PSA: Monster Hunter World’s Spring Blossom Fest Ends Soon On PS4 And Xbox One

Monster Hunter World‘s first seasonal event is drawing to a close. The ongoing Spring Blossom Fest is set to end on PS4 and Xbox One this Thursday, April 19, giving you only a few more hours to participate in the festivities and earn special rewards.

In addition to a host of new and returning Event Quests, the Spring Blossom Fest introduces a new type of crafting material: Spring Blossom Tickets. These are earned by logging in to the game and completing Limited Bounties, and they can be exchanged to craft new items and gear.

In particular, Spring Blossom Tickets are one of the materials needed to craft the new Blossom armor set, which is available in both Low Rank and High Rank variants. The Low Rank version also requires a certain number of Earth Crystals, while the High Rank variation requires Carbalite Ore. You can find out how to craft the gear in our Spring Blossom Fest armor guide.

April 19 also marks the end of several ongoing Event Quests, including one to obtain the fan-designed Wyvern Ignition Great Sword. Players who missed out on the two Horizon Zero Dawn crossover quests the first time around likewise have until April 19 to earn the PS4-exclusive Horizon gear.

Despite beginning during the Spring Blossom Fest, the Rush of Blood Event Quest for the voxel Mega Man Palio armor will continue for one more week. It will be followed by an Event Quest to obtain the Devil May Cry armor.

Before the Spring Blossom Fest concludes, Capcom will roll out another big update for Monster Hunter World. That is scheduled to arrive on April 18 and introduces new gear, another Elder Dragon, and Sieges, a new type of quest for up to 16 players.

Netflix is Now Bigger Than Warner Bros., Fox, Sony

Netflix is now one of the eight largest media conglomerates after their market cap soared to $146 billion.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming services’ good fortune is due to the 7.14 million new subscribers the company acquired in its first quarter. Netflix’s impressive new market cap overshadows five other major players in the industry:

Time Warner (Warner Bros.) – $76 billion

21st Century Fox – $70 billion

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Arrow Gets New Showrunner as Marc Guggenheim Steps Back

Arrow has named its new showrunner as co-creator Marc Guggenheim takes a step back from the series.

Deadline reports Beth Schwartz, who started as a writer’s assistant on Season 1, is set to be the new showrunner for Season 7. Current co-showrunner Wendy Mericle will depart after the end of Season 6, with fellow co-showrunner Guggenheim transitioning into an executive consultant role.

Guggenheim is also taking a step back on the other series he’s been co-showrunning, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Phil Klemmer, who’s currently co-showrunner on Legends of Tomorrow, will serve as the sole showrunner for the fourth season.

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How Fortnite Became the Biggest Game in the World – IGN Expert Mode

About 45 million people have played Fortnite Battle Royale, and well over half a million have tuned in to watch the game on Twitch… concurrently. Not bad for a mode that came together at the drop of a hat. I sat down with design lead Eric Williamson at Epic Games who told me the story of Fortnite Battle Royale’s blisteringly fast initial development, and how the team has iterated and adapted to keep the growing fanbase satiated ever since.

Some of Willaimson’s design philosophies might come as a surprise, for example, Epic has no plans at this time to add a second map. But as you’ll hear below, behind every perplexing design decision is a logical and well-informed explanation that betrays a great aptitude and understanding of the Battle Royale space. When you consider the talent, work ethic, and willingness to communicate present in the team behind Fortnite Battle Royale, its success isn’t all that baffling.

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Spielberg May Direct DC Movie Blackhawk

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. are teaming up for a film adaptation of DC’s Blackhawk.

DC revealed Spielberg is intended to direct Blackhawk, with Jurassic Park writer David Koepp on board to write the screenplay. Koepp has collaborated with Spielberg before, including on The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Spielberg will also produce the film for Amblin.

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Legion Channels Westworld as it Enters The Maze

This review contains spoilers for Legion Season 2, episode 3, “Chapter 11.” To refresh your memory, check out what we thought of Chapter 10.

If these first three episodes are any indication, Season 2 of Legion isn’t planning on pulling any punches. Every week feels like it’s upping the ante in terms of how intricate the storytelling is, and how dense the mythology is becoming, as if openly challenging its viewers to keep up.

Perhaps in a gesture of good faith though, the show has also been seeding in scenes outside of the main narrative, breaking down some of the various psychological concepts at play via the sultry medium of Jon Hamm’s voice.

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