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Reggie Fils-Aime Is Still Having Fun With Mother 3 Questions
Reggie Fils-Aime might have left his vaunted position at Nintendo in 2019, but he still has plenty to say. In a reply to a tweet speculating about his height, Fils-Aime clarified that he’s actually 6 feet, 2.5 inches, joking that the weight of all of the questions about Mother 3 caused him to shrink.
Don’t believe everything on Wikipedia. Real height is 6’ 2.5”. I was 6’3”, but shrunk with the burden of all the Mother 3 questions. https://t.co/1qi5Jnj9PE
— Reggie Fils-Aime (@Reggie) February 28, 2020
Mother 3 is the 2006 sequel to the cult role-playing game Mother 2, which is better known as Earthbound outside of Japan. Widely considered one of the best RPGs to never receive an official English translation, fans have clamored for its release for decades now. (An unofficial translation was created by a team of Earthbound fans back in 2008.)
Even though the game is available in English with minimal effort, gamers still lobby for an official translation on occasion. For example, when Mother 3 was re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2016, fans spoke out. Given the amount of time that’s passed, however, it seems unlikely to happen anytime soon.
The Long Dark Removed From GeForce Now Because Nvidia Didn’t Have Permission
Hinterland Studio, the developer behind survival game The Long Dark, has pulled its game from Nvidia GeForce Now because the streaming service never asked for the studio’s permission to host it in the first place. The Long Dark is just the latest game to be removed from the service.
Game director Raphael van Lierop explained the decision on Twitter, saying, “Sorry to those who are disappointed you can no longer play The Long Dark on GeForce Now. Nvidia didn’t ask for our permission to put the game on the platform so we asked them to remove it. Please take your complaints to them, not us. Devs should control where their games exist.
Sorry to those who are disappointed you can no longer play #thelongdark on GeForce Now. Nvidia didn’t ask for our permission to put the game on the platform so we asked them to remove it. Please take your complaints to them, not us. Devs should control where their games exist.
— Raphael van Lierop (@RaphLife) March 1, 2020
“Nvidia admitted they made a mistake releasing without our permission, apologized, asked us if we’d like to stay on the platform, and we said ‘not at the moment,'” van Lierop continued. “Today’s world is getting complex for devs, with lots of platform changes and shifts to streaming, so devs have to be able to plan a strategy for how their games will appear and where, as a means of running a business. All the platforms acknowledge this.”
Husband of Idaho ‘Doomsday’ Mom Says Her 2 Missing Children ‘Are Safe’
Chad Daybell reportedly didn’t elaborate on the whereabouts of Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7.
WWE Monitoring Coronavirus Situation Before Heading Into Wrestlemania
As WWE starts to approach Tampa, Florida for Wrestlemania 36, the wrestling company’s biggest show of the year, something even scarier than Brock Lesnar is hovering over it. And that’s the worldwide spread of COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus.
The possibility of the coronavirus being a huge presence in Tampa is a very real invasion angle here. With wrestling fans coming in across the globe for a week of festivities and wrestling shows, there is growing concern about the spread of the disease. However, Tampa Bay Times reports that WWE’s Vice President of Special Events, John Saboor, isn’t worried about canceling just yet.
“Given the number of live events that (WWE) does, it’s constantly monitoring global events,” said Saboor. “There are active and ongoing discussions at play internally, like there are in any sector of American business, and certainly families as a whole. So I think those will continue.”
Post Malone Reveals Relatable Reason He Has So Many Face Tattoos
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Half-Life: Alyx’s New Gameplay Videos Show Tons Of Environments And Enemies
Half-Life: Alyx will be the first game in the series in more than 10 years, and as a result anticipation is high for the VR-only game. Valve has released a trio of gameplay videos to prepare players for what they’ll find when it releases on March 23.
The trio of trailers show a variety of environments, lots of dialogue, and some enemy encounters. One aspect that’s particularly notable is the fine motor control for Alyx’s hands, which is a feature used to show the manipulation of pretty fine motor controls. That’s one advantage of the VR controls that isn’t quite analogous to a standard controller or keyboard and mouse setup.
Valve only recently announced the release date, and the game is still offered at a 10% discount pre-order price through the Steam page. We knew it would be coming in March, and the company had said it didn’t expect delays since the game was essentially already finished. As the name suggests, this is a full-Half-Life game starring the popular character Alyx Vance, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2.
Harry Reid Endorses Biden; Bernie Campaign Manager Calls News ‘Disappointing’
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The Division 2 Patch Notes Arrive With New York Expansion
The Division 2‘s latest expansion, Warlords of New York, arrived earlier than expected on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One. With the sudden launch of the looter-shooter’s first major piece of DLC, Ubisoft has shared a long list of changes coming to all platforms. You can check out the full patch notes below.
Of course, the main draw of the Warlords of New York expansion is the return trip to the Big Apple. Warlords of New York opens up several locations within the city for you to explore, including Battery Park and the Financial District. As you’re combing these added areas, you can take on some new main missions that task you with hunting down rogue Division agent and first wave responder Aaron Keener. There are also new side missions to undertake, a level cap increase from 30 to 40, an additional base of operations, and more.
The new locale and mission objectives aren’t the only additions in Warlords of New York. The new update also reworks all weapons in what Ubisoft is calling “gear 2.0.” There are only a handful of attributes now, with all brand bonuses, talents, mods, gear sets, exotics, and skills being overhauled. Also, loot drops have been reduced and will now scale “more strongly with difficulty,” according to the patch notes.
The Division 2 “Warlords of New York” Expansion Is Out Early
The Division 2 was set to get its new Warlords of New York expansion this week, starting on Tuesday, March 3. But it appears Ubisoft pushed the go-button early, setting the expansion live already. You can jump in and start exploring the new area of Manhattan now.
The expansion costs $30, and adds a completely new area of New York City that had previously gone unexplored in the first game. It does touch on some of the old game’s factions, though, and sets the stage for the year ahead in the ongoing story. Aside from the new story content, it also adds a revised gear and power growth system, and raises the level cap to 40. That will give you plenty to do in the Washington DC setting as well.
Though the new story content takes place after the main campaign story, you can jump into it right away, even if you’re a newcomer. In a recent hands-on, we were able to explore Lower Manhattan, including Battery Park, Twin Bridges, Civic Center, and the Financial District.