Monday, December 15, 2014

BitCoin just gained the support of Microsoft

   Microsoft is now accepting payments in Bitcoin for content for its online store. "The use of digital currencies such as bitcoin, while not yet mainstream, is growing beyond the early enthusiasts," says Microsoft VP of Universal Store Eric Lockard in the official announcement. "We expect this growth to continue and allowing people to use bitcoin to purchase our products and services now allows us to be at the front edge of that trend."

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Announced

   The fourth installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series has been revealed. The third game was followed by a mostly positive reception. A playable build of the game – developed by CyberConnect2 – will be available to the public at this year's Jump Fiesta in Tokyo, Japan. No release date has been announced other than the game coming some time in 2015. The game will be on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.


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DMC: Definitive Edition and Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition Coming to PS4 and Xbox One

   Capcom has revealed that two remastered Devil May Cry titles, DmC: Definitive Edition and Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, are on their way to current-gen platforms in 2015. DmC: Definitive Edition will include DmC: Devil May Cry and all DLC running at 1080p and 60fps. The Definitive Edition will also have new Turbo, Hardcore, and Must Style game modes in addition to a Gods Must Die difficulty level. New costumes, trophies/achievements, and leader boards will also be included.


Final Fantasy XV Gets an English Trailer

   Final Fantasy XV(15), originally known as Final Fantasy XIII Versus, has received an official English dub. FFXV still has no official release date. 


Playstation 20th Anniversary PS4 Revealed

   Playstation Blog has revealed a special PS4 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original Playstation back in 1994. The article goes on to say "Sony Computer Entertainment, founded by my mentor Ken Kutaragi, was a project borne out of sincere passion and deep admiration for the craft of game development. The mid 90s were an exciting time for game developers, driven by the explosion of powerful but affordable 3D graphics rendering hardware and the birth of many young and adventurous development studios. The original PlayStation was meant to embody that sense of adventure and discovery, that sense that anything was possible." 


   This news comes on the heels of the Playstation Experience that Sony held in Las Vegas, Nevada two weeks ago. This special PS4 is in extremely limited supply and has gone for $20,000 on ebay. 

List of the Front Runners for the Helm of Star Trek 3

   Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, and J.J. Abrams are looking at Wyatt, Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), Justin Lin (Fast 5), Duncan Jones (Source Code, Warcraft, Moon), and Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Child 44) to replace Roberto Orci as the Star Trek 3 helmer. Star Trek 3 is headed to theaters in 2016.  
                   
Courtesy: www.startrekmovie.com
                 

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Let's You Play as Ciri

   CD Projekt Red has said you won't be able to switch between her and Geralt,the main character, at will, but instead at certain moments in the plot you'll assume control of her. These moments will be very significant in terms of the story.

   

   Described as an girl from ancient prophecy, Ciri is a descendant of a long lost elven blood lineage and focus of the recently released Elder Blood trailer. Emotionally connected to Geralt, Ciri is chased by the titular Wild Hunt, a cavalcade of riders capable of huge destruction, as well as the Nilfgaard Empire. Though details about how she'll play are scarce, she'll be fast and agile, and will also be able to blink, short range teleport. A mythical power is also teased. 

Aquaman Might be Getting a Director

   A report from The Daily Beast points to indie director Jeff Nichols as the most likely to be heading Warner Bros. and DC's Aquaman movie. The Daily Beast found the story from emails leaked in the recent Sony Pictures hack. Jeff Nichols is the writer/director of 2012's critically-acclaimed drama Mud, staring Matthew McConaughey. The emails also restated the possibility of Spider-Man cameo in Captain America: Civil War. Warner Bros. has not confirmed the report.

Better Call Saul has First Poster Revealed

   Better Call Saul, the spin-off show to the award winning drama Breaking Bad, has revealed the first promotional poster for the program. The show will tell the story of Jimmy McGill and his transformation into Saul Goodman, Walter White's attorney. Better Call Saul's two-night series premiere begins Sunday, February 8 at 10/9c on AMC, before moving to its regular timeslot on Mondays the next night, on February 9th.
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Courtesy: www.amctv.com


                         

Spider-Man is Doing Whatever a Sony Can

   Marvel Studios and Sony have been in talks about allowing Spider-Man to appear in a Marvel movie. Those talks reportedly fell through, but word has it that pressure from Sony Pictures’ parent company might cause the two to start up again -- and that the friendly neighborhood spider might yet team up with the Avengers onscreen. Though, if that does happen, word is that  Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield will be left in the cold.
   Marvel is rumored to give Sony no creative control which could mean bad news for Garfield. Reports also say that Spider-Man will be making his debut in Captain America: Civil War. Sony chief Amy Pascal had a major issue with Marvel’s wish to remove Garfield from the role, which is something that The Wall Street Journal also emphasized when they broke the Marvel/Sony story here.
             
Courtesy: www.worldofentertainment.info
               

Street Fighter 5 Announced, Coming Exclusively to PS4 and PC

   Capcom has announced Street Fighter 5 along with some shocking news to the video game community. Street Fighter 5 will be exclusive to PS4 and PC. At Playstation Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this month a Playstation representative told a room full of the press that the PS4 is the only console Street Fighter 5 will ever be on. They also went on to say that Capcom has been working with Sony in the development of SFV since the beginning of production.

 
 This comes as a huge blow to the Xbox One community as it completely cuts them off to one of the biggest fighting game franchises of all time. Some more positive news to come out of the event was the announcement of cross-platform play between the PS4 and PC.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Released

   The first footage from next years new Star Wars film has been released online. The footage reveals what can be rumored to be the planet of Tattooine, a desert planet that appeared in multiple previous Star Wars films. J.J. Abrams, director of The Force Awakens, has said that he plans on keeping the feel of the old films alive in the new installment. Abrams also said he wanted to use as many practical effects as possible in order to preserve the Star Wars feel that George Lucas established back in 1977.