Attack on Titan 2 Review
With its first Attack on Titan game in 2016, developer Omega Force laid down a rough but promising groundwork for what a game based around the anime phenomenon should be: fast-paced and thrilling aerial battles against gargantuan Titans with a unique control scheme that allows you to zip around effortlessly using Omni-Directional Mobility Gear. Attack on Titan 2 builds upon that foundation with a much-improved interface and some cool new tricks to slice the napes of a Titan in fun and extravagant ways. But the sharp edge of this sequel is dulled a bit by an all too familiar story mode hamstrung by plodding pacing.
Here’s Fortnite Mobile Gameplay On iOS
The much-anticipated invites for Fortnite mobile have gone out to select iOS users. We’ve been playing the game this afternoon, and it is indeed Fortnite for mobile, just as promised. You can check out our first impressions with the game above.
Fortnite mobile really does offer up the full Battle Royale experience. At least initially, the touch controls have proven somewhat difficult–there’s a lot to manage without any physical buttons, though there is some generous auto-aim. Performance seems fairly good, though there is a noticeable visual downgrade from other versions.
One notable change from the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions is an indicator that lets you know the direction of incoming fire and nearby chests. This is presumably meant to give players an opportunity to find these things while playing without sound, which is normally the easiest way for identifying those things.
In order to play Fortnite on mobile, you’ll need an iPhone 6S/SE, iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad 2017, iPad Pro, or a newer Apple device with iOS 11. Invites are being sent out by email to those who signed up–you can still do so on Epic’s website–with Android support set to come in the next few months. If you registered but haven’t gotten an invite yet, you may still receive one; Epic says more will be sent out “as the servers can handle more players.”
The game will feature optional cross-play with other platforms and get the same updates as those versions. Epic describes it as a “work in progress beta,” so you should expect to encounter some hiccups if you get in. Meanwhile, Epic has just released a new 3.3 update that adds Battle Royale and Save the World content.
Krypton Pilot Review: Does the Superman Prequel Soar?
Everyone knows the story of Krypton: The destruction of Superman’s home planet is the inciting incident that allows Kal-El to come to Earth as a baby and grow up to become its greatest protector, an origin story that has been told and retold in countless comic books, TV shows, and films over the past 80 years.
But as Action Comics (the series that first introduced the world to the Man of Steel back in 1938) prepares to release its milestone 1000th issue in April, Syfy is offering an origin story for the origin story — taking us back 200 years before Superman’s birth to meet Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), his grandfather, as an equally headstrong young man.
Why should we get invested in the fate of a planet that’s doomed to die? Because it turns out that Krypton’s fate is inextricably linked to Superman’s, thanks to an intriguing time travel element introduced in the pilot. We catch up with Seg-El after his family has been disgraced and stripped of its social standing thanks to the forbidden scientific research of his grandfather, Val-El (Ian McElhinney, aka Game of Thrones’ Barristan Selmy), who believes the planet is in danger and, spoiler alert, may be on to something.
Free PUBG Xbox One DLC Coming As It Hits 5 Million Players
Though Fortnite is dominating a lot of the conversation around the battle royale genre in recent days and weeks, PUBG is still pushing ahead and performing well. On Xbox One, the game recently passed 5 million players, Microsoft announced today.
The game, which launched in December, reached 1 million players on Xbox One in its first 48 hours, 3 million as of the start of January, and 4 million by the end of that month. We don’t know if the game has sold exactly that many copies, but it is clear that PUBG is a big hit on console.
To celebrate the 5 million player milestone, developer PUBG Corp. is giving away a free cosmetic item–the PUBG5 jacket. Everyone who bought the game and created a character as of March 22 at 12:01 AM PT will get the free DLC. You can see the jacket in the image above.
Unlike other Game Preview titles, PUBG on Xbox One does not offer a free trial, which may have helped improve sales.
Additionally, PUBG Corp. released an infographic that shows off some big-time stats about the game. Almost 5 million people have won chicken dinners, with the average time to win coming in at 34 minutes. 4.6 billion bandages have been used, while around 41 million people died by way of failing to escape the storm. 952,312 people were killed by way of the game’s trademark frying pan.
While Fortnite might have eaten away at PUBG’s dominance to an extent (thanks in part to Drake), the game remains immensely popular on Xbox One and PC. On PC, the game hit 2.5 concurrent players on Steam today, which is well ahead of the No. 2 game–CS: GO–which had around 540,000 concurrent users today, according to Steam’s public data.
PUBG is only available for console on Xbox One thanks to a timed-exclusive partnership Microsoft has with PUBG’s publisher. Though no official announcements have been made, PUBG Corp. has said it wants to bring the game to every platform, so a PS4 edition sounds more like a matter of when not if.
Next Free PC Game Available Now From Origin
If you’re looking for something new to play on PC, EA is offering another free game through Origin. The latest freebie as part of the publisher’s “On the House” promotion is Dead in Bermuda, and it’s available to download right now at no cost for a limited time.
Dead in Bermuda is billed as a “survival management game with RPG and adventure elements.” The title puts players in command of a ragtag band of survivors, who are stranded on a mysterious island after their plane crashes. Players must manage the survivors’ hunger and fatigue levels, craft upgrades for their camp from the materials collected around the island, and ultimately uncover the “mysteries behind an ancient atlantean prophecy.”
Like previous On the House titles, once you’ve downloaded Dead in Bermuda, the game will remain in your library permanently. However, EA hasn’t announced how long the title will be available through the On the House promotion, so if you’re interested in taking advantage of this offer, you should act quickly. You can grab the game here.
Dead in Bermuda isn’t the only free title PC players can pick up right now. Twitch has just kicked off its expanded Free Games With Prime program. From now March 31, Twitch Prime subscribers can download five games at no cost from the service, including Shadow Tactics, Superhot, Oxenfree, and Mr. Shifty. Another free title from Twitch, the original Devil May Cry, is also available to download until April 6.
Super Mario 64 Speedrun Livestream!
Super Mario 64 is one of the most enjoyable games to speedrun with many streamers attempting to break the world record. Our own Mark Medina is a casual speedrunner himself and practices regularly.
Join him as he works on his technique live on IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat YouTube channel as he tries to break his current 16-Star record of just over 20 minutes. Can he do it?
Dragon Ball FighterZ Update to Fix Lingering Online Issues
Dragon Ball FighterZ is getting an update tomorrow to fix issues with online play and add more features, including communities with in-game rewards.
The update, which has been detailed on the game’s Steam page, will greatly improve Ring Match matchmaking and server stability, which have had issues since the game launched on January 26. The patch will also add the Z-Union feature to the game.
Z-Union will allow players to join Unions, or fan clubs, of their favorite character and get special rewards for doing so. What’s more, the longer players stay in a Union, the better the rewards get.
Splinter Cell Rumors? Be Still My Heart!
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Rumors of Splinter Cell’s return in 2018 have our hearts aflutter. We discuss what we’d want to see in a potential new game. Plus: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 runs from Red Dead Redemption 2, Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s teaser campaign gets spoiled…by Square Enix themselves, Microsoft announces their E3 plans, movie reviews for both Tomb Raider and Ready Player One, and much more!
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Family Guy’s Sunday Episode Will Air Without Ads
Sunday’s new episode of Family Guy, titled “Send in Stewie, Please,” will air with no commercial breaks.
Instead, a 60-second God of War promo, dubbed “Arrow,” will air before and after the episode, Adweek reports. As such, PlayStation will serve as the only sponsor for the episode, which will air without a single ad interruption for the very first time.
Additionally, prior to the promo airing before the episode, the network will air 10-second co-branded bumper that also features PlayStation.
God of War launches for PlayStation 4 on April 20. PlayStation marketing VP Asad Qizilbash said the company views this as a great opportunity to promote the game within its “critical” six-week launch window, as there appears to be a significant overlap between action game fans and Family Guy viewers.