Month: June 2018

Blizzard has been teasing something new for Overwatch lately, while staying ambiguous about what it actually is. The latest teaser does little to clear up whether we’re getting a new hero, map, or something else entirely, but is interesting nevertheless. Taking place in the same back street (believed to be in the King’s Row map) as the previous teaser, the six second video shows a large boulder rolling by very briefly.

However, on closer inspection it seems there’s more to this boulder than initially meets the eye. It’s clearly not your standard issue Raiders of the Lost Ark rock boulder, as there are small lights on it and it looks to be armoured. This boulder could be an ability that the prospective new hero has, or actually be the new hero.

Thus far the speculation has been that the new hero may turn out to be Hammond, another animal that was experimented on alongside Winston. In the Horizon Lunar Colony map his whereabouts are listed as unknown, so he’s out there somewhere. As for the rolling part of it, it could be a different take on Reinhardt’s Charge, which is used for targeting single enemies and pinning them. A giant rolling hero would be pretty useful for breaking defences and scattering enemies.

Overwatch currently has 27 characters, the most recent being Brigitte, a Support hero that is capable of healing teammates, equipping a barrier shield, and stunning enemies. So far, Blizzard hasn’t given any indication of what to expect from the next character or when we’ll be able to play it.

Discussing the future of the game, Blizzard has said it isn’t looking at moving on to an Overwatch 2. “What people might not realize is the team now is significantly bigger than what it was when we shipped the game, and we have put all of that into working on the live game and the new maps, heroes, and events like Anniversary,” the studio said recently. “At least for the time being, [supporting Overwatch] is our focus right now, and we’re excited to work on this game.”

Cartoon Network plans to say goodbye to Adventure Time in style at San Diego Comic-Con – IGN can exclusively reveal that the show will celebrate its final season (and final Comic-Con panel) with music, special guests and plenty of surprises.

The Adventure Time panel will take place Friday, July 20 in the Hilton Bayfront’s Indigo Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., with “a live musical performance featuring some of your favorite tracks from the series, along with special guests and an exclusive series finale trailer,” per Cartoon Network.

Steven Universe is also getting plenty of love at SDCC – fans will be able to step inside the world of the show at Cartoon Network’s booth, where they’ll be greeted by “large, iconic figures of the Crystal Gems above a crystal landscape. A screen embedded in the crystal will show what’s waiting inside – the chance to be in an epic parallax scene with their favorite characters.”

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Josh Sawyer is a longtime veteran of renowned RPG studio Obsidian Entertainment, and he’s seen a lot in his career. From his history-based beginnings to Fallout, Pillars of Eternity, and much more, his story is a fascinating one! Check out the video above for the entire interview.

If you’d rather listen than watch, here’s an audio-only download link of the full episode.

Here is a preview clip, in which Sawyer gives details on Obsidian’s infamous canceled Aliens RPG:

And if you missed it, here’s last month’s episode of Unfiltered, in which Xbox creator Seamus Blackley discusses his Renaissance-man career, from Looking Glass to Xbox to Jurassic Park, in a 90-minute interview about his life:

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The first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is finished.

Speaking to Collider, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed director James Gunn has submitted the first draft of the screenplay. Filming on the third Guardians movie is set to begin in early 2019.

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has delivered a draft and we begin official pre-production on that very, very soon,” Feige said. “It’ll be shooting early next year.”

On Twitter, Gunn shared a picture of the script with the caption, “Every bit of my heart.”

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It’s not uncommon for Fortnite items to be added and removed, but the game’s first vehicles–shopping carts–have been in and out an inordinate amount. Issues with the shopping cart saw the vehicle removed once again recently, but Epic has announced it has been re-enabled in Battle Royale across all platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile.

Epic shared the news on Fortnite’s Twitter account, though that’s inevitably led to quips from players asking how long this will be the case for. This most recent period saw it disabled for almost a full week, and this is just one of multiple instances where Epic has temporarily pulled the vehicle from the game.

Being Fortnite’s first vehicle, it seems as if its introduction has been a learning process for Epic. Players have been able to use the shopping cart to reach areas they should not be able to (specifically, underneath the map), which is problematic for a competitive PvP game.

The shopping cart can be used solo; it also allows for one player to push around another who sits in the basket (where they can fire a weapon). It might not be the best way to win a match–though the meta around that may be changing–but it is a hell of a lot of fun.

Fortnite’s most recent update introduced the Stink Bomb, a new type of grenade that deals damage over time in an area. Meanwhile, the current season is nearly set to conclude, but there’s still time to complete Season 4 challenges.