Friday 29 November 2013

Nvidia says PC is a "far superior" gaming platform than PS4 and Xbox One



PC hardware manufacturer Nvidia says the PC is "far superior" to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as a gaming platform, and that small form-factor PCs should be a viable alternative to next-gen consoles.
“We are proposing small form-factor PCs to be a viable alternative to the next-gen consoles. Enthusiast players want the ultimate games system and that is the PC,” said Nvidia consumer sales manager Matt Wright in an interview with MCV.
“The PC platform is far superior to any console when it comes to gaming, plus you get all the extra functionality that a computer brings,” Wright added. Small PC gaming boxes are a major part of Valve's SteamOS push to get PC hardware in the living room, with the first Steam Machines expected to ship in 2014.
But what about about the complexity of building and maintaining a gaming PC compared to the next-gen consoles? According to Wright, Nvidia's part in the current PC market is “to make PC gaming as simple as possible, and we think that it already becoming much more relevant and appealing to casual gamers,” said Wright.
“Steam now has more users than Xbox Live," he added. "There is a whole new generation who grew up playing on PC with titles like Minecraft or World of Tanks. There’s a huge community who love playing their games on PC.”

Microsoft may unlock "hidden" Xbox One performance boosts in time, suggests Witcher 3 dev

Eurogamer's latest Witcher 3 write-up veils an intriguing little snippet about the future of Xbox One, care of CD Projekt's lead engine programmer Balázs Török. According to Török, Microsoft gradually "opened up" ways of getting "more" out of the Xbox 360 across 2007 and 2008, and this may be the case with Xbox One, too.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is due on Xbox One, PS4 and PC at some point next year. The developer has had a relatively easy time of it on all platforms (you might want to click the source link for the stuff about PS4), though it hasn't yet had the chance to optimise each version of the game. "The Xbox One is pretty easy to understand because not just the hardware is similar to the PC, but everything like the [software development kit], the [application programming interface] is really similar to what you would find on a PC," Török noted.


Some teams claim to have all but "maxed out" the Xbox One's capabilities at launch. Török feels this is very unlikely to be the case, drawing on his experiences with Xbox 360. "I saw how Microsoft opened up certain parts that they hid before from developers," he said. "They opened them up, like, 'OK now you can have this back door, and it's risky but you can do this and that...' This is how developers learned a little bit more and more every step. From Microsoft it was a good way to do it - to always let the developers do a little bit more."
Will Xbox One developers benefit similarly? "I don't know because we are not at the stage where they would open up something new. We have what we have right now, and maybe we will have some more low-level access in the future.
"It's not like they would open up new hardware or anything - there's nothing new in there," Török cautioned. "It's new ways to do something. Both companies are already using all the knowledge they have from previous products to make the API tailored to games ... so I expect that they will do something like, 'OK now you can do this; it's extremely risky - only do this if you know what you're doing! But you can do this.'
"It will happen, eventually, but right now we are preparing for it."


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You may be reminded of Microsoft's frequent promises that Xbox One will grow more powerful over time, as developers get to grips with the extra-dimensional Lovecraftian entity that is the Xbox Live cloud. This isn't quite the same thing, by the sounds of it - Török appears to refer to new ways of using the hardware's native capabilities.
As revealed in October, Microsoft is working on a number of "primarily" cloud-based Xbox One titles. It seems likely that developers will be able to evolve and upgrade these much more thoroughly than games that rely mainly on the console's local resources.

What do you think?

Rockstar offering Thanksgiving, Black Friday GTA 5 discounts

Rockstar Games today announced deals oriented around Thanksgiving and Black Friday for Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer component for the studio's critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto V.


"After you've recovered from gatherings with dysfunctional family members, participating in unplanned scuffles in department stores over drastically discounted kitchen appliances, and engaging in wanton acts of mass poultry consumption, sneak back to Los Santos where a host of GTA Online items will be discounted this holiday weekend," Rockstar said.
As part of a deal dubbed "Turkey Shoot," Rockstar will offer 50 percent off the assault rifle, carbine rifle, advanced rifle, heavy sniper, and the sniper rifle. Players can also grab all rifle attachments and ammo for 50 percent off.
As part of the "Black Friday Sale" for GTA Online, players can buy black colored clothing and accessories for 50 percent off. Some of these items include jewelry, ties, shirts, hats, helmets, and glasses. In addition, players can purchase black colored vehicle modifications like window tinting, black tire smoke, and black licenses plates for 50 percent off.
All deals will be available starting tomorrow, November 28, and running throughout the holiday weekend until the end of day on Sunday, December 

New GTA 5 DLC could feature casinos



Some of Rockstar's future plans for Grand Theft Auto V may have been revealed ahead of time. Audio files extracted from the game's free Beach Bum update (discovered by NeoGAF) have suggested that a series of new activities may find their way to the open-world game.
Various characters from GTAV's single-player campaign can be heard in the video (below) speaking about a new casino coming to town, as well as custom car racing and a new indoor off-road racing track. The characters also reference new camera features and missions where you must spy on strangers.
Players can spend real-world money in Grand Theft Auto Online to purchase the GTA$ in-game currency, though it remains to be seen how casino funding may be handled.
None of the activities are officially confirmed so far and it is unclear if they will be limited to GTA Online or GTAV's single-player mode. The Beach Bum expansion added new content for both modes.
Earlier this month, Rockstar teased an "exciting" reveal for GTAV's single-player campaign, saying the news would be announced "very soon." No new single-player content for GTAV has been announced to date. Predecessor Grand Theft Auto IV welcomed two post-release expansions: The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony

Blizzard makes a smart choice, delays Warcraft movie to 2016

Back at Blizzcon, Blizzard announced that the movie based on their Warcraft IP would be coming out on December 18, 2015. As an Internet savvy reader of pop culture news, you may have recognized this as an incredibly terrible idea, because that's the same date slated for Star Wars: Episode VII.
Fortunately, Blizzard has come to its senses and realized that going up against one of the biggest properties in nerd culture on the eve of its rebirth would be a bad idea. The new date for the Warcraft film, according to the official World of Warcraft Twitter, is March 11, 2016.
We learned more details about the movie's Orcs vs. Humans plot at Blizzcon earlier this year, and we also talked to Blizzard about their goals for the film. But at least fans will have the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, to tide them over.

EA developing open-world Star Wars game



EA Canada is developing an open-world Star Wars game. That's according to several job advertisements spotted by Superannuation at Kotaku today. It would be the second major open-world Star Wars game, following MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.
An animation director job posting from October says EA Canada is developing a "major new next-gen open-world action game." What's more, a former recruiter for EA Canada tweeted a link to a combat designer job, mentioning that the position was for a Star Wars project.
EA Canada is now the third EA-owned outfit known to be working on Star Wars games as part of the publisher's ten-year deal with Disney. DICE is working on an all-new Star Wars Battlefront for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, while the project from Dead Space studio Visceral Games, described as a "core" game, remains officially unannounced.
It is possible that EA Canada's open-world Star Wars game is the same title in development at Visceral Games, as the animation director job ad calls for a person with "mutli-site development" experience. What's more, few AAA games today are developed by one studio alone. In the case of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar put more than 1,000 developers to work on the open-world game from its network of studios.
To date, Star Wars games from EA and other publishers have spanned numerous genres, but the open-world space has been mostly untouched, outside of MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, though it has not been for lack of effort.Star Wars 1313 was reportedly designed as an open-world game at one point, while Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios said this year that it nearly struck a deal to make an open-world Star Wars game.

RetroN 5 delayed until 2014



Hyperkin's retro gaming machine the RetroN 5 has been delayed to Q1 2014.
Set to launch in December, the company found that some packaged units had faulty pins, and is now delaying the product to correctly resolve the issue.
The RetroN 5 has slots for NES, SNES, GameBoy Advance, Genesis/Mega Drive, and Famicom cartridges, both NTSC and PAL, and features its own Bluetooth controller alongside support for original NES, SNES, and Genesis peripherals.
Another key feature in the retro device is its ability to output through HDMI, which would allow people a relatively easy way to play their old games on modern television sets.
“We apologize for the inconvenience,” said product manager Lawrence Lee. “Hyperkin would like to thank you for all the support you have given us throughout the development of the RetroN 5. We are looking forward to its release, estimated to be within the first quarter of 2014, as soon as the issue has been resolved.”

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Gears of War free on Xbox Live in December



Microsoft today announced that the next set of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be 2006's Gears of War and last year's Shoot Many Robots.
From December 1-15, subscribers can pick up Gears of War (normally $20) for free. In Germany and Japan, players will receive Halo Wars instead.
Then starting December 16 and running through the end of the month, subscribers can download Shoot Many Robots (normally $10) for free.
The free games are part of Microsoft's Games With Gold promotion, where subscribers can download two free games every month to keep. The program was recently extended to Xbox One.
Past free games included Halo 3, Assassin's Creed II, Crackdown, and Rainbow Six: Vegas, among others. Gamers have four more days todownload Iron Brigade for free.

Killzone: Mercenary updates





Killzone: Mercenary developer Guerrilla Cambridge has outlined four upcoming updates for the Vita shooter due between now and mid-2014.
The game's third update should launch in the next few weeks, according to senior producer Mark Green, and offers few changes or additions to the game, but will free up 800mb of space on the user's Vita as it reduces the mammoth size of the game's previous patches--update 2 weighed in at 1.2GB.
Following in January 2014 will be update 4, which aims to improve the game's matchmaking, make it easier to connect to games, and automatically rebalance teams in multiplayer.
The fifth update will add offline bot play for the game's Mercenary and Guerrilla Warfare modes, as well and providing two additional multiplayer maps for free.
Support for the Vita TV will also be arriving in 2014 as part of the game's sixth update.

Monday 25 November 2013

EA Corrects errors.Battlefield 4.

The EA corrects for errors .

The Battlefield 4 made ​​a pretty big launch but the servers were not ready to lift something.

Battlefield 4: Εβδομάδα Double XPFor this reason most players noticed from small to big problems with lag and disconnections. Beyond the known issues , and there are a large number of those who could not be pleased at all the multiplayer mode of Battlefield 4 as it was almost unplayable.

The EA decided to make amends by giving all players a chance to collect the XP lost because of problems in the servers. So , today announced that for a week , from 28 November to 5 December , you can take part in any multiplayer match and take advantage of the Double XP. Also on December 5 , when the week ends and the bonus that you will receive all as a gift for a scope gun M1911 which is worth noting that delivers up to three times zoom and gift company was only for developers of Battlefield 4.

Yasuo:LoL



League of Legends: O Yasuo

A samurai who is looking for justice .
League of Legends: O Yasuo
After treliara Jinx, Riot Games announced the next champion will be released .

Called Yasuo and compared with Jinx is ... the exact opposite ! This is a samurai who rushes to the holy victory , taming the brute force of the wind , to exalt his incredible skills in swordsmanship . He is a former member of a martial arts school of Ionia and the only student who managed to become a master in a legendary art wind .

O Yasuo according to the site of the League of Legends is best suited to mid lane. This is an Assassin who uses flow instead of mana, causing some damage but also has skills that would normally fit support characters . At the beginning of the game, Yasuo is weak but just buy the appropriate items begins and becomes dangerous. The ideal time for this is in the late game when you can show the value in team fights. So far we do not know exactly what items that you need to buy to play with him . Some rumors said they would very much like the play style with the : Xin Zao, Shen and Master Yi, which means that it builds objects that give Attack Damage, Attack Speed ​​and some Ability Power.

The abilities of :

Passive: Way of the Wanderer:

Intention: The chance for critical strike doubles .

Decisiveness : The Flow Yasuo acquires as it moves - the faster , the faster the meter fills Flow. When full, the Yasuo activate a shield for a short time , then accept damage from rival heroes or monsters .

Q: Steel Tempest: Yasuo rushes forward with his sword and causes damage to all enemies in a straight line.

W: Wind Wall:
Passive: When Yasuo rushes , the Flow fills faster.

Active: The Yasuo creates a wall of wind that moves slowly forward for a few seconds . The firewall blocks all the enemy missiles .

E: Sweeping Blade: The Yasuo rushes towards an enemy covering a fixed distance , causing damage and scarring him for a short time.

R: Last Breath: The Yasuo teleported to a nearby opponent hero who is on air immobilizing briefly this and all surrounding enemies in the air , as it causes damage .

The lore of
The Yasuo is a man of determination, a flexible swordsman who uses the wind to katakopsei enemies . But the once proud warrior has been disgraced by a false accusation and has been obliged to give a desperate battle for survival . The whole world is against him and he will do everything in his arm to bring the guilty to justice and restore his honor.

The Yasuo once was a brilliant student at a prestigious school Swordsmen of Ionia was the only of his generation who managed to make the estate of the legendary art of wind . Many believed it was destined to become a great hero . However , fate was changed forever with the invasion of Noxus. The Yasuo assigned as an Elder of Ionia. But , foolishly believing that he could make a difference with the blade , he left his position to be thrown into the battle . When he returned , the Elder had been murdered .

Atimasmenos the Yasuo surrendered himself , ready to pay for failure with his life . However , caught by surprise when they learned that not only accused of abandoning position , but for the same murder . Although he was confused and tormented by remorse , he knew that the killer would remain unpunished if it did not act himself. The Yasuo turned his sword against his school to release , knowing that his betrayal , all Ionia would turn against him. Plus, truly alone for the first time in his life, he began to discover the real killer the Elder .
The Yasuo spent the next year wandering , looking for anything that might lead him to assassin . Meanwhile , hunted mercilessly by their former allies were compelled to fight constantly for his life . The mission led him farther and farther away , until he discovered that the enemy feared most - himself brother, Yone.

Obeying the common code of honor , the two warriors bowed and drew their swords . Beneath the moonlight , circling around each other in complete silence . When he finally rushed against each other, the Yone proved too weak for Yasuo. With a sword , he killed his brother. The Yasuo flew to soil his gun and rushed to his side Yone.

Flooded with emotion , demanded to know how could the people themselves to consider him guilty . The Yone spoke : " Elder died from a technical wind . Who else could it be? " At the moment Yasuo understood why the accused . He therefore once again that he is innocent and begged his brother to forgive him . With tears in his eyes , the Yasuo saw his brother die in his arms. The Yasuo buried Yone with the sunrise , but had no time to mourn him . Soon you and others were in his way.

Ελληνική Ενημέρωση EA Sports

Τέλος το Fifa Manager!


Οριστική ήττα της EA απ' το Football Manager της Sega!

Πέρυσι η EA Sports δεν κυκλοφόρησε το NBA Live, αφήνοντας το NBA 2K να πάρει το μονοπώλιο.
Στην αγορά των manager games, η Electronic Arts θα πετάξει από φέτος...λευκή πετσέτα, καθώς έβαλε τέλος στο Fifa Manager!
Το manager game που αρχικά ονομαζόταν Total Club Manager και τρία χρόνια μετά μετονομάστηκε σε "FIFA Manager" καθιερώθηκε για μία δεκαετία σε όσους ήθελαν 3D απεικόνιση, χαρακτηριστικό που ακολούθησε η Sports Interactive απ' το Football Manager 2009, βάζοντας τέλος και σε αυτό το πλεονέκτημα του ανταγωνιστή της.
Το FIFA Manager 14 είναι το τελευταίο game της σειράς, όπως ομολόγησε ο Gerald Köhler, lead desihner του παιχνιδιού. "Ένα παιχνίδι κυριάρχησε στην αγορά τα τελευταία χρόνια" παραδέχθηκε ο Köhler, παραδεχόμενος την ανωτερότητα του Football Manager. Πλέον, το αν η σειρά θα συνεχίσει χωρίς την EA στο τιμόνι, εξαρτάται απ' τους developers της εταιρείας ανάπτυξης Bright Future και τους fans της. 
Στο μέλλον, οι προγραμματιστές της σειράς θα δημιουργούν expansions "όποτε μπορούν" όπως ανέφεραν χαρακτηριστικά, ενώ ευχαρίστησαν όσους χρήστες τους τίμησαν με την αγορά τους.

The Apple buys PrimeSense, the company Kinect


$ 360 million acquisition cost .

Apple announced that it acquired the PrimeSense, the company manufactured until recently the sensors on the Kinect from Microsoft. It is worth noting that Microsoft worked together only in Xbox 360 and not the Xbox One, which provides a new Kinect.

The newspaper Wall Street Journal claims that the deal cost the Apple 360 ​​million. On the other hand, the U.S. company did not want to declare that will utilize this technology .

Perhaps a Kinect sensor type to be ideal for the Macbook, Mac Desktop or even the Apple TV box.

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