Month: May 2018

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ tropical map, Sanhok, is returning for one more stint on the Experimental Test Server before it finally launches. The next Sanhok test takes place this weekend, and as before, it’s available to everyone who owns PUBG on PC.

Developer PUBG Corp. announced the new round of testing in a post on Steam and said the upcoming beta will likely be the final one it holds before it implements Sanhok in the live game. “If everything goes according to schedule, Sanhok will come to live servers near the end of June,” the studio wrote.

The test kicks off on May 31 and runs into the early hours of June 4; you can find the exact schedule at the bottom of this story. Like the previous Sanhok test, everyone who has purchased PUBG on Steam will be able to participate. To jump in, you’ll need to download the Experimental Server client from your Steam library.

This marks the fourth round of testing PUBG Corp. will be holding for Sanhok, which was originally known as Codename: Savage. It has undergone some notable changes since the first test; its recent incarnation featured four new areas, while several existing areas received received new names and “various improvements.”

Once it finally arrives in the live game, PUBG Corp. plans to introduce exclusive vehicles and a weapon for Sanhok “sometime in the month after the map officially launches.” One of these will be a three-wheeled vehicle called the Tukshai. You can read more about the developer’s plans for future PUBG updates on Steam.

PUBG Sanhok Test #4

Starts May 31

• 7 PM PT
• 10 PM ET
• 3 AM BST (June 1)

Ends June 4

• 4 AM PT
• 7 AM ET
• 12 PM BST

Sony has refreshed the weekly slate of video game deals in the PlayStation Store, this time offering discounts on a wide array of digital PS4 games. All of the good discounts this week are strictly for PlayStation Plus members, so if you’re not one, you’ll want to check out other retailers’ sales. But for those with a PS Plus membership, let’s dive in and start saving some money.

There are some killer deals in this week’s sale, including big savings on lots of recent games. For instance, you can grab the historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance for $42 and the crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite for $20. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, which just launched in the US last month, is already on sale for $48.

Sports fans can save a bunch of cash on some latest editions. Madden NFL 18 and EA Sports NHL 18 are on sale for $12 each–the lowest price we’ve seen those games go for. Racing fans can also grab Need for Speed Payback for a smooth $20.

And if you have a PlayStation VR headset lying around, you might as well pick up a few games for it. The zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine is $20 while the murder mystery The Invisible Hours is $15. You can find the full list of games on sale here, or see below for more of our picks for the best deals on the PlayStation Store this week.

PS Plus specials

• A Way Out — $22
• Arizona Sunshine — $20
• Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered — $21
• Bridge Constructor Portal — $10
• Cities: Skylines — $20
• The Coma: Recut — $7
• Devil May Cry HD Collection — $21
• Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen — $18
• EA Sports NHL 18 — $12
• Fe — $10
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice — $21
• Hob — $15
• The Invisible Hours — $15
• The Jackbox Party Pack 4 — $12
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance — $42
• Madden NFL 18 — $12
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite — $20
• Need for Speed Payback — $20
• Okami HD — $14
• The Sims 4 — $25
• South Park: The Video Game Collection — $40
• Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition — $28
• Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Deluxe — $49
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life — $48

As one month ends and another begins, there’s plenty of new material for your viewing pleasure on Netflix. The end of May sees the return of a beloved Netflix original series, as well as the arrival of a Pixar gem. Meanwhile, the first couple days of June are a treasure trove of great movies.

The fourth season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt arrives on May 30, making it easily the biggest arrival of the week. Among the guest stars appearing in the new season are Jon Hamm, Busy Philipps, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Moynihan, and Aidy Bryant.

On the film side of things, Coco debuts on the streamer on May 29, while June 1 sees the arrival of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, Rumor Has It, Righteous Kill, National Treasure, and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Other titles include Miracle, Just Friends, The Departed, and The Covenant–for all of your boy witch movie needs.

Take a look at everything arriving this week below, then make sure to check out everything Netflix is adding in June.

May 27

• The Break with Michelle Wolf (Netflix Original)

May 29

• Coco

May 30

• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4 (Netflix Original)

May 31

• Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Howard Stern (Netflix Original)

June 1

• Assassination Games
• Blue Jasmine
• Busted! (Netflix Original)
• Disney’s 101 Dalmatians
• George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
• He Named Me Malala
• Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
• Just Friends
• Miracle
• National Treasure
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• November 13: Attack on Paris (Netflix Original)
• Outside In
• Righteous Kill
• Rumor Has It
• Singularity
• Taking Lives
• Terms and Conditions May Apply
• The Boy
• The Covenant
• The Departed
• The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure

June 2

• The King’s Speech

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Razer has taken a scalpel its external GPU enclosure, shaving a few hundred bucks off the price tag and some features along with it. Dubbed the Core X, it joins the Core V2 in the company’s stable of “eGPU” boxes and like its predecessor lets you drop a desktop GPU into a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure and connect it to a compatible laptop for desktop-level GPU power in a laptop.

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Andrew Lincoln has headed up the cast of AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead since it started back in 2010, playing group leader Rick Grimes. However, it has now been reported that Lincoln will leave the show after the next season, which premieres later this year.

The news comes via Collider, which reports that The Walking Dead Season 9 will be the actor’s last. Comicbook.com collaborates the story “from multiple independent sources,” and additionally states that AMC will officially announce Lincoln’s departure ahead of his final episodes.

While it’s unsurprising that Lincoln might want to leave The Walking Dead after nearly a decade of playing that single role, Rick has been at the center of the show since the very beginning. In the comic books on which The Walking Dead is based, Rick remains the main character, so expect a serious deviation from the story when Lincoln does make his exit.

This follows the news that co-star Lauren Cohan, who has played Maggie since Season 2, will also appear in a reduced number of episodes in Season 9. In March, it was reported that Cohan was holding out on signing the contract for Season 9 in order to improve her deal. Although she did ultimately sign on for the next season, Cohan will only appear in six episodes, as she will also be filming the ABC drama Whiskey Cavalier.

Collider notes that with Lincoln and potentially Cohan leaving the show, AMC is looking to make Norman Reedus, who plays fan-favorite Daryl, the lead and have offered him “substantial compensation” to remain on on board.

The Walking Dead Season 9 does not yet have a premiere date, but it is expected to hit screens in the Fall. This will be the first season under new showrunner Angela Kang, who replaces Scott Gimple. Although the show is still popular, viewership for Season 8 was well down from the record-breaking audience numbers that it has enjoyed in the past.

Jamie Foxx is set to portray Spawn in the upcoming reboot from Todd McFarlane.

Deadline reports Foxx will portray the titular human-turned-Hellspawn in what would be his second comic book movie. Foxx previously played the villainous Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained.

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