Third and Likely Final Fortnite Season 6 Teaser Unveiled

A third and what’s likely the final Fortnite Season 6 teaser image has been revealed with less than one day before the new season kicks off.

Coming directly from the official Fortnite Twitter account, the third image features some kind of feral wolf character. If previous season teasers are to be followed, this wolf could very well be a new skin in the upcoming battle pass and could even be the Tier 100 reward.

Season 6… tomorrow. Season 6… tomorrow.

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Life is Strange 2 – Episode 1 Review

Life is Strange 2 features none of the characters or settings of its predecessor. Its new hero, a 17-year-old Mexican-American boy named Sean Diaz, does not have a decision-reversing time-travel ability like Max Caulfield. But the moment an acoustic guitar begins delicately strumming over the sun-kissed title screen, it is unmistakable what you are playing. This may be an unfamiliar story among fresh faces and unknown locales, but in every other way this is Life is Strange.

This four-hour episode — the first of five — introduces us to a bigger, more complex story than was told by either the original Life is Strange or its prequel Before the Storm. That coming-of-age story concerns the fraught relationship of a pair of high school girls against a backdrop of an impending natural disaster — but its action is confined to the classrooms and bedrooms of small-town Arcadia Bay, Oregon. Life is Strange 2 is in every way a more elaborate affair: its action sprawls out from Seattle to the woods of Oregon and still farther afield, giving it the feel of a road movie in game form. It aspires to realize nothing less than an unsparingly critical portrait of the United States in the era of Donald Trump.

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 New Season Gets a Premiere Date on Netflix

The second season of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return – and the 12th season overall of the show – will debut on Thursday, Nov. 22nd on Netflix with a six episode run.

Netflix had confirmed the show’s renewal last November, but a premiere date hadn’t been released.

The date marks the 30th anniversary of the cult classic, which originally aired on Thanksgiving Day in 1988 on KTMA in Minneapolis, MN.

Creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Joel Hodgson returned once again for the newest season as an executive producer and co-director to oversee all production.

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DC’s Heroes in Crisis Is a Brutal Read

Sometimes there’s a huge difference between a story that’s well-executed and a story that’s actually enjoyable to read. Heroes in Crisis #1 illustrates that gulf about as well as any comic in recent memory. This is a series featuring some of the best creators currently working at DC telling a very intimate, emotionally charged tale of tragedy striking the superhero community. The first issue is also unpleasant and even somewhat off-putting in its impact on the DCU. But no doubt that was the intention. Given the subject matter and the real-world events fueling Heroes in Crisis, fun doesn’t really enter into the equation.

Heroes in Crisis introduces Sanctuary, a refuge built by Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to serve as a safe haven for heroes weighed down by the physical and psychological pressures of the job. Unfortunately, as the series opens, Sanctuary has been rocked by a mass murder, transforming a place of healing into one of bloodshed.

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Here’s Everything Leaving Netflix in October

It’s time for Netflix’s official Last Call list for October, as we wave goodbye to Stanley Kubrick films Eyes Wide shut and Full Metal Jacket, along with the first (and only) season of Freaks and Geeks.

Also leaving: Bad Boys, The Lost Boys, The Babadook, Donnie Darko, all of USA’s White Collar, all of the (new) 90210, Spielberg’s The BFG, Tim Burton’s Big Eyes, Red Dragon, Let Me In (American remake of Let the Right One In), Sin City, Kubo and the Two Strings, and more.

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Fortnite Cross-Platform Play Arrives On PlayStation 4 Today in Beta Form

After months of Backlash, Sony is finally allowing PlayStation 4 Fortnite players to play online with other platforms.

Announced on the PlayStation Blog, John Kodera, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said that “following a comprehensive evaluation process, SIE has identified a path toward supporting cross-platform features for select third party content.”

“The first step,” Kodera continues. “will be an open beta beginning today for Fortnite that will allow for cross-platform gameplay, progression and commerce across PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Mac operating systems.”

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Who Dies in DC’s Heroes in Crisis?

DC’s Heroes in Crisis debuted today, and it took a heavy toll on the heroes of the DCU.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Heroes in Crisis #1!

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Heroes in Crisis introduces Sanctuary, a secret safe haven located on the old Kent family farm. Built by Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, Sanctuary is aimed at helping other heroes burdened by the psychological pressures of the job. The facility is run by an artificial intelligence also named Sanctuary, one infused with “the will of Batman, the compassion of Wonder Woman and the honor of Superman.”

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Dirt Rally 2.0 Announced

Codemasters has announced Dirt Rally 2.0 for PC and consoles, launching Feb. 26, 2019.

The sequel to 2015’s Dirt Rally – Dirt Rally 2.0 launches next year on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, simultaneously, unlike the original, which saw console owners wait four months for the game to reach their platforms.

Players can look forward to six rally locations spread across the globe, including New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia, and the USA. As the official game of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, it will include eight of the official WorldRX circuits at launch, as well as cars from the 2018 season.

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Sora Voice Actor for Kingdom Hearts 3 Confirmed

Square Enix has finally confirmed some of the Kingdom Hearts III voice cast, primarily that a host of familiar voices from Disney movies are reprising their roles in KH3.

In addition to Disney characters, Square Enix has confirmed that Haley Joel Osment, who originated the role of Sora in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, will return to voice the franchise protagonist in KH3.

Square Enix had no comment when reached by IGN regarding who will be voicing other characters original to the series, including who will be voicing Riku, Kairi, Aqua, and more.

As for Disney characters, Square has confirmed the main cast for Frozen — Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, and Josh Gad — will be returning to voice Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf, respectively. Zachary Levi is returning from Tangled to voice Flynn Rider, and Tate Donovan is back to voice Hercules.

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