Former WWE Superstar CM Punk recently shared an image of what WrestleMania 30 — which took place April 6, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans — was supposed to look like, as of January 20 that year, before Punk quit the company in the beginning of February.
Punk, who recently returned to the WWE fold in a peripheral manner (as a Fox employee working for WWE Backstage on FS1), took to Instagram and posted the following in his Stories…
Lost, LOTR, and Star: Wars Rise of Skywalker star Dominic Monaghan recently spoke about all the extra footage J.J. Abrams shot for Episode IX that didn’t make it into the film, noting that he wishes fans can one day see the sidelined scenes.
In an interview with THR, Monaghan said “Like a lot of Star Wars fans, I’m hoping there will be a director’s cut so we’ll get to see more and more of the stuff that was filmed.”
Amazon Prime Video has announced that its Nazi-hunting conspiracy thriller Hunters, starring Al Pacino and executive produced by Jordan Peele, will premiere on February 21, 2020.
Hunters also received a new trailer, which you can see in the video below or on top of the page, and it previews the story of a diverse band of Nazi hunters who live in New York City in 1977. After discovering that high-ranking Nazi officials are living amongst us, they must stop their plan to “create a Fourth Reich in the U.S.”
Alongside Pacino, Hunters stars Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor, Kate Mulvany, Tiffany Boone, Greg Austin, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Dylan Baker and Lena Olin.
It’s 2020, and there is no better way to spend the new year than burying yourself underneath your blanket and binge-watch Netflix all day long. However, every month, the streaming service puts out a ton of new content, and there are a lot of movies, TV shows, and originals headed your way in January, so what should you watch and what’s the best to check out? GameSpot has you covered, and we have a few recommendations for you, which you can see in the video above.
On January 1, Netflix dropped plenty of movies for you to enjoy. You can watch the classic John Hughes coming-of-age comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and debate for yourself whether or not Ferris is real or just a manifestation of what Cameron wants to be in life. Also arriving that day are Inception and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
If you’re into vampires, check out Dracula on January 4. It’s from the creators of Sherlock, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and it’s a three-part mini-series starring Claes Bang as the legendary vampire. Inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel, this series promises new adventures that “flesh out Dracula’s gory crimes” and make him a more vulnerable character.
On January 31, BoJack Horseman comes to an end with Season 6B. BoJack has been at his lowest point in the series, and he is struggling to get clean. After a stint in rehab, he’s forced to confront the mistakes he made. While that all sounds super-depressing, BoJack is one of the most consistently hilarious shows on television, and it’s a bummer to see it go.
If you’re interested in more news about streaming, check out what’s headed to Disney+ and Hulu this month.
With Half-Life: Alyx officially made public, Valve seems to be getting more comfortable with reveals. The company has given permission to an indie studio to show a behind-the-scenes look at F-Stop, the Portal prequel that never saw the light of day.
F-Stop was a nonviolent puzzle game with DNA similar to Portal. The entire game–led by a Valve producer named Joshua Weier who worked on Portal and Portal 2–was centered around the “Aperture Camera,” an item that could copy, paste, and rescale items in the game’s world. Unfortunately, as revealed in a 2011 interactive book titled The Final Hours of Portal 2, Valve put an indefinite hold on the project after workshopping it for a while.
LunchHouse Software, an indie studio currently working on its own physics-based puzzler titled Punt, is only now, almost a decade later, giving us a look inside what Valve had been planning. With Valve’s permission and access to the F-Stop’s official source code, Lunch House has peeled back F-Stop’s curtain through a brand-new docuseries called Exposure. The first episode, while short, can be seen below. LunchHouse said more episodes are to come.
The studio said Exposure, which will document F-Stop’s various mechanics as Valve developed via the original source code, is “not based on speculation or hearsay.” The first episode only shows the “base mechanics” of F-Stop, but the team at LunchHouse is excited to “[share] more with you all in the near future.”
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If you own a PS4, PlayStation Plus is virtually a must. Sony’s subscription service grants PS4 owners access to online multiplayer and enables cloud saves. PS Plus members also get exclusive discounts and two free PS4 games each month. Normally $60, Amazon has 12-month PS Plus subscriptions discounted to $45 right now.
We saw similar prices throughout the holidays. Occasionally PS Plus dips to $40 (or even a tad below), but it’s pretty rare. If you purchase a 12-month subscription through Amazon, your code will appear in your digital locker within minutes.
Sony recently announced January’s free games for PS Plus subscribers: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator. The Nathan Drake Collection contains remastered versions of the first three Uncharted games, which originally released on PS3. Goat Simulator, on the other hand, is a zany sandbox game that lets you wreak havoc as a goat. Both games will be available starting January 6. Until then, PS Plus subscribers can grab December’s free games: Titanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross.
This weekend’s visit by weekend vendor Xur in Destiny 2 marks the very first of the new year. As usual, Xur brings a host of Exotics that can help you fill out your collection get some advantages in PvE and PvP activities, as well as a handy Fated Engram to get you one item you don’t already have and that’s not in his inventory.
If you’re cramming activities to upgrade your Sundial obelisks or complete more baked treats for The Dawning, visiting Xur can be a great way to get yourself new items that can help. While you’re at it, be sure to check out our Dawning recipe guide to help you make all the treats you need to unlock the holiday event’s Exotic sparrow. Here’s where to find Xur from today until the weekly reset on January 7 and what items are in his inventory.
Xur is located on Io in the Giant’s Scar area this weekend. He’s offering Lord of Wolves as his Exotic weapon. For Hunters, Xur has ST0MP-EE5 leg armor; for Titans, it’s Dunemarchers leg armor; and for Warlocks, you can get Sanguine Alchemy chest armor.
To find Xur’s location, spawn in at the Giant’s Scar transmat zone, then ride your sparrow north through the archway. Head to the left side of the area and look for a cave set into the wall. Xur hangs out inside.
The inventory Xur brings to the solar system this weekend isn’t too impressive, although he does sport one Year Two item in Lord of Wolves. If you don’t have it, the shotgun is still a powerful tool in the Crucible, although the period in which it was nearly unstoppable and used by everyone has long passed, thanks to a patch from Bungie. For Hunters, the ST0MP-EE5 boots are also a must-have for some tougher platforming activities, so take the opportunity to snag these if they’re not already in your collection.
If Xur’s wares aren’t compelling, you can always roll the dice on the expensive Fated Engram he brings with him. This gives you a single Exotic from the limited pool of ones you haven’t already earned, for the price of 97 Legendary shards. If there’s something you’re missing from your collection and you want it sooner rather than later, it can be a good deal–starting with the Season of Dawn, all Exotic Engrams are Fated Engrams, but you’ll have to level up your Season Pass or wait for a random drop to get some. Be sure to purchase it on the character who’s missing the Exotic, and note that you can only get one per week, so choose wisely which of your characters makes the buy. If you’re a PC or Xbox One player taking advantage of cross-save, you can now potentially get Wavesplitter from the Fated Engram as well, thanks to the fact that it’s no longer exclusive to PS4.
Lord of Wolves is a shotgun that can do a ton of damage with its burst-fire mode, making it great for PvP.
Not too long ago, Lord of Wolves dominated the Crucible, but Bungie has since adjusted the gun to make it less dominant in PvP activities. It’s still a very handy weapon, however, thanks to its two firing modes. The standard firing rate is similar to most shotguns, while holding the reload button switches to Release the Wolves mode, which fires a longer, more powerful shotgun burst of several shots. Think of it like a shotgun that shoots like a fusion rifle–which makes it pretty devastating.
If you’ve got touch jumps to make ST0MP-EE5 are a must.
Though they’re among the oldest Exotic armor in Destiny 2, for Hunters, the ST0MP-EE5 boots are a must. They increase your sprint speed, slide distance, and jump height, which makes them phenomenal for tough platforming areas featured in The Whisper or the Pit of Heresy. Those mobility bonuses can also make them great in PvP situations, too. Put these boots in your rotation if you haven’t already.
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Sprinting makes your melee more powerful with Dunemarchers equipped.
It’s not just Hunters who can enjoy an Exotic that makes them quicker; Titans also get a boost to their mobility with Dunemarchers. These boots increase your sprint speed, but with a violent bonus–sprinting builds up a static charge that you can release on enemies when you melee them. Punching an enemy with a charge built up will chain lightning to their nearby allies.
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One of a few Warlock Exotics that power up your Rifts, Sanguine Alchemy can help make you and your teammates more effective.
There are several Exotics that boost Warlock Rifts, depending on the effects you need for a given situation. Sanguine Alchemy gives you and your teammates “heightened senses” when you stand in Rifts. That effect maintains your radar even when you’re aiming down sights and marks powerful enemies, allowing you to see them even when they’re out of your direct line of sight.
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