Quarter to Three http://www.quartertothree.com/fp All games, all the time. Except for the bits about movies. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:04:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 All games, all the time. Except for the bits about movies. Tom Chick Tom Chick tomchick@quartertothree.com tomchick@quartertothree.com (Tom Chick) All games, all the time. Except for the bits about movies. Quarter to Three http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Qt3_Podcast_Eyeball.jpg http://www.quartertothree.com/fp No Man’s Sky changes everything, but leaves the futility intact http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/no-mans-sky-changes-everything-but-leaves-the-futility-intact/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/no-mans-sky-changes-everything-but-leaves-the-futility-intact/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:04:06 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46655 That’s me on my third No Man’s Sky starting planet in a row that tried to kill me. Those are the breaks in the infamous survival crafting game from Sean Murray and Hello Games. I was trying to check out all the changes in the much-anticipated NEXT update that was just released. True multiplayer, a […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/no-mans-sky-changes-everything-but-leaves-the-futility-intact/feed/ 0 Best bad thing you’ll see all week: Terminal http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/best-bad-thing-youll-see-all-week-terminal/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/best-bad-thing-youll-see-all-week-terminal/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:33:01 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46642 If a movie can’t be good, at least it should be pretty. And if it can’t be pretty, at least it should be memorably gaudy. That’s where Terminal lives. This trite flash of neon noir plays like a community theater version of Sin City. The dialogue is the sort of oh-so-self-aware wordplay that an actual […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/25/best-bad-thing-youll-see-all-week-terminal/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: Skyscraper http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/24/qt3-movie-podcast-skyscraper/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/24/qt3-movie-podcast-skyscraper/#respond Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:58:28 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46633 Going up? Next week: 3×3: dumb ghost tricks

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/24/qt3-movie-podcast-skyscraper/feed/ 0 You have less than a 1% chance at getting that popcorn goal explosion in Rocket League http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/23/you-have-less-than-a-1-chance-at-getting-that-popcorn-goal-explosion-in-rocket-league/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/23/you-have-less-than-a-1-chance-at-getting-that-popcorn-goal-explosion-in-rocket-league/#respond Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:59:44 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46637 Psyonix has published the drop rates for the loot in their Rocket League crates. According to the developer, the published figures have been true since the system went into effect in September 2016. Like most loot crate schemes, the rarer unlocks require a significant amount of luck to get. For example, the current Black Market […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/23/you-have-less-than-a-1-chance-at-getting-that-popcorn-goal-explosion-in-rocket-league/feed/ 0 Ghost Recon: Wildlands may be ready for launch soon http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/19/ghost-recon-wildlands-may-be-ready-for-launch-soon/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/19/ghost-recon-wildlands-may-be-ready-for-launch-soon/#respond Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:47:05 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46621 Ghost Recon Wildlands’ Special Operation 2 is launching on July 24th. More Ghost War versus multiplayer characters, new maps to fight in, more cosmetic loot to purchase. All fairly standard stuff for multiplayer content. What is notable is the new Ghost Mode coming to the single player and co-op campaign. The new feature enables permadeath, […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/19/ghost-recon-wildlands-may-be-ready-for-launch-soon/feed/ 0 The stars of Uncharted and Destiny trade roles http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/17/the-stars-of-uncharted-and-destiny-trade-roles/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/17/the-stars-of-uncharted-and-destiny-trade-roles/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:16:32 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46615 That’s hunky star Nathan Fillion playing Nathan Drake in an Uncharted short film. While it’s an unofficial fan production, this is something fans of the Naughty Dog action game series have wanted to see for a long time. Thankfully, director Allan Ungar did too. Between ABC’s The Rookie going from pilot to series, Fillion was […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/17/the-stars-of-uncharted-and-destiny-trade-roles/feed/ 0 The man who gave us Warcraft is working on a Rogue Trooper movie http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/the-man-that-gave-us-warcraft-is-working-on-a-rogue-trooper-movie/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/the-man-that-gave-us-warcraft-is-working-on-a-rogue-trooper-movie/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2018 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46607 Duncan Jones is developing a movie based on the Rogue Trooper property. Rogue Trooper is a British comic character that first appeared in 1981 in the pages of 2000 AD. There’s a videogame relationship in the form of a 1986 Commodore 64 game, a 1990 Amiga game, and a 2006 game from Rebellion which was […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/the-man-that-gave-us-warcraft-is-working-on-a-rogue-trooper-movie/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: Ant-Man and the Wasp http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/qt3-movie-podcast-ant-man-and-the-wasp/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/qt3-movie-podcast-ant-man-and-the-wasp/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2018 09:37:42 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46602 This episode brought to you by Goggins’ Tacos. Next week: Skyscraper

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/16/qt3-movie-podcast-ant-man-and-the-wasp/feed/ 0 Grandma is looking fine in Total War: Rome II http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/12/grandma-is-looking-fine-in-total-war-rome-ii/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/12/grandma-is-looking-fine-in-total-war-rome-ii/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:56:25 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46594 The next big update for Creative Assembly’s Total War: Rome II is a doozy. The Ancestral Update (currently in beta testing) features a host of long-requested additions and tweaks to the almost five year old game. One of the most anticipated changes is the return of family trees. This was a large part of the […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/12/grandma-is-looking-fine-in-total-war-rome-ii/feed/ 0 Why didn’t anyone say the mimics in Prey: Mooncrash can now wear hats? http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/11/why-didnt-anyone-say-the-mimics-in-prey-mooncrash-can-now-wear-hats/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/11/why-didnt-anyone-say-the-mimics-in-prey-mooncrash-can-now-wear-hats/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:33:49 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46585 I don’t know what’s going on with the mimics wearing Uncle Sam top hats and Asian bamboo hats in this free update for Prey: Mooncrash, but I love it. Bethesda promises more free updates in the future, including one that features the “Typhon Hunter” multiplayer revealed during E3. How long must we wait for the […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/11/why-didnt-anyone-say-the-mimics-in-prey-mooncrash-can-now-wear-hats/feed/ 0 Someone did want Desperados: Wanted Dead Or Alive to live http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/someone-did-want-desperados-wanted-dead-or-alive-to-live/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/someone-did-want-desperados-wanted-dead-or-alive-to-live/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:41:01 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46579 Remember Desperados: Wanted Dead Or Alive? It was 2001 squad tactics game in the vein of Commandos, except set in the rootin’ tootin’ Old West. It’s now compatible with modern PC systems thanks to THQ Nordic. The publisher has updated the game to work with Windows 7, 8, 10 and Macs and Linux! Yeehaw partners! […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/someone-did-want-desperados-wanted-dead-or-alive-to-live/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: The First Purge http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/qt3-movie-podcast-the-first-purge/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/qt3-movie-podcast-the-first-purge/#respond Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:10:18 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46574 Before all the other Purges, there was this, the ur-Purge! Next week: Ant-man and the Wasp

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/10/qt3-movie-podcast-the-first-purge/feed/ 0 Marty McFly has nothing on Warframe’s hoverboards http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/09/marty-mcfly-has-nothing-on-warframes-hoverboards/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/09/marty-mcfly-has-nothing-on-warframes-hoverboards/#respond Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:25:51 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46568 Warframe’s next content update has hoverboards. Honest-to-gosh trick flip, Back to the Future 2 style decks that float. The Fortuna expansion takes players to Venus and gives them the opportunity to skim over the surface of the planet and even do tricks on a customizable board. Auto-inflating Nike sneakers not included.

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/09/marty-mcfly-has-nothing-on-warframes-hoverboards/feed/ 0 The astonishing cluelessness of The Crew 2 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/06/the-astonishing-cluelessness-of-the-crew-2/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/06/the-astonishing-cluelessness-of-the-crew-2/#respond Sat, 07 Jul 2018 04:02:15 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46550 The Crew 2 is a real surprise. Not at all what I expected. It’s actually astonishing. Maybe even breathtaking. It seems completely, utterly, stupenduously, jaw-droppingly unaware of why I played The Crew. It flagrantly violates the conventional wisdom that videogame sequels are better because game design is an iterative process. Design something, improve on it […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/06/the-astonishing-cluelessness-of-the-crew-2/feed/ 0 Google plays Quake 3 better than you http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/05/google-plays-quake-3-better-than-you/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/05/google-plays-quake-3-better-than-you/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:20:57 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46545 Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence research arm has created bots that have learned to play Quake 3: Arena capture-the-flag. Unlike the gaming bots we’re familiar with which are programmed for specific games and get hidden cheats, DeepMind’s creations learned to play using visual input like humans do and received no information that would not be available […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/05/google-plays-quake-3-better-than-you/feed/ 0 American Truck Simulator heads to the land of granola, Mighty Ducks, and Portlandia http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/american-truck-simulator-heads-to-the-land-of-granola-mighty-ducks-and-portlandia/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/american-truck-simulator-heads-to-the-land-of-granola-mighty-ducks-and-portlandia/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 04:03:54 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46537 SCS Software presents Oregon! The Beaver State! The Pacific Northwest is a decidedly different landscape from what players are used to in American Truck Simulator’s current build. According to the devs, the upcoming expansion goes all in on the forest industry that makes up a large part of Oregon’s economy. Despite the prevalence of big […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/american-truck-simulator-heads-to-the-land-of-granola-mighty-ducks-and-portlandia/feed/ 0 The best games of 2018 (so far!) http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/the-best-games-of-2018-so-far/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/the-best-games-of-2018-so-far/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 03:48:02 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46518 Top ten first half of 2018 The year is only half over and it speaks volumes that when I sit down to make a list of my favorite ten games so far, there’s no room for Into the Breach, Subnautica, or Vermintide 2, all of which are brilliant in ways I haven’t fully explored yet. […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/03/the-best-games-of-2018-so-far/feed/ 0 Calm down Trevor. Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2019 isn’t happening. http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/calm-down-trevor-grand-theft-auto-6-in-2019-isnt-happening/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/calm-down-trevor-grand-theft-auto-6-in-2019-isnt-happening/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:30:24 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46510 Some players of Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode have been seeing the above message flash on their screens the past couple of days. It may look official, but it’s not. Rockstar confirmed that the message is a hoax perpetrated by one or more players that have hacked the system to show custom messages to […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/calm-down-trevor-grand-theft-auto-6-in-2019-isnt-happening/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: 3×3: noble sacrifices http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/qt3-movie-podcast-3x3-noble-sacrifices/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/qt3-movie-podcast-3x3-noble-sacrifices/#respond Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:55:37 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46504 Before we fling ourselves into a discussion about noble sacrifices, we talk about Ghost, Hereditary, and Damnation Alley. Next week: The First Purge

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/07/02/qt3-movie-podcast-3x3-noble-sacrifices/feed/ 0 Overwatch’s new hamster hero is just too cute http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/29/overwatchs-hamster-new-hero-is-just-too-cute/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/29/overwatchs-hamster-new-hero-is-just-too-cute/#respond Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:50:53 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46497 That’s Wrecking Ball, the newest playable character coming to Overwatch. The design inspiration is clear. He’s your childhood pet hamster in the plastic exercise ball you rolled around on the floor. In Blizzard’s game the hamster is super-intelligent and bloodthirsty, and his plastic ball is now a combat mech. It makes sense. The hamster’s name […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/29/overwatchs-hamster-new-hero-is-just-too-cute/feed/ 0 Is epic-length fantasy epic Deadhouse Gates the second of ten or the last of two? http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/is-epic-length-fantasy-epic-deadhouse-gates-the-second-of-ten-or-the-last-of-two/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/is-epic-length-fantasy-epic-deadhouse-gates-the-second-of-ten-or-the-last-of-two/#respond Fri, 29 Jun 2018 02:45:52 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46491 You don’t read Deadhouse Gates to read Deadhouse Gates. You read it because you just read Gardens of the Moon and you’re about to read, uh…hold on, let me go look up the next book. Memories of Ice. You read it because you’re reading Steven Erikson’s bloated drawn-out Malazan series and this is the second […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/is-epic-length-fantasy-epic-deadhouse-gates-the-second-of-ten-or-the-last-of-two/feed/ 0 Crusader Kings II still has a forking grip on history http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/crusader-kings-ii-still-has-a-forking-grip-on-history/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/crusader-kings-ii-still-has-a-forking-grip-on-history/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:25:50 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46482 Domenico Selvo, Doge of Venice, did not bring the fork from Asia to Western Europe. I point this out because Bosnian newspaper, Dnevni Avaz, recently gave him the erroneous credit for the deed in an article spotted by a Reddit user. According to the paper, Domenico Selvo’s wife Theodora had a couple of the eating […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/28/crusader-kings-ii-still-has-a-forking-grip-on-history/feed/ 0 Kingdom Come: Deliverance gives you tapeworms http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/26/kingdom-come-deliverance-gives-you-tapeworms/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/26/kingdom-come-deliverance-gives-you-tapeworms/#respond Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:20:46 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46477 Tapeworms, sleepwalking, claustrophobia, and the shakes. These are a few of the new negative perks available in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. You’ll need to take at least two of these character handicaps to experience the new Hardcore Mode that’s been added to the game. If the medieval life simulator wasn’t difficult enough for you, playing in […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/26/kingdom-come-deliverance-gives-you-tapeworms/feed/ 0 Get a preview of the Hell that is other people in Fallout 4 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/get-a-preview-of-the-hell-that-is-other-people-in-fallout-4/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/get-a-preview-of-the-hell-that-is-other-people-in-fallout-4/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46472 Fancy an early look at Fallout 76? Modder SK550 uploaded a cheeky facsimile of Bethesda’s upcoming multiplayer survival game for Fallout 4 that recreates the worst of the preview rumors. It enables random nuke attacks, most campaign characters get deleted, and you’ll get randomly spawning NPCs that act like the jerkiest of human players with […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/get-a-preview-of-the-hell-that-is-other-people-in-fallout-4/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/qt3-movie-podcast-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/qt3-movie-podcast-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:26:01 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46465 If nothing else, this movie has given us a pretty epic Kellywand synopsis. Next week: our favorite noble sacrifices

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/25/qt3-movie-podcast-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/feed/ 0 The hard-hitting steel on steel appeal of Wreckfest http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/22/the-hard-hitting-steel-on-steel-appeal-of-wreckfest/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/22/the-hard-hitting-steel-on-steel-appeal-of-wreckfest/#respond Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:46:53 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46454 “I don’t give a good goddamn. You get out there right now and wash it. I’m not going to be seen in the car like that.” I knew my dad meant business because he was cussing. My dad only cussed when he wanted you to know he meant business. I was staying with him for […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/22/the-hard-hitting-steel-on-steel-appeal-of-wreckfest/feed/ 0 Divinity: Original Sin 2 is going to be a problem for Boo lovers http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/21/divinity-original-sin-2-is-going-to-be-a-problem-for-boo-lovers/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/21/divinity-original-sin-2-is-going-to-be-a-problem-for-boo-lovers/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:20:28 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46447 That’s Sir Lora the Squirrel Knight. His story, and an opportunity to gain him as a companion, is a pre-order bonus for the Definitive Edition of Divinity: Original Sin 2. Folks that already have the regular game on PC will just get him and the Definitive Edition for free when it launches. Other changes and […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/21/divinity-original-sin-2-is-going-to-be-a-problem-for-boo-lovers/feed/ 0 Battlegrounds switches to an event pass system for unlocks http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/battlegrounds-switches-to-an-event-pass-system-for-unlocks/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/battlegrounds-switches-to-an-event-pass-system-for-unlocks/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:46:06 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46443 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is rolling out a time-limited season pass system for unlocks along with the addition of the Sanhok map to the public game. In a lengthy announcement, the PUBG Corp explained that the Event Pass will be progression-based and will dole out rewards to players as they complete missions and achieve level milestones. Players […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/battlegrounds-switches-to-an-event-pass-system-for-unlocks/feed/ 0 Best thing you’ll see all week: The Rider http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/best-thing-youll-see-all-week-the-rider/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/best-thing-youll-see-all-week-the-rider/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:31:05 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46438 I wear glasses. I would not survive in the wild. I would be one of the last to see a predator coming. My weak eyes would be culled from the genetic pool. Humanity would be stronger for it. But that’s not how humanity works, at any level. Whether it’s the near-sighted, the simple-minded, the infirm, […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/best-thing-youll-see-all-week-the-rider/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: Oceans Eight http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/qt3-movie-podcast-oceans-eight/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/qt3-movie-podcast-oceans-eight/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:28:02 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46428 We know that a bunch of male celebrities can go on a heist. What this movie presupposes is what if a bunch of female celebrities went on a heist? Next week: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/20/qt3-movie-podcast-oceans-eight/feed/ 0 You’ll never be as happy as these Farming Simulator 19 fans http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/19/youll-never-be-as-happy-as-these-farming-simulator-19-fans/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/19/youll-never-be-as-happy-as-these-farming-simulator-19-fans/#respond Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:49:58 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46432 John Deere equipment is finally coming to Farming Simulator. While you were drooling over E3 fodder like Ellie’s kiss in The Last of Us 2, Smash getting Ridley, or Fallout 76 dropping nukes in West Virginia, fans of the Giants Software Farming Simulator games were going nuts for a green and yellow tractor. John Deere’s […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/19/youll-never-be-as-happy-as-these-farming-simulator-19-fans/feed/ 0 For Honor’s next big update has a lot of personality http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/for-honors-next-big-update-has-a-lot-of-personality/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/for-honors-next-big-update-has-a-lot-of-personality/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:48:39 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46423 For Honor’s free update releasing concurrently with the recently announced Catching Fire expansion contains a significant makeover. The changes include an overhaul to the characters turning them into full hero personalities with stories and dialog. It won’t be “knight with a sword” after the update. It might become “Rokknar the Killonator” who has mommy issues […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/for-honors-next-big-update-has-a-lot-of-personality/feed/ 0 Is a Dead or Alive 6 without embarrassment a Dead or Alive game? http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/is-a-dead-or-alive-6-without-embarrassment-a-dead-or-alive-game/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/is-a-dead-or-alive-6-without-embarrassment-a-dead-or-alive-game/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:13:12 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46417 Dead or Alive 6 will include less sexy fanservice. Game director Yohei Shimbori doesn’t want to lose the essence of the Dead or Alive fighting game series, but the developer acknowledged that the upcoming game will tone down the sexualization of its female fighters. Costumes will be designed to more closely ape modern superhero outfits, […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/18/is-a-dead-or-alive-6-without-embarrassment-a-dead-or-alive-game/feed/ 0 The pyramids of Montana are now available in Far Cry 5 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/15/the-pyramids-of-montana-are-now-available-in-far-cry-5/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/15/the-pyramids-of-montana-are-now-available-in-far-cry-5/#respond Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:39:18 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46411 The latest update for Far Cry 5 is now available. Title Update 7 tweaks some missions in the base game, fixes some bugs in the Hours of Darkness DLC, and generally pops a band-aid on some issues. The real news is that assets from Assassin’s Creed Origins have been added to the game’s editor and […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/15/the-pyramids-of-montana-are-now-available-in-far-cry-5/feed/ 0 Black Ops 4 bucks the trend and sticks with a season pass for multiplayer maps http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/14/black-ops-4-bucks-the-trend-and-sticks-with-a-season-pass-for-multiplayer-maps/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/14/black-ops-4-bucks-the-trend-and-sticks-with-a-season-pass-for-multiplayer-maps/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46400 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has a season pass. The Black Ops Pass includes a bonus zombies mode mission that will be available at launch, four additional zombies missions available later, twelve standard multiplayer maps spread throughout the duration of the season, and four special characters for the Blackout battle royale mode. In a […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/14/black-ops-4-bucks-the-trend-and-sticks-with-a-season-pass-for-multiplayer-maps/feed/ 0 Nintendo gave everyone twenty-five minutes of Smash for E3 2018 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/12/nintendo-gave-everyone-twenty-five-minutes-of-smash-for-e3-2018/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/12/nintendo-gave-everyone-twenty-five-minutes-of-smash-for-e3-2018/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:09:55 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46395 Are you looking forward to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch? How much do you want it? Do you love it enough to watch almost a half-hour of a detailed fighter parade, move demonstration, and an exhausting reel of changes from previous games? Good news! The Nintendo E3 2018 presentation was basically the Smash […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/12/nintendo-gave-everyone-twenty-five-minutes-of-smash-for-e3-2018/feed/ 0 Sony moved the crowd, followed a samurai, and made Reedus carry a baby for E3 2018 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/sony-moved-the-crowd-followed-a-samurai-and-made-reedus-carry-a-baby-for-e3-2018/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/sony-moved-the-crowd-followed-a-samurai-and-made-reedus-carry-a-baby-for-e3-2018/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2018 02:51:43 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46385 Sony’s E3 2018 show was a bit odd. Not Ubisoft quirky, but just plain weird. First they put everyone in a makeshift church tent, and played some banjo for everyone. Then Naughty Dog premiered some gameplay from The Last of Us Part II. Once Ellie was done getting her Lara Croft murder spree on, Sony […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/sony-moved-the-crowd-followed-a-samurai-and-made-reedus-carry-a-baby-for-e3-2018/feed/ 0 Ubisoft pitched celebrities, sequels, and music for E3 2018 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/ubisoft-pitched-celebrities-sequels-and-music-for-e3-2018/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/ubisoft-pitched-celebrities-sequels-and-music-for-e3-2018/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 22:04:45 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46380 Ubisoft gonna Ubisoft at E3. It’s always interesting to see how Ubisoft’s quirky sensibilities translate to E3. You have the normal big budget stuff like The Crew 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and The Division 2, but then you have frankly strange stuff like a four minute live performance of music from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/ubisoft-pitched-celebrities-sequels-and-music-for-e3-2018/feed/ 0 Bethesda’s E3 2018 show told a Skyrim joke that’s not a joke http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/bethesdas-e3-2018-show-told-a-skyrim-joke-thats-not-a-joke/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/bethesdas-e3-2018-show-told-a-skyrim-joke-thats-not-a-joke/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 17:58:31 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46375 Skyrim is on everything! That’s the joke. Everyone has said it at least once since the third or fourth version of the game was announced. Skyrim VR, Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim for Nintendo Switch, Skyrim, Skyrim, Skyrim. Bethesda joined the fun in their E3 show with the above video. Skyrim is on pagers, refrigerators, and […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/11/bethesdas-e3-2018-show-told-a-skyrim-joke-thats-not-a-joke/feed/ 0 Qt3 Movie Podcast: Thoroughbreds http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/qt3-movie-podcast-thoroughbreds/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/qt3-movie-podcast-thoroughbreds/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:36:59 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46340 At last a buddy movie featuring the stars of Ready Player One and The Witch! Next week: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/qt3-movie-podcast-thoroughbreds/feed/ 0 Microsoft shrunk Gears of War, bought everyone, and teased Halo at E3 2018 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/microsoft-shrunk-gears-of-war-bought-everyone-and-teased-halo-at-e3-2018/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/microsoft-shrunk-gears-of-war-bought-everyone-and-teased-halo-at-e3-2018/#respond Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:23:12 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46366 Microsoft spent all the money for their E3 2018 kickoff event. To be more accurate, they spent their money to purchase a bunch of studios and showed off 50 games for Xbox and Windows 10. First, the reveals that were a given. There was a snippet of the next Master Chief game. It’s something called […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/10/microsoft-shrunk-gears-of-war-bought-everyone-and-teased-halo-at-e3-2018/feed/ 0 EA shrunk Command and Conquer, doubled Unravel, and teased Star Wars at E3 2018 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/09/ea-shrunk-command-and-conquer-doubled-unravel-and-teased-star-wars-at-e3-2018/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/09/ea-shrunk-command-and-conquer-doubled-unravel-and-teased-star-wars-at-e3-2018/#respond Sat, 09 Jun 2018 20:10:45 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46357 If you watched the Electronic Arts “EA Play” E3 2018 event, congratulations for making it through a pretty bad show. Host Andrea Rene did her best to pluck up the proceedings, but between DICE apologizing for how they flubbed the launch of Battlefront II, to the audience applauding over the announcement that Battlefield V and […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/09/ea-shrunk-command-and-conquer-doubled-unravel-and-teased-star-wars-at-e3-2018/feed/ 0 Best thing you’ll see since Poltergeist: Hereditary http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/best-thing-youll-see-since-poltergeist-hereditary/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/best-thing-youll-see-since-poltergeist-hereditary/#respond Sat, 09 Jun 2018 00:11:14 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46344 Whenever a teacher is giving a lecture in a movie, you can bet the subject of the lecture is relevant to the movie. No writer or director worth his salt is going to have someone droning on in front of a class about something irrelevant. Here is the opportunity to invoke something erudite from literature […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/best-thing-youll-see-since-poltergeist-hereditary/feed/ 0 The beautiful junk of Wreckfest http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/the-beautiful-junk-of-wreckfest/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/the-beautiful-junk-of-wreckfest/#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:12:29 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46350 Wreckfest, formally known as “New Car Game” from Bugbear Entertainment and THQ Nordic, is coming out of early access. It’s been 10 years since Bugbear gave us a FlatOut game, so their welcome return to demolition derby gaming is a badly needed shot in the arm of the racing genre. There’s a lot of satisfaction […]

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]]> http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/08/the-beautiful-junk-of-wreckfest/feed/ 0 How many Millenium Falcons does Battlefront II need? http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/06/how-many-millenium-falcons-does-battlefront-ii-need/ http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/06/06/how-many-millenium-falcons-does-battlefront-ii-need/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:35:12 +0000 http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/?p=46334 The second half of the “Han Solo season” is coming to Star Wars: Battlefront II on June 12th. To celebrate the marketing synergy of the game and the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, DICE is adding a map based on the Coaxium Mine of Kessel, skins for young Han and Lando, and another version […]

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