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by Published on December 18th, 2012 14:20- Categories:
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Games developed for the next-generation of consoles will still target a performance of 30 frames per second, claims id Software co-founder John Carmack.
Taking to Twitter, the industry veteran said he could “pretty much guarantee” developers would target the standard, rather than aiming for anything as high as 60 fps.
ID Software games such as Rage and the Call of Duty series both hit up to 60 fps, but many titles in the current generation fall short such as the likes of Battlefield 3, which runs at 30 fps on consoles.
“Unfortunately, I can pretty much guarantee that a lot of next gen games will still target 30 fps,” said Carmack.
Targeting a typical frame rate of 30 frames per second could also mean many displays of future console games will also come in at a resolution of 720p.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...-target-30-fps ...by Published on December 18th, 2012 14:16- Categories:
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The latest gadget always makes its way to retailers’ top ten Christmas lists – and this year tablets and e-readers are fighting it out for the top position.
The launch of Windows 8 in October brought with it a host of new tablets and laptops. This, coupled with the first 7-inch tablet from Apple, and Samsung’s much sought-after Android tablets, makes for an overwhelming number of devices for consumers to choose between.
“Tablet sales go from strength to strength and we predict that they will be a must-have gadget for Christmas,” commented Johnathan Marsh, head of buying for electricals and home technology, John Lewis. “There is a plethora of models now available that offer different operating systems, price points and screen sizes, including the new 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and 7.9-inch iPad mini that are highly portable.”
E-readers should do well too. Currys and PC World include Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, along with the new Kindle Fire, in its list of top ten tech gifts.
Argos, on the other hand, has dubbed Kindle rival the Nook Glow the number one gift for Christmas, while John Lewis believes the Nook Simple Touch will be the e-reader of choice for its customers.
But it’s not all just gadgets for grown- ups. Mobile devices have also made their way onto children’s wish lists.
The LeapPad2 and VTech’s Innotab both feature in Hamleys, Argos and The Entertainer’s top ten kids’ toys for Christmas.
Logically, tablet accessories should make good add-on sales this season.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...h-lists/029835 ...by Published on December 17th, 2012 21:48- Categories:
- Apple iPhone
Apple's device breaks three-day record in burgeoning market
Apple's iPhone 5 sold a record 2 million units in its first 3 days on sale in China.
The figure is a clear demonstration of the growing importance of the Chinese market to consumer electronics companies: the iPhone 5 sold 5 million units in 3 days when it launched in 9 countries and territories in September, yet the device sold almost half of that number in China alone.
"Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a statement. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products.”
In addition to China, Apple is rolling out the iPhone 5 to a further 50 countries this month, including rapidly growing markets like Brazil and Russia.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...in-china-debut
...by Published on December 17th, 2012 21:45- Categories:
- Raspberry Pi
Along with the growing popularity of the Raspberry Pi, we’ve also seen a related uptick in MAME arcade cabinet builds. Putting this $35 computer in an arcade cabinet makes a lot of sense, but connecting it to one of the monitors found in old arcade cabinets is a bit of a pain. Luckily, [Celso] figured out how to connect a Raspi to one of these 15kHz RGB monitors, making for a much more accurate emulation of old arcade classics.
The Raspi only has two video outputs – an HDMI port and an RCA composite jack. The old arcade CRTs have an RGB input, so directly connecting a Raspi to one of these CRTs is a no-go.
The solution comes from two converters: one to convert the HDMI output to VGA, and another video downscaler that takes the 31kHz VGA signal and translates it into a 15kHz RGB signal. [Celso] settled on the GBS-8100 video converter, a rather uncommon piece of kit that can fortunately be found on a few Chinese eBay auctions.
After connecting the old arcade cabinet power supply to the Pi, hooking up an audio amp, and converting the controls to USB, [Celso] has a very accurate MAME machine.
http://hackaday.com/2012/12/17/using...-raspberry-pi/ ...by Published on December 17th, 2012 21:32- Categories:
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UK retailers sold 2,075,634 games last week, generating over £50m in revenue.
Sales have been steadily rising throughout December as Christmas approaches, and last week sales were driven bysignificant price reductions on games such as Medal of Honor, Halo, Hitman, Need for Speed and more. Unit sales rose 11 per cent week-on-week, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II remains the top seller.
It's a good figure, certainly, but Christmas has been slower than anticipated overall. And for the entire year so far, games retail is still 28.3 per cent down over 2011.
Next weekend is the last one before Christmas and is expected to be a big one for the entire retail market. MCV will bring you the market data plus news of the all-important Christmas No.1.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/over-...t-week/0108317 ...by Published on December 17th, 2012 21:27- Categories:
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops II spends a fifth consecutive week at number one in the UK all-formats software chart, matching Lego Batman 2′s run at the top earlier in the year.Hitman Absolution takes the second spot, climbing four places from number six last week as a result of a price promotion while FIFA 13 sits tight at number three for the sixth week in a row. Just Dance 4 remains static, too, keeping hold of position four while Far Cry 3 slips three places to number five – in the process knocking Assassin’s Creed III to six.Thereafter, the top ten is unchanged from last week.01. Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)...
02. Hitman Absolution (Square Enix)
03. FIFA 13 (EA Sports)
04. Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
05. Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
06. Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft)
07. Halo 4 (Microsoft)
08. Need For Speed Most Wanted (EA)
09. Lego The Lord Of The Rings (Warner Bros)
10. WWE 13 (THQ)
http://www.edge-online.com/news/call...week-in-a-row/by Published on December 17th, 2012 21:06- Categories:
- Apple iPad
A new report from DisplaySearch indicates that Apple is aiming to reach total iPad shipments of 100 million by next year.
Apple’s new iPad was initially intended to replace the iPad 2, but on-going strong sales have led to panel manufacturers downscaling new iPad panel production while maintaining production of iPad 2 panels. The report suggests Samsung, LG Display, Sharp and Innolux will ship 23 million iPad 2 XGA panels, and 47 million new iPad QXGA panels.
“Panels for iPads are known to be hard to make, not only because of the high resolution and low power consumption requirements, but also because the wide viewing angle and high colour saturation specifications require additional photomask steps in the manufacturing process,” said DisplaySearch’s David Hsieh on the company’s blog.
“In 2013, it is likely that Apple will adjust its product portfolio to meet the strong demand for the iPad mini. We believe that Apple is targeting total iPad shipments of 100 million in 2013, half accounted for by the iPad mini, and 40 million new iPad and 10 million iPad 2, as production continues at least until the middle of 2013.”
Apple came in for criticism earlier this year following the launch of the iPad mini, as many deemed its $329 price as too expensive for a 7-inch tablet PC.
However, despite such criticisms, the iPad Mini was recently voted one of the hottest consumer products of 2012 in Japan, while Apple is asking panel makers to ship over 12 million in Q4 2012 to meet such high demand.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...in-2013/029823 ...by Published on December 16th, 2012 20:45- Categories:
- Xbox News
Bill Gates was preparing to walk out on stage to deliver his much-anticipated keynote at the Tokyo Game Show on Friday 30th March 2001. The Makuhari Exhibition Hall was packed with a 4000-strong audience. Executives from all the major Japanese game publishers were there: Capcom, Square, Tecmo, Sega, Namco, the lot. Press had gathered from all over the world, and they were all there to see one thing: the Xbox.Backstage, Gates turned to Kevin Bachus, at the time Xbox director of third party relations and the man charged with getting all those Japanese executives out there in the audience to make games for Microsoft's new console. “Here, hold this,” Gates said, pulling out his wallet. “I don't like having anything in my pocket when I'm talking.”Suddenly, Bachus was holding the wallet of the richest man in the world. It felt thin, as if only a credit card and a driver's license were inside. “I was terrified to even open it,” he remembers over a decade later. “But of course that's all you need when you're a billionaire right?”Gates' star turn at the Tokyo Game Show was supposed to show the Japanese game industry that Microsoft was serious about getting into the console business. Gates, one of the most famous people in the world, one of the most respected businessmen ever, had taken the time to make sure Japan felt important.But all didn't go according to plan.Bill Gates on stage with Sega executives announcing its 11 game deal for Xbox at TGS Spring 2001....
Gates spoke eloquently about the importance of the Japanese game industry, of his reverence of Isao Okawa, the former president of Sega who had died two weeks before the show after a battle with cancer. Okawa was a "great man who accomplished many things" Gates said. The Japanese, wearing headsets pumping out frantic translations, listened intently and respectfully, as the Japanese do. But when Gates started talking about the Xbox his keynote turned from insightful industry analysis into a sales pitch.Gates announced Sega would design eleven games for the Xbox, including Panzer Dragoon, Jet Grind Radio Future, Sega GT 2 and Gun Valkyrie. He announced the Xbox controller S, a slightly smaller version of the reviled controller that would come with US and European launch units, with the buttons positioned to best accommodate styles of gameplay popular in Japan. And he announced Microsoft's Xbox Japan division, run by former Sony game development chief Toshiyuki Miyata, set up to make Japanese games for Xbox to appeal to Japanese gamers and to sign Japanese games made by Japanese publishers.Miyata previewed Xbox games with videos and demos - Azurik: Rise of Perathia, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, NFL Fever 2002 and Halo, which would all launch in Japan. Konami's Air Force Delta 2 and Tecmo's recently confirmed Dead or Alive 3 were shown to highlight the support from Japanese publishers. Gates spoke of the console's 8GB hard drive, saying, "people still underestimate the difference it will make”."In the Japanese market feedback is naturally different from the United States," Gates said. How right he was.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ailed-in-japanby Published on December 16th, 2012 20:36- Categories:
- PS3 News
Sony has announced a 'Play Days' sale which introduces discounts of up to 60 per cent on PlayStation accessories.
The sale starts on Sunday, December 16, and runs through to January 12 at participating retailers across the US, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and GameStop.Here's the full list of discounts:
Media Blu-Ray Disc Remote Control - (was $24.99, now $19.99)
Bluetooth Headset - (was $39.99, now $29.99)
HDMI Cables 6.5ft - (was $29.99, now $19.99)
Wireless Headset - (was $99.99, now $79.99)
PULSE wireless stereo headset - Elite Edition - (was $149.99, now $129.99)
DualShock 3 Wireless Controller - (was $54.99, now $39.99)
DualShock 3 Charging Station - (was $29.99, now $19.99)
PS Move Charging Station - (was $29.99, now $19.99)
PS Move Motion Controller - (was $49.99, now $29.99)
PS Move Essentials Kit - (was $69.99, now $49.99)
PS Move Navigation Controller - (was $29.99, now $19.99)
PS Move Sharp Shooter - (was $39.99, now $14.99)
New Owner's Kit - (was $69.99, now $49.99)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...n-peripherals/ ...by Published on December 16th, 2012 20:21- Categories:
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Think this year’s Xmas No.1 in games will be Call of Duty or FIFA? It is more likely to be Angry Birds or Minecraft.
Xbox Live, Steam, iOS, PSN and the rest are expecting a surge in downloads on December 25th, as gamers receive consoles, tablets, PCs and points cards as gifts.
According to research firm Kantar Worldpanel, the two weeks ending January 1st will account for almost seven per cent of all games downloaded across mobile, tablet, console and PC this year.
“Christmas Day is huge,” said Ed Rumley, the COO of EA’s mobile publishing business Chillingo. “But that’s not surprising when you consider the number of people getting Kindle Fires and iPad Minis. There is all this incredible hardware on the market now at very affordable prices.
“In fact, January is our biggest month. Because that is the period when the iTunes gift cards are getting converted into spend.”
Green Man Gaming boss Paul Sulyok added: “We anticipate the Christmas to New Year period will account for over 60 per cent of our December revenue.”
Digital music and movies also sees a surge in activity over the festive months.
“With the Christmas holidays, we do see an increase in Xbox Live activity but it’s not just games,” said Xbox Live UK product manager Pav Bhardwaj.
“Entertainment consumption on Live has increased 140 per cent year-on-year globally. With the number of apps growing, and a host of DLC due this month including Halo 4, Skyrim and Nike+, there will be something for everyone on Xbox this holiday.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/digit...s-no-1/0108222 ...
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