Will The Division’s Closed Beta Launch Later This Month?
According to UK games retailer FunStock Digital, a closed multiplayer beta for Ubisoft's The Division will launch on January 29.
In a Reddit thread discussion between a customer and customer representative, the retailer stated: "the closed beta starts on the 29th January".
The retailer added that it expected to receive beta keys within the next two weeks, as instructed by its unspecified "key supplier".
The beta had been expected in December of last year, but was pushed back to "early 2016".
When asked for comment, Ubisoft stated that it won’t "comment on rumor or speculation”.
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Coming to PS4 This Week
PlayStation 2 RPG Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits is coming to PlayStation 4 later this week.
"For years, the Humans and the Deimos have been at war in their struggle to capture the Great Spirit Stones," states the blurb on the official PlayStation blog.
"To the Humans, the stones represent a magical source of power and light. To the Deimos, the stones are the viable force behind their spell-casting abilities. But fate is about to place the future of both races in the hands of two men."
In our Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits review way back in 2003, we said that: "Take it for what it appears to be, and Twilight of the Spirits is a commendable but flawed RPG romp through a traditional medieval world. Take it for what it is, however, and you'll discover something a lot more meaningful."
David Bowie Passes Away at Age 69
Legendary musician and actor David Bowie passed away today at the age of 69 after an 18 month battle with cancer. Bowie released his latest album, Blackstar, on his birthday, January 8, 2016.
The news was confirmed via David Bowie's official website and social media, as well as his son, director Duncan Jones. The official statement reads, "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief."
Why Was the Original Final Fantasy So Seminal?
It's the weirdest thing. I've always considered myself a big Final Fantasy fan, but in reality, I've only ever played a small number of the core entries since Final Fantasy VII brought both series and genre into my awareness back in 1997. Worse still, I realised, after smashing through the HD Remaster of Final Fantasy X and its direct sequel a year back, that I've completed even less of them; only three if I disregard spin-offs and sequels.
This got me thinking: How big a fan could I really be?
That thought has stayed with me for a while now, leading to an overwhelming urge to go back to the series' humblest beginnings. With entries I-X all playable via PSN in some form, I decided to do just that, and recently jumped right into the 2007/2008 remaster of the original, genre-defining Final Fantasy, interested to see how well it holds up today…
The 100 Cast/Creator Talk Season 3
At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, The 100’s executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg, was joined by cast members Eliza Taylor (“Clarke”), Paige Turco (“Abby”), Marie Avgeropoulos (“Octavia”), Lindsey Morgan (“Raven”), Adina Porter (“Indra”) and Alycia Debnam-Carey ("Lexa") to discuss the CW series.
While the group wanted to protect secrets from Season 3, a few tidbits were revealed. We’ll be learning much more about the Grounders this season, with Debnam-Carey saying we’ll see aspects of, “Their politics. Their spiritual history. How they’ve adapted things from what the world use to be.”
Rothenberg noted, “We tell a lot of stories in
The TV Winners of the 2016 Golden Globes
The Golden Globes declared what they consider the best of TV in 2015, and a wide swath of series earned recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
USA's breakout hit Mr. Robot took home the Outstanding Drama Series and Supporting Actor awards, while Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle won top Comedy Series awards. Meanwhile PBS's Wolf Hall took home two awards in the Outstanding Miniseries or Movie categories. Check out the full winners list below.
(For the winners of the Golden Globes in the movie categories, click here!)
- Empire
- Game of Thrones
The Golden Globe Movie Winners Revealed
The 73rd Golden Globe Awards revealed the winning films and artists tonight during a broadcast hosted by Ricky Gervais.
Winners are marked in red and will be updated throughout the ceremony.
(For the winners of the Golden Globes in the TV categories, click here!)
- Carol
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Room
- Spotlight
- The Big Short
Affleck Says Being in Suicide Squad is Like Having a ‘Cool Cousin’
Warner Brothers Pictures is gearing up to unite the DC Universe in two upcoming films, Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and David Ayer's Suicide Squad.
Ayer revealed that we'll see Batman scrap in his anti-hero film. "We made him fight," Ayer told USA Today. "He's awesome
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Affleck told the publication he's "bound by nondisclosure clauses a mile long," but did mention that he's "really impressed" by Suicide Squad. "It felt like I have such a cool cousin," he added. The actor is excited to be a part of "a constellation of things," something he's never felt about a film before.
9 Things to Know About DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
With only 11 days left until DC's Legends of Tomorrow makes its debut on The CW, the cast and creative team behind the latest DC universe series on the network attended the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour to present what makes the new spinoff unique.
Legends of Tomorrow takes an array of key side characters from the Flash and Arrow worlds and sends them on their own save-the-world mission as time traveler Rip Hunter takes them through the ages to stop Vandal Savage. The producers behind the project spoke at length at how the stakes remain high even with the time travel element, while the cast opened up about what going on a timey-wimey journey means for their characters.
Force Awakens Crosses $800M, Opens Huge in China
Despite The Revenant's impressive $38 million debut, Star Wars: The Force Awakens retained the top spot at this weekend's North American box office.
Director J.J. Abrams' record-breaking space epic earned $41.6 million this weekend, bringing the film's domestic grand total to a whopping $812 million, making history as the first film to ever surpass the $800 million milestone stateside.
Additionally, Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its debut in China this weekend, earning an estimated $53 million, setting a new record as the nation's best Saturday or Sunday opening ever.