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Box office round up We all knew thatAvengers: Infinity Warwas going to demolish the box office, which it did to a tune of $250 million, but what’s stunning is that it actually out performed expectations. Yes, a movie with stunningly high expectations, did better than everyone imagined. It’s like the straight A student getting some sort of grade no one knew existed until they got it. Analysts predicted that the movie would open with the second or third highest opening weekend of all time, but the movie powered to the number one spot topplingStar Wars: The Force Awakens....

Just about everything is going swell in the world ofHelldivers 2followingthe recent major content update, which resolved some of the game’s most pressing issues in one fell swoop. Some outstanding issues do yet exist, however, andHelldivers 2‘s questionable performance is at the top of the list. Notably, the community has long suspected that something is up withHelldivers 2‘s performance not only on PC, but also the PlayStation 5, and this problem has come to a head withthe aforementioned update’s admittedly delightful jungle biome....

What was shown off at PAX East Bethesda hosted a livestream recently showing off about 30 minutes ofWolfenstein: The New Ordergameplay. This was the demo fans got to play during PAX East, but now you can watch it yourself thanks to the power of the world wide web. The game will be a fun mindless shooter that will please old school fans, but if you’re looking for something with more substance you best look elsewhere....

Lethal Companywill have you exploring a wide universe of interesting worlds as you seek to meet your salvage quota. If you have any hope of surviving long enough to sell your scrap toThe Company, you’ll need to take advantage of a number of helpful tools, such as a flashlight or walkie-talkie. If you’re anything like me, you probably joined someone else’s ship, used a flashlight or walkie-talkie, then got confused when other ships didn’t have either....

Stock up! It’s cheap 30 hours or so intoPokemon Scarlet & Violet, once I really started to dig into the game’s various hooks, I felt exhausted by all the ingredients I had to track down and mange. Thankfully, you really just need to buy them once, stock up, and you can forget about them for a long while. Here’s where to find Curry Powder, which is a prime ingredient in manysandwich recipes....

The Champions Rod is one of the seven new additions inFisch, and you can obtain it quite easily to add to your collection. Most of the new rods in the Atlantis Update can be unlocked by solving different puzzles. You’ll also require a lot of credits, and the Champions Rod costsC$1,000,000to purchase. Let’s take a look at how you’re able to get the rod, and if it’s worth a purchase....

The Grimoire is one of the new weapons introduced inWarframe’s latest update. As we’re now in the post-New War era of the game, expect a bunch more unconventional weapons to be used to take on new threats. One of them is the new Grimoire book weapon. With that said, here’s how to get the Grimoire inWarframe. How to get the Grimoire inWarframe Luckily, this is a weapon that you can earn while completing the newly releasedWhispers in the Wallquest....

Go ahead The Wii U version ofMinecraftwas basically put out to pasture when it wasn’t included in the “Better Together” cross-play update. In summation, any version of the game that retains the “Edition” moniker will be limited to its own platform, while everything else can play together. Notable exceptions include PS4, Vita, and of course, Wii U. This led to a lot of people naturally upgrading on Switch (where Better Together works), but they had to leave their save files behind....

Sonic Boooooooo (urns) A lot of people reacted strongly to the newSonic Boomcharacter redesigns. While the designs mostly seem goofy and easy to jab at, they were way more outlandish at the onset, according to aGameSpot interviewwith Big Red Button’s Bob Rafei. “We experimented with different colors and surface features on the characters, such as fur or scales, and quickly Sonic Team came back with theirdiscomfortof that,” Rafei explained. Sonic Team acted as a “guardrail” for how far Big Red Button could change the iconic characters....

The gap has been bridged! The ArchieMega Mancomic is ready to kick off theMega Man 3adaptation, but not before wrapping up the current “Spiritus ex Machina” arc. In #16, the Emerald Spears terrorist group has detonated the remaining bomb at the Advanced Robotics Trade Show, injuring many humans and possibly killing Drs. Light, Cossack, and Lalinde. Of course, we know that Light and Cossack will survive, but the fate of original character Lalinde is still up in the air....

Life Aquatic Minecraft‘s next patch, dubbed the “Aquatic” update, will be the final update for the last-gen versions of the game. The reason for this decision is that Microsoft has decided to focus its effort on improving the versions of the game where the most players are active. According to a blog post on the officialMinecraftsite, the last-gen versions comprise only 5% of the active player base for the game, so these previous versions are being put to bed....

“A Winter Night’s Lazzo” Thanks to anotherGenshin Impacttrailer, we’re getting more insight into the mysterious Fatui Harbingers, who have been machinating many of the events of the game behind the scenes. We know Childe intimately (as he’s a playable character), and we’ve defeated Signora via a boss fight, but the majority are still a mystery. We’re given a taste of the English voices employed for the previously unseen Fatui cast, as well as some insight into how they interact with the world and each other....

Plus AMOLED display The latest model of the Oculus Rift is on display at CES this week. We’ll be getting some hands-on time later this week, but in the mean timeWired sharesthe newest features of the device. The biggest thing is that the head-mounted display now features a new AMOLED screen. And more importantly, there’s now low persistence to mitigate motion blur and smearing. The most addition is that the Rift is now capable of positional tracking, meaning your in-game character will now lean and move based on how you move your head....