Family Guy Will Deal With Quagmire’s History Of Assault

Family Guy is known for touching on taboo subjects, and soon one of its most outrageous characters will get a reckoning of sorts. Glenn Quagmire, a family friend of the Griffins known mostly for his serial sexual harassment and assault, will get an entire episode devoted to dealing with his behavior.

Huffington Post reports that showrunner Rich Appel announced plans to deal with the “MeToo” movement during an interview at San Diego Comic-Con. He also revealed that series creator Seth MacFarlane was personally involved in planning the episode.

“We are a year out, so we are writing episodes this month that won’t air for a year,” said Appel. “So the MeToo stuff became such a cultural force while were thinking of next season, and we are taking it head-on with an episode around Quagmire. We’re trying to be pretty fair about the whole history of the character. Seth encouraged us and even took a special interest while we were writing the episode.”

The MeToo movement, which has dealt with the pervasive problem of sexual harassment and assault, has resulted in scandal for high-profile Hollywood personalities like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. The movement has been led by women victims of assault, but male stars have spoken up too. Terry Crews of Brooklyn 99 has been very public about his own experiences with assault, even recently testifying before Congress.

How Family Guy will address the issue wasn’t detailed. It seems like an eventuality that such a problematic character would have to be dealt with, though, so we’ll see how Quagmire changes–or doesn’t–in the coming year.

Sharp Objects Episode 3 Review

What is the central mystery of HBO’s Sharp Objects adaptation? Is it the identity of the killer plaguing Wind Gap, or is it the slow reveal of all the terrible things that led Camille, Adora, and even Amma to be in the troubled states they’re in right now? With an episode like “Fix,” the most obvious answer is that these two mysteries will inform and dovetail into each other’s respective resolutions.

Does that mean Adora or Amma, or hell, even Camille, might’ve committed the murders? Not necessarily, but then why spend so much time advancing their individual character development without really showing progress on the murder case? “I guess you can’t trust Adora’s girls, can you?” Camille cheekily quips at one point. All that’s absent is a knowing wink.

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A Speedrunner Finished All 5 Fallout Games in Under 90 Minutes

A speedrunner completed all five Fallout games in just under 90 minutes, setting the world record in the process.

Speedrunner tomatoanus managed to finish Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas, and 4 in a record-breaking 1:29:47 without load times, according to Speedrun.com. The speedrun was performed on PC with easy difficulty and glitches on.

His previous Fallout anthology speedrun, which was also a world record at the time, clocked in at 1:41:15. You can check out tomatoanus’ new and improved run on YouTube. He also detailed some of the many different tricks and glitches he used on his FAQ notes.

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Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Will Get Zelda Gear in Nintendo Crossover

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is getting a Legend of Zelda crossover that will kit out your hunter and Palico in Breath of the Wild-themed gear.

A trailer today revealed that the collaboration will see players don Link’s Champions Tunic, hood, and wield his Ancient Bow, while Palicos can suit up as a Korok.

The Breath of the Wild DLC released for Monster Hunter XX in Japan last year, but will be available in the west at launch.

Last week, a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Breath of the Wild crossover was announced as part of a free update. The new content introduced Champion’s Tunic Link riding the Master Cycle Zero that was added to Breath of the Wild as part of the Champion’s Ballad DLC, as well as the Ancient Tires and the Paraglider parts.

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Fortnite Is About to Get Slurp Juice Changes and Another New SMG

Epic Games is bringing another new submachine gun to Fortnite soon. Dubbed the “Compact SMG,” the weapon has turned up in in-game previews as was spotted by Reddit users yesterday.

The SMG’s official description reads: “Epic and Legendary rarity SMG that exceles 

at close quarters combat.” An Epic Games representative seemed to confirm the weapon by posting simply posting “Oops” when the “exceles” typo was pointed out.

According to prolific Forrnite leaker Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks on Twitter, the forthcoming SMG will be called the P90. Fortnite Battle Royale Leaks even has audio of the P90 firing, reloading, and being picked up.

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NHL 19 Will Have Some Painful-Looking Hits, See Them Here

NHL 19 is going to up the ante with its realistic-looking hits and collisions, it seems. EA Sports has released a new “collision physics trailer” for the game, showcasing some of the new animations that you’ll see and feel vicariously through the controller.

The new collision physics in NHL 19 were apparently inspired by cover star P.K. Subban, who is a very big man known for laying people out like that time he completely trucked Brad Marchand. The video even shows a Subban-Marchand hit reminiscent of the one that happened back in 2010 when Subban was with the Canadiens.

“Everything that we did sort of represented what we were seeing in the modern-day NHL,” EA Sports NHL gameplay producer Ben Ross says in the video.

As you’d expect, the physics system factors in how prepared a player is for a hit. If they have time to brace, the hit may not be very big or painful-looking. But if the player doesn’t see the hit coming, that’s when they could leave the ice and ragdoll.

Based on this trailer, the hits in NHL 19 look very good and realistic, which is no surprise given that EA’s NHL franchise consistently delivers the goods when it comes to authenticity. We’re eager to see how the rest of the game’s systems and mechanics are coming along.

NHL 19 launches on September 14 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. For the first time in the franchise, NHL 19 will have outdoor rinks on ponds, while there will also be “legacy” athletes to play as–including the great one, Wayne Gretzky.

Halo: Infinite Doesn’t Support Xbox Play Anywhere, Website Shows

The next big Halo game, Halo Infinite, may not support the Xbox Play Anywhere scheme, it appears. As discovered by DynamiteCop! on NeoGAF, the Xbox.com page for Halo: Infinite does not list Xbox Play Anywhere support for Halo: Infinite.

The page shows that the game is coming to Xbox One and PC, further noting that it will support 4K and HDR, and that it’ll be “enhanced” on Xbox One X. However, there is no mention at all of Xbox Play Anywhere, an absence that is notable given that the Xbox.com page another high-profile upcoming Microsoft game, Gears 5, shows Xbox Play Anywhere support.

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Xbox Play Anywhere is the consumer-friendly system whereby purchasing an Xbox One or Windows 10 PC game gets you a copy of the game on the other platform at no extra cost. All of your progress, including saves and achievements, moves between platforms. It’s a nice system that gives you the freedom to play wherever is most convenient for you.

Halo: Infinite coming to PC is a big deal, considering that entries in the mainline series have been Xbox-exclusives for more than a decade now. The last Halo game that officially came to PC was 2004’s Halo 2. It remains to be seen why Halo: Infinite won’t support Xbox Play Anywhere or if there are perhaps other details that Microsoft is not ready to share yet. Whatever the case, we have contacted Microsoft in an attempt to get more information.

Given that Halo: Infinite is still a long time off, it could be that distribution details like support for Xbox Play Anywhere and other key particulars are not sorted out as of yet. After all, what was shown at E3 2018 was not Halo: Infinite the game but rather only a demonstration of the engine that powers it. We have yet to see any footage of the game itself, but Microsoft has stressed that it will re-focus on Master Chief after Halo 5 pushed away from him.

In other Halo news, 343 recently confirmed that it is not working on a battle royale mode currently for Halo 5 or presumably Halo Infinite. When Halo: Infinite does finally release, it will be free for all Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 Review

The Mega Man X Legacy Collection is an absolutely fantastic compilation that contains the first four Mega Man X games. The first three alone are some of the best video games ever made for the Super NES and are still coveted by fans. Mega Man X4 was a bit more divisive when initially released, but I found myself enjoying it despite the surprising evolution in the art style. I’m incredibly happy to have this well executed compilation in my library of modern consoles and available on the go.

Not only is this a collection of superb ports, but it also adds several features that will be a pleasant surprise for longtime fans. The Museum features artwork, the original Japanese Rockman X trailers, photos of Mega Man X collectibles, all the music from each game, and even the Day of Sigma animated short that shipped with Maverick Hunter X on the PlayStation Portable. You can also choose to play either the US or Japanese versions of any of the included games.

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Comic-Con 2018: New Show Gets Trailer, Comes To Netflix This Fall

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Comic-Con 2018: Mayans MC Can Say “F**k More Than Sons Of Anarchy

Mayans MC, the Sons of Anarchy spinoff, is expected to contain a lot of strong language. This should be no surprise given it’s a show from Kurt Sutter. But now, Sutter has confirmed that the writing team has a “lot more freedom” in terms of language than Sons of Anarchy did.

As THR explains, this comes down to changes related to broadcast standards. He said at Comic-Con recently that he takes a “f**k inventory” after writing each Mayans episode, and in good news for fans of strong language, FX will allow the word “f**k.”

“I’m not quite sure where the shift has happened but there is a lot more freedom in terms of language and we will be able to say ‘f**k’ on FX,” he said. “I always do a f**k inventory at the end of every script and go, ‘Oh, that’s way too much.'”

While FX will allow the word “f**k” on Mayans MC, you probably shouldn’t expect to hear it every other word like it was Goodfellas. Still, Sutter said it’s freeing because with Sons of Anarchy, the writing team had to contend with writing scripts for “a world where that word didn’t exist.”

The first trailer for Mayans MC premiered at Comic-Con recently, showing off more of the gritty world and its new characters (watch it above). JD Pardo plays Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes, a prospect in the Mayans M.C. biker gang that just got out of prison. Emilio Rivera’s character from Sons of Anarchy will also appear, though there won’t be many other crossovers, apparently.

“Right now there’s no intersecting stories that will interfere with that but Sons is a big world and there was a lot of peripheral players … so there will be those kind of intersections,” Sutter said during a Comic-Con panel.

The first season of Mayans is scheduled to premiere on FX on September 4 and will consist of 10 episodes. The show also stars Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica, Dexter), and the first two episodes are directed by Norberto Barba (Preacher).