PSN Issues with PS Store and Online Gameplay are Resolving
The PlayStation Network issues experienced by users earlier today are resolving, according to the official PlayStation Support Twitter account.
The PSN issues reported earlier are resolving. Thanks for your patience!
— Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) February 12, 2015
Players began reporting issues with PS Store and online gameplay for several hours today, with some users unable to sign in to the service. Sony stated at the time that its engineers were investigating the problems. PSN is currently online, according to the service’s support page, and IGN Australia can successfully login to the service.
GoT: Sophie Turner on Sansa’s Dark Side
In anticipation of HBO's Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season coming out on Blu-ray and DVD, IGN spoke with Sophie Turner, aka Sansa Stark, about the upcoming home video release and Sansa's journey through Season 4. Due out later this month, the Blu-ray set includes all 10 episodes of Season 4, as well as roundtable discussions, on-set interviews, audio commentaries, and brand new animated histories giving fans hours of extensive, never-before-seen material.
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.
Ash’s Sidekicks Cast for Ash Vs. Evil Dead
Two new faces have joined the upcoming Starz series Ash Vs. Evil Dead, the 10-episode horror series based on Sam Raimi's Evil Dead film franchise.
Bruce Campbell Talks Ash Vs. Evil Dead
Original series star Bruce Campbell is back as Ash, of course, and - as Deadline reports - Ray Santiago (Raising Hope, Dexter) and Dana DeLorenzo (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) have joined the cast.
Netflix Accidentally Leaks House of Cards: Season 3 Early
Some folks on social media this afternoon were wondering if Netflix had "pulled a Beyonce" due to the fact that Season 3 of House of Cards, which wasn't to officially launch until Friday, February 27th, was ready and available for streaming.
House of Cards: Season 3 Poster
Had the company decided to quietly release all 13 new episodes early, in stealth mode?
Well, no. As Variety reports, it was a technical error on Netflix's part. The episodes were very quickly pulled down from the site once people started tweeting en masse about the snafu.
Potential New Spideys Emerge
Sony is looking to a few fresh faces to portray a much younger Spider-Man in their Marvel Studios-sanctioned new take on the character.
A few actors are already being considered to replace the Amazing Spider-Man series' Andrew Garfield, including Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner) and Logan Lerman (the Percy Jackson series, Fury). The studio has reportedly not yet reached out to them. A new director is also needed to replace The Amazing Spider-Man films' Marc Webb, and presumably this new helmer will participate in the casting of the film.
Dylan O'Brien in The Maze Runner (left); Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson (right)
DC’s New 52: 5 Things We Want Now
Love it or hate it, DC's New 52 relaunch was one of the most significant comic book developments in recent memory. The publisher made the bold move of wiping the slate clean and giving new and old readers alike a fresh jumping-on point and 52 new comics. Though the relaunch had its fair share of problems, it also attracted a lot of new readers and helped reinvigorate the comics industry as a whole.
As DC prepares to end the New 52 and refocus their attention on a new wave of accessible, story-driven comics, we've decided to look back on the legacy of this relaunch. In this last of three articles, we're looking at what we want to see change at DC as the publisher moves past the New 52. Be sure to check out Monday's feature on what we liked about the New 52 and yesterday's piece about what we didn't like.
Wireless Carriers Now Required To Unlock Phones
If you've ever attempted to switch wireless companies and hold on to your old phone, you may have experienced what a hassle unlocking your phone can be. Beginning today however, all major wireless carriers in the US are legally obligated to unlock people's phones upon request once their contracts are up.
The change comes as part of an agreement made with the Federal Communications Commission back in 2013, but the deadline for meeting all of its requirements didn't land until today.
Carriers also have to post their unlocking policies online, tell customers when their phones are eligible to be unlocked, respond to unlock requests within two days, and unlock phones for deployed military personnel.
White House Partners with Pro Gamers to Promote Healthcare
To combat the numbers of young Americans without current healthcare coverage, the White House is working with various eSports athletes to encourage people to enroll.
Featuring a number of professional gamers, a video (embedded below) released by the White House in partnership with the ESL, GEER, and Twitch shares the stories of eSports athletes who have had various run-ins with healthcare. The video is meant to motivate youth to sign up for a healthcare plan by the Sunday, February 15 cutoff date.
Magic the Gathering Board Game Summons Title, Release Window
Last year Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro announced a forthcoming board game version of long-running card game Magic the Gathering to be released in 2015. At the time it had the working title "Magic the Gathering Strategy Board Game," but now Hasbro has revealed the official title will be Magic the Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalkers. Check out the box art here:
Arena of the Planeswalkers is for two to five players and includes five Planeswalker figures. All characters from Magic lore, four were announced at the initial announcement: Chandra Nalaar, Jace Beleren, Nissa Revane, and Liliana Vess. Today we can reveal the fifth Planeswalker in the game: Gideon.
Black Sails: Exploring Vane & Max’s Shared Obsession
You have to hand it to Eleanor (Hannah New), on Black Sails - she clearly leaves an impression on those that love her.
In the most recent episode of Black Sails, we saw an interesting and unusual heart-to-hear occur between Vane (Zach McGowan) and Max (Jessica Parker Kennedy), a woman they'd both been romantically involved with. During my visit to the South African set of Black Sails recently, I spoke to McGowan and Kennedy about what Vane and Max think of one another and if either of them have really and truly broken away from Eleanor - though as the end of the last episode also showed, it certainly doesn't seem Vane has moved on!
Check out what McGowan and Kennedy told me in the video above.