Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan was actively aware of the Reddit chatter, previously admitting he would sometimes jump into the conversation. Speaking at the Westworld SXSW panel, both Nolan and co-creator Lisa Joy acknowledged the community. True Detective had a lot of fan theories that proved to be theories. We’re figuring out how to sort of interact with that in the second season. Westworld’s second season premieres April 22nd.

Seamus Blackley, one of the Xbox’s original designers and the guy who put together the design team for the first console, went on Xbox Wire’s inaugural “Inside Xbox” series to talk about the return of Xbox’s iconic phat-ass controller, which is being made by Hyperkin. In one of the boxes was an original Duke,” Blackley said, showing off a classic, translucent green model of The Duke. Of course, the original Xbox controller (and Controller S) had the Black and White buttons, instead of shoulder b

Seamus Blackley, one of the Xbox’s original designers and the guy who put together the design team for the first console, went on Xbox Wire’s inaugural “Inside Xbox” series to talk about the return of Xbox’s iconic phat-ass controller, which is being made by Hyperkin. In one of the boxes was an original Duke,” Blackley said, showing off a classic, translucent green model of The Duke. Of course, the original Xbox controller (and Controller S) had the Black and White buttons, instead of shoulder b

Black Panther has eclipsed $1 billion at the box office worldwide, becoming the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film to reach that milestone. The full numbers are not yet official but Disney announced today that the film, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, will join the billion-dollar club sometime this weekend. Other Marvel flicks to go over the billion-dollar mark worldwide include The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Captain America:

Black Panther has eclipsed $1 billion at the box office worldwide, becoming the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film to reach that milestone. The full numbers are not yet official but Disney announced today that the film, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, will join the billion-dollar club sometime this weekend. Other Marvel flicks to go over the billion-dollar mark worldwide include The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Captain America:

This morning The Verge reported that Microsoft is working with Epic Games to get Xbox One included in Fortnite Battle Royale’s new cross-play and cross-progression plans. The Verge was careful to note that Microsoft did not confirm that the two consoles would be working together on Fortnite Battle Royale. And as was reported yesterday, Fortnite Battle Royale’s integration with a forthcoming mobile game means that mobile users can join into console and PC games, but not vice versa. Epic Games con

Qualifying in three different regions — the United States, Canada and Europe — will get underway in single-elimination online tournaments beginning Saturday, March 24. Those who wish to follow the action once the tournament gets underway can watch along on the NHL’s Twitch Channel. That season gets underway beginning in May, around the time the regionals in the NHL’s tournament will be held. There’s also the new eMLS, whose eMLS Cup will take place at PAX East 2018 next month. The NHL’s event is

Qualifying in three different regions — the United States, Canada and Europe — will get underway in single-elimination online tournaments beginning Saturday, March 24. Those who wish to follow the action once the tournament gets underway can watch along on the NHL’s Twitch Channel. That season gets underway beginning in May, around the time the regionals in the NHL’s tournament will be held. There’s also the new eMLS, whose eMLS Cup will take place at PAX East 2018 next month. The NHL’s event is

If you’re looking to get your hands on the game, Samsung is offering a bundle deal with a variety of their SSDs, from best-sellers to new models. 28, if you purchase an eligible SSD from Samsung, you’ll receive a digital download code for Far Cry 5. Outside of the Samsung deal, there are a few great deals on consoles right now. Polygon Deals is a biweekly roundup of the best deals on the internet, curated by Vox Media’s commerce team, in collaboration with Polygon’s editorial team. You can submi

Here’s Mister Rogers talking about video games. 1514 of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, aired Feb. 10, 1983. And here we’re reminded of Mister Rogers in a week in which, as usual, we talked about video games as the pretext for something else that was really bothering us. So here is Mister Rogers with young Brandon Marguiles understanding Donkey Kong and how the game is played. If you’re gonna talk about pop culture as an influence on kids and young adults, you need Mister Rogers in the room.

Here’s Mister Rogers talking about video games. 1514 of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, aired Feb. 10, 1983. And here we’re reminded of Mister Rogers in a week in which, as usual, we talked about video games as the pretext for something else that was really bothering us. So here is Mister Rogers with young Brandon Marguiles understanding Donkey Kong and how the game is played. If you’re gonna talk about pop culture as an influence on kids and young adults, you need Mister Rogers in the room.

In the past few decades, video games have moved to the center of cultural life. But we looked at the statistics and found that video games rarely play a significant role in the lives of mass school-shooting murderers. In four of those 33 mass murders, the perpetrators have been definitely identified as being fans of video games. Video games are the go-to villain for pro-NRA sections of the populaceHowever, there are occasions when murderers confess, or claim, to some obsession with art. When you

In the past few decades, video games have moved to the center of cultural life. But we looked at the statistics and found that video games rarely play a significant role in the lives of mass school-shooting murderers. In four of those 33 mass murders, the perpetrators have been definitely identified as being fans of video games. Video games are the go-to villain for pro-NRA sections of the populaceHowever, there are occasions when murderers confess, or claim, to some obsession with art. When you

This morning The Verge reported that Microsoft is working with Epic Games to get Xbox One included in Fortnite Battle Royale’s new cross-play and cross-progression plans. The Verge was careful to note that Microsoft did not confirm that the two consoles would be working together on Fortnite Battle Royale. And as was reported yesterday, Fortnite Battle Royale’s integration with a forthcoming mobile game means that mobile users can join into console and PC games, but not vice versa. Epic Games con

If you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly exotic item merchant. This scales to your character’s power level, so make sure you’re buying Xur exotics on your highest level character. Its first exotic perk, Cold Fusion, causes the Coldheart to fire in a beam made of Arc damage. Its exotic perk, Wraithmetal Mail, will grant Hunters a movement speed bonus and extra weapon handling after they dodge. Three of CoinsThis old farming buff has returned from the Destiny graveyard to he

We’re having a conversation about violence in video games because politicians want a distraction, not because there’s any causal link between games and real-world shooting. Because I love violent video games. Should children be playing violent games? Loving violent games doesn’t mean you only love violent games or that you love all violent games. Being critical or thoughtful about violence in games even as you enjoy violent games isn’t a contradiction, it’s being an adult.

Jessica Jones’ second season has a very early appearance from a very obscure Marvel character, and I’m not talking about Kilgrave. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first few episodes of the second season of Jessica Jones.] The Whizzer, hard as this may be to believe, is a Marvel superhero — and sometimes villain. But in Jessica Jones, it seems likely we’re looking at a reference to the hero’s Golden Age incarnation, given his first name, his yellow jacket and blue backpack. We won’t

In 2016, Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse teamed up for the first World of Warcraft Chronicle book, with a second volume following in 2017. At the end of this month, the team will continue the story with World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3. The Chronicle series details and retells the history of the Warcraft games. Chronicle 2 followed the first orc and human wars — the stories of the original Warcraft games. All of this gorgeous art and lore fills the book’s 184 pages, and Warcraft fans w

In 2016, Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse teamed up for the first World of Warcraft Chronicle book, with a second volume following in 2017. At the end of this month, the team will continue the story with World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3. The Chronicle series details and retells the history of the Warcraft games. Chronicle 2 followed the first orc and human wars — the stories of the original Warcraft games. All of this gorgeous art and lore fills the book’s 184 pages, and Warcraft fans w

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