Roman Reigns has announced that he is returning to WWE Raw as his cancer is now in remission.
Back in October of 2018, Roman Reigns announced that the leukemia he’s been battling with for 11 years had returned. Now, that cancer has gone into remission.
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The latest hero added to Blizzard’s Overwatch roster, Baptiste, has been revealed.
The official Play Overwatch YouTube account has uploaded a new origin story video giving us some insight into the upcoming hero, Baptiste. It shows the hero growing up in a wartorn country describing tough choices that had to be made to survive.
The armour worn by Baptiste in the origin story has a Talon logo, which happens to represent the terrorist organisation also connected to other heroes such as Reaper and Doomfist.
It seems Baptiste will be a mix of a DPS and healer character touting that he will use both bandages and bullets. The trailer finishes by saying that it’s your choice as to which.
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In a new report from As You Sow on the most overpaid CEOs of 2019, Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts’ chief executives are reportedly on the list.
As You Sow, a non-profit foundation that encourages social responsibility at corporations, publishes an annual report of the top 100 overpaid CEOs according to their research.
The methodology in calculating the top positions that are overpaid, includes an analysis of taking the CEO’s salary and the ratio with the average worker at said company, along with other factors such as shareholder votes against CEOs’ pay package.
Activision’s Bobby Kotick holds the position for being the most overpaid CEO in the history of the gaming industry in the US.
Blizzard recently began teasing another Overwatch story, seeming to focus on a new character named Baptiste. The company has now released a lengthy story trailer focusing on his background, and confirming that he’ll be the next playable hero.
As detailed in the story trailer, Baptiste was one of millions orphaned during the Omnic Crisis. In an apparent act of desperation, he joined the villainous group Talon. But he came to regret his decision and abandoned them. As detailed in the initial teaser, the group subsequently sent operatives to silence him, and they went missing themselves. Now he roams the world trying to help people, whether they need a band-aid or a bullet.
The first teaser was a letter signed by a Captain Cuerva, as part of one of the Talon ops to capture or kill Baptiste. Cuerva said not to underestimate Baptiste, and that he personally oversaw his Talon training. Cuerva’s mission went awry and several agents went missing. At the time, it wasn’t clear if Baptiste was the new hero or Cuerva.
Now we know for certain that it’s Baptiste, but we haven’t seen his abilities or play style, or exactly when he’s coming as a playable character. The attention given to his background as a medic suggests he’ll be a support character.
The Pokemon series is celebrating its 23rd anniversary on February 27, and Niantic is commemorating the occasion with a special event in Pokemon Go. The annual Pokemon Day celebration returns at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on February 26, and it’ll feature a lot of Pokemon from the original Red and Blue versions.
Throughout the event, Pokemon that appear early on in the Gen 1 games will spawn much more frequently in the wild. Moreover, players will have a chance of finding Shiny versions of Pidgey and Rattata, and Kanto Pokemon will also be featured in Raid Battles.
On top of that, players will have a chance of encountering special versions of Pikachu and Eevee during the Pokemon Day event. These variants will be wearing festive flower crowns, and they can be found either in the wild or through special Field Research tasks.
The Pokemon Day event runs until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on February 28. You can read more details about it on the official Pokemon Go website.
Niantic recently rolled out a new AR photo mode for Pokemon Go, and it came with a surprise: Smeargle. The Painter Pokemon has begun appearing in the mobile game for the first time, but the only way to encounter it is through the new mode. Smeargle will reportedly occasionally appear in photos you take, then show up in the wild after you exit the mode, giving you a chance to catch it.
In other Pokemon Go news, Niantic is introducing a new item to the game this week called the Team Medallion. It can be purchased from the in-game shop and gives players the option to switch teams, but it can only be used once every 365 days. The developer has also brought back the Legendary Pokemon Latias for a limited-time Raid event.
A Taiwanese horror game has been removed from Steam following a controversy surrounding Winnie the Pooh and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Devotion was removed from Steam after users found an in-game meme mocking Xi, according to The Verge.
An in-game poster reportedly says, “Xi Jinping Winnie-the-Pooh moron,” an apparent reference to internet memes that have long compared the Chinese president to the famous cartoon bear. It remains unclear if this was the exact reason the game was removed.
Chinese censors have repeatedly banned content linking the president to Winnie the Pooh. According to Business Insider, the Oscar-nominated Disney film Christopher Robin was recently banned because of the memes.
Red Candle Games has removed its game, Devotion, from Steam. The removal occurs after a weekend of bad PR for Devotion, which saw heavy review bombing after being caught in controversy.
According to PC Gamer, Devotion launched to positive reviews. However, the Taiwanese first-person horror game came under fire when a piece of in-game art that seems to mock Chinese president Xi Jinping was discovered. The art compares the president to Winnie the Pooh, a comparison the Chinese government frequently objects to. Red Candle Games issued an initial apology–which implied the image was simply a placeholder–but after Devotion came under heavy review bombing, the developer followed up with a longer, more comprehensive apology.
“When the art material was made, each teammate was busy working on one’s own tasks while chasing the deadline,” Red Candle Games wrote in the second apology. “None of the other colleagues were aware of this. It was until we received a private report made by a player on February 21 that we realized what was exactly written on that art material. Upon learning of this, we immediately replaced the art material within an hour.”
“We would also like to take this opportunity to reaffirm that Devotion’s publisher Indievent and Winking Entertainment did not know about the art material beforehand and were not involved in this incident at all,” the developer continued. “Currently our partnership has terminated.” Red Candle Games ended the apology with the announcement that Devotion is now removed from Steam China. However, as of writing this article, the game is gone from Steam entirely. Every trailer for the game has been removed from Red Candle Games’ YouTube channel as well.
Devotion is Red Candle’s second game, which follows the developer’s horror title, Detention. Both games borrow elements of Taiwanese and Chinese religion and mythology to create terrifying experiences that also critique elements of both countries’ cultures. In Devotion, you explore an abandoned apartment complex in Taiwan during the 1980s, only to discover a religious family that lived there suffered some spooky, cult-like events.
Red Candle Games hasn’t yet announced whether Devotion will return to Steam. The game was only available on PC exclusively through Steam so you can no longer buy it.
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If you’re looking for something to watch on Netflix, then you’re in luck, as the month of March starts this week, and that means a whole slew of new content is coming to the streaming service. From movies to TV series to Netflix originals, there is plenty for you to binge in your free time.
While February is coming to a close, there are still a few more releases to keep your eye on. On February 27, the 2018 A&E series Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie hits Netflix. The 10 episode season is a true crime series that recounted the murder investigations of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Then on February 28, a new collection of Jeopardy episodes hits the service, and you and your friends can watch the game show and discuss Alex Trebek’s mustache, which we all greatly miss.
Friday, March 1, is when Netflix drops a ton of new content. There are eight Netflix originals and series dropping, but nothing with a lot of hype behind it. However, there are a few movies you’ll want to check out. Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange hits the service, where you can get your fill of ultra-violence. Additionally, Wet Hot American Summer comes to Netflix as well, which is a bit confusing, as the service has an original series spin-off of this movie. When did Wet Hot American Summer leave Netflix to begin with?
Anyway, below, you can find everything coming to Netflix this week. Mark our calendars for the ones that excite you, and you can check out everything coming to the service for March.