Free Games

• Epic Games
• • Transistor
  • • 2014
    • From the creators of Bastion and Hades, it’s an isometric sci-fi themed action RPG that has you running through a stunning futuristic city wielding an extraordinary weapon of unknown origin
• Ubisoft
• • In light of the fire at the Notre Dame de Paris, which caused its roof and 300 foot spire to collapse, destroying almost all of one of the oldest surviving timber frames in Paris, Ubisoft is giving away Assassin’s Creed Unity (which heavily features the landmark) on PC this week until April 25th to give more people a chance to experience it and raise awareness
  • They’ve also announced a 500K Euro donation to aid the restoration and reconstruction, and encourage others to contribute if possible
  • Assassin’s Creed Unity
  • • 2014
    • Action-adventure game set in Paris during the French Revolution, using the classic third person open world we’ve come to expect but also revamping combat, parkour, and stealth after the previous entry, Black Flag

You might recall us talking about Facebook earlier this month, and how to confirm your email they expect you to hand over your email account’s password

• Turns out, giving access to your personal information to a company in the business of selling your personal information was a bad idea- who knew?
• According to Business Insider, Facebook harvested 1.5M people’s email contacts list without consent, and “unintentionally uploaded them”
• A Facebook spokesperson has also confirmed that the harvested contacts were NOT just used to recommend friends, but also “improve ads”
• This has gotten to the point where the Irish Data Protection Commission is now in contact with Facebook and considering next steps

Smash Ultimate v3.0 is here!

• First up we’re finally seeing Joker from Persona 5 added to the roster as part of Challenger Pack 1, and his playstyle looks pretty interesting
• • He’s got some moves with a knife and gun, and it looks like he has a charge gauge that allows him to summon his Persona, which upgrades his attacks, greatly improves his recovery, and gives him a combination counter and reflect move
  • His final smash is also interesting- it triggers similarly to Marth’s, with a horizontal rush, but a quick press of the thumbstick makes him sweep back in the other direction in case you missed the first time
• And speaking of Persona, we’re getting a Persona stage called Mementos with 11 different audio tracks that can affect the appearance of the stage and Joker’s victory screen
• We’re also seeing new paid DLC Mii costumes for Morgana, Yu, Makoto, Teddie, Tails, and Knuckles
• The stage builder we saw leaked in an ad last week made an official appearance, but if it supports 8 player stages they’re keeping it on the down-low
• • It does have new things like customizable moving or spinning platforms and multiple layers for decorative elements
• They’re also adding in the ability to edit and share videos, download other players’ Mii setups, and adding Smash World on the Switch Online app for voice chat, browsing videos and custom stages, and managing your spirit teams

Disney has revealed some of the details on their upcoming Disney+ service, and it sounds pretty dang decent

• Disney+ will launch in the US on November 12 for $7/month
• It’ll include a huge library of old movies and shows, including Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars titles, along with new content made exclusively for the service
• There won’t be any ads (which really should be a no-brainer on a paid service) and users can download things to watch offline whenever they want
• All said and done, this could offer Netflix the kick in the pants we need to stop them from continuing to raise their prices

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is hit reviewers this week, and it’s not looking good

• Multiple reviewers are having the devices break after just a few days of use
• The Verge had theirs sprout a random bulge on the display, possibly due to some debris getting into the hinge, but whatever it was pressed into the display hard enough to break it
• CNBC’s screen started flickering and failing after the first day
• And Bloomberg’s started showing similar screen issues after two days
• All told, it’s a rough start for the $2K device. This is really a prototype, but somehow they’re going forward with preorders

Labo VR is getting some tough reviews online, citing tiny experiences and terrible screen resolution

• It also only tracks rotation, not movement, which is pretty standard for a cardboard headset but a tougher proposition in 2019
• You also have to keep one hand on the headset holding it to your face the entire time, which gets tricky when playing mini games like putting, playing basketball, or throwing a boomerang
• And it doesn’t help that Nintendo continually breaks immersion with not only how short the playtimes are on their bundled game, but also prompts to take a break every five minutes
• End of the day, if you already have a switch and you’re curious about VR, then this is maybe a good idea… but it seems like there are also better options available

Tidbits

• The first trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has hit, and it looks solid!
• • I mean, it’s still coming from EA so be wary, but if they finish it we could finally see a good Star Wars game for the current gen of consoles
  • Releasing on November 15th
• Speaking of Star Wars and trailers, the new Episode IX trailer looks solid!
• • It’s called The Rise of Skywalker, and the tagline is “This Christmas, the saga comes to an end”
• The new all-digital edition of the Xbox One S is coming this May, and it’s kind of disappointing
• • It’s basically the existing S with no disc slot, and it’ll sell for about as much as retailers are already selling the S in game bundles (though Microsoft is trying to keep it $50 cheaper than the disc-spinning alternative)
• In a cool earth-friendly move, Japan is making their medals for the 2020 olympics out of discarded smartphones and laptops
• • The requisite gold, silver, and bronze will be extracted from around 50,000 tons of recovered or donated e-waste and obsolete gadgets
  • For perspective, it takes about 100 fliphones to recover three grams of gold

Recommend Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• I’m very late to the party, but I’m really enjoying it
• Half delightfully 90’s high school life, half Supernatural-style monster of the week (though, I suppose Supernatural is really Buffy-style monster of the week really)
• It looks like a series that people had a lot of fun making

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