New Coke – Stranger Things 3 Gift Pack Unboxing July 9, 2019
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Netflix customers have probably been glued to the most recent season of the hit show Stranger Things as it celebrates the release of its third season. To coincide with its release, many companies are switching back to their 80s designs and bringing back products that were only available at that time. One of those products is New Coke, the controversial updated beverage released by Coca-Cola in the mid-80s intended to be the replacement for their flagship classic beverage.
New Coke has since gone down in history as a complete failure and a lesson to be learned on what not to do when competing in an open consumer market. Having been a baby during the heyday of New Coke, I never tried the product myself, and that is something that I regret. It would occasionally get resold as Coke 2 during the 90s, but that rebranding kind of flew under the radar for me. Now, Coke is once again releasing New Coke (in its original can design), and we can finally try it for ourselves.
I know you’re wondering why we are talking about a television show called Stranger Things on a gaming focused website? Stranger Things follows the lives of four nerdy boys (and their families) living in a fictional Indiana town during the early-to-mid 1980s. It is not only a love letter to the sci-fi genre, it’s also a love letter to 80s nerd fandom. As the show’s first episode began, we witnessed four main characters playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons. In season 2, completing the game Dragon’s Lair became a point of pride at the town’s new arcade. I could go on with references for at least the next hour if I wanted to, but needless to say this is a show we’re long overdue to discuss.
We ordered ourselves a Stranger Things gift pack which included two cans of New Coke with the intention to review it for the website. That is currently the only way to get New Coke in the US, short of going to the World of Coca-Cola building in Atlanta, GA and asking for a can while they still have a supply.
Before we did our review, we felt that we needed to pay some attention to the special packaging Coke is shipping their New Coke cans in, so here’s an official unboxing!
New Coke will not be sold in stores, at least in the United States, so the only way to currently guarantee yourself a can of the stuff is to get it from the official Coca-Cola website, Coke Store.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Gigantamaxing Trailer July 8, 2019
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The Pokémon Company has just dropped this trailer for the next Pokémon games on the Nintendo Switch. In this trailer we will get to look at some never before seen Pokémon, the new gym leaders, and the all-new Gigantamax ability that has to be seen.
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are coming November 15th, 2019 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
Five Ways to Improve Pokemon Go July 5, 2019
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We’re coming into the third year of service for the tremendously successful game Pokémon Go. With people around the world still playing it, it is truly a wonder that takes full advantage of all the capabilities of today’s smartphones and tablets. GPS and step counters for in-game movement, Augmented Reality (AR) for capture, Bluetooth for transfer, trades and battles, and processing power to run the graphical interface.
The game had a rough start in its first several months, with constant crashes and login failures, but over the past two years it has seen incredible stability with just the odd bug every once in a while. That said, with the exception of the addition of Raids and Research Tasks the core game still functions almost exactly as it always has, for better or worse. This article is going to discuss new features we believe Niantic can bring to the game we believe will tremendously improve it. Most of these features would be very simple to implement, and require at most minor adjustments to how the game currently functions.
Due to the fact the game has been consistently stable, we will not be including any requests for stability or bug fixes in this list. These are just going to be a bunch of new feature requests or gameplay tweaks we believe, as long-time players, will improve the game and increase player safety. This list is in no particular order.
- Niantic should have random Pokémon spawn EVERYWHERE, and not just at sparse locations miles away from each other. For a lengthy period of time, every tweet Niantic made would be followed by tons of responses by twitter users claiming Niantic hated rural players because they had no PokéStops and Pokémon wouldn’t spawn in their towns. While I don’t live in a rural area I can attest nothing spawns where I live unless I crack open some incense. This needs to change, if new players can’t find Pokémon, even low level ones, there’s no incentive for them to play the game.
- Add more PokéStops and Gyms. This one’s a no-brainer. It is already a feature in most regions to submit requests for PokéStops, but as far as I can tell I haven’t seen a single new stop added since that feature came online. Most churches are already PokéStops but all Public Schools at a minimum should be made into PokéStops, otherwise what’s the point for childless adults to pay education Taxes to schools they’re never going to use?
- While we are still talking about Gyms and PokéStops, why doesn’t Niantic provide a handy map on the Official Pokémon Go website that can take a person’s zip code and give the names and/or addresses of all the Gyms and PokéStops in their area? Niantic already knows the location of EVERY PokéStop and Gym in the world, why don’t they share that information with people who aren’t just 300 feet away from them? This would tremendously cut down on people wandering or driving aimlessly around trying to find them! If there are huge gaps on our maps without any stops, players will see them and it would give Niantic a greater incentive to create more stops in otherwise ignored regions.
- Have Dedicated Raid and EX Raid sites. Why shut down Gyms for an hour at random intervals when there’s plenty of space in the world to have dedicated Raid locations? This would keep the action going at heavily contested Gyms and give players a better idea as to where and when Raids will take place.
- Have a schedule on the official website for upcoming Raid times so people can schedule around them. The success of the past month’s Wednesday evening raids proves this feature is badly needed. Raids take place at random locations at random times. The only way a player can learn a raid is going to happen (unless it is a rare special event) is if they happen to be in the physical proximity of a Pokémon Gym an hour before the raid takes place. This is too limited and too short a notice, especially when high-level Pokémon Raids can require at least ten decently leveled players to win. By providing a day’s notice for raid times, it will help people gather their friends to take on large challenges. Worried that you’ll have too many people attend? That won’t happen, Raids support twenty simultaneous players in an instance, and simultaneous instances are supported.
The game will not break if you simply empower us on how to play it. These features will go a long way to improve Pokémon Go and bring players back that may have been dissatisfied with its limitations. What do you think? Did we miss anything? Post your ideas in the comments below!
Pokémon Go is out now for iOS and Android Smartphones and Tablets.
Halo: Outpost Discovery App Now on iOS and Android Devices July 5, 2019
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The very first Halo: Outpost Discovery show starts today in Orlando, Florida and the developers behind the event have released a free application attendees can download to help them navigate the 3-Day event. If you’re going to any of the five events this year, you should download it right now.
The Halo: Outpost Discovery app is designed to provide a full schedule of events, a map of the venue, and a list of vendors attending the show’s marketplace. It can be downloaded free of charge right now on your device’s respective digital marketplace.
Spider-Man PS4 Patch 1.16 Released – Far From Home Suits Included July 2, 2019
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Insomniac had a big surprise for all of us today. To celebrate the theatrical release of Spider-Man: Far From Home today, two all-new playable Spider-Man suits have been added to Spider-Man on the PS4! One suit is based on the new red and black variant, which looks heavily influenced by the Steve Ditko design of wall crawler. The other is being referred to as the Stealth Suit, a suit designed by Peter Parker for international use. You can see both suits in action in this recent trailer for the movie.
The patch is not large and shouldn’t weigh in at larger than 375MB if you’ve previously had the most up to date version of the game installed. Once the patch is installed, you can equip the suits immediately.
Spider-Man is out now exclusively for the PS4.
New Jump Start Research Tasks Added in Pokemon Go June 28, 2019
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The summer has started and Niantic is kicking it off in a big way for Pokémon Go players new, returning, and current. A new series of research tasks have been added to the game and from the looks of it, can currently be attempted by all players.
We don’t know all the tasks for the event, but here are the tasks for the first set. As you can see, it comes with a HUGE X P boost just for completing the tasks in round one.
There are six total series of challenges you’ll need to complete to win whatever the final research reward is for this event. We don’t yet know what the final prize is going to be, and your guess is as good as mine. In the past, events like this have allowed players to capture Mythical Pokémon like Mew or Celebi, but it’s unlikely this event will offer something that big.
So get out and start playing, people!
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS Smartphones and Tablets.
Final Fantasy VII Remake E3 2019 Gameplay Video June 27, 2019
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Square Enix kicked off their E3 2019 press event with the first ever gameplay reveal of their highly anticipated game Final Fantasy VII Remake. The game does not play exactly like Final Fantasy VII did, but after seeing it in action I must say I am impressed by its new gameplay style. However, the preview portion of their gameplay reveal was not released separately for people who didn’t attend the event or watched it as it was broadcasted live.
Now you can all take a look at it yourselves!
Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming to the PS4 on March 3rd, 2020.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order E3 2019 Extended Gameplay June 25, 2019
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E3 2019 is a wrap and studios across the world have been sharing footage of their E3 demos with gamers who weren’t lucky enough to attend the event.
I showed the fifteen minute E3 2019 demo of Jedi: Fallen Order from EA and Respawn to several peers of mine and received back a few comments that they felt the game was too linear and the environments were too narrow for a game of this scope. Now, EA has released an extended version of that demo with an all-new level component that should quiet my peers. Take a look!
I know Disneyland currently allows you to build custom R2 and BB model radio-controlled droids (and you’ll be able to buy them at Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in a few months), but I want to build one of these droids from the game!
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is coming November 15th, 2019 to Xbox One, PC and PS4.
Bendy and the Dark Revival – First Gameplay Trailer June 25, 2019
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The episodic independent game Bendy and the Ink Machine has achieved a cult status among gamers and game theorists for its deep story, unique art style and engrossing characters. For months now, Joey Drew Studios has been teasing a new game in the Bendy universe was on its way. We don’t know much about the new game at this point. It isn’t exactly a sequel but it isn’t a prequel either.
On Monday, the first ever trailer for the game to include actual gameplay was released on the internet and boy is it terrifying. Check it out.
Bendy and the Dark Revival is coming episodically.
Halo: Outpost Discovery Ring Experience Trailer June 20, 2019
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I know we talked about Halo: Outpost Discovery earlier today, but 343 Industries revealed a preview of a second experience that will be at the event and we wanted to highlight it.
The Ring Experience intends to be a way for attendees to experience what it is like to live on a Halo ring without actually having to go there. Initial concept art made this appear as it would be delivered by being projected onto a domed screen (similar to OMNIMAX) and won’t be a VR experience like the training simulator we highlighted earlier today. This trailer looks like it includes some of the footage that will be used in the experience. Enjoy!
Halo: Outpost Discovery is coming to give US cities this year. You can read all the details about the event and purchase tickets here.
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