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Razer Unveils New Seiren X Microphone and Kiyo Camera

2017/10/20

LONG BEACH, Calif. (TwitchCon 2017) – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today unveiled new additions to its Razer Broadcaster product line for professional-grade video streaming: the Razer Kiyo camera and the Razer Seiren X microphone.

Input from top professional and grassroots game streamers from around the world helped to refine Razer’s latest Broadcaster hardware, ensuring superior functionality, ease of use and contemporary designs.

Razer Kiyo

The Razer Kiyo is the world’s first desktop camera equipped with an adjustable ring light. This enables an all-in-one solution that provides high image quality and professional-grade lighting without additional accessories. Twelve levels of brightness help achieve ideal lighting in any environment. Steamers no longer have to rely on low-light compensation with lowered frame rates. High-definition video outputs at 720p with 60 FPS (up to 1080p with 30 FPS).

The Razer Kiyo is compatible with Open Broadcaster Software and XSplit.

Razer Seiren X

The Razer Seiren X is a professional-grade USB condenser microphone that features the world’s first inbuilt shock mount for an all-in-one professional setup in a compact, portable form factor. It is equipped with 25 mm condenser capsules for enhanced recording sensitivity. Super cardioid pickup pattern records sound at a tighter and more precise angle optimized for streaming.

A removable desk stand makes the Razer Seiren X highly portable.

“When Razer invited me in to check out some early prototypes, it was awesome to see their take on features and equipment I use every day,” says Jericho, a top streamer and influencer on Twitch and YouTube. “I felt like an honorary member of the design team giving feedback so early on” says Jericho, Leading Streamer.

“Streaming has become an integral part of the gaming community,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “We took a hard look at what streamers really needed, and engineered products to support those specific use cases. The result are products that produce professional quality streams while remaining accessible to beginner users.”

Price:

Razer Kiyo: USD$99.99 / €109.99
Razer Seiren X: USD$99.99 / €109.00

Availability:

Razer Kiyo and Razer Seiren X

Razerzone.com – October 2017
Worldwide – Q4

Razer Kiyo

Product features:

Multi-step ring light – With adjustable lighting levels
720p 60FPS HD Video (Up to 1080p 30FPS) – For high streaming quality
Compatible with Open Broadcaster Software and Xsplit – For easy live streaming
Fast & Accurate Autofocus – For seamlessly sharp footage
Compact & Portable – With a complete mobile streaming setup
Camera & Stand Hinge – Fully adjustable to suit any setup

Camera Specifications

Connection type: USB2.0
Image resolution: 4 Megapixels
Video Resolution: 1080p @ 30FPS / 720p @ 60FPS / 480p @ 30FPS / 360p @ 30FPS
Video encoding: YUY2/MJPEG or H.264
Still Image Resolution: 2688×1520
Image Quality Settings Customization: Yes
Diagonal Field of View (FOV): 81.6 °
Focus Type: Auto
Mounting Options: L-shape joint and Tripod (Not included)
Cable Length: 1.5 meters braided cable

Ring light specifications

Illumination: 12 white LEDs
Color Temperature: 5600K “daylight”
LED Diffuser: Milky White
Buttons: 12 step ring dial
Brightness: 10 Lux @ 1m

Microphone Specifications

Audio Codec: 16bit 48KHz
Polar patterns: Omnidirectional
Sensitivity: -38dB

Razer Seiren X

Product features:

Ultra-Precise Pickup Pattern – Reduces unwanted noise
Shock Resistant – Inbuilt shock mount that dampens vibrations
Compact Form – Keeps the attention
Condenser Microphone – To pick up a greater range of sound frequencies
Zero Latency Monitoring – For zero audio lag
Sized for Portability – For streamers on the go

Microphone specifications

Power required / consumption: 5V 100mA
Sample rate: min 44.1kHz / max 48kHz
Bit rate: 16bit
Capsules: Ø25mm condenser capsules
Polar patterns: Super-Cardioid
Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz
Sensitivity: 17.8mV/Pa (at 1kHz)
Max SPL: 110dB (THD < 1% at 1kHz)

Headphone amplifier

Impedance: ≥ 16Ω
Power output (RMS): 125mW (at 32Ω)
THD: < 0.5% (at 1kHz)
Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: ≥ 85dB

Price:

Razer Seiren X: USD$99.99 / €109.00

For more information about the Razer Seiren X, please visit www.razerzone.com/seiren-x.

PLEX Unveils New Xbox One Features

2017/10/20

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Streaming media company Plex announced some new features and updates for the Xbox One, including Alexa compatibility; a new, media-centric user interface; mixed photo and video libraries; better subtitle compatibility, and more.

The update is free for all Plex users on Xbox One and will be rolling out automatically over the next few days. With Plex for Xbox One, all your personal media collections (movies, TV shows, music and photos) are beautifully organized and streamed to your big screen.

Checkout the full post over at the official PLEX Website for more details!

Stars in Shadow: Legacies Gameplay Features Trailer

2017/10/20

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Haarlem, the Netherlands, October 19, 2017 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Ashdar Games announce that Legacies, the first expansion for turn-based 4X strategy game Stars in Shadow, is available for purchase today through Steam and all major digital retailers at an SRP of $4.99. To celebrate the launch of Legacies, Stars in Shadow is currently on a weeklong 40% discount on Steam. The Legacies release on GOG will take place tomorrow.

Legacies adds one new minor faction and one new playable faction, the cyborg Tinkers who excel in production. They worship Dzibix, an ancient mega-machine that covers the whole surface of their arid home world of the same name. The Arda Seed are a minor faction who utilize hyperspace lanes, causing hyperspace anomaly locations to pop up in the galaxy. Legacies is the first DLC to explore the causes behind the collapse of the Golden Age and subsequent Great War, Stars in Shadow’s biggest mystery.

These new gameplay features are highlighted in the below exclusive first-look video:

The Endless March Comes to For Honor

2017/10/19

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SAN FRANCISCO — October 19, 2017 — Today, Ubisoft announced that For Honor^® will run a special seasonal event, Feast of the Otherworld, across all platforms from October 19 to November 2. This new event will bring a haunting variation of the 4v4 Dominion mode, where skeletons have taken over the battlefield. Players will also be able to loot exclusive Halloween-themed cosmetics during the event, including mood effects, emotes and ornaments.

The addition of unique Endless March mode introduces a new set of rules for the 4v4 Dominion mode, which challenges players to adapt their strategies to take down the opposing team. In Endless March, soldiers appear as skeletons and deal brutal damage. Conquering zones will only yield temporary points; the only sources of permanent points available to players come from killing soldiers and enemy players. As with Dominion, players must reach 1000 points and defeat all four enemy players in order to win the game.

The Feast of the Otherworld brings players new Halloween-themed rewards. Players can customize each of their Heroes with new mythic outfits that include all-new masks, which transform players into ghoulish versions of themselves. Additional For Honor weekly content released during this time will have a special Halloween flavor to celebrate the limited-time event.

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with other Ubisoft studios,* For Honor offers an engaging campaign and thrilling multiplayer modes. Players embody warriors of the three Great Factions – the bold Knights, the brutal Vikings and the deadly Samurai – fighting to the death on intense and believable melee battlefields. The Art of Battle, the game’s innovative combat system that puts players in total control of their warriors, allows them to utilize the unique skills and combat style of each hero to vanquish all enemies who stand in their way. For Honor will continue to grow and improve with a new season launching in November, alongside plans to introduce dedicated servers further down the development schedule.

For more information about For Honor, please visit forhonorgame.com and please follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ForHonorGame and on Twitter at twitter.com/ForHonorGame.

For the latest on For Honor and all Ubisoft games, please visit ubiblog.com.

*Associate Ubisoft studios are Quebec, Toronto and Blue Byte.

George A. Romero Tribute Announced for Dying Light

2017/10/19

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October 19^th, 2017 – Wroclaw, Poland / Techland is proud to unveil a special commemorative mural to the Father of Zombies, George A. Romero, in Dying Light. The tribute has received the full backing of the iconic director’s son, George Cameron Romero.

Techland has also released a short video in which a horde of the undead puts their flesh-cravings aside to salute the man who invented the zombie genre of cinema and inspired generations of future horror auteurs — including Techland’s own Dying Light team.

Players can visit the graffiti-style mural in the area around Jaffar’s Workshop and pay their respects, as the art was added to the game on Monday as part of the Content Drop #1 update.

George A. Romero’s son, George Cameron Romero, said of the tribute:

“When members of Techland reached out to me asking if I would be ok with them paying homage to my father in their game “Dying Light,” I was honored as I’m a massive fan of the game and I love the graffiti work they do! What a beautiful way to give his fans a lasting tribute on a wall that won’t get painted over. I hope everyone who is a fan of his, or mine, will have fun looking for the George A. Romero commemorative mural in the game and I hope everyone out there remembers that he was once called the most dangerous filmmaker alive, #filmsusedtobedangerous and thanks to him I will never forget that #filmisfearless.”

Considered by many to be one of the most important independent filmmakers of all time, Romero’s back catalogue of gruesome and satirical horror films includes: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.

Left-Hand Path Launch Date Announced

2017/10/19

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Somewhere in the UK – October 19, 2017 – Developed and published by Strange Company, Left-Hand Path is a Dark Souls-inspired room-scale virtual reality adventure and horror RPG where players hold the power of magic in their hands. It will launch on November 10 for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Touch from Facebook for $29.99 USD/€27.99 EUR/£23.79 GBP, players must learn to explore a magical landscape armed with a growing knowledge of arcane gestures to cast powerful demon-killing spells, perform ancient rituals, and learn the terrible truths behind the Well of All Rewards.

“Isaac Newton said ‘If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.’ I agree with that,” said Hugh Hancock, indie developer behind Left-Hand Path.” “In the case of Left-Hand Path, those giants turn into horrific pus-monsters when you get them to half health.”

“Dark Souls changed everything in game design, and I felt strongly that VR needed an experience that captured the ‘Souls-like’ essence. Fans will recognize the atmospheric environment, subtle storytelling, and the ever punishing gameplay of the genre in Left-Hand Path. “

“Left-Hand Path is a game where players must cast spells, perform ancient rituals, learn terrible truths, and try desperately not to die in this massive VR RPG.”

Players awaken in a cursed darkened castle with a tragic history full of never-before-seen creatures that are after your skin. Armed with arcane powers and a thirst for exploration, players must wield their newly-found powers and explore to find even more powerful spells and rituals, while trying to stay alive long enough to solve the mysteries of Well of All Rewards.

Gameplay Features

Full Video Game: Delve deep into a fleshed-out game experience – over 15 hours of single-player, VR-exclusive content.
Battle for Your Life: Fight lethal monsters that will test both your physical skills – duck, dodge, outmanoeuvre – and your mastery of magic.
Spell Casting: Learn arcane gestures to cast powerful spells. Examples include fling acid missiles, strike your foes using the lightning staff, rain meteors from the sky, conjure an army of screaming skulls, flaming boulders from the ground, and many more.
- Master a complex ritual magic system based on historical Hermetic magic.
Expand Powers: Gather the fallen Husks of your foes to gain power and unlock new abilities.
Exploration: Choose whether to explore nooks and crannies of the world to discover secret truths and powers. Investigate eerie landscapes, and interact with other humans, including historical figures such as Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and strange creatures.
Locomotion: Supports both teleport and sliding.
Minimum Specs: Runs on any PC or gaming laptop that supports VR.

“Left-Hand Path is not your traditional VR experience. This is a full 15 hour video game with immersive storyline written to sink you further into the game. This is not your grandma’s VR and this is not a seated experience. You will need room to cast spells, avoid enemies and their weapons, peak into secret passages, and bring hidden items into view. This is a room-scale game only. Prepare to die and try not to soil yourself,” said Hancock.

For more information and to purchase, please visit Steam.

Witch Hunt PvP Halloween Mode Announced for Crossout

2017/10/19

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Thursday, October 19, 2017 — The Halloween season kicks off today in Crossout, the post-apocalyptic Action MMO from Targem Games and Gaijin Entertainment. From October 19 through November 9, players will be able to wage battle on the all-new night map Sector EX, compete in the new ‘Witch Hunt’ PvP mode, and earn ‘Hazardous Sweets’ that can be traded for exclusive seasonal vehicle decor.

In ‘Witch Hunt’, players have to attain festive Halloween Pumpalloons and keep them in their possession for as long as possible. All participants are equipped with an identical, unarmed vehicle and can steal the Pumpalloons by ramming the current possessor. Even without conventional weaponry, ‘Witch Hunt’ is anything but peaceful. All vehicles come equipped with six powerful Jet Boosters that provide an explosive burst of speed to ram your opponent when attempting to loosen an opponent’s grip on the precious Pumpalloons. There is no reason to hold back – in this mode, respawns with new vehicles are unlimited.

Halloween also brings with it the first night map added to Crossout – Sector EX – where survivors fight for control over an abandoned industrial complex located at the center of the map. While the defenders will be able to take positions on multiple floors of the complex, attackers can find their way inside through a maze of corridors and driveways. With darkness limiting the view, combat on Sector EX gets up close and personal – even for heavy trucks with long-range armament.

During the next three weeks, victories in all Crossout PvP modes and the completion of daily tasks will earn players an extra reward in the form of ‘Hazardous Sweets’. While not fit for human consumption, they are useful to craft ‘Fright Containers’ through which survivors can obtain exclusive decorative items for their vehicles, as well as paints, car horns and player avatars. Those survivors that place no importance on appearance can, of course, sell the ‘Hazardous Sweets’ for profit on the market.

More information about the new mode and the other Halloween specials are available on the official Crossout website here: https://crossout.net/

Cities: Skylines – Green Cities Release Trailer

2017/10/19

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STOCKHOLM – Oct. 19, 2017 – Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order today announced that Green Cities, the latest expansion for the earth-friendly city-builder Cities: Skylines is now available for Windows, MacOS and Linux PCs for a suggested retail price of $12.99.

Cities: Skylines – Green Cities adds over 300 new assets to the core game, including a massive selection of new visual options, complete with eco-friendly buildings, organic stores, new parks and services. Players can go completely green as the urban population grows, and create more diversified cities with new specialized options for all zones, such as a combustion engine ban in the inner city or waste filtering requirements for industrial buildings. New service buildings, scenarios and policy options are also included, alongside revisions to noise pollution.

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The Green Cities expansion is accompanied by a free content update, which supplements the base game with electric cars, road modding, a noise pollution overhaul, and more beautification options in the form of parks and trees, among other things.

Get Cities: Skylines – Green Cities now: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines—green-cities/CSCS00ESK0000024.html

For more information on Cities: Skylines, please visit https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines.

New Wave Toys Announces Replicade Amusements Mini Arcade Cabinets

2017/10/18

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LOS ANGELES, CA – October 17, 2017: New Wave Toys, LLC, newly-formed creator of premium collectibles for the videogame and pop culture enthusiast, announced today the upcoming release of the company’s first product line, Replicade Amusements™.

Replicade is a collection of fully-playable, original arcade videogames housed inside 12” tall wooden cabinets that faithfully recreate the arcade experience in miniature sizes. Each cabinet features a blend of traditional design and materials infused with modern technology:

3.5” LCD screen in vertical orientation (4:3 aspect ratio)
Lithium ion rechargeable battery
LED back lighting
Replicade high-performance chipset for smooth, lag-free gameplay

New Wave also announced that their first Replicade release under their partnership with Atari® will be the 1980s arcade classic Centipede®.

The product will feature the original arcade ROM housed in an authentically recreated wood and metal cabinet complete with Centipede’s iconic control systems reproduced in 1/6 scale.

The Replicade X Centipede cabinet will also feature the game’s iconic arcade artwork recreated in brilliant, high-resolution detail as taken directly from Atari’s in-house collection of original artwork.

“We created Replicade Amusements to pay homage to the classic arcade games we love,” said New Wave Toys founder, Shilo Prychak. “There have been many ports of Centipede over the years, but we believe creating an authentic arcade game experience is as much about capturing the details of the cabinet art as it is recreating the gameplay,” he continued.

Built with the collector in mind, Prychak envisions a day in the not too distant future when arcade enthusiasts can deck out their office or game room with a collection of their favorite Replicade mini arcade machines. “We just wanted a way to bring old school arcade ambience in our homes at a fraction of the cost, and size of the vintage machines.”

Replicade mini arcade machines will be produced in limited quantities to further encourage the collectibility of these beautiful pieces of arcade art.

“We are excited to be collaborating with New Wave Toys to develop these very special collector’s edition recreations of our most iconic arcade games,” said Fred Chesnais, Chief Executive Officer, Atari. “These are the games that laid the foundation for the entire video game industry. We’re confident New Wave will do this legacy justice with the highest quality materials, and attention to detail.”

New Wave Toys also announced they will be conducting a Kickstarter campaign to support the production of the Replicade X Centipede cabinets and enable pre-orders starting at the Super Early Bird pricing of $90. The campaign is now live at http://www.newwavetoys.com.

“Our team’s experience mass producing hundreds of electronic videogame accessories, as well as retro multicades, gives us great confidence in our ability to deliver a great product to our campaign supporters,” said Prychak.

Regularly priced units will be available for $160 directly from New Wave Toys website after the conclusion of the crowdfunding campaign. Quantities allowing, Replicade units will also be available at select retailers worldwide beginning in mid-2018.

The Talos Principle VR Out Now for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

2017/10/18

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ZAGREB – Independent developer Croteam (Serious Sam VR) and spiritually fulfilling game label Devolver Digital have announced that The Talos Principle VR is available now on Steam and compatible with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. This spectacular VR reimagining of the award-winning first-person puzzler is priced at $39.99 with owners of The Talos Principle receiving an automatic 25 percent off The Talos Principle VR [http://store.steampowered.com/app/552440/The_Talos_Principle_VR/].

The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality reimagining of Croteam’s critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Redesigned from the ground up, The Talos Principle VR features roomscale VR support, multiple movement modes and fully customizable VR controls that take full advantage of the HTC Vive.

The Talos Principle VR owners will also receive the four-episode Road to Gehenna VR expansion for free with purchase.

“If you thought solving puzzles in The Talos Principle made you feel like a genius then you’re going to pee your philosophical pants in The Talos Principle VR,” noted Devolver Digital CFO and virtual reality visionary Fork Parker.

The Talos Principle VR is available now on Steam but if you hadn’t figured that out by now we’re not super sure you have the intelligence necessary to play it anyway. For more information and updates on video game press releases follow @Croteam and @DevolverDigital on Twitter.