Halo has always been a franchise that has focused on keeping its vehicles just as satisfying to use as its weapons, but Halo Infinite turns that iconic vehicular combat up a notch. Halo Infinite's multiplayer has over 10 vehicles, a player increase in big team battle mode, and a new vehicle delivery system, making vehicle combat more chaotic than ever before. All the new changes, in addition to the regular chaos of big team battles, can make getting quality time with Halo Infinite's best vehicles a bit more difficult. Of all of the vehicles available, both new and returning, one seems to soar far above the rest: the AV-49 Wasp.
Returning from its first outing in Halo 5: Guardians, the Wasp is one of two aerial vehicles in HaloInfinite's sandbox. The vehicle is exclusively in big team battle game modes, as well as certain maps in the fiesta playlist during the game's recurring Fracture: Tenrai event. Players will want to get familiar with how the vehicle works and where it spawns, as the Wasp tends to be hard to get during big team battles. In addition, there is one known weekly challenge that is tied to destroying enemy Wasps, and knowing the vehicle's weak points as well as where they spawn can easily speed up battle pass progression.
The most reliable way to find and fly a Wasp in Halo Infinite is by loading into a big team battle game, specifically on the map Highpower. At either team spawn base, a helipad can be found to the far right, next to what will be either a Stalker rifle or Shock rifle weapon on the wall. A few minutes after the game has begun, a Wasp will spawn on both helipads. The Wasp is not just exclusive to the Highpower map; it also has a chance to spawn on any other BTB map. The game's announcer will say a Wasp is being dropped into the battlefield. In addition, during the Fracture: Tenrai event, the Wasp can be found as a random spawn in the fiesta playlist, on the maps Behemoth and Launch Site.
The Halo Infinite Multiplayer AV-49 Wasp moves quickly and is very lethal but can be hard to fly without proper knowledge. Halo Infinite players on controller will want to use the right bumper to gain altitude with the Wasp and the left bumper to descend. The vehicle hovers by itself if the player isn't moving it up or down. The vehicle has no boost or dodge, which makes it hard to get out of tight situations, so players will have to be careful when positioning the Wasp before combat. It's best to keep the Wasp high in the air so players can take advantage of the vehicle's chain gun and missiles. The Wasp's chain turret is extremely accurate and capable of killing spartans quickly from long range. Pressing Y on the controller will switch to the vehicle's missiles, which are capable of killing spartans in one hit and tracking vehicles. Combing these two weapons during each attack is the most effective way to get kills. As a general strategy, players should start attacks by using missiles and finish targets off using the chain gun.
The Wasp is easily the most powerful aerial vehicle in Halo Infinite multiplayer when in the right hands, but can also be easily countered by some new weapons, like the lock-on missile launcher, the Hydra. The Wasp also has weak points on its wings, and players should try to aim for them when trying to complete their weekly challenges. However, it is far more fun to grapple onto an enemy Wasp and take it for a spin while the enemy plummets back to the ground.
John Cho and Annie Murphy are set to star inPraise Petey, an upcoming animated comedy series from Freeform. The show will follow Petey, voiced bySchitt’s Creekstar Annie Murphy, a New York City “it” girl who’s tasked with updating her father’s failing small-town cult.Praise Peteymarks the Disney-owned network’s first stab at animation since rebranding to Freeform in 2016.
Freeform has orderedPraise Petey—a working title—from creator Anna Drezen, who serves as a head writer on Saturday Night Live. Drezen will executive produce alongside Monica Padrick (Central Park), Greg Daniels (Parks and Recreation), and Mike Judge (Silicon Valley). The series is produced by Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television Animation, with animation by ShadowMachine.
In addition to Murphy,Praise PeteyfeaturesCowboy Bebopstar John Cho as Bandit, a potential love interest for Petey and a member of the cult since childhood. Amy Hill voices his mother Mae Mae, one of the cult’s high-ranking members. Voicing Petey’s parents are Christine Baranski, a magazine editor and member of Manhattan’s haughty upper crust, and Stephen Root, a charming, homespun cult leader. Also joining isThe Flash’s Kiersey Clemons as a local bartender.
The official synopsis reads, “Praise Petey follows Petey, a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her. As luck would have it, a mysterious gift from her father gives her a new lease on life: she’s going to “lean into” modernizing his small-town cult. Once the girl who had everything, now she has to use her city smarts to revamp her father’s failing cult and be a better leader than he was, a much more laidback one — a nice one — a girl boss!”
Though Martin Scorsese's filmography is filled with many diverse movies, the legendary filmmaker is likely best known for his gangster movies. While Goodfellas and Casino earned him plenty of praise, The Departed was the movie that finally earned Scorsese his Oscar.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a mole inside the mob and Matt Damon as a mole inside the police force each trying to uncover the other before their own cover is blown. Along with the all-star cast and Scorsese's expert direction, the movie is wonderfully written with some incredible dialogue that makes it a thoroughly enjoyable crime film.
Updated on December 8th, 2021 by Colin McCormick: In the 15 years since The Departed won Best Picture at the Oscars, Scorsese has made a number of acclaimed movies, from Silence to The Wolf of Wall Street to The Irishman. However, The Departed remains one of his most rewatchable movies, largely thanks to the endlessly quotable dialogue. From the funny one-liners to the tough-guy expressions, there are so many quotes from this movie that remain so much fun to revisit.
This line is spoken to young Colin Sullivan near the beginning of the movie by Frank Costello. It is an example of Costello grooming the young boy and setting him on the path to becoming his inside man within the police department.
However, the line is also a perfect comment on how Colin and Billy mirror each other in the movie. Each of them plays both sides of the cop and criminal worlds. In the end, both men face a loaded gun so which of them made the right choice?
At the beginning of the movie, Billy Costigan has hopes of being a normal cop, but his superior officer, Queenan, sees there is something else to this young man. He questions whether Billy really wants to be a cop or just pretend to be a cop.
In Queenan's eyes, Billy is a very intelligent young man who has more potential than what he is setting himself up for. He feels Billy is lying to himself about what he can do which sets him on the mission to infiltrate Costello's crew.
One of the many memorable characters in the movie is Costello's right-hand man, Mr. French. He is a typical tough and no-nonsense gangster which Billy finds out when French stops him from beating up a fellow gangster in a bar.
French explains to the fiery young man who he's the one who says who can and cannot be hit. His hilarious explanation of the "rules" of the criminal world is a lot of fun, especially as, after he sets Billy straight, French proceeds to beat up the man himself.
Jack Nicholson's performance as Frank Costello is appropriately unsettling. But while he has flashes of anger and violent outbursts, Costello can be scariest when he has a calm and collected approach to murder.
After Queenan is shockingly murdered by Costello's men, Colin confronts him about how reckless it was. Costello doesn't seem bothered at all by it as he simply takes a "me or him" view of the entire thing which cements how dangerous this man is.
Despite the violence throughout the movie, The Departed also has some big laughs. The funniest character is the blunt and constantly annoyed Sergeant Dignam, played by Mark Wahlberg. Dignam is the perfect epitome of the "bad cop" routine as he has a sassy comeback to anyone he interacts with.
Despite the fact that he doesn't seem to like Billy very much, he does all he can to keep his undercover identity a secret. When one of his colleagues asks if there is currently someone inside Costello's organization, Dignam responds in a hilarious cryptic, and hostile way.
Along with all the violence and intrigue of the story, the movie takes the time to show a more grounded look at organized crime. Frank Costello might live like a king as the mob boss, but his underlings seem like regular blue-collar guys who just follow his lead.
In one small scene, two of his men are standing outside discussing how to spot a cop and theorize that anyone who doesn't pay attention to them is actually a cop. When a good-looking woman walks past and ignores them, they decide she's definitely undercover.
Matt Damon gives a great performance as Colin Sullivan. Though he is good at his job and is an expert liar, it's clear that living this life of deceit is beginning to tear Colin apart.
As it becomes obvious that the police have a spy in Costello's organization, the mob boss grows impatient with Colin's investigation. Colin tries to ensure Costello that he has it under control but he is now lying to both sides and putting on a false face just to save his own skin.
As terrifying as Costello can be, Nicholson also brings his devilish charm to the role which is thoroughly entertaining. It also makes for some great lines that are filled with dark humor.
In one scene, Costello stops and greets an associate at his bar and asks how his sick mother is doing. The man sadly responds that she's "on her way out." With a smile, Costello remarks, "We all are. Act accordingly." This lack of concern about death seems to be his entire approach to life.
Though Costello has managed to rise up and become the most powerful gangster in Boston, the movie makes it clear that he's starting to lose touch with reality and is becoming more and more unhinged.
Near the beginning of the movie, we see Costello executing two people on the beach. After shooting a female victim, he remarks to French that she fell funny, and then laughs. French simply looks at Costello and suggests that he might need some professional help.
Wahlberg's scene-stealing performance as Dignam might have sent him on his path of later comedy roles like Ted and The Other Guys. Quite surprisingly, Wahlberg has some of the funniest lines in the movie, especially when he is degrading Billy.
During Billy's interview with Dignam and Queenan, Dignam takes any opportunity to berate and insult Billy. After Billy quotes Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dignam shows how impressed he is by making a fart noise and asking for some Shakespeare next.
The Departed marked the third collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio while continuing DiCaprio's transition into more adult roles. He plays Billy with simmering intensity, a man surrounded by violence, who is terrified he will be found out and killed at any moment.
When meeting with Dignam and Queenan after being undercover for over a year, his anxiety is taking over and he begins to fall apart. He feels alone and abandoned like he is being offered up as a sacrifice to these violent criminals.
It is clear that Dignam has no regard for the chain of authority or for showing respect to those who might be in higher positions of power than he is. He is willing to call out anyone he doesn't like — which is most people.
When his department is liaising with the FBI on their case against Costello, Dignam shows that he has even less respect for the feds than he does for anyone else. He is not only willing to give them no information but he is happy to do so in an insulting manner.
Following the death of Costello, the true identities of the moles come to light which leads to a face-off between Billy and Colin. Though he has no one to back him up, Billy confronts Colin and arrests him.
Colin goes through a range of emotions throughout this confrontation. He tries to bribe Billy, then threatens him, then tries to convince him that he's wrong about everything. While all of his smooth-talking has saved him before, he finally realizes it's not going to this time and begs for Billy to kill him. Billy calmly responds, "I am killing you."
From the opening moments of the Scorsese film, Nicholson's Frank Costello is made out to be a compelling and intimidating character. Through narration, Costello introduces himself with this brilliant and ice-cold line that perfectly tells us who this man is.
He is a criminal who is in it more for power and fear than for money. He is not interested in operating in the safest and smartest way, but rather he expects the world to operate around him and his desires. It is the kind of line that immediately sends a chill up the spine.
Wahlberg's Dignam is such an entertaining character, there could be an entire movie just featuring him insulting various people. He is so merciless in his takedowns the audience almost wants to cheer whenever he starts screaming at somebody.
In one particular scene, the police force has set up surveillance to catch Costello in his latest illegal dealings. However, the surveillance is poorly set up, leading Dignam to insult the tech people. When one of them questions who he is, he yells "I'm the guy doing my job. You must be the other guy."
Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's development has shifted to Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of the companies wildly popular game engine, beginning with the start of the title's brand-new 3rd chapter. Fortnite's newest chapter recently set sail with new additions and innovative mechanics that completely change how the free-to-play battle royale is played. Epic Games has introduced first-person mode to Fortnite for the very first time, allowing the utilization of its camera while aiming down with one of Chapter 3's newest weapons, which could possibly be improved in the future. In addition, mobility maneuvers that allow players to slide to ramp up speed and evade enemy fire and the ability to traverse throughout the title's newest map with Spider-Man’s web-shooters were added.
Essentially created by Epic Games founder, Tim Sweeney in 1995 for the first-person shooter Unreal, the Unreal Engine is a powerful real-time 3D creation tool primarily designed to be used to create high-profile game titles. Since its release in 1998, its been used in a variety of genres and has even seen adoption by other industries, most notably the film and television industry to create virtual sets. The latest version of the Unreal Engine was revealed last year for ninth-generation consoles as part of The Game Awards and gave players a first look at its next-gen technology with a PS5 tech demo. The engine is set to release publically in 2022 and will allow developers to import highly-detailed photographic source material into games as well as newer toolsets to create more immersive and larger worlds for players.
In a post shared on the official Unreal Engine Twitter account, (via PC Gamer) Epic Games has revealed that the studio has shifted Fortnite's development over to the newest version of the engine, making it the very first game to utilize Unreal Engine 5. With the newest confirmation from the studio, the implementation of new mechanics and features added to the battle royale title with its latest massive update seems more plausible. Epic Games showed off new weather and environmental effects during the overview trailer of Chapter 3, with the addition of lightning and tornadoes that can pull players into them. However, only log-destruction seems to have made it into the chapter, with the others likely to show up in future seasons now that the popular title is running on Unreal Engine 5.
Following its reveal last summer, Tim Sweeney stated that Fortnite would begin using the Unreal Engine 5 in mid-2021 to do things that weren't possible in the past. Although a little late than originally promised, the engine will help the next era of the ever-popular battle royale experience shine. Players are already using the game's new log-destruction mechanic made possible by the new engine to easily traverse across lakes with logs.
The use of Unreal Engine 5 has only recently been put to use in Fortnite and more significant changes to the game's graphical and gameplay performance are expected beyond Chapter 3. Despite not being the most graphically impressive battle royale game, the new engine could push the title beyond its limits and turn it into one of the most immersive and detailed experiences on the market.
