Xbox One S Release Date Revealed
Microsoft has revealed the $399 2TB version of the Xbox One S will be hitting shelves on August 2.
The company also confirmed if you've pre-ordered one, you'll be getting it on release day. If you want one of the new slim consoles, you can still pre-order from Microsoft's store, although Microsoft claims availability is limited so if you want one, you might want to be quick.
It's worth noting the Xbox One S won't launch everywhere on that date, and will only be available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and United States. Other territories will get the console later in the year.
Dead Rising Possibly Coming to PlayStation 4
A collection of trophies have appeared online for the original Dead Rising, which point to a possible PlayStation 4 release.
There are a few dozen Dead Rising Trophies listed on the Exophase website under the PS4 listing. There hasn't been any official word on a remaster yet, but we'll be sure to update you once we hear something.
The original Dead Rising came out on Xbox 360 in 2006. It never made it to PlayStation, and nor did the third game in the franchise, but Dead Rising 2 did come to Sony's platform.
At E3 this year, Capcom and Microsoft unveiled Dead Rising 4, which will be a timed-exclusive for Xbox One and PC.
Mankind Divided Fixes A Big Deus Ex Problem
As great as Deus Ex: Human Revolution was, it was far from perfect, and its empty feeling hub areas were among its most obvious flaws. It’s also one of the areas in which its sequel, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has improved the most. Having played plenty of Deus Ex over the years, I mostly expect the guard-infested infiltration spaces to be impeccably designed, but after playing a substantial chunk of Mankind Divided, the hub areas seem to be catching up nicely.
For one, they’re much more dense – both in terms of the number of NPCs roaming around, and in the number missions, stories, and hidden goodies there are to partake of. Whether it’s a maintenance hallway tucked away in the back of a subway station or a seemingly abandoned second-floor apartment, I could barely make it from point A to B without finding some unsavory business to stick my nose in. This pleased me.
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Bloodborne Game Of The Year Edition For Less Than Half Price
We scored the original a 9.1/10 and today, Argos will sell you the GOTY Edition for £19.99. This is the lowest price we have seen the GOTY edition go for a while (Amazon's lowest price was £23.85 and they currently have it listed at £29.90), and we fear this price won't last long, so score it today while the price lasts.
Comic-Con X-Men Booth Offers Tomb of Apocalypse X-perience
Fox will unveil the Tomb of Apocalypse X-perience at San Diego Comic Con this week, offering fans a chance to take on the X-Men supervillain.
According to Entertainment Weekly, you'll have to complete a series of challenges to defeat Apocalypse, and you'll win a custom X-Men: Apocalypse t-shirt and souvenir photo for your troubles.
In the booth you'll also find original costumes from the movie, including Apocalypse, Quicksilver, and Storm.
EW also reports at the Fox booth, you'll be able to pre-order X-Men: Apocalypse on Digital HD, which has a scheduled release of September 9, and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD, which are scheduled for October 4.
Offsite San Diego Comic-Con Events Revealed
14 offsite events have been announced for Comic-Con, including features from Adult Swim, Game of Thrones, and South Park.
San Diego Comic-Con begins with a preview night on Wednesday July 20, and runs through July 24 at the San Diego Convention Center. However, there are related events taking place all around the main location.
On Harbor Drive, you'll be able to visit Amazon and engage in an alternate reality experience for The Man in the High Castle, and take part in a Thunderbirds Are Go based rescue mission.
Behind the convention center you'll find Adult Swim and Entertainment Weekly's Con-X, where you can create custom t-shirts, recharge your electronic devices, and find food and drinks.
Nintendo Breaks Stock Market Records Thanks to Pokemon
Yet more good news for Nintendo's share prices, as it has broken the record for the biggest daily turnover in the Topix (Tokyo Stock Price Index) this century.
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo traded 476 billion yen ($4.5 billion) on Friday alone, which broke the record which was previously held by energy company Tokyo Electric.
Nintendo also beat out other companies on the list such as SoftBank, Mizuho, Nippon Steel, and Aiful.
It's the latest in a long list of profit-soaked headlines for the gaming giant. that Last week we learned Nintendo's share price had jumped 70 percent since the release of Pokemon Go. They also rose 10 percent overnight after the augmented reality game's launch.
Video Games Honed Nicolas Hamilton Into a Real Race Driver
Motorsport is in Nicolas Hamilton’s blood. Born in Hertfordshire, England in 1992, Nicolas watched as his older brother Lewis carved out the beginnings of his own racing career. After successful stints in karts, Formula 3, and GP2 Lewis Hamilton, of course, would go on to win the Formula 1 championship three times, chalking up more race victories than any other British driver in the history of F1 in the process.
But it appeared Nicolas wasn’t going to be able to follow his brother into the world of motorsport. There was a hurdle. Nicolas was born with cerebral palsy, which affects his lower legs and the right side of his body. He tried karting in a car park as a seven-year-old, with his feet strapped to the pedals, but he crashed into a ditch.
Australian Developer Will Include Women Athletes in All Future Sport Games
Great sports moments are born from amazing stories. These moments are why people are drawn to the unscripted drama of live competition. Those who continue to insist on using the word sportsball in the pejorative sense may scoff, but it’s true. It’s why folks sat, jaws agape, watching LeBron James defy gravity to deny the Golden State Warriors the lead in the dying moments of game seven in this year’s NBA Finals. It’s why the unprecedented tale of how Leicester City was able to defy 5000-1 odds to win the English Premier League made headlines all over the globe.
Earlier this year the Melbourne Cricket Ground played host to its own story; the dramatic fairy-tale finale of a truly fascinating saga of Australian cricket.
“Ghostbusters Sequel Will Happen”, Says Sony Exec
While Ghostbusters' $46 million opening may not have moved the needle too dramatically, it's enough to reportedly solidify Sony's decision to make a sequel.
“The ‘Ghostbusters’ world is alive and well," President of Worldwide Distribution at Sony Rory Bruer told The Wrap on Sunday. “I expect Ghostbusters to become an important brand and franchise."
“While nothing has been officially announced yet, there’s no doubt in my mind it will happen".
Ghostbusters may not have been able to topple Universal's animated flick The Secret Life of Pets at the domestic box office over the weekend, but it is the highest grossing live-action comedy in over a year. Whether it has staying power at home and enough appeal overseas to stamp the sequel as 'official' remains to be seen.