‘Joker’ Will Be R Rated confirms Director Todd Phillips Via Instagram

At first I was very wary of the stand alone ‘Joker’ Spin-off film when it was announced but all the photos and especially the first trailer for the film have absolutely won me over and if I had any doubts left well, they are are all gone now as the director himself, Todd Phillips after posting a new photo from the film to his Instagram actually confirmed that the film will be R Rated to a fan in the comments who asked: “It will be Rated R. I’ve been asked this a lot. Just assumed people knew. Sorry.”

The film will tell the story of n the story, Arthur Fleck, played by surprise choice Joaquin Phoenix, who is a man who feels ignored and abandoned by society no matter how hard he tries to bring smiles and joy to people. Beaten down and reaching his lowest point after one particularly bad day….he breaks and a new dark persona takes over.

Joker is scheduled to open in Cinemas on October 4th and I personally cannot wait!

Ark: Survival Evolved New ‘Valguero Map’ Launches Tomorrow on PC, Next Month on Consoles

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Studio Wildcard revealed that it will release a new expansion map for ARK: Survival Evolved – ‘Valguero’ tomorrow, June 18 on Steam. This free downloadable update for ARK adds a vast, diverse map with exotic biomes to explore and call home. Behold the gorgeous 63 square kilometer map offering breathtaking landscapes from the scenic mountain tops, lush rolling valleys, and dark cavernous gorges… Just don’t get lost in all the beauty as new encounters await including titanic boss arena battles, mysterious ruins, unexplored cave networks, and the new, ferociously quick and agile dinosaur, Deinonychus!

The Valguero Expansion Map will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in July 2019.

Join the Studio Wildcard development team as they livestream the Valguero Expansion Map today, Monday, June 17 at 3:00PM PST via the official Studio Wildcard Twitch (twitch.tv/survivetheark).

The ARK: Valguero Expansion Map includes:

  • Expanded Exploration: Over 63 square kilometers of new land and sea to explore!
  • Peaks and Valleys: Eight Biomes with a vast array of climates and dangers – tread lightly through the hazards of Skeleton Gorge, see the vistas on top of the Twin Peaks or find remnants of the past at the Lost Temple.
  • Triple Threat Boss Challenges: A boss arena where players face an  epic battle against a Megapithecus, Manticore and Dragon in this heavy-hitting, triple threat encounter! Face familiar dangers in the End-Game Boss encounter in an entirely different way!
  • New Dinosaur – Deinonychus: Encounter the ill-natured Deinonychus! Similar to the raptor, it uses speed and agility to leap wall ledge to wall ledge as it seeks high vantage points to lie in wait for prey. This contentious beast is fearless and will hunt prey much larger than itself, latching onto a larger dinosaur’s back with its sickle-shaped claws as it starts to feed before its victim is even dead.
  • Into The Trenches: A large network of caves to spelunk as you delve into unexplored territory featuring different themes and varied perks, including the extensive Aberration Trench.
  • Secrets From the Ancient Age: Explore scattered ruins throughout the world of forgotten Valguero survivors.

ARK: Survival Evolved leads the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake stranded and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research technology, and build shelters to protect against scorching days, freezing nights, volatile weather systems, dangerous wildlife, and potential enemies. Tame, train, ride and breed one of 100 amazing dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts, including gargantuan creatures on a scale never before seen in video games! Fly a Pteranodon squadron over the snow-capped mountains, race through the deep jungle with your pack of trained Raptors, tromp through a fortified enemy base along a convoy of gigantic Brontosaurus, or chase down prey on the back of a raging T-Rex.

The ARK: Survival Evolved Valguero Expansion Map will be a free downloadable update available on June 18 on Steam and be available to download on console versions of ARK this July.

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Mortal Kombat 11’s Ranked Mode ‘Kombat League’ to Launch June 18th

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios today released a gameplay trailer for the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat League, an all-new seasonal ranked mode where players can compete against other online Kombatants to earn exclusive in-game rewards. Kombat League will be available tomorrow, 18th June, as a free content update for all Mortal Kombat 11 owners.

In Kombat League, players compete in ranked matches during a four-week season to progress through nine tiers, climbing from the ranks of Apprentice to Elder God. Players will be rewarded with exclusive in-game items for each unlocked rank. Rewards are cumulative, with players earning all unlocked items up to the highest tier achieved in a given season. Players can also earn in-game items by playing in various daily and seasonal quests. Once a season expires, a new season starts immediately with new rewards and incentives to earn. The optimised matchmaking system in Kombat League will ensure players are matched with opponents at or near their same skill level. As part of the Kombat League update, a new meter has been added giving players a quick look at their odds of winning against an opponent at the beginning of each ranked match.

Additionally, early access for Shang Tsung, the first of six playable fighters included in the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack, begins tomorrow for all Kombat Pack owners. The Kombat Pack is the best way to upgrade the Mortal Kombat 11 game experience with new downloadable content.

To learn more about Mortal Kombat 11, please visit www.mortalkombat.com or join the community conversation on Facebook (MortalKombat), Instagram (@MortalKombat), Twitter (@MortalKombat), Twitch (NetherRealm), YouTube (Mortal Kombat), Discord (MortalKombat) or Reddit (MortalKombat).

Night of the Hangry Horde DLC Out Now for Overcooked 2

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Team17, a global games label, creative partner and developer of independent, premium video games in partnership with multi-award-winning indie studio Ghost Town Games is thrilled to announce the release of a new DLC pack for Overcooked! 2 today. The Night of the Hangry Horde DLC is available digitally now for PlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch and PC both as a separate DLC pack and for any existing Season Pass owners.

As a thank you to everyone who has supported the game so far, Ghost Town Games and Team17 have also released a free piece of DLC for all Overcooked! 2 owners, the All at Sea Chef pack. This new pack includes five new chefs to cook up a storm as.

The Onion Kingdom is under attack once again, but this time the enemy have brought friends. The unbread have risen again and have turned their appetites to the Onion King’s castle! Platers must tackle this returning threat using all of their cooking know how.

Key features:

  • Horde mode! Feed the enemies to keep them at bay and stop them from attacking the castle. These eight all new horde wave levels include the ability to repair the castle and unlock shortcut gates using the coins you earn. Watch out for the different enemy types: the unbread; the zombie apple, which is slow, causes huge damage and requires two meals to defeat; and the zombie chili pepper which has fast attacks and mobility!
  • New recipes! Prepare guillotine chopped soup, fruit pies and roast dinners. Roast dinners can be cooked quicker by adding more coal to the furnace
  • Four New chefs! New spooky chefs Ghost, Vampire and Werewolf plus Boxhead, a returning favourite from the original Overcooked!
  • New levels! Nine creepy new kitchens and three new hidden Kevin Kitchens

The Overcooked! 2 Season Pass will satisfy the hungriest of customers, giving players a saving on three extra portions of content. This includes Campfire Cook Off, Night of the Hangry Horde and a further DLC pack. The season pass is available digitally now on PlayStation 4Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC priced at £14.99/€16.99/$19.99.

All at Sea Chef Pack 
It’s time for this ragtag group of salty sea chefs to join your crew! With this new team of savoury sailors on board, cooking in your kitchen will be plain sailing. Choose from the pirate chefs, mermaid chef, narwhale chef or shark chef.

Night of the Hangry Horde includes new tasty recipes, four extra chefs, twelve creepy new kitchens and eight all new horde wave levels. Night of the Hangry Horde is included within the Season Pass, or available separately for £7.99/8,99€/$9.99.

Review: Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition

It’s rare to see a game like Rad Rodgers and more so on a Nintendo console because of its rather questionable humour. Just how well does Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition fit in on the Nintendo Switch?

Fathers Day Gift Ideas from Vodafone

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From Vodafone’s NEW V-Bag Tracker to the V-Auto Tracker – treat your dad to a gadget gift this Father’s Day (Sunday, 16th June) with these innovative GPS trackers from Vodafone.co.uk.

V-Auto Car Tracker

£85 (£4 per month V-Auto service fee)

 

If you’re prone to forgetting where you’ve parked your car – Vodafone’s V-Auto Car Tracker will put your mind at rest. It will pinpoint exactly where your car is through your smartphone using the ‘Find My Car Feature.With ‘Safety Score’ you’ll also receive driving performance stats to help impove your road safety’

V-Bag Tracker TrackiSafe

£50 (plus £3 per month service fee)

The new V-Bag Tracker TrackiSafe is the perfect gift – giving you peace of mind that your bag is safe whilst you’re travelling. Whether it’s underneath your seat on the train or left in one of the luggage compartments, with its GPS, light sensors and personalised ‘Safe Zones’, you’ll always know where your bag is and will receive an alert directly to your smartphone if it’s moved.

V-Pet Tracker Pod 3

£105 (plus £4 per month service fee)

With the new V-Pet Tracker Pod 3 you’ll never have to feel separated from your furry friend again. You can track your pet’s location via GPS and set ‘Safe Zones’ to be notified directly to your smartphone if your pet strays somewhere it shouldn’t.

HONOR 20 to launch in the UK on 21 June

HONOR have announced that the HONOR 20 will be available to buy in the UK for £399 from Friday 21 June at Three, Amazon, Mobile Phones Direct, Very and Carphone Warehouse. Customers who pre-order the HONOR 20 by June 20 will also receive a free HONOR Watch Magic, normally £179.99. 

HONOR 20 gathered the global limelight at its London launch thanks to its combination of powerful 48MP AI Quad Camera with a multi-dimensional, Dynamic Holographic glass back and industry-leading technology including Kirin 980 chipset, GPU Turbo 3.0, a 3,750 mAh battery and Virtual 9.1 Surround Sound. 

The HONOR 20’s Quad Camera leads with a Sony IMX586 48MP Main Camera, as well as a 16MP Super Wide Angle Camera, 2MP Depth Assist Camera and 2MP Macro Camera. The HONOR 20 is also equipped with AIS Super Night Mode, letting users record their magic moments in great details even in dimly-lit scenarios. 

The HONOR 20 also comes with Super Bluetooth, powered by its Kirin 980 and Hi1103 chipset. Thanks to Super Bluetooth, the HONOR 20 can use AI algorithms to adjust its Bluetooth signals and connect to Bluetooth devices further away than ever before. In HONOR’s lab testsi, the HONOR 20 was able to stay connected to a pair of Bluetooth headphones more than 244 meters away – further than any other phone tested. 

On the rear, HONOR 20 redefines the user experience by becoming the first product in HONOR’s history to introduce a multi-dimensional, Dynamic Holographic glass back, available in either Sapphire Blue or Midnight 

Black. Meticulously crafted through HONOR’s industry-first Triple 3D Mesh technology, the two-stage process first create a depth layer using nanotechnology to engrave millions of miniature prisms. Upon completion of this intricate process, the engineers continue with the assembly of glass, colour, and depth layers. As light passes through the prisms in the depth layer, light is reflected and refracted in all directions. 

HONOR’s “Always Better” ethos drives the brand to go beyond the textural and color design of the Dynamic Holographic glass back. HONOR 20 boasts a 6.26″ all-view display with a 91.7% screen-to-body ratio. Featuring a 4.5mm in-screen camera, the all-view display allows an even more enthralling visual experience without compromising on aesthetics. 

Finally, the HONOR 20 is equipped with spectacular audio and visual technology, including the industry-leading GPU Turbo 3.0 – a feature that boosts the device’s gaming capabilities by offering users an enhanced visual and tactile experience. Backed by consumer demands, HONOR has teamed up with approximately 25 most sought-after mobile games right now including Fortnite, PUBG Mobile, and Arena of Valor. 

HONOR 20 users also can indulge in an immersive audio experience through the Virtual 9.1 Surround Sound feature powered by Histen 6.0. This is the first time that this cutting-edge technology is applied to smartphones. The Virtual 9.1 surround sound supports all types of wired and wireless earphones and packs an in-built dual microphone with noise reduction – a system tailored according to the specific needs of technophiles and audiophiles. 

Nintendo E3 Direct: All the Trailers

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Well yesterday was the turn for Nintendo fans to get some special attention at E3 2019 as Nintendo held their E3 Direct and boy did they reveal some new titles and some surprises that will keep fans happy and very busy for the rest of 2019 and into 2020.

Below find the Direct event itself and all the trailers from the show:

Astral Chain E3 Trailer

Daemon X Machina Trailer

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition Trailer

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Trailer

The Witcher 3: Complete Edition Trailer

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Trailer

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Gameplay Trailer

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gameplay Trailer

Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Trailer

Panzer Dragoon: Remake Trailer

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Reveal Trailer

Trials of Mana Trailer

Collection of Mana Trailer

MARVEL Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Trailer

Luigi’s Mansion 3 Trailer

CONTRA Rogue Troops Trailer

Resident Evil 5 & 6 Trailer

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics Trailer

Empire of Sin Trailer

New Super Lucky’s Tale Trailer

Spyro Reignited Trilogy Trailer

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Trailer

No More Heroes III Trailer

Luigi’s Mansion 3: Luigi’s Nightmare Trailer

The Last Remnant Remastered Trailer

Oninaki Trailer

Gods and Monsters Trailer

Alien Isolation Trailer

My Thoughts…

Well that is some line up of Nintendo releases for 2019 and 2020, this has actually for the very first time make me wish I had a Nintendo Switch as that truly is one hell of a gamer’s wishlist for Nintendo first party titles, JRPGs and remakes/remasters showcased at this Nintendo Direct and E3 2019!

Nintendo Fans are no doubt smiling very much today!

Wasteland 3 Gets New E3 Trailer

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inXile Entertainment, the studio led by Interplay founder and Wasteland co-creator Brian Fargo and Deep Silver are pleased to announce that Wasteland 3 will be arriving in Spring 2020 on Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac, and Linux. The legendary series, which pioneered the post-apocalypse genre in video games, returns players to the role of Desert Rangers, lawmen in a post-nuclear world working to rebuild civilization from the ashes. Trading the dry, dusty heat of the American south-west for a perpetually frozen Colorado, Wasteland 3 features a number of chilling new locations where the Rangers receive an even frostier reception from the locals.

In addition to narrative choices and consequences, and the tactical turn-based combat that the series is known for, Wasteland 3 delivers brand new features, including a dynamic conversation system that highlights the weird and wild denizens of the Colorado Wasteland, an upgradable player vehicle, and the ability to play through the storyline cooperatively with a friend online. Today’s trailer provides a small look at the big things in store for Wasteland fans.

According to inXile CEO Brian Fargo, “Wasteland 3 is a passion project for inXile and especially me. I directed the first Wasteland in 1988 and its sequel was one of the original great crowdfunding successes, and it’s a series we care deeply about. Thanks to our partnership with Deep Silver and Microsoft, we’re able to deliver the kind of deep, immersive experience that Wasteland fans want and expect.”

Wasteland 3 will be arriving in Spring 2020 on Xbox One via Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation 4 an PC for Windows 10, Mac, and Linux.

No More Heroes III Becomes Nintendo Switch 2020 Exclusive

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Grasshopper Manufacture has announced a 2020 release date for No More Heroes III, a brand new entry in the No More Heroes franchise exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, during Nintendo’s E3 2019 Nintendo Direct video presentation. Taking place ten years after the original No More Heroes, No More Heroes III follows Travis Touchdown as he returns to his former home of Santa Destroy. There he encounters a huge artificial metropolis floating in the sea, and a mysterious flying object high above the city. What crazy dangerous assassins will he have to face in this strange new world?

”After the Nintendo Switch unveiling conference in 2017, we released Travis Strikes Again this year, and now we are finally able to make the dream of No More Heroes III a reality,” says director Goichi Suda, or Suda51. “We’re working hard on development day in and day out to ensure that NMHIII goes above and beyond the expectations of all the fans who have been waiting for the game for so long, and we’re going to be rolling it out in 2020. May the Switch be with you!”

In addition to Robin Atkin Downes and Paula Tiso returning to their roles as Travis Touchdown and Sylvia Christel, No More Heroes III features an all-new original score composed by musician and actor Nobuaki Kaneko of the band RIZE.

No More Heroes III is scheduled for an exclusive Nintendo Switch release in 2020.