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Following the news that Vicarious Visions has been merged into Blizzard Entertainment, a new report says that the studio was brought into Blizzard to work on on the Diablo franchise, including a planned remake of Diablo 2. As reported by Bloomberg, Vicarious Visions, the studio behind such games as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 and Crash Bandicoot N.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFull SPOILERS ahead for Marvel's WandaVision! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Three episodes into Marvel’s WandaVision and the question still remains how Vision is alive considering his death in Avengers: Infinity War -- or if he’s even real at all in the show. After all, the unfolding mystery of how and why Wanda Maximoff and Vision are in the sitcom suburbia of Westview has yet to be definitively answered, although the series’ third episode offers the most clues yet about what’s happening (no classic sitcom reference intended). So is Vision really back from the dead in WandaVision?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share1996's Heroes Reborn is among the more infamous Marvel Comics crossovers of the '90s, but that apparently isn't stopping the publisher from capitalizing on the project's 25th anniversary. Marvel has released a series of teaser images hinting at a new spin on the Heroes Reborn concept. So far Marvel has released eight teaser images, all drawn by Carlos Pacheco (Ultimate Avengers).
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareCD Projekt Red has released Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077 on PC, consoles, and Stadia. As detailed on Cyberpunk.net, this update's big focus is on stability improvements. As noted on Twitter, this update "lays the groundwork for the upcoming patches." Memory usage improvements in various systems within the game are part of this patch, and should improve "characters, interactions, navigation, in-game videos (news, tv, etc.), foliage, laser effects, minimap, devices, AI, street traffic, environmental damage system, GPU-related, and more." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/21/cyberpunk-2077s-current-state-before-patch-11-patch-106-performance-review"] There have also been various crash fixes related to, among others, "loading saves, game opening/closing, and Point of No Return." Many fixes for Quests and the Open World are detailed (which you can see below), as well as others for UI, Visual, Achievements, and more. Those on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are experiencing the most issues in Cyberpunk 2077, and Patch 1.1 looks to fix crash issues on PS4 and "Improved memory usage for character creation, mirrors, scanning, camera remote control, menus (inventory, map) on Xbox One, Xbox One X and Xbox One S." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/20/cyberpunk-2077-reviews-one-month-later-the-review-crew"] The full Patch 1.1 notes are as follows; Stability Various stability improvements including: Memory usage improvements in various systems within the game: characters, interactions, navigation, in-game videos (news, tv, etc.), foliage, laser effects, minimap, devices, AI, street traffic, environmental damage system, GPU-related, and more. Various crash fixes (related to, among others, loading saves, game opening/closing and Point of No Return). Quests/Open World Fixed an issue where calls from Delamain would end immediately and seem like they cannot be picked up in Epistrophy. Fixed an issue where players would not receive calls from Delamain when approaching relevant vehicles in Epistrophy. Fixed an issue where the objective could get stuck on "Answer the call from Mr.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSomething weird is happening with GameStop stock in that it’s currently trading at an all-time high. But this isn’t a sign that GameStop has miraculously turned its fortunes around overnight. Instead, the stock surge is a result of a very strange confluence of opposing stock traders and dare I say, stock trolling. The video game retail chain saw its stocks jump to an all-time high of $76.76 per share today.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMicrosoft knew that announcing a significant price hike to Xbox Live Gold wasn’t going to go over well. That’s why it dumped the news on a Friday. So what’s the deal – or lack thereof, in this case? In short, $60 will now get you just six months of Gold instead of 12.
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