The Super Nintendo World theme park is making its way stateside, Universal Studios parent company Comcast has announced. The park will soon begin construction at Universal Studio Orlando’s upcoming ‘Epic Universe’ attraction, WESH reports (via IGN ). This should be exciting news to anyone who’s been enviously watching trailers for Super Nintendo World Osaka. We’ve known of plans for Nintendo to expand the theme park to Universal Studios Hollywood, Orlando, and Singapore, but this is the first of

Blizzard has detailed a new Overwatch patch currently live on the PTR that deals out substantial nerfs and buffs to a variety of heroes. Chiefly, McCree has been buffed from 200HP to 250HP, while Baptiste is getting his primary and secondary fires nerfed. Baptiste’s primary fire will now take .45 seconds to recover, compared to .36 seconds before the update. Likewise, his secondary fire’s heal explosion is being reduced from 60 to 50. You’ll find the complete patch notes with every nerf, buff, a

Credible sources are surfacing that the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series is being put on hold “indefinitely” as Disney and Lucasfilm look for a new creative direction. After rumors that the Disney+ series had been canceled were shut down last week, it seems there might’ve been a small kernel of truth at their center. Likewise, the series will reportedly take on a four-episode structure instead of the six episodes as originally planned. Apparently, the issue with the story might come down to its rel

Publisher Double Fine is bringing Studio Foam Sword’s cell-shaded co-op delight, Knights and Bikes, to the Switch on February 6. Strictly speaking, Knights and Bikes offers great fun in both single-player and co-op modes, but there’s a reason we named it one of the best co-op games to play with a friend. It’s a testament to the game’s heartwarming story that Knights and Bikes is set to be adapted to a TV series by Tiger Aspect Productions. It’s no surprise then that Knights and Bikes is a deligh

The Steam Lunar New Year sale has arrived with big savings and tons of ways to decorate your Steam presence with cute cartoon rats. Even if you don’t have any cash to spare on picking up new games, you can get 100 free tokens to spend on Steam items or coupons just by logging in and clicking a button every day. Other ways to spend your tokens include special animated Steam profile designs, though they’ll only be usable through March 27, 2020, or animated rat chat stickers which you’ll unlock for

Bill Murray is reprising his role as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and has already reportedly finished shooting his scenes. Joining Murray will be Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver, making up a large chunk of the 1984 classic’s main cast. Talking to Vanity Fair on the set of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Bill Murray gives a somber reminder that while a few Ghostbusters alumni are returning, there will always be a gaping void with the passing of Harold Ramis in 20

It could be the same for Birds of Prey, as actress Margot Robbie (who plays Harley Quinn for a second time after coming out swinging in 2016’s Suicide Squad) is open to the idea of a second entry for DC’s latest team-up. Robbie shared possible future plans for Birds of Prey in a recent interview with sister publication SFX magazine. So the point of this is really to open that doorway and to watch the Birds of Prey start to emerge.” For more from SFX magazine’s Birds of Prey feature (and much mor

Quentin Tarantino has said that a “war for movies” played out last year between auteur filmmakers and blockbusters, such as the Marvel and Star Wars franchises. Speaking to Deadline, the director spoke about how “commercial product[s]” owned by conglomerates – namechecking Marvel, Star Wars, Godzilla, and James Bond – had “never had a better year than last year”. That ended up becoming a really, really strong year… Tarantino has become the latest in a line of directors who has spoken criticall

If you’re looking for a cheap gaming monitor deal this January, then this is for you – AMazon is selling the ASUS ROg Swift PG348Q for just $599.90. This is this excellent panel’s lowest ever price and it saves you an enormous $400 dollars of its list price. When it comes to curved gaming panels – yes, this is a lovely curved monitor – it doesn’t get much better than this. This will also appeal if you’re someone who fancies something slightly different perhaps, something ‘off the beaten track’,

Alan Wake rejoined the Microsoft Store sometime in mid-December of last year, more than two years after it was removed due to expiring music licenses. In May 2017, Remedy pulled the title from both Steam and the Microsoft Store because a number of music licenses were near-expiration. A VG247 article about Alan Wake reappearing on Steam stated that it was coming to Xbox “soon”. Well, 15 months later and it’s here, according to TrueAchievements.com , and it’s listed on the Microsoft Store for $19.

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 won’t be launching until the latter half of next month, according to new information from dataminers claiming to have discovered that another delay is in store for the next major content update to Epic’s battle royale game. The news comes from regular source of Fortnite info HYPEX, who says that the end date for Fornite Chapter 2 Season 2 has “been updated from February 6 to February 20” on the game’s backend API, marking another two week extension for Season 1, which

For the first time in 18 years, Patrick Stewart settles back into the comfy captain’s chair where he made his name as Starfleet captain Jean-Luc Picard. But does Star Trek: Picard hold up, or is it an engagement too far for the Trek veteran? That said, the show’s called Star Trek: Picard, so you can’t say they didn’t warn you. B – AV Club – Danette ChavezStar Trek: Picard struggles at times to fly true in its first three episodes. But it all feels cohesive and confident in a way that Discovery e

Now that fear is gone, thanks to the arrival of the simply named Tetris app from mobile developer N3twork. Tetris is taking the place of a trio of Tetris mobile apps from Electronic Arts, all of which are planned to shut down on April 21, 2020. The new Tetris app, which you can find on the App Store and on Google Pla y right now, is… well, it’s Tetris on your phone. It’s minimal for the moment, but N3twork says this version of Tetris is “just the foundation of an incredible Tetris app experience

Id Software executive producer and Doom Eternal director Marty Stratton has revealed that the Doom development team has talked to Nintendo about bringing Doomguy to Smash Bros. Speaking to Metro, Stratton was asked to comment on the rumors about Doom Slayer coming to Smash Bros. We’ve asked them.” Stratton clarifies that id Software haven’t been asked for the rights to bring Doomguy to Smash Bros., but says they’re open to the idea. A recent leak says the next fighter coming to Smash Bros. could

Project Xehanort is the working title for “an all-new Kingdom Hearts experience” hitting iOS and Android mobile devices in Spring 2020. Square Enix made the surprise announcement on the all-new Project Xehanort Twitter account. There’s also a new hub on the Kingdom Hearts website for the game that asks, “Why did he become the seeker of Darkness?” The new mobile game will presumably explain Xehanort’s fall to darkness and transformation into a main antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series. It’s be

Disney is moving forward with Captain Marvel 2 after tapping WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell to pen the script. Disney is said to be hoping the Captain Marvel sequel hits the big screen in 2022. Sources at THR say Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who helmed the first Captain Marvel, will not be involved with Captain Marvel 2, although they could stay in the MCU. The second film in the Captain Marvel series will skip past the 1990s setting of the first film into the modern day. Captain Marvel was an

We’ve all had questions about Half-Life: Alyx , and thanks to Valve’s recent Reddit AMA , we now have answers. The first thing we learned from the AMA is perhaps the most important: Half-Life: Alyx is complete. Naturally, there were a lot of questions about the mechanics of VR and building a Half-Life game in that world. If you’re worried about how much fear Half-Life: Alyx will instill in you, don’t worry, you’re not alone. If you want to read more from the Half-Life: Alyx AMA, including inform

Ever wonder what goes on in the world of Dishonored beyond the lives of Corvo, Emily, Daud, and Billie? You and a group of friends can play to find out when the Dishonored tabletop RPG arrives this summer, a new collaboration between Bethesda, Arkane, and tabletop gaming company Modiphius. It’s built on the same base system as the upcoming Fallout tabletop RPG , which already has my mind brimming with weird ideas for sneaking into posh manors defended by trained Deathclaws. According to Modiphiu

Justice League Dark, the DC supernatural superhero team, could be about to step into the limelight thanks to a new deal with the J.J. Abrams production company, Bad Robot. Through a new deal with Warner Media, Bad Robot is developing movie and TV show ideas that could feature JLD’s John Constantine, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Shade, the Changing Man, and Zatanna. Still, just the thought of some more attention for the JLD is exciting, thanks to its cast of ghosts, fortune tellers, vampires, ghosts,

Niantic has revealed an impressive lineup of real-world events for Pokemon Go , Harry Potter: Wizards Unite , and Ingress that will take place during the first half of 2020, and some new cities have been added to the schedule. This year, Liverpool, Philadelphia, and St. Louis join the live events schedule, so expect even more players to join the ranks. In the past, hundreds of thousands of players have come together from across the world to participate in Niantic’s real-world events – more citie