Monthly Archives: February 2015
Disney Unveils Official Cricket World Cup Game
Disney India’s interactive arm has today revealed ICC Pro Cricket 2015 for PC and smartphones. The game is being developed by Disney India’s own Indiagames, a leading developer and publisher in India.
Indiagames has developed several cricket games previously, primarily for the Indian market, including Cricket Fever Challenge, World Cup Cricket Fever, and Cricket T20 Fever.
ICC Pro Cricket 2015 will feature over 150 official players from the 14 international squads playing in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Real-time multiplayer is not featured.
Better than Ashes Cricket 2013, at least?
First Xbox One System Update for 2015 Rolls Out Today
Microsoft today outlined the Xbox One February system update heading to Xbox One users today, the first update for this year.
Previously revealed for preview members last month, the update features a new tile transparency option that enables users to decide just how much of their console's custom backgrounds they can see.
The update introduces Game Hubs, new pages where users progression stats, achievements, DLC details, leaderboards and Twitch videos for a given title are collated from their friends and the wider gaming community.
Dragon Age: Inquisition Wins GOTY at the DICE Awards 2015
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has declared BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year in 2014 at its 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas.
The win was unexpected, as Monolith's Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor won 8 out of the 9 awards it was nominated for (DAI was only nominated for two).
The announcement was made at the Pete Holmes-hosted affair at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, which honoured mainstream and independent video games across 23 categories. Other notable winners were Destiny which nabbed 4 gongs, and Hearthstone, which nabbed 2.
The Academy also celebrated pioneers Allan Alcorn, creator of Pong, and "the father of video games" Ralph Baer, as well as Apple's App Store in its inaugural Technical Impact Award. Oh, and best joke of the evening went to this zinger in Holmes' intro speech: "the video industry creates hundreds of jobs a year...for Troy Baker".
Shout! Factory Launches Streaming Service
Known for their cult film and TV home video releases, Shout! Factory has launched a free new steaming service, Shout! Factory TV.
The service is available via ShoutFactoryTV.com. In addition, the Shout! Factory TV app can be added on a Roku to watch through your television set.
Among the initial offerings on the service are:
- MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 (beginning with over 30 episodes)
- HOME MOVIES animated comedy series
- THE WEIRD AL SHOW
- IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW
- FATHER KNOWS BEST
- DENNIS THE MENACE
- THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS
- THE SAINT
Shout! Factory Launches Streaming Service
Known for their cult film and TV home video releases, Shout! Factory has launched a free new steaming service, Shout! Factory TV.
The service is available via ShoutFactoryTV.com. In addition, the Shout! Factory TV app can be added on a Roku to watch through your television set.
Among the initial offerings on the service are:
- MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 (beginning with over 30 episodes)
- HOME MOVIES animated comedy series
- THE WEIRD AL SHOW
- IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW
- FATHER KNOWS BEST
- DENNIS THE MENACE
- THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS
- THE SAINT
Jeff Bridges: Iron Monger Was Supposed to Live
During a Q&A with IGN readers today on our Facebook page, Oscar winner Jeff Bridges revealed that his bad guy Obadiah Stane, aka Iron Monger, wasn't supposed to die at the end of Iron Man.
"When I was hired on, it was scripted that Obadiah would live, that when they opened his Iron Monger suit...he was not in it," posted Bridges. "Then, they decided to kill my ass off. Telling me 'it's a comic-fantasy, so who knows, your character could come back.' I guess we'll see..."
Jeff Bridges: Iron Monger Was Supposed to Live
During a Q&A with IGN readers today on our Facebook page, Oscar winner Jeff Bridges revealed that his bad guy Obadiah Stane, aka Iron Monger, wasn't supposed to die at the end of Iron Man.
"When I was hired on, it was scripted that Obadiah would live, that when they opened his Iron Monger suit...he was not in it," posted Bridges. "Then, they decided to kill my ass off. Telling me 'it's a comic-fantasy, so who knows, your character could come back.' I guess we'll see..."
The Shield Creator on His New Amazon Pilot
As part of their current "Pilot Season," Amazon has a handful of drama and comedy pilots for people to watch free on their Instant Video platform. Viewers can watch these episodes and rate them, garnering them a chance at getting picked up for a full season.
One of these new pilots comes to us from Shawn Ryan, creator of The Shield and Terriers. Based on the UK series of the same name, Mad Dogs has been remade for the States by Ryan and original series creator Cris Cole. Starring Steve Zahn, Romany Malco, Ben Chaplin, Michael Imperioli, and Billy Zane, Mad Dogs tells the tale of four longtime friends who take a vacation to beachfront Belize only to discover that their rich retired host, Milo (Zane), is playing a dangerous game with some lethal locals.
The Shield Creator on His New Amazon Pilot
As part of their current "Pilot Season," Amazon has a handful of drama and comedy pilots for people to watch free on their Instant Video platform. Viewers can watch these episodes and rate them, garnering them a chance at getting picked up for a full season.
One of these new pilots comes to us from Shawn Ryan, creator of The Shield and Terriers. Based on the UK series of the same name, Mad Dogs has been remade for the States by Ryan and original series creator Cris Cole. Starring Steve Zahn, Romany Malco, Ben Chaplin, Michael Imperioli, and Billy Zane, Mad Dogs tells the tale of four longtime friends who take a vacation to beachfront Belize only to discover that their rich retired host, Milo (Zane), is playing a dangerous game with some lethal locals.
Another Hulkbuster Toy Revealed (And We’re Not Complaining)
Hot Toys is launching a brand new line of action figures called "Artist Mix Collection," and the debut series has granted all of our wishes with six new Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron figures.
Hot Toys' first series includes Iron Man Mark XLIII, Captain America, Hulkbuster, Ultron Prime, and two versions of Ultron Sentry, one with red highlights and one blue. Each bobble-head figure is approximately 5.5 inches tall, with Hulkbuster standing around 8 inches.
While each figure is sold separately, a special deluxe pack of Hulkbuster and a Battle Damaged Iron Man will be made available.