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Even as Marvel Studios begins planning how to integrate the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s still one holdover from the Fox era left to go. The New Mutants is currently scheduled for an April 3, 2020 theatrical release. And though the multiple delays and lack of sequel prospects may have X-Men fans dismissing this spinoff, there’s one Marvel creator who’s still very excited to see the team make their big screen debut. Artist Bill Sienkiewicz thinks there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic about The New Mutants.
We brought up the movie while discussing Sienkiewicz’s art for the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix Steelbook Blu-ray. Having worked on classic New Mutants comic storylines like “The Demon Bear Saga” and having been given a chance to visit the set, Sienkiewicz is very eager to see this oft-delayed movie finally see the light of day.
The Nintendo Switch is getting a hardware revision in mid-August that gives a significant boost to battery life. However, this isn’t a Switch Lite-style revision with a completely new look. The new Nintendo Switch looks exactly like the old one. So if you’re looking for that better battery life, how can you tell the difference?
The key is in the packaging, per Nintendo’s product site. The original packaging features the system against a white background with a TV on the left side. The packaging for the new system is very similar, but instead shows the system against a red background with a TV on the right side. The revision also has the TV and Nintendo Switch itself shown from a slight angle, rather than a straight-forward shot. You can see the difference below:
Of course, if you end up purchasing the system used and out of the packaging, you may need to rely on a serial number to tell the difference. The old models start with a serial number “XAW” while the new model will start with the serial number “XKW.” You can locate the serial number on the bottom of a Nintendo Switch, on the left side.
The battery life difference is rather large, though. The old system promises a battery life from 2.5-6.5 hours, with more intensive games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild draining the battery much faster and ending on the lower side of that spectrum. The new one boasts 4.5-9 hours.
This news comes shortly after the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite. That hardware revision is much more different, and aimed at portable players. It removes the docking ability to connect with a TV and the controllers are no longer detachable. The reduced functionality may impact some games. It also has a budget price: $200 as opposed to the standard Switch’s $300.
Nintendo has announced that Luigi’s Mansion 3 will release this October.
Luigi’s latest adventure will launch on October 31 – Halloween – which seems a very logical choice for a game set in a haunted hotel.
When Luigi’s friends go missing on vacation, it’s up to our reluctant hero to save them from the ghosts in the Last Resort hotel! Join forces with Gooigi, slam ghosts, & prepare for a spooky treat when #LuigisMansion3 arrives to #NintendoSwitch on 10/31!https://t.co/3fg4O2t6PB pic.twitter.com/iNM9BKNKg5
Batman #75 is easily the most significant chapter of the series since Batman #50 wrapped up the Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle wedding storyline. It’s the start of “City of Bane,” which is both the series’ longest storyline and its final chapter. And much like with Batman #50, the series may not be heading in the direction fans are expecting. The main takeaway from this issue is that a Gotham City ruled by Bane is a strange place indeed.
Interestingly, this issue doesn’t focus a great deal on either Batman or Bane outside of the Year of the Villain-themed backup story. Tom King and Tony Daniel instead explore Gotham’s strange new status quo, where deranged villains like Joker, Riddler and Hugo Strange have become members of the GCPD and a brand new Dynamic Duo protects the streets. This all makes for a disorienting start to the story, as it’s not immediately clear how we got from “The Fall and the Fallen” to here.
Prime Day ran for 48 hours, but the deals started even earlier thanks to a highly-competitive online retail climate. Dell and Walmart countered with their own sales, but now that Prime Day is officially behind us, Walmart is still going strong.
The best deals during Prime Day on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One X were actually at Walmart, not Amazon. The good news is, those deals are still live. If you’re looking for a new console and want to save, there’s still time.
Walmart’s unbelievable deal on the Xbox Elite controller is also still live. I keep checking it because I can’t believe it’s real and I expect it to end at any minute.
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The increase in quality and dip in prices for TVs over the past couple years has been staggering. But it isn’t limited to televisions. Projectors have seen a similar trend and you can see it in the BenQ TK800M (See it on Amazon). Just three or four years ago you could expect to pay thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars for a 4K projector that can now be found for less than $2,000. It’s a 4K HDR projector with high brightness for use in setups with ambient light. That brightness also means more pop to the HDR over other projectors. But how does the performance of the TK800M hold up against a similarly priced TV?
The Luigi’s Mansion series is the one chance for the Mushroom Kingdom to get a little spooky, so it only makes sense that Luigi’s Mansion 3 is releasing on that spookiest of all holidays: all Hallows’ Eve, otherwise known as Halloween, or October 31. Nintendo announced the release date in a tweet.
As usual, this latest entry in the Luigi’s Mansion series will feature the taller, greener, more cowardly of the Mario Brothers exploring a haunted building and busting ghosts and nearly peeing his pants all the while. This time it’s in the haunted Last Resort Hotel.
Our look at the game from E3 2019 showed Luigi has some new tricks with his trusty Poltergust vacuum, and this game will feature a new local coop multiplayer mode. Producer Kensuke Tanabe also shared some thoughts on Luigi’s cowardice, though frankly he’s explored two entire haunted mansions which is probably more than you have, so give him a break.
The release date announcement came alongside word of a revised Nintendo Switch with better battery life, replacing the older models but remaining otherwise the same. This is a less conspicuous change than the also recently announced Switch Lite, which totally changes the form factor of the system and removes the docking functionality entirely. Both the revised Switch and the Switch Lite will be out in time for Luigi’s Mansion 3.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix is hitting DVD and Blu-ray in September. In addition to the standard releases, Best Buy will sell an exclusive steelbook version of the 4K Ultra HD set that features new X-Men artwork from a seminal Marvel artist.
We have an exclusive first look at the Dark Phoenix steelbook packaging, painted by New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin artist Bill Sienkiewicz.
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