Former Sky Blues player and conspiracy researcher David Icke is interviewed by Brooklyn science-fiction author Mark A. Rivera

September 8th, 2016

David Icke is the world’s most famous conspiracy researcher. He is the author of numerous books and some controversial theories too. Please note that I do not agree with everything David Icke has said or written, but within guidelines that I stipulated to his publicist when I requested the opportunity to interview him after hearing him on talk radio, I found Mr. Icke to be very forthcoming and gracious. In fact I found him to be a gentleman regardless of the content we did discuss and I am very grateful for the time he gave me out of his “World Wide Wakeup Tour, “ which has been selling out in multiple countries. Mr. Icke is now on the USA leg of this tour with a seminar in New York and then moves on to Los Angeles and SanFrancisco. There will be a link at the end of this interview where those interested in attending can purchase tickets. In addition he has a new book entitled Phantom Self, which can be purchased at booksellers on and offline globally. Below is a transcript of our conversation.

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Blizzard tops the UK retail charts with Overwatch

September 5th, 2016

World of Warcraft: Legion launched this week, and Blizzard are top of the UK retail charts. You’d be forgiven for thinking that these two events were related, but actually it’s Overwatch that takes top spot this week’s chart, a return to first place on the leaderboard that makes it the Blizzard game that has enjoyed the most weeks at number one in the UK.

Legion, the new expansion for World of Warcraft, might have done better if digital sales were taken into account, but they’re not, and as such it ended up in third place. Interestingly the retail sales for Legion don’t measure up to those enjoyed by previous release Warlords of Draenor, even if the expansion is the highest charting debut of the past week.

There was also a couple of debuts outside of the top ten that you can see below. God Eater 2: Rage Burst landed in 21, while the GOTY edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ended up in 17.

1. Overwatch – Blizzard / Activision
2. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix
3. World of Warcraft: Legion – Blizzard / Activision
4. F1 2016 – Codemasters / Codemasters
5. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog / Sony
6. Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar / Take 2
7. No Man’s Sky – Hello Games / Sony
8. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – TT Games / Warner Bros.
9. Rocket League – Psynoix / 505 Games
10. Madden NFL 17 – EA Tiburon / EA

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The Chainsmokers end Justin Bieber’s singles chart reign

September 2nd, 2016

Congratulations to The Chainsmokers and Halsey, who have scored their first ever number one single with ‘Closer’.

The song knocked Justin Bieber and Major Lazer’s ‘Cold Water’ off the top spot after finishing the week with 80,000 chart sales. Biebs racked up five weeks at number one before being dethroned.

The American duo told OfficialCharts.com: “Well this is awesome ’cause I (Alex) have a lot of family in the UK that don’t have a clue what I have been doing for the last 10 years so this will make waves during the holidays this year.

“But in all seriousness this is an amazing achievement for us. We are beyond grateful at all the support from our UK fans and radio stations; as a relatively new artist, it means a lot to us and gives us a lot of confidence in the music we have coming up!”

DJ Snake and Justin Bieber’s ‘Let Me Love You’ stays at 2, while Bieber and Major Lazer’s ‘Cold Water’ drops two spots to 3, despite being the most streamed song of the last week.

Calum Scott’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ is at 4 and Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Heathens’ rounds out the top 5.

Outside the top 5, Tieks and Dan Harkna’s ‘Sunshine’ climbs eight places to 15, while LVNDSCAPE and Bolier’s remix of Bob Marley’s ‘Is This Love’ is up to 20.

See this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided takes number one

August 30th, 2016

There is some good news, and some bad news for Square Enix with the weekly British game charts. Good news first, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided captured first spot on both the all formats and individual formats charts (top two spots), but less stellar is the fact that its predecessor Human Revolution “had a much stronger week 1” according to Chart-Track. Clearly there were far more PS3 and Xbox 360 units out there in 2011 then there are PS4 and Xbox One units now, but it’s still not a great sign.

A couple of other new releases did well as Madden NFL 17 managed a surprising 5th, with the console release of Assetto Corsa coming in at 8th. Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom also performed realtively strongly with 10th spot on the all formats chart. Quantum Break raced up to 16th spot (+623%) thanks to retailer hardware bundles.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided / Square Enix (new)
2. F1 2016 / Codemasters
3. No Man’s Sky / Sony
4. Overwatch / Blizzard
5. Madden NFL 17 / EA Sports (new)
6. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End / Sony
7. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens / Warner Bros.
8. Assetto Corsa / 505 Games (new)
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
10. Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom / Koei Tecmo (new)

Individual Formats (units):

1. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided / PS4 (new)
2. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided / Xbox One (new)
3. No Man’s Sky / PS4
4. F1 2016 / PS4
5. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End / PS4
6. Madden NFL 17 / PS4 (new)
7. F1 2016 / Xbox One
8. Overwatch / Xbox One
9. Overwatch / PS4
10. Assetto Corsa / PS4 (new)

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Steam, Sony and Amazon are all issuing refunds on No Man’s Sky

August 30th, 2016

Steam, Sony and Amazon are reportedly issuing refunds for PC users of No Man’s Sky after weeks of problems since its launch.

According to Game Revolution, Steam is accepting requests for refunds no matter what the logged play time.

However, Steam has written a notice on its No Man’s Sky page stating that its “standard policy” applies to the game, which states that a title can only be refunded before two hours of play.

Additionally, Sony and Amazon US are also reported to be offering refunds (via Gadgets 360) to players however long their play time.

Many users have claimed on Reddit that they have successfully received refunds for the game despite having spent quite a while on it.

This all comes after expectations for the much-anticipated game were dashed due to numerous performance and stability issues, with Hello Games having released a series of patches to fix crash issues.

Additionally, reviewers have questioned its enduring appeal, the sandbox-style exploration format coming under criticism for its lack of things to actually do.

Since its release earlier this month, No Man’s Sky’s sales have dropped 81%, despite topping the charts when launched.

PC Invasion also reports that the number of players dropped dramatically from 220,000 to 15,700 by its second week.

No Man’s Sky is available now for PS4 and PC.

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Cold Water is Number 1 single for a fifth week

August 26th, 2016

The Official Singles Chart is once again drenched in Cold Water this week, as Major Lazer, Justin Bieber and MØ hang on to Number 1 for a fifth consecutive week.

It’s been a closely run race all week between Cold Water and DJ Snake’s Let Me Love You, which also features Justin Bieber. Cold Water shifted just over 71,500 combined chart sales, meaning DJ Snake couldn’t charm his way to the top, finishing 1,469 behind to spend a third straight week at Number 2.

Major Lazer’s Cold Water drowns out the competition when it comes to streaming too – it’s notched up 5.03 million plays to be the most listened to track of the week.

The Chainsmokers edge up one place to 3 with Closer, featuring Halsey, and Calum Scott’s cover of Robyn’s Dancing On My Own drops one to 4, while Twenty One Pilots’ Heathens hits a new chart high, rising two to 5.

It’s a new chart peak for Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez’s We Don’t Talk Anymore, which leaps nine places to break into the Top 20 for the first time, at 14. Anne-Marie’s Alarm has also gone Top 20, up five to 19.

Highest brand new entry this week belongs to Ellie Goulding, with Still Falling For You, from the latest Bridget Jones movie, going in at 25, and Craig David & Sigala are also new at 29 with Ain’t Giving Up.

Two tracks break into the Top 40 for the very first time this week: a remix of Is This Love, from Bob Marley feat. Lvndscape and Bolier, is up 3 to 39, while Cheat Codes & Dante Klein rocket 37 slots with Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) up to 40.

See this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

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F1 2016 overtakes No Man’s Sky in the gaming charts

August 22nd, 2016

Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky has been toppled at the top of the charts, with Codemasters’ F1 2016 replacing it in pole position.

No Man’s Sky sales were down 81% from last week, allowing F1 2016 space to overtake it and slip into first. Sales for the racing series were also down 32% on last year’s entry (F1 2015), a surprise given the encouraging critical reception enjoyed by this year’s effort.

Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens saw better fortunes, with sales increasing 13%, allowing it to move back into number three. Outside the Top 10, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst saw a 90% rise in sales, putting it back in the Top 40 at 27.

In other chart news FIFA 16 and Rocket League stay where they are at seven and six respectively and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 slips out of the Top 10. Here is the GFK Chart-Track Top 10 in full:

1. F1 2016 / Codemasters Birmingham / Codemasters
2. No Man’s Sky / Hello Games / Sony
3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens / TT Games / Warner Bros.
4. Overwatch / Blizzard / Activision
5. Grand Theft Auto / Rockstar / Take Two
6. Rocket League / Psyonix / 505
7. FIFA 16 / EA Sports / EA
8. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End / Naughty Dog / Sony
9. Doom / id Software / Bethesda
10. Minecraft: Xbox Edition / Mojang and 4J Studios / Microsoft

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Justin Bieber makes it four weeks at No.1 with ‘Cold Water’

August 19th, 2016

He may have disappeared from Instagram this week, but it looks like Justin Bieber isn’t moving from the UK No.1 position any time soon.

The singer has claimed a fourth week at the top with his Major Lazer and MØ team-up ‘Cold Water’, which took the title with 83,000 combined sales.

They were made up of 26,000 downloads and 5.67 million streams, reports the Official Charts.

Bieber fended off tough competition from, um, himself for a second week, with his DJ Snake anthem ‘Let Me Love You’ stuck at number two.

Calum Scott holds firm at number three with ‘Dancing On My Own’, Chainsmokers and Halsey jump from 12 to four with ‘Closer’, and Jonas Blue slips to five with ‘Perfect Strangers’.

Outside the Top 10, Lil Wayne’s Suicide Squad single ‘Sucker For Pain’ is at 12, while Olly Murs climbs to 19 with his latest single ‘You Don’t Know Love’.

Elsewhere, Tieks’ ‘Sunshine’ featuring Dan Harkna advances nine places to 22 this week, while Martin Garrix is up to 28 with his Bebe Rexha team-up ‘In The Name Of Love’.

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No Man’s Sky is Sony’s second biggest launch on PS4

August 15th, 2016

No Man’s Sky has made a huge splash for Sony this week, with Hello Games’ space adventure charting in the top spot and becoming Sony’s second biggest UK release so far on PlayStation 4 (behind Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End).

Equally impressive, it’s the fifth best-selling new IP across ALL publishers and platforms, with the game only bettered by Destiny (PS4), Watch Dogs (PS4), The Getaway (PS2) and The Last of Us (PS3).

In other UK chart news, Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games climbed up to 15th place, no doubt due to the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio.

Here’s the GfK Chart-Track top ten:

1. No Man’s Sky / Hello Games / Sony
2. Grand Theft Auto / Rockstar / Take Two
3. Overwatch / Blizzard / Activision
4. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens / TT Games / Warner Bros.
5. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End / Naughty Dog / Sony
6. Rocket League / Psyonix / 505
7. FIFA 16 / EA Sports / EA
8. Doom / id Software / Bethesda
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / Treyarch / Activision
10. Minecraft: Xbox Edition / Mojang and 4J Studios / Microsoft

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Cold Water stays at Number 1 for a third week

August 13th, 2016

Major Lazer, MØ and Justin Bieber are Number 1 for a third consecutive week with Cold Water, fending off… Justin Bieber.

Justin’s new collaboration with DJ Snake Let Me Love You is a new entry at Number 2, boasting strong combined chart sales of 70,000. Despite LMLY being the most purchased single of the week with 40,000 sold, JB’s featured slot on Major Lazer’s track is still Number 1 with 93,000 combined chart sales, and was the most streamed song over the past seven days.

The rest of this week’s Top 5 are made up of music that all slips one place since last week. Calum Scott’s Dancing On My Own falls from 2 to 3, Jonas Blue and JP Cooper’s Perfect Strangers drops from 3 to 4, and The Chainsmokers’ Don’t Let Me Down featuring Daya slips one spot to 5.

New entries and high climbers

Rocketing 11 places to this week’s Number 9 is twenty one pilots’ Suicide Squad soundtrack single Heathens, the first UK Top 10 single for the Ohio duo. The Chainsmokers are back with another Top 20 entry this week, their Halsey collaboration Closer has risen 21 ranks to Number 12, Halsey’s first Top 20 single in the UK.

MØ’s Final Song hops up one place on the chart to Number 14 and Christine and the Queens’ Tilted also jolts one position, hitting the Top 20 for the first time at 20. Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez’s We Don’t Talk Anymore is up three to 23, closely followed by Fifth Harmony’s All In My Head (Flex), which enjoys a jump of 11 to Number 25.

Suicide Squad soundtrack cut Sucker For Pain marks a 19th Top 40 hit for Lil Wayne, an 8th for Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons’ 7th. The track which also features X Ambassadors, Logic and Ty Dolla $ign is this week’s joint highest climber, rising 37 places to 28.

Finally, another song that experienced a 37 spot boost on the Official Singles Chart is Tieks and Dan Harkna’s Sunshine. Featured on a Fiat 500 advert, the song vaults from 68 to 31.

Check out this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

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