New PS4 Update Hints at Next Street Fighter 5 Beta Test
A new update has been released on PlayStation 4 for Street Fighter V.
Patch version 1.08, which began rolling out yesterday, weighs in at 3.1GB and is thought to be a preparatory update in anticipation for an as yet unannounced beta test. EventHubs reports that once the update is complete, players are informed that the download is an "overall renew for next beta test".
We've reached out to Capcom and will update you as and when we know more.
At PlayStation Experience 2015, Capcom unveiled its final character for Street Fighter V, F.A.N.G. Alex, Guile, Ibuki, Balrog (Boxer), Juri, and Urien will all join the Street Fighter V roster sometime within the first year of the game’s release.
Twitch Announces New Category for ‘Twitch Plays’ Games
Twitch has announced a new hub dedicated to offering more discoverability to Twitch Plays broadcasts.
Twitch Plays will allow developers to introduce games and viewers to find games within the crowdsourced video game playthrough genre more easily.
You might recall back in February 2014, an anonymous Australian programmer created a script that turned Twitch’s chat box into a controller during a broadcast for Pokemon Red, allowing viewers to type in commands that directly affect the outcome of the game. Days after Twitch Plays Pokemon beat Pokemon Red, it started a playthrough on Pokemon Crystal Version.
Comic Book Reviews for January 13, 2016
It was another huge week for comic fans, especially with Marvel finally releasing the long-awaited (and very enjoyable) Secret Wars #9. Other major releases this week included DC's latest Green Lantern title, Edge of Oblivion, the second chapter of Batman/TMNT, the prologue issue of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the 150th issue of The Walking Dead.
Scroll down to read reviews for these and many other new comics. And be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below!
Note: we'll have reviews for Constantine: The Hellblazer #8 and Back to the Future #4 a bit later.
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The 2016 Oscar Nominations Are…
Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced, and The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy).
Mad Max: Fury Road isn't far behind on ten however, with the action epic deservedly getting Picture and Director nominations.
Elsewhere The Martian receives seven nods, Bridge of Spies six, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens five.
As for snubs, Straight Outta Compton is nominated for Screenplay but not Picture, as is Carol, while Aaron Sorkin and Quentin Tarantino don't even get a screenplay nod. And perhaps most surprisingly, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott miss out in the Director category.
Elite Dangerous Has Sold 1.4 Million Copies
Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments has revealed that the game has sold over 1.4 million copies.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Elite Dangerous launched for PC in December 2014, and came to Xbox One in October 2015.
The space exploration game reached the 1.4 million mark towards the end of 2015, shortly before launching its expansion, Horizons, on Early Access.
In September, Frontier announced that SteamVR support is coming to the game.
Alan Rickman Passes Away at Age 69
Actor Alan Rickman has passed away after suffering from cancer, at age 69.
The Guardian has reported that Rickman's death has been confirmed by his family.
Alan Rickman has been one of the most well loved British actors since 1988, when he starred as the villain Hans Gruber in Die Hard. In more recent times, he has found huge success playing Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.
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Report: Zelda Amiibo Replenish Hearts in Twilight Princess HD
According to a new report, amiibo in Twilight Princess HD will be used to unlock content and refill hearts or arrows.
Nintendo Insider reports that Amazon France has leaked how Legend of Zelda amiibo will work when used in conjunction with the HD remaster of Twilight Princess.
The site claims the Link, Toon Link, Zelda, and Sheik amiibo, when activated, replenish hearts or arrows, while the Wolf Link amiibo is set to unlock a new dungeon, which loosely translates as “The Cave of Twilight.”
Yoshi’s Woolly World Used to Look a Bit Different
Some unused textures have been found in Yoshi's Woolly World, revealing that it used to look slightly different.
Twitter user @RandomTBush believes that the game "used to look a lot like Kirby's Epic Yarn at one point in time." Check out his unearthed findings in the images below.
So Yoshi's Woolly World used to look a lot like Kirby's Epic Yarn at one point in time! Found this unused texture. pic.twitter.com/x2SzxQ07PO
— Random Talking Bush (@RandomTBush) January 13, 2016
Motorhead Fans Create Tribute to Lemmy in GTA 5
Three Motörhead fans have created a Lemmy Kilmister tribute in GTA V.
The downloadable mod honouring Lemmy – created by the joint efforts of FunGt, Christian Brandes, and jedijosh920 – features custom hair, skin, face, beard, hat, glasses, tattoos, clothes, and even comes with an in-game Motörhead t-shirt.
You can see the mod in action in the video from Christian Brandes below.
The mod is available for download over on the GTA Forums.