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Sony May End FIFA Sponsorship

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

According to a report by Nikkei, Sony will not renew its sponsorship contract with FIFA when it expects at the end of the year. Apparently the company will instead channel the funds into structural reforms. Sony has sponsored FIFA for the past eight years in a contract worth approximately $280 million. The contract runs until 31st December 2014 and both companies are in talks with one another.

Sony would be the second company this month to drop its support after Emirates Airline announced its separation from FIFA. FIFA recently concluded an investigation into allegations of bribery for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

 

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Japanese Xbox One Boss Resigns

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

Takashi Sensui, the chief of Xbox in Japan, has resigned from his position and will relocate to the company’s US headquarters. Sensui will be replaced by Takahasi Minami, who joined Xbox after 25 years at Sony. It is believed the Sensui resigned after the poor sales of the Xbox One in Japan. The console is behind the 360 and the original Xbox in terms of sales. The Xbox One currently sits at 38,461 sales, which is not good considering it sold 23,562 units back in the four days following the console’s launch. This makes the Xbox One the lowest Japanese launch for a home console in recent years.

 

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Halo Championship Series Delayed

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

343 Industries has postponed the launch of their Halo Championship Series, following matchmaking issues they are currently working to resolve. The first per-season online cup was scheduled for November 16th, but will now begin on November 23rd. Here’s what 343 had to say in a blog post:

“This delay will ensure that the first pre-season cup is up to the standards of our fans and competitors,”

The Championship Series is an official eSports league for competitive Halo players. Teams of four will compete in events to earn points. The team with the most points at the end of the series will play in the Championship Series finals. The league will primarily focus on Halo 2: Anniversary as the basis for multiplayer. The series is due to end March 2015.

 

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Far Cry 4 Custom Maps Won’t Work For Competitive Multiplayer

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

Maps created in Far Cry 4’s map editor do not feature support for competitive multiplayer. The custom map editor only includes options for the game’s challenge maps, and not the competitive multiplayer. This is what Ubisoft Montreal’s Creative Director Alex Hutchinson had to on the matter:

“I direct the game but I don’t set budgets or timelines. We always squeeze in as much as we can, but we’re always prioritizing. We’re going to keep supporting the game, so hopefully we can get it done post release. No promises, but we will try.”

 

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

Some PlayStation 4 owners are experiencing issues with the new Share Play addition. Sony has acknowledged on that there is a bug preventing some users from accessing the new feature:

Some PS4 owners are currently unable to access SharePlay — we are investigating. The error message displayed on PS4 is inaccurate.

The Share Play feature was implemented into the PS4 through the 2.0 update. It allows PS Plus subscribers to share gameplay footage. It also allows friends to play co-op sessions with you, even if they don’t own the game. The 2.0 update has led to other bugs such as system crashes. Sony has since released the 2.01 and 2.2 updates in an attempt to fix the problems.

 

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New Dota 2 Comic Hints The Return of Oracle

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

The Foreseer’s Contract, a new interactive comic released on the Dota 2 blog, suggests that the Dota 1-exclusive hero ‘Oracle’ will return. The comic tells the story of Mortred the Phantom Assassin, a hero that is currently found in Dota 2. The URL for the comic includes the word “oracle”. Here’s the description of the comic:

A mysterious figure, a ruthless assassin, and an infinite number of possibilities. The Foreseer’s Contract is coming soon… Come back next week to learn more.

Oracle’s abilities centered around the concepts of fortune, fate and destiny in the original game.