Over 75 Million Devices Have Upgraded to Windows 10
Microsoft's had several opportunities to address the amount of devices running Windows 10, but apparently the company was waiting for the operating system to reach an even higher milestone.
In a top ten list posted to the official Windows Blog, Corporate VP of Marketing Yusuf Mehdi shared several facts related to the OS, with the most important fact being that Windows 10 has now been installed onto over 75 million devices since its launch four weeks ago.
To provide some perspective, 14 million devices had already upgraded to Windows 10 a day after its launch, and it was only a week ago that it reportedly reached 53 million, but those numbers were never confirmed.
Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer Team Up
The Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence and Trainwreck's Amy Schumer are teaming up for a new comedy which they are writing together and plan on starring in.
According to The New York Times, the two stars are currently writing the film. “We play sisters,” said Lawrence, who's in the midst of promoting The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.
“We’re almost done writing," she said. "It just flowed out of us. We’ve got about 100 pages right now.”
Lawrence added that they're working with Schumer's sister Kim, who helped out with the scripting of Trainwreck. And the Mystique actress seems particularly excited about the comedy project.
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Mad Max: Fury Road Blu-ray Prices Just Dropped
The standard Mad Max Blu-ray is down to $20 and the 3D version is $28. The four film collection is also down to $50 from $70 (you can also get The Road Warrior for $10). You should know that there will be another Fury Road release with more features, such as a black and white version of the movie, but if you can't wait to check out this movie (and watch some of those car chases a frame at a time, like I plan to), this is a solid price.
Star Wars Live Toy Unveiling Announced
New toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be unveiled during a special YouTube live unboxing event.
The event will take place across 12 different countries and 15 cities, providing a first look at the upcoming lineup of toys inspired by J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars film. It will begin first on the morning of September 3 in Sydney, Australia, and continue thereafter in Asia, Europe, Canada, and North and South America.
"Over the course of 18 hours, some of Maker Studios’ biggest stars will each be unboxing a new toy from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a different city around the world and sharing the experience live on YouTube," Disney consumer products president Leslie Ferraro said in a press release. "We’ve seen tremendous excitement for these new products and can’t wait to see the global reaction from the Star Wars fan community."
Inside the Year the Console Wars Began
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1991 - the year of the SNES. That means Super Mario World, F-Zero, and more!
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
What’s in the FIFA 16 Demo
EA Sports has revealed what will be included in the upcoming FIFA 16 demo, which is set to launch on September 8.
You'll be able to jump into a single Kick-Off match, take part in a FIFA Ultimate Team Draft, and pick up some tips in the FIFA Trainer mode. During the loading screens you'll be able to play one of six new skill games. There's also a Bundesliga Broadcast Presentation, featuring special broadcast graphics in a match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The following clubs will be available in the demo:
- FC Barcelona
- Borussia Dortmund
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Chelsea FC
New Fallout 4 Concept Art Revealed
Bethesda Game Studios has unveiled four new pieces of concept art for Fallout 4.
Revealed on Bethesda's Twitter account, the four images are taken from the forthcoming book The Art of Fallout 4 and feature a bridge scene as well as three character visualisations. Check out the hi-res versions in our gallery above.
According to Amazon, The Art of Fallout 4 will be released on December 22.
Witcher 3 Sales Eclipse 6 Million in 6 Weeks
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has proven to be incredibly successful for CD Projekt RED, having sold a whopping six million copies within its first six weeks on store shelves.
According to CD Projekt's latest financial results (via NeoGAF), the company earned 237 million PLN ($63.3 million USD) in net profit for the first half of 2015.
The publisher also noted its open-world RPG has performed well both at retail and digitally.
The final piece of free DLC for The Witcher 3 released earlier this month, adding a New Game Plus mode to the mix.
Leto Says Bye to Joker With Instagram Haircut
This will likely be our final report on Jared Leto's hair ... until at least his next time playing the Joker.
The Oscar winner took to social media Tuesday to document the cutting of his green hair now that Suicide Squad has wrapped filming in Toronto.
Check out the photo he posted to Instagram below:
Leto's hair has proven to be quite the saga on his social media, beginning with him shaving his beard and cutting off his long hair and bleaching it to then dying it bright green to now finally cutting it off.
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Releasing Later on PC
Assassin's Creed Syndicate won't be releasing until November on PC, Ubisoft has announced.
In a post on the UbiBlog, the publisher confirmed that unlike the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, which will be available on October 23, Assassin's Creed Syndicate will be available for those on PC on November 19.
With regard to why the PC version will be releasing nearly a month later than its console counterparts, Ubisoft Kiev studio production manager Sam Kovalev explained the extra time will allow the team to ensure the game is as stable and polished as possible on launch day.
"The additional four weeks are for us to really bear down and finalize all of the polish and optimization, to make sure the game and all of its systems are stable when it launches, so it runs smoothly for all players starting on day one," Kovalev said.