Democrats wrap up their impeachment case against former President Donald Trump.
Riverdale Season 5 Episode 4 Time Jump Explained
Riverdale’s Season 5 time jump takes place 7 years in the future for Archie and the gang. Chris and Mason breakdown everything that happened, and explain why this is a good move for the CW series.150+ Excellent PC Games Discounted In New Epic Games Store Sale
The Epic Games Showcase stream has come and gone, with news on upcoming games like Chivalry II, Oddworld: Soulstorm, and Axiom Verge 2 as well as the announcement of the Kingdom Hearts series coming to PC. In addition to the livestream, the Epic Games Store has kicked off a new sale that lasts almost the entire month of February. That’s right, a heck ton of games are discounted by up to 75% until February 25.
A number of last year’s biggest games are on sale, including Cyberpunk 2077 for $54, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for $49.79, and Immortals Fenyx Rising for $40.19 as well as Watch Dogs: Legion for $40.19, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 for $30, and Death Stranding for $36. If you’ve been looking to catch up on some of the best PC games of 2020, then now’s your chance to save some money on a number of those titles.
There are also a number of games that are much cheaper and more affordable. The exquisite roguelike Hades is down to $20, the fast-paced action game Ghostrunner is $21, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition is only $10. There are plenty of other deals available during the Epic Games Showcase sale, so be sure to head over to the Epic Games Store to see the full selection.
Harry Potter To Get Immersive Exhibition In 2022
When you want to immerse yourself in your favorite fantasy world, you usually have to go find a theme park. This time though, Harry Potter might be coming to visit you. Warner Bros. and Imagine Exhibitions announced today Harry Potter: The Exhibition, which will launch in 2022 and tour around the world.
The exhibition will encompass not just Harry Potter, but the Fantastic Beasts series as well, and will “celebrate the most iconic moments of the films and stories of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and the expanding Wizarding World,” according to the official statement from Imagine. The company promises an “immersive, behind-the-scenes exhibition experience” that will show off environments themed after the characters and beasts from the films. Exhibition goers will engage will be able to engage with environments and installations filled with props and costumes from the entire Wizarding World franchise, Imagine says.
From the description it sounds like the show will be something like a midpoint between a museum exhibit and a proper theme park, not as immersive as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter parks at Universal Studios in California, Florida, and Japan, but much more than a line of glass cases with wands in them.
Razer Huntsman V2 Analog Review — Keyboard, Meet Controller
While a good gaming keyboard and mouse will almost always trump a controller in competitive environments, it’s hard to deny the analog upsides of a gamepad. Feathering the pedal to make it safely around a corner without losing speed, creeping up behind an enemy to deliver a devastating backstab, and slowly inching across a thin platform to make it safely to the other side–these are just a few of the actions that require the meticulous control of an analog gamepad. With the Razer Huntsman V2 Analog keyboard, Razer has tried to bridge the gap by evolving its classic Huntsman gaming keyboard into an analog device capable of providing that pinpoint input.
The Huntsman V2 Analog keyboard is capable of providing that accurate 360-degree analog movement, and while there are some significant hurdles that come with that, Razer has also used its new key switches to add some transformative features that take unique advantage of its analog capabilities. Dual-step actuation gives users the ability to assign two actions to a single key. The analog movement is impressive on its own, but being able to perform actions like equipping a grenade and throwing it with a single key is a game-changer and one of the most exciting features I’ve seen added to a gaming keyboard in some time.
Setup and performance
The Razer Huntsman V2 Analog gaming keyboard features analog optical key switches, which means they’re able to detect how far a specific key is being pressed. This allows for more direct control over how fast a character moves, among other things. You don’t have to repeatedly tap the WASD keys when you need to slow down a vehicle or move slowly in a game to remain undetected. This works by binding specific keys to different aspects of a controller, such as the sticks and triggers, as the V2 Analog utilizes the XInput API that lets Windows read your inputs as an Xbox controller.
Stardew Valley’s Biggest Update Is Out Now For Consoles
Stardew Valley players on PC have been able to enjoy the game’s massive Update 1.5 for almost two months now, and today console players will get the update as well. The new update is said to be the largest addition of new content since the game launched, with notable additions including split-screen co-op, a new beachside farm layout, and heaps of new endgame content.
Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has said that the update is heavy in endgame content for long-time players, but newcomers will still find something to enjoy. The update adds a new beachy farm type, as well as an entirely new island-based region in the game. This comes with a heap of new quests and character interactions, as well as new crops, trees, and farm animals.
Update 1.5 also adds split-screen coop, just in time for couples wanting to game together on Valentines Day. The update has already received a few patches for early issues on the PC, meaning the delayed console update should already benefit from those fixes. Check out all the details and the full Update 1.5 patch notes here.
Clarice Series Premiere Takes a Look at Lecter’s Sidekick
This is a spoiler-free review of the series premiere of Clarice, which is currently available to watch on CBS or CBS All Access in the US.
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She’s listed as one of the top ten heroes in cinematic history by the American Film Institute. But unlike her counterpart Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling has not been the constant focus of TV and film storytelling obsession. Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman hope to change all that with their adaptation of her story in the singularly titled Clarice, premiering February 11 on CBS. Adding layers of psychological horror to its more traditional cops-and-bad-guys fare, Clarice is an enjoyable dissection of what makes this Starling sing.
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Taking place a year after the events of Silence of the Lambs, Starling (played by Rebecca Breeds) is barely hanging onto her sanity by burying herself in work. With unprocessed trauma bubbling just below the surface, the special agent is called to Washington, DC to work on the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) team tasked with finding serial killers. But this time around, Starling is forced to confront her past as the new attorney general is Ruth Martin (Jayne Atkinson), mother of Catherine Martin (Marnee Carpenter), Buffalo Bill’s last victim.
Starling’s addition to the VICAP team, however, is not a welcome one. Her teammates—lead by Paul Krendler (Michael Cudlitz)—are none too excited to employ her, feeling she is but a tool to make Ruth Martin look good. Though she does seem to have one of the men on her side (Lucca De Oliveira as Tomas Esquivel), the other two (Kal Penn as Emin Grigoryan and Nick Sandow as Murray Clarke) are a bit more suspect. And Krendler is fully not having it with Starling at all.
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What unfolds is a procedural with a compelling overarching story, entrenched in creepy, horrific, and often psychological mystery. Though it is decidedly less visually inventive, erotic, and outright grotesque than NBC’s Hannibal from 2013, it does feel like a spiritual sibling as they both pick at the scabs of what make their protagonists human. In a dream world where networks could cross pollinate, it would be interesting to see an intersection of these two Lecter-adjacent worlds. But, at least for now, Clarice is not legally allowed to mention the famous cannibal in its plot (which is an unavoidable but somewhat frustrating quirk of the series, given Lecter’s impact on Clarice’s life and what she’s endured so far). So this one will have to stay a bit of a dream.
Everyone on Clarice is compelling to watch, and the episodes provided to critics were all expertly paced. Meaning: you’re not tuning into some boring, run-of-the-mill coptime adventures. You’re learning what it means to be Clarice Starling, to survive the Buffalo Bill of it all—even more so than Lecter—and be a woman in an extremely male-dominated field. Starling isn’t some boot-stomping bravadoist, she’s quiet and observing. But there are cracks that just keep cracking, and it feels like it’s going to be exciting to watch.
In the end, while it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, Clarice will leave you engaged and satisfied if you’re looking for a horror-lite police procedural with high production value and an engaging central character. Its pilot sets the stage for a new chapter for Starling, one you’d be remiss to miss if you’re a fan of the Thomas Harris source material.
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Bungie Says It’s Done Expanding The Cosmodrome In Destiny 2
We’ve seen about all we will of the Cosmodrome in Destiny 2, according to Bungie. Though the Destiny 1 location is now a bigger part of the game, thanks to additions with the Beyond Light expansion and the Season of the Chosen, the developer isn’t going to add back all the parts that appeared in the original game.
Bungie clarified the situation with the Cosmodrome in its latest This Week at Bungie post, in which it said that the two Cosmodrome Strikes it added with the Season of the Chosen, Fallen S.A.B.R.E. and The Devils’ Lair, are the last Cosmodrome additions it plans to make.
That’s at odds with what Bungie previously said about the Cosmodrome when it announced plans to bring the location back for Destiny 2. Back during the summer when Bungie made the announcement, the developer said the Cosmodrome would eventually be made roughly the same as it was in the first year of Destiny 1. Players have been wondering when the rest of the Cosmodrome would get added into the game and Bungie hasn’t had much of an answer for them.