100 Reasons Why Monster Hunter World is the Best Monster Hunter to Date

Capcom really went back to the drawing board for Monster Hunter World, and the results are sensational. The team made so many improvements to the Monster Hunter formula there’s almost too many to list – but that didn’t stop us trying. Here are 100 reasons why Monster Hunter World is the best in the series to date. (Our full review is here too.)

01 – 4K Fidelity

Monster Hunter rose to prominence on portable systems: the PSP and the 3DS. The leap from 240p to 4K delivers a long-overdue upgrade that borders on sensory overload.

02 – Staggering Detail in Monster Rendering

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A Tomb Raider Barbie Doll Arrives Next March With The New Movie

Toy giant Mattel has announced its next Barbie doll, and it’s none other than iconic video game hero Lara Croft. Based on Alicia Vikander’s version of the character from the upcoming movie, the collectible launches in March just ahead of the new movie, according to IGN.

The doll is priced at $30, and pre-orders open on February 19 through the Barbie website. There are a few accessories included with the Barbie, including her pick axe, journal, map, and more, as well as a certificate of authenticity. You can see an unboxing video below, courtesy of the Panic Pixie YouTube channel.

This is not the first video game Barbie. In 2016, Mattel launched a video game developer Barbie for its Career of the Year line. It does, however, appear to be Mattel’s first Barbie based on a specific video game character.

The new Tomb Raider movie comes to theatres on March 16. Vikander, who won an Oscar for her role in The Danish Girl opposite Eddie Redmayne. Dominic West (The Wire), Walton Goggins (Sons of Anarchy, The Hateful Eight), and Daniel Wu (Warcraft) also star. The director is Roar Uthaug, who previously helmed the acclaimed disaster movie The Wave.

Like the 2013 video game reboot, the movie sounds like it will tell an origin story. “She has all the fierce, tough, curious, intelligent traits,” Vikander said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “But we’ve stripped away all of her experience. She hasn’t gone on an adventure just yet. She thought she was a stuck up businessperson living in the modern youth culture of suburban London, but then this whole box of information. This is the beginning.”

A new Tomb Raider game is on the way. Official details remain a mystery, but last year, the title “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” was potentially leaked, though it’s unclear if that was real.

Microsoft Talks Xbox One Keyboard And Mouse Support, Addresses Concerns

While the Xbox One does not have an official, Microsoft-approved plan for support keyboard and mouse controls (at least not yet), there are ways to do it. One way is through the use of adapters. Microsoft is apparently aware of this, but the company is not taking action in the case of multiplayer shooters–where keyboard and mouse players would theoretically have an advantage.

The reason? According to Xbox engineering lead Mike Ybarra, Microsoft could block keyboard and mouse setups on console, but won’t do it because the company wants to give developers the freedom to operate their games as they see fit. Not only that, but a keyboard and mouse setup can be a helpful solution for players with accessibility considerations.

For a long time now, Microsoft has said it is considering bringing an official keyboard and mouse solution to the Xbox One. In September last year, Ybarra said keyboard and mouse support is “definitely coming” to Xbox One, but he didn’t say when or in what form.

Crucially, Ybarra said Microsoft understands the concerns people have about keyboard and mouse users having the upper hand against people using a controller.

“We have to be very smart in how we do that. We’ll leave it a lot up to developer choice,” Ybarra said at the time. “A lot of people tweet me and say, ‘You can’t do this because of fairness,’ and we understand that. We run two platforms; the Windows platform and the Xbox platform.”

Ybarra said one solution is that developers can create systems in their games that allow players to decide if they want to play against people using controllers or a keyboard and mouse setup. In fact, Microsoft’s Gears of War 4 supports cross-play between Xbox One and PC, and the company already tested the waters with controller versus keyboard and mouse setup. Xbox One players can choose whether or not they want to play with PC users.

Would you like to see official keyboard and mouse support on Xbox One? Let us know in the comments below!

New On Netflix This Week: FullMetal Alchemist Movie, Mute, And More

The last full week of February brings a bunch of new shows and movies to watch on Netflix. From talk shows to original movies to animate adaptations, there’s more than enough to binge if you’ve got the time.

Likely the biggest addition of the week in the live-action movie adaptation of FullMetal Alchemist. The film, based on the popular anime, was released in Japan back in December. In lieu of a theatrical release in the United States, it will instead stream on Netflix.

Joining it are new seasons of Netflix originals Marseille, Seven Seconds, and Ugly Delicious. Additionally, February 18 will see the premiere of the streamer’s new weekly talk show, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale. Based on what’s been revealed about the series thus far, it sounds like a hybrid of a traditional talk show and McHale’s former E! series The Soup.

Rounding out the week is Mute, the new film from Moon and World of Warcraft director Duncan Jones. The sci-fi movie stars Alexander Skarsgard as a mute bartender searching for his missing girlfriend in the near-future. Joining Skarsgard on the project are Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, and Sam Rockwell.

You can take a look at what is coming to Netflix this week below. After that, go ahead and take a look everything added in February.

February 18

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (Netflix Original)

February 19

  • Dismissed
  • FullMetal Alchemist (Netflix Original)

February 20

  • Bates Motel: Season 5
  • The Frankenstein Chronicles: Season 1 and Season 2 (Netflix Original)

February 21

  • Forgotten (Netflix Original)
  • Lincoln
  • The Bachelors

February 22

  • Atomic Puppet: Season 1

February 23

  • Marseille: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
  • Mute (Netflix Original)
  • Seven Seconds: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
  • Ugly Delicious: Season 1 (Netflix Original)

February 24

  • Jeepers Creepers 3