Monthly Archives: July 2015
Kurt Russell’s Bone Tomahawk to Close Fantastic Fest
The first wave of Fantastic Fest film have been announced, with Turkish cinema taking centre stage, Nicolas Winding Refn curating a series of cult films, and Kurt Russell rounding out proceedings with the world premiere of what’s described as an “existential horror western.”
Bone Tomahawk stars Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins and Matthew Fox, and revolves around a posse’s efforts to rescue a woman from a tribe of cannibals.
Kurt Russell in Bone Tomahawk.
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Beta Weekend Announced
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns’ first beta weekend has been announced.
It all starts at this year’s Gamescom, where, players will be able to sample a portion of the beta on the show floor from Wednesday, August 5 until Sunday, August 9.
For players, anyone who purchases the Hearth of Thorns expansion will be able to play all the beta content starting at 9:00 p.m. CEST (8:00 p.m. BST) on Friday, August 7, until 9:00 p.m. CEST (8:00 p.m. BST) on Monday, August 10.
The beta weekend gives players a chance to check out the first story instances in the expansion’s new area – the Heart of Maguuma Jungle. Players will also be able to go hands-on with the revenant, the newest profession with abilities and attacks which “draw their powers from legends of Guild Wars lore.”
There Are Two New Additions to the Worms Franchise
Team17 has announced two new additions to its Worms series.
Worms WMD is heading to Xbox One and PC in early 2016, and Worms 4 will be coming to mobile in August 2015.
In Worms WMD, players will be able to use new vehicles and enter buildings, adding extra strategy than in previous games.
Meanwhile on mobile, Worms 4 features smaller teams and shorter match lengths to better suit the platform. It will also have 80 single player missions as well as turn-based synchronous online multiplayer matches.
Earlier this year, a remaster of 2001's Worms World Party was released. Just yesterday, we found out that Team17 will be partnering with Playtonic on Yooka-Laylee.
PlayStation UK Boss Fergal Gara Resigns
The Vice President and Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment UK has resigned.
Fergal Gara has reportedly left to "pursue a new professional venture," according to MCV. SCCE's GM of Nordics, East & South East Europe Warwick Light will be replacing Gara from August 10, with Gara sticking around until then to help with the transition.
"I have had a fantastic time leading the PlayStation business in the UK and Ireland over the past four years," he said. "I am very grateful for having had this opportunity and I want to thank my team who have been amazing and, of course, Jim, for his support along with the wider PlayStation family who have helped make this period as successful as it has been."
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14 Million Devices Upgraded to Windows 10 in the First 24 Hours
According to a Microsoft Windows blog post, more than 14 million devices have been upgraded to Windows 10 within 24 hours of the operating system’s gradual launch.
Microsoft is doing a phased rollout of the OS over the next few days and weeks to those who reserved an upgrade. The company notes it is prioritizing the quality of the upgrade experience over anything else and still has "many more" upgrades to go before it delivers the OS to all who reserved.
Users who haven't received an update yet will receive a notification in their system tray once their PC has downloaded Windows 10. If you’re still waiting on your free upgrade, we have a guide on how you can skip the line for your Windows 10 update.
NASA Confirms Closest Rocky Planet Yet
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed that Earth's nearest known rocky exoplanet neighbor is HD 219134b at just 21 light-years away.
"Most of the known planets are hundreds of light-years away. This one is practically a next-door neighbor," said astronomer and study co-author Lars A. Buchhave of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
The super-Earth is too close to its star, HD 21913, to sustain life which it orbits around in three days. Scientists believe the hot planet’s rocky surface may be partially molten with possible volcanic activity.
Reynolds Pitches Deadpool-Wolverine Movie to Jackman
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has thrown in his two cents for a possible Deadpool-Wolverine crossover movie.
Earlier this week, Hugh Jackman took to Twitter to request input on what fans want to see for his final portrayal of Wolverine.
Reynolds jumped on the opportunity to offer his thoughts, and delivered it in true Deadpool fashion on Twitter (below).
Not sure if it's been done, but what if Logan and Deadpool enlist in the Navy's elite Top Gun Program? #volleyball https://t.co/Pi9UbxcJ0z
How to Skip the Wait for Your Windows 10 Update
Microsoft’s gradual rollout of Windows 10 might mean you’re still waiting your turn to get your free upgrade—but you don’t actually have to be patient. You can skip the line (and escape automatic download woes) and cut straight to the good stuff.
How? By getting Windows 10 through the Media Creation Tool, which you can download from Microsoft’s website. It’s completely legal and legitimate, and doesn’t take much time at all. It also works whether you’ve already reserved a copy of Windows 10 or not.
Before performing any operating system upgrade, you should back up your machine. (You can find tips for that in Step 3 of our How to Prepare Your PC for Windows 10 feature.) Backing up is a good practice in general, but it’s especially important as a fail-safe should something go awry during this manual upgrade process—or if you decide you don’t like Windows 10 as much as you thought you would, roll back to your previous OS, and discover your system isn’t quite the same as it was before. (At the time of this writing, the reports on switching back to Windows 7 or 8/8.1 say that the results aren’t perfect and can require some cleanup, like reinstalling apps.)
Release Window Announced for Terraria on Wii U, 3DS
Terraria will be released on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in early 2016, 505 Games and developer Re-Logic announced today.
The sandbox adventure game will come to Nintendo's platforms with touch controls for both crafting and combat. In addition to 4-player split-screen, the Wii U version will feature online multiplayer for 4-8 players, while the 3DS version will support 4 players over a local connection.
Those attending Gamescom will have the opportunity to get hands-on with the 3DS version by visiting the Nintendo booth at the show.
Terraria is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation Vita, and mobile. For more, check out IGN's Terraria review.