The painfully short 8-episode second season of the Halo TV series is set to release its finale. Episode eight airs this week, and we have the dates and times it drops for various regions. The episode title has also been revealed, as a foreshadowing of what we can expect to unfold in the story.
Halo Season 2 Episode 8, the season finale, releases on March 21. As a streaming only show, the Halo TV series releases exclusively on the Paramount Plus service. Episodes always release globally and concurrently at midnight Pacific Standard time. Here are localized times for major regions:
The title of Halo’s season 2 finale is simply “Halo”, predicting the setting of the final showdown between the various forces locked in conflict over the galactic superweapon.
Who Are In The Cast Of Halo Season 2 Episode 8?
Halo TV Season 2 Episode 8 Pablo Schreiber, Kate Kennedy, Joseph Morgan
With a large part of the characters either dead or decommissioned, the cast has shrunk somewhat in the latter half of Halo’s second season.
Aside from the leads, Pablo Schreiber (Master Chief), Natasha McElhone (Dr. Catherine Halsey), and Kate Kennedy (Kai-125), Charlie Murphy (Makee), and Jen Taylor as the voice of Cortana, guest stars include:
AUSTIN – Amidst a disastrous launch, Aspyr, the developer and publisher of the new Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, has revealed the three working servers are running on a single gonk droid.
“We have heard the user feedback and are doing everything in our power to fix these issues,” said Aspyr CEO Michael Rogers. “We just have to find out where that little fella ran off to.”
The gonk droid, which is a power-generating robot with legs used on underdeveloped planets without sustainable power grids, was responsible for the three multiplayer servers that were running on day one. Since the messy launch, nobody has been able to locate the droid, leading to continued matchmaking issues and unexpected crashes.
A leaked company memo from Aspyr describes the internal investigation into the issue, “Please be on the lookout for GNK Power Unit. The droid is housing every multiplayer server for the SW:BF Classic Collection, as well as crucial passwords for our developers. The unit was last seen in the hallways outside of Conference Room 4.”
The misplaced droid wasn’t the only source of audience dissatisfaction with the $40 remake of a 20 year old game. Spotty hit-boxes, sound quality issues, and locked inverted flight controls has led fans to question the care and effort put into the remaster.
“They pushed the release up trying to capitalize on the Dune: Part 2 popularity” says one ex-Aspyr employee on X. “They thought ‘Hey! We’ve got a planet of moisture-deprived sand people too!’ and made us work double-time.”
At press time, the runaway robot has been located, as well as multiple EG-6 power droids capable of doubling the amount of server space to 6.
DREAMLIGHT VALLEY — Residents of Disney Dreamlight Valley are reportedly being evicted en masse as the ruler is making room to build more pumpkin farms. According to interviews, residents of the Valley say they’re being forced to leave with short notice.
“Look, I don’t like to do it, I love these people, they’re my best friends and we’ve built a truly magical place here but I need coins if I’m gonna keep paying Scrooge McDuck’s prices for things,” said Ruler of the Valley Ryan. “We don’t even have inflation here but he keeps raising his prices and pumpkins are the best way to make a lot of money. It’s either that just chill and do activities for fun.”
The evicted residents aren’t sure what they’re going to do now, with many having little to no support system nearby.
“I’ve lived here forever haha. Even after everybody else disappeared during the forgetting haha. I guess I’ll have to go back to my old clubhouse haha. I really wish I could stay though haha. I’m not mad at Ryan though haha, he’s a great ruler and I’m sure he’ll have us all back haha,” said Mickey Mouse.
“Gawrsh, I just couldn’t believe it when Ryan said I was getting evicted. I understand he needs to farm Pumpkins to make money but I run all the stands in the valley so without me, who’s he gonna sell them to? Hyuck!” said Goofy
For his part, Scrooge McDuck doesn’t seem to care that his prices are responsible for the evictions.
“My prices are fair. If Ryan chooses to evict everybody to build pumpkin farms to make more cash instead of toiling away grinding out coins the long way, that’s on him. As long as I get my money for my services that are appropriately priced,” said McDuck while swimming in a tub of money.
At press time, Ryan has reportedly spent all his profits on a single pair of Wreck-It Ralph overalls he’ll never wear.
WASHINGTON — The Senate was reportedly in the midst of discussing a bill that could ban TikTok when debate was halted because Vice President Kamala Harris pulled up a clip from the hit animated sitcom Family Guy in which Peter Griffin plays duck, duck, goose incorrectly, paired with gameplay footage of mobile game Subway Surfers.
“Basically, Peter is going around the circle and keeps saying, ‘Duck, duck duck… duck,’ and every time you’re sure he’s about to say ‘goose’ he says ‘duck’ again,” explained Sen. Virginia Tran, smiling to herself. “It goes on for so long that you start to see it coming, but then somehow it keeps on going until it’s surprising again, and there’s a twist at the end. Peter is pretty funny.”
Still, other Congress members expressed worries about the pressing political matters at hand.
“Before we started watching these videos, we were definitely talking about something important,” said Sen. Dennis Davidson while not looking up from his phone. “I like how I can still get the Family Guy jokes even though my eyes are on the little subway guy collecting coins. It’s keeping me engaged while also I’m… What was the question?”
When contacted by reporters, the poster of these videos, TikTok user @familyguybestclipssubwaysurfers004, confirmed the opiate nature of his content.
“Yes,” he said to every question, struggling to think of any other words to say. When asked his profession, he answered that he is an artist, and that his art is Family Guy clips over Subway Surfers gameplay footage, which he makes through a process he has automated using a tutorial he found on YouTube.
If the bill passes through the Senate, it would require the approval of President Joe Biden, who commented on the recent House proceedings.
“The fact that these videos have distracted our own representatives shows the dangerous effects of this type of media,” Biden said. “We have to focus on the everyday concerns of the American people! I’ve heard so many heartbreaking stories from real Americans, in the form of Reddit posts read by soothing AI voices with Minecraft parkour videos in the background.”
When you’ve produced a brilliant, original project like Rebel Moon: Battle for Endor: Phase I, Part VI, a movie that many are saying—everybody is saying—has had more people see it (for free on streaming) than the most successful movie of the last year (in theaters, for a paid ticket), people inevitably ask you about future projects. Well, as always with a Snyder Production: the past IS the future, so I’d like to talk a bit more about my life’s inspiration: The Dark Knight Returns.
You see, my movie Rebel Moon: Yavin IV Falls, Chapter 6, Episode X was heavily influenced, like all things in my life, by The Dark Knight Returns, the only Batman book a True Fan needs to read as it contains all his best moments. As well as several more moments I’ve chosen to selectively ignore because they absolutely contradict my contention that Batman should be a gun-toting mass-murderer!
Have I heard of the Puni-who?! I don’t read shallow Marvel trash. I’m talking about gritty, mature storytelling here with guns and killing, the two things all mature stories contain. Did you know that there’s a single scene in DKR where Batman, in a moment’s desperation and because he has no other options, kills a random member of the Mutant Gang with a gun in order to save a precious, beautiful, Caucasian child?
Yes, he later breaks a gun in half and declares to his newly formed army, literally on-panel in a splash page, “This is the weapon of the ENEMY. We do not NEED it. We will not USE it.” But I don’t like that part as much as when the strong man decides one kid’s life is worth more than another’s, so I just pretend it doesn’t exist and never happened. And because nobody in my circles reads the comics I purport to love yet constantly trash, nobody asks follow-ups! So, when I say the character, who had tremendous cultural relevance for the past 60 years, is now sliding into irrelevance because the studio won’t let me base him on the one story out of thousands I’ve actually read, nobody questions it to my face! If they did, they might point out that Batman specifically calls out his use of rubber bullets in the Batmobile to non-lethally pacify the Mutant Gang, but again: that doesn’t satiate my bottomless lust for blood, so I just pretend it didn’t happen!
Yes, I was the last one to be in charge of the character before his supposed “slide into irrelevance,” but much like the scenes in DKR where the Joker is a camp, effete, gay panic caricature instead of a brooding, edgy, heavily tattooed mastermind: I ignore that and blame the downturn on movies that haven’t even come out yet and the very audience I should be trying to appeal to, as that’s my job at the end of the day!
If Batman doesn’t have guns, disregard the allies who support and help him, and never smiles a single instance in his homicidal existence, then just who is he?
The what? The Shadow??? Never heard of him. He sounds culturally irrelevant and unprofitable.
The ver. 1.1.2 update applies various changes listed below for the Steam version.
Changes from Ver. 1.1.1:
[Online] Fixed a bug in the Steam version where in a session with random matchmaking enabled, the "Canceled by a different party member." message would sometimes be displayed after undertaking a quest and prevent normal online play from advancing.
[Online] Introduced solutions to address certain difficulties with matchmaking on the Steam version. We're continuing to investigate matchmaking issues and working diligently to provide more stable matchmaking.
Thank you for playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink!
This tiny patch was a follow-up to a rather massive update, which you can check out right here:
Early Access auto battler, Backpack Battles, has taken Steam by storm with its inventory management gameplay mechanics. Complex systems like that often have to be fine tuned a fair bit before they can be considered properly balanced, and the latest patch for the game does exactly that–adjust the balance.
The full patch notes for Backpack Battles patch 0.9.1 on March 15 are below:
Hi everyone,Backpack Battles was released exactly one week ago!Thank you so much for playing :)By the way, the game is still on sale for another week with a 10% discount!We feel like enough time has passed to judge balance for the first time, and made some adjustments to bring the new classes more in line with the old ones. We will see how these changes affect the game and make more adjustments soon accordingly!
Wordle can be an unforgiving puzzle sometimes, and you can often come so close to ending a long winning streak. So, for your convenience, here are some hints as well as the answer for the Wordle today Mar 16.
We present Wordle clues here in a variety of ways to gently help you along, but if you just want the answer straight, spoilers be damned, then scroll all the way down to the section titled Today’s Wordle Answer.
A harmful substance produced by living organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, plants, or animals, that can cause damage to cells, tissues, or organs when ingested, inhaled, or otherwise absorbed into the body.
Wordle Hint Today Fifth Letter
The fifth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“N”
Wordle Hint Today Fourth Letter
The fourth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“I”
Wordle Hint Today Third Letter
The third letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“X”
Wordle Hint Today Second Letter
The second letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“O”
Wordle Hint Today First Letter
The first letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“T”
Today’s Wordle Answer
And finally, here is the Wordle answer today. While this is your last chance to turn back, don’t feel bad about having to look it up.
Sometimes you have just one last chance to solve the puzzle, but three different letters that could viably fit into that last remaining square. At other times the word is so obscure, you just would not have gotten it without having in-depth knowledge about some oddly specific subject.
That’s no reason to lose a streak you have kept going for 1000 days straight! So here goes nothing:
A point in time from which something has continued or developed; the starting point of a period of time.
Wordle #998 For March 13, 2024
“LOCAL“
Something that is nearby, or in the immediate vicinity, as opposed to being widespread or global. Or a person who resides in a particular area or community.
Wordle #997 For March 12, 2024
“HEAVE“
To lift, haul, or throw a heavy object with great effort. Also used to describe when a chest rises and falls rhythmically or spasmodically as if struggling to breathe.
Wordle #996 For March 11, 2024
“PESKY“
An adjective used informally to describe something or someone annoying, bothersome, or causing minor but persistent trouble or irritation.
Wordle #995 For March 10, 2024
“GRASP“
As a noun: a firm hold or grip.
As a verb: to understand or to comprehend something.
Wordle #994 For March 9, 2024
“CHEER“
As a verb, to express happiness or encouragement, oftentimes with a loud shout, slogan, or acclamation.
Wordle #993 For March 8, 2024
“EARLY“
An adjective that refers to something occurring or done before the expected, usual, or appointed time.
Wordle #992 For March 7, 2024
“CLONE“
Produce genetically identical copies of an organism, typically through asexual reproduction or by using biotechnological methods.
Wordle #991 For March 6, 2024
“TEARY“
An adjective that describes someone who is shedding a bodily fluid from their eyes, often as a result of sadness, emotion, or sensitivity.
Wordle #990 For March 5, 2024
“HUNCH“
A noun that refers to a feeling, intuition, or instinctive guess about something, often without any logical explanation or evidence.
A verb that means to bend or stoop forward, typically due to discomfort, fatigue, or cold.
Wordle #989 For March 4, 2024
“FLAME“
The highly visible, brightly glowing, and often flickering component of a fire.
Wordle #988 For March 3, 2024
“STATE“
As a noun: a political entity with defined geographical boundaries, a permanent population, and a government.
Wordle #987 For March 2, 2024
“URBAN“
The social, cultural, and economic aspects of city life, as opposed to rural living.
Wordle #986 For March 1, 2024
“FORTY“
A numeric value that can be arrived at by multiplying four by ten.
Wordle #985 For February 29, 2024
“IMAGE“
A visual representation or depiction of something, typically produced by photography, painting, drawing, or digital means.
Wordle #984 For February 28, 2024
“DEVIL“
A supernatural being, often depicted as evil, malevolent, or the adversary of God.
Wordle #983 For February 27, 2024
“SENSE“
As a noun, any of the five faculties through which stimuli from the external world are received and perceived: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
Wordle #982 For February 26, 2024
“OFTEN“
An adverb that indicates frequency or regularity of occurrence.
Wordle #981 For February 25, 2024
“SMITH“
A common surname of English origin.
A person who works with skill and craftsmanship in the creation of various objects.
Wordle #980 For February 24, 2024
“PIPER“
A musician who plays the bagpipes, a traditional wind instrument.
Wordle #979 For February 23, 2024
“APART“
Separate or detached from something else; not connected or joined together.
Wordle #978 For February 22, 2024
“HEAVY“
Used as an adjective to indicate having great weight; difficult to lift, move, or carry due to mass or density.
Wordle #977 For February 21, 2024
“BUILD“
Used as a verb most commonly: to construct, assemble, or create something, such as a structure, or object.
Wordle #976 For February 20, 2024
“MATCH“
To be equal or corresponding to something else in quality, quantity, or significance.
Wordle #975 For February 19, 2024
“PRICE“
The amount of money or value that must be paid or exchanged to acquire goods or services.
Wordle #974 For February 18, 2024
“RIDGE“
A long, narrow, elevated area of land that forms a crest or a continuous line along the top of a mountain, or hill.
Wordle #973 For February 17, 2024
“PSALM“
A sacred song or hymn, typically from a specific titular Biblical book, which is a collection of religious poems and prayers found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Wordle #972 For February 16, 2024
“STASH“
As a noun: a secret or hidden supply of something, typically valuable or desirable items.
As a verb: to hide or store something away, often for future use or for safekeeping.
Wordle #971 For February 15, 2024
“ASCOT“
A type of necktie or cravat that is typically worn with formal attire. It consists of a narrow strip of fabric that is folded over and tied in a manner similar to a scarf, with the ends tucked into the collar of a shirt.
Wordle can be an unforgiving puzzle sometimes, and you can often come so close to ending a long winning streak. So, for your convenience, here are some hints as well as the answer for the Wordle today Mar 15.
We present Wordle clues here in a variety of ways to gently help you along, but if you just want the answer straight, spoilers be damned, then scroll all the way down to the section titled Today’s Wordle Answer.
To burst or break out suddenly and violently, especially in terms of a volcano releasing lava, ash, and gases.
Wordle Hint Today Fifth Letter
The fifth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“T”
Wordle Hint Today Fourth Letter
The fourth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“P”
Wordle Hint Today Third Letter
The third letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“U”
Wordle Hint Today Second Letter
The second letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“R”
Wordle Hint Today First Letter
The first letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“E”
Today’s Wordle Answer
And finally, here is the Wordle answer today. While this is your last chance to turn back, don’t feel bad about having to look it up.
Sometimes you have just one last chance to solve the puzzle, but three different letters that could viably fit into that last remaining square. At other times the word is so obscure, you just would not have gotten it without having in-depth knowledge about some oddly specific subject.
That’s no reason to lose a streak you have kept going for 999 days straight! So here goes nothing:
Something that is nearby, or in the immediate vicinity, as opposed to being widespread or global. Or a person who resides in a particular area or community.
Wordle #997 For March 12, 2024
“HEAVE“
To lift, haul, or throw a heavy object with great effort. Also used to describe when a chest rises and falls rhythmically or spasmodically as if struggling to breathe.
Wordle #996 For March 11, 2024
“PESKY“
An adjective used informally to describe something or someone annoying, bothersome, or causing minor but persistent trouble or irritation.
Wordle #995 For March 10, 2024
“GRASP“
As a noun: a firm hold or grip.
As a verb: to understand or to comprehend something.
Wordle #994 For March 9, 2024
“CHEER“
As a verb, to express happiness or encouragement, oftentimes with a loud shout, slogan, or acclamation.
Wordle #993 For March 8, 2024
“EARLY“
An adjective that refers to something occurring or done before the expected, usual, or appointed time.
Wordle #992 For March 7, 2024
“CLONE“
Produce genetically identical copies of an organism, typically through asexual reproduction or by using biotechnological methods.
Wordle #991 For March 6, 2024
“TEARY“
An adjective that describes someone who is shedding a bodily fluid from their eyes, often as a result of sadness, emotion, or sensitivity.
Wordle #990 For March 5, 2024
“HUNCH“
A noun that refers to a feeling, intuition, or instinctive guess about something, often without any logical explanation or evidence.
A verb that means to bend or stoop forward, typically due to discomfort, fatigue, or cold.
Wordle #989 For March 4, 2024
“FLAME“
The highly visible, brightly glowing, and often flickering component of a fire.
Wordle #988 For March 3, 2024
“STATE“
As a noun: a political entity with defined geographical boundaries, a permanent population, and a government.
Wordle #987 For March 2, 2024
“URBAN“
The social, cultural, and economic aspects of city life, as opposed to rural living.
Wordle #986 For March 1, 2024
“FORTY“
A numeric value that can be arrived at by multiplying four by ten.
Wordle #985 For February 29, 2024
“IMAGE“
A visual representation or depiction of something, typically produced by photography, painting, drawing, or digital means.
Wordle #984 For February 28, 2024
“DEVIL“
A supernatural being, often depicted as evil, malevolent, or the adversary of God.
Wordle #983 For February 27, 2024
“SENSE“
As a noun, any of the five faculties through which stimuli from the external world are received and perceived: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.
Wordle #982 For February 26, 2024
“OFTEN“
An adverb that indicates frequency or regularity of occurrence.
Wordle #981 For February 25, 2024
“SMITH“
A common surname of English origin.
A person who works with skill and craftsmanship in the creation of various objects.
Wordle #980 For February 24, 2024
“PIPER“
A musician who plays the bagpipes, a traditional wind instrument.
Wordle #979 For February 23, 2024
“APART“
Separate or detached from something else; not connected or joined together.
Wordle #978 For February 22, 2024
“HEAVY“
Used as an adjective to indicate having great weight; difficult to lift, move, or carry due to mass or density.
Wordle #977 For February 21, 2024
“BUILD“
Used as a verb most commonly: to construct, assemble, or create something, such as a structure, or object.
Wordle #976 For February 20, 2024
“MATCH“
To be equal or corresponding to something else in quality, quantity, or significance.
Wordle #975 For February 19, 2024
“PRICE“
The amount of money or value that must be paid or exchanged to acquire goods or services.
Wordle #974 For February 18, 2024
“RIDGE“
A long, narrow, elevated area of land that forms a crest or a continuous line along the top of a mountain, or hill.
Wordle #973 For February 17, 2024
“PSALM“
A sacred song or hymn, typically from a specific titular Biblical book, which is a collection of religious poems and prayers found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Wordle #972 For February 16, 2024
“STASH“
As a noun: a secret or hidden supply of something, typically valuable or desirable items.
As a verb: to hide or store something away, often for future use or for safekeeping.
Wordle #971 For February 15, 2024
“ASCOT“
A type of necktie or cravat that is typically worn with formal attire. It consists of a narrow strip of fabric that is folded over and tied in a manner similar to a scarf, with the ends tucked into the collar of a shirt.
Farming life sim My Time at Sandrock releases a massive maintenance patch on March 15 for Steam PC and Epic. Along with graphics patches galore, there are also a number of bug fixes across the board
The complete patch notes are detailed below.
The follow-up hotfix added some small bug fixes and is linked right here:
My Time At Sandrock V1.2.3 Graphic & Maintenance Update
Alert: Mods need to be updated before loading the game after the March 15 V1.2.3 patch.
Howdy Builders,We've discovered that some mods might potentially corrupt your save data following today's update, particularly the 'Lovers' mod.[The mod maker has updated it to the new version, remember to update it before loading your game!!]To ensure the safety of your game progress, we strongly advise updating all mods before loading your saved games. Alternatively, you can temporarily disable mods until they're compatible with the latest patch.Your patience and cooperation are highly appreciated as we work to address this issue and provide a seamless gaming experience.Thank you for your understanding and continued support!
We just released a maintenance update on Steam and Epic. This update primarily focuses on enhancing the visual aspects of our PC platform to provide you with a more immersive and engaging experience. We have addressed visual issues and optimized graphics performance in the new render pipeline to enhance indoor lighting, shadows, eye highlights, character skins, ambient occlusion, and other aspects, resulting in an overall improved visual experience.Additionally, as part of this maintenance patch, we've included some hotfixes to resolve any hindrances you may encounter in Sandrock.Rest assured that our team is working diligently to minimize any inconvenience and enhance your experience.Please find out the changelist below:
My Time At Sandrock Update Mar 15 Graphic Optimization V1.2.3
Optimized skin translucency to enhance the vividness of characters
Optimized eye highlights to make player characters and NPCs stand out more
Optimized the ambient occlusion (AO) to simulate how light interacts with surfaces in scenes
Optimized the artistic effects of some dungeons and indoor environments
Added the sun glare effect
Added God rays effect to enhance the realism of light streaming through windows.
My Time At Sandrock Update Mar 15 General V1.2.3
Fixed an issue where Musa wouldn't leave Sandrock at the correct time.
Fixed a problem where the game would freeze after a player's character death and choosing to load a save, then closing the interface.
Fixed an issue with monsters spawning above level 100.
Fixed an issue where the Sandfish Aquarium couldn't display fish..
Fixed an issue where some NPCs' AI would spin in circles due to being unable to reach their destination points.
Fixed an issue where one wall indoors in the Amirah's home was missing collision
Fixed the issue with abnormal camera angles when holding the Techno Floppy Disk Box
Fixed the lack of stage-breaking effects for limestone.
Fixed an issue where players couldn't interact with Logan after defeating a boss monster in Lab 7 and choosing to wait for a while.
Fixed NPCs disappearing deep in the desert during the reforestation period.
Fixed an issue where Cooper may remain inside a room and not come out.
Fixed some stones in the Sand Runnding track that would get players stuck.
My Time At Sandrock Update Mar 15 Gameplay and Systems V1.2.3
Fixed an issue with Elsie's behavior after the 'Takin' it Easy' quest.
Fixed an interaction problem with Matilda and Burgess before the charity speech.
Fixed a problem with the quest prompt circle not being removed correctly after completing the 'One Small Step for Sandrockers' quest.
Fixed two unexpected old photos given to Mort.
Fixed a freeze issue with the 'Starship Enterprising' quest when triggered outside of the main scene.
Fixed an issue where the game could freeze during the conversation with parents on the second day of the Summit event when having two children.
Fixed an issue in the 'Catori World' quest where players may experience uncontrollable movement.
Fixed abnormal behavior of Andy after the 'One Flew Over the Bandit Nest' quest.
Fixed abnormal behavior of Venti after the 'Another Night Out' quest
Fixed the potential issue of getting stuck during the 'Fragrant Memories' quest.
My Time At Sandrock Update Mar 15 Visual and Audio V1.2.3
Fixed inconsistencies in the interior and exterior of Mi-an's house.
Fixed occasional appearance of bubble burst effects in the main scene.
Fixed an issue in the 'Let's Play Mahjong' quest where the faulty sound of the mahjong table wasn't properly removed.
Fixed overlapping NPCs at the school.
Fixed the abnormal sound issue when dragging the scrollbar in keyboard and mouse mode.
My Time At Sandrock Update Mar 15 UI V1.2.3
Fixed an issue where a thumbnail would be incorrectly added to the album after playing the acupuncture cutscene.
That’s everything in the patch notes for the graphics and maintenance update V1.2.3 on March 15 for My Time at Sandrock on Steam PC and Epic.
