Telechronics (Opinion / Ademar Days): hearsay, certainties, more video games and a shark.
After all the rumors they were unfounded. At least for now! Netflix will not, for now, insert commercials during the series.
Some users of Reddit indicated that seen ads while watching their favorite series, but one Netflix spokesman confirmed that these ads are only personalized recommendations that the company is testing a temporary basis and that the small set of users that can see can pass them forward if they are not interested.
“No Netflix, We conducted hundreds of tests every year, so we can better understand what helps subscribers to more easily find something that interests them see. A few years ago, We introduce the video previews on the TV experience, because we see that reduced significantly the time spent looking for members, and helped them find something they would like to see even more quickly. In this particular case, we test the appearance of recommendations episodes helps our subscribers and discover stories like, more rapidly”, said the spokesman.
The success of Twitch It is leading many to consider technological advance for their own live streaming platform.
And the comparison is direct. Twitch being especially dedicated to gaming, It turns out to be almost a cause / effect that Steam wants to enter the market.
The Verge reveals that this is the intention of the Valve and useless even if it should be realized in the near future through a streaming platform that should debut with the tournament 'Dota 2'.
The platform, of Steam.tv name was confirmed by Valve that said still in testing.
"We are developing and updating Steam Broadcasting for the main event of the annual tournament 'Dota 2'. What people saw was a test that was inadvertently made public ", It can be read on the official Valve comment.
Not sure what the ambitions of Valve in live streaming platforms extend beyond this tournament 'Dota 2', but to materialize will certainly be a welcome reality of part of the Steam community.
A sure future is that the market for video games is going to be increasingly virtual reality field.
And the new data reveal that Sony Interactive Entertainment have been sold over 3 million units of its virtual reality helmet.
According to the company, this number represents the PS VR units sold to consumers and not sent to stores.
Sony adds that have been sold over 21.9 million PlayStation video games and experiences VR.
Sony also revealed the top ten most played games in PSVR, here we ordered from the first to the tenth: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, PlayStation VR Worlds, Rec Room, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Playroom VR, Job Simulator, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, Batman: Arkham VR, Farpoint e Superhot VR.
We continue to talk about video games and not only, in the Portuguese market universe.
In the first half of the year, the films distributed in physical format (DVD e Blu-ray) generated revenues of 3,8 million, less 17% over the same period last year. Altogether they were sold 439.200 units, contra as 527.800 Sales registered in 2017. The physical support continues to decline, with consumers opting increasingly by digital alternatives, according to data from Gfk Portugal.
On the other hand, of video games sales are booming, nas both consoles as PC. In the first six months of the year revenues reached 13,5 million, more 1,4 million in the same period, in other words, an increase of 12%, with the market to be worth 12,1 million. The Portuguese acquired 342.100 video games in physical format, more 9% given the 315.200 units sold 2017.
No total, video games and movies sold 781.300 units in physical format, generating revenue 17,3 million, more 600 thousand euros that non-homologous period.
No cinema, action and visual effects are on the agenda with the arrival to the movie halls "Meg – Giant shark ", performed by Jon Turteltaub.
Jason Statham takes center stage in this film whose cast also includes Bingbing Li and Rainn Wilson.
As for the story… is Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) a rescue mission in which you have to confront your fears and risking his own life to save those who are trapped on the seabed. Danger? A prehistoric shark with 22 meters in length, known as megatooth.
Here is the link to the trailer for this movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NXbcPpa2w
