Pixels & Ink #281 - Maze of Oscar Noms

Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 9:41 p.m.

This week, Brendan, Phil, Jordan, and Lisa take a look at the latest news from Hollywood and the gaming scene. In reviews, the team looks at Maze Runner: The Death Cure and\xa0Sea of Thieves.\n\nFirst up, the Pixels & Ink\xa0team takes a look at some of the biggest games titles to launch this week:\xa0Dragon Ball FighterZ,\xa0Celeste,\xa0The Inpatient, and of course,\xa0Monster Hunter World. In other game news, Nintendo announced their plan to end their social app\xa0Miitomo in May. Finally, they explore the news that Yuji Naka, co-creator and "grandfather of Sonic", has joined on with Square Enix.\n\nIn entertainment news, the team talks about the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards and some of the surprising things to come from the announcement. The team also takes a look at new information coming out of a third\xa0Bill and Ted movie, a new\xa0Clue\xa0movie involving Ryan Reynolds and\xa0Deadpool\xa0writers, and how John Cena is in talks to star as Duke Nukem in an upcoming Michael Bay movie featuring the infamous\xa0videogame character.\n\nPhil saw\xa0Maze Runner: The Death Cure this week, and is eternally grateful\xa0that the YA glorified dystopian\xa0trilogy\xa0has finally come to an end, likely bringing the\xa0genre down with it. Lisa sailed her\xa0way across the seas in the\xa0Sea of Thieves\xa0closed\xa0beta and is slowly learning how to be her best pirate self in the process.\n\nTune in for all this and more, this week on Pixels & Ink!