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EA Cancels Remaining Madden Classic Qualifiers After Shooting

EA has cancelled the three remaining Madden Classic qualifying events in the wake of the August 26 shooting at a competitive Madden event in Jacksonville, Florida, where a competitor shot and killed two other players. 11 others were wounded during the shooting, nine with gunshot injuries, before the gunman took his own life.

In a statement released today, via the company’s website, EA CEO Andrew Wilson expressed his shock and grief in the wake of the incident.

“First and foremost, it is an unthinkable tragedy that Taylor Robertson and Elijah Clayton, two of our top Madden competitors, lost their lives in this way,” said Wilson. “They were respected, positive and skilled competitors, the epitome of the players and personalities at the heart of our community. Their love of competition was evident through their participation in our events over the past few years. We are committed to supporting Taylor and Elijah’s families through this difficult time, and we send our deepest sympathies to their loved ones, to those injured yesterday, and everyone affected.

The Best 2-in-1 Laptops

Hybrid laptops a.k.a 2-in-1 convertibles that can be folded into either tablet or viewing mode are pretty awesome for specific needs. Here’s our top picks at a variety of prices.

Just So You Know, the Fortnite Cube Is Empty

For anyone wondering what secrets are hiding inside Fortnite’s mysterious purple cube, the answer has been revealed: there’s nothing there.

The news comes courtesy of Reddit user Gsonicfy, who managed to breach the cube through a happy accident; a collision with a teammate and a clipping glitch led to the player ending up actually inside the cube, where he found . . . the inside of a purple cube.

Ubisoft CEO Pictures the Future of Games

Yves Guillemot has big ideas about the future of gaming. Beyond just better graphics and more power for new systems, Guillemot sees a future where the concept of home consoles could change altogether, and games could embrace new technology to grow in major ways.

Speaking to IGN at Gamescom, Guillemot described a vision he’s laid out many times in the past: that the future of home gaming will arrive via streaming.

“Technology is actually going in that direction. The machines will be more powerful and the system to transfer data will be more efficient, so at one point, we will have a better experience streaming something than having to buy a machine and change the machine regularly,” Guillemot told IGN.

Joker Movie Casts Alec Baldwin as Batman’s Father

Alec Baldwin has joined the cast of Joker and will portray Bruce Wayne’s father, Thomas Wayne.

Thomas Wayne has often been portrayed as stoic and egalitarian in other Batman adaptations, but it seems Baldwin has been tapped to deliver a different sort of interpretation.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joker’s Thomas Wayne will be “a cheesy and tanned businessman who is more in the mold of a 1980s Donald Trump.” Baldwin, of course, plays now-President Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Baldwin is joining what looks to be a star-studded Joker cast, which includes Joaquin Phoenix in the title role as well as Academy Award winner Robert De Niro. Phoenix made headlines last week by expressing a care-free attitude toward how fans receive his portrayal of the Joker.

Strange Brigade Review

Rebellion may have made a name for itself with the realistic ballistics and gruesome, testicle-popping kills of the Sniper Elite series, but with Strange Brigade, it feels like the Oxford-based developer has found its over-the-top, tea-swilling, alliteration-obsessed voice.

Colonial British sensibilities are the order of the day for this third-person co-op shooter. The four playable characters from the secret arm of the Department of Antiquities feel ripped from the pages of a 1930s pulp novella. There’s Nalangu Rushida, an African tribeswoman; Frank Fairburne, sharpshooter and relative to the protagonist of the Sniper Elite series; the mild-mannered scholar Professor Archimedes De Quincy; and a Manchester-raised boxer and factory worker by the name of Gracie Braithwaite. Reminiscent of Rosie the Riveter, seeing her uppercut a teleporting demon after telling them to “leave it out” in a thick Northern English accent quickly cemented her as my favourite. An accident at a North African dig site sets the story up and, as is often the way with video games, you’ll resolve it by shooting lots and lots of undead.

Cooler Master CM310 Gaming Mouse Review

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Cooler Master is known for its PC cases, power supplies, and as its name implies, CPU coolers, but it also makes peripherals as well. The CM310 (See it at Amazon) is Cooler Master’s first-ever gaming mouse, and it features RGB backlighting, an “ambidextrous” ergonomic design, and a Pixart A3325 “gaming grade” optical sensor. Despite these ritzy features it’s only $30, so it’s surprisingly affordable.

Better Call Saul: “Talk” Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow…

“You don’t want to hear what I have to say.”

Jimmy, Kim, Mike, and (poor) Nacho sort of hovered within a restless limbo this week in “Talk” – a chapter that perhaps featured the most violence on a Saul episode ever.

Saul’s not exactly known for carnage, so the Salamanca cousins’ assault on the Espinosa compound was a huge boat rocker. Despite being able to predict an easy win for the twin Terminators, the scene was still saturated with magnificent menace because of how invested we are in Nacho, who felt the need to lend a hand despite barely being able to walk without doubling over in pain.

Now Nacho’s back with his dad and…I fear for both of them. Was Gus about to ask Mike to take care of Nacho once and for all right there at the end? Did Nacho serve his one and only purpose? I sure feels like it. By almost dying, he tricked the cousins into thinking a rival gang had shot him, causing them to rush in, guns a’ blazing, and take out Gus’ competition. Then Nacho actually mouthed off about Gus’ plot to take over other territories, most likely sealing his fate for good.

Netflix in Sept: Black Panther, Iron Fist, Walking Dead, More

Netflix isn’t fooling around when it comes to September, flooding our eyes and ears with a bunch of interesting, exciting things.

Firstly, just from a regular “here are some cool movies to watch” standpoint, there’s Unforgiven, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Witch, Role Models, The River Wild, and Groundhog Day. Then there are some notable Disney offerings – from 2018’s Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time to Lilo & Stitch and The Emperor’s New Groove.

After that, the Netflix Orginals kick into overdrive with new seasons of Marvel’s Iron Fist, American Vandal, BoJack Horseman, and Atypical – plus new limited series Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and animated series The Dragon Prince, from the creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

PlayStation Finally Fixes Baffling PSN Search Bar (for Some Players)

Sony is finally rolling out a better way to search for content on the PlayStation Network.

Some IGN PS4 owners have noticed a revised search function while browsing the store, which means Sony is finally addressing an issue many fans have had since they first brought their consoles home.

The new search function incorporates the same virtual keyboard PS4 owners have used to enter credit card information or search for friends on the PSN for years.

In addition to creating a faster search tool, users will enjoy expanded functionality, as the tool can be used to search for games by name as well as by genre, studio, or even publisher.

The old scrolling search bar is still appearing for many players, and it is unclear when Sony plans to roll the update out to all PS4 owners. Polygon reports players allegedly in the new PlayStation firmware beta are also able to see the update, so the update may end up being part of the upcoming PlayStation firmware update 6.0.