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One of the more… unusual measures of a game’s success has to be how often the game is searched for slightly more adult purposes than just video games. One such game that could be called a success based on that is Overwatch, which is currently running its open beta.
VentureBeat have discovered that since the beta went live, the search terms to do with Overwatch have soared by 817 percent on adult video site Pornhub. Unsurprisingly Tracer is the most popularly searched for character, especially given the controversy over her victory pose a few weeks back.
In case you’re wondering how on earth there can be videos of game characters, well let’s just say character modellers and Valve’s free tool the Source Film Maker have an awful lot to answer for. The viewing figures and uploader numbers all suggest that this is a sort of global thing as well with users being registered from all over Asia, Europe and South America among other places.
Of course, adult works of fictional characters are nothing new – the Internet is for porn after all. The numbers though are fairly impressive.
Outside of this though, Overwatch has had a pretty successful open beta so far with a lot of people playing it and getting hooked. Heck, even as I write my brother is on the other side of the room playing Overwatch on the Playstation 4. He’s pretty good with Reinhardt and his shield.
Rockstar are kicking off another series of events to participate in for GTA V, this time based around time trials.
The event kicked off yesterday and will run through to May 12th, testing players’ speed as they thrash down pre-planned routes to complete them the fastest. There’s seven different trials all with double rewards on offer, even if you’ve already completed them before now.
As part of the event and to help you get those top times, Rockstar have put five of the fastest vehicles available in the game up for sale, with all at half the price – the T20, Zentorno, Pegassi Osiris, Hakuchou, and Akuma are all available; two bikes and three cars. Also on sale are specific vehicles mods, with engines, brakes and suspension all at 30% off. Also, when you inevitably run foul of the law travelling at speeds far above the limit, Lester’s services will be free during this time. What a relief.
The five remaining time trials are:
Sunday May 8 – Mount Gordo
Monday May 9 – Great Ocean Highway
Tuesday May 10 – Sawmill
Wednesday May 11 – Maze Bank Arena
Thursday May 12 – End to End
“There’s also Double RP to be gained in this week’s Playlist on Land Races, with Bike-focused Touch Base (racing from the Galileo Observatory to Fort Zancudo), Sports-geared On the GOH (taking on the Great Ocean Highway) and Off-roading in Turn the Tide (from the Great Ocean Highway to Paleto Cove),” Rockstar wrote.
Last night, after numerous rumours about their make, the first consumer graphic cards from Nvidia based upon their Pascal architecture have been revealed – the GTX 1070 and the GTX 1080. Both are to be launched in around a month’s time, with the 1080 releasing at the end of this month on May 27th and the 1070 coming June 10th.
The main boasting points for Nvidia’s new cards are that they’re both supposedly faster than the current flagship cards, the 980 Ti and the Titan X. Nvidia says that the 1080 will be twice as fast as the Titan X in certain VR applications and 3 times as energy efficient. That sounds really appealing.
Both cards are also going to run cooler as well, leaving plenty of room for overclocking. This is all down to a re-design of the cooling system that Nvidia’s used since they released the Titan in 2013, but this new system will only be sold upon Founders Editions of the cards which are just that bit more expensive.
The GTX 1070 will retail at $379/£270 with its Founders Edition being $449/~£310; while the GTX 1080 will be sold for $599/£450 and its Founders Edition at $699/£~485.
For those of you who prefer its competitor AMD, they’re due to reveal their next-gen graphic cards in the coming weeks based off their Polaris architecture. They have claimed that they’ll be offering theirs at a more mainstream price, so it’s likely to not be as powerful but might gain audience through cost efficiency instead.
After a leak earlier this morning, EA has officially confirmed the next Battlefield game, titled Battlefield 1.
The game will be set in World War 1 and will release on October 21 for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC (via Origin).
As per usual with EA games, there are a mass of pre-order bonuses. The Early Enlister Deluxe Edition will be available for all playforms on October 18 for $79.99. If you pick it up, you’ll be able to play three days early. You’ll also get extra vehicles and emblems including the Lawrence of Arabia Pack, Red Baron Pack and new visual appearance for three vehicles- the Frontline Camouflage train, the Dazzle Camouflage Dreadnought and the Night Raid Airship.
Battlefield 1 will contain dogfighting in biplanes and airships with external manned guns, and all the World War 1 “goodies” you’d expect. Trench warfare French tanks, gas masks and mustard gas were all shown off in the trailer. Melee combat will also have a larger focus with rapiers, trench shovels and spiked batons all available as melee weapons.
Check out EA’s blog post for more info on Battlefield 1.
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Avengers Phase 3 kicks off in brilliant style with Captain America: Civil War
So let’s take a look at the intro to Phase 3 and what it means to the world’s favourite super team.
Now I was worried about this one, considering how much we saw in the trailers and character profiles in the build up to the film’s release, but I was pleasantly surprised that not only was most of the bulk of the action NOT in the trailers for once, but there is SO MUCH more in this film.
There are some mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched it yet, stop reading now!
Ok, the biggest thing they teased in Captain America: Civil War was of course the Spiderman reveal, with Tom Holland taking over the webs now and Marisa Tomei taking over as a much younger than normally portrayed Aunt May. Which also brings some fun into the script with a, now single, Tony stark being somewhat attracted to her (that would be a VERY interesting twist) as he not only finds Peter, but sits down and becomes a mentor for him before making him his snazzy new suit.
Captain America: Civil War has been called Avengers 2.5, but it’s really not. What it IS is a start of a change of guard in the actor and character department that actually works really well and kicks off the Phase 3 run of films in BIG style. What really stands out here is the choreography of the fights. Every one of them is gritty, hard and brutal… But all of them are fantastic to watch and make you route for both sides evenly.
The biggest thing that shocked me in this change of guard is how they have not been afraid to seriously hurt characters that may, or may not, be back later. We already know theres no Iron Man 4 on the books, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, as he is in the first Spiderman film next year.
But of course the BIGGEST thing about this film is the bringing back together of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and the history not only between them both, but the other big characters. If you’ve read any of the comics, or know anything about Winter Soldier, one of the big reveals won’t come as a shock, but I heard gasps throughout the cinema while I was there from people who obviously didn’t know. What really stood out was how this effected other relationships Steve Rogers has, like with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and, as we knew, but also revealed, Peggy carters niece, Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) and how things are changing so much in the universe since Tony’s reveal of himself as Iron Man, like that was a big pivotal moment in the universe (well, it is as far as the governent and, now Secretary of State, Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt) is concerned)
As all that is going on, other relationships are changing and evolving. Especially that between Vision (Paul Bettany) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), as he’s cybernetic, her natural aura that puts people off her and make them feel uneasy when she’s around doesn’t affect him and he’s trying to get closer to her, but still not understanding the nuances of having a body, let alone emotions and feelings since becoming Vision. This leads to some sweet, but also cringe worthy moments between the two and other characters too.
Overall this was a great film, one of the best in a while, not guardians of the Galaxy great, but great all the same and a fantastic kick off to the new Phase of the MCU, even if they have cancelled Inhumans and replaced it on the slate.
