Month: March 2018

If you’ve been getting bored with the array of outfits and costumes in Super Mario Odyssey, today brings good news: Nintendo has added two new costumes to the game today. Specifically, a baseball uniform and the Satellaview costume are now available for purchase.

If you’ve ever thought that Mario needs to look a bit more like an athlete when sprinting and jumping around levels, the baseball uniform probably isn’t what you’re looking for. In any case, you can now make him look ready to take on America’s national pastime. A pinstripe outfit and a batting helmet are now available; the uniform will cost you 3000 coins while the helmet costs 1500. Check them out (courtesy of Nintendo Everything):

If baseball isn’t your style, the Satellaview costume allows Mario to look like he’s about to take a spacewalk (although without the necessary oxygen tank and pressurization system). Its somewhat ominous description states, “This outfit represents what the future used to look like.” The helmet will run you 500, while the suit is 1000.

Both of these costumes were discovered by dataminers combing through Super Mario Odyssey’s Balloon World update. They found references to a number of different costumes, indicating that more are on the way. These include an 8-bit Mario hat, a Santa outfit, and others. Nintendo has also previously released DLC costumes, such as another spacesuit and a parka outfit.

Since Moira was added to Overwatch in November, she’s proven to be a relatively unique character. She’s a fantastic healer, but she also functions as a hybrid, of sorts, capable of dealing significant damage to enemies. However, Moira can’t constantly heal like Mercy and Zenyatta can–meaning she will run out of healing for short times during matches. Recently, Blizzard added a welcome tweak to the Overwatch Public Test Realm that communicates Moira’s limitation better to other players.

Added in the latest PTR patch are two new lines that Moira speaks when she’s out of healing power. When she runs out, she now shouts “Not ready!” or “I need to recharge.” You can see the lines in action in the video below, courtesy of Reddit user Owlero.

This is a small but much-appreciated change, as it’ll allow for better teammate communication when not voice chatting and will prevent other players from wasting time asking for a heal.

The new PTR update is available now on PC, and it includes various UI, character, and map changes as well as Moira’s new lines. For instance, Blizzard has boosted the transparency on Moira’s moves, especially her ultimate move Coalescence, which was causing issues due to its blinding effect. D.Va’s micro missiles, meanwhile, have had their explosive damage reduced. You can see the full list of changes on Blizzard’s forum.

The PTR patch is just in testing right now, but it’ll likely be rolled out to everyone on PC in the next few weeks. In other Overwatch news, the new Support character Birgitte was added last week alongside a patch that nerfs Sombra.

[News via dbltap]

Scarlett Johansson is joining Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi’s next movie, Jojo Rabbit.

Variety reports that Johansson will be coming aboard Waititi’s World War 2 dramedy, playing a woman hiding a 15-year-old Jewish girl in her house, only for the girl to discovered by her young son.

Waititi will star as a warped, comedic version of Hitler in the film. “After being severely hurt by a grenade at Hitler youth camp, a prideful and nationalistic ten-year old boy discovers that his mother is hiding a fifteen year old Jewish girl in their house,” reads Jojo Rabbit’s logline. “The boy’s imaginary friend is a version of Hitler that is far removed from reality, with Waititi describing him as “goofy” and “charming” while “

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The new Doom is already a very good-looking game, and it’s only going to look better soon. Bethesda has announced that a 4K update for PS4 Pro and Xbox One X is coming on March 29.

“Every blast of the BFG, every demon glory kill, and every chainsaw slice through a Mancubus can be experienced like never before on consoles,” Bethesda said. A trailer for the 4K update has also been released; you can check it out in the embed above.

Part of what makes Doom such a great experience is its commitment to running at 60FPS. It remains to be seen if this will be possible in 4K, and Bethesda hasn’t commented on this.

The PC version of Doom already had an advantage over the console editions, as the game can look and run just about as good as you want depending on your rig and setup.

Doom was released in 2016 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A Nintendo Switch version launched in November 2017, and it is not getting the 4K update.

Marvel Comics has announced a new Inhumans comic which might spell the end for the characters.

ComicBook reports the Death of the Inhumans series is written by Donny Cates (Thanos, Doctor Strange) with art by Ariel Olivetti (Venom). The main cover, which you can view below, is from Kaare Andrews.

Death of the Inhumans cover by Kaare Andrews, image via ComicBook.

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Oberyn Martell is reportedly joining Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman sequel.

Variety reports that Game of Thrones and Narcos star Pedro Pascal will be joining the cast in an unnamed role, alongside Gal Gadot and fellow newcomer Kristin Wiig, who was recently cast as the villainess Cheetah.

Pascal in Narcos.

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