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GoD Factory: Wingmen Open for Public Preview and New Trailer

2013/09/18
Jerry Paxton
News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

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September 18, 2013 – Teamwork, tactical precision, and the intensity of twitch-based combat meet the cold vacuum of space in GoD Factory: Wingmen. A four-vs-four, competitive game of space combat, GoD Factory: Wingmen is now open to the public for preview with full access to all game features.

Watch the new trailer here:

Choose from four races with unique abilities and options, and build your ship from the ground up with tens of millions of part-combinations to suit your play-style. Cockpits, weaponry, power cores, wings, color palettes and more; every ship is tailored to your specifications.

In the fast and intensely tactical multiplayer matches of GoD Factory: Wingmen, two teams battle to destroy each other’s 13km long Carrier. But, sheer firepower isn’t enough. You and your teammates must coordinate to strike at any of nine vulnerabilities; disable the radar to avoid detection, breach the hull to increase overall damage, or risk it all and go straight for the core.

Potential recruits can start playing immediately by downloading the preview from the GoD Factory: Wingmen Kickstarter campaign:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/271033429/god-factory-wingmen-0

Features:
– Fast and tactical, four-vs-four gameplay to destroy the opposing carrier ship.
– Customize your hangar of ships using over 1,000 parts from four races.
– Dozens of special abilities add even more variety to battle.
– Bring two ships to every match, or even try out a teammate’s build.
– Oculus Rift and joystick support.

Website:
http://www.godfactorygame.com

Scosche Announces Ltd Ed Digital Camo Headphones

2013/09/18
Jerry Paxton
News, Tech News

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OXNARD, Calif. – September 18, 2013 – Scosche Industries, an award-winning innovator of consumer technology, gets stylish by offerings its popular RH656M on-ear headphones in limited-edition digital camouflage exclusive to www.scosche.com.  Coupling Scosche’s award winning audio with a fresh new look, these headphones offer users a beautifully balanced listening experience and a unique aesthetic.

“The camo-inspired headphones are a fun, new take on our popular RH656M model,” says Kas Alves, Executive Vice President of Scosche Industries.  “However, you’ll still experience the same Scosche signature sonic profile.”

The RH656M-Camo reference grade headphones are equalized to create crisp highs, tight mids, and powerful bass for a live energetic sound. 40mm drivers reside in comfortable, acoustically tuned and vented enclosures.  The machined aluminum chassis is lightweight yet durable and provides a solid foundation for the premium audio components.

An angled 3.5mm connector provides optimal strain relief and an extremely low contact resistance for impeccable signal transfer.  The RH656M-Camo utilizes tapLINE III remote and mic allowing users to play/pause, skip tracks, adjust volume, activate voice control and enjoy hands-free calling.

Now, you can listen even longer with the RH656M-Camo because of its choice of fine materials.  Viscoelastic memory foam softens with body heat allowing it to conform to the listener’s unique ear shape for maximum comfort.

The limited edition RH656M-Camo headphones are available exclusively for $129.99 at www.scosche.com.

Follow Scosche at twitter.com/scosche or facebook.com/scosche for the latest news on the company’s complete line of portable power solutions and all of Scosche’s award-winning products.

A Preview Look at Knott’s Scary Farm Scare School and More

2013/09/17
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Halloween, News

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Tonight, a couple of us intrepid reporters got the chance to brave Knott’s Scary Farm, well – the Death Star II phase Knott’s Scary Farm, as they put their monster talent through what is known as “scare school”. This means that the talent gets to scare management sans costumes or makeup and learn how to utilize their environments as much as possible prior to the park opening. Tonight’s scare school took place in the mazes “Trick or Treat” and “Uncle Willie’s Slaughterhouse”. We also got a chance to walk through some of the new mazes this year, such as the Houdini-themed “Black Magic”, the Western setting of “Gunslinger’s Grave”, and the Poe-esque maze of “Forevermore”. Checkout out our photos below:

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Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat looks to be shaping up really well this year. We got to walk through twice while the talent rehearsed and they all seemed to making the most out of their locations and characters.

Uncle Willie’s Slaughterhouse

Once again, Uncle Willie’s gave us the, well, “willies”. The Slaughterhouse is back and has added on several new rooms with tons of gore and grime to scare guests.

Gunslinger’s Grave

We couldn’t photograph much of this one as it is still getting finishing touches, but the Western setting seems like a no-brainer for Knott’s Berry Farm. The sets look really cool and well-detailed.

Forevermore

Again, we could only shoot a couple rooms in this one, but the set dressing is amazing and there is plenty of gore dressing the pages of Poe’s work gone awry.

Black Magic

An unexpected stop in the evening was that of the Houdini-themed Black Magic. This maze has some cool effects and gimmicks that I have not seen before in a Knott’s Scary Farm maze. Looking forward to seeing it up and running.

“The Hanging” Rehearsal

Misc Photos

We would like to thank Knott’s Berry Farm’s Leidy Arévalo and Jason Soyster for making this tour possible!

Arma Tactics Out on PC October 1

2013/09/17
Jerry Paxton
News, Windows PC News

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Prague, Czech Republic September 17th 2013- Bohemia Interactive, the award-winning independent Czech development studio, announces the release date of the turn-based close-combat strategy game Arma Tactics for PC via Steam as well as the launch of the early access beta.

Following on from the highly successful launch of Arma Tactics on mobile platforms, Bohemia Interactive is delighted to announce the PC version available via Steam.

Scheduled for release 1st October 2013 with a price of $8.99 € 6.99 £5.99, eager gamers who pre-order  now will receive a 15% discount as well as access to the beta.

Arma Tactics will receive a number of PC specific upgrades/improvements including: Amazingly visually enhanced (high-detailed textures, post effects, high-detailed light maps, enhanced shaders and shadows). Controls optimized for PC (mouse+keyboard) and full support for gamepad. Please note not all enhanced features will be included in the initial beta.

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where the player takes control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to the player to decide how he will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives. Whether using stealth or a more direct approach, players will need to use their strategic thinking and use both basic and advanced weaponry while facing many different opponents – ranging from unorganized local militia to smart and skilled mercenaries.

With highly re-playable missions, weapons to unlock and whole campaigns to be regularly added, Arma Tactics offers many hours of intense ever-changing action.

  • Explore highly detailed battlefield environments that come to life with sophisticated particle systems and post-process effects

  • See your men come to life with realistic animations captured by a powerful motion-capture solution

  • Lead them through a thrilling single player campaign or improve your skills in generated missions

  • Gather experience points to level up your characters, upgrade weapons and unlock special equipment

  • Choose your difficulty – we make sure the game is fun to play for both casual players and hardcore gamers

  • Take part in challenging special game modes

  • Additional campaign coming October 2013

Available for PC via Steam from 1st October 2013 Price $8.99 €6.99 £5.99

http://store.steampowered.com/app/224860/

Pre-order now for 15% discount and beta access!

 Minimum Specifications:

       OS: Microsoft Windows® XP SP2 or newer

       Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or dual core AMD XP or better

       Memory: 1 GB RAM

       Graphics: DirectX 9.0c Compatible (with shader model 2)

       DirectX: Version 9.0c

       Hard Drive: 500 MB available space

       Sound Card: DirectX9 compatible sound card

For screenshots, videos and more information be sure to check out the official website http://www.bistudio.com/english/games/arma-tactics

First Screenshot of NBA LIVE 14

2013/09/16
Jerry Paxton
News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Xbox One News

EA Sports has sent out the first screenshot from their upcoming NBA LIVE 14, which is due out on November 19th, 2013.

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Red 5 Studios Lays Off and Restructures

2013/09/16
Jerry Paxton
Industry News, News

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Laguna Hills, Calif. – September 16, 2013 – Red 5 Studios™ announced today that the studio is being reorganized prior to the launch of Firefall.

“As Firefall matures, we must transition our priorities and our development strategy to focus on streamlined operations and live product support,” said Mark Kern, CEO and founder of Red 5 Studios.

As part of the reorganization, Red 5 Studios confirms that it has released about 10 percent of its staff, the majority from Red 5’s video internet entertainment channel, Stage 5 TV. Development of Firefall is unaffected by the reorganization and Open Beta Stage 2 is well underway with a major patch scheduled for later this month.

About Firefall
Firefall, a sci-fi shooter based in an open sandbox, multiplayer world, features hi-tech gunplay and abilities in an all-out war simulation between players and a huge invading NPC army known only as The Chosen. Created by a AAA team lead by the former Team Lead of World of Warcraft, Mark Kern, and original Tribes 1 & 2 Lead Designer, Scott Youngblood, Firefall promises a never before seen original genre blending the best of true shooter gameplay with rich MMO world elements.

About Red 5 Studios
Red 5 Studios is an online entertainment company located in California, driven by their motto to “Change Everything, Create Fun.” Red 5 Studios drives a perpetual revolution to create fresh new gaming experiences and innovations that change the way we play and experience games. “We change everything, challenging old conventions and disrupting our own industry. We do this, because we seek nothing less than total gamer satisfaction, entertainment and fun.” Visit www.red5studios.com for more information.

Firefall, Red 5 Studios and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red 5 Studios, Inc.

New Videos Show Off Flight Sim EDGE Technology

2013/09/16
Jerry Paxton
News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

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*UPDATE: So, I might have been a bit overzealous in my posting of this. To clarify, it looks as though this tech might not actually come to DCS: World in the future. This terrain tech was actually created specifically for a client and it is up to this client if they want to have it added into the game engine. Just FYI, all, we can still dream for now! 🙂

Original Post:

I am a huge flightsim aficionado and we just saw these new videos over at SimHQ today. Basically, they show off what DCS, the folks behind DCS: A-10C Warthog and DCS: World, are doing to their environmental graphics capabilities. I am a bit unsure of the specifics, but this new “EDGE” technology looks to be a huge improvement in the simulation world. It appears as though these videos are showing off the technology in their military and commercial simulator environments – however, it would not be surprising in any way that these improvements don’t get added into their consumer simulations as well.

Checkout the videos below and prepare to be blown away!

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Deadly Premonition and Killer is Dead Hit Xbox 360 Games on Demand

2013/09/16
Jerry Paxton
News, Xbox 360 News

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Torrance, Calif., (September 16, 2013) – Get your spook on early! XSEED Games, the independent-minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., announced that the suspense horror title DEADLY PREMONITION and stylish action title KILLER IS DEAD are now both available for digital download at a suggested retail price of $19.99 and $49.99, respectively, for the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft through the Games on Demand service of the Xbox Games Store. Previously released in 2010, DEADLY PREMONITION quickly became a cult hit striking a chord with fans of open world, non-linear play, and quirky narratives. KILLER IS DEAD, the latest title from KADOKAWA GAMES and game creator Goichi Suda (aka SUDA51) and his GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE studio, brings a surreal and ultra-violent tale to life with stylish cel-shaded visuals as players take on the role of executioner, Mondo Zappa.

In DEADLY PREMONITION players investigate the murder of Anna Graham as FBI special agent Francis York Morgan (York) in Greenvale, a town set “somewhere” in America. The investigations reveal the murder of Anna Graham is not a singular incident and that mysterious red seeds may be the link between Anna’s murders and others. York and his “friend” Zach encounter surreal situations and discoveries throughout their horrific exploration and must survive in a place where supernatural creatures and a folklore killer seek to end the investigation permanently. DEADLY PREMONITION offers over 20 hours of gameplay with York encountering his foes in an open world environment with a combination of a third person shooter and driving action blended into an adventure filled with plenty of side quests.

KILLER IS DEAD is an episodic cyberpunk thriller presented with striking art direction reminiscent of a moving comic book. Set in a futuristic world where biomechanical augmentations increase the power of criminals and executioners alike, players control Mondo Zappa, a professional ‘Executioner’ who wields a sword in his right hand while brandishing interchangeable weapons in his left artificial arm. Mondo encounters all manner of violent adversaries in KILLER IS DEAD throughout his global trek to fulfill contracts for ridding the world of its most nefarious criminals.

DEADLY PREMONITION was developed by ACCESS GAMES and MarvelousAQL of Japan, and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. KILLER IS DEAD was developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE and KADOKAWA GAMES of Japan, and is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.

About Marvelous USA:
Marvelous USA, Inc. is the US-based publishing operation of MarvelousAQL Inc., overseeing its two North American divisions. XSEED Games, its brand and division for unique and innovative console, PC and handheld games, has been in operation since 2004. Marvelous Online, the company’s brand dedicated to mobile and online social games, is an expansion of XSEED’s mobile team thanks to acquisitions by Marvelous USA. Marvelous USA is a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based MarvelousAQL Inc., a publicly-traded company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. More information on Marvelous USA can be found at www.marvelous-usa.com, and XSEED Games can be found at http://www.xseedgames.com.