Out This Week: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India, Tharsis & That Dragon, Cancer
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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Rumor: 4-inch iPhone Called ‘iPhone 5e,’ Launching in February/March
The latest rumor surrounding Apple's 4-inch iPhone claims the new phone will be called the 'iPhone 5e' instead of the iPhone 6c. The 'e' supposedly stands for 'enhanced.'
Chinese website cnBeta (via MacRumors) shared several new details about the device, including new hardware specs that are lower than what was previously rumored. Last we heard, the 4-inch iPhone would have an A9 chip (like the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus) and camera specs similar to the iPhone 5s. Now, however, it sounds like it will instead come equipped with an A8 chip and 1GB of RAM, putting it more in line with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the latest iPod Touch model.
DC Universe Online Heading to Xbox One
DC Universe Online is heading to Xbox One this spring.
Developer Daybreak Game Company made the announcement on Twitter, as the MMO will hit a Microsoft console for the first time. This year also marks the five-year anniversary for DC Universe Online.
Currently, DC Universe Online is only available on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, most likely because Sony formerly owned the studio. However, Columbia Nova acquired Daybreak in early 2015.
For more on the MMO, be sure to check out IGN's review of DC Universe Online.
Second Marvel Comedy in Development at ABC
ABC is currently in development on a second Marvel comedy beyond the previously announced Damage Control.
Speaking with IGN at ABC's 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour party, ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee revealed that his network has two Marvel comedies in development.
Damage Control will be a half-hour, single-camera sitcom about the people who clean up the messes left by superheroes battling in their city. Of Damage Control, Lee said, "That's the one that's going to be coming out this season. I haven't read it yet. I can't wait to see it. We hope it's going to be great."
Lee declined to share what the second comedy will be about, but did say "in the long term, we'd love it to be" on ABC. "We definitely want to do Marvel comedies as well as dramas and of course, as you know, we supply lots of dramas to Netflix," he said.
Sony’s ‘Let’s Play’ Trademark Application Denied
Sony Computer Entertainment has been denied the right to trademark "Let's Play" by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Though the application was filed in late October, the filing only surfaced last week after being discovered on Justia by a NeoGAF user.
USPTO refused the application on grounds of "likelihood of confusion," as there is a similar mark already trademarked. The official notice of rejection outlines the similarities between the already trademarked service—LP Let'z Play—and Sony's proposed trademark.
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USA’s Colony is This Week’s TV Highlight
Midseason premieres and returns continue this week as Freeform (formerly ABC Family) debuts Shadowhunters, Showtime goes big with Billions, TV Land premieres Teachers, TBS dips into the Naked Gun well with Angie Tribeca, and iZombie returns.
The TV highlight his week however goes to USA's Colony - a new sci-fi show from The Strain/Lost's Cartlon Cuse that's lighter on "sci-fi" and higher on paranoia and relevant, real world themes of politics and occupying colonial forces. Lost's Josh Holloway and The Walking Dead's Sarah Wayne Callies play a young couple whose lives and family, like so many others, have been ripped apart after a mysterious alien force conquers and divides Los Angeles, separating many from their loved ones.
iOS 9.3 Wants to Improve Your Sleep Patterns With ‘Night Shift’
Apple has promised a new feature for iOS 9.3, called "Night Shift," with the intention to make its devices easier on your sleep cycle.
When activated, Night Shift "automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum" at nighttime. This is in response to several studies which indicate that cooler colors like blue can adversely affect a person's sleep cycle.
The feature will then adjust the colors back to normal in the morning. Both functions will require access to your device's clock and geolocation to function properly. The latter of which should, ideally, account for those that frequently travel between time zones.
CES 2016: Expectations vs Reality
There was a lot of hype for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show and now that it's over, we can take a look back and see what predictions we got right and wrong. With a show so vast, it’s hard to really see technology trends on the show floor until you take a step back. Let’s get right into it.
I expected there to be a lot of VR at the show and indeed there was. Just about every company was trying to dip their toes into the hot new entertainment and computing platform. Big players like Oculus and HTC were there showing off their best games and technology demos. Oculus is the first company to name a release date and price for its high-end virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift.
New Witcher 3 Patch Fixes Tons of Issues
Patch 1.12 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This latest update provides fixes for numerous issues related to the Hearts of Stone expansion, gameplay, UI, quests, and more.
A handful of notable changes can be seen below, while the full list can be found here, courtesy of CD Projekt Red.
- Introduces a number of improvements to general game performance.
- Introduces a series of minor difficulty balance tweaks at all difficulty levels in Hearts of Stone expansion.