Monthly Archives: October 2015
Star Wars Battlefront Beta Is Biggest in EA History
Electronic Arts and DICE have revealed that over 9 million people checked out the Star Wars Battlefront beta, meaning it's the biggest one ever for the games publisher.
Star Wars Battlefront senior producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir announced the milestone on the EA Star Wars website. "Yesterday, the Star Wars Battlefront beta surpassed a major milestone: more than nine million players logged in and played," she said.
Marvel’s Force Awakens Prequel Sells Big
According to Diamond Comics' sales figures, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Shattered Empire #1 was the be the best-selling comic of September 2015, with an estimated 208,883 units sold.
With Secret Wars #6 and several tie-in issues delayed into October, the playing field was more open in September for non-Secret Wars books. Deadpool vs. Thanos #1 proved to be Marvel's best-selling non-Star Wars comic, while Marvel faced increased competition from the likes of Batman, Justice League and The Walking Dead.
Marvel’s Force Awakens Prequel Sells Big
According to Diamond Comics' sales figures, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Shattered Empire #1 was the be the best-selling comic of September 2015, with an estimated 208,883 units sold.
With Secret Wars #6 and several tie-in issues delayed into October, the playing field was more open in September for non-Secret Wars books. Deadpool vs. Thanos #1 proved to be Marvel's best-selling non-Star Wars comic, while Marvel faced increased competition from the likes of Batman, Justice League and The Walking Dead.
Star Wars Battlefront Won’t Have Dedicated Voice Chat
Star Wars Battlefront won't have voice chat on consoles or PC.
Team communication on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will rely on each consoles "built-in party system for in-game chat," according to EA. EA also confirmed the lack of voice-chat on PC, answering a question on Twitter telling gamers if they want to chatter with teammates, they'll need their "favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC."
It's not an unusual move for PC games to rely on third-party chat applications for voice chat. Almost as long as voice over internet protocol, or VOIP, has existed, gamers have been using it to communicate with one another.
Star Wars Battlefront Won’t Have Dedicated Voice Chat
Star Wars Battlefront won't have voice chat on consoles or PC.
Team communication on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will rely on each consoles "built-in party system for in-game chat," according to EA. EA also confirmed the lack of voice-chat on PC, answering a question on Twitter telling gamers if they want to chatter with teammates, they'll need their "favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC."
It's not an unusual move for PC games to rely on third-party chat applications for voice chat. Almost as long as voice over internet protocol, or VOIP, has existed, gamers have been using it to communicate with one another.
Destiny’s Microtransaction Fees Revealed
We knew microtransactions would be introduced to Destiny today, but it wasn't until now that we knew the prices.
Later today, players will be able to purchase Silver from the PlayStation Store and Xbox Games Store. Destiny's new in-game currency costs real money and can be used to purchase emotes from the vendor Tess Everis at her storefront in The Tower.
According to the PlayStation Store, 500 Silver costs $5, 1000 costs $10 plus a bonus of 100, and 2000 costs $20 plus a bonus of 300. Rare emotes cost 200 Silver, while legendary emotes cost 500. There are 18 emotes in all: 2 legendary and 16 rare. To purchase all of them would cost 4,200 Silver, or about $40.
Destiny’s Microtransaction Fees Revealed
We knew microtransactions would be introduced to Destiny today, but it wasn't until now that we knew the prices.
Later today, players will be able to purchase Silver from the PlayStation Store and Xbox Games Store. Destiny's new in-game currency costs real money and can be used to purchase emotes from the vendor Tess Everis at her storefront in The Tower.
According to the PlayStation Store, 500 Silver costs $5, 1000 costs $10 plus a bonus of 100, and 2000 costs $20 plus a bonus of 300. Rare emotes cost 200 Silver, while legendary emotes cost 500. There are 18 emotes in all: 2 legendary and 16 rare. To purchase all of them would cost 4,200 Silver, or about $40.
Wrestling Wrap Up: WWE Shows Rusev/Lana Engagement
Okay, what the hell? Not that I haven't been hoping and praying for the Rusev/Summer Rae/Ziggler story to end for months now, but to blow it up using Rusev's real life engagement to Lana? What a total "f*** it, it's wrestling, no one cares" way to end an angle. Continuity's still real to me, dammit!
So yeah. Apparently - and this is good news - Rusev and Lana are still an item in the real world. This whole Summer Rae story didn't mirror some true-to-life split that was going on behind the scenes. I mean, you never know, right? Using real life breakups and turning/morphing them into storylines has been wrestling's bread and butter for years. So part of me did wonder if all was well in RuRuLanaland back when they had him dump her. As it turned out, they're both doing so well they got engaged over the weekend. And TMZ ran a big story about it. Complete with a giant picture of the two of them laying in bed and Lana showing off her new diamond ring!
Wrestling Wrap Up: WWE Shows Rusev/Lana Engagement
Okay, what the hell? Not that I haven't been hoping and praying for the Rusev/Summer Rae/Ziggler story to end for months now, but to blow it up using Rusev's real life engagement to Lana? What a total "f*** it, it's wrestling, no one cares" way to end an angle. Continuity's still real to me, dammit!
So yeah. Apparently - and this is good news - Rusev and Lana are still an item in the real world. This whole Summer Rae story didn't mirror some true-to-life split that was going on behind the scenes. I mean, you never know, right? Using real life breakups and turning/morphing them into storylines has been wrestling's bread and butter for years. So part of me did wonder if all was well in RuRuLanaland back when they had him dump her. As it turned out, they're both doing so well they got engaged over the weekend. And TMZ ran a big story about it. Complete with a giant picture of the two of them laying in bed and Lana showing off her new diamond ring!
Need for Speed Soundtrack Revealed
61 artists have been confirmed to appear on the Need for Speed soundtrack.
EA says that "from Avicii to Zeds Dead, from throbbing basslines and pounding beats to gasoline-drenched riffs and precision rapping, this is your Need for Speed soundtrack."
You can find the full list of songs below:
- Aero Chord - Break Them feat. Anna Yvette
- Aero Chord - Surface
- Alison Wonderland - U Don’t Know (feat. Wayne Coyne)
- AVICII - Pure Grinding
- Battle Tapes - Valkyrie
- Botnek - Here It Comes (N4S Mix)
- Botnek & 3LAU - Vikings
- Clement Marfo & The Frontline - Get Rowdy