Month: March 2018

God of War Will Feature Performance Mode on PS4 Pro

Santa Monica Studio’s new God of War game will feature a performance mode for those playing the game on PlayStation 4 Pro.

When asked by a fan on Twitter if players need to upgrade to a PS4 Pro to “fully enjoy the new God of War,” game director Cory Barlog replied: “Nope, you don’t have to, but if you do 4K is AMAZING, if you have a 4K TV, of course. If you don’t, we have a performance mode that puts the extra power to good use and makes the game run so so smooth!”

Performance mode, which is available for select PS4 games, allows those with a PS4 Pro to opt for a smoother experience at lower resolution (e.g. playing the game in 1080p at 60fps instead of 4K at 30fps).

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My Hero Academia: One’s Justice Adds Two More Characters

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice has added two new characters to the roster.

According to this week’s Shonen Jump, via ShonenGames, Shota Aizawa and Hero Killer Stain will join Bandai Namco’s battle action game.

Shota “Eraserhead” Aizawa is a professional hero and the homeroom teacher of U.A. Class 1-A, which includes many of the show’s central characters. His Quirk, “Erasure,” allows him to disable other individual’s Quirks as long as he is looking at them. His ability can force enemies to come in close where Aizawa can counter them, and he is skilled in restraining foes with his long scarf.

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Third Party Nintendo Switch Docks Are Bricking Consoles – NVC Ep. 401

Weeelcooome to episode 400 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, Miranda Sanchez joins the NVC crew to chat about her review for Detective Pikachu and shares her thoughts on why she thinks it’s a great game. Later, the gang discusses the many growing concerns with using third-party Nintendo Switch docks, the closing of the Wii Ship Channel, a possible return for Wario Land, Crazy Justice, and more!

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit that bell! It gives fairies wings!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe to NVC on iTunes or your podcast service of choice. You can also download and listen to the Latest Episode of NVC Right Here.

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Jurassic World 3 Director Revealed

Colin Trevorrow is on board to helm Jurassic World 3.

Steven Spielberg, who will return as an executive producer on the film, confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly. “Colin Trevorrow is going write and direct the third Jurassic World story,” Spielberg said.

Trevorrow co-wrote and directed 2015’s Jurassic World and penned the script for the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which is directed by J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls). Trevorrow handed the directing reigns over to Bayona to work on Star Wars Episode IX. However, Trevorrow was later dropped from Episode IX and replaced by J.J. Abrams.

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