Her Story Sales Reach 100,000
Her Story's creator Sam Barlow has revealed that the game has sold over 100,000 copies so far.
Writing on Twitter, he said "back from holidays & some cool news waiting for me: Her Story has sold over 100,000 copies after its first month and a bit on sale."
Her Story is a game from the creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories where you must decipher a murder mystery by watching clips of police interviews. It came out on June 24 on PC, Mac, and iOS.
PS Plus Subscription Prices Rising in UK and Europe
Sony has confirmed it's set to increase how much it costs to purchase a one or three month PS Plus subscription in the UK and Europe.
As it currently stands, one month of PlayStation Plus costs £5.49 while three months will set you back £11.99. It has yet to be confirmed what the new prices will be, but Sony has promised an annual subscription will remain unchanged at £39.99.
“We are dedicated to bringing PlayStation Plus members the best possible service with the most compelling content," reads a statement. "From September 1, 2015 we will be increasing the price of monthly and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in line with market conditions.
"We will continue to invest in PlayStation Plus to ensure an unparalleled experience, featuring the best quality games and features.”
Blizzard Trademarks ‘Compete’ for eSports
Blizzard has registered a trademark for "Compete", an eSport tournament creation system.
Specifically, the trademark is for "Providing an online non-downloadable Internet-based system application featuring technology enabling users to organize and promote e-sports tournaments, to create and customize tournament brackets and ladders, track tournament progress, maintain related statistics, and post results."
Compete will presumably be used as a tool to back up Blizzard's strong lineup of eSports games including StarCraft II, Heroes of the Storm, and Hearthstone.
A New Boy and His Blob is Coming
With several business changes underway, Majesco Entertainment is now focusing exclusively on downloadable and mobile titles, including a new game called Glue and a new entry in the A Boy and His Blob series.
Outgoing CEO Jesse Sutton wrote in a letter to shareholders that Majesco Entertainment, in an effort to become profitable, has appointed David Rector as the new CEO. In addition, it is reducing staff and shifting away from producing retail games to focus exclusively on digital and mobile content.
This includes Glue and the next A Boy and His Blob title, both of which the company expects to launch within the next two fiscal quarters. According to Sutton, the two games will be released on "all next generation consoles and in some cases, PC."
Arrow: Hannibal, Enlisted Actors Join Season 4 Cast
The cast for CW’s upcoming Arrow: Season 4 continues to grow.
The Wrap reports Hannibal star and True Blood alum Rutina Wesley is in talks to join Arrow: Season 4, while ET Online reports Enlisted star Parker Young has been cast in the superhero TV show.
Wesley's role has not been named, but it is a role spanning a multi-episode arc for the upcoming season.
Rutina Wesley as seen in Hannibal
Fox Could Lose Up to $60 Million on Fantastic Four
20th Century Fox’s latest Fantastic Four reboot is going to cost the studio big time.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio could write off over $60 million due to Fantastic Four’s flop in its box office debut. The superhero movie reportedly cost $120 million to produce and tens of millions more to market.
The movie took in an estimated $26.2 million, roughly $4 to $14 million below expectations.
Fantastic Four has been critically panned, and director Josh Trank alleged the studio meddled with the final cut of the film, claiming we’ll never see the “fantastic” version.
Price and Pre-Sales Confirmed for Smach Zero, the Steam-Based Handheld
Smach Zero, the third-party handheld console for Steam games, will open for pre-order on November 10 at an early bird price of US$299.
Previously known as Steamboy Project, Smach Zero is the first Steam OS-operated portable console. Smach Zero features a 720p resolution 5 inch touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output and 4G LTE connectivity with the PRO model.
The Steam-based handheld has an “AMD embedded G-Series SoC Steppe Eagle with Jaguar-based CPU and GCN-based Radeon graphics under the hood.” It also includes 4 GB of RAM and 32GB internal memory with room for external expansion. Battery life is yet to be confirmed.
According to Smach, the hardware specifications will allow the handheld to support more than 1,000 games in Steam at launch. The company claims the handheld will also support Dota2, Half Life 2 and Civilization V.
Google Gets New Ceo, Creates Parent Company Alphabet
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have created a "collection of companies," which includes Google, under a new holding company called Alphabet.
According to a letter to investors, Page will run Alphabet as CEO alongside its president Sergey. Sundar Pichai will be promoted from product chief to CEO of the slimmed down Google. A CEO will be appointed to each other companies in the collective.
Google is spinning out its businesses under the operational overhaul to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of newly created Alphabet. Companies not relevant to the Google’s internet products will be spun out into their own companies under the Alphabet umbrella.
The Art and Artists of Hearthstone
Hearthstone's Art Director Ben Thompson stopped by IGN's Australian office recently, so we took the opportunity to ask him about the process of creating art for the game, as well as what pieces most speak to him as an artist. Enjoy!
Ben Thompson: We knew we wanted to go with the original nine from World of Warcraft, as far as classes go. We knew that we wanted to go back to the roots of basic World of Warcraft and that approachability… no Monk, no Death Knight, just entry-level WoW. As we started going through a lot of the art, we started trying to figure out which ones we had imagery for which we felt most personified or felt the most approachable or coolest for the characters, because we kept in mind, throughout the whole thing, there’s going to be a certain percentage – a great percentage if we do our job right – that have never played
Report: Sofia Vergara to Play Bart Simpson’s New Teacher
Sofia Vergara will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons as new schoolteacher "Mrs Berrera."
According to TheWrap, Vergara's character will star in upcoming episode "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles." She will play an attractive teacher who catches the eye of both Bart Simpson and Principal Seymour Skinner.
Executive producer Al Jean reveals that it may not be a one-off; there is a possibility that Vergara might return in later episodes.
