First NBA 2K19 Gameplay Footage Revealed, Looks Really Good

2K Sports has released the first gameplay trailer for NBA 2K19–and it’s pretty incredible. Titled “Take the Crown,” the video shows of a number of NBA superstars include LeBron James (in his new LA Lakers uniform), as well as Kemba Walker, John Wall, Ben Simmons, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, and more.

The trailer is set to a Jay Rock’s “Win.” You can watch the full video in the embed above. Given the Xbox branding, this video might have been captured on Xbox One.

NBA 2K19 will be available September 11 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The 20th Anniversary Edition will launch a few days earlier, on September 7. Ahed of that, an offering called “The Prelude” will launch August 31 for PS4 and Xbox One. Check out our pre-order guide for all the details.

NBA 2K19 features Giannis Antetokounmpo for the global cover, while Ben Simmons will be on the cover in Australia and New Zealand. A 20th Anniversary edition of the game has LeBron James on the cover.

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With the release of Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch, it feels like the console grew up a bit in the blink of an eye. Sure, Nintendo’s game lineup was already pretty great, but having the most popular game on the planet released as a full-fledged port on the Switch was just icing on an already delicious cake.

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Cowboy Ninja Viking: Chris Pratt Comic Book Movie Postponed

Universal’s Cowboy Ninja Viking comic book movie starring Chris Pratt has been delayed.

Collider reports the studio has pulled the project from its release schedule and it will no longer hit theaters on June 28, 2019.

However, the film is still in active development, as Universal reportedly did not want to rush the movie to meet its release date. The movie will be redated at a later time.

Pratt, Priyanka Chopra, and director Michelle MacLaren are still attached to the movie, which is an adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel by A.J. Lieberman and illustrator Riley Rossmo.

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New Fortnite Limited-Time Mode, Steady Storm, Available Now

Fortnite’s 5.20 update has arrived for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. On top of introducing a new weapon and an assortment of gameplay tweaks to Battle Royale mode, it marks the start of the game’s latest limited-time event: Steady Storm.

As its name implies, Steady Storm mode features one storm that continuously closes in on the island over the course of the entire match. Unlike a typical game of Battle Royale, there are no safe zones in Steady Storm, so players will have to stay on the move and keep track of the storm on the map in order to survive.

You can find more details about Steady Storm on Fortnite’s official website. Epic hasn’t specified how long the mode will be in the rotation, but limited-time events such as this generally run for about a week before they’re replaced by a new mode. Such was the case with last week’s Fly Explosives mode, which kicked off alongside the v5.10 content update.

In addition to Steady Storm, Epic has also made a couple of tweaks to Playground, Fortnite’s ongoing sandbox-style mode. In particular, the developer has reverted chest and floor loot back to a single weapon spawn “in order to cut down on clutter.” Additionally, Epic has added a Fill/No Fill option to the mode selector.

The other big addition in Fortnite’s v5.20 update is a new weapon for Battle Royale: the Double Barrel Shotgun, a powerful new close-range weapon that “packs a punch with each of its 2 shots.” Meanwhile, Save the World mode received new hero: Ragnarok, the Dark Viking. Save the World remains in paid early access.

Destiny 2: Year 2 Changes – What We Know About Weapons, Mods, and Abilities

Bungie has released new information on how weapons, mods, and abilities will be changing in the coming weeks.

During today’s Destiny 2: Forsaken Combat Stream, Bungie confirmed some of these updates will take effect August 28, and the rest will be added when Forsaken comes to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on September 4. More details will be revealed at Gamescom and PAX, later this year.

Overall time-to-kill is being reduced, with weapon and ability damage being increased accordingly. Body damage and precision damage will be increased, and two consecutive melee hits will now kill a Guardian at full health. Shoulder charge, shield bash, and hammer strike abilities will also become one-hit kills.

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Disgaea Dev’s Beautiful New Game, The Liar Princess And The Blind Prince, Coming To PS4 And Switch

NIS America announced that The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince–released in Japan on May 31–will be arriving on consoles in the west next year. This Japanese action-adventure is both developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software–the same folks behind the Disgaea franchise.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince tells the story of a young wolf. Every day she howls a lonely song–eventually attracting the attentions of a prince. When the curious young man stumbles upon her, the wolf is startled and accidentally scratches out the prince’s eyes. To make up for her mistake, the wolf casts a spell that lets her be a princess, takes the prince by the hand, and leads him on a journey to find a way to return his sight. The prince has no idea that his companion is actually the wolf that blinded him, and the two begin to care for one another on their journey. To hide her secret, the wolf only interacts with the prince while in her human form.

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Players control the wolf in The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, transforming back and forth between a powerful beast and witty princess. In the wolf’s original form, the player can defend the prince from enemies and pull off massive feats of strength. As a princess, the player can platform through traps and overcome puzzles. The prince will only move when he’s holding the princess’ hand, and will be totally defenseless if left alone.

Though The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is coming to the west, there are currently no plans to translate the game’s audio into English. However, there will be English subtitles.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince launches for PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. A special Storybook Edition of the game is already up for pre-order. Available for both consoles, the Storybook Edition includes a physical copy of The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, a collector’s box, the game’s soundtrack on CD, and an art book.

Plain White T’s Song ‘Hey There Delilah’ Is Becoming a TV Series (Yes, Really)

The Plain White T’s biggest hit might soon turn into a romantic drama series.

Per THR, the band’s popular song “Hey There Delilah,” which centers on a long-distance relationship, is being eyed for a TV adaptation. Lively McCabe Entertainment and Primary Wave will work with the band to develop the potential show.

“Hey There Delilah” originally appeared on Plain White T’s All That We Needed

Plain White T’s frontman and songwriter Tom Higgenson, and writer Jeremy Desmon, will be among the producers pitching the series to several networks later this month. If ordered, the show will expand the story within the song about a singer-songwriter and a New York City university student, and their long-distance flirtation.

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MoviePass Announces Its First Original Production Starring Bruce Willis

MoviePass’ first original production is a thriller starring Bruce Willis.

Per Deadline, the movie is titled 10 Minutes Gone and hails from MoviePass Films, a production subsidiary which recently launched this year.

Brian A. Miller (Reprisal) will direct from a screenplay penned by Kelvin Mao and Jeff Jingle. Meadow Williams, Swen Temmel, Tyler Jon Olson, and Sergio Rizzuto will star alongside Willis.

The story follows a man who gets hit by a stray bullet after a bank heist goes wrong. As a result, he loses ten minutes of his memory and must remember who sabotaged the heist. Meanwhile, a powerful crime boss (portrayed by Willis) is determined to recover the money.

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Destiny 2 Year 2 Lets You Customize The Way You Play

Bungie revealed new changes to its combat system for Year 2 of Destiny 2 in a live stream Tuesday, hosted by Communications Director at Bungie, David Dague.

Dague was joined by Sandbox Design Lead Josh Hamrick and Senior Sandbox Designers Claude Jerome and Greg Peng.

The main focus for the new changes in Year 2 is to let players customize their own gameplay. To do this, Bungie added in weapon balance and tuning, new mods, and the addition of nine new super abilities along with associated perks for them.

“We looked at year one and saw what people were saying and how the game is being played,” Hamrick said. “We wanted to give players more options to specifically tweak and tune their loadout on how they wanted to play.”

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