Xbox One Once Again Topped Console Sales
Microsoft's Xbox One was September's top-selling console, according to a statement issued by the company.
Citing numbers provided to it by the NPD Group, "Xbox One was the best-selling console in September in the U.S.," making it the top seller for the "third month in a row."
In addition to coming out on top of sales in the U.S., Microsoft also said the Xbox One topped the charts in the UK according to market research firm GfK Entertainment UK.
Following the introduction of the new Xbox One S model, Xbox One sales in the UK saw a 1000-percent increase. No doubt the launch helped its numbers across the board and gave the platform some momentum following its introduction.
Star Wars: Who Is Rogue One’s Galen Erso?
A new Rogue One trailer has hit the Internet, which means workplace productivity will plummet as Star Wars fans around the world watch and re-watch this latest glimpse at the upcoming prequel film.
The new trailer has plenty to offer (including a tantalizing shot of a ruined Jedi statue), but it's perhaps most significant for offering fans their first real glimpse of Mads Mikkelsen's character, Galen Erso.
Who Is Galen Erso, and how does he fit into the Rogue One conflict? Here's everything we know about this mysterious figure in the Star Wars universe.
You Can Use PlayStation VR With Your Xbox One and PC
PlayStation VR has been discovered to be compatible with the Xbox One and with PCs, but users shouldn't expect the full PSVR functionality out of the experience.
As spotted by Reddit, an Xbox or PC can be connected to the PSVR processor unit via HDMI. IGN has independently confirmed the Xbox One will work with the PSVR, however, the headset will only display these other pieces of hardware in the PSVR's Cinematic Mode. Essentially, what that means is you'll see a massive floating screen in front of you, but instead of the PS4 home screen being projected, the Xbox One dashboard will appear when that console is plugged into the processor.
Huge Hi-Res Rogue One Trailer Image Gallery
Disney released a new trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and while you may have already watched it a thousand times, we've gone ahead and grabbed individual frames from the trailer to help you savor each shot.
We have over 80 hi-res images, with 4 huge images at the end of the gallery direct from Disney itself.
The new trailer gives a glimpse into the intricacies of the story, where before we only knew of it in the broadest of terms. It also shows us Hannibal actor Mads Mikkelsen's character for the first time. Make sure to check out our guide to the characters in Rogue One to help get up to speed.
American Horror Story: Roanoke Is Split Into Three Seasons
American Horror Story: Roanoke is essentially split into three seasons, each telling different stories, according to the show's co-creator.
American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk told Entertainment Weekly that the fifth episode, which aired last night, marked the end of that first story with Shelby (Lily Rabe and Sarah Paulson) and Matt (Andre Holland and Cuba Gooding Jr.). Additionally, episode 10 will tell a one single-episode story
"I really think it’s three seasons: it’s like
1 through 5, 6 through 9, and 10 is its own thing," Falchuk said.
If You Bought a PS3 Before 2010, You Can Get $55 from Sony
Due to a class-action lawsuit, anyone who bought an original "fat" PlayStation 3 between November 1, 2006 and April 1, 2010 can now submit a claim to receive up to $55 cash payment back from Sony.
Sony was sued in 2010 after, citing potential security issues, it updated the PlayStation software to remove the "Other OS" function from the early console model. The Other OS allowed users to set aside a part of the console's hard drive to install Linux.
According to a response issued by one of Sony's attorney's, "
Who’s Who in Star Wars: Rogue One
The trailer for the new Star Wars movie, Rogue One, hit this morning, and since some folks are still wondering if that's little Rey and her dad in the clip (come on people!), we figured it was time to break down what we know about the characters in the film so far.
The first standalone Star Wars movie, Rogue One goes back to the days just prior to A New Hope where a band of unlikely heroes joined together in an attempt to steal the plans of the first Death Star. Yep, the very plans that R2-D2 is carrying around with him in the original film. But how did they pull it off, and what price did they pay for their victory? That will be the story of Rogue One.
Click through the slideshow below for a guide to who's who in the film:
J.K. Rowling Says Fantastic Beasts Now 5 Movies
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie series just got bigger.
During a Facebook Live Global Fan Event, Harry Potter creator and Fantastic Beasts screenwriter J.K. Rowling announced that the movie trilogy has now expanded to five films.
The series, set in the 1920s, follows the adventures of Newt Scamander in the wizarding world.
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David
has told you that we do tell about Dumbledore and Grindelwald
," Rowling said. "I can say one thing. We were doing some script sessions the other day, and I can tell you that we always knew it was going to be more than one movie.
Thoughts on Westworld, Luke Cage and Supergirl
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