Destiny’s Next Update Will Add Colorblindness Correction Settings
As many people perceive color differently, Destiny's future 1.1.2 update will make Bungie’s shooter more color blind-friendly with a new dedicated Colorblind Mode.
“We took a lot of care to make sure our game shipped colorblind-friendly, but these settings will make things even easier for our colorblind friends,” user interface design lead David Candland writes on Bungie’s Weekly Update. “While the colorblind options may make the HUD look wonderfully colorful to many of us, colorblind players will gain a more distinct clarity, helping their environmental awareness - as well as helping them avoid that unintentional exotic dismantle.”
Angry Birds Developer Rovio’s Profits Fall 73% in 2014
Finnish mobile developer and publisher Rovio, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, has seen its operating profit fall from €36.5 million to €10 million for the 2014 calendar year, reports Reuters. Rovio's total consolidated full-year revenue was also down by 9% year on year.
Rovio’s game revenue was up in 2014 but a steep drop in merchandise sales has had a significant impact on the company’s bottom line.
“On the consumer product side, 2014 was not a satisfactory year,” said Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala. “However, the upcoming Angry Birds feature film is getting very positive reactions from major retail and license partners as well as from consumer focus groups. This will have a positive impact on licensing in the coming years.”
Watchmen Actor Might be Headed for Suicide Squad
Another Suicide Squad casting rumor has surfaced, this time involving Watchmen's Jackie Earle Haley.
According to El Mayimbe of Latino Review, Jackie Earle Haley's name is being "tossed around".
"Take with grain of salt until otherwise confirmed but found it interesting nonetheless."
There have been iterations of the character in DC Comics, but the original Thinker was Clifford DeVoe, a genius who used his intellect as a weapon through his "Thinking Cap." He appeared as a Flash villain before joining the Suicide Squad.
Recently, Mayimbe suggested that the main villain in David Ayer's film would be Antiphon, who leads a group "called #ONSLAUGHT which is up against #DEADSHOT & the rest of the Suicide Squad. Onslaught are hunting super heroes & villains for their own agenda. They're like a special ops team made up of mercenaries. Antiphon is a burn victim & has a prosthetic leg."
Morena Baccarin & T.J. Miller Reveal Their Roles in Deadpool
Actors Morena Baccarin & T.J. Miller have finally revealed who they'll be playing in 20th Century Fox's Deadpool movie.
via Twitter, Miller revealed he'll be playing Deadpool's friend and information guy Weasel, while Baccarin followed with the news she'll be playing Vanessa, aka the shape-shifting mutant Copycat.
Yes yes y'all. Weasel in the house. #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/5EPPpYb4wH
— t.j. miller (@nottjmiller) March 19, 2015
Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/pNqcCGReSz
Halo 5 Teaser Site Counting Down to This Weekend
Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor has directed our attention to a Halo 5 website counting down to...something.
The new teaser site, 'Hunt the Truth', promises to reveal whatever it is this weekend. The site features a bullet with the word 'traitor' carved into it, and that's about all we have to go on. Any ideas?
via Tumblr.
Halo 5: Guardians will launch exclusively on Xbox One in Q3 2015.
NASA’s MAVEN Finds Unexpected Activity in Mars’ Atmosphere
NASA's MAVEN mission has made a couple of unexpected finds in Mars' atmosphere: dust clouds and auroras.
According to Ars Technica, the dust clouds have been present since MAVEN - which is sampling Mars' atmosphere in order to help us understand its evolution - first entered orbit four months ago. It's unclear what is causing the dust to lift to ranges between 150 and 300kms above the planet's surface.
Chris Jericho to Roman Reigns Haters: Shut the Hell Up
WWE Superstar Chris Jericho's brand new Blu-ray set,
, features more than 20 matches and 25 newly-filmed interview segments with Jericho himself. All making for a massive 7-hour compilation - a must for any Jerichoholic.
There's Jericho vs. Kurt Angle at Rebellion in 2001, Jericho vs. Ultimo Dragon at Bash at the Beach in 1997, Jericho vs. John Cena in a dark match from 2008, along with other stellar matches with Kane, HBK, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, and more. I had the chance to talk to Jericho about his new Blu-ray compilation, his recent limited live event stint with WWE, and his thoughts about Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania
IGN: I know you were involved with The Road is Jericho, but how much so? How much of it did you get to curate? The match selection, is that all you?
What Was Telltale Hinting at During SXSW?
At SXSW on Sunday, Telltale said the next installment in its Walking Dead series, The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series -- Season 3 won't be coming soon, but something Walking Dead related will be.
The actual quote from Telltale's Job Stauffer was that season 3 of the game won't be coming "super, super, super soon," but he said "I think you can perhaps, maybe, expect to see The Walking Dead again sooner."
To clarify, season three is not three-supers soon, but something related to Walking Dead is. After letting loose the statement to the world, he said "I'll let the Internet work on that one."
Telltale recently announced its "super show," a project that melds television content with a companion game that it called its most ambitious project ever. During the same SXSW panel it was revealed that the first super show won't be with new partner Lionsgate. Could Telltale's Walking Dead content Stauffer hinted at possibly be something that advances a story tied to the Walking Dead companion series that will air on AMC?
Transformers Writer to Bring The Brothers Grimm to TV
Miramax has hired Transformers screenwriter Ehren Kruger to transform The Brothers Grimm into a television series.
According to Deadline, the new series will build on the 2005 film starring Heath Ledger and Matt Damon, following the adventures of brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm as they discover the supernatural creatures plaguing 19th Century Europe.
Kruger has most recently worked on Transformers 2, 3, and 4, but he also penned The Brothers Grimm film's screenplay for director Terry Gilliam.
“We reached out to Ehren Kruger and producing partner Daniel Bobker to see if they had any interest in making The Brothers Grimm movie into a TV show and the pitch Ehren came back with blew us away,” said Miramax VP of Television Daniel Pipski. "We’re thrilled to be working with a writer of his caliber.”
Appeals Court Brings Back Xbox 360 Defect Class Action Suit
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has breathed new life into a suit brought against Microsoft that claimed some Xbox 360 consoles caused damage to game discs.
Plaintiffs in the case alleged that the 360's optical disc drive is "unable to withstand even the smallest of vibrations," and during normal play conditions, spinning discs crash into the inner workings of the drive and are gouged to the point of uselessness.
Microsoft countered that less than 1%-- 0.4% to be exact-- of Xbox 360 owners reported damaged discs, and that damage to discs was a result of consumer mishandling and not defective hardware.
The lower court cited precedent in a case against Land Rover, where plaintiffs were unable to show that the defect in that particular case showed up in a majority of its vehicles. The lower-court judge reasoned that since the majority of 360 owners didn't experience the defect, the case followed the precedent set by the case brought against Land Rover.