PS4 Leads January Hardware Sales
Sony's PlayStation 4 led hardware and software sales last month in the United States, according to the NPD Group.
In a statement, Sony also noted PlayStation 4 saw year-over-year growth in hardware and software sales. "We appreciate the support and will continue to deliver on our promise to bring the best entertainment experiences to gamers," the company said.
PlayStation 4 also topped the console charts for 2015 as a whole, with lifetime sales for the Sony system sitting at roughly 36 million units. The last time Microsoft's Xbox One hit No. 1 in hardware sales was in October.
Call of Duty 2016 Coming Q4 From Infinity Ward
Activision has revealed Call of Duty will return in 2016 and will be developed by Infinity Ward.
According to Activision, an "innovative new" Call of Duty game will be released in the fourth quarter of this year. It is not clear if Infinity Ward, who also developed the Modern Warfare series, will continue with the Ghosts setting in the next game.
Infinity Ward, whose turn comes up on the three-year development cycle, confirmed a new Call of Duty is in development via Twitter.
Adr1ft Collector’s Edition Comes With Ice Cream and a Puzzle
Soon you can pre-order the Adr1ft Collector's Edition for slightly less than the price of an average retail game.
The $55 bundle doesn't include a physical copy of the game (non-VR version Steam codes only), though it does offer another activity: a 756-piece jigsaw puzzle with art taken from in-game screenshots.
Ordering just one Collector's Edition from the iam8bit website will randomly net you one of two puzzle designs. Buy two at once, however, and you'll be guaranteed both.
Xbox One and Windows 10 Cross-Buy a ‘Platform Feature’
It appears cross-buy for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC games will be a new feature moving forward.
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer said cross-buy will be a “platform feature” that’s “good for gamers” on Twitter.
@Nahkapukki @MSFTY @Nicodemus9 @DCNationSlade We'll make it a platform feature. We think it's good for gamers.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) February 11, 2016
Master of None: Season 2 Announced for 2017
Master of None: Season 2 has been announced, and will debut on Netflix sometime next year.
Series creator and star Aziz Ansari shared the news in a post on Twitter:
Master of None Season 2 coming 2017. Thanks for all the support everyone!! pic.twitter.com/LSxo7dEVQ1
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 11, 2016
The first season of the critically-acclaimed comedy show made its debut this past November, earning a place among IGN's top 10 Netflix original series.
Destiny Expansion, Sequel Get Release Windows
Ahead of its quarterly earnings call today, Activision has revealed more on the future of Destiny, which will see a major expansion this year and a sequel next year.
"Activision Publishing, along with its partners at Bungie, expects to bring a large new expansion to Destiny in 2016 and to release a full game sequel in 2017," the investor note reads. Activision also stated that 25 million players have logged more than 3 billion hours in Destiny.
Last month, a report asserted that Destiny's sequel was delayed out of 2016 and into next year.
Destiny's Valentine's Day event is ongoing right now.
Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein Right
The sound of two black holes colliding ends with a middle C note, according to physicists.
The worldwide scientific group LIGO reports they've found the first hard evidence of gravitational waves. If they can replicate it this could prove right one of Albert Einstein's unconfirmed predictions. Namely, that binary star systems made from white dwarfs, neutron stars, and in this case black holes can push and pull the fabric of space-time.
The New York Times states that LIGO made the gravitational wave recording last September. The incident is laid out in a report by more than 1000 authors in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters.
A Ton of Game of Thrones: Season 6 Photos Revealed
With the show's return just a couple of months away now, HBO has released 20 new photos from Game of Thrones: Season 6.
Check out the gallery below to see new images of Tyrion, Daenerys, Cersei, Jaime, Sansa, Anya, Brienne and many more, several of which will lead to plenty of speculation regarding certain characters - such as the first look at the returning Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) alongside Max Von Sydow (The Exorcist, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as the Three-Eyed Raven.
Game of Thrones: Season 6 premieres Sunday, April 24th on HBO.
5 Teases for The Walking Dead: Season 6 Midseason Premiere
The Walking Dead: Season 6 returns in a big way with its midseason premiere, "No Way Out."
The synopsis for the episode, which airs February 14th, promises that "while trying to escape Alexandria, Rick and his group meet trouble when sudden noise draws walkers towards them with what could be fatal consequences." But after getting an early look at the episode, IGN can do you one better. Here is a breakdown of five things to expect when The Walking Dead returns -- though, as a caveat for spoiler-phobes, those looking to go in completely unspoiled might want to avoid the teases in this article.
The first half of Season 6 took its time to tell its story, focusing in on various characters in different episodes to dive into their storylines. "No Way Out" moves quickly through its plot and sets up a quicker momentum for the back half of the season.
If You Played The Division Beta, Odds Are You’re a Traitor
Ubisoft has revealed a bevy of statistics from The Division, and it seems like the overwhelming majority of players can't be trusted.
The infographic's more general stats include nearly 300 million kills, and more than 621 million total minutes played. That is to say just over 10 million hours split between all players during the 120-hour closed beta.
The Division Beta
More interesting, however, are the "Dark Zone" numbers.