The new character is Supreme Time Kai, a major character from the game’s plot. She’s a God, so she’ll be pretty powerful. Nine new fighting techniques are included too, so you can switch up your style.
There are also five new mascots being added, each with three different color schemes. Puar, Fat Buu, Chiaotzu, Fat Gotenks, and Zeno can now be made to follow you around, which is fun.
There are plenty of other little features being added, too. There are new raid quests, and all raid events will now drop items. There are 10 new companion character models, and updates to existing models. Online play is being tweaked a bit, and 50 new Hero Colosseum figures are being added.
All up, it’s a huge free update, and could breath some new life into the game on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The Batman has an incredible cast, with Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Weight, and more huge actors attached. But one bit of casting that is drawing particular attention following the release of the first trailer for the film is Colin Farrell, who is unrecognizable as Oswald Cobblepot, also known as The Penguin.
The role was previously played by Danny DeVito in Batman Returns, who gave an extremely memorable, scenery (and nose) chewing performance as the malevolent crime boss, whose flipper-hands and chalky face was very close to the character’s appearance in comics and cartoons.
Colin Farrell in The Batman
Now, DeVito has spoken with Collider about his role in The One And Only Ivan, and the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia actor was asked to talk about Farrell taking up the mantle, and if he had given the actor any advice. DeVito, who previously worked with Farrell on the live-action Dumbo movie, said that he hasn’t seen him since but is very confident in his abilities.
“I haven’t spoken to him since, but I’m really looking forward to it,” DeVito says. “I think that no matter what, he’s gonna be great because he’s a great actor.”
As for advice, DeVito says that “the only thing he has to worry about is that Oswald Cobblepot will show up at his house,” before laughing and delivering one of his iconic Penguin noises. It’s pretty charming.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is officially in development for mobile devices in China, which could be a promising sign for those who don’t have a PS4 or PC, or who wish to play the multiplayer party game on-the-go.
Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad shared the news on Twitter, stating that “Chinese games and entertainment company Bilibili has secured the rights to publish a mobile version of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout in China.”
I think this is the first official confirmation of a mobile version of the game being in development?
Not too surprising to see. But interesting that the China announcement has come first with seemingly no confirmation of a mobile version for the West. pic.twitter.com/JzODsZuyoS
This is seemingly the first official confirmation that a version of Fall Guys is being developed for mobile devices, and the news arrives after the official Fall Guys Twitter account warned about ads for a mobile version that are scams.
It’s important to note that there is no confirmation for a mobile version for the West, so it remains to be seen what developer Mediatonic and publisher Devolver Digital have in store for bringing Fall Guys to other devices and regions.
For those who have yet to download Fall Guys on PS4 and wish to try out the game, be sure to download it before it leaves PlayStation Plus on August 31, 2020.
Microsoft has joined the discourse regarding Epic Games’ ongoing legal battle with Apple, throwing its support behind Epic Games and the Unreal Engine.
Kevin Gammill, the general manager of gaming developer experiences for Microsoft, filed a statement expressing the company’s support for Epic Games’ temporary restraining order request against Apple.
In the filing, Microsoft explained the significance of Unreal Engine being available on Apple devices, as it is an extremely popular game engine and Microsoft’s own Forza Street makes use of it.
Should Apple not provide Epic Games access to its development kit, Unreal Engine would likely cease support for Apple products and large numbers of companies and creators would be left out. Any projects started on Unreal Engine would have to switch to something else or restart completely, should they not be outright canceled because of the additional costs.
“If Unreal Engine cannot support games for iOS or macOS, Microsoft would be required to choose between abandoning its customers and potential customers on the iOS and macOS platforms or choosing a different game engine when preparing new games,” the filing said.
Additionally, with so many games already on these platforms running on Unreal Engine, ceasing support would lead to them lacking future bug fixes and security updates, the filing argues.
Epic’s latest request for a restraining order against Apple aims to force the company to, at least temporarily, put Fortnite back on the App Store with its direct payment system letting players circumvent Apple’s own payment system–and the 30% cut Apple receives on transactions. It seems like the battle is only just beginning, and Epic Games’ Free Fortnite campaign and tournament are certainly aiming to get the public on its side. Google Play has similarly removed the game from its own store, but it is not the exclusive application store for Android.
Typically, with the “Big Four” WWE PPVs–Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam, and Survivor Series–there is a two-hour long Kickoff Show before the main card. However, with this year’s Summerslam, the Kickoff will only be one hour this go-around.
There has been one match announced for the Kickoff Show. Apollo Crews will defend his United States Championship against MVP. If you don’t have the WWE Network, you can watch the Kickoff Show in the tweet below live.
WWE’s Summerslam is here, or at least it will be in a few hours. The biggest stars in wrestling will face each other inside the Thunderdome at the Amway Center, in Orlando, Florida. Below, you’ll find the winners and losers of the event as it happens.
The main card for the show begins at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET, with a Kickoff show beginning one hour prior. Summerslam is going to be a monumental event, as it’s the first WWE PPV taking place outside of the Performance Center since the COVID-19 pandemic began–not counting the cinematic matches we saw during Wrestlemania 36 or Money in the Bank.
How to watch:
If you want to watch tonight’s event, you’ll want to subscribe to the WWE Network. While the streaming service no longer offers a free trial, which you can sign up for below, it’s still a whole lot cheaper than getting the PPV through your cable or satellite provider.
WWE Network costs $10 a month. In addition to streaming live events, there are old episodes of numerous wrestling shows and promotions, and original content. You can cancel at any time.
As of this writing, there are eight matches for the PPV–six of which are for WWE titles–on the match card. Will these feuds end here, or will they continue to next Sunday’s event? Check out what to expect below.
Match card:
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship)
The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza (Raw Tag Team Championship)
Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins (Street Fight)
Braun Strowman (c) vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (Universal Championship)
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka (Raw Women’s Championship)
Bayley (c) vs. Asuka (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville (No DQ Loser Leaves WWE)
Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP (United States Championship) [KICKOFF SHOW]
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It’s time for the biggest party of the summer. Every year, WWE celebrates the summer months with one of its largest shows, Summerslam. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic meaning no fans are able to be there live, this year is no different. Summerslam 2020 is loaded with big marquee matches, and it’ll all be happening within the ThunderDome, WWE’s new home inside Orlando, Florida’s Amway Arena.
With eight matches scheduled, including multiple championship bouts and one fight in which the loser has to leave WWE, there’s a lot on the line tonight. Naturally, GameSpot’s resident Wrestle Buddies, Mat Elfring and Chris E. Hayner, have many thoughts about it all and will be reviewing the show live, as it happens. Take a look at the card for WWE Summerslam below then make sure to keep coming back here for our thoughts on each match as they happen.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship)
The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza (Raw Tag Team Championship)
Dominik Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins (Street Fight)
Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP (United States Championship)
Braun Strowman (c) vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (Universal Championship)
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka (Raw Women’s Championship)
Bayley (c) vs. Asuka (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville (Loser Leaves WWE match)
Summerslam kicks off at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, with the pre-show beginning at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT. For up to the minute results, GameSpot has you covered.
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If you weren’t already anxious about November 3, a hurtling space rock is headed our way to add to the chaos.
Not to fear though, the asteroid, named “2018VP1,” is only about the size of a truck (an estimated diameter of 1.8 to 3.9 meters per NASA data), and will likely burn up in the atmosphere a day before Election Day, on November 2.
It also only has an estimated 0.41% chance of being in the right trajectory to hit Earth anyhow.
“Asteroid 2018VP1 is very small, approximately 6.5 feet, and poses no threat to Earth,” a spokesperson for NASA told Business Insider. So nothing near the size of the planet killers featured in Michael Bay’s Armageddon or Mimi Leder’s Deep Impact.
Apparently, 2018VP1, which holds a two-year orbit around the sun, has already had a few close calls with Earth dating all the way back to 1970.
Last week, on August 16, an SUV-size space rock (“2020 QG”) flew past our planet, per NASA. There are “hundreds of millions of small asteroids the size of 2020 QG, but they are extremely hard to discover until they get very close to Earth.”
Anyhow, if you’re really set on preventing Armageddon, remember to vote!
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
Summer Games Done Quick 2020 couldn’t go forward as it typically does because of the pandemic, and the organizers opted for an online-only format where streamers would speed through games at their homes. This didn’t slow down donations, however, as the week-long marathon brought in $2.3 million for Doctors Without Borders.
With any luck, the Awesome Games Done Quick event scheduled for January 2021 will be able to take place the traditional way, with fans cheering each player on as they show off their skills. Still, the amount of money raised for charity during the most-recent event is extremely impressive when considering many are on a budget during the pandemic.
Games Done Quick features traditional speedruns of games along with more creative ones, such as races between two players or “randomizer” runs that switch up elements of the games. Those who donate have a chance to win prizes such as art or collectibles, as well.
The Call Of Duty: Black Ops series, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, has taken players on covert missions around the globe with themes focusing on conspiracy theories, paranoia, and alternate history. With the new Call Of Duty game coming in 2020 reportedly focusing on the Cold War era, we take you through some of the wildest things that have happened in and around the series so far.
Fall Guys is getting a new patch on PS4 and PC that aims to fix some of its biggest issues while also making the game fairer and less frustrating. Planned for this week, it addresses several different parts of the game and the patch notes even include a slight jab at players concerned with the Yellow Team’s dominance in team games.
The round-selection algorithm has been altered so it will now only pick team-based games when the team sizes can be equal, and the most-frequent crashing issues were addressed. Jump Showdown was one of the biggest targets for the patch, with a jump exploit and camera issues being fixed, and the Slime Climb will no longer let players grab certain obstacles.
We’ve got a patch that’s almost ready to go – will hopefully drop it in the next week!
I’m really excited about this one as it’s got lots of the things you’ve been asking us for!
Shout yourself out in the replies if you spot something you requested!
On PS4, inverted control users can finally play the game with an X/Y axis setting as well as sensitivity settings. The UI should also run more smoothly on older PS4 systems, and the jump button’s binding can be changed for Japanese players to better match what other games use.
Fall Guys isn’t slowing down, as Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom Opening Night Live will be the venue for an August 25 Season 2 reveal. It isn’t clear what will be included in the new season, but we’ll likely see new modes and costumes. Its developers are also interested in seeing the game get the Lego treatment if the toy giant is on board, as well.
