biteho.com – Page 9132

Assassin’s Creed 3 Removed From Steam, Uplay

Following the launch of Assassin’s Creed III Remastered last month, it appears publisher Ubisoft has delisted the original game from PC retailers such as Steam and Uplay. The game’s Steam page is still visible, but states, “At the request of the publisher, Assassin’s Creed III is no longer available for sale on Steam.”

Assassin’s Creed III Remastered is of course available for purchase for $40 / £34 / AU $60, but unlike the original version this does not include the game’s multiplayer portion. GameSpot has reached out to Ubisoft to confirm why the original version was removed.

It should be noted the delisting does not prevent existing owners of Assassin’s Creed III from downloading or playing the game–it merely prevents anyone else from purchasing it. Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, meanwhile, is included in the season pass for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

After launching on PS4, Xbox One, and PC at the end of March, Assassin’s Creed III Remastered is making its way to Nintendo Switch on May 21. The original game, meanwhile, was first released for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii U in 2012. We awarded it an 8.5/10 in our Assassin’s Creed III review; critic Kevin VanOrd said it “expands the series’ gameplay in enjoyable and sensible ways.”

He added: “Assassin’s Creed III is a big game that gives you a lot to do, some of which is fleshed out relatively well, and some of which isn’t. It is not, however, content to rest on the series’ laurels. It takes chances with its opening, with its story, and with its characters.

When I Died on Game of Thrones: Why This Vague Death Scene Works So Well

In honor of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, IGN is taking a look back at some of the iconic characters who’ve fallen along the way, and the lasting impact they had on the story. These heroes and villains may not have made it to the end of the road, but their lives weren’t in vain – they stand as a fitting reminder that when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die.

Syrio Forel only appeared in three episodes of Game of Thrones: Season 1, but his pivotal role is still being talked about years later — in fact, theories about the fate of his character are alive and well, even as the show enters its final season. Arya Stark’s “dancing master” helped set the stage for what would become one of Game of Thrones’ most iconic arcs, seeing Arya follow in the footsteps of her Braavosi mentor to become not just a master swordswoman, but someone who frequently says “not today” to the God of Death.

Classic Anime Akira’s Live-Action Remake Moves Closer To Actually Happening

The live-action movie adaptation of the classic manga and anime Akira has been in development for over a decade, but it seems that it’s getting closer to actually happening. Thor: Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi is currently attached, and it has been reported that the movie has been selected to receive tax credits from the California Film Commission.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Akira is one of 18 projects that will benefit from California Film Commission’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program. The movie will be filmed entirely in California and as a result will receive $18.5 million in tax credits. THR states that it will shoot for an estimated 71 days.

Akira does not yet have a production start date and casting has not yet begun, but Warner is clearly continuing to move forward with it. The movie is set to be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, through his Appian Way production company.

It was first reported that Waititi was involved with Akira in September 2017, and in April last year he spoke about his intentions for it. “I haven’t really started to get my head around it yet,” he admitted. “What I want to do is an adaptation of the books, ’cause a lot of people are like, ‘Don’t touch that film!’ and I’m like, ‘I’m not remaking the film, I want to go back to the book.’

“A lot of the people freaking out haven’t even read the books, and there are six gigantic books to go through. It’s so rich. But Akira is one of my favourite films. My mum took me to see it when I was 13 and it changed my life.”

Waititi is the latest in a long line of filmmakers to be linked to the Akira remake. The likes of David Sandberg (Shazam), Daniel Espinosa (the upcoming Morbius), Justin Lin (Star Trek: Beyond), George Miller (Mad Max), and Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) have all been attached at various stages over the years. In 2012, the film actually reached the pre-production stage before the Vancouver production offices were shut down by the studio.

The manga of Akira ran between 1982 and 1990 and is widely credited for popularising Japanese comic books internationally. Equally, the success of the 1989 movie version did much to introduce Western viewers to anime, and is now considered one of the finest sci-fi films ever made.

Game Of Thrones Season 8’s Haunting New Trailer Is Packed With Hidden Clues

The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones finally starts this month, and HBO is keeping the promos coming. Following the two new teasers released earlier this week, we have another new video. It’s titled “Aftermath,” and it takes a more abstract and haunting approach than those more traditional trailers.

The video showcases the deserted snowswept streets of Winterfell. There are no characters or dialogue, but it does feature the possessions of key Game of Thrones characters, most buried in the show. These include Tyrion’s Hand of the King pin, Arya’s needle, Bran’s wheelchair, Jaime’s golden hand, Lyanna’s feather, Dany’s dragon chains, and Jon’s Longclaw. What can it all mean? Check the trailer above and let us know in the comments below.

Game of Thrones Season 8 premieres on April 14, with the remaining five episodes coming each week until mid-May. While there are only six episodes, they combine for a total of 432 minutes of runtime, or around 7.2 hours. Here’s a full breakdown of each episode’s premiere date and runtime.

The full trailer for Game of Thrones Season 8 was released in March. It focuses on setting up the the epic battle against the Night King and his army of the dead at Winterfell–for more insight, check out GameSpot’s trailer breakdown.

Game of Thrones is ending, but a prequel is on the way, with X-Men: First Class’ Jane Goldman serving as a showrunner for a story developed with series creator George RR Martin. The show is expected to start filming early this summer.

Avengers: Endgame Final Runtime Confirmed

We’re in the endgame now. Avengers: Endgame is less than a month away, and Marvel has kicked off ticket sales with a new trailer that’s packed with new footage. With the opening of ticket sales has come confirmation of the film’s runtime, and as rumored it will be the longest Marvel film to date.

Several theater chains list the runtime at 3 hours and 2 minutes. That makes it a good bit longer than the previously longest Marvel movie to date, Avengers: Infinity War, which came in at 2 hours and 36 minutes. Infinity War and Endgame are essentially a two-part story resolving the Thanos arc that has been teased throughout the MCU, so it makes sense that these two would be the biggest in the series. In other words, if you’re currently purchasing tickets, find the theater with the comfiest seats.

The new teaser shows the handful of remaining heroes, including the new addition of Captain Marvel, assembling to confront Thanos. It also notably shows Captain America and Iron Man reconciling, which has been a looming rift since the events of Captain America: Civil War.

Avengers: Endgame will release on April 26, 2019, with some advance screenings set for April 25. Some theaters are even letting Marvel fans marathon through hours of MCU world-building with marathons of select or all of the movies to date. Watch the latest trailer above, or check out previous Endgame trailer and read our trailer breakdown.

Wrestlemania 35: 11 Things About Batista’s Wrestling Career You Didn’t Know

7. He caught hell for criticizing his colleagues

On Raw, Batista caught the eye of Triple H, and he was folded into the Evolution stable, signifying the past (Ric Flair), the present (Triple H) and the future (Randy Orton and Batista). From this point forward, Batista’s success was nearly assured. He held the Tag Team Championship with Ric Flair. He physically dominated his feuds. And in 2005, he won the Royal Rumble, guaranteeing himself a title shot at Wrestlemania.

He also started getting a big head. In an interview with the Sun, Batista had the following to say about his colleagues at Smackdown:

“I don’t consider it a rivalry at all. We’re a better show, period. There’s no comparison. I feel for Smackdown, I just don’t know what’s going on over there. I try to watch the shows but, for me, they’re hard to sit through. And that really makes me sick as it should be a top show. I’ve watched their tapings live and it seems like a lot of the guys couldn’t care less. There’s a lack of passion and pride.”

He caught a lot of flack for these comments from Vince McMahon and The Undertaker on down. He’s fortunate that he won the Royal Rumble around the same time; these remarks could have buried a lesser wrestler’s career.

Avengers Endgame Tickets Go On Sale, Crashes Ticketing Sites

Tickets for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Endgame are now on sale. The movie hits theaters on April 26, and fans can pick up tickets for the opening weekend.

Marvel announced the ticket sale via Twitter, and accompanied it with a new trailer featuring a load of new footage from the film. The tweet also included a link to ticketing agency Fandango. However, there are reports that both Fandango and AMC‘s websites have been overwhelmed, with fans unable to load the ticket pages. The hashtag #AvengersEndgametickets was trending shortly after tickets went on sale.

Avengers Endgame is, unsurprisingly, set to the be one of the biggest movies of the year. While we haven’t seen any official predictions as to how well it will do, it seems likely that it will open at least as well as last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, which scored $257 million in its first three days in the US.

In addition, Endgame will open in China two days before the US, further boosting its potential global box office. In recent years, China has becomes an increasingly important market for big-budget Hollywood movies.

Avengers: Endgame is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Brie Larson, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, and Josh Brolin. You can check out the previous Endgame trailer here, and then read GameSpot’s trailer breakdown.

Fortnite Patch Notes (Content Update 8.20): New Bow And More

Fortnite has updated with another weapon and the return of a popular limited-time mode, along with some bug fixes. The patch notes for Content Update 8.20 comes just after a hotfix to address issues that were introduced in the initial 8.20 patch in late March.

The big new draw for many players will be the new Boom Bow weapon. As you might expect, it’s a bow with shotgun shells on its arrow tips, so those will explode upon impact. For that reason it uses shotgun ammo, and holding fire to increase your draw strength will increase both the arrow’s speed and the damage from impact. Explosive damage will be consistently set at 100 regardless. Save The World mode gets its own new weapon as well, the Cannonade Launcher.

The update also marks the return of the Sniper Shootout LTM. This mode limits weapons to sniper rifles only, and reduces Floor Loot spawners by 50% and deactivates reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos and Squads.

The new update also introduces some bug fixes for Arena. It fixes issues with divisions in Duos, including players being unable to queue and some players not being properly promoted, and some players being charged the incorrect Bus Fare. Creative Mode has lots of its own additions too.

Check out our Season 8 Challenge Guide to unlock all of the nifty new skins and other battle pass rewards. Read up on the full patch notes below.

Fortnite v8.20 Content Update Patch Notes

Limited Time Mode: Sniper Shootout

Summary

In this limited time mode, players will do battle using sniper rifles.
May the best aim win!

Mode Details

Only weapon drops are Sniper Rifles.
Floor Loot spawners reduced by 50%
Reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated – be careful peeking!

Weapons + Items

Boom Bow
- Fires Arrows with a Shotgun Shell tip, which explode on impact.
- Uses Shotgun Ammo
- The longer you hold the fire keybind down, the stronger the shot! This increases both projectile speed and direct impact damage.
  - Explosive damage is consistent regardless of the power of the shot.
  - The Boom Bow will achieve maximum power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
- A direct hit will deal both the direct hit damage and the explosion damage to the enemy player it impacts.
  - Direct hit
    - Base damage 15
    - Headshot Multiplier: 2x
  - Explosion
    - 100 damage
Peppers
- Increased duration from 10 seconds to 20 seconds
- Increased movement speed bonus from 20% to 40%

Events

Bug Fixes

Arena
- Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue for Duos when the party leader was in a lower division.
- Fixed an issue which caused players to not be promoted to the next division while playing in Duos with a player in a higher division.
  - Note: Hype was still being earned correctly, this was a visual issue only.
- Fixed an issue where players in Duos were charged Bus Fare based on the party leaders division, rather than their own.

Creative

What’s New?

Geometric Galleries
Use this new set of Galleries to add even more unique shapes to your creations!

Weapons + Items

Boom Bow
Fires Arrows with a Shotgun Shell tip, which explode on impact.
Uses Shotgun Ammo
The longer you hold the fire keybind down, the stronger the shot! This increases both projectile speed and direct impact damage.
- Explosive damage is consistent regardless of the power of the shot.
- The Boom Bow will achieve maximum power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
A direct hit will deal both the direct hit damage and the explosion damage to the enemy player it impacts.
- Direct hit
  - Base damage 15
  - Headshot Multiplier: 2x
- Explosion
  - 100 damage

Prefabs

Non-Right Square Pyramid Gallery Large
Non-Right Triangular Pyramid Gallery Large
Right Triangular Prism Gallery Large
Seven Point Cube Gallery Large
Square Pyramid Gallery Large
Triangular Prism Gallery Large
Upright Triangular Prism Gallery Large

Save The World

What’s New?

Cannonade Launcher

Loud Noises! Heroes and Husks will have a blast with this new Rapid Rocket Launcher

Weapons + Items

Cannonade Launcher
- A chaotic, rapid-fire, automatic launcher that shoots small explosive rounds.
- Available in the Weekly Store from April 3 at 8 PM Eastern Time until April 10 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

V8.20.1 Resolved Issues

On March 29 we released a client update to fix some issues that appeared in the v8.20 update. Find all the details on which issues were resolved below!

Battle Royale

Fixed an issue where spectator numbers would not update, even after the spectator had left the game.
Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue in the correct division level in the Arena game mode when the party leader was in a lower division.
Fixed an issue which caused the Poison Dart Trap to be hidden behind certain wall assets.
Fixed an issue where trap placement on walls would be blocked if a stair structure was attached to the wall.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from getting removed from the Baller when hit by a Boogie Bomb.
Fixed an issue preventing friend invites from displaying in the social panel.

Creative

Fixed an issue where Creature Spawners wouldn’t activate within the correct range after it has been resized.
Fixed an issue where the Phone Tool would emit two beams rather than one after copying multiple times.
Fixed an issue that prevented non-damaging traps (Ice Block, Bouncers, etc) from functioning if the Game was not started.
Fixed an issue where any Baller vehicle that was placed on an Island prior to v8.20 could not use the boost.
Fixed an issue that prevented vehicles from being damaged by Music Sequencer when damage was turned on.

Save the World

Re-enabled the X Marks the Spot sub-objective.
Fixed an issue where the X Marks the Spot objective was removing items from player inventories.
Fixed an issue that was causing B.A.S.E to incorrectly hover over player built structures.

Avengers: Endgame Trailer Has New Footage, Marks Tickets Going On Sale

The hugely anticipated Avengers: Endgame is now only a few weeks from release, and a new “special look” teaser trailer has been released. Despite running for less than a minute total, it’s packed with new footage and gives us the best idea yet of what to expect from the movie.

The teaser shows that the remaining heroes will come together to confront Thanos. It certainly doesn’t look like it’s going to be an easy mission but the remaining heroes look determined–as Black Widows says: “We owe it to everyone not in this room to try.” It also looks like Steve and Tony have settled their past differences, but Thanos–who hasn’t been featured prominently in past trailers–doesn’t seem very worried about their challenge. We also get a few more glimpses of Captain Marvel, as well as Tony having apparently made it back to Earth, where he reunites with Pepper Potts. Check the video out above.

This trailer’s release coincides with another bit of notable news: Tickets are now on sale for the movie. That also confirms that the film’s runtime will be three hours and two minutes long, making it–as expected–the longest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date.

Avengers: Endgame releases on April 26, 2019. It’s directed once more by Joe and Anthony Russo, and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Brie Larsson, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, and Josh Brolin. You can check out the previous Endgame trailer here, and then read GameSpot’s trailer breakdown.

Endgame will be followed by Spider-Man: Far From Home in July, with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury both returning, along with a variety of characters from Homecoming.