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International Space Station Tour VR Out Now

2017/12/22
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Geek News, News, Windows PC News

December 21st, Warsaw, Poland. The International Space Station has never been so accessible! Now you can visit all its modules, take a closer look at the astronauts’ everyday work and feel like you’re really in orbit around the Earth, without leaving your own home!

International Space Station Tour VR is now available exclusively and for FREE on Windows Mixed Reality (https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P49RQXTSQ1K). The app, which has been developed by Warsaw-based studio The House of Fables, will allow you to see Earth from 400 km above the surface and experience what it’s like to be an ISS crew member.

The app is an educational tour of the International Space Station (ISS) created using incredible 360º technology. High-quality photos taken by the European Space Agency and videos recorded by Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti make this a one of a kind, immersive experience.

Working on ISS Tour VR was a very challenging, yet rewarding experience – said Adam Robaszyński-Janiec, The House of Fables CEO. For me, the ability to create apps like this is what VR is all about. Thanks to this amazing technology we can give people the chance to visit places they’d never be able to visit otherwise, and experience things that normally only a few of us can experience – such as visiting the ISS – Robaszyński-Janiec added.

International Space Station Tour VR allows space enthusiasts to visit all eight modules of the station (American, European, Japanese and Russian), and to learn more about its facilities by watching movies, interacting with its equipment and reading about how it all works.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TOUR VR – MAIN FEATURES

  • Windows Mixed Reality headset and controller support
  • The ability to watch videos from the International Space Station while staying inside the VR environment
  • An amazing 3D model of the ISS, which can be placed in Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Cliff House
  • The immersive experience of being an astronaut working on the ISS, completely free.

More information about the app and other titles by The House of Fables can be found on the official website: http://www.thehouseoffables.com and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHouseofFables/.

World of Warships: Battle of the North Cape Announcement

2017/12/21
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Geek News, News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

December 21, 2017 — In the run up to the holidays, World of Warships is excited to announce its Battle of the North Cape event. This historically inspired campaign runs from December 21 to January 17 and players can earn the legendary Royal Navy Battleship Duke of York, in addition to other warships throughout the campaign.

To add Duke of York to their navy, players need to successfully complete a set of 5 challenging campaign missions. In doing so, not only will they earn the ship, but will also be rewarded with an array of items from the special holiday collection, including photos and pieces of warships, emblems, flags and medals.

Commanders that conquer the challenge and then secure their first victory in their newly acquired Duke of York will open another set of campaign missions, letting them instantly earn five researchable Tier VI warships and a camo for each ship, regardless of their current Tech Tree progress:

  • Ernst Gaede (German destroyer)
  • La Galissonnière (French cruiser)
  • Queen Elizabeth (British battleship)
  • Fushun (Pan-Asian destroyer)
  • New Mexico (US battleship).

World of Warships is also injecting some more holiday spirit into the game with the return of Secret Santa. Proving extremely popular with the community last year, players can become a Santa, gifting in-game items to a friend or even a random player.

Learn more about the holiday campaigns:

Universal Studios Hollywood Makes Googles 2017 Year in Search List

2017/12/20
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Geek News, News

Universal City, California – December 20, 2017 – According to Google’s 2017 Year in Search campaign, Universal Studios Hollywood topped the list of Travel Destination Activities based on their aggregation of trillions of search queries.

Trending searches are defined as having the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2017 vs prior year.

According to Google, Year in Search reflects the spirit of the times as they strive to capture the year’s new and exciting search terms. Trending terms generally better identify what people were curious about in 2017 relative to 2016. More information is available at google.com/2017.

As the #1 tourist destination in Los Angeles and one of the most progressive theme parks anywhere, Universal Studios Hollywood inspires guests from across the globe to step into the world of movie-making magic and experience immersive, groundbreaking attractions based on today’s most compelling movies and television shows.

With its recent unprecedented multi-million dollar investment to reimagine the decades old theme park, Universal Studios Hollywood has undergone a top to bottom makeover resulting in 75 percent of the destination completely transformed.  The dramatic changes that have taken place in recent years have substantially altered the look, feel and experience of the theme park to redefine Universal Studios Hollywood as an entirely new destination.

Since its inception over 50 years ago, Universal Studios has lifted the veil on Hollywood’s most illustrious industry, placing guests at the heart of favorite movies and television shows. It continues to be at the top of its game, taking innovation, imagination and inspiration to meteoric levels working in collaboration with some of the most influential filmmakers in the business and the greatest minds in entertainment—Steven Spielberg, Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay, Chris Meledandri, Greg Nicotero and JK Rowling—to create intriguing rides and attractions. 

Spellbinding attractions situated within immersive lands include “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter TM, “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem” and “Super Silly Fun Land” and “Springfield,” located adjacent to the “The Simpsons Ride.”  Popular rides include “Transformers: The Ride—3D,” “Jurassic Park Ride,” “Revenge of the Mummy” indoor rollercoaster and “AMC’s The Walking Dead” attraction.

The world-famous, behind-the-scenes Studio Tour remains Universal Studios Hollywood’s signature attraction, staying true to its roots of immersing guests in the awe-inspiring world of movie-making magic. 

Helmed with an expert guide, the Studio Tour provides remarkable access to movie sets on a real working studio lot bringing millions of guests onto areas of an authentic movie and television studio typically restricted to authorized movie production personnel and into that elusive world motivated by three compelling words: lights, camera, action.

From soundstages and productions sets to such thrilling attractions “King Kong 360 3D” inspired by director Peter Jackson’s blockbuster movie and “Fast & Furious-Supercharged,” based on the global blockbuster film franchise, the Studio Tour places guests at the front line of Hollywood movie-making.

As Universal Studios Hollywood looks towards the future, 2018 will offer guests another exciting year of entertainment including the introduction of the all-new DreamWorks Theatre featuring Kung Fu Panda.

More information is available at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Xbox One X Enhancement Update Released

2017/12/20
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Geek News, News, Xbox One News

12/20/2017 – CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce the release of the Xbox One X upgrade patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In addition, the studio announces that an upgrade patch introducing HDR support will soon be released for the PlayStation 4 Pro computer entertainment system.

The Xbox One X upgrade patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt introduces a number of graphical features and tweaks to the game across two visual fidelity options — 4K Mode and Performance Mode.

In 4K Mode, the game and all its additional content will run in 4K resolution (or supersampled on a non-4K display), featuring enhanced shadows, ambient occlusion and texture filtering, as well as higher resolution textures and gameplay at 30 fps. Switching to Performance Mode will enable dynamic resolution scaling, rendering the game at a resolution of minimum 1080p and up to 4K, while targeting 60 fps during gameplay. Both modes will additionally feature support for HDR, making the game look more vivid when played on an HDR-capable display. Additional information regarding the Xbox One X upgrade patch and how to toggle between the different visual fidelity modes is available here.

The PlayStation4 version of the game received a similar upgrade patch for the PlayStation4 Pro system earlier in October, which introduced 4K resolution and enhancements such as improved ambient occlusion, texture filtering, as well as an all-around performance boost. Users of the PlayStation4 Pro system can expect an additional upgrade patch, featuring support for HDR and a number of technical tweaks improving the overall experience, to be released in the near future.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Adds Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 DLC Pack

2017/12/20
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December 20, 2017 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of a new downloadable content pack for LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2 featuring a level and characters inspired by Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The pack, priced at $2.99, includes a thrilling new level, inspired by the unforgettable opening scene of the movie, where players battle a giant alien monster known as the Abilisk. The pack also adds playable characters Star-Lord (variant), Kraglin, Stakar Ogord, Tullk, Rocket (Ravager variant), and Ego, letting players utilize their unique special abilities as they face off against the diabolical, inter-dimensional creature.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is an all-new, epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. This original branching storyline, co-written by award-winning comics writer Kurt Busiek, transports players into a cosmic battle across a myriad of Marvel locations ripped from time and space into the incredible Open Hub World of Chronopolis. Packed with signature LEGO humor for fans of all ages, gamers will go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror in this fun-filled journey spanning the Marvel Universe.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pack can be purchased separately or as part of the Season Pass which includes six Level Packs and four Character Packs. The Season Pass is available for $14.99 or as part of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition, which features the main game, access to the Classic Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack, and an exclusive Giant-Man LEGO Minifigure (Minifigure only available in the physical version of the Deluxe Edition).

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is available on PlayStation®4, Xbox One®, Nintendo Switch™, and Windows® PC.

Follow LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LEGOMarvelVideoGame

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEGOMarvelGame

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LEGOMarvelGame

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LEGOMarvelVideoGame

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Console Announcement

2017/12/19
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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – DECEMBER 19, 2017. Independent developer Fatshark today announced that Warhammer: Vermintide 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the multi-million selling game Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, is heading for Sony PlayStation 4™ and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

“Although speculations have been correct all along, today we are happy to start talking more console specifics as the Xbox One and PlayStation versions have been confirmed” says Martin Wahlund, CEO of Fatshark.

Console Pre-Order will begin in 2018. The PC Pre-Order is live now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/552500/Warhammer_Vermintide_2/

Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and ground breaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. The game introduces the dark, bloody and twisted Chaos as an enemy faction. Other new features include 15 hero careers, new environments, talent trees and the proprietary Heroic Deeds System.

Beta Sign ups

For more information, visit http://www.vermintide.com/.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole Danger Deck DLC Launched

2017/12/19
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SAN FRANCISCO — December 19, 2017 — Today, Ubisoft and South Park Digital Studios announced that South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ Danger Deck add-on content is now available on PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and PC. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, Danger Deck adds a brand-new challenge arena to South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Danger Deck is available for the suggested retail price of $5.99 or as part of the season pass available for $29.99.

The challenging Danger Deck will teleport you to never-before-seen locations throughout South Park to engage in enemy encounters custom-crafted by the Freedom Pals. These increasingly difficult encounters will test the limits of any superhero. The combat will incorporate a variety of enemies from the game, such as the King Crab, Coked-Out Cops, Rebecca the Raisins Girl and Aunt Sheila. You’ll be rewarded with items and costumes that are also usable on alternate playthroughs of the game.

In addition to Danger Deck, the South Park: Fractured But Whole season pass will include the forthcoming add-on content From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, a new story where players team up with The Coon and Mysterion to defeat a demonic presence at Casa Bonita, as well as Bring the Crunch, which will introduce a new story and an all-new superhero class.

For more information about South Park: The Fractured But Whole, please visit southparkgame.com, and for the latest on all Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

Shooty Fruity Launch Trailer

2017/12/19
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Farnborough, UK. (December 19, 2017) — nDreams, the UK’s leading purveyor of virtual reality produce, has announced that Shooty Fruity is now ripe for consumption on PlayStation®VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, priced at €19.99/$19.99/£15.99.  Designed from the ground up for VR and motion controllers, Shooty Fruity challenges players to scan, pack and serve across multiple jobs, all whilst firing stacks of guns at mutant fruit.

Featuring unique multi-tasking gameplay mechanics only possible on VR platforms, blast perilous pomegranates, bloody blueberries, savage strawberries, and more hilariously deadly fruit while doing your job.  Progress through your career from a produce scanning, pistol wielding inductee to a Gatling Gun-firing human blender!  Newly revealed content, hot off the Super Megamart conveyor, include the game’s third job role – Packing parcels in the warehouse – and the Slow-mo power up, which takes bullet-time combat to a new level of berry-bursting depravity.  In between the numerous shifts, new weapons can be purchased in the staff room, the game’s central hub where players can also customize and test their load out, including, automatic shotguns, rocket launchers and more, or check out their high scores on the leaderboard arcade machine.

You can check out the game and the newly revealed features in the launch trailer here:

“I must admit, nothing is more satisfying after braving the holiday crowds and queues than playing Shooty Fruity and unleashing my rocket launchers on bags of mutant fruit, splatting their overripe assets all over the place,” said Patrick O’Luanaigh, CEO/Store Manager at nDreams, “We can’t wait to see what new Shooty Fruity employees make of its unique blend of multi-tasking VR-only gameplay”.

You can sign up to your new job by purchasing the game at:

Epic Car Factory Trailer and Pre-Orders

2017/12/19
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Wiesbaden, 18 December 2017 –  Assemble Entertainment announces the release of Epic Car Factory. The retro-styled business simulation is being developed by Epic Devs and will be released early 2018 at a price of €14.99 for PC, Mac and Linux (SteamOS) on digital portals such as Steam. Assemble also published a first trailer and starts the pre-order on Steam with a 15% discount!

Epic Car Factory lets you be the CEO of your very own car company. You are responsible for developing, building, and marketing vehicles for the world stage. Try to stay in the black while navigating the tumultuous market and striving to beat out the competition. To thrive you’ll need more than heart and determination. You’ll need to hire the right people, focus on the right projects, research the right parts, decide which customers to court, and make the tough calls. Your company will succeed or fail based on the choices you make!

Epic Car Factory is a grand business simulation game filled with…

  • Car Development (over 70 cars types to research)
  • Research (24 different parts with 5 quality levels)
  • Employees (over 40 possible employees, different professions and training options)
  • Contract Jobs (Dozens to help supplement your factories income)
  • Advertising and marketing (to help get the product to the buyer)
  • Random economic Events (Because the market is volatile)
  • Dynamic time control (Make every second count or skip ahead weeks)
  • And more!