Sony Looking to PlayStation For Profitable Future
Sony has revealed its plans for increased profitability in the coming years center on PlayStation and cameras, while it may depart the TV and smartphone business.
According to Reuters, CEO Kaz Hirai made the announcement explaining that the dominance of Apple and Samsung meant it was becoming increasingly nonsensical to pursue sales growth in the smartphone sector. When asked whether the TV and phone businesses could go the way of its PC arm, which was recently sold off, Hirai said he wouldn't rule it out.
Cross-buy Heads to Resident Evil Revelations 2 Pre-orders
Cross-buy functionality has come to Resident Evil Revelations 2 pre-orders in the US.
Players who pre-order the Complete Season on either PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 will be able to download the season on the opposite platform at now extra cost.
Capcom points out that even though the feature won’t be available at launch, it should be live “shortly after” release.
Currently, the pre-order page for the Complete Season is down for maintenance, so if you’re thinking of taking advantage of the offer, you’ll need to wait until Sunday Feb 22 for the page to be live again.
In the comments section of the Capcom Unity blog, one user expressed their dismay having already pre-ordered Revelations 2 on both systems prior to this offer. If that is the case for anyone reading, Capcom advises you to contact Sony to see about getting one of the pre-orders cancelled.
The Zombie Apocalypse Is Coming to London
The zombie apocalypse is coming to London in the form of an immersive theatre experience.
Following on from sell out showings in New Zealand and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Generation of Z: Apocalypse is heading to London. You can see what it's all about in the video below:
Tickets for the 'show' officially go on sale on Friday, but you can get them early now if you head to www.thegenerationofz.com and use the code EXTINCTIONISNOW. The show is running from 4th April to 5th July. Tickets range in price from £25 to £42.50, depending on day of the week.
Check out the gallery below which has some pictures from the show:
Comic Book Reviews for Feburary 18, 2015
There's no such thing as a small week of comics, is there? Justice League caps off its Amazo Virus story, Batgirl has a crazy last-page twist, and Robin discovers some downsides to his super powers.
Over at Marvel, we got the third chapter of X-Men/Guardians of the Galaxy's Black Vortex, the debut of Silk's solo series, and the wrap-up to the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier in Uncanny X-Men.
Indie-wise, Plunder, Secret Identities, and Ei8ht debuted and we got more of Bitch Planet, Invincible, and our favorite series about magic-using anthropomorphic animals, Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw.
Also, check out what the IGN All-Stars are doing in their reviews of all this week's Comixology Submit releases.
J.J. Abrams’ Company Prepping Edison Movie
Bad Robot, the production company owned by J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) and Bryan Burk, is reportedly developing a feature film about American inventor Thomas Edison.
The Wrap has it from multiple sources familiar with the project that the movie “will depict the legendary inventor as a rugged eccentric genius.” Sounds about right for a man who held over a thousand patents and invented devices such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera and the first commercially viable light bulb.
There was no comment from Burk or Paramount, where Bad Robot is based. If the movie is eventually made it could compete with the Weinstein’s long gestating Edison biopic The Current War, though there hasn’t been much movement on that project in some time.
Xbox One March System Update Preview Adds Screenshot Feature
Xbox One preview program members are now able to take screenshots and dabble with other features planned for the March system update.
As outlined on the Major Nelson blog, players can capture screenshots by double-tapping the Xbox button on the controller and pressing Y to save the screenshot. Xbox One users with a Kinect have the option to say “Xbox Take a Screenshot” to snap and save a screenshot.
Microsoft is also updating the Upload app so players can manage screenshots as well as gameplay clips. The app allows players to upload and share images to their activity feed, in messages and on Twitter. Screenshots can be set as backgrounds in the Upload app by bringing the image in full-screen mode and selecting Set as background in the menu.
Australia Will be Restocked With Amiibos From Other Regions
On the back of news that Australia boasts the highest sell-through rate of Amiibos in the world, Nintendo is restocking the territory.
But the fact that the company is sourcing some figures from "other regions" speaks volumes of the scarcity of Amiibos in Australia.
"In the coming months, limited quantities of some amiibo figures will be replenished in stores, with some figures sourced from other regions that will feature non-AU/NZ packaging" Nintendo said in a press release.
Nintendo also revealed that the Amiibo range will be expanding in Australia on March 21 with the Super Mario Collection Amiibo becomes available, a range which includes new models of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Bowser, and will introduce Toad.
Aykroyd Still Thinks his Ghostbusters 3 Might Get Made
Even though Ghostbusters is getting a hard reboot courtesy of Paul Feig, original 'buster Dan Aykroyd still hopes his more conventional sequel will see the light of day.
During an episode of Unmasked with Ron Bennington (reported by theinterrobang.com), Aykroyd explained that his old scripts contain salvageable material, which he hopes to spin into a sequel to 1989's Ghostbusters II.
"Oh I’ve written… well, we have…I’ve written, well, there’s three drafts of the old concept that exists. And we’re going to be able to salvage some of it and use it. Yeah, we’re gonna be able to use it some day. Let’s get this one (Feig's reboot) made and that will reinvigorate the franchise and then we’ll go on to maybe doing a more conventional third sequel as we were planning and another idea I have for it."
District 9’s Blomkamp to Direct the Next Alien
"Um... So I think it's officially my next film. #alien"
And with that Instagram posting, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp set the Internet ablaze with news that he will direct the next movie in the Alien franchise. The image below is part of the Alien concept art posted by Blomkamp on social media in January.
TheWrap reports that Blomkamp has "signed on to direct a movie set in the Alien universe that will not be Prometheus 2 for 20th Century Fox." The events of the movie, the site claims, take place after Prometheus 2 and that Ridley Scott is producing both films.
Sunday is National Ninja Day in Japan
Japan will celebrate National Ninja Day on Sunday, February 22. While not an official holiday, the recognition of ninja and their place in history and pop culture seems like a no-brainer in the country that originated the art of ninjutsu.
According to Kotaku, the date "2/22" was selected as it's actually a play on words, with the number two in Japanese being "ni."
The cities of Iga and Koka are behind the holiday, according to the report, as both towns are historic ninja strongholds. And in case you're wondering, yes, the plural of "ninja" is "ninja."