Month: April 2018

Without a doubt, Wrestlemania is the biggest–and longest–event of the year, which may come in at over seven hours this year. That’s a lot of time spent glued to a television, and while the question posed above may seem silly to the average person who doesn’t watch WWE programming, it’s a serious concern to everyone getting ready to watch Wrestlemania 34 on Sunday, April 8. Unlike traditional sporting events–which have breaks in between quarters–or innings or theater–which has intermissions–wrestling PPVs are many times jam-packed with matches, 14 in this year’s case, that go non-stop.

Before the women’s revolution, many “diva’s matches” were called “pee breaks” by WWE fans as said matches were short, full of nothing more than hair-pulling, and had ridiculous stipulations like Wrestlemania 22‘s Playboy Pillow Fight, which was exactly what it sounds like. Now, the women’s roster is amazing, and they’re putting on matches fans want to watch, as they’re better than a whole lot of the men’s matches.

So, that brings us back to the question at hand. As someone watching Wrestlemania 34, when do you have time to go to the bathroom? The card is stacked and every single match on it is one you’re going to want to watch. This is a really exciting Wrestlemania. We’ve analyzed the incredibly large match card and decided there will be a few spots during the evening where you don’t have to be glued in front of the TV.

Undertaker vs. John Cena

While the match hasn’t been officially announced–but it will be tonight–Undertaker vs. John Cena is probably one of the less exciting matches on the card, as the build-up has been primarily John Cena yelling into the ether on Raw for the past few weeks. While this match will certainly be better than Taker’s battle last year against Roman Reigns, as Cena can carry a match a bit better than The Big Dog, this will be your best time to hit the lavatory.

Undertaker’s entrance alone will be long enough for you to head the the bathroom, grab yourself a drink and a few slices a pizza, and you won’t miss a moment of the action. However, you’ll probably miss Taker slowly riding a motorcycle to the ring while Limp Bizkit plays in the background, but is that a total loss? Bikertaker isn’t confirmed, but it feels fitting for the story.

The Bar vs. Braun Strowman and Unnamed Partner

All of WWE’s main titles are on the line at Wrestlemania, and with so many to watch, there has to be at least one that isn’t as important as the others, and that one is for the Raw Tag Team Championships. Not to take anything away from The Bar or Braun Strowman, who has been doing some incredible things over the past year, but the match itself isn’t a must watch in the grand scheme of things, since there are numerous other matches that hold much more importance.

Depending on who Strowman’s partner is, and I’m guessing it will be comical more than anything else–hopefully, James Ellsworth–it seems like the match is to push Strowman as an unstoppable force while also showing The Bar can work well together, unless for some reason this match breaks them up, which is a different story altogether. The match is more of a headscratcher than anything else, so it’s something you can miss a few minutes of, unless Strowman flips something over early on.

Cruiserweight Championship or Andre The Giant Battle Royal?

When it comes to the kickoff show, there are a whole lot of breaks in the first hour, since most of it will be commentators hyping up the matches. However, the second half, which will also air on the USA Network, will more than likely have three matches in it. We’re guessing it will be the Women’s Battle Royal, the Andre The Giant Battle Royal, and the Cruiserweight Championship. If so, that’s going to be one amazing Kickoff show, but if you have to “go,” you have a tough decision to make.

Without a doubt, missing the first-ever Women’s Battle Royal wouldn’t be a smart move, as there are going to be some great surprises during the match. That leaves you with the men’s battle royal and Mustafi Ali vs. Cedric Alexander. If the stars of 205 Live aren’t up your alley, you probably don’t mind missing out on the match, even though Mustafi Ali is a joy to watch and deserves that title shot. Personally, the Andre The Giant Battle Royal will be fun, for sure, but the opening minutes aren’t going to be anything crazy. You’ll know almost everyone in the match, and there won’t be any early surprises, aside from one or two NXT stars being included. For me, this match is the one that it’s okay to miss a little of.

While we don’t know when these matches will go on in the grand scheme of things, these three matches should be your best bet in order to get away from your TV for a few minutes, unless you’re a diehard WWE fan and are planning on wearing adult diapers all evening. Make sure to stay tuned to GameSpot for the rest of the week for more Mania coverage and make sure to come back on Sunday for live coverage of the event.

Infinite Metroidvania game, Chasm, is finally being released for PlayStation 4 and Vita this summer, and it will be cross-buy.

James Petruzzi, founder of Bit Kid Inc., made the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, stating the development team expects to submit the final game to Sony in a few months before launching in the summer, although the studio has not yet finalized a release date.

Chasm is a Metroid-style action adventure game where each room has been hand-designed, but the game stitches them together in a way which will be different for every player. Players will explore these unique, sprawling labyrinths to obtain powerful new equipment and battle deadly monsters.

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If you weren’t paying attention to Adult Swim on the evening of April 1, you may have missed the latest Rick and Morty April Fools’ Day prank. A simple message appeared, telling fans of the animated series to visit Adult Swim’s website, where a special and truly insane treat was waiting for them.

A short titled Bushworld Adventures, from YouTuber Michael Cusack, debuted on the site and is easily one of the most disturbing and vulgar Rick and Morty-related things ever crafted. Don’t believe us? Take a look at it below and see for yourself. In the short, Rick is constantly talking about his need to murder Morty, putting a gun to his head, and being very sexually explicit. It’s a wild 10-minute ride, even for the show’s most die-hard fans, and takes place entirely in Australia.

Unfortunately, it’s not the premiere episode–or even a tease–of a new season. When April Fool’s Day 2017 brought about the Season 3 premiere of Rick and Morty, many thought that might be the case again this year. Adult Swim hasn’t actually ordered a fourth season, though.

Appearing on Kevin Smith’s SModcast, co-creator Dan Harmon said contract negotiations are still underway “and it’s gotten complicated this time around.” Co-creator Justin Roiland explained the situation in a tweet, writing, “For everyone telling me to get back to work on Rick and Morty (season four) turn your attention to Turner. I’m waiting around just like you.” For his part, Roiland is also keeping busy working on VR games like Accounting +.

As for when a new season will happen, it remains to be seen. Back in December, writer and producer Ryan Ridley claimed it could be as late as the end of 2019 before fans get to see another new episode. So until a new season happens–if it happens–this is as close as you’re going to get to a new episode of Rick and Morty. Well, there’s also that podcast about the McDonald’s sauce craze the show started.

Lugia may be leaving Pokemon Go very soon, but two more Legendary Pokemon are set to take its place. Beginning today, April 2, players around the world will be able to encounter Latios and Latias, the twin Eon Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire.

Both Legendaries arrive in the game simultaneously, but each one can only be found in a different part of the world for a limited time. From now until May 8, Latios can be encountered in North America, South America, and Africa, while Latias will appear across Europe and Asia. On that date, the two Pokemon will swap regions, where they will remain until June 5.

As with most other Legendaries, Latios and Latias can only be found in Raid Battles as Gyms. Players will first need to team up with other trainers to battle the Pokemon, and only once the Legendaries have been defeated will you earn a chance to capture them.

Both Latios and Latias are dual Psychic/Dragon-types, meaning they’re particularly susceptible to Dark and Fairy Pokemon. If you don’t happen to have any in your collection, Niantic says Pokemon such as Tyranitar and Mawile will also begin appearing in Raid Battles, giving you a chance to amass a powerful team before you take on the new Legendaries.

Niantic has introduced a string of new Legendary Pokemon to Pokemon Go in recent months. Earlier this year, players were able to battle three other Gen 3 Legendaries, Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. The Gold and Silver Legendary Lugia also returned to Raid Battles for a limited time. Most recently, Niantic introduced a new research quest system that gives players the chance to encounter the game’s first Mythical Pokemon, Mew.

Niantic is hosting the fourth Pokemon Go Community Day later this month. The event takes place on Sunday, April 15, and will feature the Electric-type sheep Mareep, though the developer hasn’t yet revealed what event-exclusive move it will be able to learn.

Update: Prod1gyX spoke to Polygon about his experience playing Sea of Thieves, explaining that he believes much of the ire came from people who jumped into his streaming late in the game, rather than watching from the beginning.

“I can tell a lot of people didn’t watch from the beginning, which is understandable. But you can’t say that I wasn’t playing it right from the very beginning of the game,” he told Polygon.

According to Prod1gyX, he has been more concerned with pleasing his built-in community of viewers than the community at large, as he mentioned to Polygon he was not bitter about the reception of another Pirate Legend streamer, SniperNamedG.He also pointed to stats on Reddit, that indicate he “boosted” his play alongside other players only about a quarter of the time.

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We’re about to stream two hours of God of War Ascension to look back on God of War in preparation for the new game on April 20! Come hang out with me over at twitch.tv/ign and youtube.com/ign

Square Enix has shared some new information about Dragon Quest Builders 2, the sequel to its Minecraft-like Dragon Quest spin-off. On the game’s newly launched Japanese website (via Siliconera), the publisher revealed new details and shared the first screenshots for the upcoming PS4 and Switch RPG.

Like the first title, Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a building-centric sandbox RPG. Players assume the role of a Builder and must craft a variety of buildings and objects out of the materials they gather from the environment. This time, players can select either a male or female protagonist and assume the role of the ancestor of the legendary Builder who restored the world.

Where the original Dragon Quest Builders tasked players with rebuilding Alefgard (the setting of the very first Dragon Quest), the upcoming game begins when players wash ashore on a deserted island, which is completely devoid of any inhabitants. Square Enix also revealed that Malroth, the final boss from Dragon Quest II, will play a prominent role in the story and is even mentioned in the game’s Japanese subtitle.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 was first announced last summer, during the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 event. It is in development for Nintendo Switch and PS4 and boasts a number of improvements over the original game. Most notably, player will be able to swim and collect resources underwater in this adventure, and the game supports multiplayer for up to four players.

The first Dragon Quest Builders originally launched for PS4 and Vita in 2016. The game was also released for Switch back in February. We called it a “strong match for the Nintendo platform” in our Dragon Quest Builders review and said the new Switch-exclusive features “adds another layer of endearment to a game already brimming with charm.”

This April Fools’ Day surprise was no prank. After teasing that it would incorporate a World of Warcraft joke into its April 1 episode, Family Guy fully embraced the MMORPG and the most famous meme it ever spawned.

After being forced to join the Coast Guard, Peter, Cleveland, and Joe find themselves in a gunfight with a bunch of terrorist frat boys–because, of course. It’s then that Cleveland suggests they try “what’s referred to as a Leeroy Jenkins.” He’s speaking, of course, of the 2003 World of Warcraft staged viral video in which a player named Leeroy Jenkins ran into a very difficult battle with little warning, causing the rest of his clan to follow behind and get slaughtered.

And, naturally, that’s exactly what Cleveland does next. He rushes in, guns blazing and screaming “Leeroy Jenkins,” as Peter and Joe follow him. Family Guy doesn’t stop there, though. The show also temporarily drops its animation style and becomes a 3D-rendered World of Warcraft-style view, complete with health bars and potions, of the three.

In the ensuing fire, our heroes are quickly outgunned and retreat, only to run into dragons. “Where did they get dragons? These guys have magic,” Peter says. Just like it played out in Warcraft, the plan leaves all three men dead as Cleveland explains, “This episode has a lot of internet things.”

There’s no doubt that the Leeroy Jenkins joke has been done to death over the last 15 years. However, Family Guy harnesses it in a pretty funny way and it’s the commitment to detail that makes it work so well. Having Joe and Peter plan out their attack and crunch the numbers, just as Leeroy’s clanmates did in the original video, is a great touch. Of course, it’s still not as impressive as the World of Warcraft episode South Park did in 2006, but that would be quite a feat to top.