Sony brings more PS4 games to PC, other exclusives to follow?

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 11, 2019 3:02 PM CST

Sony is slowly but surely breaking down its walled garden. First we had cross-play, and now Sony Interactive Entertainment is bringing its published PS4 games to PC.

Sony brings more PS4 games to PC, other exclusives to follow?

Starting with MLB The Show, the first major first-party PlayStation exclusive is coming to PC. Sure Sony doesn't actually own the rights to the games--MLB licenses the franchise to Sony--but it's still a pretty big step towards multi-platform gaming.

Now Sony is bringing yet another one of its published games to PC. A new Epic Games listing for Predator: Hunting Grounds, the new live service multiplayer survival game, has a very curious publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Amazon 12 Days of Deals: Canon camera prices slashed, save up to 47%

Jak Connor | Deals | Dec 11, 2019 12:20 PM CST

Amazon is back yet again with another ridiculous deal on offer. This time around they have reduced prices on almost everything to do with the Canon brand.

Amazon 12 Days of Deals: Canon camera prices slashed, save up to 47%

Amazon's 12 Days of Deals is a spending fiasco event that is running throughout this December. The massive online retailer has discounted many Canon products . Prices have been slashed for camera kits, lenses, large Canon cameras, pocket cameras, and more.

These deals are only for a limited time, and unfortunately, Amazon doesn't list how long that time frame is, so I think it would be safe to assume that they are only going for a day. Amazon likes to do flash sales of a select line of products, and there's no better time to do that than the holiday season when everyone is ready to shop.

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It begins: The first PS4 exclusive coming to PC

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 11, 2019 11:04 AM CST

Sony announces that its MLB The Show games are breaking exclusivity and coming to other platforms like Xbox One and PC.

It begins: The first PS4 exclusive coming to PC

For years, Sony Interactive Entertainment's first-party San Diego Studio has been making MLB games exclusively for the PlayStation 4. Starting in 2021, that will change. SIE will effectively be developing and publishing a game that now releases on other systems, reinforcing Sony's plan to start branching out to PC.

"The historic expansion of the long-standing partnerships will bring MLB The Show, for the first time ever, to additional console platforms beyond PlayStation platforms as early as 2021. Complete details will be announced at a later date," reads an official MLB press release.

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Home Alone reboot first cast announced, coming to Disney+

Anthony Garreffa | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Dec 11, 2019 5:09 AM CST

My favorite Christmas movie of all time is Home Alone, so news of it being rebooted instantly sent a jolt through my body -- with the new Home Alone reboot coming together for Disney+ in the near future.

Home Alone reboot first cast announced, coming to Disney+

Variety is now reporting that the upcoming Home Alone reboot has its first stars announced, with Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney reportedly set to star in the 1990s smash hit that propelled Macaulay Culkin to mega stardom. We should expect the story line to be virtually identical, and I'm sure watered down from the mayhem Kevin McCallister creates for the Wet Bandits in the original Home Alone.

Archie Yates will star in what will be the 'new' Kevin McCallister role, AKA the kid left Home Alone. Ellie Kemper is known for her role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, while Catastrophe's Rob Delaney will also star -- we should expect these two to be the "baddies", and I'm sure will not be able to replace the dynamic duo of Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern from the original. We should expect all-new characters, and not the wet bandits from the original Home Alone.

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Resident Evil 3 Remake vs Original game graphics comparison video

Jak Connor | Gaming | Dec 11, 2019 3:42 AM CST

A video has surfaced online that gives viewers a look at how big of graphics improvement Resident Evil 3 Remake is versus the original game.

Resident Evil 3 Remake vs Original game graphics comparison video

From the video which has been released onto the Cycu1 YouTube Channel, we can straight away see that Resident Evil 3 Remake has made leaps and bounds when compared to the original game. This is, of course, obvious and expected by gamers, as the original game was released back in 1999, so we'd be hoping for the 2020 release to be outstanding in comparison.

From the comparison, we can see that the Remake will feature enhanced visuals in every regard. What the video shows is great side-by-side shots of what the characters used to look like versus what they look like now. In fact, Capcom has recently said that they are really happy with Jill Valentine's new look, and I can imagine this goes for the rest of the characters as well. Resident Evil 3 Remake will be arriving on April 3rd, 2020, on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Rick's shy-pooping toilet is being sold for 50% off from this retailer

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Dec 11, 2019 3:08 AM CST

If you've been watching all the episodes of the newest season of Rick and Morty, you'd remember back to episode two about Rick and his toilet. Well, now you too can grab yourself Rick's toilet, and for 50% off as well.

Rick's shy-pooping toilet is being sold for 50% off from this retailer

In the above Tweet from "Just_Monkika13" and retweeted by the official Rick and Morty Twitter page, we can see Spencers is doing a sale of Rick's toilet from Rick and Morty. Funnily enough, this toilet is 50% off as well and if you zoom into the sign it says, "buy one get one 50% off".

If there are any shy-poopers out there that would love to have the same toilet design as what Rick did from episode two, then head down to Spencers. If you haven't seen the latest episode of Rick and Morty season 4, the beginning of episode 4 can be viewed here. After you have watched episode 4 you can check out a list of top ten references you may have missed here.

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Europe to launch kamikaze space robots that will save our atmosphere

Jak Connor | Science, Space, Health & Robotics | Dec 11, 2019 2:21 AM CST

Earth is starting to have a really big problem when it comes to space junk, and the European Space Agency has noticed and is taking action. Prepare the space kamikaze garbage-collecting robots!

Europe to launch kamikaze space robots that will save our atmosphere

The low-Earth orbit zone measures in at about 1,200 miles in altitude, and located in this zone is about 3,000 broken satellites along with ten million-plus pieces of debris. While these pieces of satellite are small in comparison to the Earth and don't take up that much 'room' they still pose as an issue as they are traveling at tens of thousands of miles per hour.

If this 'space junk' collides with a working satellite, it can critically damage it and then create more space junk. Following this domino effect, you can probably see why we want as little of this in our atmosphere as possible. So what's the fix? The European Space Agency (ESA) are announcing plans to launch little robots that use their four arms to hug the debris and then drag it into Earth's atmosphere where it will burn up. At the moment, there are about 2,000 working satellites in Earth's orbit and 3,000 failed ones.

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NASA know the spot to hunt for fossils when they land on Mars in 2021

Jak Connor | Science, Space, Health & Robotics | Dec 11, 2019 2:09 AM CST

Just recently, NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft that is orbiting the red planet spotted some promising signs that Mars could contain fossils that could lead to life.

NASA know the spot to hunt for fossils when they land on Mars in 2021

The Orbiter located NASA's Mars 2020 rover landing location called the Jezero Crater. Inside this crater, the spacecraft identified that hydrated silica, which is a mineral that is extremely good at persevering the previous contents of life. This means that when NASA's rover lands on Mars next year that it already has a spot to examine preserved signs of life.

It should be noted that silica is a crystal composed of silicon and oxygen and is commonly found in materials such as quartz, glass, and sand. Why are NASA and scientists after this mineral in particular? Because hydrated silica can hold water within its crystallized structure and on Earth, it can be formed in many different environments such as volcanic glass and on the ocean floor. Scientists also note that hydrated silica is one of the most robust materials we know of as it resists environmental decomposition from wind and water.

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Netflix's 'The Irishman' was watched by 26.4 million people in a week

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Dec 11, 2019 1:07 AM CST

Netflix is proud to announce that their recently released movie directed by Martin Scorsese, 'The Irishman' has reached over 20 million accounts already.

Netflix's 'The Irishman' was watched by 26.4 million people in a week

Netflix revealed this news via a Tweet from their Netflix Film account. According to the Tweet, Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' was watched by 26,404,081 accounts globally just within its first seven days on Netflix. Netflix certainly wants to be bragging about this, considering the streaming platform threw $200 million dollars at the production of the movie.

Since its release, The Irishman has already received five Golden Globe nominations and is no doubt lined up to receive some sort of Oscar nomination as well. Netflix said to Deadline that the movie is expected to reach around 40 million accounts by its first 28 days of release. For those wondering what the requirements are for the movie to be counted as 'watched' -- a user must have sat through at least 70% of the film.

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Snapchat star tries to steal website domain at gunpoint, gets 14 years

Jak Connor | Business, Financial & Legal | Dec 11, 2019 12:31 AM CST

When thinking about how much a domain name would be worth, probably the big boys like www.Google.com or www.Facebook.com come to mind. But what about the worth to a single person? Immeasurable.

Snapchat star tries to steal website domain at gunpoint, gets 14 years

An example of this is Rosi Lorathio Adams, who was just sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to steal the domain doitforstate.com from its owner. Adams runs a small social media empire called State Snaps that the US Department of Justice describes as "images and videos of young adults engaged in crude behavior, drunkenness, and nudity". State Snap followers eventually coined the term "Do it for State", which led to State Snaps' owner wanting the domain.

The owners' name was not disclosed, but it's known that Adams contacted the owner of the domain back in 2015 and asked if he could purchase it. The owner did not want to sell him the domain and declined Adams for another two years. Then in June of 2017, Adam's got his cousin Sherman Hopkins Jr to break into the owners' house and force him into giving him ownership of the domain name.

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