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thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 1-23-18: Saw in Dead by Daylight, John Cena as Duke Nukem, and The Million Dollar EVE Battle

Its that weird point in time that my editor refers to as “Tuesday.” Whatever that means. Here’s the news.

  • New Dead By Daylight Killer: The Pig
  • EVE: Online Preps a Million Dollar Battle
  • John Cena as a Cinematic Duke Nukem


Saw’d By Piglight
The popular asynchronous horror game is moving on their next chapter, The Saw Chapter. this game update adds a new killer, a new survivor, and a new map. The main attraction is the killer, The Pig. This character is based on the protege from the Saw movies. Her power is to move silently, placing reverse beartraps on people’s heads. I stopped watching Saw after the 3rd one, so I have no idea who she is. I do know that I absolutely hate pigs in a horror environment, they freak me the hell out. The new character is named David Tapp, and the new map is called “Gideon Meat Plant.” This new content can be purchased at the relevant marketplaces for $6.99. Check out the Video for it here.


EVE Online’s Million Dollar Battle
The popular space economy game, full of mining, transporting, building, and fighting is under some high tensions right now. Heres a quick backstory: About 4 years ago there was a massive battle between 2 of the largest alliances in the game. The battle resulted in about $300,000 worth of game assets destroyed. Since then, the victor has sold off their army and tried to KickStart a biography. Other players were strongly against this idea and tried to build up a rebellion against his empire. That fell short when their main funder was banned for association with a CS:GO gambling scandal. Even then, an impressive army was built. Now the previous victor is back with his own battalion.
Everyone is expecting another large-scale battle to take place, one approximately triple the size of the last one. So EVE is basically in the Cold War phase of things right now. You bet your boots and cats I’ll be sure to follow up on this when something happens.


John Cena as Duke Nukem
There have been rumors going around of a Duke Nukem movie, at least according to HollywoodReporter. They’re saying that the movie rights have been acquired by Paramount and is to be produced by Platinum Dunes, a company run by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. Famous Wrestler John Cena is currently in talks about playing the titular role. This makes sense, Cena has an established history with Paramount movies. I can only pray that this actually happens. I want this almost as badly as I want the Rampage movie.


Thanks once more for reading. This was a fun news day. Be sure to check back tomorrow for whatever reportable stuff happens then. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news thursday

Thursday 12-7-17: PUBG Maps, Portal Games, Steam’s Bitcoin, and Ryan Reynolds

Thursday! I forgot Wednesday. I’m sorry, I guess its been a rough week. here are the last 2 days of gaming:

  • New PlayerUnknown’s Battleground map
  • New Portal game??
  • Steam drops Bitcoin
  • Ryan Reynolds is Detective Pikachu

PUBG Map
Developers Bluehole has finally released the newest map to the hit battle royale game, Miramar. This desert based map has been in the works for a while now and has been known about for nearly just as long. Despite its contrast to the grassy plains of the original map, Miramar looks to be full of interesting places, all with Spanish names.

Bridge Constructor Portal
Here’s a release no one expected, or asked for really. Valve has announced that in partnership with Headsup Games, they will be releasing a new Portal-themed physics puzzle game called Bridge Constructor Portal. As you guessed, it’s like Bridge Constructor, but with Portals. Many fans are upset at the emotional damage they suffered from getting excited about another Portal game. Regardless of how you feel, you can get this game on December 20 for PC and mobile, with a console version coming next year. You can watch the reveal trailer for it here.

Steam removed Bitcoin
The largest digital game storefront has decided to remove functionality for the largest cryptocurrency. They state the reason is that the currency is simply too volatile, and transactions are becoming too expensive, for it to be a viable transaction option. Its hard to argue with that, considering Bitcoin fees have reached upwards of 20 dollars. Now if you want to buy Steam games, you have to do it the normal way to us plebs.

Ryan Reynolds is Detective Pikachu
It was recently announced that renowned actor, Ryan Reynolds, will be taking the role of Detective Pikachu in the upcoming live-action movie of the same name. This M-Night Shammy level twist sounded like a dream when I first read about it, but it’s as real as it gets. Some fans are upset about Danny Devito not getting the role, a meme that had popularized back when the Detective Pikachu game had released in Japan.


That’s all we have for today, and how bizarre it all is. Check back tomorrow for the last day of this weeks news. Otherwise, have a great night!

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