This Halo Infinite Collector Box Comes With A Tiny Energy Sword And More

If you’ve ever wanted Halo socks or a Master Chief mug, Best Buy has you covered with a new Halo Infinite collector box full of themed merch. Available for $40, the Halo Infinite collector box contains a Master Chief art print, a tiny collectible Energy Sword, the aforementioned socks, and more. It releases March 28, but you can preorder it now.

If you’re looking for more Halo Infinite merch, Best Buy has a number of cool options. Best Buy’s exclusive Master Chief Funko Pop has an awesome camo finish, while the 8-inch Master Chief figure can hold your phone and controller while you’re not using them. The best Halo figure, however, is definitely the Dark Horse Master Chief PVC statue. It features Chief in a strong, majestic pose as he holds the iconic assault rifle and surveys the area.

Halo Infinite is expected to release this fall, and if you want to be ready for its release, you can reserve your copy ahead of time. Check out our Halo Infinite preorder guide, which features a discounted bundle that comes with the aforementioned Dark Horse statue.

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Is Roblox On PS4 Or PS5?

Can you play Roblox on PS4 or PS5? Sadly, the answer is no. Roblox is one of the most popular online game platforms out there, raking in 199 million monthly active users across all current platforms, but since its official launch in 2006, PlayStation users have been left out. The question then is will Roblox ever come to PS4 or PS5? Let’s explore which platforms Roblox is currently available on, and which platforms it might launch on in the future.

Will Roblox Come To PS4 Or PS5?

The answer is most likely yes. In a July 2016 stream on the Roblox Twitch channel, now-former social media manager Jack Hendrik gave what we believe was one of the last updates on whether or not Roblox is coming to PS4.

“Soon?” stated Hendrik. “It is in production, that has been confirmed. We are working on [Roblox] for PS4. I do not have a release date for you guys.”

Can You Play Roblox On PS4 Or PS5 Now?

Many other sites offer guides on how to play or how to get Roblox on PS4 and PS5 now. The fact is there is no way to play Roblox on PS4 or PS5. Navigating to the Roblox page via the PlayStation console’s browser, logging in, and attempting to access Roblox that way will not work. PS4 and PS5 do not currently support Roblox, so there’s no way to brute force it.

Can You Play Roblox On Xbox One Or Xbox Series X|S?

Yes, as far as consoles go, Roblox is available to play on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. You can access it from the Microsoft Store.

What Other Platforms Can You Play Roblox On?

Roblox is currently only available to play on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and mobile platforms iOS and Android. You can also use your Oculus Rift headset to play Roblox VR games on Windows.

What Is Roblox?

Developed by Roblox Corporation, Roblox was first released on the web in beta in 2004 under a different name, DynaBlocks, before having its name changed to Roblox in 2005 and then officially launching on PC in 2006. It is immensely popular among young people, with over 36.2 million daily active users, 67% of which are under the age of 16–and it has only continued to explode in popularity over the course of the last year as the COVID-19 pandemic has kept its primary school-aged demographic at home with extra free time.

But breaking down what Roblox actually is for those unfamiliar with video games, like inquisitive parents or people who don’t play them, can be a challenge. Many fans would say that Roblox is not technically a video game at all, but a video game creation platform. It allows users to develop their own games using the Roblox Studio engine, which is powered by the programming language Lua. These games are then hosted on the Roblox platform and can be played by other Roblox users. Some of the most popular user-created games in Roblox, like MeepCity and Jailbreak, attract millions of players.

Roblox recently went public and is currently valued at over $45 billion USD.

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Bethesda Boss Gives A Small Update On Starfield And Future Games In Microsoft-Bethesda Briefing

Bethesda Game Studios managing director Ashley Cheng has shared some high-level details on two of the company’s most-anticipated upcoming games: Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI.

During the Bethesda-Microsoft briefing, Cheng said the team working on Starfield is uniquely positioned to succeed because the developers themselves have worked together for years on other open-world RPGs in the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises.

“Today, the team working on Starfield have all worked on several open-world RPGs together. This shared experience and chemistry doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a long time and it’s a lot of hard work,” Cheng said.

Cheng didn’t mention The Elder Scrolls VI by name, but the game’s logo flashed on screen when Cheng spoke about the upcoming games from Bethesda Game Studios.

“As we work on our next-generation of games, I can think of no better place to be than here at Xbox. No matter how crazy the idea, the team at Xbox always says yes, ‘Let’s try it.'”

Release dates for Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI have not been announced yet, but Starfield will come first, and then The Elder Scrolls VI, according to the current schedule. They are presumably being developed for next-gen hardware and PC.

Also during the event, Cheng said Microsoft has “always been a great partner” for Bethesda Game Studios, going back to the days of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, which launched as an exclusive for Xbox.

“Xbox has been a great partner; always ready to help solve problems, like figuring out how to optimize performance and push the hardware as much as we can,” Cheng said.

The roundtable interview between Microsoft and Bethesda also offered some new insight on future games from Bethesda. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said games will release on any platform that has Xbox Game Pass, which cuts out PlayStation and other competing consoles, though arrangements that are already in place will remain intact, so Deathloop will still be a timed-exclusive on PS5.

We also learned that a whopping 20 back-catalog Bethesda games are headed to Game Pass tomorrow, March 12, including Skyrim and many others.

Finally, Microsoft and Bethesda said they will have major updates to share on their future pipelines during an event sometime in the summer.

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Pokemon Go Thundurus Guide: Shiny Thundurus, Weaknesses, Counters, And More Tips

Thundurus is back in Pokemon Go for a limited time. The Gen 5 Legendary is appearing in its Incarnate Forme once again until March 16, and this time, you’ll have a chance to encounter a Shiny version. If you’re looking to add the Legendary Pokemon to your collection, here are some tips to help you beat and catch Thundurus.

Thundurus Raid Schedule

Incarnate Forme Thundurus is appearing in five-star Raid Battles again from March 11-16, giving you only a few days to catch it. In order to participate in a Thundurus Raid, you’ll need to have either a standard Raid Pass to join the battle in-person, or a Remote Raid Pass to join remotely. Both are on sale in Pokemon Go‘s in-game shop, but Niantic is also giving away one Remote Raid Pass in its free weekly item bundles, which are available every Monday in March.

Incarnate Forme Thundurus
Incarnate Forme Thundurus

How To Catch Shiny Thundurus

As previously mentioned, Shiny Incarnate Forme Thundurus is also appearing in Raids until March 16. However, your odds of finding one are fairly slim, and there’s no way to tell if Thundurus is Shiny until you’ve already defeated it and made it to the catching phase. If you’re hoping to catch a Shiny version, your best bet is to participate in as many Thundurus Raids as you can before the Legendary leaves the game again.

Therian Forme Thundurus

Therian Forme Thundurus
Therian Forme Thundurus

Immediately after Incarnate Forme Thundurus leaves five-star Raids on March 16, Therian Forme Thundurus will appear until March 30. This will mark your first chance to catch this form of the Legendary in Pokemon Go. Therian Forme Tornadus will also make its debut in the game starting March 30, while Therian Forme Landorus will appear sometime in April.

Weaknesses And Counters

As an Electric/Flying Pokemon, Thundurus is only weak to Ice and Rock types, so your best bet is to use Pokemon of those types when battling it. Golem, Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Rampardos, and Regirock are among the best Rock types in the game and will be very effective against Thundurus, while Mamoswine, Glaceon, Weavile, Kyurem, and Galarian Darmanitan are great choices when it comes to Ice Pokemon.

Ground types are also good options to use when battling Thundurus. Although Ground attacks will only deal neutral damage to the Legendary because its Flying typing cancels out Electric’s weakness, Ground Pokemon will still be helpful because they’ll resist Thundurus’s Electric attacks. Golem, Rhyperior, and Mamoswine are especially great choices because they’re part-Ground and can still dish out super-effective damage with their Rock and Ice attacks, respectively.

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Netflix’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 3 Trailer Teases Scary New Dinosaur Threat

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 3 will be released by Netflix on May 21. The first trailer for the new season of the animated Jurassic World spin-off series has also been revealed.

The trailer is short and doesn’t reveal too much about the plot for Season 3. However, it makes it clear that our young heroes will be facing a scary new dinosaur threat. It looks like something has escaped from a lab, and it possibly shoots fireballs. Check the trailer out below:

Camp Cretaceous takes place during the events of the first Jurassic World movie, and focuses on a group of kids who are trapped on Isla Nublar as hungry dinosaur roam the park. The voicecast includes Paul-Mike’l Williams (Westworld), Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen), Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6), and Sean Giambrone (The Goldbergs).

Netflix and DreamWorks are churning out new seasons of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous at rapid pace. Season 1 only premiered in September last year, while Season 2 arrived in January.

As for the film series, the next movie is Jurassic World: Dominion, which hits theaters in June 2022. As well as regular stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas-Howard, the film sees the return of the three main actors from the original Jurassic Park–Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern. The film is directed by Colin Trevorrow, who also helmed Jurassic World.

Apple Makes Another Big Play For Movies By Signing Apollo 13 Company To New Deal

Apple Studios has made another big play to help it get a bigger footing in the movie business as it looks to compete against Netflix, Disney+, and others. The company has signed a multi-year deal with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment to make more movies that will be exclusive to Apple TV+, according to Deadline.

This is a “first-look” deal, meaning Apple gets first right of refusal before Grazer and Howard are allowed to shop their projects to different studios.

Imagine Entertainment is a juggernaut in the film industry, responsible for movies over multiple decades such as 8 Mile, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, American Gangster, The Da Vinci Code, and many others. Most recently, Imagine closed a deal with Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton for the new movie Thirteen Lives about the Thai cave rescue in 2018.

Over 36 years since its founding, Imagine’s movies have collectively earned 43 Oscar nominations and 198 Emmy nominations. Howard and Grazer won Oscars for A Beautiful Mind in 2001.

This is just the latest big get for Apple Studios, as the company is also working with Martin Scorsese on a new movie called Killers of the Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Apple also recently announced a new Brie Larson TV show, while it also paid many millions of dollars to acquire new movies from Will Smith and Joaquin Phoenix.

Outside of these, Apple TV+ is ramping up its animation studios by signing a deal with the former head of Pixar’s new company.

Upcoming Mortal Kombat Movie Gets R Rating

The Exhibitor Relations Company, an analysis firm that “provides essential information and intelligence to the entertainment industry,” is reporting that the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot movie has received an R rating for “strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.” By itself, this may not seem like major news, but as the recently tweeted insight also indicates–both 1995’s Mortal Kombat and 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation received PG-13 ratings. This new version is due both in theaters and HBO Max on April 16.

Those who have seen the recently released red-band trailer–which was a lot of people, as the promo was viewed more than 166 million times in its first week–likely won’t be shocked to hear what rating the film has earned. But more than any other well-publicized aspect of the movie that communicates what new approaches are being taken in adapting the franchise to a film in the 21st century, the R rating by itself may alone signal to fans this version is something different. We have a breakdown of how the 1995 original stacks up against the upcoming version–which also serves as a fun look at just how much CGI has improved in the last 26 years. While you’re at it, you should also absolutely check out our breakdown of the trailer, which is loaded with Easter eggs

Mortal Kombat is directed by Simon McQuoid and produced by Aquaman director James Wan. It was previously set to be released in January, but was moved back to April. As with all other Warner movies this year, it will be released in theaters and made available to HBO Max subscribers on the same day. Subsequently, it will then stay on HBO Max for one month before then being available on other on-demand streaming services.

This is the third live-action Mortal Kombat movie, so far. The first was released in 1995 and was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who would go on to make the Resident Evil series and also direct the recent Monster Hunter movie.

Convince A Friend To Play Pokemon Go And Get In-Game Rewards

Niantic is implementing a new referral system in Pokemon Go. The feature will first be tested in Australia before being rolled out to other parts of the world, and it’ll dole out rewards when you refer new players to the game.

As Niantic explains on the official Pokemon Go blog, when you refer friends through the new system, both of you will receive rewards in the game such as Rare Candy, Incubators, and specific Pokemon encounters. The friends you refer can either be entirely new to the game or lapsed players who are returning after a while.

Niantic hasn’t announced when the referral program will officially launch, but the studio says it will send out referral codes to players in Australia first as it tests out and fine-tunes the feature.

In other Pokemon Go news, Niantic has recently kicked off the game’s newest content season, the Season of Legends. As part of the new season, a Searching for Legends event is underway until March 14. On top of featuring increased spawns of Rock, Steel, and Ground Pokemon, this event gives players their first chance to catch a Shiny Nosepass in the game.

Niantic is following that with a Beldum Incense Day on March 14, while the Electric Pokemon-themed Charge Up event kicks off on March 16. That event will introduce two new Pokemon forms to Raids. Mega Manectric will make its debut in Mega Raids, while Therian Forme Thundurus will appear in five-star Raids for the first time.

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Roku’s First Original Show Is Action-Thriller Cypher, And It Arrives This Month

Roku has confirmed the premiere date for its first ever original show. The action-drama Cypher hits the ad-supported Roku Channel on March 19, and the trailer has been released.

The series focuses on an cryptanalyst named Will Scott, who is recruited by the FBI to decipher a mysterious coded document. The trailer reveals that Scott is supposedly dead and leading a shadowy secret existence, but when he finds that the document is a hitlist with his name on it, things get very dangerous. Australian actor Martin Dingle Wall plays Scott, and it looks like a slick mix of explosions, code-cracking, and family melodrama. Check the trailer out below.

All seven episodes of Cypher will be released simultaneously onto the Roku Channel, which is free for anyone in the US or Canada with a Roku device. The series also stars Jaclyn Hales (Legion), Mary Helen Schmidt (The Thing About LA Is), Lauren Gravitt (Betrayed), and Brian Krause (Charmed). The showrunner is music video veteran Zeus Zamani.

The Roku Channel’s exclusive content will be boosted later this year when the Quibi catalogue hits the service. The short-form video platform closed down last year after just eight months, and in January it was announced that Roku had signed a deal to acquire the streaming rights to most of its shows. These include the Most Dangerous Game, with Liam Hemsworth, Chrissy Teigen’s reality show Chrissy’s Court, the Sam Raimi-produced horror anthology 50 States of Fright, and the reboot of comedy series Reno 911.

Roku had a very big year in 2020. The company announced in January that it now had more than 51.4 million active accounts, which is up by 14 million across the whole year.

EAGate Scandal Alleges EA Employee Sold FIFA 21 Ultimate Team Icon Cards

An unknown EA employee is alleged to be selling FIFA 21 Ultimate Team cards worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The scandal has quickly been nicknamed “EAGate” and has prompted the company to issue a statement saying it has opened a probe.

Eurogamer reports that the messages, captured from WhatsApp, show the employee offering Icon card packages ranging from 750-1000 euros (roughly $840-1200). One package of Prime Icon Moments cards are even offered for 1700 euros ($2000). At one point the seller assures a potential buyer that there is no risk of being banned, but can’t say why for “security reasons.”

The messages appear to show the sale of a bundle of high-value cards going through and then showing up in the game shortly after.

EA’s FIFA account has shared a statement promising a “thorough investigation” followed by “swift action” if any improper conduct is uncovered. It also stated that it understands how this creates concerns of “unfair balance in the game and competition.”

Icon Cards, like the ones being offered through the seller, are high-value and hard to obtain through randomized packs. The Prime Icon Moments are even tougher, and some players spend thousands on packs attempting to obtain the rare cards. FIFA has reportedly had a black market of selling Coins that could be spent on auctions for the rare cards, but this appears to be direct sale that populates inside the game itself–suggesting involvement of someone in the company.

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