Original Xbox Pitched as a PC in Disguise
Before Microsoft stepped into the console market with Xbox, the original pitch at the company was to create a PC gaming machine that looked like a console.
Xbox co-creator Ed Fries shared the story behind the original Xbox's inception on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, noting it was "people like Seamus
and Otto
" who approached him about making a game console. Fries said that because they were "DirectX evangelists" who'd been heavily invested in "the part of Windows that games use," their original idea was "to make a console that was really a PC."
According to the Xbox co-creator, their pitch was as follows: "It's gonna look like a game console—you'll stick a CD in and it'll install it quietly in the background but it'll really be just a PC CD, and then it'll play like a console but it'll really just be a PC game."
How Captain America Steve Rogers Became Hydra
The release of Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 by Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz caused quite the uproar with the reveal that Steve Rogers is actually a secret agent of Hydra. This quickly spread onto social media, spurring headlines and reaction pieces from both readers and the general public about how Marvel turned an American icon into a Nazi... even though that's not what happened.
With today's release of Captain America: Steve Rogers #2, we got a concrete explanation to just how Cap became Hydra, so we hopped on the phone with Spencer to discuss the big revelation.
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Captain America: Steve Rogers #2!
Fallout 4 Mods Beta for PlayStation 4 Delayed
Bethesda has delayed its PlayStation 4 mod beta.
Earlier in June, Bethesda reported having issues with mod support on PlayStation 4, but despite the problems Bethesda said the closed
beta was "close to release." However, the developer tweeted a statement this morning confirming the delay.
Bethesda did not provide a revised release date for Fallout 4 mod support on PlayStation 4.
Three known issues were outlined earlier in June in regards to the mod beta—limited mod storage on PlayStation 4, memory and performance problems, and issues with sound files. Bethesda has not commented on whether these problems still plague Fallout 4's PlayStation 4 mod support.
Luke Cage Will Reportedly Be Previewed at Comic-Con
Marvel's Luke Cage Netflix series will reportedly make its debut at San Diego Comic-Con in July.
According to Deadline, Luke Cage star Mike Colter will be at the show alongside showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker and co-stars Alfre Woodward and Theo Rossi. There, they'll preview footage from the Netflix show.
Colter first appeared as Luke Cage in Marvel's Jessica Jones on Netflix, however, he doesn't consider his show a straight sequel to hers. "Luke Cage is definitely not a sequel to Jessica Jones or a spinoff, because it was originally supposed to be a show," Colter told reporters in January, "and it so happens that you can't tell
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HBO Confirms Who Both of Jon Snow’s Parents Are
If you've got this far and haven't realized this article will contain Game of Thrones spoilers, this is your final warning.
HBO has confirmed, either accidentally or otherwise, who Jon Snow's father is. The finale of Season 6, Winds of Winter, revealed his mother is actually Lyanna Stark, but an infographic on the Making Game of Thrones blog has more information for us.
Not only did Rhaegar Targaryen abduct Lyanna Stark, he also apparently impregnated her, and Jon Snow is their offspring. This finally confirms the "R+L=J" theory which has been circulating for many years.
EA Investigates FIFA’s FUT ‘Chemistry Inconsistency’ Issues
EA Sports has launched an investigation following reports of a "chemistry inconsistency" in FIFA's Ultimate Team (FUT).
In FIFA Ultimate Team, players should be affected by "Team Chemistry". In theory, the more familiar teammates are with each other - or the more they play together for you - the higher the chemistry, and the better the performance.
However, as this Reddit thread attests, some fans continue to report issues with the chemistry algorithm, with many high-profile players failing to perform as they should - particularly those added to FUT packs mid-season.
PlayStation Plus Has 20.8 Million Subscribers
PlayStation Plus has 20.8 Million paid subscribers.
Sony's executive vice president Andrew House reported the news at today's Sony IR Day 2016, confirming the company is keen to sustain "continuous growth of PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) paid subscribers".
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Needs to Pass 2 Million in Sales
A couple of interesting new facts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have sprung up at Nintendo's recent shareholder's meeting.
As translated by Twitter user Cheesemeister, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed over 100 staff worked on Breath of the Wild, while the game has over 300 people in its credits who worked on it over 5 years.
"The costs
will be recovered by selling in large volumes", Miyamoto reportedly said, "passing 2 million sales. A game is a hit in the domestic market if it reaches 300k sales, but we're targeting worldwide sales."
Miyamoto also revealed that the company is currently "researching" VR, and offered a reason why there was no NX at E3 this year.
Nintendo Confirms VR Research
At its first shareholder's meeting for the fiscal year, Nintendo has confirmed it's actively 'researching' virtual reality.
Per reports from Twitter (as translated by Cheesemeister), Shigeru Miyamoto said the company was "researching VR" so it has "the core technology."
"Long play sessions are an issue," Miyamoto reportedly said. "We want to release something that can be played for long periods, carries value, and is affordable. We want parents to feel at ease."
VR functionality is but one of many rumors around Nintendo's new console, the NX, which has a release window of March, 2017. We currently know very little about the machine, and it was absent from E3. Miyamoto claimed this was to "avoid imitators"