Star Wars: Battlefront to be Playable First on Xbox One
Star Wars: Battlefront will be playable first on Xbox One, thanks to EA Access.
That's according to Microsoft game marketing lead Aaron Greenberg, who tweeted confirmation of the news on Twitter.
@Spitfire_Spud @PNF4LYFE @JCrookedSmile @TiC_Podcast @The_CrapGamer @XboxP3 @EAAccess @EA_DICE Very ready & play it first on #XboxOne!
Scientists Find Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars
Scientists have discovered evidence, taken from the Gale Crater using NASA’s Curiosity rover, that Mars has liquid brine water just below its surface.
Although it‘s been known that Mars harbors ice water, even glacial belts of ice water, scientists have previously thought that liquid could not be present due to the Red Planet's freezing climate.
According to a paper published in scientific journal Nature, the latest findings suggest that Martian soil holds liquid brine due to the presence of calcium perchlorate, a salt that lowers the freezing point of water to roughly -70C.
MKX Features Microtransactions For Easy Fatalities
Mortal Kombat X features two add-on packs offering players "easy" fatalities for real-world cash.
The packs offer a limited number of fatalities that players can achieve with simplified inputs. Currently, 5 are going for $0.99 USD and 30 will cost you $4.99 USD.
Other add-ons currently available are as follows:
- Kombat Pack ($29.99 USD) - offers you early access to 4 playable characters (including Jason Vorhees and Predator), plus skins.
- Goro ($4.99 USD) - gives you Goro as a playable character.
- Blue Steel Sub-Zero ($1.99 USD) - lets you play as Blue Steel Sub Zero.
GTA 5 Encounters Issue With Windows Usernames Featuring Special Characters
Rockstar has identified an issue with Grand Theft Auto V on PC where players with Windows usernames that feature characters other than regular letters or numerals “will likely run into difficulties when attempting to download, install, or play GTA V.”
Said issues can include an error message saying “The Rockstar update service is unavailable (code 1)”, or the game freezing while trying to download the update.
Rockstar is currently working on a fix for the issue but, if you’d prefer not to wait, the publisher explains that you’ll need to create a new Administrator User Account for your PC “that only includes letters A to Z, a to z or numbers 0-9 from the basic Roman alphabet.”
Game of Thrones: Digging into the Season 5 Premiere
Warning: Full spoilers for HBO's Season 5 premiere episode follow...
Welcome to IGN's Game of Thrones show. This week, Eric Goldman and Roth Cornet dive deep on the Season 5 premiere "The Wars to Come."
We then move onto a discussion of the flashback. From there we talk about this week's big death and take social questions, which includes a discussion of our favorite characters.
Finally, with plenty of warning, we move into a book specific chat.
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Mortal Kombat X Available Early in Australia
Video game retailer EB Games has announced that Mortal Kombat X is available to pick up and/or purchase today, a day ahead of its scheduled April 15 release date in Australia. Pre-order customers have been notified via SMS and the retailer also published a post on its Facebook page.
Confusingly enough, this was followed in short order by a post reminding interested folk about the Mortal Kombat X "midnight launch" event at EB Games' Garden City, Queensland store tonight (commencing at 9PM). Why exactly anybody would hang around anywhere until midnight to buy a game available now is somewhat of a mystery.
Civil War Will Have Imax Footage
Captain America: Civil War will reportedly have close to 15 minutes of IMAX footage.
According to Variety, Civil War will be the first film to take advantage of Imax's all-new 2D digital cameras.
Co-director Joe Russo estimated approximately 15 minutes of footage would be shot, including at least one sequence "with some incredible scale to it".
Joe Russo was the co-director of Captain America: The Winter Soldier with his brother Anthony, and the duo is set to director the two-part Avengers: Infinity War for release in 2018 and 2019.
Guardians of the Galaxy Writer in Talks For Captain Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman and Pixar's Inside Out co-writer Meg LeFauve are being courted to pen Captain Marvel.
THR reports that the pair are in negotiations to write Marvel's first female-led superhero movie, due for release in 2018. Apparently, Marvel boss Kevin Feige had met with the writers separately but liked both pitches so much he's combining them for the final film, creating a new writing partnership from the get-go.
Last month we reported a rumour that Captain Marvel had already been cast, although we've heard nothing since. When the project was announced last year, Feige explained that it's been gestating at the studio for a while.
Another Pokémon Movie Is Coming Stateside
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, the latest entry in The Pokémon Company's kid-friendly film franchise, will be coming to the United States later this year.
A teaser trailer for the film debuted today at Cannes. Give it a view below:
The 70-minute animated film once again shines the spotlight on series protagonist Ash Ketchum and his loyal electric mouse Pikachu. As the title implies, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages takes the pair and their friends on a trip where they meet a Mythical Pokémon named Hoopa.
The movie is set to air on Cartoon Network later this year. While you patiently wait for its release, be sure to check out our review of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the latest pair of Pokémon titles to release for Nintendo 3DS.
Wonder Woman Movie Loses its Director
Michelle MacLaren has left Warner Bros.' upcoming Wonder Woman movie.
“Given creative differences, Warner Bros. and Michelle MacLaren have decided not to move forward with plans to develop and direct Wonder Woman together,” said the studio in a statement, via The Hollywood Reporter.
It was announced last November that Warner Bros. had brought on MacLaren, a TV veteran whose credits include Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, to develop and direct their Wonder Woman solo movie starring Gal Gadot.