Xbox Live’s Friends List Down, Cloud Storage Services Limited
The Xbox Live service is currently experiencing "limited" functionality for social and gaming.
The Xbox service status page states that the limitation for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. It states that users may have trouble accessing or retrieving data stored using cloud storage, managing friends lists and tracking what friends are doing.
“Are you unable to purchase content in the Windows Phone Marketplace? We'll get to the bottom of this!,” the page states. “Additionally, we’re aware that some of you are unable to upload Worlds in Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. Thanks for staying patient while we get everything back to normal! We’ll update you again in 30 minutes.”
Devolver on Hotline Miami 2 Dev’s Message to Australian Fan to Pirate Banned Game
Speaking with IGN, indie label Devolver Digital’s Graeme Struthers has confirmed Hotline Miami 2 developer Jonatan Söderström’s email to an anguished Australian fan to simply pirate the refused classification game after release, as reported by OXCGN. Struthers explained Söderström’s response as the developer’s clearance to look for the game on “unofficial” channels if you can’t get it via official ones.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was refused classification in Australia last week due to a sequence featuring what the Classification Board described as a “visual depiction of implied sexual violence.” Australia's ratings guidelines for games permit nudity and simulated sexual activity but forbid “
Return to Pandora with Avatar: Warrior’s Journey on iOS and Android
Avatar fans can return to Pandora this spring (or autumn for AU and NZ) with Avatar: Warrior’s Journey, an endless runner for iOS and Android smartphones.
According the official Avatar Facebook page, which offers hints on the game, players take on the role of a young Na’vi as they “run, dodge, and ride your way through the stunning world of James Cameron’s Avatar.” The “ride” possibly hinting at the ability to mount the aerial predators called Mountain Banshees (aka ikran) or the horse-like Direhorses (aka pa'lare). Players can earn abilities, outfits, and “ultimately your own place amongst the clans” as their skill develops.
Gotham Star on THAT Penguin Moment & Villain Team-Ups!
Warning: Full spoilers for Gotham through tonight's episode follow...
Gotham's "What That Little Bird Told Him" saw the Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) finally able to celebrate one big win against the woman who would have seen him dead - Fish Mooney. IGN was able to sit down with Taylor to talk about his moment of triumph and where things may go from here.
Gotham: "What That Little Bird Told Him" Review
IGN TV: The Penguin finally wins! What's he feeling now that he's finally bested Fish?
Halo MCC Update Rolls Out with Matchmaking, Stability Improvements
The latest content update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection is now live, introducing improvements and tweaks to UI, matchmaking, and "game-specific multiplayer and campaign, controls, and stability."
The 1.19.15 content update continues to address the ongoing matchmaking issues that have plagued the title since its launch last November. According to 343 Industries, the latest update improves matchmaking search success rates, reduces instances of “Awaiting Privileges” matchmaking errors, issues an update to ensure player counts more reliably match the expected numbers for each playlist and more.
The Flash: Prison Break Stars on Reuniting as Villains
Wentworth Miller made his debut a couple of months ago on The Flash as Captain Cold and when he returns in Tuesday’s new episode he’ll have a notable ally – DC Comics villain Heat Wave, played by Dominic Purcell.
Yes, Miller and his former Prison Break costar – the man who played his brother for four years – are reuniting on The Flash, as the two now both have recurring roles on the series.
I sat down with Miller and Purcell to discuss their big TV reunion, getting to play the bad guys this time and more.
IGN: I was on the set of the next episode, and it was exciting watching you guys in full costume, playing out this big fight scene in the streets with Grant
Report: New Fire Emblem to Release in 2015
A newsletter from Nintendo Australia suggests the recently-announced new Fire Emblem will release sometime in 2015.
Originally posted on Reddit, the image shows several games set to release this year, including The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Mario & Donkey Kong, Monster Hunter 4, Codename S.T.E.A.M., and Xenoblade Chronicles. The last of them is Fire Emblem (working title), with a to-be confirmed notation shown underneath.
First revealed during last week's Nintendo Direct, there's actually very little known about the new Fire Emblem. It will join the "new 3DS family," and will see the return of veteran developers Kozaki Yusuke and Shin Kibayashi.
Revisit Alchemilla Hospital in Silent Hill-Based Source Mod
While you're patiently waiting for Silent Hills, a Half-Life 2 mod called Alchemilla is here to try to quench your old-school survival horror thirst.
Named after and set in the medical center visited in the first Silent Hill game, Alchemilla is a free Source engine mod, spotted by PC Gamer and available to download from ModDB.
Alchemilla is not directly related to Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro's Silent Hills, nor is it an attempted remake of any Silent Hill game.
It follows an original storyline with a new character and "its own secrets to solve," according to its ModDB page. It was developed by a group of modders called White Noise.
Billy Crystal on Why He Returned to TV for The Comedians
Even though Billy Crystal is no stranger to TV (Soap, SNL, HBO's Comic Relief specials) it still surprised many people when it was announced that he'd be starring in a new FX comedy.
In The Comedians - which hails from Crystal, Larry Charles (Seinfeld), Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and Ben Wexler (The Michael J. Fox Show) - Crystal plays an extended version of himself as he's paired with up-and-comer Josh Gad (Frozen, The Wedding Ringer) for a new sketch show while a documentary crew films all the "generational divide" awkwardness.
So what was it about this show that drew Crystal back to television after so many years? "I was sent a Swedish show called The Comedians," Crystal told critics at the Television Critics Association press tour on Sunday, "and I was bowled over in the first five minutes. I was not looking to do anything at that time, and I thought, 'Well, Sweden, how could this be funny? It’s dark at noon there and then they drink”? And then these two comedians on the show were so inspired. It was so great. Within five minutes I said, 'I could do this show. I could like doing this show.' And the reason why is because I get to play an extended version of myself, which is great. I get to do live sketches in front of a live audience. I get to do these film pieces. I get to have crazy fun like that and work with incredible people."
Ready Player One Author Working on Sequel
Author Ernest Cline is reportedly working on a sequel to his 2011 novel Ready Player One, a book about a dark sci-fi future with elements of 80s video games and pop culture.
The news was revealed during an interview with screenwriter Zak Penn, who recently submitted a complete screen adaptation of Ready Player One. Speaking with Den of Geek, Penn revealed Cline was writing a sequel.
"Ernie's working on a sequel to it
, and it is one of those great ideas that has endless possibilities," said Penn. "And to a certain extent, the longer it exists and the more Ernie thinks about it, the more he comes up with."