Month: January 2018

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Nintendo has added a couple of new rewards to the My Nintendo program. While these typically consist of discounts on select titles, this latest batch of rewards includes some great 3DS and Wii U games that My Nintendo members can download for free.

This marks the third batch of full titles to be offered on My Nintendo, and as with the previous selections, it consists of four games spread evenly across 3DS and Wii U. On the former, My Nintendo members can download the colorful Breakout-style game Siesta Fiesta and the puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force, each of which costs 50 Gold Points. Wii U owners, meanwhile, can download Gunman Clive HD Collection for 30 Gold Points and the creepy adventure game Year Walk for 50 Gold Points.

Each of the above rewards will be available until March 26, giving you over a month to claim them. The previous batch of free My Nintendo games expired this past weekend and included Toki Tori 3D, Retro City Rampage DX, XType Plus, and Tengami. Additionally, My Nintendo members can still redeem their Points for discounts on Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Code Name: STEAM, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7, and other titles.

While Nintendo has yet to offer any Switch rewards on My Nintendo, Switch owners will still earn Gold Points for every game they purchase digitally. Those with a Switch can also still pick up some games at a discount for a limited time. A sale is currently going on in the Switch Eshop until February 1, offering deals on some great titles, such as Arms, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Doom, L.A. Noire, and more. Switch owners will also soon be able to purchase the acclaimed adventure game Night in the Woods, which releases on the Eshop on February 1.

A rumor currently doing the rounds suggests that Microsoft has considered acquiring EA, Valve and PUBG Corp.

“A reliable source close to Microsoft” told Polygon the news, with reports of “internal shifts” at Microsoft creating the necessary situation for an acquisition.

SuperDataResearch analyst Joost Van Dreunen further told Polygon that he expects more news about an acquisition soon.

“Because of where we are in the lifecycle of all these things, I’m expecting to hear Microsoft announce something very, very shortly”.

This follows the promotion of Xbox head Phil Spencer to Microsoft’s senior leadership team, which he deemed “a great show of commitment” to its gaming portfolio.

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Cloverfield 4 has reportedly already completed filming and it’s set to open in theaters later this year.

SlashFilm reports the potential fourth entry in the franchise is called Overlord, a film set in World War II and, according to Box Office Mojo, the movie will be released on October 26.

The story reportedly follows a group of American paratroopers during D-Day who find themselves fighting against supernatural forces in a Nazi-occupied village. These mysterious enemies are said to be part of a Nazi experiment.

Overlord is reportedly directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) and stars Wyatt Russell (22 Jump Street) and Jovan Adepo (Fences), with J.J. Abrams and his production company Bad Robot producing the film.

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This year’s Oscar winners will be revealed on Sunday, March 4, which means cinephiles have just over a month to make sure they’ve caught up on the best and brightest films of 2018. For some of the more recent releases, your only option is to head to the theater. But for many, all you need to do is sit back and fire up your favorite streaming device.

To help make your Oscar marathon a little easier, we’ve put together a handy list breaking down which Oscar nominees you can currently stream and where they’re available.

We’ve also included a couple films that’ll be available to purchase in Digital HD before the awards ceremony.

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Blizzard has announced new balance changes coming to Hearthstone in the 10.2 update.

In a blog post, Blizzard detailed a series of nerfs coming to several popular cards when the update hits next month.

Bonemare will see a nerf with a mana increase from 7 to 8 allowing players access to more expensive counters. Additionally, the Corridor Creeper card will have its attack dropped from 5 to 2, reducing its swing power when held early in a game.

The Charge ability will be removed from Patches the Pirate, which Blizzard believes will see fewer decks adding arbitrary pirates to take advantage of his chaining ability. Also, Raza the Chained’s Battlecry will go from reducing Hero Power cost from 0 to 1 to reduce its effectiveness for Wild games and Standard matches when played with Shadowreaper Anduin.

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