Ubisoft Offers Early Beta Access as Part of New Loyalty Program
Ubisoft has introduced Ubisoft Club, a new rewards program for its games. In its video introduction, Ubi says the rewards can be accumulated regardless of platform and can be used to grant access to in-game content, beta participation, "limited edition goodies" and discounts in the Uplay shop.
The program grants XP, badges, and Uplay Units for playing any Ubisoft game. Ubisoft Club is a rebranding and redesign of Ubisoft's previous Uplay rewards program, Uplay Win, which operated in nearly the same way save for the Ubisoft Club name.
The video encourages you to "sign up now," on the Ubisoft Club website. Of course, you'll need a Uplay account to take advantage of the rewards offered through the club.
Daily Deals: Xbox Live, Studio Ghibli Movies, Persona 4 Anime
A Year of Xbox Live for $34.50
Snag your next year of Xbox Live at a $9 discount - compared to Amazon where a year of Live is $44.
Minecraft on Xbox One is $16.37
It's been $15 a couple of times, but the usual price is about $19, so this is a great time to grab a nice blocky copy.
Last Sons of America Puts a Sci-fi Spin on Human Trafficking
We've seen stories where humans are unable to have kids -- Children of Men certainly comes to mind -- but Last Sons of America from Boom! Studios is a bit more specific with its premise: What if Americans couldn't have kids anymore? Restricting the concept to the United States adds a sociopolitical element that heightens the real-world parallels of both adoption agencies and human traffickers.
Hundreds of App Store Apps Banned For Storing Users’ Personal Info
Hundreds of iOS apps have been pulled from the App Store, following a report that a group of applications were extracting users' personally identifiable information.
The pulled apps had been using a software development kit from Chinese company Youmi, which accessed the personal information through private APIs. Information collected included email addresses associated with users' Apple IDs, device and peripheral serial numbers, and a list of apps installed on their devices.
According to a report released by analytics service SourceDNA and reported on by TechCrunch, for some time Youmi has apparently been testing what sort of information-gathering features it can get through Apple's App Review process.
Worlds: The Quarterfinal Come to a Thrilling End
Four teams remain in the 2015 League of Legends World Championships. After three long weeks of competition, two Korean and two European squads have moved on to face each other in the semifinals to attempt to punch their tickets to the finals in Berlin.
Let’s take a look back on how they got there.
It may have taken a while, but Origen was able to take down the Flash Wolves in four games in the first quarterfinal match. With no single game finishing before the 40 minute mark, the two late game-focused teams were happy to just farm up a storm for the first chunk of any given game, only to explode into brutal and chaotic team fights once they had sufficient items in their inventory.
Rogue Nation Filmmaker Polished Rogue One Script?
Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie has supposedly polished the script for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Latino-Review says that sources informed them McQuarrie worked on the Rogue One screenplay for two weeks. He's previously contributed to scripts for Edge of Tomorrow, The Usual Suspects and Rogue Nation.
Earlier this year, Oscar-nominated writer-director Chris Weitz took over scripting duties for Rogue One from The Book of Eli screenwriter Gary Whitta. It's unknown exactly when McQuarrie had the time to polish the screenplay.
WWE Hell in a Cell is This Week’s TV Highlight
It's true. We've finally caught a break in the whole Fall TV/Peak TV maelstrom!
Though if you're a fan of Netflix's Hemlock Grove or Starz's Da Vinci's Demons, or both, you might have a big weekend of binging ahead of you as both shows are releasing their third and final seasons. Yes, Da Vinci too. It will air weekly on Starz for those who like to space the episodes out, but the season will also be released in its entirely for Starz subscribers on Starz Play and Starz On Demand.
But this week's standout is WWE's Hell in a Cell event, featuring Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker. And while Lesnar and Taker have met many times before - yes, even in a Hell in a Cell match (back in 2002) - this one is being billed as the final act of their most recent trilogy which began back at WrestleMania 30 when Brock broke Undertaker's famous 'Mania streak. Also on the card is WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. (Demon) Kane, Ryback vs. Kevin Owens, and - in the second Hell in a Cell match of the night - Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt.
What Batman v Superman Would Look Like in 1949
In anticipation of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's impending release, the upcoming superhero flick has been reimagined as a 1949 film.
Vulture has spliced together footage from very old Batman and Superman serials to craft this blast from the past. Give the two-minute video a look below.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is slated to hit theaters on March 25, 2016 and stars Ben Affleck's Caped Crusader and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel.
For more on Zack Snyder's far more modern take on the battle between DC Comics' two most iconic heroes, check out the latest image of Affleck in his batsuit and this LexCorp promo video.
App Store Update: October 19
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Ghosts of Memories – ($2.99)
Ghosts of Memories is an adventure puzzle game located in 4 stunningly beautiful worlds.
J.K. Rowling Reveals Her Favorite Harry Potter Chapter
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has revealed her favorite chapter from the series, and chances are it's one of your favorites too.
Chapter 34 Deathly Hallows 'The Forest Again' https://t.co/DniVfbTjKT
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 17, 2015
Answering a fan's question on Twitter, Rowling confesses that her favorite chapter of the seven-book series is Chapter 34 of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.