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PlayStation 4 wins Black Friday

A Black Friday study conducted by InfoScout, a firm that tracks purchases made by a network of 300,000 users over three mobile apps, determined that Sony’s PS4 outperformed Microsoft’s Xbox One among Millennials (ages 18-35) and had a slight increase in the middle-aged audience (ages 36-55). These changes were weighted against purchases made on average days versus those made on Black Friday, which carries enormous amounts of deals, discounts and bundles. Last year, the Xbox One was declared the victor by InfoScout in terms of total percentage of sales on Black Friday. The statistics declared by InfoScout had the PS4 taking seven percent of the market directly from Xbox, boosting its Black Friday sales to 48 percent among Millennials.



CHECKPOINT: MST3000 Gets Felicia Dayzed & Confused

We talk about the great Black Friday deals going down, the Afro Samurai game getting taken down, and Felicia Day getting added to the cast of theMystery Science Theater 3000 reboot. Hosts: Krissy Thomas & Kelsey Hayes Camera: Dalton Martin Teleprompter: Michael Robb Editing: Michael Robb Graphics: Dalton Martin, Sam Noble, & Lauren Lucas Music: Lex Bravary Producer: Dalton Martin


First 'Fallout 4' patch to include bug fixes, memory and stability improvements

A beta version of the first patch for Fallout 4 was released, albeit only for players on PC who chose to receive beta updates. Developer Bethesda said last week it was “hard at work addressing top issues,” but for now, the patch will be released on Steam in beta first, followed by PC and lastly by consoles. The patch, titled 1.2.33, will fix issues relating to things such as jumping into water, equipping weapons, and reloading saved games.



CHECKPOINT: YouTube Fights the Man

Don't Starve is getting a new expansion,  we have even more Halo news, and our dear YouTube is finally sticking up for us small people! Hosts: Dalton Martin & Julia Parobek Camera: Michael Robb Teleprompter: Spencer Smith Editing: Michael Robb Music: Lex Bravary Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Sam Noble, Lauren Lucas Producer: Dalton Martin


Furries bring positivity despite negative misconceptions

Among the many clubs and organizations at Ball State, few are so often discussed or misunderstood as the Anthropomorphic Art Society – more widely known as the “furries”. While some fans argue about what exactly makes someone a furry, a popular definition is that a furry is anyone who enjoys anthropomorphic art.


Women athletes team up with female Marvel heroes

Women athletes and super heroes are teaming up together for espnW to illustrate the talents of women athletes who will each be alongside a certain Marvel female hero. IMPACT25 is a list that will be a countdown of the most influential women athletes in sports. Emanuela Lupacchino and Rachelle Rosenberg will be showing off their first illustration of professional American soccer player Carli Lloyd, who will be paired up next to Captain Marvel. Marvel Director of Content and Character Development, Sana Amanat, explained why espnW and Marvel decided to team up: “Marvel’s mission is to celebrate the hero’s journey – and espnW’s IMPACT25 is a uniquely incredible way to do that.