Month: March 2018

A big update is on the way very soon to Pokemon Go. As first discovered last month, developer Niantic is implementing a quest system in Pokemon Go, which will give players a variety of additional activities to complete–as well as a chance to discover the game’s first Mythical Pokemon.

Beginning March 30, players will be able to take on two different types of “research” quests: Field Research and Special Research. The former are distributed via PokeStops and task players with completing various objectives, such as catching certain Pokemon or participating in battles; the latter are “story-driven activities” assigned by Professor Willow that “take Trainers further into the world of Pokemon Go than ever before.”

Completing research quests will reward players with various items. Players will also earn a stamp for the first Field Research quest they complete each day, although there is no limited to how many tasks can be completed in a single day. Collecting seven stamps will lead to a Research Breakthrough, which will unlock even more rewards, including a possible encounter with a Legendary Pokemon.

The initial batch of research quests are tied to Mew, which is the first Mythical Pokemon to appear in the game. From the sound of it, players will presumably earn a chance to encounter Mew by completing Professor Willow’s Special Research quests.

In the meantime, players still have a few days to participate in Pokemon Go’s ongoing Eggstravaganza event. That is scheduled to run until April 2 and makes it easier to hatch rare Pokemon from Eggs. April 2 also marks the day Pokemon Go’s latest Legendary, Lugia, is slated to leave the game. The Legendary Psychic-type returned to Raid Battle earlier this month with the “newly improved” Flying move Sky Attack.

Mark Hamill has revealed elements of the ending for George Lucas’ abandoned Star Wars: Episode 9.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow.

Speaking to IGN about the differences in approach to the character of Luke Skywalker between J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson, Hamill suddenly changed tack, and explained:

“I happen to know that George didn’t kill Luke until the end of

9, after he trained Leia. Which is another thread that was never played upon

.”

This is the first time we’ve heard that Lucas intended to end the ‘Skywalker Saga’ with Luke’s death. While the original Extended Universe saw Leia trained as a Jedi Knight (although not by Luke), it also hadn’t been publicly mooted as part of the films’ storyline.

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The code of conduct for Overwatch League players has reportedly been leaked, with guidelines stating that the league has the rights to players’ likenesses and a host of other data that can be used in licensing deals without kicking back any royalties to the players.

Kotaku reports that eSports broadcaster Richard Lewis scanned the 35-page document, which places some rather strict stipulations on players.

As expected, the guidelines are designed to curb unwanted and inappropriate behaviour first and foremost, and we’ve already seen players being suspended for using homophobic slurs, let go for posting memes that were categorised as offensive, and sanctions including fines against three players and one coach.

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DC Entertainment co-publisher, Jim Lee stripped Supes of his classic red undies in New 52, but he’s bringing back the classic look for the celebratory Action Comics issue 1,000. The special issue marks the 80th anniversary of the Man of Steel’s debut in Action Comics #1, as well as 1,000 covers of the comic.

io9 reports that Lee made the announcement at WonderCon, saying that it was only a “matter of time” before the outside-underwear came back, but that someone, somewhere further down the line, will inevitably take them away again.

“I knew when I took them off in the New 52 that they were going to come back, it was just a matter of time. We figured the 1000th issue was as good a time as any.

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Every major sporting event has people making predictions, and sometimes, predictions come via non-traditional routes like a video game simulation of the “big game,” like the Super Bowl in Madden. This year, instead of predicting the winners of Wrestlemania through WWE 2K18, WWE said went an entirely different route and used an alligator to pick the winners for the April PPV.

In the video, former Tough Enough contestant ZZ takes the viewer to his alligator farm in Kraemer, Louisiana–which is 56 miles outside of New Orleans, where Wrestlemania 34 takes place–to find out who is going to win a few of the PPV matches, by way of alligators chomping on pictures. Yes, this is real, and you can see the silliness below.

The gator chose Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, Brock Lesnar, and Shinsuke Nakamura for their respective matches. This is by far the weirdest thing we’ve seen when it comes to predicting Wrestlemania winners. GameSpot’s predictions are much more complicated, as we have chickens peck at giant, disembodied cutouts of competitor’s heads–that or we just guess based on where we think the storylines are going.

Regardless of whether or not the alligators are right, this year’s Wrestlemania should be a blast, especially now that Daniel Bryan is cleared to compete. The big show takes place on Sunday, April 8 and the Kickoff Show should start at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT–the start time for the Kickoff Show has not been revealed yet. As of this writing, there are 11 matches on the card, including the first ever Women’s Battle Royal match, which had its original name changed because of some controversy.