This Week on the PSN
Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.
Here are this week's new PS4 games. You can begin pre-ordering Borderlands: The Handsome Collection this week as well.
- DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition ($39.99)
Want the Mother Soundtrack on Vinyl? Here’s Your Kickstarter
Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is hoping to release a fully-licensed soundtrack from the 1989 video game Mother (its sequel, Mother 2 is known as EarthBound in the West) as a vinyl LP.
The Kickstarter will allow for the making of 2,000 copies of the album, while any extra money raised will go toward pressing additional copies. Also, 500 copies will be pressed on transparent red vinyl that will be exclusive to this campaign. In addition, a digital liner notes booklet is being created with Fangamer to accompany the album.
Undead Labs Finds ‘Ridiculous’ Amounts of Penises In State Of Decay
When Undead Labs began revamping its 2013 zombie-survival game with the upcoming State of Decay: Year One Edition, the developer found a surprise in the game’s higher 1080p resolution textures that was concealed in the lower resolution version.
Undead Labs outsourced the creation of some of the textures and assets to contractors to assist with the original game’s development. The indie developer only discovered recently with the enhanced resolution and texture quality that the hired artists had designed penises into the game’s textures.
“Some of our contractors worked a ridiculous amount of genitalia into the background,” Undead Labs senior designer Geoffrey Card told XBLA Fans during PAX East.
Daredevil: All of the Cool Stuff in the New Trailer
The new Daredevil trailer has hit and it's full of martial arts action and Kingpin goodness. Check out our detailed breakdown of all the cool Easter eggs, references, and interesting tidbits we found.
A very large, very bald man is meeting someone, with the New York City skyline in the background. This is Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio), the Kingpin of Crime.
Rockstar Issues Statement Regarding GTA Online Issues
Rockstar has acknowledged that players are currently experiencing issues connecting to GTA Online in wake of the release of the highly-anticipated Heist DLC.
“We are aware of some issues today with players having problems connecting to GTA Online, as well as issues with the Xbox Live service,” said Rockstar in a statement provided to IGN. “We are working to restore full access to GTA Online as quickly as possible.”
Rockstar also noted that players can monitor the performance of all platforms on the publisher’s GTA Online status page. At the time of publishing, status across Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4 is indicated as “limited” and the Rockstar Social Club is “up”.
HBO NOW and Apple Deal Is a Timed Exclusive
The standalone HBO NOW app will be coming to Apple products exclusively, but that exclusivity deal has an expiration date. An HBO spokesperson confirmed that the deal with Apple begins in April and will last for three months.
The new HBO app was officially announced at Apple's live event on March 9, confirming an earlier report that HBO was in talks with Apple to be a launch partner for the new service.
But what, exactly, does the deal mean for you? The very thought of an app that allows access to the entire HBO library of original programming is like some beautiful dream. For the time being, accessing that wealth of programming will be the privilege of those who own an Apple device, be it iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, or AppleTV. Once you've registered through the app on an Apple device, you can watch HBO programming in a browser on a Mac or PC by visiting hbonow.com.
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Tron 3 Reportedly Begins Filming Later This Year
A third Tron film is reportedly set to begin filming this fall, with Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski on board to direct.
According to Vancity Buzz, Walt Disney Pictures will commence filming Tron 3 on October 5, 2015. Bad Ass Digest also reports trusted sources have confirmed Kosinski’s role as director.
A sequel to Tron: Legacy was revealed to be in the works back in December 2012. Kosinski said the film was still in development in April 2013.
The Mountain from Game of Thrones Breaks New Record
Hafthor Bjornsson, who you might know best as Ser Gregor Clegane or "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones, has broken another international strongman record.
According to CNN's Bleacher Report, Bjornsson performed a world record throw at the 2015 Arnold Sports Festival, tossing a 56-pound kettlebell 19 feet and three inches into the air using just one arm.
According to his Instagram account, this broken record came after a shaky start: "I did an awful mistake in the deadlift which cost me alot of points! Yesterday made me feel a little bit better though. I did a weight for height event on the main stage. I went over 19'3 with a 56lbs weight and that is a New World Record!!"
SPECTRE Casts The Bridge’s Stephanie Sigman
The Bridge actress Stephanie Sigman has been cast in the latest James Bond film, SPECTRE.
Sigman will play Estrella, though nothing else is known about her character. The news was announced yesterday via the Official 007 Facebook page.
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