Monthly Archives: October 2016
Pokemon Go Content Update Released
Niantic has announced Pokemon Go has been updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS, and has revealed what's changed in the patch.
The catch bonus for catching more Pokemon of a specific type is now live, and players can now bring six Pokemon to battle at friendly Gyms. Plus, the CP of Pokemon you're battling can be temporarily lowered for your training.
Egg and Incubator screens will now update periodically on their own without you having to close and reopen the screen. In addition, the animation time for Pokemon evolutions has been decreased.
Daily Deals: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Access, PlayStation 4 Slim with Three Games
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Get Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Access Tomorrow When You Pre-Order
The Infinite Warfare Beta Access only runs for 2 weekends and the first weekend starts tomorrow (18:00 BST, Friday, 14 October, 2016). Amazon have lowered the price for the PS4 Legacy Edition (which also includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered) today to £61.85 which is the market-leading price. You can even save an additional £2 if you sign up to Amazon Prime on a free 30-day trial. Hell, you might even find that Amazon Prime is worth it for you with Black Friday around the corner and decide to spend on a membership. If not, make sure you cancel before your free 30-days are up. To put some perspective on this deal, the PSN store have the Legacy Edition going for £79.99, which means you will be saving more than £20 at Amazon.
Collector Finds Multiple Copies of Lost Akira Game Boy Game
One man has found four copies of the unreleased Akira Game Boy game.
According to NintendoLife, THQ had plans to release a movie tie-in during the ‘90s, but details became non-existent. SegaRetro, believes this version of the game was canned early on.
Now, Internet personality and gaming historian Patrick Scott Patterson has uncovered four copies of the game’s prototype inside “a large game stash.” He also streamed his unboxing of the stash which is embedded below.
It's not clear exactly what the prototype consists of, nor how much of the game was ever made, but Patterson will be performing a Let's Play of one of his copies at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Battlefield 1 Includes One of History’s Tiniest Guns
Get your teacup-holding fingers ready people, because there's a tiny new gun in town and it is cute as heck.
Captured by YouTuber jackfrags and spotted by Reddit, the 2.7mm Kolibri is a palm-sized - and absolutely real - pistol created in the 1910s, and included in Battlefield 1 as, essentially, a tool for humiliation. Here it is in action:
Native PS4 Controller Support Coming to Steam
Today at Steam Dev Days, Valve engineer Jeff Bellinghausen announced (via Gamasutra) native support for Sony's Dualshock 4 controller would be coming to Steam.
According to Bellinghausen, similar support is coming to other controllers in the future, though the company isn't ready to announce anything yet. Valve chose to start with the Dualshock 4 because of its internal gyroscope and touchpad, two functions its own Steam Controller has.
"Believe it or not, when you use the PS4 Controller through the Steam API, it’s exactly the same as a Steam Controller," he said. "You make the exact same API calls, you only get actions, not inputs, and the Steam API takes care of everything."
PSVR Estimated to Sell More Than 2 Million Units in 2016
Market research company SuperData Research (via Game Informer) has predicted that the PlayStation VR unit will sell over 2 million units by the end of the year.
More specifically, the company projects PSVR will sell near 2,602,370 units. The headset comes out tomorrow, October 13.
To get this number, SuperData considered some of the following facts: Sony currently has an install base of 44 million people that own the PlayStation 4. According to the company, PlayStation VR will benefit from this. It has also set up 500,000 demo opportunities around the country, which SuperData believes helped bolster pre-order numbers. PlayStation VR also has several games and experiences coming from established series, such as Final Fantasy, Rocksteady's Batman, and Resident Evil.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Poster Revealed, New Trailer to Be Released Tomorrow
Disney has released a striking new poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ahead of the film’s new trailer, which debuts tomorrow.
Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is front and center along with the rest of the major players from the Rebellion, including Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and Chirrut Îmwe (Donie Yen). Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) can also be spotted, with the Death Star and Darth Vader himself lingering in the background.
Disney released a few international posters earlier this year, but they don’t include the Sith Lord.
Westworld: New Images Show Teddy Hunting a Local Villain
This Sunday, October 16th, HBO's Westworld airs its third episode, "The Stray," in which host Teddy (James Marsden) sets off on a path to track down an infamous villain - a move that leaves host Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) alone in Sweetwater.
Check out these new images from the episode that also features stars Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Shannon Woodward, and Luke Hemsworth, plus two recently released posters for the series that debuted at New York Comic Con this past weekend.
The synopsis for "The Stray" reads:
Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) head into the hills in pursuit of a missing host. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) investigates the origins of madness and hallucinations within the hosts. William (Jimmi Simpson) finds an attraction he’d like to pursue and drags Logan (Ben Barnes) along for the ride.
Wonder Woman Inspired By Christopher Reeve Superman
While Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman solo film will have a very different tone than Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, it will draw inspiration from an earlier DC Comics film: Richard Donner's 1978 classic, Superman.
In an interview with Variety, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins discussed why she is looking to Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel when crafting her upcoming standalone film starring Gal Gadot, noting that Donner's film was all about the viewer. "It was about you watching and realizing what it would feel like to have great powers and do great things. It was full of love and emotion," she said.
Supergirl: First Look at Jimmy Olsen as Guardian
Just a day after it was revealed that James Olsen will become DC Comics hero Guardian on Supergirl in Season 2, the first image of his new alter ego has been revealed.
As seen below, this Guardian is influenced by the character's usual comic book look, though with some changes - and none of the yellow color scheme he usually has. Said Supergirl's producers said in a statement, “James Olsen takes on the mantle of the classic DC Comics hero, Guardian. With his trademark shield intact, James will fight to protect National City alongside Supergirl."
Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian in Supergirl.