returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith's actions at this year's Oscars.Many expected the slap heard 'round the world to be the primary focus of the night's cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump.However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn't hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update. And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.
‘Chocobo GP’ issues addressed by Square Enix
15.03.2022 - 16:53 / nme.com
Square Enix has acknowledged issues raised by players of Chocobo GP, and confirmed that it will investigate the problems and take action.After the racing game was released earlier this month, players shared their disappointment with the game’s ongoing issues with bugs, while some have shared their concerns about the game’s reliance on in-game microtransactions (via Eurogamer).Square Enix has now addressed players’ issues with Chocobo GP in an official statement on Twitter, which roughly translates to, “Thank you for playing Chocobo Grand Prix. We are currently receiving many inquiries, and we would like to inform you about the status of various problems and future updates.”“We are investigating the cause of each problem and taking corrective action.”Hironori Okayama, the producer on Chocobo GP, also said “We apologise for the inconvenience caused to the players due to problems with the battle function and lack of advance notice.
The development team will work as one to deal with any defects so that they can be repaired as soon as possible.”Ahead of the issues being fixed, Square will be implementing some new changes first. Players will now start seeing a minimised score required to raise their level in Chocobo GP and it’s also rewarded every player with 500 Mithril for the trouble.The developer also confirmed that more characters, tracks, and costumes will release in future seasons – which are scheduled every two months – with Okayama saying, “We have also received many comments on how to provide additional DLC.
We take this seriously and will continue to do our best to provide updates that will satisfy everyone who purchases [the game]”. In other news, a Final Fantasy 35th anniversary website has been created teasing
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Chris Rock's Brother, Tony, Again Addresses Will Smith's Oscar Slap
Chris Rock's brother didn't mince words when addressing Will Smith's Oscars slap, slamming the star for the controversial moment heard and seen around the world.Tony Rock recently took the stage at his own comedy show and opened with a warning. In video footage obtained by, Tony's projected on a video board and he can be seen saying, «If you think you gonna walk up on this stage, this ain't the motherf**ing Oscars.» He later added, «And if you walk your ass up here, you ain't nominated for s**t but these motherf***ing hands.
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