Iceland Not in FIFA 17 Due to Low Offer by EA
Iceland won't be in this year's version of FIFA, because EA didn't offer its football association enough money.
According to the BBC, Iceland's FA (KSI) said EA's offer of $15,000 was "below their expectations."
Iceland's exclusion will come as a surprise to many, especially following their strong run at this year's Euro 2016 tournament in which they knocked out England. Iceland has never appeared in the game before.
"They are the ones buying these rights and they almost want it for free," said KSI president Geir Thorsteinsson to the BBC. "The performance at the Euros show that we are quite a good team and many would like to play with our team. It's sad for the players - but the criticism should be towards EA Sports."
The IGN UK Podcast x Inklecast Sorcery! Mash-Up
Inkle's magnificent series of adventure games, Sorcery! comes to an end today with the release of Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings - last week, we helped give it a nice birth/send-off by joining studio co-founder Jon Ingold to perform a live mash-up podcast in London.
For one glorious and mishap-filled evening, the IGN UK Podcast and the inklecast joined forces to play through the opening hour or so of the new game. The twist? The audience made our decisions for us. Expect goat lady burials, snake-ropes and lots and lots of deaths.
Firewatch on Xbox One Delayed in Europe, Australia, NZ
Firewatch is out now on Xbox One in a lot of places, however it has been delayed in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
According to the Campo Santo blog, "some ratings issues delayed our Xbox One launch" in these three territories. Europe will be getting the game on September 30th, and New Zealand and Australia will be getting it a week after that.
The Xbox One version of Firewatch is currently out in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.
Comic Book Reviews for September 21, 2016
Summer is over, but the comic book industry is showing no sign of cooling off. This week saw the release of Civil War II #5, Revolution #1 and Cyborg #1, the start of Batman's "Night of the Monster Men" crossover and the debut of Rick Remender and Jerome Opena's new indie series, Seven to Eternity. We also got an advance look at Shipwreck #1, a promising new series from Warren Ellis and Phil Hester. And between Superman #7 and Trinity #1, it was one of the Man of Steel's strongest weeks in a long time.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Assassin’s Creed Movie: Past Scenes Will Be in Spanish
The new Assassin's Creed movie will mostly be set in the 21st century, however when it does go back to the 15th, the dialogue will be in Spanish.
This news comes via an interview with director Justin Kurzel in the new issue of Total Film (via GamesRadar).
“I just love the fact
New Regency embraced it,”said Justin Kurzel. “We did play around with English as well, but it was really obvious what you wanted as soon as you went back and started speaking beautiful Spanish. It really adds an exoticness and richness to the film.”
Ubisoft explained the reasoning behind having so few scenes in the past back at E3 this year. The company also believes it won't make much money from the film.
Support Ceases for Pokemon Fan Project Pokémon Uranium
Support for a Pokémon fan project, Pokémon Uranium, has ceased.
After nine years in development, the fan-made RPG has more than 100 original Pokémon, complete with a new region and a new Uranium type.
While download links were removed from the website following takedown notices filed against the team's website host shortly after launch, online support for those who'd managed to download the game continued by way of updates and patches.
According to an update today, however, all support has now stopped.
We will no longer be providing updates or support for Pokémon Uranium.
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DC Universe Online Going Through a Rebirth of Its Own
Daybreak Games has laid out some major changes coming to DC Universe Online’s combat.
The core changes, as revealed on the DCUO forums, are as follows:
- Removing combat rating differential
- Smoothing out how you gain stats over the course of your character’s life
- Redistributing where stats come from
- Revamping stat-related skill points
The removal of Combat Rating Differential is sure to be a welcome change. While the idea of having enemies scale up and down around your level is sound in principle, in practice many players were left feeling underpowered when starting new tiers of content.
Deal of the Day: Xbox One S FIFA 17 Bundle for Under £200
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It's that time again. Tesco have put together a discount code which sees you save £25 when you spend £150 or more on Technology and Gaming. Be sure to take advantage of this one - it is much better than the £20 discount code we had for Tesco a few weeks back.
The First Ghost in the Shell Teasers Are Here
Paramount Pictures has just dropped FIVE teasers showing off footage from its live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.
The foreboding teasers culminate in Scarlett Johansson as The Major stumbling across something...sinister. Check them out below:
The official logo for Ghost In The Shell
Based on the Japanese sci-fi franchise sci-fi property, Ghost in the Shell follows the Major (Johansson) a human-cyborg hybrid in charge of the elite task force 'Section 9'. Johansson stars alongside Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano (Battle Royale), who plays the Major's boss Daisuke Aramaki. Pilou Asbæk (Lucy) and Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire) also star. Rupert Sanders is directing Ghost in The Shell, which will hit theaters in the United States on March 31, 2017.
Mark Wahlberg, LeBron James Join Forces For ‘Ballers’
Mark Wahlberg is joining NBA star LeBron James to star in the fantasy basketball camp comedy 'Ballers'.
Wahlberg revealed that he is in talks for a role in the comedy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (via Variety). “
and I are talking about doing a movie together,” the actor said. “It’s actually a great idea. It’s based around the fantasy league, so these guys get to go to one of these fantasy camps, and me and LeBron have a situation.”
Universal and Imagine Entertainment's comedy was originally going to co-star Kevin Hart, though Hart is no longer attached to the project. Entourage creator Doug Ellin is now on board to write the script.