PC Fallout 4 Players Have Already Logged 4.5 Million Hours
Players of Fallout 4 on PC have already beaten Grand Theft Auto 5 for peak concurrent users. Fallout 4 has, at the time of this writing, over 400,000 concurrent users, putting it behind only Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 for the Steam all-time concurrent user record.
Stat tracking site steamcharts.com, which uses Valve's openly-available Web APIs for collection of data, has Fallout 4 listed at nearly 4.5 million hours played thus far. While that doesn't put it in the top 10 for total hours played, it is a massive achievement for a game that most players only just began today.
EA Sports Outlines New Features in UFC 2
EA has big plans to revamp its UFC licensed MMA franchise.
After teasing EA Sports UFC 2 on Twitter yesterday, the publisher has since released a trailer detailing some of the new features to be expected in the fighting game.
According to the video, the development team behind UFC 2 is bringing a host of new features to enhance and improve on the UFC formula, including unique animations for specific fighters, more realistic physics-driven reactions, new online and offline "experiences," technique challenges and safe sparring to improve skill, and "the deepest, most powerful fighter creation tools yet."
Better Call Saul: Jimmy’s Painful Season 2 Transformation
Beginning today, Better Call Saul: Season 1 is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and also in a Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray - which includes a collectible postcard vinyl featuring the original song "Better Call Saul" performed by Junior Brown, with lyrics by show creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould and music by Dave Porter and Mocean Worker. The Blu-ray features over 10 hours of extra material, including cast and crew commentaries, a gag reel, music video, and an extensive behind-the-scenes look at production.
I spoke to star Bob Odenkirk about the Season 1 release, his initial thoughts about doing a Breaking Bad spinoff, where we'll find Jimmy/Saul in Season 2, and his dream to see Saul's story continue on post-Breaking Bad timeline.
After 40 Years, Betamax Tapes Being Retired
Betamax, you've had a good run. Almost 40 years since Sony first introduced the magnetic media for recording television programs, the company announced it will be retiring the format in March 2016.
Perhaps the bigger news to come out of this is the fact that Sony has been producing Betamax tapes all along, in spite of the fact that the format was bested in the 1980s by JVC's VHS format, which then gave way to DVDs. The format war flared up again briefly with the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray battle of the early 21st century, but Betamax was there, all along, watching from the shadows.
American Horror Story Renewed for Season 6
FX has ordered a sixth season for its super popular series American Horror Story.
The award-winning television franchise, co-created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, is the most-watched series in the network's history.
"With the sixth installment coming next year, American Horror Story has unquestionably joined the ranks of television’s landmark series," FX Network and Productions CEO John Landgraf said. "From Murder House to Hotel, AHS has pioneered a new television form as well becoming FX’s highest rated show."
Just a few months ago, Murphy teased the possibility of two seasons of AHS airing in 2016. Whether or not that's still being considered has yet to be confirmed. Additionally, FX has yet to reveal Season 6's official title.
Final Fantasy 7 Composer Not Involved in the Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake will not feature an updated score from renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu.
According to Jeuxvideo, Uematsu was asked in a livestreamed interview if he would be working on the remake of Final Fantasy VII, which was revealed back at E3.
“Not at all,” Uematsu said.
Though Uematsu has composed most of the original scores for the Final Fantasy series, as well as many other classic Square games, Final Fantasy VII is arguably one of the most memorable. Last year, Uematsu told IGN One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII was one of the tracks he was most proud of.
Wrestling Wrap Up: WWE Title Vacated, Tournament Started
Before I even begin to sensually lather up and massage the sucky Seth Rollins news, let's briefly get into that big Brothers of Destruction reunion that marked the end of Monday's RAW. The one where Bray unwisely rolled out a "eulogy" for Undertaker and thusly caused both Taker and Kane to come out, chokeslam him, and then push Hugetaint McFalldown over the announce table.
Samsung Gear VR Now Available for Pre-Order
Samsung's Gear VR headset is now available for pre-order, Oculus has announced.
In a post on its official blog, the Oculus team confirmed the new smartphone-powered VR platform will be available to consumers for $99.99 USD, and can currently be reserved online at Amazon, BestBuy, and Samsung's online store.
First Photo from This Year’s Flash / Arrow Crossover
Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim has released the first photo from the upcoming Arrow / The Flash crossover storyline, as Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and their allies join forces again.
The image features both Green Arrow and The Flash, the latter of whom is wearing a strange pair of gloves. Additionally, besides Black Canary (Katie Cassidy), Speedy (Willa Holland) and Diggle (David Ramsey), this sneak peek shows both Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée) and Hawkman (Falk Hentschel) in costume, before the two characters become part of the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow spinoff. While we've met Hawkgirl in her civilian identity on The Flash, Hawkman has yet to be introduced.
MST3K Is Coming Back
Joel Hodgson, co-creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, has announced the show will be returning.
"It’s taken a long long time to get it to happen," Hodgson told Entertainment Weekly. The first step to getting MST3K back on the air is a Kickstarter campaign with a $2 million USD goal.