Alleged UHC Shooter Once Interned At Civ Studio
New information continues to come to light about the suspect in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, including a connection to the world of video games. The suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, worked at Civilization studio Firaxis Games, a spokesperson confirmed to Polygon.
What appears to be Mangione’s LinkedIn page states that he worked as a UI programming intern at Firaxis from May 2016-August 2017; he said he fixed more than 300 UI bugs in the game. Also in 2016, Mangione’s alleged LinkedIn page says he was the founder and president of “Upgrade,” a game development and research team at the University of Pennsylvania.
Following his Firaxis internship, Mangione’s subsequent career roles were seemingly outside of the game development scene.
Mangione was arrested on Monday, December 9, after he was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania Come from South African O…
Stardew Valley Creator Reconfirms Next Task Is Haunted Chocolatier
It might not be arriving anytime soon, but Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has made clear that work is resuming on Haunted Chocolatier Come from online casino bangladesh . The Stardew Valley creator has returned to the game after focusing on that title’s 1.6 update.
Barone wrote a new blog post on the Haunted Chocolatier website, acknowledging it’s “been a while” since the last update. The main reason for that has been the developer’s commitment to Stardew Valley 1.6. Even since launching the considerable patch, bug fixes and console porting have been a priority. But now, Haunted Chocolatier should get the spotlight.
“My next task will be to tweak the existing bones [of Haunted Chocolatier] until I’m happy with them, add all the rest of the bones, and then flesh it all out with all the content that will need to be in the game,” wrote Barone. “Yes, it’s going to be a lot of work sti…
Celeste Review- More Than Just A Great Platformer
Spoilers for Celeste are contained in this review. While no specific plot details are mentioned, overall themes and mechanics that you may not be aware of are discussed. Celeste is a wonderful, surprising game, and I think it’s best experienced without prior knowledge of its themes. Hence, if you want to go in completely fresh, go and play Celeste before reading this review. Otherwise, carry on to find out why this game is worth your time.
Despite appearances, Celeste is much more than a game about climbing a mountain. Celeste is a game framed around a challenging platformer but containing a powerful tale of recognizing, dealing with, and attempting to overcome mental illness. Parts of Celeste are challenging to play–in both its gameplay difficulty and its subject matter–but it is a memorable experience worth seeing through.
Playing as a nervous young explorer named Madeline, you’re on a self-imposed mission cente…
COD Leak Reveals "Get High" Map That's Unlike Anything Else In The Franchise
After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s latest seasonal update dropped, dataminers have unearthed details of a new map called Get High (stylized as G3T_H1GH) that’s likely intended for a 4/20 event. The map is a vaporwave-inspired parkour race course, where players will be tasked with getting as high as possible–in the elevation sense, of course.
Modern Warfare 3’s latest season already has a number of references to 4/20, including two Snoop Dogg operator skins, Cheech and Chong joining the game complete with a weed-themed finishing move, and a DLC bundle called Stoney Sloth.
As well as a reworked map called Growhouse, leakers have revealed the more unusual Get High map, which is likely to come to the game closer to the April 20. Dataminer BobNetworkUK posted a video of the vaporwave-styled obstacle course, where it appears players will have to race to reach the highest point possible within the time limit. Some routes through the map have multiple options, and there are…
Halo Infinite Bug Fix- An Error Occurred While Searching For Players
With the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer, Xbox players are sure to be busy inviting friends, drifting in Warthogs, and headshotting rivals. The game is off to a fast start, already climbing to impressive heights on Steam and Twitch–and presumably Xbox, though those numbers aren’t available. Some players, however, are being met with an error screen on occasion, reading: “An error occurred while searching for other players.” It’s a fairly common issue, though thankfully has a rather quick fix too. Here’s what to do if you encounter this error message.
If you boot up Halo Infinite and find yourself obstructed by this “searching for players” error message, it’s likely that you are playing on Xbox Series X or S, because the issue stems from the game’s server connection being severed when you leave it in Quick Resume for too long.
How long exactly? Well it seems to happen if you exit the game but leave it running for about 30 minutes or so. I…
Hand of Fate Review
Hand of Fate may not be a Dungeons & Dragons game, but it captures the imagination in a similar way: by abstracting exploration and encouraging your mind to create exactly what the forests, dungeons, and villages you encounter might look like. The game’s mysterious and melodramatic card dealer takes the role of dungeon master, uncovering cards that represent star-crossed lovers looking for a friendly face, or raging riverbeds that must be crossed. Meanwhile, you sit across from the enigma holding the cards, choosing whether to help the lovers, or to alert their parents; you navigate that river, hoping to traverse it unscathed, rather than to draw the ire of nearby lizardpeople. You never see these lovers: they exist only as a few words and a card. Hand of Fate invites you to look beyond its abstractions and picture such moments with your mind’s eye. When the game tells you of a surreal circus that dissipates on the wind once you make your exit, the writing is just clear enough t…
Indiana Jones 4K UHD Collection Contains Handy Map To Follow Indy's Adventures
All of the Indiana Jones movies have finally arrived on 4K UHD. Packaged together as a collection, the recently released Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection contains a map featuring behind the scenes photos and points of interest where Indy traveled during his adventures.
One of the many iconic things from the Indiana Jones franchise are the transitional scenes where the protagonist is traveling to a new location. The films showed a plane flying over a map as Indy and company reached the next destination. This is showcased on the map contained in the collection, which separates Indy’s travels by movie and gives fans a timeline of when the movies took place. Check it out for yourself below.
The flip side of this map are the four posters from the Indiana Jones movies, which were drawn by legendary artist Drew Struzan. He’s the artist behind the iconic posters for Back to the Future, Bladerunner, Big Trouble in Little China, and many others.
The Indiana …
Joaquin Phoenix Is Getting $20 Million For Joker 2 – Report
Joaquin Phoenix will be earning a reported $20 million to reprise his role as the Clown Prince of Crime in Joker 2, according to Variety. That’s a sizable pay bump from 2019 in the first film, for which Phoenix was paid $4.5 million.
The sequel has not yet begun filming, and very little is known about the movie’s plot. In June, new details for Joker: Folie à deux came out suggesting that there’s a strong possibility the film could be a musical starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix coming back as Joker. As of June, Gaga was in “early talks” to appear in Joker 2, and no deal has been made. However, Warner Bros. and Gaga’s team are reportedly “deep into” negotiations. Should the deal materialize, Gaga would play a new version of Quinn separate from Margot Robbie’s portrayal of the character.
Joker 2 will be once again written and directed by Todd Phillips, who also directed 2018’s A Star is Born starring Gaga and Bradley…
Kena- Bridge Of Spirits – Where To Find Every Spirit Mail
Scattered throughout the world of Kena: Bridge of Spirits are bags of what are called “Spirit Mail.” These messages correspond to the various houses in the village at the center of the game, most of which are covered in corruption that blocks your ability to enter them. With Spirit Mail, you can access each of the houses in turn, which often hide battles and always contain collectible rewards. In order to completely restore the village, you need to find all the Spirit Mail messages hidden in various areas of the game, and you can’t find all the rewards hidden in Kena: Bridge of Spirits without them.
Like other collectibles, Spirit Mail can be tough to find–but often, the paths to the items are just out of view, and your powers of observation will help you locate them. We’ve found all the Spirt Mail hidden within the game, and below, you’ll find instructions to unlocking each one. If you need help finding any Spirit Mail messages, you can check the mailbox …
James Gunn On Making Vigilante So Horrifying In Peacemaker
Warner Bros and James Gunn are continuing their partnership, this time on the small screen. Peacemaker, which is spinning out of last year’s The Suicide Squad, has premiered on the HBO Max streaming service with three raunchy, ultra-violent episodes returning John Cena to the titular role–and, surprising no one, he continues to be a pretty horrible person.
But, strangely enough, there are other characters on Peacemaker who might actually be worse than the man himself–and no, we’re not just talking about the things Peacemaker is being sent in to fight. The show also introduces a costumed character DC fans will be familiar with: Adrian Chase, AKA Vigilante (Freddie Stroma). And while Chase may be the butt of many a joke in the first three episodes of the show, he also displays some truly horrific behavior that is anything but a punchline.
You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you’ve watched through Episode 3–and, if not, w…