New Batman game gets mysterious cape on the night teaser

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 9, 2020 11:16 AM CST

UPDATE: WB Montreal has uploaded yet another teaser image that hints at six different factions or "sides" in the game. There's also four circles on the inside which could indicate four playable characters, hence the Arkham Legacy rumors with multiple characters.

New Batman game gets mysterious cape on the night teaser

WB Montreal gives more cryptic signals for its new Batman game, calling on gamers to capture the Knight.

Today WB Montreal dropped another random teaser for its new Batman game accompanied with the French tagline cape sur la nuit, which roughly translates to "cape of the night" and alludes to the Dark Knight's shadowy resolve. The studio shared separate pieces of the image across its Instagram and Twitter which were then combined to form a very righteous-looking sigil promising law and order over Gotham. Speculation says it could be Gotham P.D.'s clandestine crest.

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PlayStation 5's biggest features have yet to be announced, Sony says

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 9, 2020 9:17 AM CST

Sony has been holding back some big PS5 surprises, and SIE president Jim Ryan teases the console's most differentiating features have yet to be revealed.

PlayStation 5's biggest features have yet to be announced, Sony says

Sony's actually revealed quite a bit about the PlayStation 5 already. The next-gen PS5's most dramatic jump over the PS4 is raw graphical and compute power and blinding-fast loading speeds, both of which are made possible by a powerful new Navi GPU- and Zen 2 CPU-outfitted SoC and custom SSD storage. On paper, the PS5 is similar to the Xbox Series X in terms of functionality.

But apparently there's a lot more to the PlayStation 5. Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan hints the best is yet to come, and the PS5 will have "special appeals" not found in any other system.

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Rare treasures the 10 million players who played Sea of Thieves

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jan 9, 2020 3:46 AM CST

In their new developer's update video, Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves has been played by more than 10 million players.

Rare treasures the 10 million players who played Sea of Thieves

In the new developers update video, which has been released onto the official Sea of Thieves YouTube Channel, Sea of Thieves' Executive Producer, Joe Neate said that Sea of Thieves had been played by more than 10 million players. The player count has been accumulated across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, and PC.

The videos also states that Rare will soon be rolling out a new content update to Sea of Thieves. This update is called "Legends of the Seas" and will feature a game-wide celebration of the games community. Players will be able to jump into the action between January 15th and 22nd to claim limited-edition custom sails, emotes, and more. Sea of Thieves is available on Xbox One and PC.

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The Simpsons will eventually end, Fox is preparing for that hit

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Jan 9, 2020 3:15 AM CST

No one wants to see The Simpsons end, but that day will eventually come whether it's sooner or later, and Fox is currently in preparation for that moment.

The Simpsons will eventually end, Fox is preparing for that hit

Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn spoke to Deadline about Fox's current flagship animated shows. Rumors are suggesting that because Fox is increasing its production in other animated shows, that big shows such as The Simpsons and Family Guy are ending soon. Thorne says this isn't the case and that none of Fox's flagship animated shows will be ending anytime soon.

Thorn said, "It's twofold--it's part of our business and programming strategy but also preparing for that day (in which Fox says good-bye to The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers) whenever it comes." Despite Fox not having any plans for ending its big shows, Thorn does say that day will eventually come and that they are currently preparing for that moment when it comes.

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Warner Bros. employee caught stealing $48,000 of Harry Potter merch

Jak Connor | Business, Financial & Legal | Jan 9, 2020 2:50 AM CST

A man from the United Kingdom has been caught stealing a ridiculous amount of Harry Potter merchandise, which he was then selling on eBay.

Warner Bros. employee caught stealing $48,000 of Harry Potter merch

The man, 35-year old Adam Hill, who is now a former Warner Bros. employee, has been caught stealing Harry Potter merchandise from his work. Throughout 2017 and 2018, Hill managed to steal $48,000 USD worth of Harry Potter merchandise that included items such as wands, badges, keyrings and more. Hill was taking these items from his workplace and selling them from his personal eBay account.

Hill got caught when his colleagues noticed a bunch of Harry Potter merch arriving and disappearing from under his desk at work. Crown Prosecution Service's Jan Muller, said: "In a significant breach of trust, Adam Hill had the audacity to steal thousands of pounds of merchandise from Warner Bros in plain sight of his work colleagues; but they reported him after growing suspicious of the items constantly piling up under his desk". Hill has been sentenced to 14 months in prison suspended for 18 months and 250 hours of unpaid labor.

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GameStop's Australian gaming retailer 'EB Games' closes down 19 stores

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jan 9, 2020 2:35 AM CST

Australia's biggest gaming retailer chain, EB Games, has unfortunately announced that it's closing down numerous stores.

GameStop's Australian gaming retailer 'EB Games' closes down 19 stores

According to Kotaku, EB Games has said that due to revenue margins not meeting the required marks, they will be closing down 19 of their stores across Australia. In a statement given to Kotaku, EB Games has said that "Where possible, staff were offered the opportunity to work in surrounding stores." EB Games also stresses that they will be opening more "large format" stores that will combine their pop culture outlet 'Zing' with their gaming side.

EB Games expects that these stores around Australia will be closed down by the end of January 2020, throughout this closing period discounts on stock will range from 20-60%. If you didn't know, EB Games is the Australian subsidiary of major US retailer Gamestop, as of late Gamestop has had to lay off many of its workers, but the company still has plans to turn things around in the long run.

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InWin releases the B1, a stylish and ultra compact mITX chassis

Shannon Robb | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Jan 9, 2020 2:21 AM CST

CES 2020 - Inwin was not all custom signature series cases and RGB, they slid in a stylish and quite attractive mITX entry into their showing at CES 2020.

Meet the B1, a small and chic mITX entry made for APU usage for office PC's, HTPC, or general computing. The B1 is meant to fit in as a suitable mITX enclosure while also fitting in as a piece that can be a conversation starter or not look out of place in a stylish setting. The tempered glass is quite dark, so if you opt for non-RGB components, you would be hard-pressed to know there's a PC inside.

The B1 has an integrated 200W InWin PSU, which is likely Flex ATX form looking at the chassis form factor. The chassis does not have any expansion slots and therefore, will be relegated to APU/iGPU usage. The only I/O on the front is a single USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port and a combo 3.5mm jack, while that may seem minimal, it helps with the minimalistic design of the B1. The clean lines around the chassis are relatively unbroken except the tiny I/O.

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Steam update: users can now buy and find game soundtracks easily

Jak Connor | Gaming | Jan 9, 2020 2:11 AM CST

Steam has announced that its enabling new functionality support for gaming soundtracks on Steam. Steam customers will now be able to purchase game soundtracks in a new app.

Steam update: users can now buy and find game soundtracks easily

Originally, Steam didn't have a soundtrack app, and the closest thing that consumers could get to purchasing soundtracks from games was via DLC's. Now, Valve has announced via their community blog that customers will now be able to purchase and download soundtracks without having to own the whole game.

Customers will also be able to manage their owned and downloaded soundtracks in one simple Steam library folder instead of having to find the files across multiple game directories. This new update also helps developers of games as they can now sell their soundtracks separately from their game. If you are interested in reading more about this new update, check out Valve's blog post here. Valve plan on rolling this new feature out on January 20th.

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In just 4 years electric scooter related injuries have increased by 4x

Jak Connor | Electric Vehicles & Cars | Jan 9, 2020 1:24 AM CST

You have most likely noticed in your main city the increased use of e-scooters, and with the increased use of a form of transportation comes with the increase injuries.

In just 4 years electric scooter related injuries have increased by 4x

According to a new study by UCSF, researchers have found that with the increase of e-scooters use in the US, the percent of e-scooter related injuries has risen by 222% between 2014 and 2018. The study reports that there has been over 39,000 e-scooter related injuries between the previously mentioned dates.

Out of those 39,000 people who were injured, 3,300 people were hospitalised, which is a massive 365% increase. So what age were the people that were injured? As you would of expected 18 - 34 year olds were the main victims. Shockingly, almost a third of the injuries were head related.

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Photographed Black Hole is emitting jets at 99% the speed of light

Jak Connor | Science, Space, Health & Robotics | Jan 9, 2020 1:02 AM CST

Back in April last year, humans achieved something had never done before - taking an image of a supermassive black hole. Now, that black hole has been caught emitting jets that are traveling close to the speed of light.

Photographed Black Hole is emitting jets at 99% the speed of light

The black hole that we took a picture of is called Messier 87 (M87), and according to NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, that same black hole has been caught emitting jets of material from its accretion disk. The accretion disk is where gas, dust, and other materials swirl around the black hole, and some of the materials are sucked into the black hole, while some are shot back out into space.

The X-ray data indicated that some of the particles that were moving in the jets were traveling faster than the speed of light. While that might sound impossible, it's only possible because of the phenomenon known as superluminal motion. Brad Snios, a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said "The jet travels almost as quickly towards us as the light it generates, giving the illusion that the jet's motion is much more rapid than the speed of light".

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