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Mountain High Unveils 2018-19 Season Pass Sale

2018/10/27

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. – Oct. 26, 2018 – Winter is just around the corner and Mountain High season passes are just $299 through October 31,2018. Prices go up $100 on November 1, so don’t delay buying a season pass to Mountain High, Southern California’s closest winter resort.

“Get your 2018-19 season pass to Mountain High before the prices jump up,” said John McColly, Mountain High vice president of sales and marketing. “These are the lowest rates of the season, so don’t delay.”

With a season pass to Mountain High, guests receive unlimited access to any of its three resorts, day and night, with no restrictions. For avid skiers and snowboarders, a $299 season pass is the best way to save money and pays for itself in just four visits.

New this season, Mountain High is unveiling its new Yeti’s Snow Parks. Located at both the East and North Resorts, these new snow parks provide a fun setting for first-time guests with tubing, snow play and introductory lessons for skiing and snowboarding.

Anytime season passes start at just $299 for adults and $199 for children 12-and-under. Regularly $699 for an adult season pass, skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts can save up to $400 during this limited time offer. Seniors age 70-and-over receive a free season pass and children age 6-and-under receive a free season pass with the purchase of an adult season pass. Click here for a full list of pricing and benefits.

Passes may be purchased online, at the resort and by phone at 888-754-7878. Please note there is a $10 processing fee for all new passes purchased, including seniors and children six-and-under.

Skiers and snowboarders can customize their passes with preferred parking, fast pass lift lines and free visits to 19 partner resorts. Purchase any three add-ons through October 31 and receive the fourth for free:

Powder Alliance Benefits for $99 – Get three days (non-holiday) at 19 premier winter destinations including Snow Valley (Calif.), Sierra-at-Tahoe (Calif.), Sugar Bowl (Calif.) and many more. Tickets are free midweek and 50 percent off non-holiday weekends. Tickets are intended for the pass holder themselves and do not need to be used consecutively. For a list of participating resorts and restrictions click here or check www.powderalliance.com.
Preferred Parking for $99 – Get preferred parking at the West Resort and park up front any day. First come, first served or reserve your spot in advance. Limited quantities are available.
Fast Pass Lift Lines for $99 – Use Mountain High’s new fast pass to skip the lift lines at the Blue Ridge Express (West Resort) and the Mountain High Express (East Resort). No restrictions. Limit one person per fast pass.
$120 Resort Voucher for $99 – Valid towards any ticket, rental, lesson, retail or food and drink purchase at the resort (with the exception of alcohol and season passes).

Guests can enjoy 16 lifts, 59 trails and more than 290 acres of terrific skiing, snowboarding and tubing at Mountain High’s three resorts – West, East and North.

Opening Day at Mountain High is set for November 17, weather-permitting.

For more information on tickets or to purchase Mountain High season passes, click here. Follow Mountain High on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Two Point Hospital Sandbox Mode Trailer

2018/10/26

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Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

October 26, 2018 – We know, we know… You’re engrossed in the sand-swept lands of another game we shan’t name today… But we’ve got a sand-filled (ahem) announcement of our own. Sandbox: Freeplay is making a TwitchCon debut today in Two Point Hospital, and will get a public release next week.

Initially adding the ability to tweak hospitals in a range of ways (rename, unlock every option, and get the Kudosh rolling in, if you’re so inclined), “Sandbox: Freeplay” is the first in a line of planned Sandbox updates for Two Point Hospital, with the studio looking to the community to help shape this feature with their feedback. To celebrate, Two Point Studios have just released a new feature-tastic trailer:

If you’ve been bitten by the Halloween-craze bug, we have the perfect prescription for the next week. Two Point Hospital: Spooooooky Mode includes cases of Frightheadedness, a spooooooky soundtrack and more to enjoy while you eat all the sweets you were definitely going to hand out to the neighbourhood kids trick-or-treating.

Since its release in August, Two Point Hospital has seen over a billion patients cured …and only 150 million callously allowed to die, but we won’t mention those. With such an engaged community, Two Point Studios have taken feedback on board to add new features, such as copy-paste room layouts (for a quick cure to the queues outside your GP’s office) and full staff and patient customization, and are looking to collaborate with players to shape future updates.

In Two Point Hospital, the competition for the top healthcare provider in Two Point County is fierce. To become the best Hospital Administrator, players will have to prove themselves in a diverse assortment of hospital management challenges. Design your hospitals, train and manage staff with their own… unique personalities, and research treatments for very normal illnesses such as Mock Star, Jest Infection or Cubism.

Two Point Hospital is available on Steam and from SEGA approved digital retailers. For more information about all things Two Point Hospital sign up for our Hospital Pass newsletter at www.twopointhospital.com where you will receive the coveted in-game item, the Golden Toilet. You can also follow the game’s progress on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. For more information about SEGA Europe, log on to www.sega.co.uk, follow us on Facebook or on Twitter.

Call of Cthulhu Launch Trailer

2018/10/26

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October 26, 2018 – What lies beyond the veil, scratching at our eyeballs but just out of vision, a terrifying nightmare we simply cannot see? Peer into clear dreams and the murky past in the Call of Cthulhu Launch Trailer, ahead of release on Tuesday, October 30. With music by Black Mirror, Utopia, and The Girl With All The Gifts composer Cristobal Tapia De Veer, the trailer is your last look into the void before release.

An official adaptation of Chaosium’s pen & paper RPG, Call of Cthulhu combines investigation gameplay with the unparalleled narratives of Lovecraft’s renowned Cthulhu mythos. What mysteries will you, as private investigator Edward Pierce, uncover on the too-quiet island of Darkwater off the coast of Boston?

Call of Cthulhu casts you in that role – a struggling alcoholic, tortured by the past, haunted by PTSD and strange visions, Pierce is a dogged investigator with a desire to find the truth. Contracted by the father of the late Sarah Hawkins to look into the mysterious fire that engulfed her mansion and killed her family, Pierce is immediately surrounded by distrustful locals and dead ends on Darkwater. Pressing on, his world begins to unravel as reality breaks down, and dreams become reality… All the while, the Great Dreamer prepares its awakening.

Call of Cthulhu releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 30. Digital and retail pre-orders are available on PC and consoles.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald to be Released in ScreenX

2018/10/25

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Geek News, Movie News, News, Tech News

Los Angeles, CA (October 24, 2018) – CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, announced today that one of the year’s most anticipated films, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” will be released in ScreenX, bringing the Wizarding World™ to the big screen for the first time ever in the immersive, one-of-a-kind format. The all-new adventure comes to ScreenX theaters worldwide beginning November 16.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the third film in a multi-picture agreement between Warner Bros. Pictures and CJ 4DPLEX, following the globally successful ScreenX engagements of the blockbusters “The Meg” and “The Nun.” The ScreenX slate continues in December with the much-anticipated undersea epic “Aquaman,” followed by the first solo feature of fan-favorite “Shazam!” in April 2019.

ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection theatre technology that allows a 270-degree panoramic movie watching experience. ScreenX allows the audience to go beyond the frame of the traditional movie screen, utilizing a proprietary system to expand the center screen image to the side walls, surrounding audiences with imagery and providing a sense of being inside the movie.

“We are thrilled to bring the ScreenX experience to ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ through our partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures,” stated CJ 4DPLEX. “We are certain the expansive, 270-degree screen will immerse audiences in the Wizarding World as never before and deliver all the magic, mystery and adventure this much-anticipated epic has to offer.”

Thomas Molter, EVP of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, added, “We’re excited to continue our relationship with CJ 4DPLEX on this new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ adventure. The Wizarding World has always been a thrilling destination for fans, but this will be their first opportunity to experience this magical universe with the full immersion of ScreenX.”

ScreenX has quickly enhanced its international reach, successfully screening Hollywood blockbusters and local feature films alike, including a record of five Hollywood blockbusters released in ScreenX this year. In the past 12 months alone, ScreenX has seen a surge in the number of ScreenX installed auditoriums, which have grown to 164, a more than 30% increase year-over-year and will nearly double its footprint with the recently announced expansion plan with the Cineworld Group to open 100 locations across the U.S. and Europe.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege Halloween Event Announced

2018/10/25

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SAN FRANCISCO – October 25, 2018 – Today, UBISOFT^®announced the second event of Rainbow Six^® Siege Year 3, the Mad House Halloween Event. This year’s Halloween event will last one week, beginning today, October 25^th, ending on Halloween night, Wednesday October 31^st. In this new Playlist, players will have to choose between five attackers (Ash, Thermite, Buck, Hibana and Finka), five defenders (Mira, Vigil, Valkyrie, Jager, and Pulse), all available in Halloween skins, and try to defeat the opposite team in a revisited Halloween version of the iconic map “House”. The Crimsonveil Collection will introduce brand new skins for five new operators. Additionally, classic 2017 Halloween skins are once again available for a limited time.

The “Mad House” Event includes the new “Trick or treat” Ubisoft Club Challenge that allows players to earn one Crimsonveil pack if they achieve 30 kills while playing the Mad House map and a second pack if they manage to reach 60 kills. In addition, any players that log-in between October 25^th and November 5^th will receive one free pack.

Alongside this limited-time event, the Crimsonveil Collection will be available for purchase from Thursday October 25^th to Sunday November 5^th. This limited-time Halloween themed collection will offer players 22 exclusive* cosmetic items for Operators Finka, Jager, Thermite, Valkyrie, and Vigil and can be obtained by purchasing the Crimsonveil Pack at a cost of 300 R6 credit per pack.

*No duplications.

To learn more about the Mad House Halloween event, please visit: Here

Bionik Unveils Mantis PlayStation VR Headphones

2018/10/25

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Los Angeles, CA (October 25, 2018) – Bionik, a manufacturer of innovative and high quality gaming accessories, is thrilled to announce the Mantis™ is now officially licensed for use exclusively with PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and PlayStation®VR (PS VR) in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Russia, India and Oceania. Bionik’s unique detachable headphones will help players further immerse themselves in the incredible virtual worlds of PS VR.

Mantis is engineered for seamless integration with PS VR, featuring a unique clip-on design for easy attachment and removal. Comprised of high quality components and a complementary color scheme, the headphones are lightweight, intuitive to use and come complete with an audio cable for use with PS VR. The officially licensed Mantis will include both on-ear and over-the-ear attachment options, which allows for even more customization to fit the needs of all PS VR players.

“The Mantis was designed from its inception to complement and enhance the extraordinary PS VR experience as a natural extension of the headset,” said Amir Navid, Bionik’s SVP of Product Development. “We’re thrilled to partner with SIEE on the official licensed release of Mantis, and look forward to serving our SIEE region customers that have been excited for the Mantis’ debut. This kit will include everything you need for customized, integrated, and immersive sound made even richer thanks to PS VR’s 3D Audio capabilities.

For more information on Bionik check out www.bionikgaming.com and www.facebook.com/bionikgaming and follow on Twitter @BionikGaming.

Universal Studios Offers Stranger Things Horror Nights Maze Daytime Walkthrough

2018/10/23

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Geek News, Halloween, News

Universal City, CA, October 23, 2018 – For the first time, Universal Studios Hollywood offers guests a “lights on” walk-through experience of the all-new “Stranger Things” maze during the day, providing an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at how the Upside Down comes to life at “Halloween Horror Nights” from Monday, October 29 through Friday, November 2. The self-guided tour of the movie-quality sets featured in the “Stranger Things” maze is included in the price of daytime admission to the theme park.

“Halloween Horror Nights” continues select nights now through Sunday, November 4, adding one more terrifying night due to popular demand.

Working collaboratively with Netflix, along with the creators and executive producer of the blockbuster series—Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer and Shawn Levy, the maze is an authentic representation of “Stranger Things,” designed to transport guests into artfully recreated scenes and storylines in season one. From the menacing Hawkins National Laboratory, under the U.S. Department of Energy, to the Byers home adorned with an erratic display of flashing Christmas lights and the eerie Upside Down woods oozing a shower of floating orb-like spores, guests will discover how the chilling new maze offers surprising twists and unexpected turns around every corner – in the light of day.

Each night at “Halloween Horror Nights,” the parallel universe, referred to as the Upside Down, that terrorized the small town of Hawkins, Indiana in “Stranger Things,” brings the chittering, predatory Demogorgon to stalk unwitting guests as they encounter iconic scenes, characters and environments from the mesmerizing season one of the critically-acclaimed series.

Universal Studios’ “Halloween Horror Nights” is the ultimate Halloween event. For more than 25 years, guests from around the world have visited “Halloween Horror Nights” to become victims inside their own horror film. Multiple movie-quality mazes based on iconic horror television shows, films and original stories come to life season after season, while the streets of each park’s event are transformed into highly-themed scare zones with menacing scare-actors lunging from every darkened corner.

For the first time ever, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Singapore are partnering with Netflix to bring “Stranger Things” to life at this year’s “Halloween Horror Nights” events. For more information and to purchase tickets for “Halloween Horror Nights,” visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com.

Spintires: MudRunner American Wilds Launch Trailer

2018/10/23

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October 23, 2018 – Indie hit Spintires: MudRunner gets even more gripping with the American Wilds expansion available today on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and the Switch version coming November 27. Check out the American Wilds Launch Trailer to see much-requested added features: new vehicles from Ford, Chevrolet, Hummer and more, plus maps based on the roughest terrain of the United States, adding to Spintires: MudRunner’s unique gameplay. All of this is available in the new expansion, or as a stand-alone edition, which includes the base game, the expansion, and all the DLC released so far together in one package.

Overcome muddy terrain, raging rivers, and other obstacles that realistically react to the weight and movement of your vehicle, powered by the game’s advanced physics engine. For the first time, American Wilds includes well-known vehicles such as the Ford F-150, the Chevrolet K5 Blazer, and GM’s iconic Hummer, among others. These additions increase the total amount of vehicles to 33, with more than 60 add-ons, all playable solo or with up to three others in co-op multiplayer. On PC they join hundreds of mods created by the passionate MudRunner community for an ever-evolving experience.

Also added to the roster are Mount Logmore and Grizzly Creek, two new sandbox maps inspired by the rugged landscapes of Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. The maps also include a pair of new challenges for crane operation and flatbed delivery.

Spintires: MudRunner – American Wilds and the American Wilds Edition are available today for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Aces of the Luftwaffe Squadron – Nebelgeschwader DLC Announced

2018/10/23

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Giebelstadt, Germany, October 23rd 2018: This is the Oberkommando of the Luftwaffe speaking: the Nebelgeschwader is ready for action on November 13th, which is perfect timing given all the Nebel in the air. Our counterintelligence will make sure that the Geschwader is completely disguised as a simple DLC pack, but understand that this is, in fact, a full add-on with exactly the same volume of content as the base game Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron: 25 new levels, six epic new boss sights, four different pilots and a local co-op mode for up to 4 players. They will never know what hit them…

In The Nebelgeschwader DLC on Steam, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One series devices (including Xbox One X), players take on the role of a German elite squadron (The Nebelgeschwader). The events take place at the same time as Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron, but on a different front as the Nebelgeschwader operates from a secret base in the the Bermuda Triangle.

Knott’s Berry Farm Announces Military Tribute Days 2018

2018/10/23

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Geek News, News

October 23, 2018 – Knott’s Berry Farm pays tribute to U.S. veterans, both retired and current personnel, with free park admission during its Military Tribute Days. This offer is valid to all past and present armed forces personnel and one guest. Six additional tickets may be purchased at a discounted rate of $39 each from November 1 – November 15 and for $45 each from November 26 – December 21. U.S veterans and active military can also take advantage of discounted rates at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel with a special rate of $105 per night. For information and promotion details, please visit knotts.com.

WHO: Current U.S or retired military personnel

WHEN: November 1 – November 15, 2018 & November 26 – December 21, 2018

TIME: Available during park operating hours.

WHERE: Knott’s Berry Farm, 8039 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park CA 90620