WandaVision included a Wolverine Easter egg that hardly anyone noticed, it has been revealed. In the Halloween-themed episode 6 which saw Wanda and Vision wear traditional, comic-accurate costumes (while their twins Billy and Tommy also resembled their superhero alter-egos ), Quicksilver rocked a hairstyle very similar to the one worn by Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, in a possible reference to Evan Peters' time in the Fox X-Men universe. Tricia Sawyer, makeup department head for the series, and Karen Bartek, hair department head, confirmed to Indie Wire that this comparison was in fact intentional. "It was something that Matt [Shakman, director] really [wanted]. They kind of planned that," Bartek commented, while Sawyer also confirmed that the intention was to mix the Fox and Marvel universes. Peters' version of Quicksilver in the MCU was the subject of much speculation, and it eventually turned out that Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness was behind the new Pietro, as … [Read more...] about WandaVision stylist confirms a Wolverine reference that no-one noticed
Valorant Adds New Prime Skins Set Tomorrow, Includes Karambit Knife
Alongside the new character Astra and battle pass, Valorant is also adding one more thing on March 2. The game is getting Prime//2.0, a Prime skin set designed as an evolution of the original, complete with new skins and features for several weapons. Available in a bundle for 7,100 VP (the separate components are 11,825 on their own), the new Prime set includes the Phantom, Frenzy, Bucky, and Odin weapons, along with a karambit-style melee weapon. If you've played Splinter Cell Blacklist or have seen The Raid 2, it's the famous Indonesian Asian knife with a deadly curved blade. The version included with this set isn't quite as drastic a curve as some we've seen, but its golden blade should strike fear into your enemies. You'll also get a gun buddy, card, and spray as part of the bundle, and there are seven levels that add things like gold, green, and red variants. Riot Games' goal with designing the new Prime set was to evoke the look and clean, futuristic design of a hypercar. … [Read more...] about Valorant Adds New Prime Skins Set Tomorrow, Includes Karambit Knife
Queen Launches A Video Game, Watch The First Trailer And Get All The Key Details
Iconic rock band Queen have released a video game that aims to give fans something they can't get right now--a live music experience. Queen: Rock Tour is out now on iOS and Android, and it's a rhythm game that invites players to experience some of Queen's most famous shows. 2021 was supposed to be a big year for Queen and live performances, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of John Deacon joining the band in 1971 as its bassist. Queen was planning a "Queen Golden Jubilee" concert with 29 dates across Europe, but it's been delayed to 2022 due to the virus. The Queen video game aims to help ease the wait for the concert series. "Be a lockdown Rock Star! No turning back !!!" Queen's legendary guitarist Brian May said in a statement. Featuring 20 of Queen's most famous songs--including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, And We Are The Champions--the game lets you perform as the band at 10 "historic" concert venues around the world like London, Munich, Houston, and Brazil. … [Read more...] about Queen Launches A Video Game, Watch The First Trailer And Get All The Key Details
Microsoft Wants Your Halo Infinite Questions, Here’s How To Submit Them
Halo developer 343 Industries is asking fans to submit questions to the development team about Halo Infinite for the next installment of the studio's "Ask 343" video series. Community director Brian Jarrard said on Twitter that people should submit questions using the #Ask343 hashtag on Twitter. 343 will select some to answer in a future video. To set expectations, Jarrard said 343 wants you to focus your questions on the latest update for Halo Infinite, which covered the game's campaign, its Zeta Halo location, and the graphical upgrades. "Answers to your other questions will come in due time," Jarrard said. If you've got questions for the team following yesterday's Inside Infinite blog, let us know using #Ask343 and we'll answer some in a future video. We're generally staying within the context of this latest update - answers to your other questions will come in due time. — Brian Jarrard (@ske7ch) February 26, 2021 The previous Ask 343 video focused on Halo … [Read more...] about Microsoft Wants Your Halo Infinite Questions, Here’s How To Submit Them
Someone has figured out how to reduce GTA Online’s load times by almost 70%
Grand Theft Auto 5 's loading times have been the butt of many a joke over the last seven years—even the beefiest of PCs will leave players twiddling their thumbs while that blonde lady throws a peace sign at her phone for the millionth time. The agonising wait has led one savvy player to delve into the game's code, and with some tweaking has managed to reduce the loading times by almost 70%. GitHub user tostercx has uploaded the fixed code , though they do warn that it's more of a proof of concept and not intended for casual use. They were also kind enough to provide a breakdown of the entire process . The lengthy loading times—tostercx experienced a six minute wait for GTA Online to boot up—are, in part, attributed to some terribly optimised code and a 10MB JSON file containing 63,000 item entries. Every time an item is found, the check then runs again… and again. tostercx estimated that this leads to around 1,984,531,500 checks. This, along with the fact the game was … [Read more...] about Someone has figured out how to reduce GTA Online’s load times by almost 70%