Nintendo Replacing Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes’ Male Byleth’s Voice Actor Following Allegations of Abuse – IGN

UPDATE (7/27/19) – Nintendo had confirmed to USgamer that it will be re-recording and replacing the lines for Fire Emblem: Three Houses

‘ male protagonist Byleth following the allegations of abuse.”After assessing the situation, we decided to re-record the character’s voiceovers in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes with another actor. The new voiceovers will be included in a future patch,” Nintendo of America says.

Original story from July 26, 2019, follows.

Chris Niosi, the voice actor of the male protagonist Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes, has been replaced in Heroes following allegations of abuse that have recently surfaced.

As reported by USgamer, Niosi still remains the voice of Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch as of this writing, but Zach Aguilar has replaced him in Fire Emblem: Heroes.

We have reached out to Nintendo as it has yet to comment or confirm that this was the cause of the change, but this move does follow a Twitter thread and Tumblr post that allege that Niosi has, among other things, been abusive and has broken many Non-disclosure agreements in the past.

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Niosi has responded and apologized on his own Tumblr, and it remains to be seen if Aguilar or another actor will replace him in Three Houses in a post-launch patch.

This isn’t the only high-profile game to see a voice actor change, as Judgment’s Kyohei Hamura voice actor, Pierre Taki, was replaced following an indictment of drug use.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses released on the Nintendo Switch today, July 26, and in our review we said that it “offers an incredible amount of choice, and a story that deserves to be viewed from more than one angle.”

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Daily Deals: Batman Beyond Complete Series Limited Edition Blu-ray Is Below $90 – IGN

We bring you the best deals we’ve found today on video games, hardware, electronics, and a bunch of random stuff too. Updated 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Preorder Batman Beyond Complete Series Limited Edition for $89.30 Right Now

Originally priced at $99, this set was $118 this morning and then the deals gods opened up their arms and sprinkled an additional savings down on us. This is an awesome set: it has the full series, as well as the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker movie, all on Blu-ray and all in high-definition. There’s also a metallic Funko Pop, lenticular art cards, and it all comes in a styling case.

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If you’re a Darksiders fan, this bundle is for you. Throw down a preorder for the Nephilim edition and you’ll receive the premium box, an art book, official soundtrack, stickers, the Strife figurine and the Darksiders board game!

Buy Fallout 76 or The Last of Us: Remastered for $15 and Get $15 in Amazon Credit

All Amazon Prime members can sign up for Twitch Prime for free. Now until July 26, Twitch members get a $15 Amazon Credit when you buy Fallout 76 or The Last of Us Remastered, which drops to $14.99 in cart. You’re essentially getting either game for free.

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Amazon is really getting ahead of the curve on this one! You can preorder Marvel’s Avengers, slated to come out next May, for only $49.94! Preordering now will also grant you future Beta access.

Purchase Fire Emblem Three Houses Seasons of Warfare Edition for Switch for $99.99

The latest Fire Emblem title is out now, and the superior “Seasons of Warfare” Edition is in and out of stock. This edition includes the game, steelbook case, soundtrack, hardcover artbook, and 2020 calendar. Note: The Seasons of Warfare edition is rapidly coming in and out of stock, so check back often to see if it’s available.

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This deal is actually better than Amazon’s Prime Day deal. You’re getting the Switch console for $299 and a AAA title for $30. Choose from Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, or Super Mario Party.

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Continuing the trend with Amazon and cheap games, you can grab Resident Evil 2 for 50% off, so long as you activate the coupon code listed on the store page.

New Dell Back to School PC Deals with Gift Cards

Dell has kicked off some great Back to School deals on laptops and desktops. You’ll receive your gift card within a few weeks after your item ships and carries a 90-day expiration. It can be used on gaming consoles, video games, monitors, electronics, TVs, PCs, and more.

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A new Switch bundle has surfaced! If you’re a fan of sports games, you will enjoy the fact that you can buy a Switch and get a copy of the most popular sports game for free. NBA 2K20 isn’t out until September 6, so tide yourself over with this IGN rated 8.5/10 predecessor.

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Out August 2: 15% off Madden NFL 20 for PS4 or Xbox One, Now $50.94

The new 2020 iteration of the only NFL video game out there is available in less than 2 weeks. Both Amazon and Walmart are offering 15% off if you preorder it beforehand. For any of who play Madden NFL religiously, this is pretty much a no brainer. Madden NFL 19 scored an 8.9/10 and we expect another solid effort from EA.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Ending Explained, Easter Eggs and Influences – IGN

Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is not only a work of historical fiction mixing real-life figures like Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Bruce Lee, and Steve McQueen alongside the fictional co-leads played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, it’s also one giant Easter egg to the filmmaker’s many cinematic and pop cultural influences (and even to his other films).With all that in mind, let’s break down the film’s twist ending, its many Easter eggs, and influences.

Needless to say then, be mindful of SPOILERS ahead for the film and for history (?!), starting with …

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Ending Explained

Obviously, Sharon Tate and her friends didn’t escape the Manson family in real life. Tate, her three guests, and another friend were all killed. Their killers were caught and incarcerated.

As Tarantino has fashioned a work of historical fiction, he has — as he also did with Inglourious Basterds, where Hitler died before he really did — once again foisted a fantasy “Hollywood ending” onto a historical tragedy.

In doing so, Tarantino gives Sharon Tate the extended life and screen career reality denied her. And thanks to Rick and Cliff’s (and Brandy’s!) killing of the Manson family members, Tarantino also opens the door for Rick to enjoy a more fruitful second phase of his acting career than he’s so far had. It’s a true Hollywood ending for both the real and the fictional characters in Tarantino’s film.

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Who Inspired Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth?

Tarantino recently revealed that Brad Pitt’s badass stuntman Cliff Booth is indeed inspired by a particularly dangerous old timey stuntman, who he wouldn’t name but who intimidated even other tough guys and stuntmen back in the day.

Cliff possibly murdering his wife on a boat and getting away with it echoes the rumors that have swirled around actor Robert Wagner and the death of his wife, screen star Natalie Wood, for the last few decades.

The relationship between actor Rick Dalton and his stunt double/best friend Cliff Booth is directly modeled on the friendship between Burt Reynolds and stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham, both of whom are now deceased. Like Rick, Burt Reynolds was a TV western actor who struggled to catch a break in films before becoming a sought-after big screen actor after starring in Deliverance. Reynolds was to have played George Spahn — the real-life elderly owner of the delaptated movie ranch where the Manson family resided — In OUATIH but passed away before shooting his scenes. (He was replaced by Bruce Dern.) Had he lived to film his role, Reynolds’ inclusion would have been a direct nod to his and Needham’s influence on the film.

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Like Cliff, Needham, who directed Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit, was a war veteran who became a stuntman and doubled for the star of a hugely popular TV western. In Cliff’s case, it was Bounty Law, starring Rick Dalton as Jake Cahill. Needham doubled for Richard Boone, who played the wandering gun-for-here Paladin on Have Gun, Will Travel.

One other inspiration for Rick might be Clint Eastwood, who found stardom on the small screen as Rowdy Yates on Rawhide before, several years later, finding big screen success thanks to starring in a series of classic spaghetti westerns from director Sergio Leone.

It should also be noted that one of the victims of the Manson family was Hollywood stuntman Donald Shea, which could speak to why Tarantino depicted a scene where stuntman Cliff becomes suspicious of the hippes his old pal George Spahn invited to live on his ranch.

All the Real People in It

Sharon Tate and the other targets of the Manson family — Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski — depicted here are obviously all real people, as were Manson himself and his followers Tex Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian, the latter of whom became a cooperating witness at trial but is shown in the movie as fleeing before the crimes begin. (Ditto Dakota Fanning as Manson follower Squeaky Fromme.) Obviously, the fates of all the aforementioned people differ greatly in real life than what transpired in the film.

Unless you’re brand new to the planet Earth, yes, Bruce Lee was a real guy, the greatest martial artist-star of his time (arguably, of all time). Lee is depicted in the film, by Mike Moh, during his time starring as Kato on The Green Hornet. And, yes, he really did train Sharon Tate in karate when she was co-starring in the Dean Martin spy spoof The Wrecking Crew.

Homeland’s Damian Lewis plays Steve McQueen in one scene set at the Playboy Mansion. McQueen, like Rick Dalton, began as the star of a TV western about a bounty hunter — Wanted: Dead or Alive —before he became a movie star and pop culture icon thanks to films like The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, and The Great Escape, which Rick fantasizes about starring in instead of McQueen at one point.

Timothy Olyphant and the late Luke Perry also play real people in the movie. Yes, Lancer was a real TV series and the actors they play — James Stacey and Wayne Maunder — were real. The last shot we see of Olyphant in the film, driving off on his motorcycle, is also a harbinger of the tragic fate that lay in store for Stacey (he lost two limbs and his girlfriend was killed in a motorcycle accident when they were hit by a drunk driver).

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Also real? The TV series The FBI that Rick films a guest spot on as the bad guy of the week.

The Mamas and Papas’ Michelle Phillips and Mama Cass pop up during the Playboy Mansion scene.

With his silver mane and oversized glasses, Al Pacino’s Marvin Schwarzs appears to be patterned after legendary Hollywood talent agent Lew Wasserman.

One of the spaghetti westerns Rick stars In is said to have been directed by Antonio Margheriti, a real-life filmmaker who Tarantino is a fan of … enough so that this isn’t his first mention in a Tarantino movie. Speaking of which …

Nods to Tarantino’s Other Movies

Antonio Margheriti is also the filmmaker whose name is used by Eli Roth’s character in Inglourious Basterds when they sneak into the Nazis’ film premiere.

Rick’s commercial for Red Apple cigarettes during the end credits is also a nod to the cigarette brand that has appeared in other Tarantino films such as Pulp Fiction and The Hateful Eight.

Tarantino vets Michael Madsen, Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, and Bruce Dern all pop up in small roles here. Another Tarantino vet, Tim Roth, had his role in the film end up on the cutting room floor.

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Let us know what you thought of Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood and its ending, Easter eggs, and many references in the comments below!

Now Streaming Monster Hunter World Game Help Live – Let’s Prepare for Iceborne – IGN

After a long hiatus, we’re back with another live Monster Hunter World

Boot Camp stream in preparation for Iceborne! If you’ve got questions, hop into the Twitch live chat, because we probably have answers.

Casey DeFreitas, our Monster Hunter World wiki guide lead, started this series to answer any questions you might have about Monster Hunter World, so get involved in the chat and have some fun.

Today we’re going through some of the best Event Quests to do leading up to Iceborne’s launch, and since almost every Event Quest is available, there are quite a few!

Would you like more guide-lead game help streams like this one? Let us know in the comments below!

Casey DeFreitas is an editor on the wikis team at IGN. She is incredibly passionate about Monster Hunter World and posts about it all the time on Twitter @ShinyCaseyD.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is “Very Similar” To Sekiro, Confirms Respawn

Though Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was well into development before the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Respawn has confirmed its upcoming game is “very similar” to From Software’s title. Fallen Order lead combat designer Jasen de Heras takes comfort in that comparison.

“I thought it was pretty badass, and a little comforting to know that you could make this type of game without a stamina bar,” he said in an interview with Edge magazine, according to WCCFTech. “They let you attack, they let you roll, they do all this for free–and then the AI will tell you if you’re doing the correct thing. It just confirmed to us that you don’t have to limit everything the player does; let them have a little more agency, and then let the AI give them a slap on the wrist or a punch in the face. It was a positive thing for us to know there was a game that was similar to ours. Very similar.”

The comparison to From Software’s most recent game makes sense, as Respawn turned to the studio’s older games as inspiration for Fallen Order. “I’ve been a huge From Software fan since King’s Field,” Fallen Order game director Stig Asmussen said. “I mean, King’s Field II is one of my favorite games ever. But it’s not about you liking a game, and trying to make that game yourself. It’s more, ‘What can we learn about what’s fun about it?'”

In our time with the E3 2019 Fallen Order demo, we saw numerous mechanics and features inspired by From Software’s games–including checkpoint idols to upgrade your abilities, the loss of all in-game currency upon death, and challenging but fair combat. However, when it came to traversal mechanics, Fallen Order took most of its inspiration from Metroid Prime, with Force powers and droid upgrades acting as the lock-and-key mechanisms for exploration. “Metroid absolutely served as an inspiration for us,” Fallen Order lead level designer Jeff Magers told Game Informer. “What the Metroid-style level design does for us is somewhat [of] a way to give the player guided exploration. A ton of freedom within the world, but at the same time we can deliver really handcrafted moments and really focus on the moment-to-moment.”

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is scheduled to release on November 15 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

Epic Games Store Cloud Saves Available For Select Games

The Epic Games Store has begun experimenting with cloud saves, a feature found in just about every platform from Steam to the Nintendo Switch. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney delivered the announcement on Twitter, saying “cloud saves are enabled for a couple of new games right now.”

Unfortunately, the word “couple” seems to be literal here. Twitter user ShyXLFT said another individual discovered an “enable cloud save” function in the settings of the action-RPG Moonlighter. Engadget reports the other game is the survival strategy game This War of Mine. Sweeney didn’t confirm which “couple of new games” have cloud saves enabled, but he did note the feature needs “a bit more work” before implementing it across the entire Epic Games Store.

When asked how the feature is implemented, Sweeney said that adding cloud saves is “a manual process for the store team per game.” He implied the feature doesn’t require any extra coding from the developers and games don’t need any form of updates on the developer side for cloud saves to be enabled.

Epic unveiled a roadmap earlier this year, where cloud saves–and various other features–targeted a July release. A few other features expected to arrive in July are improvements to the library, a redesign of the store page, cutting patch sizes, and more.

Coincidently, the two free PC games offered through the Epic Games Store are Moonlighter and This War of Mine. From now through Friday, August 2, both titles can be snagged for the low cost of free. Alan Wake and For Honor will be the next free games up for grabs.

Fortnite World Cup $30 Million Tournament Starts Today; Watch It Here

Epic Games’ massive tournament for Fortnite is set to begin today. The Fortnite World Cup is a three-day event that will will put $30 million up for grabs for the best players across different categories. Plus, as the game has become a cultural phenomenon, Epic may be planning appearances from celebrity guests and other surprises.

The event is taking place at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. It started with an opening ceremony at 12:30 PM ET, followed by Creative Finals at 1 PM. The Celebrity Pro-Am will begin at 4 PM. That showcase event will feature celebs and pro players competing for a prize pool of $3 million to be donated to charity.

Then Saturday, July 27, the competitive tournament will start with the Duos Finals. A pre-show will begin at 12:30 PM ET followed by the competition at 1 PM. That will feature a total of 50 duos teams competing for Fortnite dominance. Then Sunday the schedule will repeat for Solos tournaments among 100 selected players. On both days, the winners will be crowned in a ceremony at 4:45 PM.

Be sure to bookmark this page and check back for all the action as it happens.

Another My Hero Academia Story Is Being Released In The West

In a press release, Viz Media announced the English translation of another My Hero Academia spin-off manga is scheduled to release next month. Titled My Hero Academia: Smash, the manga reimagines the original story as a comedic sketch-based slice of life.

Smash is the first spin-off series of My Hero Academia, but it was not the first to get an English translation and physical release in the west. The immensely popular third spin-off, Vigilantes (known as Illegals in Japan), was translated into and released in English first, followed by the second spin-off, School Briefs. My Hero Academia’s fourth spin-off, Team Up Mission, has just made its debut in Weekly Shonen Jump (which can be downloaded and read digitally).

My Hero Academia: Smash releases in the US and Canada on August 6. The manga will cost $10 USD / $13 CAN. Of all the spin-offs, Smash is the only one that isn’t canon to My Hero Academia’s story, as it’s just a retelling of the original manga, albeit with a goofy twist.

School Briefs follows the normal, everyday classroom activities of Midoriya, Ururaka, Iida, and the rest of Class 1-A in-between the battle-filled arcs of the main story. You see the students interacting with their guardians in preparation for Parents Day, for example.

Vigilantes follows Koichi Haimawari, an aspiring hero who never made the cut and went on to attend a normal high school. Just as the Superman-like All Might found his Superboy in Midoriya, the Batman-like Knuckleduster finds his Robin in Koichi, training him to use his modest Quirk as a vigilante that illegally investigates the crime of villains that professional heroes can’t or won’t go after. As Koichi gains more notoriety in the city, he and Knuckleduster begin to influence the ideals of other heroes, such as Tensei “Ingenium” Iida and Shota “Eraser Head” Aizawa.

Finally, Team Up Mission occurs in the time period between the third and fourth seasons of My Hero Academia and sees Class 1-A pairing up with professional heroes ahead of the students’ mentorships. Midoriya is partnered with My Hero Academia: Two Heroes‘ Melissa Shield and the two’s natural chemistry make them a fierce crime-fighting duo.