Author - Jerry Paxton

DCS Brings EDGE SDK to Kickstarter

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MOSCOW, Russia – October 1st, 2013 – Flight simulation developers Oleg Maddox, Ilya Shevchenko, and Igor Tishin, are happy to announce that they will be releasing the Eagle Dynamics Graphics Engine (EDGE) landscape editor SDK to the backers of their ongoing DCS WWII: Europe 1944 Kickstarter campaign.

The SDK can be used to create new landscapes for the DCS WWII project. It’s an all-in-one tool that combines a 3D object library, texture manager, and a landscape editor.  With a full 24-hour day cycle, options for multiple seasons and time periods on the same map, and industry-best level of detail, EDGE is designed for and tested by real pilots to ensure it meets the highest standards of realism.

The developers hope that the DCS WWII community can organize a concentrated effort to design and create one or more new landscapes for the upcoming flight simulation. The SDK should be available to project backers later this year.

The Kickstarter campaign for DCS WWII: Europe 1944 has successfully reached its base funding goal, and is now working to reach a stretch goal that adds the Messerschmitt Me.262 jet fighter to the simulation. The project is scheduled for a Fall 2014 release, with Alpha and closed Beta access to project backers.

DCS WWII: Europe 1944 Features:

  • Detailed recreations of famous WWII aircraft, including the Republic P-47D-28 Thunderbolt; Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX; Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4; Focke-Wulf FW.190D-9; and the North-American P-51D Mustang.
  • Meticulous modeling of individual aircraft systems.
  • Combat theater map painstakingly recreated from period maps.
  • Rich single-player experience recreating famous battles from both sides.
  • Dynamic weather and seasons add a beautiful backdrop and additional challenges to each sortie.

For more information, please visit

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/508681281/dcs-wwii-europe-1944

Announcement Video

Destiny Beta Coming in Early 2014

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Santa Monica, CA – October 1, 2013 – Be among the first to blaze a trail through the wild frontiers of Destinythe next evolution of entertainment from the creators ofHalo®, and the company that brought you Call of Duty®.  Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), and Bungie today announced that fans who pre-order the game at participating retailers worldwide will get early access to the Destiny Beta, which will include a diverse sampling of major activities featured in the full game.  The Beta will begin in early 2014 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system;PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system; Xbox One, all-in-one games and entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft.

To celebrate the announcement, Activision and Bungie have released a new trailer entitled”The Moon,” featuring a highlighted destination in the game, and the Hive, one of the four enemy races featured in Destiny.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAbpZfqE8r4

“We have no doubt Destiny is not only a great action game but also the next great entertainment property,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.  “That means we’re putting all our creative support, and all our expertise in creating blockbuster franchises, into a colossal Destiny Beta that we believe will set a new bar for the next generation of games.  Fans have a lot to look forward to in 2014.”

“Destiny is the most ambitious game we have ever made, and it’s our chance to transform the way you experience a new Bungie universe,” said Harold Ryan, Bungie president.  “From day one Destiny has been an incredibly bold vision that Activision shares with Bungie.  Destiny is a massive universe that is populated by the players, and for that reason we need fans to get their hands on the game, fans all around the world.  We can’t wait!”

DestinyBeta Redemption Codes are only available while supplies last.  To see a list of participating global retailers, fans can visit http://www.destinythegame.com/wheretobuy.  Upon pre-ordering the game at a participating retailer, fans canvisit http://bungie.net/beta and follow the instructions on the page to secure their spot in the Beta.  The required 9-digit entry code will be printed on their receipt, on a flyer distributed at time of purchase or sent via email through their respective retail rewards program.  Fans that pre-ordered before October 1st 2013 and qualify for this offer are automatically entered into the Beta and will receive their entry code from their retailer via email.  All questions or concerns related to the Beta code should be brought to the attention of the retailer.

More Rocksmith 2014 Edition Tracks Announced

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – October 1st, 2013 – Today, Ubisoft® revealed more tracks to be included in all versions of Rocksmith 2014 Edition™.

The new tracks announced are:
•       Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
•       Deftones – My Own Summer
•       Green Day – X-Kid
•       Queen – We Are The Champions
•       Ratt – Round and Round
•       Rush – The Spirit Of Radio
•       Tak Matsumoto – GO FURTHER
•       Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Mary Jane’s Last Dance

In addition to the new tracks, a new Expert Opinions trailer has been released.  See what experts have to say about learning guitar with Rocksmith 2014 Edition in this new video with Jerry Cantrell (lead vocalist and guitarist for Alice In Chains), Brendon Small (creator of Metalocalypse and Dethklok), Marty Schwartz (the number one online guitar teacher) and more.

Rocksmith 2014 Edition™ allows players to plug any real guitar or bass directly into their Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Sony PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, PC or Mac® to begin their musical journey. Rocksmith 2014 Edition will launch on October 22, 2013.

Rocksmith 2014 Edition’s tracklist as of today:
•       Aerosmith – Walk This Way
•       Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy
•       Alice In Chains – Stone
•       Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
•       Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country
•       Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
•       B’z – ultra soul
•       Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
•       Deftones – My Own Summer
•       EarlyRise – Wasteland
•       Gold Motel – Brand New Kind Of Blue
•       Green Day – X-Kid
•       Iron Maiden – The Trooper
•       Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
•       Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
•       La Sera – Love That’s Gone
•       Magic Wands – Black Magic
•       Mastodon – Blood and Thunder
•       Minus The Bear – Cold Company
•       Muse – Knights Of Cydonia
•       Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
•       Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
•       Pantera – Cemetary Gates
•       Paramore – Now
•       Paws – Sore Tummy
•       Queen – We Are The Champions
•       R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
•       Radiohead – Paranoid Android
•       Ratt – Round And Round
•       Red Fang – Wires
•       Rise Against – Savior
•       Rush – The Spirit Of Radio
•       Screaming Females – Rotten Apple
•       Slayer – War Ensemble
•       Splashh – All I Wanna Do
•       Tak Matsumoto – GO FURTHER
•       The Dear Hunter – Stuck On A Wire Out On A Fence – Orange
•       The Kinks – You Really Got Me
•       The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
•       The Shins – For A Fool
•       The Smashing Pumpkins – The Chimera
•       The Who – My Generation
•       Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Mary Jane’s Last Dance
•       Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
•       White Zombie – Thunder Kiss ’65

More tracks will be announced in the coming weeks.

For the latest information on Rocksmith 2014 Edition™, please visit: http://www.Rocksmith.com

Frictional Games Teases SOMA Game

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Frictional Games has launched the official teaser/viral website for what appears to be their next game. If correct, it is called SOMA and will feature a Lovecraft meets Sci-fi theme a la Event Horizon. That last part is a bit of conjecture, but it tracks. Over at their site, you can see what appears to be a creepy video as well.

http://somasystems.org/?#2656

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