Monthly Archives: June 2015
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Destiny Update Increases Treasure Key Drop Rate
In Bungie's latest update to its first-person shooter, the developer addressed several grievances players have had with the House of Wolves expansion.
A number of update 1.2.0.2's fixes are focused on treasure keys, which players can use to score better loot in the Prison of Elders arena mode. First off, players can expect a higher treasure key drop rate from Ether Chests, which can be unlocked once specific Fallen are killed during Queen's Wrath bounties. Small chests at the end of Prison of Elders will also be more likely to include treasure keys. Lastly, and maybe most notably, the first Wanted Fallen Bounty completed each week guarantees a treasure key, according to Bungie's update details.
The Flash: 11 Coolest Easter Eggs from Season 1
The first season of The Flash has come to an end and it was packed with tons of Easter eggs, references and trivia from the comic books. After cataloging them all in our Flash wiki, we selected the best of the best that you should know about.
Full List of Flash Comic References
Steam Introduces Refunds
Valve has introduced a refund system to Steam, allowing anyone to request their money back for "nearly any purchase" made through the client itself.
Full refunds can be issued through your initial payment method when possible, or you can ask for Steam Wallet funds instead.
Almost everyone is free to request a refund via Steam's help page, but there are a few conditions. Refunds apply to games, software, pre-orders, DLC, and bundles, but not movies. If you have a VAC ban registered for the game you're trying to refund, your request will be denied for that specific game.
To apply for a refund, you must submit the request within two weeks of your purchase, and have less than two hours of playtime registered for that game.
New Mega Man TV Series Coming 2017
Capcom has announced that Mega Man will be starring in an all-new, 26 episode television series in 2017.
Dentsu Entertainment USA will partner with Man of Action Entertainment to develop the Mega Man series for a global audience. Man of Action is known as the creators of Ben 10 and Generation Rex.
"We are very excited about the opportunity to introduce an all-new Mega Man to loyal fans and kids," Dentsu Entertainment CEO Yuichi Kinoshita said of the upcoming show.
Dentsu Entertainment will hold worldwide broadcast and licensing rights "for all aspects of the new Mega Man TV series," under the deal announced today by Capcom.
Disney’s Playmation Merges Physical and Digital Games
Playmation is a new line of smart tech-powered toys from Disney, which combines digital games, physical figurines, and wearable technology to encourage kids to be more active.
The first franchise Playmation is tackling is Marvel's Avengers, which arrives in stores this October in the US and Canada. A Playmation sets for Star Wars is in development, slated for launch in 2016, as well as one based on Disney's Frozen, planned for 2017.
According to Disney, Playmation's Marvel set consists of the wearable Repulsor Gear, Power Activators, and Smart Figures, which combine infrared, radio frequency tech, and gesture recognition to communicate with each other and wirelessly register play progress via the AvengersNet app.
More Dragon Age: Inquisition Story DLC Confirmed
Speaking with fans on Twitter, Dragon Age: Inquisition creative director Mike Laidlaw confirmed more story content was on the way.
"The past three days have been filled with that weird intensity that makes game dev kind of addictive," he wrote. "It's a rush when things come together."
A fan then asked what he was working on, to which Laidlaw replied "We're not quite done with story content for DAI just yet."
No further details about future content were provided, although Laidlaw did reiterate that the Hero of Ferelden would not be making an appearance,simply because he couldn't see how they would work as a non-player character.
Report: New Writer-Director for The Dark Tower
Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel -- the co-screenwriter of the original Swedish adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- is reportedly being eyed by Sony to direct and oversee a rewrite of the recently-revived movie version of The Dark Tower.
Deadline reports that talks between Sony Pictures and Arcel (who also directed the Oscar-nominated A Royal Affair) are expected to begin shortly.
Metro: Redux Gets Free Trial Versions
Deep Silver and developer 4A Games have announced new demo versions for the Metro: Redux editions of 2033 and Last Light on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One that let players enjoy a third of the game for free.
The trial versions contain the opening chapters of each game bundled together in Metro: Redux. And if players want to purchase the first-person shooter package afterward, their save progress will carry over.
The Metro: Redux demo versions are available now on the Xbox Games Store as well as the PlayStation Store in Europe. They will arrive on the U.S. edition of the PlayStation Store soon.
Where’s Pikachu? is the Where’s Waldo of Pokemon
A Twitter user by the name of Yavazin has created a search puzzle in the same style of classic Where's Waldo? illustrations, in which a small Pikachu is hidden in a group of many, many Pokemon. Take a look at the image below. Can you see Pikachu?
Once they've found it, people are supposed to retweet it to their followers. Currently, the image has several thousand retweets on its counter.
In related Pokemon news, the Japanese release date for Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon was recently confirmed.