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by Published on September 26th, 2012 21:56- Categories:
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Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, continues its celebration of Harvest Moon's 15th anniversary in North America. With PlayStation Classic releases, pre-order bonanzas, and the release of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning on November 6th, it's never been a better time to be a Harvest Moon fan!
"We're so pleased to present many of our classic Harvest Moon titles on the PlayStation Network, Vita, and the Nintendo 3DS eShop throughout 2012. Whether you've played our full Harvest Moon library before or are a newcomer to the series, it's amazing to look back and see how Harvest Moon has evolved over the last 15 years," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "It's even more thrilling for us to see how popular the series is today - pre-orders for the Anniversary Edition of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning have been incredible!"
Fans can pre-order Harvest Moon: A New Beginning via the Natsume Online Store to receive the new coveted plushie: an adorable yak! Need a bigger plushie fix? The 15th Anniversary Edition of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning comes packed with Natsume's largest plush yet: a squishy, huggable, twelve inch cow! This prized collectable is available exclusively on the Natsume Online Store (http://natsume.com/store/index.html). Fans can watch the Natsume Facebook, Twitter, and forums for updates on this Moo-tastic package!
In addition to Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, Natsume has been releasing a number of older Harvest Moon titles on the PlayStation Network. These classics not only include Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition available now and Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition arriving October 2nd, but more titles coming in the future. All Harvest Moon PSP titles can be purchased natively through the PlayStation Vita at a reduced price! And Nintendo fans aren't being left out! Harvest Moon GBC is still on track for a 2012 release via the Nintendo 3DS eShop, with more classic Game Boy Color games planned in the future.
Players can follow all the news for all of the beloved Natsume franchises via www.natsume.com, or by scooping all of the latest Natsume updates, contests, screen shots and more at www.natsume.com/facebook andwww.twitter.com/natsume_inc. ...by Published on September 26th, 2012 13:28- Categories:
- Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi was designed for education. As any popular product is bound to, Raspberry Pi has been criticized a lot for things like lack of a box, absence of supplied charger or even WiFi. Raspberry Pi has a much more fundamental flaw, which directly conflicts with its original goal: it is a black box tightly sealed with patents and protected by corporations. It isn't even remotely an open platform."The author thinks that patents on ARM are a serious threat to the openness of the platform (among other things like the proprietary GPU blob needed to boot). But even the FSF doesn't go that far. Wired had an editorial with the foundation justifying "selling out a little to sell a lot" that has a lot of info on the choices they had to make to hit their cost target.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...-for-education ...by Published on September 26th, 2012 13:27- Categories:
- Apple iPhone
Reverse engineering company Chipworks has completed its initial microscopic analysis of Apple's new A6 SoC (found in the iPhone 5), and there are some rather interesting findings. First, there's a tri-core GPU — and then there's a custom, hand-made dual-core ARM CPU. Hand-made chips are very rare nowadays, with Chipworks reporting that it hasn't seen a non-Intel hand-made chip for 'years.' The advantage of hand-drawn chips is that they can be more efficient and capable of higher clock speeds — but they take a lot longer (and cost a lot more) to design. Perhaps this is finally the answer to what PA Semi's engineers have been doing at Apple since the company was acquired back in 2008..."Pretty picture of the chip after using an Ion Beam to remove the casing. The question I have is how it's less expensive (in the long run) to lay a chip out by hand once instead of improving your VLSI layout software forever. NP classification notwithstanding.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...id-out-by-hand ...by Published on September 26th, 2012 13:19- Categories:
- Xbox 360 News
Xbox Live frontman Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson) took to his blog on Tuesday to announce that Dish and Verizon FiOS customers can now download the Fox Broadcast app for Xbox 360 to stream next-day Fox programming. In order to use this free app, you'll need a paid Xbox Live Gold subscription. In addition to keeping you up to date with recent episodes of Fringe and Family Guy, this new app also includes access to legacy series such as House and 24. Like most things Xbox, the Fox Broadcasting app features Kinect integration, because everything is "better with Kinect," right?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/25/f...ers-with-dish/
...by Published on September 26th, 2012 13:16- Categories:
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Sky+ in the UK has bundled several updates to deliver all at once, including expected ones like zeebox integration into its iPad app and an expanded Catch Up TV lineup, plus a new 2TB Sky+ HD DVR. Viewers will notice the new 7-day Catch Up TV section in their video on-demand section stocked with shows from Sky, ITV Player and Demand 5, with BBC iPlayer arriving this fall and 4oD next year. The Sky+ iPad app has been updated to v4.1 with a notification for possible recording conflicts plus expanded content info and social tie-ins powered by zeebox. Now, you can not only change channels from the tablet, but also find out more about what's playing. Finally, the new expanded size DVR outpaces the stock configuration available from competitor Virgin Media, and we're told it is priced the same as the previous 1TB offering. Check after the break for a press release with all the details, the gallery for screenshots and a look at the DVR or hit iTunes to grab the updated app right now.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/s...ds-zeebox-ext/ ...by Published on September 26th, 2012 13:15- Categories:
- Android News
Google Play crossed a rather significant milestone this morning: something to the tune of 25 billion app downloads. While the accomplishment is weighty enough on its own -- especially given that the store also offers books, music and movies, which aren't included in this tally -- Google is celebrating in symbolic style with a number of apps and games for sale at just $0.25 over the next five days. Among the mix of discounted titles, you'll find publishers such as Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Rovio, Runtastic and Full Fat. Not to stop there, shoppers will also discover a curated collection of 25 must-own movies, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and 25 top-selling magazines.
With today's announcement, it was revealed that 675,000 apps and games now live in Google Play -- a healthy increase when compared to 600,000 titles and 20 billion installs just three months ago. As you might expect, Apple still claims the largest selection with 700,000 titles in its App Store, although with such a thin separation between the two, we may see Google Play eclipse its rival in short order.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/g...app-downloads/
...by Published on September 25th, 2012 23:27- Categories:
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This Thursday, 27th September, sees Samsung stage a four-day gaming extravaganza at the UK’s premier consumer video game event, the Eurogamer Expo, in Earl’s Court, London.
The Samsung stand will host the national final of the World Cyber Games (WCG) FIFA 12 competition, where gamers will battle it out to be crowned the UK champion to win their place at the December finals in China. And to get the games under way, TV presenter Pollyanna Woodward is making an appearance on the Samsung stand from 11am.
Known for her prowess in the technology arena, Pollyanna will turn her skills to the digital sporting stage by launching the final wave of UK WCG qualifiers for FIFA 12. The qualifiers will take place across the Expo (27th-30th September), are free to enter and open to anyone who believes they have the gaming talent to represent the UK. Pollyanna will also be on hand for pictures and to sign autographs.
In addition to hosting the final WCG qualifications, the Samsung stand will offer -
· A showcase of the best Samsung products designed to enhance the overall experience forgamers, from notebooks to tablets to TVs and smartphones, ideal for home or on the move
· EA Games’ Need for Speed official Aston Martin car will be on the stand for fans to have their picture taken by
· Daily an artist will be drawing pictures of the cars from Need for Speed – all the artwork created can be won
· There will be a competition to win a Galaxy Note 10.1 – budding artists need to just draw a picture on the Galaxy Note, on the stand, and the best picture wins!
· Ultimate gaming experience room – gamers must check out this special booth to have a demonstration of the best gaming kit on offer
· FIFA 12 World Cyber Games qualifiers will be held daily on the stand on 27th, 28th and 29th for gamers to win their place in the final on 30th – its free to enter, gamers just need to register on the stand, on the day to take part
· Galaxy Note II – Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy Note 2, the latest product from Samsung, currently not on sale yet in the UK.
WCG is a leading international e-sports festival sponsored globally by Samsung for the 12th successive year. This year over 300,000 players have competed worldwide to represent their nation in the finals. An expected 450 players from 40 countries are expected to compete across a variety of games including FIFA 12, Starcraft® 2, DOTA 2, Cross Fire® and Warcraft® III, for a combined prize of $250,000. Ten individuals will represent the UK having been crowned as the nation’s best gamers in the global WCG finals in Kunshan, China, November and December 2012.
Samsung is paving the road for gaming success with these must have gadgets for the dedicated gamer.
The Series 7 Gamer notebook is the ultimate gaming PC ensuring equipped with a dedicated gaming mode, while Samsung's mobile devices are perfect for sharpening up on your gaming skills whilst on the move. The Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note 10.1 are packed with a quad core processor to make even the most power hungry games play smoothly, and both come with large Super AMOLED screens that provide a crisp and engaging viewing experience. Finally, to take gaming to the max, these devices can be connected to Samsung's ES7000 and ES8000 TV for a completelyimmersive true-to-life 3D gaming experience. ...by Published on September 25th, 2012 23:10- Categories:
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Rising Media and WebMediaBrands, producers of the Smartphone and Tablet Games Summit (STGS), today announced details of this year’s opening keynote presentation.
The Smartphone and Tablet Games Summit London will be held on 15th November at 200 Aldersgate, St Pauls, London, EC1A 4HD.www.mediabistro.com/smartphonegamessummitlondon/
Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit -London, is a one - day conference, focusing on the emerging smartphone and tablet games industry. The conference features an intensive programme of presentations and panel discussions from leading experts in game design and monetisation strategies.
The Smartphone and Tablet Games Summit opens with a keynote presentation by Terry Angelos, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at TrialPay. Drawing on his wealth of experience in developing monetisation strategies for leading ecommerce companies Terry will outline how incorporating brands inside mobile apps will be the next evolution of mobile monetization strategy. He will show how to execute a successful monetization strategy that enhances app engagement.
At the Smartphone and Tablet Games Summit delegates will learn about emerging technologies that are transforming the way mobile games are produced and consumed, including the future of gaming on established and emerging smartphone and tablet platforms. Thought leaders will share industry insights and strategies on successful game design, development, distribution and monetization. Delegates will advance their knowledge and practical skills in an environment which focuses on all the key trends in this defining year for the industry. ...by Published on September 25th, 2012 22:52- Categories:
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GameCity, the world’s best-loved videogame culture festival powered by Nottingham Trent University, today announced the longlist of titles nominated for the GameCity Prize 2012. The final shortlist will be announced in the coming weeks, with the award ceremony taking place on the evening of October 24th as part of GameCity7, October 20-27th. For more details, to organise interviews or request a press ticket to the ceremony, please contact GameCity PR & Marketing Coordinator, Chris White[email protected]
Created to spark conversations about videogames outside of traditional channels and launched at GameCity6, the GameCity Prize received international recognition, with Markus ‘Notch’ Persson’s runaway success Minecraft grabbing the inaugural gong.
Now with the Prize returning, GameCity has listened to the people and added a public consultation period to help inform the voting done by the secret Academy, resulting in the following longlist of nominations;
• Bastion - Supergiant Games
• Catherine - Atlus Persona Games
• Contre Jour - Chilingo
• Dark Souls - From Software
• DayZ - Dean “Rocket” Hall
• Dear Esther - thechineseroom
• English Country Tune - Increpare Games
• Fez - Polytron
• Fifa 12 - EA Canada
• Fingle - Game Oven Studios
• Johann Sebastian Joust - Die Gute Fabrik
• Journey - thatgamecompany
• Mass Effect 3 - Bioware
• Proteus - Ed Key
• Skyrim - Bethesda Game Studios
• Spelltower - Zach Gage
• Super Mario 3D Land - Nintendo EAD
• Waking Mars - Tiger Style Games
The above list will be whittled down by the Academy to be announced in the coming weeks, and an esteemed jury of cultural commentators will debate the finalist ahead of the public announcement to be made during GameCity7, on October 24th.
GameCity Director and Prize creator Iain Simons said, “The amazing response from the mainstream media and creative communities last year proved that there was a real gap in the cultural calendar for a Prize like this. As with everything GameCity does, we try and engage as many people as possible in the conversation about videogames.
Creating the public consultation period gave fans of titles the chance to have their voice heard and this is reflected in the incredibly diverse collection of titles in our longlist.”
The jury consists of Lord David Puttnam (Chair), Dave Gibbons, Ekow Eshun, Charlie Higson, Louise Brealey, Lucy Kellaway, Samira Ahmed, Wayne Hemingway and Jo Whiley. ...by Published on September 25th, 2012 22:43- Categories:
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Games and interactive entertainment trade body, Ukie welcomes yesterday’s announcement from BAFTA of a new Best British Game category for next year’s British Academy Games Awards to celebrate the best game across all platforms created by a British development studio.
Ukie CEO, Dr Jo Twist said: ”It’s great to see BAFTA recognise the amazing talent coming out of the UK. With tax production credits due next year and computer science soon to be taught in England’s schools it is a great time to be producing British games."
Ukie Chairman and member of the BAFTA Games Committee, Andy Payne said: “The British Academy Games Awards reward creativity and craft in games and are recognised around the world. Each year the games committee ensures that the awards evolve to reflect the skills needed to make great games. Given the 'B' in BAFTA is for British, it is great that we have introduced this award which will reflect Britain's incredible talent pool right now.”
Ukie also congratulated Harvey Elliott, Managing Director and COO of Marmalade, who has been announced as the new Chairman of the BAFTA Games Committee. He replaces Ray Maguire whose term as Chairman ended in July. ...
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