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Archive - 2012
NEWARK, Calif. —Oct. 9, 2012 — Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) announced the newest addition to its G-Series line of high performance gaming products: the Logitech® G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. Designed to help you focus on the game, this keyboard is tested and tuned to deliver what gamers want: minimal distraction, rapid response, and complete control.
“The Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard was created to meet the specific needs of gamers,” said Mark Starrett, senior global product manager for Logitech. “We road tested this keyboard with professional gamers, partners, publishers, and everyday gamers like you and me, to ensure we’ve created a mechanical gaming keyboard that exceeds expectations.”
The keyboard’s mechanical keys deliver gaming-grade responsiveness, featuring an actuation force of 45g and distance of 4 mm, and are optimized for rapid command entry. Additionally, the non-clicking key switches have a built-in dampening ring underneath each keycap to significantly reduce the distracting noise coming from your key presses without sacrificing responsiveness. The keyboard has undergone a torturous testing process to help ensure durability, with a cycle life of at least a 50 million keystrokes.
The entire keyboard is backlit in white LED light, adjustable to one of four brightness levels, and can be turned completely off. For better visibility of the WASD and arrow keys, their brightness can be adjusted independently of the rest of the keyboard.
Using the newly updated Logitech Gaming Software, you can assign complex macros or intricate Lua gaming scripts to the keyboard’s G-keys – both on the fly and in advance – for up to 18 individual functions per game. Plus, all 110 keys feature anti-ghosting and 26-key rollover to help ensure you can execute complex key-commands with flawless precision. The Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is compatible with Microsoft Windows® 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista®.
“The first major event that I used the Logitech keyboard was at MLG Summer Arena,” said NYJacky from Team Curse. “I looked at my creep score after the tournament and it was higher than normal. Most of the time you need to get used to a keyboard – this one you just slip into quickly. I would never, ever think of using anything else.”
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe beginning in October and December 2012, respectively, for a suggested retail price of $149.99. For more information please visit www.logitech.com or our blog.
DUXFORD, UK, October 7th, 2012 – The Fighter Collection and Belsimtek are proud to announce the upcoming release of DCS: UH-1H Huey – the next aircraft in the Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) series of PC combat simulations. The Huey is one of the most iconic and well-known helicopters in the world. Having seen extensive service as a transport and armed combat support helicopter during the Vietnam War, the Huey continues to serve in both military and civilian roles in many countries around the globe today.
DCS: UH-1H Huey will feature the same exacting level of modelling detail as the existing Ka-50 Black Shark, A-10C Warthog and P-51D Mustang DCS aircraft and it will be online compatible with them. Working in close partnership with U.S. based UH-1 operators and experts, The Fighter Collection and Belsimtek have leveraged their unique skills and experience to provide the most dynamic and true to life helicopter experience available on the PC.
The UH-1H will be the first helicopter of conventional design featured in the DCS series and further demonstrates the broad scope of the DCS simulation environment and its ability to introduce a wide variety of aircraft from all eras into a common simulation platform. The UH-1H will also be the first DCS aircraft to offer multiple player positions, including pilot, co-pilot, and door gunner. Like previous DCS products, the UH-1H will include a variety of difficulty options to cater to users with different levels of flight simulation experience, including “Simulation” and “Game” playing modes.
DCS: UH-1H Huey will be available for pre-purchase later this year for $39.99.
For more information, please visit: www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
Key Features of DCS: UH-1H Huey include:
- Unmatched flight physics providing the most realistic and dynamic helicopter experience on the PC.
- Multiple player positions, including pilot, co-pilot, and door gunner.
- Accurate and highly detailed 3D cockpit featuring six-degrees-of-freedom technology.
- Interactive cockpit controls that allow players to operate systems using the mouse.
- Accurate UH-1H external 3D model, liveries, and weapons.
- Detailed modelling of the UH-1H instruments, weapons, engine, radios, fuel, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Developed in close cooperation with real UH-1 operators.
- Missions that include transport and combat support operations.
- Training that includes interactive and video lessons.
- Multiplayer coop mode for crew members of the same helicopter under development for a later update.
Twain Harte, CA – October 8, 2012 – Prepare yourselves for a monstrous clash between man and prehistoric beasts, as Reverb Publishing and Lukewarm Media announced today that Primal Carnage, a team-based shooter pitting dinosaurs and humans in a vicious struggle, has now gone into open beta for all players who pre-order the game. So ready up and be amongst the first to experience the prehistoric action as Primal Carnage will be unleashed upon the masses very soon.
Primal Carnage can be pre-ordered now at the Primal Carnage website, Steam, GameStop, GamersGate, and Rain. When players pre-order they will have instant access to the beta as well as receiving an exclusive in-game feathered raptor skin to be made available when the game launches. More information on the beta can be found here.
Primal Carnage is the dinosaur title for which the world has been waiting. Dinosaurs take center stage in this class-based online multiplayer shooter featuring fast-paced between a team of humans brave enough to stand toe to toe with hordes of some of the most vicious animals ever to walk the face of the earth. Players can choose to take on both sides of the battle as either the human classes utilizing an arsenal of distinct and unique weaponry or inhabit the body of one of these menacing and powerful dinosaurs intent on leaving a trail of blood and destruction in their wake.
Primal Carnage key features include:
- Rendered in stunning beauty using the Unreal Engine, players will wage war between man and beast in five large, open and varied environments
- 10 playable classes, (five Human, five Dinosaur) each with unique skills and abilities
- Play from both first-person (Human) and third-person (Dinosaur) perspective providing a contrasting gameplay experience for both teams
- Multiple achievements and an extensive DLC roadmap
Primal Carnage is a part of Reverb Publishing’s growing roster of titles, which includes the massively-successful Dungeon Defenders, as well as the upcoming fall 2012 line-up of Ravaged, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, Edge of Space and much more. For more information on Reverb Publishing, please visit us atwww.reverbpublishing.com. For more information about Primal Carnage, please visit www.primalcarnage.com and be sure to “Like” us at www.facebook.com/primalcarnage and follow the game development on Twitter @PrimalCarnage.
The people behind the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride have brought their event back another year and I just got back from attending the second of its seventeen nights in operation. The event offers one walk-through maze, the titular hayride experience, and the “Purgatory” side show grounds with psychics, food/drink booth, a few and stage areas where various acts entertain throughout the night.
The hayride portion of the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is simply exceptional. The course goes around the Old Zoo location at Griffith Park, which is genuinely creepy even when it isn’t a haunted event, and is a great setting for the hayride. Guests cattle onto a stretched trailer with a soft flooring of loose hay being towed by a traditional farm tractor. In concept, this is a traditional haunted hayride made popular in – the tractor pulls the hay wagon around a course setup with scary things along the way. At the LA Haunted Hayride, however, the traditional hayride concept is taken to “11” with enthusiastic monsters, great sets, and surprises galore.
There five or so big sets the tractor will stop (or drive through) and each provides a different gimmick or scare experience. Each was very cool save for one of the sets which just didn’t work for me. The whole ride seems to last for about twenty minutes or so and is just a great time. Please note: Plastic ponchos are provided for this attraction and I HIGHLY recommend you use them. Trust us.
Tickets are sold for the hayride alone or along with the walk-through maze called the “In-Between”. Additionally, you can get VIP passes which get you into the front of the line for each attraction. All passes grant guests access to the “Purgatory” side show area where the stages, psychics, house of mirrors, and “scary-go-round” are located. Just note to the allergic: The LA Haunted Hayride is, you guessed it, full of hay and dust. Bring your allergy meds appropriately should you require them. Additionally, the food and drink vendor at the event is perfect – selling favorites like popcorn, candied apples, and hot cocoa.
Speaking of their walk-through maze, the “In-Between”, it is a perfect example of a haunted maze done right. At the front of this maze, you are offered little battery-operated lanterns which glow a dim, flashing red light. Take them! As many as they will give your group, as a matter of fact, as that will be your primary light source in navigating this haunted maze. This maze features some really cool effects, several dead ends which lends a level of interactivity to the whole thing, and some great monsters. I was pleasantly surprised at the level of excellence this maze achieves being that I presumed most of the event’s focus would have been on the hayride.
The biggest thing that the LA Haunted Hayride can improve on is signage. There is a lack of signage around the event telling guests where things are located. When my fellow reporter and I arrived, we ended up waiting in a line we were not supposed to be in. Looking for restrooms? You will need to ask an attendant. Much of the confusion as to the layout would be fixed with a few sign posts.
Overall, the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is an amazing Halloween experience with a very enjoyable atmosphere and a thrilling hayride. It is the closest thing you can get to a Midwest Halloween Carnival (albeit with a lot more production value) without booking a trip to Evansville. This event should be a “must-visit” stop on your Halloween 2012 itinerary – in fact, this is the most fun event of the season to date for me. Additionally, there is a lot of open space available at the park should the event wish to expand. I hope our readers will patron this event and help give them a reason to do so.
You can get ticket information and more over at their official website.
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Let’s face it, The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA is creepy, year round. Voted #2 of The World’s Most Haunted Places by the Travel Channel, #3 in Scariest Locations in America by HauntWorld Magazine and #5 in 10 Great Places To Get Spooked by USA Today, Winchester has a disturbing history and feel that even SyFy’s Ghost Hunters had a hard time dealing with. So when they decided to add a maze to the grounds last year to go with their seasonal Flashlight Tours it was enough to have you peering into shadows without all the scare actors out there to give you extra goosebumps and terror jumps. But was it enough to bring you back for more a second year?
The Curse Of Sarah Winchester: The Resurrection
With an estimated 40 minute run time and over 100 scare actors, The Curse maze is one of the longer mazes to be found during the haunting season and utilizes massive amounts of the Winchester estate that normally isn’t seen by the average visitor. As you take in old machinery and buildings dating back to the early days of Sarah Winchester’s days of reign over the grounds you constantly feel you are being watched and most of the time you are right. As you wonder if a statue at one location is a permanent part of the estate, its head slowly turns and regards you emotionlessly. As you notice overgrowth trying to reclaim an old shack part of it lurches forward and a scare actor in a gilly suit gives you a start. You walk down the path made famous for Sarah Winchester sightings and around the corner walks a woman in white, slowly strolling with her face lit by a candle. For every one of these subtle creepy scares there is two jolting, terrorizing ones as at every turn there is something designed to scare the wits out of you. A white sheet on a clothesline suddenly has the worlds “Go Away” scrawled across it in blood only to have it fade away a moment later. A tricycle without a rider slowly pedals it’s way into your path as something moves in the bushes nearby.
If it seems like I am giving away all the scares, I am not. This is just a small sample of what you can expect on the extensive walk through the maze and the scare you get one time will have an entirely different one get you next time. It is unscripted and there are multiple ways to get you in any given location, especially since all the locations would be creepy to walk through even without scare actors and special effects. You are walking what is reputed to be some of the most haunted ground in the world, there is always a chance that the next scare you get might not be from an actor. The sets are built to use these grounds well too, sometimes making significant additions, other times just letting you walk through old machinery and chains that have been in disuse for decades. Some scares are designed to give a bit of a laugh, some to be disgusting but all to be scares and for a single maze The Curse Of Sarah Winchester: The Resurrection packs a lot of terror in for your buck as well as giving you an off the beaten path tour of this bone chilling estate. When you go, and we highly recommend you do, make sure to get the Front Of The Line VIP pass so you can get front of the line and go through multiple times because the maze is never the same twice. Between some very cutting edge scares, the appropriately haunting soundtrack composed by Southern California musician Jon Autopsy and the just plain old creepy natural environments of the Winchester House it’s almost like a maze was begging to be built here.
“Walk With The Spirits” Flashlight Tour
We have done the Winchester Mystery House tour a couple of times before and, though it is always creepy when you do it during the day with a big group, you often find yourself with at least a couple of people who were dragged along on the tour and really don’t care about it and spend the whole time talking about other stuff. When we took the Flashlight Tour a couple years ago we found a much more dedicated crowd as we all walked through the house led by a tour guide full of haunting lore and armed only with clunky old fashion yellow flashlights like something out of a Scooby Doo episode. We did it last year as well, soaking in the atmosphere and watching every shadow to make sure they moved from our flashlights and not of their own accord. You found you didn’t want to stand in the corners because someone in the group would inevitably get spooked and think you were… well a spook and hit you right in the face with the flashlight beam. It was creepy as heck and you really found yourself believing every story you had heard about the place and waiting for your brush with the supernatural.
Well you would think that would be hard to top but this year they did. We found ourselves behind a very large group of babbling people, making a huge amount of noise and distraction, their flashlights shining in everyone’s faces and since the old clunkly flashlights have been replaced by handy and tiny black and red LED ones those lights really hurt the eyes. Then we got handed a wand and headset each. Wait, what was this? We smiled as the obnoxious, though enthusiastic, group walked away and we waited… to start our self guided tour. Stepping into the modern age of electronics The Winchester Mystery House people had invested in tour wands like you would see at LACMA or another large museum and now we were on a tour of two working our way through the house at our own pace, avoiding crowds of people and taking in the great voice acting of the narrator. The stories about the house were all there, told by the guides who witnessed the events in their own words while in between the creepy sounding narrator pointed out the key features of the house. Once a track of narration was done you could move onto the next location and continue the tour or you could stay where you are, maybe turn off your flashlight, and just take in the atmosphere of the room. If this wasn’t quite enough for you there were a couple scare actors at certain spots in the house to get your pulse racing a bit when you see their face in a dark crawl space peering back at you.
Last Call:
The Winchester Mystery House is a great place to visit any day of the week but if you really want to get the full experience of the house and its grounds the time to go is Fright Nights when you can do the Curse Of Sarah Winchester: The Resurrection Maze and the self guided “Walk With The Spirits” Flashlight Tour. With a 40 minute maze and a tour that runs around the same length depending on the individual you get quite a bit of time for your money and we highly recommend going through the maze more than once since it is never the same twice. Take your time, take in the extremely well done soundtracks throughout the maze, take in all the details both created and found on the grounds and keep an eye out for the man pushing the wheel barrel who looks out of place, he might not be part of the planned events.
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Cedar Fair implemented something nationwide which I think may be one of the smartest moves we have seen a theme park chain make: they created haunts. I’m sure there were some wondering about the wisdom in this but to haunt nerds like us they made it so that I want to tour all Cedar Fair parks sometime during the month of October. At this point, however, we can’t afford to travel too far so thankfully they implemented it at a second park in California and near Winchester Mystery House no less so that a fright-filled weekend can be had! This one is at California’s Great America and though they share certain elements with the other Cedar Fair haunts they have definitely made it all their own.
Mazes And Zones
Slaughter House Annihilation (Maze)
Description:
There’s too many people in the world and not enough food. This Slaughterhouse takes care of both problems. A constant feed of humans are being subjected to the grinders which keep the river of blood flowing through this dark complex. It’s a virtual cornucopia of bloody remains as parts are ground into a tasty meat treat, using a very special recipe which includes one very special ingredient … You. Do not let the fear paralyze you as you attempt to escape from the edge of Annihilation.
Experience:
Slaughter House Annihilation is a gross out maze and they do it really well. Using elements of the original Slaughter House maze at Knott’s Berry Farm which was about a meat processing plant for food chains that used “long pig” as well as regular pig, Slaughter House Annihilation has taken on Apocalypse aspect so that mixing humans into the meat is survival rather than appetite. It has gore and grinding meat all over the very unsanitary looking meat plant and the scare actors look like every backwoods horror movie nightmare. It is a good scare and an appetite killer all in one, especially if the thought of being sliced, diced and served up for dinner makes you nervous.
Club Blood: Revamp’d (Maze)
Description:
Follow the creatures of the night to the hottest nightclub around, Club Blood. This club has it all, the latest beats, the hottest dancers, but there’s just one problem…it’s overrun by hungry vampires waiting to feast on their next victim. Watch your neck or you’ll be next!
Experience:
Let’s face it even if they have a tendency to get a bit overdone, everyone enjoys a vampire maze, especially if it has some sexy female vampires. Club Blood takes you to a back alley club where you are on the drink menu and they think you would be good to the last drop. The club is the danger scare where sexy dancers and bulky bouncers make your blood start pumping before you are sent into the back room and back alleys where the jump scares show up in full force. The males in the group tend to lag behind a bit in the club but there are scares for the whole group once the poles are left behind. It didn’t seem that “Revamp’d” from previous years but this is still a blood pumping, rocking maze.
CornStalkers (Maze)
Description:
A cult of evil scarecrows lies in wait in this overgrown path of debris, hay bales and cornstalks. Guests must weave their way through this twisting maze of bedlam, dodging a series of dead ends and avoiding the stalkers who are “dead-set” on forbidding anyone to escape.
Experience:
In a poorly lit, back section of the park, CornStalkers gets a great deal of it’s scares through misdirection and the fact that it is so hard to tell a straw dummy from a person in a dark maze of hay bales and corn stalks. Even seasoned haunters in our group got some pretty decent scares in here as they expected the scare from one place and was completely caught off guard. The first year they had this maze there was a tractor horn and lights that paralyzed you, it is either an effect that didn’t work when we were there or isn’t done anymore due to it being so disorienting but I kind of miss it. There is also an animatronic at the end that could do for some repositioning or retheming. Otherwise the maze has a great hard working cast that know the ground so well they can constantly change up their scares and deliver a different experience each time through.
Werewolf Canyon (Maze)
Description:
Be careful as you venture deep into the murky woods through a hunter’s trail where the hunters have become the hunted. A pack of blood-thirsty werewolves have taken revenge on those who dare invade their domain. With only the full moon’s light to help you navigate through…can you make it out alive?
Experience:
Backwoods settings are always creepy because we have been taught by horror movies that bad things happen out there. There’s cabins, trails, and camps that have all been overrun and become the home of werewolves just waiting for some poor fools to go wandering out into nature during a full moon. Though you know you can mostly expect werewolves to be the attackers there is a nice variety of scare actors and the dense nature atmosphere gives tons of places to hide and scare from. This maze has lots of growls in it but they are usually followed by screams. Always a good scare.
Toy Factory (Maze)
Description:
Once a place where dreams were made, this toy factory is now a place where nightmares come true! The maniacal factory workers are manufacturing a variety of disturbing new toys and novelty items for their demented amusement, using any part available, including human parts. Buyers beware as your favorite toys have now been turned against you, or you’ve been turned into one of them.
Experience:
This maze has the most addictive theme song I have ever heard. Ever, ever? Ever, ever. The moment you hear it you get a bit of goosebumps and the rest of the night you will be humming the tune. The Toy Factory uses a variety of scares, often a false sense of security or distracted amusement followed by a good solid scare. The make up and masks range from something you would expect to see in a Disney parade to a Rat Fink character and they all have something creepy to say or do. The mazes twisted take on childhood toys and games makes it one of the most popular mazes in the park and consistently there is a line so if you see it short jump in! The maze also has one of the longest claustrophobia hallways we have ever seen, we have seen it reduce guests to tears and seen seasoned haunt veterans decide not to go through the maze a second time because of this daunting hall.
CarnEvil 3D (Maze)
Description:
Hurry! Hurry! Step right up and don’t be shy! The most gruesome carnival is back in town. Get ready to face your worst childhood fears as demonic clowns and other freaks of nature terrify guests at every corner where they have turned the tables to make you the attraction!
Experience:
This maze has taken a bit of a beating over the years and is a little worse from wear. That being said it has excellent 3D and a strong cast of scare actors that take your mind off the aging set pieces and get it back on the disorienting 3D and unique scares that only can happen with the limited vision caused by 3D glasses and environment. I have seen people go through without glasses and unless you have a massive clown phobia you lose most of the experience that way. The actors know their space, they know what looks scary, freaky or disorienting when you are wearing the glasses so spend the buck to do the maze right.
Dead Man’s Cove – Forsaken Souls (Zone)
Description:
The Captain and his crew have been joined by ghastly creatures from the depths of the Abyss. Lost for all eternity these forsaken souls wander Dead Man’s Cove in search of treasure. Only this treasure isn’t your ordinary booty, it’s your soul! And, if you are not willing to join, they might just have to make you.
Experience:
One of the smaller scare zones but full of hard working pirates with lots of great lines and character development. Some go for the startle scare but the menace scare is what you find a plenty as you work your way through the fog and cursed sea folk. They have an organ that looks like it could have come right out of a Pirates Of The Caribbean movie and cannons that have long since been silenced stand sentry over the scare zone.
Underworld Alley (Zone)
Description:
In an age of darkness, at a time of evil, as night falls the Army of the Dead is awakened from their graves, looking to wreak havoc on those brave enough to enter their graveyard. These recently departed and tattered souls are lost in a world of transition and searching for the next soul to join them in a horrifying syndicate of wickedness known as Underworld Alley.
Experience:
An extremely short scare zone consisting primarily of a graveyard, it is stuffed full of lively undead folks that make sure to give you a spook or a laugh. Since we atr so hard to scare we mostly got the funny lines from the dead but there was still a surprise or two as we went. Working with such a small space the talent really had to work to get their scares and they did getting plenty of screams and laughs.2
The Gauntlet (Zone)
Description:
Deep within the fog, screams of pure panic pierce the night, as never before in the history of man have such bizarre creatures been seen. You see a strange traveling carnival has made The Gauntlet their home. The forces of darkness manifest themselves in a strange collection of freaks and oddities fueled by the haunting melodies of the nearby CarnEvil. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide in this playground of terror.
Experience:
This seems like the longest scare zone though in the dark looks can be deceiving. The name doesn’t seem to conjure up a demented side show to me but the theme and costumes fit outside the big top of CarnEvil perfectly. We would almost prefer something like “The Dark Side Show” or something like that but the name matters a lot less than the experience. The talent is constantly moving through the fog and getting scares, all with their own technique based on their character which made this a really good scare zone. All three of the scare zones are well done, we just think it would be nice to see them bigger.
FEATURED MAZE:
Madam Marie’s Massacre Manor
Description:
Money does not always buy happiness. For Madame Marie, this could not be more true. As Louisiana’s wealthiest heiress, Madame Marie has perfected the art of Voodooism. Enter her Manor with caution as there is nothing richer in her eyes than blood. Your visit in her lavish home will leave you breathless.
Experience:
This maze was the strongest maze we have seen so far this year and will definitely top our list at the end of the season. Having traveled to New Orleans we know the folklore behind the maze’s story and the maze designers and scare actors did a tremendous job of creating this Voodoo experience. From the exterior which has a definite French Quarter feel to the piano, plate setting, every single little minute detail that is created to the point that it really feels like you are walking through a decrepit abandoned house that has become the residence of ghosts and dark magics. Besides having terrific detail there is also great use of effects, one projection effect we saw was one of the best uses of the effect we have ever seen. With this perfect stage set the actors work to flesh out characters until they seem to inhabit the space rather than just haunt it from time to time. This was truly the standout maze of the year at Great America and sets a new standard for mazes to come. Our hopes are for some mirror or Pepper’s Ghost work to go along with the projections, this maze should be the start of a whole new level of production.
Shows:
Overlord’s Resurrection
Description:
Bow down to the Overlord as he unleashes his fury onto California’s Great America! No one is safe from his army of minions…you can run, but you can’t hide.
Experience:
The opening and closing ceremony each night of Haunt, the Overlord is risen high in the air to give his speech, then lowered at the end of the end of the night speech (he is quietly lowered after a while between speeches). A nice way to set the Haunt in motion each night.
CULTure POP
Description:
Someone is messing with the Overlord’s minions, and he is angry. For those who enter his theater, be prepared to suffer his side-splitting wrath as he unleashes the most heinous monsters around…and we’re not talking about the cast of GLEE!
Experience:
This is the pop culture satire show that many parks have under different names. Always good for a few laughs and usually better toward the end of the season when the jokes have been fine tuned.
Ghostly Glow Party
Description:
Ghouls just wanna have fun. Come take a break from the madness and swing by the party while our spell casting DJ puts you in a trance and Ghostly Dancers awake your soul. Wear neon clothing to attract the spirits in this all new atmosphere.
Experience:
Hot go-go dancers with club music. There is a place to dance but most of the folks there just wind up watching the dancers because they are less scary than the ones in Club Blood. Could turn into something later in the run when people get a feel for it, there are always people ready to go somewhere wearing glow sticks and light up clothing.
Blood Drums
Description:
Out of the beauty of the night Blood Drums is tapping into the simple and complex rhythms of fright. You will find yourself being taken away to a magical and frightening place. When the drums reach a fever pitch and the blood boils with revulsion, the mind has no compulsion. The leader will have no need in seizing souls as they will have succumbed, gladly offering up what is there for the taking. Blood Drums a mesmerizing amalgamation of cadence and sound. Brought to you by Street Drum Corps!
Experience:
These guys rock! People wander toward their stage from all over the park for an industrial found object sound (think Stomp) as these guys pound away in thick fog and lots of metal and speakers. Must see even if just a pause while passing.
Shocking Side Show Of Freaks
Description:
It’s all real – freakish acts that take the human tolerance for pain to new levels. The 7 foot 3 inch, George the Giant and Robin Marks will amaze onlookers as they exhibit their out of this world act of torment and anguish using fire, sledge hammers, swords and anything else they can get their hands on.
Experience:
We have been fans and followers of George the Giant for a really, really long time so we make a point of seeing him and Robin Marks appear whenever we can, usually a couple times a year. We have seen pretty much all of their sideshow shocks at this point but that doesn’t stop us from coming back for more. To us old fans of George seeing him is an important part of every season.
Last Call:
So we have listed and covered just about everything California’s Great America Halloween Haunt has to offer in as quick and concise manner as possible and this is still a long article! Is this park a great deal? Yes, especially if you go multiple times and get a season pass. If you get the Platinum pass you can get into all Cedar Fair parks for free with free parking and into their haunt events for discounted prices but admission to Great America’s Haunt is free and included with either the Gold or Platinum season pass. We are so glad that Great America started doing their haunt and hope that with the new 49ers stadium coming in, literally across the parking lot, that they will just get bigger and better!
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4th October, 2012 — Wargaming today announced that the highly anticipated line of British steel machines will invade World of Tanks with the upcoming Update 8.1. Tankmen will get their chance to follow the history of the British tank building mastering 22 iconic steel fortresses from the Royal Tank Corps, starting from the tiny Vickers Medium Mk I tank, and ending up with the intimidating FV 214 Conqueror top-tier heavyweight.
Update 8.1 will also feature such British WWII armored stalwarts as the Centurion Mk. I-IV and the Centurion Mk. V-XI medium tanks, the heavily armored Matilda medium, and the legendary Churchill heavies to comprise the first three branches of the British national tech tree.
Update 8.1 will introduce medium and light tanks, known for their speed and heavy firepower, as well as slower and better armored heavy vehicles. The British tank fleet will eventually be reinforced by the lines of SPGs and tank destroyers in one of the later updates.
“The Brits invented the first tank, pioneering the evolution of the whole industry, and it’s an honor for us to greet them in World of Tanks. They are so close, you can hear their tracks rolling!” said Mike Zhivets, World of Tanks Producer. “Their looks are as daunting as their guns, and I’m sure the Brits will make great competitors to other nations in World of Tanks.”
Update 8.1 will also introduce an overhauled rendering and lighting system on five more battle arenas (Province, El Halluf, Dragon Ridge, Abbey, and Prokhorovka), and will also add new premium machines: the Soviet SU-11 44, the German PzIV Schmalturm VI and the Panther M10.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – October 3, 2012 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced the record-smashing start of EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 13, selling over 4.5 million games across all platforms worldwide* in just five days. It is the biggest videogame launch of 2012 and biggest sports videogame launch of all-time. FIFA 13 was the No. 1 selling game in at least 40 countries around the world.
The blistering FIFA Soccer 13 launch which began September 25 was driven by high game quality and record sales in key regions, led by more than 1.23 million^ games sold in the first 48 hours in the United Kingdom. FIFA Soccer 13 is only the second videogame franchise ever to sell more than 1 million units in the UK within just 1 day.
Critics are praising FIFA Soccer 13 with 75 reviews scores of 90 or above. Joystiq awarded FIFA 13 a perfect 100 score, saying “FIFA 13 is, in a word, superb.” Multiplayer in Italy called it the “best FIFA ever” and JeuxVideo Magazine said “FIFA 13 approaches perfection.”
Fans are also playing FIFA Soccer 13 in record numbers. September 30, 2012 was the busiest day for online gaming for a single title in EA history. An astounding 800,000** fans played FIFA Soccer 13 simultaneously. More than 66 million online game sessions have already been played on FIFA Soccer 13, representing a staggering 600 million minutes of online play.
“FIFA Soccer 13 is a critical and commercial success unprecedented in sports entertainment,” said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President of EA SPORTS. “Every minute of every day millions of fans around the world are experiencing what the critics have already said— FIFA Soccer 13 is the biggest and best sports game we have ever created.”
FIFA Soccer 13 captures the unpredictability of the real-world sport with breakthrough features like First Touch Control that ensure no two matches ever play the same, and new online services like EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day that completely connect FIFA Soccer 13 to the real-world season for the world’s top leagues. The FIFA Soccer 13 demo is available through Origin™, Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation Network. FIFA Soccer 13 trailers, screenshots and fact sheet are available at http://info.ea.com.
FIFA Soccer 13 is available now in retail stores around the world, and as a digital download through Origin. The videogame is available for the PlayStation 3 with PlayStation Move support, Xbox 360 with Kinect™, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, Nintendo Wii™ console, PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo 3DS™, and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and November 18 on Nintendo Wii U™ system. The game is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. FIFA 13 is rated E for everyone by the ESRB and Pegi 3+.
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EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football,FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, SSX™, and Fight Night boxing. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visitwww.easports.com.
* according to internal sales data as of October 1, 2012.
^ according to GfK Chart-Track Total UK Market estimates
** according to internal data sources as of October 1, 2012.
LOS ANGELES – October 4, 2012 – With more than 1 million players registered, the wait is nearly over for anxious survivors waiting to face zombie hordes and other players as they explore “Colorado,” the first world in The War Z (TWZ). Arktos Entertainment Group and Hammerpoint Interactive today announced that the closed beta for TWZ will begin on October 31, 2012, with two early purchase packages that will see players accessing the online, multiplayer, survival-simulation game as soon as October 15. The two purchase options will be discounted for a limited time and are as follows:
- SURVIVOR:
Price: $19.50 USD through October 20, 2012 ($29.99 USD thereafter)
Game Access: October 31, 2012
- PIONEER (INCLUDES EARLY ALPHA ACCESS):
Price: $29.99 USD through October 20, 2012 ($49.99 USD thereafter)
Game Access: October 15, 2012 (special early Alpha access)
Bonuses: The package includes $15 of in-game currency, special forum badge identifying player as an early, pioneer community member, and one-month of “Stronghold” map server hosting to create a unique world within the game.
Players can choose their option and purchase now at (http://www.thewarz.com/buy)
“We’ve been working non-stop to tweak and balance the game to where we feel comfortable beginning to bring more players in,” said Sergey Titov, executive producer for The War Z. “We are now at that point, but this is where the real work begins. We want to work with our players to build and add additional features, remove those that they don’t like and continue to evolve The War Z to be the best zombie survival-sim available.”
The War Z is an online, multiplayer, survival-simulation game set in an open world infested with zombies. Players are thrust into this post-apocalyptic world five-years after a viral outbreak that ravaged the human population and left, in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion. Hordes of undead zombies roam the cities, and the few remaining human beings have devolved into a lawless, nomadic society where the sole objective is to survive at any cost. Players must use skill and cunning in order to acquire food, weapons and other supplies necessary for survival. While navigating the vast landscape, they will discover cities teeming with the undead as well as other players that may or may not be friendly.
Players can visit http://www.thewarz.com for more information. They can also have the chance to win gear and game access by “liking” on Facebook http://facebook.com/warzmmo) and “following” on Twitter (http://twitter.com/the_war_z).