Hulk Hogan Fired from WWE

Updated at bottom of story with a statement from Hulk Hogan...

Early this morning, speculation ran wild when Hulk Hogan's profile was removed from WWE's website and the Tough Enough website. Likewise, all Hogan merchandise had vanished from the company's online shop.

Rumors were swirling that Hogan had been released from the company due to racial remarks said during a radio interview in which he was discussing an old promo cut by Booker T. But nothing was certain. There was a "tape" out there of Hogan saying inflammatory things. It may have even been his sex tape, currently at the center of a lawsuit between Hogan and Gawker, which also contained Hogan using inappropriate racial remarks, per the National Enquirer. The Enquirer has several quotes they say come from the tape that they believe led to Hogan being let go.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron Blu-ray Announced

Marvel Studios has announced that Avengers: Age of Ultron is coming to 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital SD and On-Demand on October 2, 2015.

Additionally, the superhero opus will be available early on September 8, 2015 on Digital 3D, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere. Watch the trailer for the release right here:

Bonus features are as follows.

Digital HD*, Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA), 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray:

  • Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
  • Making-of Featurettes
  • Gag Reel
  • Audio Commentary

*Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer

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Executive Producer Tomasz Gop Leaves Lords of the Fallen 2

Executive producer Tomasz Gop has left CI Games and is no longer working on Lords of the Fallen 2.

In an exchange with Eurogamer, Gop confirmed that he had parted ways with the studio, but was unwilling to give details as to why he'd left, stating that he wanted to "respect CI's will" to keep the reason for the departure private.

"I wanted all the best for Lords," said Gop, "but there's going to be someone else leading the project and we'll see if it will make it more successful than I could.

"I made

my mind a couple of days ago, we just wanted to figure out the best communication for both sides."

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment PS4 Release Revealed

Bandai Namco has announced that Sword Art Online RE: Hollow Fragment will be available on August 4.

RE: Hollow Fragment is coming out for PlayStation 4, and is an HD version of the original Vita game with an updated English translation. This new date is a week later than was originally scheduled.

Hollow Fragment is the second game in the series based on the Sword Art Online series of books. In addition to Hollow Fragment, Sword Art Online: Lost Song is coming to the Americas for PS4 and Vita this year.

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Split-Screen Gaming is Alive and Well

It's a miracle this week's IGN UK Podcast ever got recorded, what with Krupa, Rory and Alex spending every spare minute playing Rocket League. The car football (or vehicle soccer is your surname is Powers) game has got everyone hooked, but also demonstrates that split-screen gaming is very much alive and well, so much so was it wrong that it's been ditched in Halo 5?

We also skim over the best and worst of the week, somewhat pathetically labelled Red Hotty and Cold Botty. Hmmm.

But we promise the podcast is still a gem, and you can watch the entire podcast up above, download it over on iTunes, or download it directly from the source via the link below:

IGN UK Podcast #290: Split's The Difference - 70 MB (right click to save)

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Puma is Making MGS: The Phantom Pain Boots

Puma is releasing Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain-licensed boots.

The boots were revealed via Hideo Kojima’s Twitter account. According to the tweets, the boots come complete with their own guêtres just like Big Boss’ in-game footwear.

Tie-ins with MSG: The Phantom Pain are happening everywhere. So far we’ve seen a Metal Gear Ray figurine, Snake’s motorcycle, a clothing line, Play Arts Kai figures, and of course, there’s an exclusive PS4 which comes with Snakes arm.

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Bungie Previews the Arsenal in Destiny: The Taken King

Bungie is offering fans a sneak preview of the weapons in upcoming Destiny expansion The Taken King, which features the largest armory seen since the game's original release.

The preview covers a small selection of arsenal from the Hakke, Omolon, and Suros the product lines. Weapons types teased range across scout rifles, hand cannons, sniper rifles, shotguns, rocket launchers and pulse rifles.

"This inspection doesn’t cover the entire product line that Hakke, Omolon, and Suros have to offer," David "DeeJ" Dague writes, "We’re holding back a number of armament categories for you to discover for yourself as the Taken War escalates. The models you’re looking at will seed a vast array of options you’ll use to equip your Guardian.

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