Player Completes Fallout 3 in New Record Time
In the time it takes most of us to get ready in the morning, one speedrunner completed Bethesda's massive open-world RPG.
By clipping through walls and skipping over dialogue, Speedrunner Rydou beat Fallout 3 in 18 minutes and 53 seconds. Most players beat the game in 20-40 hours, while completionists can easily spend more than 60 hours in post-apocalyptic D.C.
Rydou also held the previous record of 18:57, while the second-fastest time is 19 minutes and 17 seconds –– that's a 24-second difference between the two leaders, while subsequent ranks are much closer in completion times, according to the leaderboard.
Top Ten Digital Console Sales for February
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Grand Theft Auto V led the way in the worldwide digital console game market for February 2015.
According to market intelligence provider SuperData, the digital version of Advanced Warfare made $31.6 million USD in February on last and current-gen consoles worldwide, with Grand Theft Auto 5 coming in at a close second with $29.7 million USD in sales.
FIFA 15 came in third place, with $23.5 million USD, followed by Dying Light's $13.6 million USD in fourth place. That's actually a 13% month-over-month increase for Dying Light. Our review of Dying Light called it "a blast" despite a mediocre story.
Deals of the Week: Bloodborne Bundle, Xbox Live for $36, $350 PS4
If Bloodborne has you thinking about picking up a PS4, then this new Amazon bundle is for you.
Security Vulnerability Places Android Users at Risk
Palo Alto Networks has discovered a serious security vulnerability within Android which could allow malicious parties to replace normal apps with malware during installation. As noted by PC World, close to half of all Android devices are affected, as only some hardware manufacturers have released patches to address the issue.
Android installer hijacking, as it's called, exploits APKs (Android application packages) during the installation of otherwise safe apps. When you download an app, the APK can be swapped in the background without anyone knowing, and the malware will live on your device gathering passwords and other sensitive data.
Another X-Man Cast
Director Bryan Singer has revealed that newcomer Lana Condor will play Jubilee, a.k.a. Jubilation Lee, in the soon to be shooting X-Men: Apocalypse.
Jubilee had cameos in the original three X-Men movies (played by Kea Wong and Katrina Florence) and was also in the 1996 Generation X TV pilot that never went to series (played by Heather McComb).
Jubilee
Steven Spielberg Will Direct the Ready Player One Movie
Oscar winner (and self-proclaimed video gamer) Steven Spielberg will direct the big screen version of Ready Player One for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow.
According to Deadline, Ready Player One is expected to be Spielberg's next movie after The BFG. Screenwriter Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand, Marvel's The Avengers) adapted Ernest Cline's bestseller. Click HERE for our full rundown on the book.
Two main concerns in adapting the book for the screen are rights issues given all the pop culture references in the book and the technology needed to put the viewer into a virtual world.
New Car Doesn’t Let You Speed
While we all clearly strive to obey those speed limit signs on the road (maybe), there's always the possibility you'll miss the sign and ruin your day with a hefty speeding ticket. But as CNN reports, Ford has just debuted a new piece of auto tech capable of reading speed limit signs and slowing the vehicle down.
The technology will first make its way to Ford's S-Max, a crossover minivan for the European market, but the technology will eventually expand worldwide. Outfitted with traffic sign reading sensors, the vehicle will reportedly control engine torque, reducing fuel to the engine and smoothly bringing the vehicle speed down to the posted limit.
Bloodborne’s Character Creator Yields Interesting Results
Like many other RPGs, Bloodborne has a fairly deep in-game character creation tool that allows for customization of everything from hair color to the height of an eyebrow ridge.
Many users treat character creation time as a sacrosanct ritual during which they breathe life into the hunter they'll spend the next several hours slaying demons with, obsessing over every detail.
And then, there's the ones who spend an equal amount of obsessive time creating...interesting - looking hunters.
Ranging from bespectacled characters with wavy mustaches to hunters who may need to visit Yharnam's plastic surgeon, check out these images of Bloodborne player characters, courtesy of NeoGAF and Reddit.
NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Ran a Marathon in 11 Years
Marathons are grueling events, pushing almost any human to their breaking point. But when you're completing the same distance on the surface of Mars, well that's something unique; even if you're a robot. As mentioned by The Verge, NASA's Opportunity rover has completed a 26.219 journey on the Red Planet in just over 11 months--a first of its kind.
While much of the attention on Mars exploration is now focused on Curiosity, it's easy to forget NASA placed two other rovers--Spirit and Opportunity--on the planet back in 2004. While Spirit has now gone dormant, the Opportunity rover is still soldiering on, outliving its life expectancy by more than 10 years. Still, something could go wrong at any moment.
App Store Update: March 25
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Beast Towers – ($0.99 Launch Sale, Normally to be $1.99)
The App Store's newest tower defender casts you as the keeper of a castle and your invading foes are wave of human would-be heroes. Summon beasts to put an end to their advance into your halls!