FDA Publishes Guidance for Wearables
The FDA has released its draft guidance on how wearable devices for medical use could be regulated and how it would distinguish casual wearables from serious medical tech
While "general wellness" wearables that make no specific claims about their use (like Fitbit or Apple's health apps) will remain unregulated, any device that claims to treat a specific ailment or is more invasive will receive the same level of scrutiny as devices designed for professional hospital use.
The key here is that a "general wellness application" can help users lose weight, but not claim to treat obesity; it can claim to help a user reduce stress levels, but it can't claim to fight an anxiety disorder. A device can also claim it "may help to reduce the risk of" or "may help living with" specific illnesses or disorders without losing its general wellness categorization.
Director Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters 3 Update
The plot details for the female Ghostbusters reboot have been kept more secret than Bill Murray's phone number -- but finally, director Paul Feig has given us an update on the reboot's status, answering questions about the film's setting, Melissa McCarthy casting rumours, his reasoning for doing the movie, and more.
Speaking to Empire, Feig expressed his desire to keep the Ghostbusters franchise set in New York City, saying, "...to me it’s such a New York movie and the biggest sin would be to pull it out of there." He elaborated, "I just love New York and, selfishly, I just want to shoot in New York."
Denis Leary Loves Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
After helping the network break new ground with his series Rescue Me, Denis Leary is returning to FX - this time however with a half-hour comedy called Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.
SDRR is centered on Johnny Rock (Leary), a middle-aged rock ‘n roller who desperately wanted to be rich and famous. So far, he’s 0 for 2. As the magnificently talented lead singer of New York’s legendary early 90’s band The Heathens, Johnny was on his way to the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. His best friend Flash (John Corbett, Northern Exposure) was being called the next number one lead guitar player on planet earth. The critics loved them. Their live shows were selling out. But Johnny had a problem with booze. And coke. And weed. And pills. And cough medicine. And oh yeah — he slept with Flash’s wife. And his bass player’s fiancé.
Avengers 2: Is This Hulk’s New Look?
While it might be a case similar to that of the Iron Man Deep Space Suit toy for Iron Man 3 having nothing to do with the movie, a newly revealed Funko POP! Vinyl toy may indicate a major change could be in store for one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Be advised of possibly SPOILERS ahead ...
PopVinyls.com posted this image below for a Hot Topic exclusive figure of a grey-skinned "Savage Hulk" along with their lineup of new Avengers 2 figures.
Microsoft Windows 10 Event Liveblog
Tomorrow at 9am PT, Microsoft will be discussing more details on Windows 10—and we’ll be on site to bring you all the details. If you want to stay in the loop but can’t watch the livestream, keep your browsers pointed at this page: we’ll be liveblogging the event right here.
In the meantime, what can you expect? Here are a few key topics that are likely to crop up during the event:
- Gaming: With Phil Spencer in attendance, there should be some gaming-related announcements. DirectX 12 was announced last year at GDC and will be shipping with Windows 10 when it launches, and an Xbox app for Windows 10 has also been reportedly spotted—so we'll likely get more details on DirectX 12 and what it'll do for PC gaming, as well as just what that Xbox app is all about. We could also potentially hear something about broad support for cross-platform play, given Windows 10 taking the approach of being a single OS meant to cover multiple types of devices.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Sting’s First Appearance on RAW
Well that was certainly an eventful go-home RAW for the Rumble. And I still don't know what the eff's gonna happen n the title match. Reigns is still probably the top choice to win the Rumble itself, but who he'll face come Mania time is in flux.
Going purely off opposite momentum, Rollins will be the one walking out of the PPV with the belt. After Cena wins it and Rollins uses his MITB contract to cash-in. As of this moment, it's the most commonly accepted outcome. Doesn't mean things won't go down differently, but this scenario has now become the baseline. Brock could still keep the belt until Mania, sure. And (sigh) Cena could win and stand triumphantly as a 16-time champ. As much as that would create so much vomit in so many mouths. Also, Rollins MITB cash-in attempt could even be held until RAW - though there's a hard drive to get WWE Network subscribers now that the U.K. and Ireland have access so they might want to, I dunno, make the Rumble awesome and exciting.
Magnetic: Cage Closed to Debut at PAX South
Indie studio Guru Games has announced it will debut its next game, Magnetic: Cage Closed, at PAX South.
Magnetic takes place in a futuristic prison run by a sadistic warden, who gives the player character a magnetic gun for a chance to escape. The path won't be straight-forward, though, as the prison consists of randomly shifting chambers. The announcement promises these chambers will run the gamut from classic puzzle scenarios to moral choices. It features a branching storyline as well.
The first-person puzzler will is set to come out in March. It will hit PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One for $15, with a PC special edition available for $20.
It's being published by Gambitious Digital Entertainment, and will be hosted at the Devolver Digital booth 1243. IGN will be at PAX South, so keep an eye here for more details.
WWZ Sequel Starts From a ‘Clean Slate’
The sequel to the zombie blockbuster World War Z is scheduled to begin filming this October. The treatment for the movie was penned by Steven Knight, who most recently scripted and directed the critically acclaimed drama Locke, starring Tom Hardy, and is also the creative force behind the British gangster series Peaky Blinders.
Knight was asked about why he wanted to do World War Z 2 during a chat with Indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood blog.
"I thought, 'why not? What fun.' It’s not quite like the other, we're starting with clean slate. When they've signed off we're on," said Knight.
IGN Live: The Race to Beat Destiny’s New Hard Raid
Hard Mode for Destiny's latest Raid, Crota's End, launches Wednesday, January 21, and IGN's Alfredo Diaz is leading a group of Guardians in an all-out race to beat it before anyone else in the world. They currently hold the World Record for the fastest completion from beginning to end in Crota's End Raid, 13:56 (10:52 w/exploits).
Our show starts at 9:30 a.m. PT, after a half hour of raid prep the raid will kick off at 10:00 a.m. PT.
Tune in during the times below, according to your time zone, on this page, your mobile device, IGN's Twitch channel, YouTube, PS4 App, and Roku.
- Pacific (PT): Wednesday, January 21st: 9:30 a.m. - Raid Completion
The Interview is Coming to Netflix
Despite terrorist threats and a spur-of-the-moment digital release, The Interview has so far made $40 million from online and on-demand sales and rentals, Sony reports.
Currently, the movie is available on numerous streaming services, including Google Play, YouTube, Xbox Video, and iTunes, as well as on cable, satellite, and telecom providers. Additionally, a Blu-ray release is now in the works.