Monthly Archives: July 2015
Hello Kitty Animated Movie Coming Soon
An animated movie starring iconic Japanese character Hello Kitty is currently in reportedly the works and set for a global release in 2019.
While details on the project are scarce at this time, we do know the film adaptation of the Sanrio-owned brand has an expected budget of $162-242 million, according to ScreenDaily. The film will be carried out by Sanrio's recently established US division.
Heroes of the Storm 100% XP Bonus Weekend Event Now Live
Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is currently offering a 100 percent XP bonus to all players this weekend.
Meant to make up for a previous XP bonus event that ended prematurely, the weekend-long event is currently in progress and will end on Monday, July 6 at 1pm PDT.
On an official Battle.net blog post, players are reminded that they can see how much XP they have gained throughout the event by hovering over the total XP earned on the ending Score Screen.
Heroes of the Storm is a MOBA featuring many characters from Blizzard's key game franchises. Read IGN's Heroes of the Storm review to learn more about its highs and lows.
Bungie Details the Content in Destiny’s The Taken King Expansion
Developer Bungie has revealed the contents of Destiny's upcoming The Taken King expansion.
In a recent blog post, community manager DeeJ detailed what people can expect from the expansion, emphasizing its size by saying "The Taken King is more than DLC - it's a game."
New missions, weapons, quests, increased level cap, cooperative strikes, enemies, and a six-man raid are among the features in The Taken King. Read DeeJ's list below for a comprehensive rundown of what players can expect, and visit Bungie's blog for more details.
Apple Founder Responds to New Steve Jobs Trailer
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has seen the latest trailer for Universal's upcoming Steve Jobs film and has shared his thoughts on the new footage.
According to Bloomberg, Wozniak doesn't believe Seth Rogen's portrayal of him in the film is accurate, citing a scene in which the character accuses Jobs of hogging the spotlight.
"I don’t talk that way," he said. "I would never accuse the graphical interface of being stolen. I never made comments to the effect that I had credit (genius) taken from me."
App Store Update: July 3
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Welcome to the end of a special App Store Update week, iOS owners! 2015 is halfway over as of this week, so we're doing a little mid-year evaluation on the state of the App Store so far. Looking back across the past six months, we've picked out 15 games that we consider to be among the best new Game Debuts of 2015 to this point. We've been presenting three picks a day for each day this week, so I hope you've checked out each of the past four days to see which apps made the cut previously!
Sony Reports PlayStation Network Outages [Update]
Update: All PlayStation Network services are now back up and running, according to the PSN Status page.
Original Story: Key parts of the PlayStation Network are currently down for a majority of users.
The PSN Status page shows Account Management, Gaming and Social, PlayStation Video, and the PlayStation Store are all currently experiencing issues on the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4.
IGN has reached out to Sony and will update with any additional information.
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Fire Emblem Fates’ Refreshing Take on Choices and Family Ties
Nintendo's Fire Emblem series has always understood the delicate nature of decisions and the consequences that follow. The first five chapters I play from the import version of Fire Emblem Fates appear to amplify that tradition. It builds a story that leans on the core theme of loyalty. In the end, when the chips are down, it asks whom do you side with? You could say the style is similar to Game of Thrones' conflict between the noble Stark family and the battle-hardened Greyjoys, but that's only on the surface. Both sides of Fire Emblem Fates' grim conflict present lovable and engaging characters. And it all builds up to a critical point in the story where you have to choose between the Nohr -- the family that raised you -- and the Hoshido -- the family you were taken from.
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5 Comics Panels We’re Excited for at Comic-Con 2015
As much as San Diego Comic-Con is about movies and TV and games and everything else geek-related, let’s not forget that it’s still a huge event for actual comics too! The show, which runs from July 9-12, is guaranteed to have a ton of comic-book related news coming out of it, and we’ll be there to cover it all.
So with that said, here are the five comics panels we are most excited for at this year’s Comic-Con!
Friday, July 10, 10:00am - 11:00am, Room 25ABC: With no new Avatar series planned for the foreseeable future, we’re hoping for some new Avatar comics at the very least. This panel will feature co-creators and executive producers Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who will “discuss past storylines and tease the future at a panel full of surprises and behind-the-scenes stories.” We like surprises!
We Are Robin Shows Robin Becoming Mythic
We Are Robin by writer Lee Bermejo and artists Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, and Khary Randolph is one of the two dozen new DC Comics series to launch in June, telling the story of Duke Thomas. Duke has crossed paths with Batman in the past, and with his parents missing after the Joker's gas-attack in Endgame, he's practically an orphan, which leads to him trying to survive the rough streets of Gotham City. It's not long before he encounters other Gotham youths and together they put on Robin's iconic yellow, green and red colors to fight crime together.
With the first issue of We Are Robin hitting last week, we hopped on the phone with Bermejo to talk about how he turned Batman's sidekick into a fully-fledged street gang movement. It's also worth noting that while the book was originally called "We Are... Robin," Bermejo clarified that the ellipsis was removed, so it's now just "We Are Robin."