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Kotaku Report Details Ubisoft Montreal's 'Game Developer Limbo'
October 10, 2014
An interesting report on Kotaku today details Ubisoft's special "interproject" division, a special unit of the company where developers who are either done with projects or whose project is canceled are sent to cool their heels. The general consensus about this special division is that it is a form of game development limbo in the company where hundreds of employees end up spending their time doing nothing. Read more
RI Secretary of State Holds Lobbying Violation Hearing for Former 38 Studios Board Member
October 10, 2014
Target 12 News out of Providence, Rhode Island is reporting that the Rhode Island Secretary of State's office held its first hearing focusing on the alleged lobbying activities of former 38 Studios board member Thomas Zaccagnino on Thursday. Zaccagnino was not present at the hearing, according to the report.
Read moreReport: GameStop Begins Ramping Up Promotion for 'PowerUp Reward Credit Card'
October 10, 2014
Earlier this year GameStop introduced its own credit card - the PowerUp Reward Credit Card, allowing customers to buy various game-related items on credit and earning itself a tidy profit in the process because the card has an APR of 26.99 percent (ouch).
Read morePresident Obama Urges FCC To Ban 'Fast Lanes'
October 10, 2014
President Barack Obama said yesterday that he is still “unequivocally committed to net neutrality” and said that he would like the Federal Communications Commission to ban paid Internet fast lanes. The President made his comments about net neutrality yesterday in response to a question at an event hosted by Cross Campus in Santa Monica, CA.
Read moreXbox Live Gold Free to Xbox 360 Owners This Weekend
October 10, 2014
This weekend those who do not subscribe to Xbox Live Gold can get access it for free. Beginning today and ending on Oct. 12, Xbox Live Gold will be free for everyone, allowing players access to all of the services features.
Besides allowing you to play the multiplayer portion of all those Xbox 360 games you own, you can also download and play a variety of free-to-play games including World of Tanks, AirMech Arena, Happy Wars, and Warface.
Read morePSA: 'Minecraft PS Vita Edition' Coming to PS Store Next Week
October 10, 2014
After a lengthy wait, PS Vita owners will finally be able to play Mojang's popular world crafting game Minecraft next week. Sony announced via the PlayStation Blog that the PS Vita Edition of Minecraft will be coming to the Playstation store next week.
Minecraft PS Vita Edition will be available via the PlayStation Store on Oct. 14 for only $19.99, while the retail version will be released on Nov. 11.
Read moreDouble Fine's 'Hack 'n' Slash' Takes Top Honors at IndieCade 2014 Awards
October 10, 2014
Last night organizers of IndieCade 2014 handed out awards honoring such indie studios as Double Fine, Little Wins, and Down to the Wire. There were more than 1,000 submissions from developers, and over 30 nominations for the awards this year. IndieCade is an annual event held in Los Angeles that celebrates independent developers and the wonderful games that they make.
Hack 'n' Slash from Double Fine took the Grand Jury Award, while Loveshack's Framed won the Visual Design Award, and N++ from Metanet Software was given the Special Recognition Awards.
Read moreLinsday Lohan's Lawyers Modify Focus of 'GTA V' Lawsuit Against Take-Two
October 10, 2014
Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against Rockstar/Take-Two Interactive for her alleged depiction in Grand Theft Auto V has shifted its focus to be compatible with New York State law (the jurisdiction where the lawsuit was filed) and the amended complaint filed by Lohan's lawyers has gone from 10 to 67 pages long, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Read moreUbisoft Tries To Clarify Statements on 'Assassin's Creed Unity' Downgrade
October 10, 2014
Earlier this week Ubisoft said that producer Vincent Pontbriand was misunderstood when he said that Assassin's Creed Unity resolutions were capped at 900p on both consoles "to avoid debates and stuff."
Read moreEMA Hands Out Digi Awards to 'Breaking Bad,' Amazon, and More
October 10, 2014
Yesterday the Entertainment Merchant's Association (EMA) handed out its annual "Digi" Awards "for outstanding achievement in digital entertainment content, retailing, leadership, and innovation." The awards were handed out by EMA President and CEO Mark Fisher as part of its Digital Media Pipeline, held this week at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Read moreJournalism School Uses Grant to Teach Journalist 'Game Design'
October 9, 2014
The American University School of Communication is using a $250,000 grant from the Knight Foundation for a new program to train journalists in game design, Gamasutra reports.The grant money will be used to fund a "Journalism Leadership Transformation" pilot program with six fellowship positions: three for working journalists, and three for journalism students.
Read moreEGS Sees 40K Attendees During 2014 Event
October 9, 2014
Organizers of the Electronic Game Show (EGS) announced today that the 13th annual EGS gaming event saw record-breaking attendance of 40,000, "further establishing Mexico as a major video game market in Latin America."
"With the 40,000 attendance mark being surpassed for the first time in EGS history, this is a clear sign of the momentum of the Mexican market," said Alejandro Bertoldi, EGS Manager.
Read moreCelebrate IndieCade With This Week's Humble Weekly Bundle
October 9, 2014
This week's Humble Weekly Bundle is all about IndieCade the annual festival of independent games happening now in Los Angeles. The Humble Weekly Bundle IndieCade 2 offers the games LYNE, A Slow Year and Cube & Star: An Arbitrary Love for whatever you want to pay. Meet or exceed the average price to score Proteus and a double pack of ibb & obb for you and a friend.
Read moreIan Livingstone Hopes to Launch School That Utilizes Video Game-Based Curriculum in 2016
October 9, 2014
Eidos President for Life Ian Livingstone has applied to launch a free school in England that will deliver lessons to students using video games. Livingstone told the BBC that he wanted to start a school that uses games-based learning and get away from what he called the "relentless testing" method used and most schools in the country.
"I'm passionate about children who have been born into the internet," he told the BBC. "I think they learn in a different way."
Read moreShout box
quiknkold: was it StreamEez, or the StreamEez feature in Hauppauge Capture? cause I know Capture has alot more support from the devs.10/19/2014 - 3:54pm
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Andrew Eisen: I actually tried StreamEez last week. Flat out didn't work.10/19/2014 - 3:53pm
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quiknkold: I use the Hauppauge Capture software's StreamEez. Arcsoft showbiz for recording. I just streamed a few hours of Persona 4 Golden with zero problem using the program. Xsplit is finniky when it comes to Hauppauge10/19/2014 - 3:40pm
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Andrew Eisen: Trying to capture console games and broadcast with Open Broadcaster System because I've had technical difficulties using XSplit 3 weeks in a row.10/19/2014 - 3:37pm
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quiknkold: and what are you trying to capture?10/19/2014 - 3:31pm
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quiknkold: same one I have. ok. what program are you using?10/19/2014 - 3:31pm
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Andrew Eisen: Haupaugge HD PVR 210/19/2014 - 3:28pm
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quiknkold: What Capture Card are you using, Andrew10/19/2014 - 3:26pm
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quiknkold: I know Biddle isnt Kotaku. he's just a employee. Its up to Kotaku if they want to punish him for being a public representative of Kotaku...well...I wouldnt be against it.10/19/2014 - 3:26pm
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Andrew Eisen: Lovely, my capture card is not (yet) compatible with the broadcaster I want to use. Let's hope my workaround works!10/19/2014 - 3:19pm
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Andrew Eisen: If you find Biddle's statement off-putting, then you're certainly directing your distaste at the correct entity.10/19/2014 - 3:18pm
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quiknkold: as somebody who once had his skull fractured behind a grocery store as a kid because I was a nerd. Sam Biddle can eff himself with barbwire10/19/2014 - 2:59pm
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Matthew Wilson: I dont agree with it, but that doesnt mean its not true sadly.10/19/2014 - 2:36pm
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Andrew Eisen: Which I find to be (in most cases) extraordinarily petty.10/19/2014 - 2:34pm
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Matthew Wilson: I get the joke andrew. In the social media age, if you say somthing stupid people will take it out on the company you work for.10/19/2014 - 2:30pm
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Papa Midnight: It's Gawker. I'm not sure his comments can really do much to lower whatever modicum of perceived crediiblity that network of sites may have.10/19/2014 - 2:27pm
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Andrew Eisen: Nintendo is better than Sony, Microsoft and sliced bread. Andrew Eisen is an exceedingly handsome man. Sugarboog is best Pony. These are now the official stances of the ECA!10/19/2014 - 2:24pm
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Matthew Wilson: The sad fact is when you work for a company, you represent it like it or not.10/19/2014 - 2:21pm
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hellfire7885: Looks like a lot of people are refusing the apology.10/19/2014 - 2:19pm
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Andrew Eisen: The rest, including a joke about how his wife left him over this, can be found on his feed with minimal scrolling. https://twitter.com/samfbiddle10/19/2014 - 2:16pm
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