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October 30th, 2013, 00:24 Posted By: wraggster
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe believes that film and other industries will see plenty of disruption in future thanks to VR tech
For some in the industry, the Oculus Rift headset is more exciting and more "next-gen" than the upcoming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Virtual reality has been a topic of discussion for the games business for many years, but it never felt like it could really take off in a mainstream way. Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe, speaking at the GamesBeat conference, said that the Oculus tech will "finally deliver on that dream."
It's one thing to have a prototype in a lab, but Iribe insists that the consumer product version is coming together very, very well. "The market will be pretty blown away by how good the product feels," he said.
"It is a breakthough where you don't have this screen anymore. You have a 360-degree canvas," he added, noting that an "incredible amount of disruption can happen" in VR. Iribe believes the innovation in VR will happen not just in games, but that the tech will ultimately disrupt other industries, like film. "Gravity was made for VR. VR is going to have a big impact on film," he said.
On the gaming side, one of the big factors tied to VR is emotion, Iribe said. "You have a sense of presence where you're connected to the environment. In VR, you look up and you're still there, you get that sense of scale. And you'll now have characters that know where your eyes are," he said, noting that the level of immersion where characters can tell if you're looking at them or away will enable devs to pull at gamers' emotions in ways never before possible.
"The content that will define the experience will be made for VR. Just like Wii or iPhone, you don't port from PC, the best is made for iPhone," he added. Iribe is aware that Oculus will only be as good as the games for it, and he's hugely encouraged by what devs, both AAA and indie, have been creating. "Content sells hardware... It blows us away to see what people are making. No one's ever seen [these experiences] before on a 2D monitor," he said.
Interestingly, Iribe believes that his company can have a big impact on mobile too - not exactly an area that you'd think would benefit from VR. He said that Oculus has been able to really leverage John Carmack's smarts. "I was skeptical about how good mobile VR would be," Iribe remarked, but he said Carmack has been working "on something very exciting that has to do with mobile," and Oculus now has "some exciting plans on the mobile VR side as well."
Iribe said that Oculus is looking to launch on multiple platforms almost simultaneously, including Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...vr-says-oculus
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October 30th, 2013, 00:19 Posted By: wraggster
Call of Duty: Ghosts executive producer Mark Rubin has suggested that Call of Duty's most loyal players aren't really gamers at all.
Rubin told OXM that the franchise's most dedicated players fall under an undefined category, as the label of gamer shouldn't be applied to someone who doesn't play games outside of the series.
"We have an enormous amount of players who are more in the casual game space, but they play a lot,” Rubin said.
"It's kind of a weird, ironic thing to say; They aren't hardcore gamers, or even gamers, but they play Call of Duty every night. And those guys are going to continue to play regardless of platform. So I think not only will we continue to engage with that existing player base, but we'll take next gen and see how far we can go with it."
Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available November 5th on PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360. It'll launch November 15th on PS4, and November 22nd on Xbox One.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/infin...gamers/0123329
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October 29th, 2013, 15:13 Posted By: wraggster
Jagex has announced that the recent introduction of Bonds into RuneScape has resulted in the near total eradication of the prohibited practice in the game. Since Bonds launched on 26th September, the amount of wealth injected by illegal gold farmers into the free-to-play MMORPG has plummeted by 81 percent.
“Dishonest gold farming has had a detrimental effect on the online gaming space since its inception, and Jagex has worked tirelessly to limit the scope and consequence this activity has had on RuneScape over many years,” said Riaan Hodgson, Chief Operations Officer at Jagex.
Hodgson continued, “While we anticipated that the launch of Bonds would impact the flow of illegal wealth into the game, we are thrilled the initiative has resulted in such a strong and immediate impact. This action lays the foundations for RuneScape to continue going from strength to strength in its second successful decade!”
In addition to dramatically reducing levels of gold farming, RuneScape Bonds also form the backbone of Jagex’s ‘Pay-through-Play’ initiative. Players can purchase and use Bonds to access premium membership content, exchange them with other community members for in-game items and wealth, or gift them to friends anywhere in the world.
“We’ve had a great response from the community since Bonds launched, and we are pleased to see the new features have had an immediate impact on the game,” said Phil Mansell, Executive Producer of RuneScape. “As well as seriously undermining gold farmers, Bonds open up exciting benefits for players, such as RuneScape membership, via ‘Pay-through-Play’.”
Mansell continued, “The passionate RuneScape community hasn’t wasted time in sharing with us how Bonds are helping them and their friends, whether through their selfless gifting of purchased Bonds to help others access premium membership content for the very first time, obtain in-game equipment or even gain admission to next month’s RuneFest 3 event.”
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October 29th, 2013, 13:44 Posted By: wraggster
From tomorrow, 30th October, Dailymotion will exclusively broadcast two of the world’s biggest international eSport competitions - the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) and the ASUS RoG Tournament.
The deal will bring these competitions, played live at Paris Games Week, which opens today (29th October), to millions of fans around the world.
ESWC is the largest and most professional video games competition in the world, in which the world’s best players go head to head in Dota, Call of Duty, Fifa, Counter Strike, Trackmania and Shootmania. The finals will run from October 30th to November 3rd, all of which will be live streamed on Dailymotion. Last year’s finals were a highlight of Paris Games Week and attracted two million online viewers worldwide
ASUS RoG is the first official tournament of League of Legends, a multiplayer battle game and the most played PC online game in the world. The best players of the best teams in the world are expected in Paris and will be fighting for the grand final on November 3rd. The entire competition will be streamed and commentated on Dailymotion.
Dailymotion is an official partner of the event and the exclusive partner for live streaming online. As well as helping global fans access the competition, Dailymotion is also supporting the players – the stars of the show – by sponsoring the afterparty.
Marc Eychenne, Head of International Content at Dailymotion, says: “eSports are becoming more professional with established international competitions, commentary and coaching. The big tournaments are attracting huge audiences – both at live events and online – and the players are becoming celebrities in their own right. This is a really exciting area and Dailymotion is committed to providing a platform to give fans access to these competitions.”
“Broadcasting the ESWC and the ASUS RoG Tournament is really exciting for us. We’ve been supporting eSports since 2009, but it is only the beginning of what we plan to do in this arena. Fans should watch this space, we’ll be at the major video games events in 2014 and we’ll have some exciting eSports news for Dailymotion viewers soon.”
This exclusive deal marks an important step forward in Dailymotion’s commitment to broadcasting video game competitions. The site already hosts several million videos on its video games channels which attract 110 million video views per month. Big plans are in the pipeline for much more in 2014.
To watch the competitions visit : <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.dailymotion.com/games">www.dailymotion.com/games</gp_link>
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October 29th, 2013, 13:37 Posted By: wraggster
Of the millions of gadgets on the market, there are thirty pieces of kit that all men should own during their lifetime, according to a survey by London consumer tech event Gadget Show Live @ Christmas, which takes place at Earls Court on 1-3 November.
The 3,900 UK gadget fans taking part in the survey were asked to vote for the tech that no man (or man cave) should go without in his teens, 20s, 30s, 40s and over 50s. The results are as follows:
Teens
· iPod dock/Wireless music player
· Bottle opener
· Smartphone
· Nerf gun
· Nintendo Wii games consoles
· Laptop
20s
· iPad
· Lazy Boy gaming chair
· PlayStation 4
· Hair clippers
· Mini drinks fridge
· Digital camera
30s
· TIVO
· Head torch
· Power tools
· Sat Nav
· Leatherman/multipurpose penknife
· Digital SLR camera
40s
· Heated loo seat
· Gas BBQ
· Nose/ear hair trimmer
· All in One remote control
· 84inch LED TV
· Xbox One
Over 50s
· Metal detector
· Sit on lawnmower
· Digital radio
· Leaf-blower
· Golf buggy
· E-reader
“I love this list!” said Gadget Show presenter Jason Bradbury. “I can totally relate to it, especially the craving for power tools – I can’t live without my Dremmel mini saw.
“If I could add to it though, it would be a skateboard for teenagers and a gadget that every man should own but hasn’t even been invented yet - a robotic pram rocker to send babies to sleep. My digital life in my 30s was massively disrupted by crying babies and a gadget like that would have been a Godsend.”
Gadget Show Live @ Christmas takes place at Earls Court in London on 1-3 November and tickets are on sale now at <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.gadgetshowlive.net">www.gadgetshowlive.net</gp_link>. Jason Bradbury – along with his Gadget Show co-presenters Pollyanna Woodward and Jon Bentley – will present a spectacular hour-long entertainment show in the Super Theatre each day.
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October 29th, 2013, 12:13 Posted By: wraggster
Frontier Developments has signed two agreements with Atari Interactive, Inc. as part of its future ecommerce plans, relating to the publication of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (‘RCT3’) on new formats and also online distribution of the existing RCT3 and other Atari titles on PC and Mac platforms.
RCT3 was developed by Frontier and has sold approximately 7 million units on PC and Mac in the nine years since its first release in 2004, and is still selling in significant quantities today. The agreement gives the option for Frontier to develop and publish versions of the game for new formats such as today’s tablet computers and game consoles, and provides another strong title - along with Elite: Dangerous, LostWinds and Coaster Crazy - for Frontier’s self-publishing portfolio.
The distribution agreement allows Frontier to distribute RCT3 on PC and Mac, facilitating a full multi-format RCT3 offering for consumers and Atari becomes the first third party whose products will be distributed by Frontier.
David Braben, Frontier’s CEO:
“These agreements represent excellent progress as we continue to implement our self-publishing and online commerce plans. They will help accelerate our plans to grow new revenue streams from self-published and online commerce.”
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October 28th, 2013, 21:59 Posted By: wraggster
 New Video Game Release Date List!The new video game release date highlights for the week of October 28, 2013 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Wii, Wii U, Sony PS Vita, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and PC/Mac includeBattlefield 4 , Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag , WWE 2K14 , Angry Birds Star Wars ,Sonic Lost World and a few more gems...Our recommended new release of the week will go to the highly anticipated release of Battlefield 4 :Battlefield 4 is the genre-defining action blockbuster made from moments that blur the line between game and glory. Fueled by the next-generation power and fidelity of Frostbite 3, the game provides a visceral, dramatic experience unlike any other. You can demolish the buildings shielding your enemy. You will lead an assault from the back of a gun boat. The game grants you the freedom to do more and be more while playing to your strengths and carving your own path to victory. In addition to its hallmark multiplayer, the title features an intense, dramatic character-driven campaign that starts with the evacuation of American VIPs from Shanghai and follows your squad's struggle to find its way home. There is no comparison. Immerse yourself in the glorious chaos of all-out war, found only in Battlefield.
Current Amazon Video Game Pre-order Deals:
Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of October 28, 2013 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita (PS Vita), Nintendo Wii, Wii U, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and PC! As always, release dates are subject to change, slip, slide, and be fairly unpredictable.
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
PSP
Nintendo DS
PC
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October 28th, 2013, 21:43 Posted By: wraggster
Well, that was quick. Shortly after a Financial Times report to the effect, Google has confirmed that it is indeed preparing an invite system that will let current Glass owners invite up to three friends to join its Explorer program and buy a device of their own. It's not saying exactly when they'll be able to do so just yet, but is promising a rollout "over the next few weeks." What's more, Google's also announced a one-time hardware exchange for existing Glass users, which will let them swap out their eyewear for an upgraded version. There's no word on things like battery life or other spec upgrades just yet, but Google says the new version will work with "future lines of shades and prescription frames," and also come equipped with a mono earbud. Glass users can expect to receive an email sometime next month with further details on the exchange process.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/g...ware-and-invi/
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October 28th, 2013, 21:38 Posted By: wraggster
Warner Bros third game in the Arkham series has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in first place.
Batman: Arkham Origins only managed to sell around half the units achieved by its predecessor, Arkham City, in its first week although it matches the performance of the first game Asylum.
Fellow Warner title LEGO Batman remains the UK’s all-time best-selling Batman game.
Grand Theft Auto V has to settle for second place this week while FIFA 14 and Skylanders Swap Force also both slip a place to third and fourth respectively, the latter dropping some 50 per cent in sales week-on-week.
There’s a 20 place jump for Mind Candy’s Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed after sales grew 350 per cent week-on-week.
Ubisoft’s Rocksmith 2014 Edition debuts in 15th, EA’s The Sims 3: Into the Future in 18th and Activision’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 27th.
Here’s the Top 20 in full for the week ending October 26th:
1. Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner)
2. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
3. FIFA 14 (EA)
4. Skylanders: Swap Force (Activision)
5. Pokemon X (Nintendo)
6. Pokemon Y (Nintendo)
7. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. LEGO: The Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros)
9. Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed (Mind Candy)
10. Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
11. Disney Infinity (Disney)
12. F1 2013 (Codemasters)
13. Beyond: Two Souls (Sony)
14. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner)
15. Rocksmith 2014 Edition (Ubisoft)
16. May Payne 3 (Rockstar)
17. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
18. The Sims 3: Into the Future (EA)
19. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
20. Sonic: Lost World (Sega)
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/batma...t-no-1/0123275
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October 28th, 2013, 21:38 Posted By: wraggster
Star Citizen, the galactic space trading game by Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts has now raised $25 million in crowdfunding
In a project update, Robert’s wrote that the game had reached $24m just last week and has added another million in the week since: “This milestone also means that October has been our single biggest month for crowdfunding yet… that’s truly astounding.”
Roberts started crowdfunding for his space trading MMO almost exactly 12 months ago. Having cleared $25 million, Star Citizen has raised $15 million more than the closest games-related crowdfunding project, Ouya – which finished with $8,596,474 on Kickstarter.
Develop has more details.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/star-...es-25m/0123281
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October 28th, 2013, 21:23 Posted By: wraggster
Due to popular demand, organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have extended the submission deadline to submit session proposals for the specialized summits. The call for submissions is now open through Friday, November 1.
Taking place the first two days of the five-day conference, the GDC Summits cover topics in emerging sectors of the game development industry, with a focus on broadening the scope of games to incorporate new audiences, new platforms and new gameplay ideas. The conference will take place from March 17 to March 21, 2014 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, with the Summits taking place the 17th and 18th.
The 2014 GDC Summits accepting submissions are:
· Free to Play Design & Business Summit
· Game Narrative Summit
· GDC Education Summit
· Independent Games Summit
· Localization Summit
· QA Summit
· Smartphones & Tablet Games Summit
For more information regarding the submission process and guidelines for the GDC summits as well as the Game Career Seminar, visit<gp_link type="http" loc="//www.gdconf.com/conference/c4p/summits.html">www.gdconf.com/conference/c4p/summits.html</gp_link>. The Game Career Seminar takes place GDC on Friday, March 21st.
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October 28th, 2013, 21:20 Posted By: wraggster
Happy Halloween from Perfect World Entertainment! Join us in the spookiest of events where players in the following games can celebrate the sights and delights of Halloween! Dress up your favorite player characters and join us for autumn nights of costumes and trickery!
· Blacklight: Retribution – Join in a community driven Blacklight: Retribution fanfiction competition to win an exclusive Halloween Goodie Bag filled with themed permanent items. Join us before October 29th for your chance to win! More details can be found HERE.
· Forsaken World – Starting on October 26th, players will be able to join Captain Ironclasp in freedom harbor for a special holiday event! Earn exclusive new costumes while this event runs until November 4th! More details can be found HERE.
· Perfect World International – From October 30th until November 5th players will have double EXP, spirit and drops to gear up for exciting new events! From October 28 through November 4th, The Auspicious Contest will be randomly occurring throughout the day for players to take part in, and on Halloween itself the Quick as the Wind mission starts, challenging players to be the first to earn a Sealed Wraith Essence. Act fast; this event lasts one day only! More details can be found HERE.
· Champions Online – Running from now until November 4th, the special Halloween edition of Bloodmoon returns to Champions Online! Celebrate with a brand-new Halloween lockbox filled with dinosaur costumes and other prizes, and go trick or treating through Millennium City to earn Halloween rewards. Additionally, every two hours the diabolical Takofanes himself spawns to take on all comers. More details can be found HERE.
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October 28th, 2013, 21:19 Posted By: wraggster
Indie developer Wicked Loot revealed today a slew of new information for its newly announced game, Spark Rising, currently in development for PC and Mac.
An all-new trailer is available, which showcases details about the battle scenes, a primary focus for the game.
Wicked Loot also revealed the new ‘Conquest Mode,’ which adds a strategic layer to the game, opening up the whole galaxy to be conquered. Inspired by Star Wars Battlefront 2’s Galactic Conquest Mode, the new mode plays like a 4X game – eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate – but players must be careful of becoming too powerful as the game's multiplayer acts as an equalizer where other players can gang up against the ‘big dogs’ and coordinate to take them down.
A new reward tier provides the first 100 supporters at the $45+ donation level with a free copy of the popular voxel-creation tool, Qubicle Constructor, which costs $40 on its own. All supporters of the Kickstarter, even at the minimum donation of $10, will receive Alpha access to Spark Rising when it becomes available.
Donate on Kickstarter HERE: <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnmasterlee/spark-rising-a-build-battle-sandbox-game?ref=live">www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnmasterlee/spark-rising-a-build-battle-sandbox-game?ref=live</gp_link>
“I founded Wicked Loot to ensure that I follow through on my dream of making games,” said John Lee, founder of Wicked Loot, Inc. “I originally had planned to form the indie studio with my best friend Vic, who passed away from cancer before it became a reality. Ultimately I decided that I was going to do it for the both of us, and to help get the dream off the ground, I sold my home to fund development. But I need everyone's help to make Spark Rising the amazing game I know it can be. The game is unique because it requires player input and feedback to shape its development, and the Kickstarter campaign is designed to encourage that.”
Spark Rising is a third-person action game, infused with strategy and sandbox creation. Players take the role of a Spark Bot whose prime directive is to build and conquer fortresses, then engage in massive battles, all in an attempt to protect rare resources. During the build phase, strongholds can be fortified with all sorts of nasty stuff - turrets, traps, barricades and troops. Players can even create their own creatures and weapons. Once the battle begins, gamers jump into unique class-based exo-suits to take down whole armies. The galaxy is for the taking, as the game expands into a 4X strategy game, where other players now enter the fray. Spark Rising is planned for release in 2014.
For more information on Spark Rising and Wicked Loot, visit <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.SparkRising.com">www.SparkRising.com</gp_link>
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October 28th, 2013, 20:55 Posted By: wraggster
The organizers of the 16th annual Independent Games Festival - the longest-running and largest showcase for independent developers - are proud to announce that the event has once again seen record entries for its latest Main Competition.
In total, the GDC 2014 co-located festival attracted 656 Main Competition entries from both established indie developers and first-time entrants, handily beating last year's high score of 589.
Some of the hundreds of promising titles entered in this year's IGF Main Competition include Stoic's turn-based strategy RPG The Banner Saga, Impromptu Games's puzzle platformer InFlux, and David S. Gallant's I Get This Call Every Day.
The entrants also feature titles such as Vlambeer's Nuclear Throne, TAISO by Zacozaco, and Quadrilateral Cowboy by Blendo Games. You can check out the full list of IGF entries here.
This year, each of the IGF 2014 Main Competition award categories will feature six finalists - up from last year's five finalists - except the Nuovo Award, which will have eight. The Main Competition finalists will be announced in January 2014, and all will be available in playable form at the IGF pavilion on the GDC 2014 show floor.
Once again, winners will be honored on stage during the IGF Awards ceremony during the 2014 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March, showcased in the IGF Pavilion on the GDC Expo Floor from March 19-21. (GDC 2013 itself will take place from March 17-21 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and the IGF-related Independent Games Summit, which has a special pass devoted to it once more this year, will take place on March 17-18.)
The festival's organizers have also provided an official JSON feed, which is updated regularly from live backend data. Teams can update their games entries, and interested IGF followers are welcome to use this feed to make their own custom IGF entry lists and pages.
The full announcement is available here: <gp_link type="http" loc="//igf.com/2013/10/2014_independent_games_festiva_1.html">http://igf.com/2013/10/2014_independent_games_festiva_1.html</gp_link>
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October 28th, 2013, 20:41 Posted By: wraggster
The long awaited launch of Call of Duty®: Ghosts is almost upon us, and to celebrate one of this year’s most highly anticipated entertainment releases, Activision Publishing, Inc. will be hosting a star studded launch event at the IndigO2 in London on Monday, 4th November.
Daniel Sturridge, Rizzle Kicks, Wretch 32, Andros Townsend, Jamal Edwards and Martyn Littlewood will be offering you the unique chance to become part of their team, as they each lead a squad of six players in a multi-player tournament, battling it out for Call of Duty: Ghosts glory and ultimate bragging rights on the night.
For the chance to win an opportunity to be part of this exclusive experience, and to join one of the squad leaders on the night, you’ll need to tell them why you deserve to be a part of their squad above anyone else.
To register, sign in to your Twitter account and post a message that includes #callofdutytime and the unique hashtag for the squad leader, whose team you want to be on, along with your message to them explaining why they should choose you.
Fans will also be able to visit <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.callofdutytime.com">www.callofdutytime.com</gp_link> where a selection of short films by the squad leaders will provide all the details on how you can get involved and become part of the Call of Duty: Ghosts launch event.
So, what are you waiting for… the more you tweet and get behind your favourite squad leader, the more chance you’ll have of winning.
Don’t worry though, if you’re not recruited to be a member of one of the squads, you can still have the chance to win tickets to the event by visiting <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.callofdutytime.com">www.callofdutytime.com</gp_link> or watch the tournament via the live-stream at <gp_link type="http" loc="//www.youtube.com/callofduty">www.youtube.com/callofduty</gp_link>.
SQUAD LEADERS:
· Wretch 32
Jermaine Scott aka Wretch 32 is the new don of UK hip hop. Signed to Ministry Of Sound/Levels Recordings and with three consecutive top five hits and 'Black and White', a certified Gold album under his belt, it is safe to say that Wretch 32 has consolidated his name in the mainstream.
To apply for Wretch 32’s Team tweet #GhostsWretch32 and #CallofDutyTime
· Daniel Sturridge
Daniel is the fastest player in LFC history to score 20 goals for the club. He recorded the highest goal per game ratio in the Premier League for the 2012 - 2013 season and is the youngest player to win Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
To apply for Daniel’s team tweet #GhostsSturridge and #CallofDutyTime
· Rizzle Kicks
Once in a generation, a band emerges who are doing something musically, visually and culturally that no-one else is doing...and doing it really well. For the Millennium Generation, it's Rizzle Kicks. Two years on from their 600,000 selling debut Stereo Typical, their new album, Roaring 20s, is a generational milestone.
To apply for Rizzle Kicks’ team tweet #GhostsRK and #CallofDutyTime
· Jamal Edwards
At the age of 15, Jamal Edwards founded SB.TV which he still runs as CEO. With over 180 million YouTube subscribers, SB.TV has featured interviews with a varied list of guests from politicians such as David Cameron and Ed Milliband to globally recognized artists such as Nicki Minaj and Jessie J as well as urban stars like Giggs & Drake.
To apply for Jamal’s team tweet #GhostsJamal and #CallofDutyTime
· Andros Townsend
London born Andros plays for his home town club Spurs, and has been delighting fans and pundits alike with electric performances for club and country, including a goal scoring debut for England at Wembley helping them qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
To apply for Andros’ team tweet #GhostsTownsend and #CallofDutyTime
· Martyn Littlewood
Martyn is a YouTube content creator for The Yogscast and award winning radio presenter. His content focuses on a variety of gaming genres and he creates video blogs of his experiences at gaming conventions, studios, anime gatherings and other events.
To apply for Martyn’s team tweet #GhostsYogs and #CallofDutyTime
For more information about the launch event, squad leader profiles, short films and the chance to win exclusive tickets please visit<gp_link type="http" loc="//www.callofdutytime.com">www.callofdutytime.com</gp_link> .
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October 28th, 2013, 20:10 Posted By: wraggster
Creators of the Quest for Gloryseries, Lori and Corey Cole, have teamed up with independent game studio Adventure Mob to create “Bolt Riley - A Reggae Adventure”, and return to Kickstarter to raise the funds required to finish production of the game which has been mostly produced with internal funding.
Bolt Riley is a classic 2D point and click adventure game where you play as Bolt Riley, a poor boy from Trenchtown, Jamaica, on his pathway to stardom. Bolt is struggling to survive and has to deal with a gang of Rude Boys. You go through a journey of self discovery, of love, friendship, and inspiration. It's a journey where you are introduced to Reggae music, form your band, get inspiration, write and produce your songs and even perform them. The story consists of different chapters each focusing on a different aspect of Bolt Riley’s passage into becoming a Reggae legend. This is the true story of the underdog who breaks out and becomes a worldwide sensation.
“Music has always been an important part of our lives, and we grew up with the growth of Reggae, so we jumped at the opportunity to help design this game," said Lori and Corey Cole, “This story touches upon some very important issues, such as dealing with racism, bullying, oppression and violence. As Bolt Riley, the player follows an alternative path of peace, love, and friendship while solving puzzles and helping people.”
"It’s a great honor to be working with legendary adventure game designers Lori and Corey Cole," said Oded Sharon, CEO of Adventure Mob. "Their contributions to the design, story, and puzzles in the game were unparalleled by any collaborators I have worked with in the past, and I am humbled by the experience. I’m confident that both existing Adventure Game enthusiasts and a new generation of games and Reggae music fans will find this game delightful and inspiring.”
The game features hand drawn 2D background artwork and hand drawn cel animation. It combines all the elements of a classic point and click adventure game and includes funny dialog puzzles, exploration, wacky inventory items, and of course, a rope. Another interesting feature is the introduction of a sort of second inventory, where Bolt can use special Inspirational powers he learned during his journeys. This is similar to how spells worked in the later Quest for Glory games, where you had a separate inventory for spells. The game will have voice acting by professional voice actors, and an original Reggae music soundtrack.
Work on Bolt Riley began in November 2011 with the formation of Adventure Mob, and right now is in an advanced stage of production. The company hopes to gain the necessary funding to finish production through Kickstarter.
"I’m a huge believer in crowdfunding and Kickstarter is a great alternative to traditional fundraising," Sharon added, "With so many success stories for adventure game developers, we are confident that this is the wave of the future, giving consumers the ability to support games that might not be created otherwise. I have personally backed over 140 crowdfunding campaigns myself.”
To back Bolt Riley on Kickstarter, please visit: <gp_link type="http" loc="//bolt-riley.com">http://bolt-riley.com</gp_link>
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October 27th, 2013, 23:20 Posted By: wraggster
Have you ever wondered what developers really think about the latest gaming news and controversies? In this new series of Digital Foundry articles, it's game creators themselves who take centre-stage, offering a fresh, unique perspective on the issues of the day, free to write what they want about the subjects that they are passionate about, with a rock-solid assurance from us that their anonymity will be protected. In short, freshly served, informed opinion direct from the people creating the software we care about, with zero involvement from marketing or PR.In this first piece, a seasoned multi-platform developer offers up his view on hardware balance - not just in terms of the current Xbox One/PlayStation 4 bunfight, but more importantly on how the technological make-up of both consoles will define the games we play over the next few years. If you're a game-maker that would like to contribute to the Secret Developers series, please feel free to contact us through digitalfoundry@eurogamer.net and be assured that any discussions will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.With just weeks to go before the arrival of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, there seems to be a particular type of mania surrounding the technical capabilities of these two very similar machines. The raw specs reveal numbers seemingly light years apart, which clearly favour one console platform over the other, but it seems to me that at a more global level, people can't quite see the wood for the trees. Spec differences are relevant of course, but of far larger importance is the core design - the balance of the hardware - and how that defines, and limits, the "next-gen" games we will be playing over the next eight to ten years.At this point I should probably introduce myself. I'm a games developer who has worked over the years across a variety of game genres and consoles, shipping over 35 million units in total on a range of games, including some major triple-A titles I'm sure you've played. I've worked on PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, Nintendo DS, iPhone, Wii U, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I'm currently working on a major next-gen title.Over my time in the industry I've seen a wide variety of game engines, development approaches, console reveals and behind-the-scenes briefings from the console providers - all of which gives me a particular perspective on the current state of next-gen and how game development has adapted to suit the consoles that are delivered to us by the platform holders.I was spurred into writing this article after reading a couple of recent quotes that caught my attention:"For designing a good, well-balanced console you really need to be considering all the aspects of software and hardware. It's really about combining the two to achieve a good balance in terms of performance... The goal of a 'balanced' system is by definition not to be consistently bottlenecked on any one area. In general with a balanced system there should rarely be a single bottleneck over the course of any given frame." - Microsoft technical fellow Andrew GoossenDismissed by many as a PR explanation for technical deficiencies when compared to PlayStation 4, the reality is that balance is of crucial importance - indeed, when you are developing a game, getting to a solid frame-rate is the ultimate goal. It doesn't matter how pretty your game looks, or how many players you have on screen, if the frame-rate continually drops, it knocks the player out of the experience and back to the real world, ultimately driving them away from your game if it persists.Maintaining this solid frame-rate drives a lot of the design and technical decisions made during the early phases of a game project. Sometimes features are cut not because they cannot be done, but because they cannot be done within the desired frame-rate.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...-game-creators
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October 27th, 2013, 23:02 Posted By: wraggster
PC owners with an itch for leveling up and a lot of free time are in luck this week - Gamefly has several bundles with some deep discounts, so long as you use the promo code GFDOCT20 during checkout. The Witcher series can be collectively snagged for $17.99, both Torchlight games can be looted for $13.99, and the Mass Effect Trilogy's price tag has gone Paragon at $13.99. Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition (and a sadness simulator) can also be had for $9.99, while Deus Ex and Deus Ex: Invisible War can be had with couch change at $3.49.
If you're a Steam user, you have until tomorrow to pick through the sale for publisher Deep Silver's catalog. Offers include Saints Row 4 at $24.99, theMetrofranchise and its DLC for $36.84, and the Dead Island games and their DLC for $33.49.
If you need to gear up for the Xbox One launch, GamerDeals found an Amazon promotion that pairs a $20 code for Xbox Live with the purchase of a 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription. The offer is good until November 9, so if you don't have the cash now, no worries!
Lastly, console owners can gruesomely rip a chunk off the price tag for the 360, PS3 and Vita versions of Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for $14.99. If you'd rather spout comic-worthy one-liners while dealing out death, Injustice: Gods Among Us is on sale for the 360, PS3 and Wii U for under $40.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/27/we...x-live-points/
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October 27th, 2013, 21:22 Posted By: wraggster
A bunch of pads connected to a MIDI out port is as old an idea as the Akai MPC. creating a homebrew version is great, but [Scott] took his version one step further. He used old laptop trackpads to control note on and note off commands when the each pad is tapped, and also added MIDI CC values for the touch pressure and the x and y-axis position.
The trackpads were identical models, each having their own PS/2 output. A few ribbon cable to 8-pin header adapters were manufactured, and the entire ensemble encased in a wonderful maple and aluminum enclosure.
The electronics are based on an Arduino Mega with 16 clock and data points for each touchpad eating up 32 of the 54 available pins on the ‘duino. The PS/2 protocol is well documented, but running 16 separate PS/2 id most certainly not. [Scott] ended up writing his own asynchronous PS/2 communications library to get the latency of his midi device down to about 50ms.
It’s an amazing bit of kit and comparatively inexpensive, given that [Scott] now has a 16-channel Kaoss pad. Video of the device hooked up to a MicroKorg below.
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/26/lapto...i-controllers/
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October 27th, 2013, 00:59 Posted By: wraggster
They say you can't put a price on happiness, but we bet the Star Wars fan(s) who bought this LaserDisc off eBay didn't mind paying $699 for 30 minutes of bliss. After all, it contains 50 raw and behind-the-scene takes from Return of the Jedi, which the public has never seen before. Back in the day, Lucasfilm used LaserDiscs to save material due for processing on its proprietary EditDroid software, a precursor to modern-day systems like Final Cut Pro. The good news is that whoever it was that shelled out the money belongs to the light side of the Force and has chosen to share their good fortune. They're posting the disc's content bit by bit on a Facebook page, and right now, there are five videos you can watch to make the weekend better. Seeing as copyright issues might arise along the way, though, don't be surprised if the clips disappear faster than Yoda's body.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/26/l...ars-editdroid/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=141065212829
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