Month: February 2019

The first trailer for Hobbs and Shaw is here. The movie is the first spin-off from the blockbuster Fast & Furious series and stars Dwayne Johnson as Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham as mercenary-for-hire Owen Shaw.

The trailer delivers a ton of action–it’s three minutes long, so be warned if you don’t want to know much about the movie going in. It sets up the bad guy played by Idris Elba, a villain called Brixton who has been given some kind of genetic upgrade. Hobbs and Shaw aren’t exactly friends, but they are brought together to stop him, and the rest of trailer delivers a non-stop barrage of stunts, fights, and over-the-top action, plus a lot of self-aware one-liners. Check it out above.

Hobbs & Shaw is directed by Deadpool 2’s David Leitch, and also stars Vanessa Kirby (Mission Impossible: Fallout), Eiza González (Baby Driver), and Eddie Marsan (Deadpool 2). It releases on August 2, 2019.

In related news, it was confirmed this week that production on Fast & Furious 9 starts this month. The next movie in the main series is set for release in 2020 and stars Vin Deisel once more, but won’t feature Johnson or Statham.

Sony has reported its most recent earnings to investors, including an update on the number of PlayStation 4 consoles it has sold worldwide and how many people subscribe to PlayStation Plus. More than 90 million PS4 units have been sold–a figure we already knew–and now we know over a third of those people subscribe to PS Plus.

As of December 31, 2018, 36 million people are paid members of PlayStation’s premium membership plan. That’s an increase of nearly 5 million people since the same date in 2017.

By comparison, Nintendo announced recently that a total of 8 million people are paid members of Nintendo Switch Online, though of course PlayStation Plus has been available for far longer, with a lifespan of close to nine years rather than Switch Online’s four-and-a-half months. Microsoft says Xbox Live has 64 million active users, but does not disclose how many of those pay for Xbox Live Gold.

PlayStation Plus’ impressive numbers are despite the company announcing it will stop giving away free monthly PS3 and PS Vita games next month. Conversely, PS Plus members will get an increased amount of cloud storage from March 2019.

PS Plus’ free PS4 games for February 2019 have also been revealed, with For Honor and Hitman going free from February 5. The final free monthly PS3 and PS Vita games, meanwhile, are Divekick and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for PS3, along with Gunhouse and Rogue Aces for Vita.

Building your own PC is rewarding and fun, but sometimes you just want to buy something, plug it in, and start gaming. If that’s you here’s our list of the best prebuilt PCs.

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Since its launch in September of 2018, Nintendo Switch Online has gained over eight million subscribers, not including free trials.

During Nintendo’s financial results briefing, it revealed the milestone for Nintendo Switch’s online service and said that it is “working on continuing to expand the service offerings.”

While it currently provides subscribers with such features as cloud saves, online play, and an ever-growing library of NES games, there have been reports that SNES games may be added to the service in the future.

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Nintendo has announced that the Super Mario Bros. animated movie is scheduled to be released in theaters in 2022.

During Nintendo’s financial results briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that “the development of animated film based on “Super Mario Bros.” with Illumination is moving along for an anticipated theatrical release around 2022.”

Revealed in early 2018, this new film will be “co-produced by Nintendo representative director Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri.”

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Aaron and Erick jump back into their javelins as they try out the Interceptor and more in the open beta for Anthem.