Dave Bautista Removes Himself From WWE Hall Of Fame This Year

Dave Bautista is a former six-time world champion in WWE and was supposed to be inducted into their Hall of Fame last year, but that was inevitably post-posed. This year, the ceremony was to combine the 2021 class with the 2020 class in a mega celebration, but Big Dave has taken himself out for this year.

Due to previous obligations, Batista will be unable to attend and will be inducted at a later date to properly “thank the fans and people who made my career possible.” He was supposed to be inducted alongside greats like The Bella Twins, The nWo, JBL, “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, and cruiserweight icon, Jushin “Thunder” Liger.

While he got his big push as a founding member of Evolution with Triple H, Ric Flair, and Randy Orton, Bautista–who simplified his ring name to Batista–became a standalone star in 2005 after winning the Royal Rumble and winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 21 that same year. He previously won the tag team titles with Ric Flair, John Cena, and Rey Mysterio. He had originally retired and came back to the company to win his second Rumble in 2014. Batista had his retirement match against Triple H at Wrestlemania 35 in 2019.

The 2021 class will so far include former Women’s Champion, Molly Holly, and Eric Bischoff, whose vision for WCW made it a serious rival for WWE during the Monday Night Wars. The ceremony will stream Tuesday, April 6 exclusively on Peacock for US fans, but on WWE Network everywhere else.

Bob Odenkirk’s Character In Nobody Is More Personal Than You Might Know

Actor Bob Odenkirk has spoken about how his new movie, Nobody, is very close and personal to him due to traumatic incidents in his past. In the film, Odenkirk plays an unassuming man whose house gets broken into, leaving himself and his family in shock and terror. His character grapples with the idea that he could have done something to stop the home invaders. As it happens, this very thing happened in Odenkirk’s life, and it’s still something gets emotional talking about.

“I can only talk about it a little. My family has had two break-ins here in L.A., and the first one was particularly traumatic,” he told The New York Times. “The residual feelings of frustration and anger are real and stayed with me. They were something I thought I could build this character out of. I know that violence doesn’t solve anything. But believe me, you have a desire to hurt someone who hurts your family.”

In the film, Odenkirk’s character is called out for not trying to personally stop the assailants, and Odenkirk said he, too, was shamed over his own home invasions. Asked if a police officer told him something similar when his home got broken into, Odenkirk said he remembers being told, “That’s not what I would have done.”

“Yes–implying that they would have done something violent or confrontational. My immediate thought was, ‘Everybody be cool, get this person out of the house, we’re all OK,'” Odenkirk said. “It’s not really true; we weren’t all OK. And the violation that happened, the damage from that–honestly, there’s parts of it I can’t talk about. I would just say it resonates through our lives. That sense of being victimized by something you can do nothing about and in no way push back against. It really stayed with me, and it still does.”

For Nobody, Odenkirk said he enjoyed “acting out my rage” in the film. The action and stunts are purposefully over-the-top, thanks in part to direction from producer David Leitch (John Wick). “It’s all phony baloney but super fun,” he said.

Nobody comes to theaters on Friday, March 26. For more on the film, check out a roundup of Nobody review scores from across the internet.

Shazam 2 Adds Helen Mirren In Villainous Role As Hespera

Helen Mirren has been cast in a key role in the DC sequel Shazam: Fury of the Gods. As reported by Deadline, Mirren will play a villainous character named Hespera.

While this character doesn’t exist in DC comic books, in Greek mythology Hespera is one of the three daughters of the god Atlas, who were entrusted with the care of a tree of golden apples for the goddess Hera. It had already been rumored that the Shazam sequel will feature three sisters as the villains.

This will be Mirren’s first role in a superhero movie. Most recently, the veteran British star appeared as Magdalene Shaw in The Fate of the Furious and Hobbs & Shaw, and is set to return to that franchise in this summer’s F9: The Fast Saga.

Shazam: Fury of the Gods hits theaters on June 2, 2023. Asher Angel will return as Billy Batson, as will Zachary Levi as Billy’s heroic alter ego Shazam. Jack Dylan Grazer plays Billy’s pal Freddy once more, while Rachel Zegler was recently cast in a currently unknown role. The movie is directed by David Sandberg, who helmed the first movie. Sadly however, it won’t feature ’90s comedian Sinbad.

While the Shazam sequel is still a couple of years away, there’s plenty of DC movies arriving before then. James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad releases in August, with Matt Reeves’ The Batman following in March 2022. Beyond that, The Flash and Aquaman 2 are currently scheduled for November and December 2022, while Dwayne Johnson will make his DC debut in the Shazam spin-off Black Adam, which doesn’t have a release date yet. For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to every upcoming DC movie we know about.

In related news, it was announced this week that DC’s parent company Warner Bros. has reached a deal with Regal theater owners Cineworld over the exhibition of its movies from 2022. Warner films will pay exclusively in Regal theaters in the US for 45 days, before heading to digital platforms.

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Amazon’s LOTR Series Adds Doctor Who, Preacher Director Wayne Che Yip

The latest news about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV show has arrived, with Amazon Studios announcing that Wayne Che Yip–known for his work on Preacher, Doctor Who, and Hunters–has come aboard to direct four episodes of the upcoming fantasy series. Yip will also be the co-executive producer of the big-budget project.

J.A. Bayona, who directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, directed the first two episodes of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, who consulted on the show, said there will be 20 episodes in season 1, leaving lots of room for additional directors.

Yip joins the creative team for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, whose showrunners are J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.

“It is a true honor to be invited into the world of Tolkien by J.D. & Patrick and Amazon Studios. Every day I look forward to working with the incredible team here in New Zealand as we humbly contribute to the legacy of the greatest stories ever told,” Yip said in a statement.

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series remains shrouded in mystery. We know it’s set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, which is thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It will feature an “ensemble cast of characters,” some of whom are new and some are familiar, Amazon said. The series will take viewers to places like the Misty Mountains, the elf-capital of Lindon, and the kingdom of Numenor.

In addition to Payne, McKay, Bayona, and Yip, Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show has Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul’s Gennifer Hutchison attached as an executive producer.

Whenever it’s available, Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show will stream on Prime.

In other news, actor Tom Budge recently left the show due to creative differences. Budge saw the episodes that were filmed so far and didn’t like the direction it was headed in for his character.

Reminder: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Goes Away March 31

Nintendo has posted a reminder that Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be harder to come by after March 31, 2021. The game will no longer be available to purchase in digital format on the Nintendo eShop after that date. And in fact, Nintendo says the physical version “will continue to be shipped to retailers and available for purchase through March 31, 2021 or while supplies last.”

That means time is running out to grab the collection. Thankfully, it’s still widely available in both physical and digital formats right now (it’s even on sale for $50 at Best Buy and Walmart). Here’s where you can buy it currently.

Grab Super Mario 3D All-Stars Before It’s Gone

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Removing a perfectly good game from the market is an odd move in the world of video games, but Nintendo often makes odd choices. Here’s a rundown of what Nintendo has announced about how it’s going away and what that means for you.

Can I Still Play Super Mario 3D All-Stars After March 31?

Yes, if you’ve purchased the game in any format, you can still play it after March 31.

Can I Re-Download It from the eShop if I Delete It?

Yes, anyone who purchases a digital copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars while it’s available will be able to re-download the game from the eShop after March 31, 2021.

Can I Redeem a Code for It After March 31?

Yes, if you have a code for a digital download of Super Mario 3D All-Stars (purchased from Amazon, for instance), you can still redeem the code after March 31.

What Is Super Mario 3D All-Stars?

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Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a collection of three classic 3D Mario games from previous Nintendo consoles. It comes with Super Mario 64, which first arrived on Nintendo 64 in 1996. Also included in the collection is the Dreamcast-era game Super Mario Sunshine, which arrived in 2002. Finally, it also contains Super Mario Galaxy, a game that originally came out on the Wii in 2007.

Is Super Mario 3D All-Stars any Good?

Indeed it is. Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy have been considered classics pretty much since they came out. Super Mario Sunshine is the most divisive entry in the collection by far, but it has its defenders. Plus, even a lacking Mario game is better than most other games.

In lieu of a traditional review, IGN did a Super Mario 3D All-Stars port analysis that talks about how the games look and play on the Switch and how they hold up by today’s standards.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition Gaming Smartphone Review

Typically gaming phones differentiate themselves with faster displays and high-end processors, but many of those features are finding their way to the latest flagship Android phones.  This year Asus is throwing everything it has at the wall to make the ROG Phone 5 stand out from the pack.

Featuring an even bigger screen, smaller bezels, plus higher refresh rates and responsiveness than most mainstream handsets, the display is easily the most eye-popping thing about the ROG Phone 5. Aside from that, Asus has packed in as much value as it can with more virtual and physical controls, louder speakers, a DAC-powered headphone jack, better cooling, twin batteries for faster charging, and much more.

But does it all add up to a smartphone that’s worth $1,545? Find out below.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition  – Designs and Features

Despite the ROG Phone 5’s aspirations to be the ultimate gaming phone, it’s actually the least gamer-looking handset Asus has put out thus far.

This is especially true of the phone’s Ultimate Edition, which features a stark white paint job, matte finish, and angular silver streaks, giving it the look of a futuristic building or space station. The only real gaming flare here is an azure blue tab on the side with the acronym GLHF etched into it. There’s also a small monochromatic OLED screen on the back. By default, it cycles through a ROG logo animation, but you can customize it to display any image or animation of your choosing.

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Interestingly, Asus has removed the ROG Phone 5’s cooling vent. Instead, this handset features two layers of graphene sheets and a restructured thermal layout to help keep it and your hands cool. The main processor has also moved to the middle of the device to help keep heat away from your digits as you play.

The front of the phone doesn’t look dramatically different from its predecessor. The main difference is even slimmer bezels, measuring only 7mm thick. This is largely thanks to the front-firing speaker being reduced to only a sliver in thickness.

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Don’t think they’re any less powerful though. These thin speakers still pack a wallop, as is especially evident in the boisterous, electronic unsheathing sound effect that plays every time you turn on the phone. That’s not to say the speakers sound unpleasant though. In fact, they have a surprisingly nuanced sound when playing music while offering plenty of bass for games full of gunfire and explosions.

The headphone jack has made a triumphant return, and this time it comes with a HyperStream II Quad DAC. In other words, not only will you be able to pull your wired headphones and earbuds out of storage, but you’ll also get premium Hi-Res audio out of them.

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The screen is bigger than last year’s offering, now measuring at 6.78 inches instead of 6.59 inches. Asus has also moved up to a Samsung E4 OLED panel, which is capable of a 1080 x 2448 resolution with 800 nits of peak brightness and HDR10+.

In real life, it’s a dramatically good-looking display with deep blacks and colors that pop off the glass. The smoothness is also exceptional thanks to the display’s maximum 144Hz refresh rate. Unlike most phones that automatically turn the refresh rate up or down depending on what you’re doing, you can set the refresh rate to always be 144Hz, 120Hz, or 60Hz. This means you can finally scroll through Instagram and Twitter with maximum smoothness, though be warned that locking to a high refresh rate will mean sacrificing some battery life.

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The shoulder-mounted Air-Triggers make a return, while the Pro and Ultimate Editions also get two additional capacitive rear sensors to act as virtual buttons, similar to the rear touch buttons from the PS Vita. Mapping two extra rear touch controls is great, but to actually use them you have to uncomfortably pin the phone between your palms since your fingers can’t cradle it from the back anymore.

Another major change on the ROG Phone 5 is the accessory port on the side of the handset. Whereas the previous three generations of Asus gaming phones have used two USB-C ports, this latest model trades one out for a pogo pin interface.

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The new pogo pin system is a big improvement as it frees up the other USB-C port for charging the phone, even while holding the device in landscape mode. The first accessory to go with the new system is the AeroActive 5 cooler, which also features two new physical buttons you can use like the paddles on an Xbox Elite Series 2 controller. Compared to the rear touch buttons, these physical buttons are much more comfortable to use, with a much preferable tactile feel.

Unfortunately, this new pogo pin-based connector also means most existing side-mounted ROG Phone accessories – such as the Twin View Dock 3 and Mobile Desktop Dock – won’t work with this new phone.

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At the same time, Asus has only introduced a small family of gaming accessories for the ROG Phone 5. In total there are four accessories including the aforementioned AeroActive 5 cooler: the Kunia 3 controller – which is actually a holdover from the ROG Phone 3 – the ROG Gaming Clip, which lets you mount the phone to an Xbox, DualShock, or Stadia controller, and lastly the Professional Dock, that’s basically a USB-C Dock with an HDMI and two USB ports.

Overall the limited number of accessories and lack of backward compatibility with older attachments is a bit of a letdown. One of the big things that drew me to the ROG Phone over other gaming phones was its large ecosystem of accessories. The new accessories work well enough, but it’s unfortunate that existing users will have to jettison their current hardware if they upgrade to the ROG Phone 5.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition – Gaming and Performance

The ROG Phone 5 comes running with the same Snapdragon 888 processor you’ve probably seen in most flagship Android phones. Unlike years past, this gaming phone isn’t running a Plus version of the mainline processor, so it won’t have any extra power over a high-end handset like the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.

What it does have over other Android phones is faster memory and storage, with 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM (specifically on the Ultimate Edition) and 512GB UFS3.1 SSD storage, respectively. Those graphene sheets and the improved cooling system I mentioned earlier also mean the ROG Phone 5 can run at full tilt for longer while remaining cooler than other devices.

Compared to most standard smartphones, the screen is much more tuned to gaming with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. That means the touchscreen reports your touch inputs three times every second, giving you a distinct edge of response time and accuracy over other players on regular phones.

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Turning on X-Mode, which is activated by squeezing the sides of the phone, also tells the device to max out and prioritize CPU clocks, GPU power, network speeds, and memory for gaming. While you’re gaming you can also slide out the Game Genie interface to quickly adjust settings such as refresh rate and disable notifications. This is also where you map the Air Triggers, Rear Touch, and the Kunai 3 controls.

While there’s been a growing market of phone controllers, nothing allows you to map physical buttons to every on-screen control quite like this. The only thing I don’t like is Asus still has yet to add an option to invert the thumbstick controls.

Of course, the best thing of all about having a controller that connects directly with the Asus ROG Phone 5 is it’s a fantastic combo for streaming games on Stadia or GeForce Now. The layout of a standard controller perfectly lines up with that of the Kunai 3, and the hardwired connection with the handset helps reduce any input lag as you play games streaming from the cloud.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition – Camera

When it comes to cameras, there’s nothing new compared to the ROG Phone 3. Spec for spec, you’re looking at the same exact camera setup as last year’s model.

  • 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73″, 0.8µm, PDAF
  • 13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)
  • 5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
  • 24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide-selfie), 0.9µm

The good news is the ROG Phone 3 basically has every camera option you would need on even a mainstream Android phone, let alone one so focused on gaming.

The ROG Phone 5 takes sharp, highly detailed photos, but colors can often look washed out. Oddly enough, I think the extra processing put on night mode images actually makes them look better than any pictures taken in daylight and good lighting.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Edition – Battery Life

The Asus ROG Phone 5 comes equipped with two 3,000mAh batteries for a total of 6,000mAh of battery capacity. Twin battery setups like this are becoming the norm with smartphones because it allows them to charge at faster rates without sacrificing capacity or getting too hot.

With a fast-charging rate of 65W, the ROG Phone 5 was able to get back up to 45% battery capacity after just 30 minutes and then 75% capacity after a full hour of charging.

As for longevity, the 6,000mAh battery is plenty big enough to get you through a long day. Without the least bit of restraint, I played games and streamed videos for hours, took photos, browsed the web and social media all day long, and yet I still ended the day with 48% battery capacity still in the tank. This phone can definitely see you through a long day and then some.

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New Pokémon Snap Presents the World of Pokémon Through a Joyous, Fresh Lens

In 1999, my next-door neighbor got Pokémon Snap for his Nintendo 64 and invited me over to play. Before then, I had only ever known Pokémon as static, pixelated images on a Game Boy screen that could be captured and used to train and fight.

Then, moments after I was dropped onto a tropical beach, a Doduo burst out of the bushes to my left with a mocking squawk as it ran to the water. A Pikachu cheerfully considered a thrown apple. In the distance, Lapras serenely arose from the waves. And my entire view of the Pokémon world was transformed.

New Pokémon Snap arrives over two decades after its immediate predecessor and has those many years’ worth of thoughts, feelings, and visions of the Pokémon world to reckon with — plus, like, almost 800 more Pokémon. Since its predecessor, the mainline games have moved solidly into 3D and we now see wild Pokémon roaming open fields as a matter of course. We’ve also watched them co-exist with humans in fanciful ideas of a true Pokémon world in Detective Pikachu and other media, and even snapped our own goofy AR interactions with Pokémon through Pokémon Go. So surely, by this time, the magic of seeing Pokémon living their lives in a more natural, lifelike setting has worn off, right?

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Having seen a 30-minute virtual, hands-off preview of New Pokémon Snap, I can say firmly: no, oh my God no, seeing Pokémon in the wild is still really cool.

My tour of New Pokémon Snap took me through its beach level twice — first during the day, and then again at night, when different Pokémon appear. It is in many ways a clear homage to the similar opening biome of the original. Crabrawlers laze about near the water, Exeggutors lumber along among palm trees, and Bellossoms lurk in tropical foliage, easily lured out with a Fluffruit or a bit of music. I saw returning faces too, like a cheerful Pikachu trotting across the sand and a dreamy Lapras in the distance.

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Despite having seen the same level at two different times a day, it seems like I haven’t even scratched the surface of what’s in it. For one thing, the beach had a branching path midway through that I wasn’t allowed to see an entire side of, and I’m sure there were Pokémon lurking in the water or bushes that we didn’t get around to luring out. And there are curious secrets dotted about, too, like mysterious Crystabloom flowers that seem to hold some interest for wild Pokémon.

New Pokémon Snap seems to know well the joy I once felt at seeing these fantastic, funny monsters in their natural habitats in its predecessor, and is prepared to go all-out to make sure I feel that way again. Much of its gameplay revolves around trying to elicit interesting reactions from the Pokémon you can encounter, all the better to snap exciting photos.

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That means not only tossing out your arsenal of tools — such as the aforementioned music and Fluffruit or Illumina Orbs, which will light up Pokémon — pell-mell. It also means searching for ways to lure Pokémon into clever situations or interactions, such as when the presenter awoke a Sandyghast from slumber and startled a nearby Octillary. Or when the presenter used the new Scan feature (which details Pokémon names and genders as well as identifies other interesting environmental objects) to attract the attention of a Corsola and a Pukumuku, causing them both to cheer and wave excitedly as we passed by. Or when I learned through visual aid exactly how a completely flat Stunfisk apparently consumes large pieces of food thrown directly atop its body.

Every Pokémon interaction I saw — and there were quite a few in this short stretch of a single level — was simply stuffed with personality, and so many evoked genuine laughter or cheers from me when I saw them react in a surprising, cute, or ridiculous way to whatever stimuli were thrown out. I’m re-watching the footage now, even, puzzling over the different things I want to try to encourage new responses.

While I feel that all of these Pokémon being delightful could be an end in and of itself, it’s not of course. The goal is to take photos, then submit them to Professor Mirror to aid his research. Points are awarded for the Pokémon’s pose, size, the direction they’re facing, their placement in the photo, the background, and whether or not there are other Pokémon around. Your goal is to eventually fill out a Photodex of every Pokémon in the Lental region, including up to four possible actions each individual Pokémon can be found doing. These actions are graded according to how challenging it is to entice the Pokémon to do it — effectively adding an extra level of challenge and puzzle beyond just seeking out every Pokémon you can find.

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Following Mirror’s grading, you can go back to previously-taken photos and edit them using the Re-Snap feature before sharing them with friends. This includes zooming in and out and adjusting the photo in case you want a better angle on a cute Pokemon pose, applying filters, stickers, and other effects. This system appears decently robust if still (perhaps wisely) limited to keep people from drawing or writing heinous things on top of Pokémon. I cannot wait to see what ridiculous snaps people flood social media with on launch day. You can put dumb-looking hats and bow-ties on Machamps. People will surely use this power responsibly.

Having loved the first Pokémon Snap, New Pokémon Snap is immediately an easy sell for the same reasons the original was: Pokémon are still cute, and taking photos of them is still an original and exciting way to interact with them. But there’s a specific care clearly being taken here by Bandai Namco to present the Pokémon in its photo safari as real, personable, lovable, and alive. I’m very optimistic that this consideration will bear out in New Pokémon Snap’s other levels, and can’t wait to start flinging Fluffruit in every nook and cranny myself, just to see what surprising friends pop out to say hi.

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Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Hitman 3 DLC Series Pits Agent 47 Against The Seven Deadly Sins

Two months after launch, Hitman 3 players now have news of new, globe-trotting DLC. But this will be far more than a one-off episode. In fact, it’s a whole lot more.

Greed, the first chapter of Hitman 3’s Seven Deadly Sins seven-part-expansion series, will be released on March 30 and will be followed by several future installments that can be purchased individually for $5 each or $30 for the entire collection on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Stadia, Switch, and PC.

In the first contract, Agent 47 will tackle the Greed Enumeration Escalation mission, which will unlock the Rapacious Suit, Devil’s Cane, and Greedy Little Coin once completed. Greed will be followed by six more themed chapters, titled Pride, Sloth, Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, and Envy.

Developer IO Interactive previously mentioned that while Hitman 3 likely wouldn’t receive any new levels, the studio was looking to support the game by using existing locations and reimagining them in a more twisted fashion.

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Hitman 3’s current March roadmap of content is winding down, and has so offered a new escalation mission that can be completed to unlock a straitjacket, the Taunton dart gun, and the straitjacket belt. Players still have until March 29 to track down The Stowaway elusive target on the Isle of Sgail, and from March 30 until April 12 there’ll an Easter seasonal event where you can guide Agent 47 through an egg hunt in the Berlin level.

If you’re just starting out in Hitman 3, be sure to check out our extensive Hitman 3 guide roundup, which includes a full walkthrough, assassination guides, tips, and more.

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5 New Things We Learned About New Pokémon Snap

It’s been 22 years since the first Pokemon Snap released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, and we’re finally getting a sequel on Nintendo Switch titled New Pokemon Snap. Seeing as this is the first game since the N64 days, this will be the first Pokemon Snap game in HD and it will include Pokemon that didn’t even exist back during Gen 1; however, the full roster of Pokemon in this new game has not been revealed yet.

In the preview session we attended, we got to see gameplay of the Blushing Beach area and spotted a few details not previously mentioned in trailers. This includes a brand new scan feature, the button placement, the new night version of areas, the fact that the game is still on rails, and how you’re still transported back to the lab at the end. Other details we already learned from previous trailers include how your overarching goal is to discover the mystery of the Luminous Pokemon and how you can share your photos online with a Nintendo Switch Online Membership.

New Pokemon Snap will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on April 30. The Pokemon Company also announced that remakes of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, titled Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, will be released for the Nintendo Switch in late 2021, and that Pokemon Legends: Arceus, a brand-new action role-playing game set in the Pokemon universe, will be released in early 2022.

Bloodborne Speedrunner Reacts To Viral Reddit Clips

Those that love Bloodborne inevitably will seek out content around it and anyone that has ever ventured into the world of streaming will no doubt be familiar with HeyZeusHeresToast. Known as the Blood God. Zeus is one of the best speedrunners in the business. His Awesome Game Done Quick runs are legendary not only for their display of high-level skill but also for being thoroughly entertaining.

To celebrate the anniversary of Bloodborne’s launch, we decided to bring one of the most well-known members of the Bloodborne community, to provide his takes and reactions to some of the most viral clips that have been created around the game.

In the video you’ll get to see Zeus witness a bug that even he hasn’t seen in his thousands of hours of playing; break down against-all-odds PvP victories; marvel at disgusting new strategies of tricking enemy players, and jam out to funky remixes of the game’s brilliant soundtrack.

Follow HeyZeusHeresToast:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyZeustoast

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1wEU5nWIy_fmt-AfmAB3g

  1. Scott Jund, Arcane Confirmed Viable: https://youtu.be/noed6aYO0Ug
  2. u/artiih, After months of grinding, I finally beat Lady Maria at BL4 without Rolling, Sprinting, Quickstepping, Parrying, Buffs or Runes, and without taking damage: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/m1duez/after_months_of_grinding_i_finally_beat_lady/
  3. u/drakev3, Well, my first ever playthrough of Bloodborne and this happens…I feel incomplete now: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloodborne/comments/kpiv82/well_my_first_ever_playthrough_of_bloodborne_and/
  4. Sir Siruin, Fake AFK strat: https://youtu.be/XXOjpkYYAu4
  5. Kroolworld, Bloodborne PvP 2 on 1: https://youtu.be/e3Yjk245f2g
  6. Dig Nasty, Bloodborne trolling 4: Houdini the meanie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHqBG1Qr6q8
  7. Lilith Walther, Bloodborne PS1 Demake WIP: World Textures 1/25/2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USEJ2gRa14w
  8. Kazedmonks, Bloodborne Kart: https://youtu.be/bKUKDoqPOGI
  9. Alex Moukala Music, Bloodborne is Funky (Ludwig, the Holy Blade Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-BMpztz3E
  10. Games Done Quick, Bloodborne by heyZeusHeresToast in 1:37:49 – AGDQ 2018 – Part 149: https://youtu.be/6a8bc-V6seo