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Dark Souls II Crown of the Ivory King DLC Release Date

2014/09/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 3 News, Windows PC News, Xbox 360 News

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September 23, 2014 — FromSoftware has saved its most challenging obstacles, enemies, and bosses for the final chapter in the truly arduous journey that is the Dark Souls II The Lost Crowns trilogy. The previous DLC chapters (Crown of the Sunken King and Crown of the Old Iron King) were specifically designed to enhance, challenge, and bring players to their knees and Crown of the Ivory King will now deliver the grand finale to Dark Souls II’s The Lost Crowns trilogy with the same torturous zest!

The most passionate fans of Dark Souls II will want to mark their calendars and head over to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Marketplace, or STEAM on September 30th to purchase and download Crown of the Ivory King. New environments, enemies, traps, and bosses all conspire to defeat players as they embark on a journey to reclaim the crowns that Drangleic’s King Vendrick once owned. Crown of the Ivory King features yet another entirely different world within the Dark Souls II universe for players to explore with death and despair lying-in-wait around every corner.

Dark Souls II’s Crown of the Ivory King DLC will be available on September 30, 2014. Previous chapters of The Lost Crowns trilogy are available for purchase in the Americas via the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Marketplace, and STEAM for a SRP of $9.99 USD. The STEAM season pass encompassing all three chapters of The Lost Crowns trilogy is available for a SRP of $24.99 USD.

Royal Artillery Comes to World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition

2014/09/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox 360 News

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September 23, 2014 — Wargaming announced today the addition of Royal Artillery and the Operations feature for its console multiplayer game, World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition. The update, now live globally, is available as a free download for all Xbox Live Gold members, as well as a free seven-day trial for all other Xbox Live account holders.

The United Kingdom is oftentimes credited with inventing the very first tank, and this latest update for World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition sees some of its heaviest hitters rolling onto the field of battle. In total 9 new British SPGs have been introduced into the game, including the iconic Crusader, ConquerorGC, Bishop and Sexton II. Also being introduced to the game is a new stable of German medium tanks, including the Leopard PTA, Leopard 1, and the VVK 30.02 D, as well as two new maps—Redshire and Siegfried Line.

For players looking for that extra challenge, Operations will task them with unique in-game objectives. Great rewards such as experience bonuses, silver and consumables await players able to pull off each Operation’s unique requirements, but each one will also fully test their skills and prowess during the heat of battle.

For more information on the Royal Artillery and Operations update, visit:

http://worldoftanksxbox360edition.com/en/news/news/royal-artillery/

For more information about World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition, visit:

Rocksmith 2014 Heading to PS4 and Xbox One

2014/09/23
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 4 News, Xbox One News

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 23, 2014 — Today, Ubisoft® announced that Rocksmith® 2014 Edition will launch on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on November 4, 2014. More than two million people have learned to play guitar and bass through the award-winning Rocksmith® method, the fastest way to learn guitar.*

Players will be able to use integrated streaming and capture features on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 system to record and share their best performances, as well as show off their favorite custom tones from Tone Designer. Rocksmith 2014 Edition is better than ever on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 system with 1080p HD graphics for greater clarity and visual quality.

On PlayStation®4 system, Rocksmith 2014 Edition will support Remote Play through PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, where players can view songs at a locked mastery level without any scoring or input required; this is perfect for players looking to review a song in its entirety without feedback, study specific sections of songs or practice in another room when it’s more convenient.

Rocksmith 2014 Edition comes with more than 50 tracks; there are currently more than 300 additional songs available for purchase, with new add-on content added every week. For players making the jump to next-gen consoles, track libraries can be imported across Xbox 360 to Xbox One and PlayStation®3 to PlayStation®4 systems without having to repurchase content or pay additional licensing costs.

The standard edition includes the Rocksmith® Real Tone Cable, a unique 1/4″-to-USB cable developed exclusively for Rocksmith. This revolutionary cable turns the guitar’s signal from analog to digital, allowing it to be recognized and played through video game consoles, as well as Windows PC and Mac®.

For more information on Rocksmith 2014 Edition, please visit rocksmith.com.

For the latest on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit ubiblog.com.

Tt eSPORTS Announces Talon Gaming Mouse

2014/09/23
Jerry Paxton
News, Peripherals News

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Taipei, Taiwan – September 23, 2014 – Tt eSPORTS, the leading expert in professional e-Sports gaming peripherals is releasing the TALON series of optical gaming mice, featuring the TALON and TALON Blu mice. With the TALON series, Tt eSPORTS aims to show that quality engineered gaming grade mice can be put out for the more budget conscious gamer; via solid design in sensor, switch, and ambidextrous ergonomic design, and balancing functionality versus features. The two mice in the TALON series differ by lighting setup to better match individual preferences, but have the same hardware at its core offering the same high performance in stable tracking, consistency and a good max speed. With the ambidextrous shape, the TALON series mice feel great in either hand.

At the first glance it’s obvious that the lighting aesthetics of the two mice are different. The TALON changes it up from traditional lighting setups with a more aggressive styling featuring lighting accents throughout the mouse body and sides that cycles through 6 different colors (in the following order: red, orange, yellow, blue, dark blue, and purple).

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The TALON Blu goes for a more subtle approach with blue LED illumination on the mouse wheel, dragon logo, and sides. The TALON may be set to pause on a color or have the lighting system off altogether, and the TALON Blu may be set to static lighting, pulse lighting pattern, or off.

Aesthetics aside, the TALON series features an AVAGO 3050 Infrared Optical sensor, with up to 3000 DPI. The sensor is very accurate in precision, has no prediction, and has a high maximum movement speed (meaning even low sens. users who rely on very fast movements will still have good tracking). A dedicated DPI adjustment button on top of the mouse allow for on-the-fly DPI adjustment in the following steps: 500, 750, 1500, 2500, and 3000 DPI. OMRON switches provide a durable life cycle of 5 million clicks and just as importantly, the perfect click feeling that gamers prefer. The side panels of the TALON series gaming mice are also removable, to allow users to further customize the shape of the mouse to their hand. Thumb buttons (mouse4 and mouse5) are found on the left side, offering convenient navigation. The TALON series optical gaming mice, simply work; they come with no software needed.

The new Tt eSPORTS TALON and TALON Blu optical gaming mice with a MSRP of USD 19.99.

For more information on the Tt eSPORTS TALON optical gaming mice:
TALON: http://www.ttesports.com/productPage.aspx?p=154
TALON Blu: http://www.ttesports.com/productPage.aspx?p=155

Fantastic Fest 2014 Award Winners Announced

2014/09/23
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Movie News, News

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Austin, TX – Monday, September 22, 2014 – Fantastic Fest is pleased to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. It has been an outstanding year for features & shorts, making the job of honoring a select crop all the more difficult, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best films of the festival.

The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter (http://www.mlrpc.com/) who provided the certified tabulation of ballots this year and are the exclusive accounting sponsor of Fantastic Fest.  Dell Precision is the presenter of the prestigious “Next Wave” Award, which honors emerging filmmakers.  The winners of the “Next Wave” feature awards are presented with a new DellPrecision mobile workstation.
A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to legendary film critic Leonard Maltin by Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League and his longtime friend Louis Black, co-founder of the Austin Chronicle and SXSW.

AUDIENCE AWARD (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)

THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA (director Isao Takahata)

“NEXT WAVE” SPOTLIGHT COMPETITION PRESENTED BY DELL PRECISION

Best Picture: IT FOLLOWS (director David Robert Mitchell)

Best Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky (THE TRIBE)

Best Screenplay: David Robert Mitchell (IT FOLLOWS)

Best Actor: Lou Taylor Pucci (SPRING)

Best Actress: Amy Everson (FELT)

FANTASTIC FEATURES

Best Picture: ALLELUIA (director Fabrice Du Welz)

Best Director: Fabrice Du Welz (ALLELUIA)

Best Screenplay: Tetsuya Nakashima, Maiko Tedano and Nobuhiro Monma (THE WORLD OF KANAKO)

Best Actor: Laurent Lucas (ALLELUIA)

Best Actress: Lola Dueñas (ALLELUIA)

HORROR FEATURES

Best Picture: THE  BABADOOK (directed Jennifer Kent)

Best Screenplay: Jennifer Kent (THE  BABADOOK)

Best Director: Martín De Salvo (DARKNESS BY DAY)

Best Actor: Noah Wiseman (THE BABADOOK)

Best Actress: Essie Davis (THE  BABADOOK)

GUTBUSTER COMEDY FEATURES

Best Picture: DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD  (director by Tommy Wirkola)

Best Director: Hans Petter Moland (IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE)

Best Screenplay: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen and Tommy Wirkola (DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD)

Best Actor: Pål Sverre Hagen (IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE)

Best Actress: Sylvia Hoeks (BROS BEFORE HOS)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Best Picture: KUNG FU ELLIOT (director Jaret Belliveau)

Best Director: Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp (THE CREEPING GARDEN)

SHORT FUSE: HORROR SHORTS

Winner: THE STOMACH directed by Ben Steiner

Runner-up: INVADERS  directed by Jason Kupfer

FANTASTIC SHORTS

Winner: THE VOICE THIEF directed by Adan Jodorowsky

Runner-up: MY FATHER IS A BIRD (director Boaz Debby) and SOLITUDO (director Alice Lowe)

DRAWN AND QUARTERED: ANIMATED SHORTS

Winner: THE CHAPERONE (director Fraser Munden)

Runner-up: DAY 40 (director Sol Friedman)

FANTASTIC ARCADE

Best in Show: BANANA CHALICE (developed by Kyle Reimergartin)

MERCADO FANTASTICO

Gold Prize: HAVANA VAMPIRE TERRITORY (director Carlos Lechuga) and THE TURNED (director Andrés Rosende)

Silver Prize: FIERCE (director Francisco Lorite)

Bronze Prize: HURT (director Pablo Proenza)

Special Jury Mention for “Keeping the Spirit of the 80’s Alive”: THE SHADOWDWELLERS (producer Erick Salomon)

Jury Award for Work in Progress, and Chemistry Award: FRONDOSO EDEN DEL CORAZON (director Juan Manuel Fodde)

Morbido/Latam Consultation Award: EAT ME (director David Michán)

Invited to Ventana Sur in Buenos Aires for Blood Window / Beyond the Window Coproduction Meetings: HAVANA VAMPIRE TERRITORY (director Carlos Lechuga) and THE SHORE (director Juan Felipe Orozco)

Invited to Ventana Sur in Buenos Aires for Blood Window / Bloody Work in Progress: SCHERZO DIABOLICO (director Adrián García Bogliano)

KING OF SHAKEYFACE

Andrew Todd

For more information on the films listed above, visit http://fantasticfest.com/films.

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