MPGH News - 137th Edition

**[MPGH]Hova** · 01-16-2017

108th Edition - January 16th, 2017

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

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Signature of the Month:
The winner of the November Movie/Comic Books Themed Signature of the Month contest is @NUKE99X as seen here. His submission will be used for the next few contest editions as a nice and yet, simple artistic sample with the purpose of making others join them.

Staff Changes:

Promotions:
None this week
Demotions/Resignations:
None this week

Hot Threads:

CIA head John Brennan warns Trump to watch his tongue
Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan has warned US President-elect Donald Trump to avoid off-the-cuff remarks once he takes the office. He said spontaneity was not in the interests of national security. Mr. Trump is known for regularly making broad pronouncements on issues of national importance on his Twitter feed. Mr. Brennan also said that Mr. Trump did not fully appreciate Russia's capabilities or intentions - "I think Mr. Trump has to understand that absolving Russia of various actions that it's taken in the past number of years is a road that he, I think, needs to be very, very careful about moving down".

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Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong crashes into homes in Kyrgyzstan
A Turkish cargo plane has crashed into homes and people on the ground in Kyrgyzstan, says officials. The Boeing 747 crashed into homes near Manas airport in Kyrgyzstan, about 25 kilometers north of the capital city of Bishkek. At least 15 buildings were destroyed, and a number of people have been reported to be dead, with some of the deceased being children. The plane belonged to a Turkish cargo carrier known as ACT, which flies under the name of MyCargo. The government of Kyrgyzstan has said that the cargo plane was traveling on behalf of Turkish Airlines, but at the time, it was not confirmed until Turkish Airlines tweeted a message stating, "Our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the tragic incident involving an ACT Airlines aircraft in Kyrgyzstan." The plane came down around 7:30 local time on the village of Dacha-Suu, which is known to be a popular holiday getaway place. The exact reason for the crash is unknown, but the conditions there are some factors that may play a role in why the plane crashed. There was dense, freezing fog, and visibility was poor. In addition, the plane was approximately 14 years old, which may point to the plane having parts that were rusted out and not replaced for a long time, ultimately leading to the crash of the plane. Our condolences are with the family of those that have passed away.

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Nintendo Switch preorders sold out extremely quickly
Video game shop Gamestop announced that they sold all of their Nintendo Switch console pre-order stock for the time being. Gamestop's first batch of system preorders opened at Gamestop on Friday, January 13. Within only a few hours of the Switch live presentation, all system preorders had been sold.

"The fact that this initial allotment has been completely reserved in a matter of a few days demonstrates gamers' desire for this fun and revolutionary gaming system," That's what Gamestop's merchandising VP Bob Puzon said about the excellent turnout for the switch.

Something else that Puzon said that was interesting was that Game stop is supposedly "working closely" with Nintendo them selfs to make sure they will have enough Switch consoles, unfortunately, there isn't an ETA on when the next batch of consoles will be available. On the bright side, GameStop said they still have 16 games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Zelda: Breath of the Wild are still in stock to preorder, as well as some accessories. The Nintendo Switch officially launches on March 3rd. The current Retail is $300USD.

Nintendo Switch: 5 Most Exciting Games in 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The major announcement at Nintendos presentation was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Link will explore an massive open world, the story line will be more complex accompanied with voice acting and long list from new gameplay features. Breath of the Wild is one of the most waited and wanted games and maybe will be a major reason for big part of the sold consoles.
The game will be available on March 3rd.

Super Mario Odyssey

The new Super Mario is inspired by the design philosophy of Super Mario 64, designers say that the game is made for the core gamers of this genre. Mario will be in large sandbox with unique locations to explore and with new powers. One of the levels is based on visually striking copy of New York City.
The game will be available on holiday 2017.

Arms

We all know that Nintendo is not shy to use strange-looking or weird characters or scenarios for their games. The title presents boxing game played from over the top. It will feature online and local multiplayer and play vs bots. You will fight using the Joy-Con controllers motion sensors.
The game will be available this Spring.

Splatoon 2

Anyone who loved the original game will have chance to play the sequel with new customization items, weapons and more. Splatoon 2 will be one of the best online multiplayer games if it gets accepted as good as the first game.
The game will be available this Summer.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

The original Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the most well-received JRPG's in the past years, after that was Xenoblade Chronicles X but it didn't manage to generate so much fan love. Announcing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a great surprise for the fans worried that the franchise was dead. Little to nothing is known for the new game, only available info is that there will be a brand new protagonist and a sprawling open world for the players to explore.
The game will be available in 2017.

Lily Drone is Dead
A while back a company known as Lily Robotics stormed onto the drone scene with a product that would revolutionize personal drones. At the time, there were very few companies that had consumer friendly drones that could capture video with ease. A very notable company would be DJI but with a price tag of upwards of $1,000 USD, only hard core drone and videography enthusiasts bought it. Lily Robotics took this opportunity to launch their own personalized drone that would be consumer friendly and easy to use. The idea behind the drone was the ability for the drone to be easily deployed and hands free. You could simply toss the drone out and it will automatically begin to fly and follow you while capturing video. It is also completely waterproof as well. The company came out with a Kickstarter campaign which became viral within a few days. A few notable YouTubers such as Casey Neistat spoke about the drone in their videos claiming that such a product would be revolutionary. The idea was simple but the execution was not. Within a week of the Kickstarter campaign opening the campaign raised a few million dollars in funding. One of the incentives for pledging money to the company was a pre-order for the drone. At the end of the campaign, the Kickstarter campaign had over $34 million USD in funding and pre-orders. Of course, a company as small as Lily couldn't keep up with the orders and has just recently announced that in efforts to fulfill them all and push out a final product, the company has run out of money. The company heads have announced publicly that will be refunding all pre-orders very shortly. The current state of the company looks very grim. There is a very high chance that this company will close their doors permanently after this fiasco.

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SpaceX successfully lands its first-stage Falcon 9 rocket on drone ship
A first stage Falcon 9 rocket was successfully recovered by SpaceX during a launch on Saturday, becoming the 7th recovered rocket overall, and the first one for this drone landing barge. A video was captured for the recovery from the rocket’s perspective which helps you see the whole process as it touches down. On April 8, 2016, it was the first time for SpaceX to recover a Falcon 9 first stage successfully at sea using a drone ship, and the last time was in August, during a launch before the explosion of September 1. A total of five first stages were recovered using autonomous barges, which arrange themselves according to sea conditions and coordinate with the rocket resulting in a successful recovery. These recoveries are key to SpaceX’s mission of reducing the cost of space flight, which contribute to their larger goal of making humanity an interplanetary species. An average of $60 million is currently charged by SpaceX for a launch, which is a lot less than its competitors in this industry. The re-usage of Falcon 9 first stage’s components for multiple missions would help increasing its ability of making money on each launch, since they don’t have to start building an entire rocket each time they want to explore space. However, SpaceX isn’t re-using the recovered rockets yet, but it is studying them to make the recovery process as efficient as possible.
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The Weeknd - Party Monster Video
As promised on Thursday, January 12, 2017, The Weeknd released a new video for "Party Monster", which is the latest single from his Starboy album. The video finds The Weeknd reuniting with director BRTHR, who brings the same gritty excess and hyper-stylized asthetics, just like their previous collaboration, "In The Night". The video for "Party Monster", opens with the Weeknd speeding through the desert in a sports car amidst getic flashes of crosses and fires. The fever dream deepens as the singer encounters a femme fatale played by Zoe Aggliki, and the pair descends into an eerie underground and drag race across the desert. The warped madness of their encounter finally ends with a clear-cut shot of Aggeliki's car flying off a cliff while the scene flashes in The Weeknd's sunglasses. The video follows The Weeknd's MANIA short film, as well as the clip for "Starboy", which became the singer's third No. 1 single in December.
Watch The Weeknd's new video for "Party Monster" above.

The xx - I See You
The xx has released a new album, their third studio album. I'm not a huge fan of The xx but on occasion I do enjoy their music. Although The xx has veered off the path of indie pop as their debut album describes, they still remain in touch with the genre in a few ways. For the narrators of some of these songs, there’s a constant war between how the world sees them and how they feel inside, and self-love isn’t part of the equation. On “Performance,” Madley Croft sings about keeping up appearances, giving the illusion that everything is okay when she’s really dying inside. “Brave for You” is a tribute to her deceased parents, but it could be about anyone who believes in you more than you believe in yourself. A few songs on this album resemble the classic The xx we're used to, but there's a slightly new sound coming from most of the songs. Not an album I would dissect into singles to play randomly throughout a shuffled playlist, but something I would sit down and listen to all the way through. I'll refrain from giving this album a numeral rating as it's incredibly hard to judge. Overall good album and nice structure and placement of tracks.

Green Bay Packers upset Dallas Cowboys 34-31.
On a last second field goal by Mason Crosby Aaron Rodger's Packers are moving to the NFC Championship game against the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys who were the #1 seed and favorites to make it out the NFC fell short again in their first playoff game of the season. They played a sloppy game the first half and weren't able to fully recover. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett may be on the hot seat if he doesn't win a Superbowl soon. Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, is 75 and wants to see his Cowboys win a Superbowl before his time is up, and after 6 years of only winning 1 playoff game Jason Garrett's job is soon in jeopardy even at 13-3. The Packers on the other hand are the hottest team in the league, and they have arguably the best quarterback in the league as well. It will be a showdown on Sunday with MVP candidate Matt Ryan vs Aaron Rodgers I hope you all tune in.

What to See In New York Art Exhibits This Week
There are many Exhibits to go and see this week in New York. If you are there or are going to be there make sure to check these out; These exhibits will not disappoint as they're great exhibits and all have good reiviews.

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Rita Lundqvist’s third solo show at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is her most impressive yet. Over the years, this Swedish artist’s grave little paintings have negotiated a Minimalist peace between figuration and abstraction that is increasingly pared down, spellbinding and formally powerful (Bonakdar 1).

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As part of his 2012 graduate project at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies, Duane Linklater, a Cree artist from Northern Ontario, did a beautiful thing: He planted blueberry bushes on the center’s wide lawn. It was a gesture of both possession and sharing. The garden was on land rightfully owned by indigenous people, as every inch of American soil is, but its bounty was beyond owning, there for everyone to sample (Bonakdar 2).

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Few artists have a connection to art history the way graffitists who knew Henry Chalfant did. A short film included in “Henry Chalfant: 1980” at Eric Firestone shows how, after “bombing” a subway car with aerosol paint, graffitists would leave a message for Mr. Chalfant with a precise description of the subway line, car and nature of the work they had just made. Mr. Chalfant would then grab his 35-millimeter camera and document it before transit authorities could buff the train (Bonakdar 3).

RotMG Hacks and Cheats
This week @ROBBOBBY brought us a great Realm of the Mad God hacked client! This hacked client is extremely simple to use as always. But always be cautious while using you don't wanna get banned. This week's hack obviously features TONS of HACKS and TOOLS for you to use in game; Some of these tools and hacks are: AutoLoot, Event Notifier, Sprite World Hack, Aim Hack and more! If you'd like to check the rest of the hacks and the many many tools and get information and what they do please read the thread. This hack is extremely useful. Orape is a classic hacked client which will always satisfy your neends! I will for sure be using it. So as always, it's easy to use, and as well a very easy installation as well so no need to worry about that! Have fun using this hack!
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World of Warcraft Hacks / Bots

This week we are featuring the World of Warcraft Hacks / Bots section, which is currently moderated by [MPGH]Raple, [MPGH]Buddie, and [MPGH]Wyo.
World of Warcraft is a free-2-play MMORPG made by Blizzard. This game can only be ran on a Windows or Macintosh OS machine, supporting computers made within the last 4 years.
World of Warcraft is a great game to play during your spare time since this game doesn't require too much attention or skill to play.
Since the download size is quite big, you will find yourself needing to wait a while before you can begin playing. However, since Blizzard supports game playing after a certain amount is downloaded so you can play a bit and see if you enjoy the game. If not, don't fear as you wouldn't have used much bandwidth.
The MPGH hack section provides cheats such as bots and multiboxing tools to assist you in the game.

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Allergic to....all?
Ever thought it wasn't possible to be allergic to things like macaroni and cheese or pizza, or any other thing that tastes out of this world? What if I told you it was possible to be allergic to other humans.. even say, ones own loved one? Enter the life of Johanna Watkins, a 29 year old female, who shortly after her and her husband Scott Watkins marriage, has developed what is called mast cell activation syndrome, a very rare disease, that when dumbed down, essentially means she is allergic to hundreds if not thousands of different things, including her poor husband's Scott and his scent. Most cases of the syndrome are very mild and go almost unnoticed, however in Johanna's case, her reactions are so severe that she could die if not aided. Johanna's life went from baby showers to frequent appointments, and she continues to struggle in her clean room, the only place she can be without fear of having an allergic reaction. There is no cure at the moment for Mast Cell activation syndrome, and everyday doctors around the world are trying to find a solution so that maybe, Johanna and others like her, might be able to go out into the world again someday.

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**ByodoM** · 01-16-2017

I really enjoy the music news. Wish it was longer though, paging @Schuba and @Logic

P.S Excellent work as always news team!

**Organized Chaos' Shepherd** · 01-16-2017

Read it and now weeping. Fantastic news guys

Happy Martin Luther King Day

**Calm** · 01-16-2017

Im sad that cowboys lost.

@Hova thanks for putting my name, Im famous now.

**Logic** · 01-16-2017

Originally Posted by ByodoM

I really enjoy the music news. Wish it was longer though, paging @Schuba and @Logic

P.S Excellent work as always news team!

what you want m8

**ByodoM** · 01-16-2017

Originally Posted by Logic

what you want m8

Pretty sure I said it clearly? Since you and @Schuba created the music part, I was hoping if it could be longer next time because of how good it was.