Sunday
Aug142016

Reports claim ‘Final Fantasy XV’ release is delayed to November

Final Fantasy fans you might have two more months to wait for the long-awaited Final Fantasy XV to launch. Rumours have surfaced that the new release date is pushed to November 29th instead of September 30th. Gamnesia cited a source said to be from retail chain GameStop management that the company has received date-adjusted promotional materials for the game, and that they have orders to hold these until after August 14th. They’ve even shown an image with instructions on how to apply a sticker on an assembled standee with the announced released date on it. Kotaku also got the report and had another “non-retail” source to back them up. Of course, it’s still just a rumour until Square Enix confirms it or not. We will keep you posted for any updates.

Sunday
Aug142016

R2-D2's actor Kenny Baker passed away

British actor Kenny Baker, who has played one of the most iconic robot roles as Star Wars' R2-D2, has passed away on Saturday. He was 81 years old and succumbed to a long illness. He first got the role because of his height (he stands at three feet, eight inches). And he's been playing the beloved robot for most of the Star Wars films, he was even credited as "R2-D2 Consultant" in The Force Awakens. He was supposed to attend the premiere for said movie but was told he was too ill to travel. He's had problems with his lungs and was often in sitting in a wheelchair, according to his niece Abigail Shield.

Shield told The Guardian: "It was expected, but it's sad nonetheless. He had a very long and fulfilled life. He brought lots of happiness to people and we'll be celebrating the fact that he was well loved throughout the world. We're all very proud of what he achieved in his lifetime."

Saturday
Aug132016

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 08/07-08/13

Saturday
Aug132016

Two new HTC Desire phones reportedly coming soon

New leaks online show new HTC Desire smartphones supposedly set to come out later this quarter. The Desire 10 Pro and Desire 10 Lifestyle are said to run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow skinned with HTC Sense. The Desire 10 Pro is showed off in renders by Evan Blass a.k.a. @evleaks on Twitter with metallic trims and matte casing. But there are hardly any info on this yet. The Desire 10 Lifestyle is said to be a 5.5-inch smartphone and is supposedly the lower-tier version of the two. Cameras for the Desire 10 Lifestyle are said to be 13-megapixel rear camera with a single LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Both phones are said to come with 1080p video recording. The phones are rumoured to be coming out by the end of September but no set dates or prices yet.

Source: Engadget