Monthly Archives: February 2015
It Will Soon Be Easier to Check Your Faction Reputation in Destiny
If you play Destiny, you probably know what a hassle it can be to check your faction reputations. Presently there's no single place to check them all at once, and seeing where you stand requires running halfway across the Tower to each faction's vendor. Thankfully, the User Interface Design team at Bungie knows this as well and is currently hard at work on the design of a new Reputation Panel to live in your inventory.
In this week's Bungie Weekly Update, UI Design Lead David Candland shared details on what we can expect from the redesign.
Set Sail with Darth Vader
While we all anxiously await the Star Wars theme park, Disney has announced plans to bring the franchise to sea with the Star Wars Day at Sea.
Star Wars Day at Sea will be on Disney Fantasy cruises starting in 2016. It's a day-long Star Wars celebration, which will mark the first appearance of the heroes and villains of Star Wars aboard a Disney cruise ship.
Dying Light, Advanced Warfare, GTAV Top US Sales Charts
Today, the NPD Group revealed what the top 10 best-selling games in the US were for the month of January, 2015. These results count only retail sales, not digital. Without further ado, here they are.
(As always, the platforms shown in parenthesis next to each game are in order of versions sold per console, from best-selling to worst-selling.)
- 1.) Dying Light (PS4, XBO, PC)
- 2.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XBO PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
- 3.) Grand Theft Auto V (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
- 4.) Minecraft (360, PS3, XBO, PS4)
- 5.) NBA 2K15 (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
James Franco Joins Hulu’s Stephen King Series
Oscar-nominated actor James Franco (Pineapple Express) is set to star in Hulu's adaptation of Stephen King's 11/22/63.
According to Variety, Franco will play the lead character, Epping, while also serving as producer alongside J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk for Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot Productions. The nine-hour miniseries marks Hulu's first collaboration with WBTV.
Calling the series a standalone project, author Stephen King said, "If I ever wrote a book that cries out for long-form, event-TV programming, ‘11/22/63’ is it.” The series is based on King's 2011 novel of the same name.
Warcraft Movie Toys Are Coming
Legendary has landed a deal with JAKKS Pacific to produce toys for their upcoming adaptation of Warcraft.
According to an official press release, JAKKS Pacific has the license to produce "all action figures, basic and feature plush, playsets, role-play items and Halloween costumes and accessories" for Legendary's live-action Warcraft movie. JAKKS previously licensed toys for Legendary's Godzilla film, and also made toys for Star Wars, Power Rangers and Nintendo.
JAKKS Pacific CEO Stephen Berman promises fans "high quality, realistic characters and role play items from
Unwanted Ads Appear on Samsung Smart TV App
A number of Samsung Smart TV owners are reporting that their televisions have been inserting unwanted ads into their personal media.
According to a report from Gigaom, Smart TV owners took to Reddit this week to complain of Pepsi ads sneaking their way into movies streamed using the third-party media app Plex.
“Every movie I play 20-30 minutes in it plays the Pepsi ad," said Reddit user NexVentor. "No audio but crisp clear ad. It has happened on 6 movies today.”
Upgrade Your PSN Sub Account to a Master Account Today
As of today, PlayStation Network users with sub accounts can upgrade to master accounts and transfer over their profiles.
The announcement comes by way of the PlayStation Blog, who reports that these account upgrades can only be done through the web at this time. The ability to upgrade through the PlayStation 4 is expected to arrive in the future. Visit the official upgrade page to learn more about the process.
Used to help monitor and limit PlayStation usage for players under 18, sub accounts restrict access to several components of the PlayStation Network, including messages, monthly spending limits, and broadcasts. Once upgraded, they will be able to access all features in a standard master account. It should be noted that users must be at least 18 years old to be able to upgrade.
Fatalities, Costumes, and More During Mortal Kombat X Live Stream
Lots of news came out of today's Mortal Kombat X live stream, and if you missed it, we've laid it all out for you in easily digested servings. So gather around the buffet table and dig in to this hot and ready MKX news.
Concept art for both Kitana and Reptile was shown off, including art of their secondary costumes and the mention by production manager Spiro Anagnostakos that the team has worked toward more realistic female proportions in the upcoming game.
Reptile's gruesome acid-spitting and head-splitting fatality was also shown off during a best of three match up between Reptile and Kitana.
New Mortal Kombat X Concept Art Features Kitana and Reptile
During a livestream today, Mortal Kombat X developer NetherRealm Studios revealed several pieces of concept art for characters Kitana and Reptile.
As this is the newest game in the franchise, the developers took the opportunity to give their characters a redesign.
Kitana's art was first revealed. In an effort to convey her warrior spirit, developers say they wanted to give her a new look that would speak to her fighting skills.
"Past incarnations have tended to favor the royal qualities of the character over the warrior aspects, so we decided to reverse that for her costume," reads a post on the NetherRealm tumblr. "She has a stealthier, more ninja inspired design with blue as an accent color against the black parts of her costume."
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Blu-ray Revealed
DC Comics' latest animated film Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts is coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digitial HD on May 12, 2015. And as an added bonus, the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD will include an exclusive Firebat figurine (while supplies last)!
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts on Blu-ray
When Gotham City is plagued by a slew of bizarre crimes committed by an animal-inspired villain squad known as the Animilitia –- comprised of The Penguin, Silverback, Cheetah, Killer Croc and Man-Bat -– Batman and his fellow heroes swing into action to investigate.