error screens for Day One, and it’s been this way since the service launched around 12:30AM ET on Tuesday morning.

If you planned to take the day off to binge-watch all of Disney+’s programming or maybe you’re a journalist who started work early in order to pick through the contents of the service, you’re more than likely landing on a page that says “Unable to connect to Disney+. There seems to be an issue connecting to the Disney+ service. Please try again later if the issue persists.”

Provided you can make it past that point, you may still encounter issues. When attempting to stream anything, you may be met with a black screen or an error simply stating, “Sorry something went wrong. Please try again later.”

And yes, this is extremely frustrating when you just want to watch the brand-new Star Wars series The Mandalorian, which Chris E. Hayner got to review for GameSpot. In it, he said, “With its first episode, The Mandalorian has made a statement about what a live-action Star Wars TV show looks like. Now, with the remaining seven episodes in Season 1, it needs to make a statement about how a Star Wars plot should unfold over a longer form of storytelling.” Thanks for rubbing it in that you got to watch it, and we didn’t.

Obviously, with any new streaming service, there are going to be speed bumps. With this many people jumping onto a service–at the same time–the servers may not be able to handle everyone. Disney is a very large company, so this problem should be worked out sooner rather than later, I hope.

While writing this up, and refreshing on more devices than I’d like to admit, I got Disney+ to work on my Fire Stick and Android phone. I’m still having issues on my PC and iOS devices though. So for now, know the problem isn’t just you, it will be resolved, and have patience.

Beyond these server-based technical issues, other complaints have emerged–namely, that The Simpsons is displayed in widescreen, cutting off a portion of the frame. There’s also been an unexpected change to Star Wars’ “Han Shot First” scene.

Good luck to you on Disney+ launch day.