Apple Maps Now Shows Traffic Conditions in Argentina

Apple Maps has recently been updated to provide users with real-time traffic conditions in Argentina. As usual, highly congested areas will display orange or red lines along the roads to indicate that drivers may face delays. Argentina is the fourth Latin American country to support the feature after Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

Apple Maps shows traffic conditions in over 40 other countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, and elsewhere.

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Apple SIM Can Now Be Used With Truphone in 40 Countries

Truphone has introduced international data plans for iPad users with an Apple SIM, including 500MB for €8, 1GB for €11, and 3GB for €20. Each plan lasts up to 30 days and can be used in 40 countries, such as the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

For now, iPad users need to be in Spain when purchasing an Apple SIM plan from Truphone for the first time, but the data can then be used in any of the 40 participating countries. Truphone said it plans to roll out its Apple SIM plans for purchase across Europe and beyond in the coming weeks.

Apple SIM enables iPad users to easily switch between different short-term data plans from select carrier partners without needing multiple SIM cards. Apple SIM can be used in more than 140 countries and territories around the world, making it particularly convenient for staying connected while traveling.

Apple SIM is embedded in the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and preinstalled in cellular-enabled iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Apple SIM is also available for purchase separately at Apple Store locations in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Keep in mind that not all carriers support Apple SIM, and it is not available in China.

Truphone data plans can be purchased or topped up on compatible iPads by tapping Settings > Mobile Data > Set Up Mobile Data. No Wi-Fi connection is needed to purchase a plan. iOS 10.2 or later is said to be required. Truphone is offering first-time customers 100MB of data for free to trial the service.

Other Apple SIM partners around the world include AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Three UK, EE, AlwaysOnline Wireless, GigSky, SoftBank, and au by KDDI. As a pricing comparison, GigSky offers data in over 140 countries for between 1 and 10 cents per MB depending on the region.

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The HoloLens version of ‘Portal’ jumps right into the real world

If the thought of immersing yourself in Portal in VR has already got your brain tied in knots, just wait until you step into the HoloLens version. Developer KennyW has successfully ported a basic rendering of Valve’s wildly popular first person puzzle-shooter to play on Microsoft’s augmented reality hardware, and the result is just as trippy as you’d expect. Since this is just a proof-of-concept, there are no puzzles to solve just yet, but it does turn a boring old office building into a mind-bending Aperture Science playground.

While the HoloLens-wearing test subjects unfortunately (fortunately?) can’t step through the portals themselves, an AR Weighted Companion Cube behaves just as it would in the game — even tumbling down stairs and bouncing off of other real-world objects as it knocks over a rendered sentry gun. As Kenny told The Next Web, getting the basic game mechanics working on the HoloLens was a seemingly simple matter of re-building the game inside the developer-friendly Unity engine. All we need now is for someone to tie the VR and AR versions together into one incredibly confusing shared reality.

Source: Gaming subreddit

‘Wolfenstein’ parody explores whether hurting Nazis is OK

Game developer Ramsey Nasser put a timely spin on classic MS-DOS game Wolfenstein 3D. “People have been asking if punching fascists is OK, ” he wrote on Twitter, “so I made a game exploring that question.” The result of his little project is Dialogue 3D — it’s still Wolfenstein, but every time you’re about to shoot a Nazi, a dialogue box pops up. Before you can pull the trigger, you’ll have to answer questions like “Is it OK to shoot Nazis?” or “Is it okay to deny fascists a platform?” or “Wouldn’t peaceful protest be more effective?”

Nasser is, of course, talking about the Inauguration Day attack on Richard Spencer, an “alt-right” leader who dreams of “a new society, an ethno-state that would be a gathering point for all Europeans,” who wants to ban interracial relationships and who supports “peaceful ethnic cleansing.” Spencer was punched on the head in front of a camera while being interviewed, and it had people asking if it’s OK to “punch a Nazi.” Even The New York Times ran a story tackling that very question — this is Nasser’s take on the whole situation.

You can play Dialogue 3D on its website since it’s based on the HTML 5 port of Wolfenstein. But you can also download it if you want to shoot Nazis (or not) anytime you want.

People have been asking if punching fascists is OK, so I made a game exploring that question. Enjoy Dialogue 3-D https://t.co/VH0lZ37H2E pic.twitter.com/caaPUUDMfM

— Ramsey Nasser (@ra) February 6, 2017

Via: The Verge

Source: Ramsey Nasser

‘Adr1ft’ developer joins a VR startup, leaves old studio behind

If you were hoping for a sequel to Adr1ft, the game about a zero-gravity escape from a destroyed space station high above Earth, you might want to place those expectations elsewhere. Head of Three One Zero and lead developer Adam Orth (above) says that his old studio had “run its course,” in an interview with VentureBeat. Now? He’s working with VR startup First Contact (ROM Extraction) where the team is “advancing the medium [VR] with every single thing they make.” While console versions never saw VR support, Adr1ft was available on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets.

As a refresher, Adr1ft was the allegorical game about Orth’s experiences after having the internet come after him. While serving as creative director for Microsoft’s gaming division, he made a few ill-advised tweets about the then-unreleased Xbox One’s possible requirement of always having an internet connection.

“The internet totally erupted,” he told me in 2015. “I got death threats.”

Signing off… pic.twitter.com/3ND5WaXttu

— Three One Zero (@ThreeOneZero_) January 1, 2017

Via: Gamasutra

Source: VentureBeat, Three One Zero (Twitter)

Score $171 off a 24-inch Samsung LED monitor for gaming on a budget

While any old monitor will usually suffice, if you’re looking for one to enhance your gaming experience, certain models are simply better than others. These monitors feature enhanced picture quality, providing a better picture of what is happening when you are playing, and often come with specially designed game modes with perks such as faster video response times. If you’re in need of one but on a budget, consider this Samsung Simple LED 24-inch Monitor (model S24D300H) normally priced at $300 but currently discounted on Amazon to only $129, instantly saving you a full $171 with the current 57 percent discount.

More: Immerse Yourself In the Action With the Best Gaming Monitors

This 24-inch LED Samsung monitor features a game mode that automatically optimizes picture quality. With the touch of a button, game mode accurately detects changes in scenes, enhances colors, and adjusts the contrast so you see everything more clearly. With a built-in fast video response, there is less of a lag allowing you to better keep up with the action. The monitor is designed for an enhanced viewing experience with a mega dynamic contrast ratio for a crisp, clear picture and brilliant, true-to-life colors. This mega dynamic contrast ratio technology manages contrast ratio in real time showcasing bright colors, ultra-dark blacks, and pristine whites. Additionally, the built-in magic upscale prevents image degradation when images and videos are displayed on a laptop or another device.

The monitor has an ultra-thin design and comes in a high-gloss finish providing a sleek look that blends naturally with your entertainment center or workspace. HDMI and VGA ports give you a range of connectivity options, while the eco-saving feature lets you choose from three energy-saving modes: 25 percent, 50 percent, or power saving off, earning the device an Energy Star 6.0 rating for energy efficiency.

The Samsung Simple LED 24-inch Monitor is certified refurbished and normally carries a $300 price tag, but for a limited time, you can score one on Amazon for only $129, giving you a 57 percent or $171 discount.

$129 on Amazon

Micron’s 3D XPoint-based OuantX memory devices may not arrive until late 2017

Why it matters to you

Micon will offer a second option for customers wanting to speed up their systems using memory products using the latest technology, but not until late this year.

Intel’s Optane products that rely on 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology, which was co-developed with Micron, finally made their debut at CES 2017 in January. However, they won’t be the only memory solutions in 2017 to rely on this new technology, as Micron plans to release products of its own under the QuantX brand that will focus on high-end systems and servers.

Scott DeBoer, vice president of Micron, made this revelation during an analyst meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, indicating that 3D XPoint technology aims to increase storage capacity while reducing data latency and end-user cost though DIMM modules and solid-state drives. But those products will not be made available for a while, giving Intel a big leap ahead of Micron in regard to market saturation with 3D XPoint-based products.

That is because Micron indicated in a recent earnings call that the company would see very little revenue from products based on this technology in fiscal 2017. Instead, Micron expects to see five percent of its revenue in fiscal 2018 stemming from its currently unannounced 3D XPoint-based QuantX devices.

More: Intel’s partners already testing memory modules based on its Optane technology

During CES 2017, Intel revealed two Optane stick-shaped SSDs that slip into M.2 slots on motherboards. The modules only had 16GB and 32GB capacities, meaning they would be used to provide SSD-like performance in systems that still rely on clunky hard drives. These sticks can also be mounted on a special PCI Express card that is installed in a system like a graphics card.

A system with an installed Optane storage device becomes faster because the most-used files are stored in the 3D XPoint memory while all the other data resides on the hard drive. The big deal with 3D XPoint memory is that it is supposedly 1,000 times faster than NAND flash technology and 1,000 times more reliable too. Even more, 3D XPoint is around half the cost of DRAM.

3D XPoint technology is different than standard NAND flash technology in that it stacks memory cells vertically instead of horizontally. It doesn’t rely on transistors but instead consists of a “three-dimensional checkerboard” featuring memory cells that sit at the intersection of rows (word lines) and columns (bit lines). This enables memory cells to be accessed directly, which contain small amounts of data that can be quickly read and written.

“Perpendicular conductors connect 128 billion densely packed memory cells,” Micron states. “Each memory cell stores a single bit of data. This compact structure results in high performance and high density.”

In a nutshell, Intel and Micron have created memory technology that is fast like system memory (DRAM), has the storage capability of SSDs (non-volatile), and is highly inexpensive. It is a marriage of two memory classes that provides 10 times more storage density than traditional DRAM. It also eliminates the data flow bottleneck created within the CPU/DRAM/storage pathway, speeding up the system.

Micron will likely talk more about its QuantX products later in 2017 during Computex and/or CeBIT.

MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro gaming laptop review

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MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro

You’ve likely come across MSI’s GS60 if you’ve shopped for gaming laptops in the last ten years. Built with an off-the-shelf enclosure from Clevo, and whichever Nvidia GPU is currently trendy, this is not the first time we’ve unboxed this perennial offering, and it won’t be the last.

But this time felt a little different. Intel’s mobile CPU offerings are more power efficient than ever, and Nvidia’s mobile line performs very similarly to the desktop chips. That could mean a bigger leap forward than normal for this year’s edition, which is just under seven tenths of an inch thick.

More: Acer Predator 15 review

To that end, MSI has picked the Intel Core i7-6700HQ, paired up with 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 for gaming. For storage, you’ll find a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, and a 1080p screen, with a $1,700 MSRP that often falls closer to $1,1550. Is this the year the GS60 finally rises from evergreen option to true competitor?

A fuzzy bottom

MSI’s GS63VR might look familiar. If it does, it’s because the system uses an off-the-shelf enclosure, one that isn’t exclusive to MSI. In fact, you can buy an almost identical laptop from Origin, the EVO-15. It’s a bland affair, but the bright side is a lower chassis that feels sturdy and svelte, whether tucked under your arm or out in a meeting. Turn off the RGB keys, and no one would guess you’re using a gaming laptop.

The screen is a different story. It’s slightly flimsy, bending and curving a bit when you open or close the lid. MSI’s logo at the center of the screen on the bottom bezel is even worse, flexing dramatically at the slightest touch. It’s not an uncommon problem for smaller systems, although most higher-end models avoid it.

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Bill Roberson/Digital Trends

Bill Roberson/Digital Trends

Bill Roberson/Digital Trends

Strangely, the MSI has a fuzzy bottom – no joke! The underside is coated in a thin fabric. This is a design choice we’re not clear on. Theoretically, this helps keep any heat from radiating as badly into the user’s lap. It never seemed to get too hot around the bottom, so if that was the goal, it works as intended. It also keeps an otherwise slick laptop from sliding around on a desktop much, although most systems accomplish the same without getting warm-and-fuzzy.

Rich set of plugs

What the MSI lacks in looks, it makes up for with a healthy number of wired connections. Up the left side, you’ll find 3.5mm audio in and out, a full-sized SD card slot, Ethernet, and three USB 3.0 ports. Around the right side, there’s a full-sized HDMI port, Mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, and an extra USB 2.0 for good measure.

That’s a lot of connection options for such a slim machine, even among other gaming systems. Full-sized video outputs are always appreciated, particularly the inclusion of HDMI 2.0, for 60Hz 4K. That’s an option the best gaming monitors are frequently supporting.

A familiar keyboard

Like the system’s design, the MSI’s SteelSeries keyboard is one we’re very familiar with. It packs in a numpad, an increasingly uncommon feature on 15-inch laptops. It’s a bit narrow, a problem that expands to the whole keyboard. Thankfully, important buttons like “backspace” and both shifts are full-width, a blessing for gamers.

Though bland, the chassis feels sturdy and svelte.

Gaming laptops are typically fitted with comfortable, responsive keyboards, and what the MSI lacks in spaciousness, it makes up for with chunky switches that have a clear activation point and solid movement. They’re bolstered by full, bright back-lighting in RGB zones, allowing you to customize the look to your liking.

The touchpad isn’t as exciting. The integrated buttons are a bit mushy, and there isn’t a clear indicator between the left and right click areas. It’s spacious, but not as wide or tall as some of the massive touchpads we’ve grown used to seeing in more expensive laptops.

Deep contrast, hurt by gamma

The MSI’s 15-inch, 1080p panel is the baseline resolution for gaming systems these days. More and more, high-end systems have reached for 1440p or 4K panels — unfortunately, mobile gaming hardware can’t always keep up with the latest games at native resolution. We have no problem with the MSI chosen here, and feel it’s a good match with the GTX 1060 graphics chip.

While the GS63VR’s display isn’t impressive, it scores well enough across the board. Its maximum brightness and contrast are both right at acceptable levels, without really excelling in either category, particularly when faced off against recent OLED panels that have made their way into systems like the Alienware 13. Color gamut is average, so nothing to complain about there. The gamma is too low, resulting in slightly washed-out images, and color accuracy is off, but that’s not likely to matter too much.

The result is a panel that fits all the needs of the gamer on the go. Contrast is one of the most important aspects when it comes to gaming, allowing for deep, dark blacks and brighter explosions and light sources. In that sense, the MSI’s display performs well, but you’ll typically have to tweak the in-game gamma to get the most out of it. Once you do, you’ll find a pleasantly deep image, even if it doesn’t keep up with newer OLED panels in terms of black levels.

MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro Compared To

Alienware 13 R3

Acer Predator 15

AVADirect Avant P750DM2-G

Razer Blade (2016)

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro

Acer Predator 17 G9-791-79Y3

Alienware 15 (2015)

Asus ROG G501

Digital Storm Triton

Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Edition

Alienware 17

AVADirect Clevo P157SM-A

MSI Global GT60 Dominator Pro

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500

Origin Eon 17-S

Movies are less appealing, simply because there isn’t always an easy way to adjust the gamma back to standard levels. As such, you may find that darker scenes in media look overexposed, and washed out.  On the bright side, VLC allows easy adjustment for video files, making off-kilter gamma an easily solvable problem.

Louder isn’t always better

If there’s one thing the MSI’s speakers do well, it’s volume. They are loud. Yet turning the volume up all the way, even while playing music, is ill-advised, as the tone becomes a serious issue. Even at half volume, the GS63VR’s speakers crack and sputter, and bass is non-existent. Granted, most gaming laptop users are going to bring a pair of headphones, and audio quality is a sore spot for slimmer laptops. But the MSI performs worse than most.

We’ve seen this chip before

Our review unit was equipped with an Intel Core i7-6700HQ, the most common quad-core chip for laptops. It’s a familiar chip to us, as we’ve tested it in multiple systems over the last year. We didn’t expect any surprises.

Apart from the AVADirect Avant’s desktop-grade CPU claiming several victories, the MSI’s Core i7-6700HQ is one of the stronger options we’ve seen in a gaming laptop so far. It claims victories over both the Acer Predator 15, and Surface Book with Performance Base.

We have more systems to compare in our older Handbrake 4K video conversion test, and the MSI keeps up there too. It even beats out the desktop-grade AVADirect Avant’s CPU, at least in some of our test situations.

More: Razer Blade (2016) review

Of course, CPU isn’t the only thing that matters when it comes to gaming. Everything from the solid state drive to the graphics chip can make a huge difference in framerate and gaming quality.

Life in the fast lane

Our review unit came packed with two hard drives. The boot drive was a 256GB Samsung SM951 — a common PCIe SSD — with a 1TB data drive for some extra games or media.

The NVMe SSD in the MSI screamed past the competition in terms of read speed. Not surprising, considering the only other comparable system we’ve tested with a PCIe SSD is the Razer Blade. Even in terms of write speed, where mid-tier NVMe drives tend to fall behind, the GS63VR’s offering holds a strong lead. It might not feel a lot faster than a SATA SSD moment to moment, but it makes a big difference in both longevity and SSD-intensive tasks.

GPU test track

This time around, the GS63VR is powered by an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, the equivalent of last generation’s GTX 970M. It’s a powerful mobile chip, and one that should be more than capable of handling modern games at the system’s native 1080p resolution.

The GS63VR trades blows with its closest competitor, the Acer Predator 15, in the synthetic 3DMark graphical tests. Both systems are remarkably similar, so it’s no real surprise that the difference between the two is never more than three percent. The AVADirect Avant’s GTX 1070 steals a win over both laptops, partially thanks to its full-power desktop Core i5, but mostly it’s the higher-end GPU that deserves credit.

On the open road

We’ve tested the GTX 1060 in several situations, and out on the open road, it handles 1080p gaming without breaking a sweat, and can even stay competitive when the resolution goes up.

The MSI’s 75 frame per second average in Battlefield 1, with the settings cranked up, is a strong start, and the score is exactly where we’d like to see it. It should be more than capable of holding the 60FPS ideal spot.

While the average framerate in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided might not look so sharp, it’s a very demanding game, and the MSI’s score is reasonably average. With a little tuning in the settings, you should have no issue pushing the game to 60 FPS or higher, which is all you can really ask from a slim gaming laptop.

More: Alienware 13 R3 review

All in all, the MSI’s performance in-game isn’t going to set any records. But it’s more than enough for gamers looking to take their evening of Overwatch into the living room, and it should be able to keep up at 1080p for at least a few years.

Thin without sacrificing battery life

There are two aspects to portability — size and battery life. In the former, the MSI excels, with a slim footprint and an efficient use of space that allows for a full-sized numpad and trackpad. At just under .7 inches thick, the GS63VR has a waistline.02 mm thinner than the Razer Blade. It feels great.

Typically, a slim chassis means less room for batteries, and you trade backpack space for longevity. The MSI packs in a surprisingly mid-range 54Wh battery. Yet it manages to hit almost five hours in our video loop, which is good news for travelers and movie lovers.

The MSI also manages to power through just over three hours of the Peacekeeper browser benchmark before collapsing from exhaustion, a score that either ties its competitors, or beats them by up to an hour. It doesn’t quite keep up with non-gaming systems, but among laptops with discrete graphics, it holds its own well.

So very bloated

While other high-end system manufacturers have worked hard to cut back on unnecessary bundled software, MSI has embraced the bloatware life with a swath of intrusive software of dubious utility. In fact, there was so much extra software on our review unit that the first thing we did was run a fresh installation of Windows 10, as we were having compatibility issues with our benchmarking software.

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Bill Roberson/Digital Trends

It’s not a rare problem for gaming laptops, which often pack in extra software and optimization utilities. To have them be so bad that you need to reinstall the OS is another issue entirely. The upshot is that it’s an easy fix that doesn’t take very long. If the idea of installing your own OS is a completely foreign one, it’s worth noting you might struggle with the MSI right out of the box.

Warranty

MSI provides a one year warranty on all of its laptops. That’s fairly standard for laptops of any category, and right in line with the MSI’s competitors. It doesn’t cover accidental drops or other damage, but warranties almost never do.

Our Take

MSI’s GS63VR packs familiar components into a common chassis, but that doesn’t mean it’s boring or useless. In fact, MSI manages to provide competitive gaming performance, paired up with a decent 1080p panel, in one of the slimmest designs we’ve yet to see from a gaming notebook.

Is there a better alternative?

While the gaming laptop world grows more crowded every day, the MSI GS63VR is now one of the slimmest on the market. If you don’t plan on using a gaming laptop as your daily driver, the AVADirect Avant or the Asus ROG G752 bulk up a bit, but offer better performance options.

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Razer DeathAdder Chroma gaming mouse

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Sennheiser PC 373D – 7.1 surround sound gaming headset

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Razer BlackWidow Chroma Clicky mechanical gaming keyboard

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If backpack space is at a minimum, or you need to fly under the radar with your gaming, the Razer Blade is an option. Origin also offers almost the exact same chassis with its EVO-15, but expect to pay a couple hundred dollars more for it. Paying more for the Origin does net you better customer support, and provides additional customization options.

How long will it last?

With the latest generation Nvidia graphics and a PCIe SSD, now is a good time to pick up the MSI GS63VR in terms of longevity. The only knock against it is the 6th-generation Intel hardware, but MSI announced at CES 2017 that the GS63VR will move to the 7th-gen soon– so wait if that concerns you. The 1080p screen is limiting in some ways, but also ensures you have enough overhead to keep playing the latest games at native resolution for a few years.

Should you buy it?

Yes. This MSI doesn’t turn heads like an Alienware, but it’s perfect for weekend warriors looking to keep a low profile, while still churning out smooth performance in modern games. Plus, it’s well-priced, with a $1,700 MSRP that often falls under $1,600 fully tricked out, without making any major compromises, apart from needing to uninstall a bunch of bloatware. Previous models of the GS60 didn’t impress us, but this new version is a huge step in the right direction.

AR games like ‘Pokemon Go’ need a permit in Milwaukee

Pokemon hunting is apparently a messy business. The Milwaukee County Board passed an ordinance requiring the creators of location-based augmented reality games like Pokemon Go obtain permits before using parks as in-game landmarks. Since it specifically targets game makers, it won’t keep Pokemon players out of the parks, but it sets ground rules for developers who want to use them in their games.

Pokemon Go has run into trouble with government officials before. A French mayor banned the game from his town last year, while China banned all AR games last month because of their potential risks to personal and national security. Milwaukee’s move isn’t a full on ban, though, just an extra layer of red tape.

The Milwaukee County Parks Department tried, and failed, to hold Pokemon Go developer Niantic responsible for damages to a city park by avid gym trainers last year. Officials told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that county taxpayers were stuck with the bill after Pokemon players left empty beer cans, trash piles and overflowing toilets in their wake. Residents complained of traffic congestion, late-night noise and unauthorized vendors. All of the activity cost “thousands of dollars” in damage, Sheldon Wasserman, Milwaukee County Supervisor – District 3, said.

Engadget has reached out to Niantic for comment and will update this story if we get a statement.

Via: GamesBeat

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

What’s on TV: John Oliver, ‘Walking Dead’ and the Grammy Awards

The Super Bowl is over, and next Sunday night is loaded up with premieres: The Walking Dead, Girls and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — plus the Grammy Awards. Before we get to that, however, the action flick John Wick is dropping in on Ultra HD Blu-ray just before its sequel hits theaters, and Netflix is releasing its Abstract: The Art of Design series. We missed the season premiere of The Expanse last week, so make sure to check that out, as well as all the other new shows. Look after the break to check out each day’s highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).

Blu-ray & Games & Streaming

• Trolls (4K)
• John Wick (4K)
• Dirty Dancing (30th Anniversary Edition)
• King Kong
• Penny Dreadful (Complete Series)
• Quantum Leap (Complete Series)
• Loving
• The Take
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
• Victoria (S1)
• Fallout Shelter (Xbox One, PC, PS4)
• Nioh (PS4)
• VR Ping Pong (PS4)
• How to Survive 2 (PS4, Xbox One)
• Uncanney Valley (PS4, Xbox One)
• Super Gunworld 2 (Ps4)
• WWE 2K17 (PC)

Monday

• 24: Legacy, Fox, 8PM
• The Bachelor, ABC, 8PM
• Supergirl, CW, 8PM
• Kevin Can Wait, CBS, 8PM
• Shadowhunters, Freeform, 8PM
• WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
• Man with a Plan, CBS, 8:30PM
• APB (series premiere), Fox, 9PM
• Superior Donuts, CBS, 9PM
• Beyond, Freeform, 9PM
• Jane the Virgin, CW, 9PM
• 2 Broke Girls, CBS, 9:30PM
• Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison, HBO, 10PM
• Hate Thy Neighbor, Viceland, 10PM
• Timeless, NBC, 10PM
• Quantico, ABC, 10PM
• Scorpion, CBS, 10PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
• Startalk, National Geographic, 11PM

Tuesday

• Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day, Netflix, 3AM
• Creative Galaxy: Heart Day, Amazon Prime, 3AM
• The Flash, CW, 8PM
• The Wall, NBC, 8PM
• The Fosters, Freeform, 8PM
• New Girl, Fox, 8PM
• The Game of Dating, TV One, 8PM
• WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM
• 60 Minutes Sports, Showtime, 8PM
• American Housewife, ABC, 8:30PM
• The Mick, Fox, 8:30PM
• The Challenge: Hall of Fame, MTV, 8:30PM
• The Challenge (season premiere), MTV, 9PM
• Switched at Birth, Freeform, 9PM
• Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
• D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow, CW, 9PM
• Outsiders, WGN, 9PM
• Inside the NFL (season finale), Showtime 9PM
• This is Us, NBC, 9PM
• Fresh Off the Boat, ABC, 9PM
• Bones, Fox, 9PM
• The Real O’neals, ABC, 9:30PM
• Tosh.0 (season premiere), Comedy Central, 10PM
• Imposters (series premiere), Bravo, 10PM
• Teachers, TV Land, 10PM
• Chicago Fire, NBC, 10PM
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC, 10PM
• Taboo, FX, 10PM
• Killing Fields Discovery, 10PM
• Noisey, Viceland, 10PM
• Detroiters (series premiere), Comedy Central, 10:30PM
• Throwing Shade, TV Land, 10:30PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Wednesday

• The Path, Hulu, 3AM
• Blindspot, NBC, 8PM
• Madiba: Part 2, BET, 8PM
• Arrow, CW, 8PM
• Hunted, CBS, 8PM
• Lethal Weapon, Fox, 8PM
• Unsung: Case, TV One, 8PM
• Lucha Underground, El Rey, 8PM
• The 100, CW, 9PM
• Are You the One?, MTV, 9PM
• The Magicians, Syfy, 9PM
• Nova, PBS, 9PM
• Star, Fox, 9PM
• NFL Turning Point (season finale), NBC Sports Network, 9PM
• The Expanse, Syfy, 10PM
• Legion (series premiere), FX, 10PM
• The Quad, BET, 10PM
• Suits, USA, 10PM
• Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10PM
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, FXX, 10PM
• Match Game, ABC, 10PM
• Code Black (season finale), CBS, 10PM
• Bong Appetit, Viceland, 10PM
• Man Seeking Woman, FXX, 10:30PM
• Jeff & Some Aliens, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Thursday

• Supernatural, CW, 8PM
• Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 8PM
• The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM
• Superstore, NBC, 8PM
• The Great Indoors, CBS, 8:30PM
• Powerless, NBC, 8:30PM
• The History of Comedy (series premiere), CNN, 9PM
• Riverdale, CW, 9PM
• Scandal, ABC, 9PM
• Chicago Med, NBC, 9PM
• Alone (season finale), History, 9PM
• Mom, CBS, 9PM
• My Kitchen Rules, Fox, 9PM
• Life in Pieces, CBS, 9:30PM
• Lip Sync Battle, Spike TV, 9:30 & 10PM
• How to Get Away With Murder, ABC, 10PM
• Baskets, FX, 10PM
• Colony, USA, 10PM
• The Blacklist, NBC, 10PM
• Portlandia, IFC, 10PM
• Nirvanna the Band the Show, Viceland, 10PM
• Training Day, CBS, 10PM
• Nightwatch, A&E, 10PM
• People Just Do Nothing, Viceland, 10:30PM
• Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Friday

• Abstract: The Art of Design (S1), Netflix, 3AM
• Cyborg009 Call of Justice (S1), Netflix, 3AM
• David Brent: Life on the Road, Netflix, 3AM
• The Collection (S1), Amazon Prime, 3AM
• The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
• Grimm, NBC, 8PM
• Macgyver, CBS, 8PM
• Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
• Rosewood, Fox, 8PM
• Dr. Ken, ABC, 8:30PM
• Reign (season premiere), CW, 9PM
• Rise: Sacred Water, Viceland, 9PM
• Emerald City, NBC, 9PM
• Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 9PM
• Sleepy Hollow, Fox, 9PM
• Cut-Off, Viceland, 10PM
• The Wheel, Discovery, 10PM

Saturday

• Stronger Than the World, Netflix, 3AM
• From Straight A’s to XXX, Lifetime, 8PM
• Cops, Spike TV, 8PM
• Ransom, CBS, 8PM
• Warriors/Thunder, ABC, 8:30PM
• 48th NAACP Image Awards, TV One, 9PM
• Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Ed Sheeran, NBC, 11:30PM

Sunday

• The Missing (season premiere), Starz, 8PM
• The EE British Academy Film Awards, BBC America, 8PM
• The 59th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 8PM
• Mercy Street, PBS, 8PM
• The Walking Dead (winter premiere), AMC, 9PM
• Black Sails, Starz, 9PM
• Homeland, Showtime, 9PM
• Family Guy, Fox, 9PM
• Victoria, PBS, 9PM
• Bob’s Burgers, Fox, 9:30PM
• Girls (season premiere), HBO, 10PM
• Talking Dead, AMC, 10PM
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (season premiere), HBO, 11PM