Xbox One Spring Update Rolling Out, Adds Mixer Remote Play
Xbox One has begun rolling out its Spring update which, among other things, allows stream viewers to control a streamer’s games remotely.
As detailed on Xbox Wire, the update is available today for Xbox Insider Alpha Ring members.
The highlight is Mixer’s new “Share Controller” function. When streaming through Mixer, users can now pass off control to a viewer, who can either play using a plugged in controller, or with onscreen controls. You can see it working below:
Mixer will also receive a set of quality of life upgrades on Xbox One, primarily with streams no longer auto-ending when you switch between games.
This Month’s IGN Mystery Box Theme is Mercenaries
The final touches are being placed on the next IGN Box and we can finally reveal the theme is Mercenaries.
Celebrating the best bounty hunters in pop culture, this mystery box contains five hand-picked items that toast the most bad-ass mercs, including Deadpool, the Punisher, and Deathstroke, plus there’s an exclusive IGN t-shirt too.
Numbers for the box are very limited and it’s on sale now, so make sure you order yours today by clicking the image below.
Blizzard Could Be Teasing Diablo 3 on Switch
Update: …but it probably isn’t. Polygon got a statement from Blizzard that shoots down the speculation.
“We can assure you we’re not that clever,” said a Blizzard spokesperson. “
meant to be a fun community engagement piece. We have nothing to announce.”
Boo!
Original story: Blizzard has taken to Twitter possibly to tease Diablo 3 on Nintendo Switch. Or it’s just really keen on having us check out its fancy nightlight.
The official Blizzard Twitter account posted a short six second clip of a Diablo nightlight being repeatedly switched (get it?) on and off:
Death Wish Review
It would be enormously misleading to call Eli Roth’s Death Wish a remake of the controversial 1974 movie, about a mild-mannered man who becomes addicted to vigilante violence after the assault of his daughter and the murder of his wife. The original Death Wish was a serious drama that asked difficult questions about the personal and societal impact of violence. The new film is a shallow action thriller that decides, early on, that vigilante violence is awesome, and has few (if any) negative consequences.
They may have similar plots, but Eli Roth has changed the tone of Death Wish so much that for all intents and purposes it is no longer a remake of Death Wish. If anything, it’s a remake of Death Wish 2, the first film in the franchise to completely miss the point by turning Charles Bronson’s character into some kind of righteous avenging angel of death, instead of a mentally-ill murderer who happens to have a tragic backstory.
Disney Pushes Live-Action Mulan Release Date
Disney is shuffling the release dates of several live-action movies.
The company announced today that the live-action remake of Mulan will hit theaters on March 27, 2020, according to Variety. That’s almost a year-and-a-half later than the original release date of November 2, 2018.
Disney also pulled the Anna Kendrick-starring Nicole, which tells the story of a female Santa Claus. The movie had been set for release on November 8, 2019. An untitled live-action movie also saw its release date shift from April 3, 2020, to May 29.
Trump to Meet With Video Game Industry Execs
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with “members of the video game industry” next week to discuss violence in games. The announcement comes a week after Trump suggested a link between violent video games and youth violence.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the meeting during a press briefing earlier today (via NBC News’ Peter Alexander on Twitter). There’s no word on which companies will be represented at the meeting or what specifically will be discussed.
EA had no comment on whether its executives would be meeting with Trump when reached for comment by IGN.
Hey Sydneysiders – Come Play Far Cry 5 With Us!
IGN and Ubisoft have teamed up to give you a double pass to the Far Cry 5 Black Beta on March 15.
Xbox Live Currently Down for Some Xbox One, 360 Players
Xbox Live and much of its functionality may be down for some users on both Xbox One and Xbox 360, and Microsoft is investigating the problems.
Microsoft’s Xbox Status support page currently acknowledges a handful of issues affecting Xbox Live. Players may be running into issues with matchmaking, cloud storage, finding friends, Game DVR, leaderboards, avatar editing, and pictures.
The current Xbox support page.
Poland Holocaust law: Talks in Jerusalem aim to ease row
Diplomats meet in Jerusalem in a bid to resolve a row over Poland’s controversial new Holocaust law.