Ezra Miller Explains How He Became The Flash
When Warner Bros. and DC’s movie slate was revealed last fall, one surprise piece of news was that actor Ezra Miller would star in a big-screen take on The Flash in 2018. Which, hey, cool -- we’re getting a Flash movie! But also, how did Miller get the job already when we didn’t even know the film was in the works until it was announced?
Now the actor has explained a bit of that process to MTV. The Perks of Being a Wallflower and We Need to Talk About Kevin actor, whose latest film The Stanford Prison Experiment played at Sundance this week, said that he was hanging out in “a remote, landlocked town in the middle of Costa Rica” when his phone rang.
Daily Deals: $60 PSTV, $150 Samsung Chromebook, $40 Xbox Live, Broadwell Gaming Laptop
We reviewed the PSTV, and for $100, we didn't love it. However, it's down to $60 today, and now that we know the pricing of PlayStation Now, and all the games it will carry, it might be worth your money at this price. Also, here are all the Vita games that work on PSTV. Check it over before you take the plunge.
App Store Update: January 30
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.
Mean Girls: The Game – ($3.99)
Someone took the license of a decade-old Lindsay Lohan movie and used it to make a tower defense game? That is so fetch.
SMITE Could Take Over Everything in 2015 – IGN Arena
Brian Albert visited the SMITE World Championships, but more importantly, he was able to play Xbox One's easy-to-digest MOBA. On this week's episode of IGN Arena, Miranda Sanchez, Kyle O'Connor, James Faulkner, and Mitch Dyer grill Brian about the highs and lows of Hi-Rez's attempt to take over consoles -- and wonder if 2015 is SMITE's big year.
League of Legends' music-centric documentary, Frequencies, is available now, and we love it. Additionally, our entire roster is now playing League of Legends. Some are curious if it's too late to learn, what with League's latest evolutions making major changes for this LCS season and all. Plus we go over a couple MOBAs we really aren't enjoying, and decide to play some new stuff.
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Key Art Revealed
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed the key art for its upcoming game LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin. Check it out below.
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin tells the previously untold story of the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu TV series. Players will take on enemies using new vehicles, mechs, and dragons. The gameplay itself features a mix of Spinjitzu abilities and puzzle solving.
MS Office Apps Now Available on Android
The Microsoft Office for Android apps are now available to the public after a preview period that began in November of last year.
Included in the list of Office for Android apps are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
Android users with devices between 7" and 10.1" can download them for free on Google Play. Access to creation and editing features on devices larger than 10.1" requires an Office 365 subscription.
Large Smash Bros. Tournament Resumes After Safety Concerns
Apex 2015, a fighting game tournament with a large Super Smash Bros. portion, had to change venue due to safety concerns Friday.
The event had been put on hold by fire marshals due to structural damage caused by a recent storm.
Sorry competitors, the fire marshals have put a hold on the tournament. We are having an emergency meeting and will keep every1 updated.
— Team Apex (@apex_series) January 30, 2015
A fire alarm was pulled this morning, and the venue had to be evacuated. When the fire marshals arrived, they shut down the entire place. "One of the ballrooms had a part of it collapse during the storm, fire marshals are here possibly not deeming it safe," wrote Alex Jebailey, creator of CEO Gaming, on Twitter.
Borderlands 2 Writer Leaves Gearbox to Write Hulu Comedy Show
The lead writer of Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, is leaving Gearbox to work on a new comedy show for Hulu.
Burch announced the news today on Twitter, later adding that he'll continue to "do videogames stuff on the side."
"Uh so I'm moving to LA to be head writer on this show... I'll miss Gearbox a LOT but uh yeah this could be really fun.AFFECTION TWEET: Thank you to everyone who was sweet and supportive of the stuff I helped contribute to at Gearbox, you made my life better.
Tokyo Is the Safest City in the World
Tokyo, Japan is the safest city in the world.
According to a recent report by the Economist, the capital of Japan ranks the highest in terms of digital security, and scores high in terms of health, infrastructure, and personal safety - this despite it being the most populated city in the world.
The report looked at cities considered to be major urban centers, and ranked 50 cities around the world based on the categories mentioned above. South-East Asia's Singapore ranked second, with Osaka, Japan and Stockholm, Sweden taking the third and fourth spots respectively.
PlayStation To Re-brand Video Service
Following Sony's announcement of their new partnership with Spotify to provide PS Music, the Video Unlimited service is now set to be re-branded and similarly integrated to the ecosystem with a new name - PS Video.
This is in an effort to unite PlayStation media services under the network umbrella, sitting alongside PS Now, Store and Plus. Previously both Music and Video Unlimited services were offered as standalone applications outside of the PS Network.
For the most part, the video service will largely remain the same and continue to offer shows and movies to rent or buy in the same territories as before. The re-branding will start from February with PS Music to follow in the Spring of 2015.