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Researchers at Intel are reportedly working on a 48-core processor for smartphones and tablets.
However, according to Computer World, it could be as much as five to ten years before these devices are seen in the market.
“I think the desire to move to more natural interfaces to make the interaction much more human-like is really going to drive the computational requirements," Intel’s CTO, Justin Rattner, told Computer World.
"Having large numbers of cores to generate very high performance levels is the most energy efficient way to deliver those performance levels.”
The chip vendor usually works on five to ten years plans, indicating that these chips are a very recent idea and perhaps are reflective of Intel’s state of readiness for the eruption of interest in the tablet category. http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...ile-cpu/029510
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Namco Bandai's The Idolmaster: Shiny Festa for PSP topped the Japanese software chart during the week ended October 28. The game came in ahead of fellow new releases Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition, Zone of the Enders HD Edition, AKB48+Me and the PS3 version of Borderlands 2.Borderlands 2 on Xbox 360 charted at No.10, Forza Horizon at No.12, and Street Fighter X Tekken for Vita at No,20. On the hardware front 3DS once again outsold all other platforms combined, according to Media Create sales date republished on NeoGAF. Software sales October 21-28 (lifetime total)
The Idolmaster: Shiny Festa - Honey Sound / Funky Note / Groovy Tune (PSP, Bandai Namco) - 119,132 / New
Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition (PS3, From Software) - 67,002 / New
Zone of the Enders HD Edition (PS3, Konami) - 44,751 / New
EA, during an earnings call yesterday, fully acknowledged the disappointing performance of Medal of Honor: Warfighter. While exact sales were not mentioned, the title did not hit targets and reviews of the game were simply not good. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks the bad reception could mark the end of Medal of Honor as a brand and severely hinder EA's ongoing quest to dethrone rival Activision from the top spot in the shooter market.
"The last iteration of Medal of Honor received an average Metacritic score of 75 in 2010 (after its predecessor received an average score of 73 in 2007), and EA management committed to improving quality with this year's release. Instead, with an average score of only 50, the game is likely to fall short of revenue expectations by $100 million or more. Perhaps more importantly, the poor performance of Medal of Honor makes it highly unlikely that EA can deliver significant digital revenues from DLC subscriptions next year, and sets the company up for a disappointing comparison to the $204 million in digital revenues it expects from Battlefield this year," he noted.
Pachter continued, remarking on NBA Live as well, which unlike Medal of Honor, he thinks can rebound: "The cancellation of NBA Live means that EA has had a team (likely several different teams) working on the game for the last three years without any revenue contribution to show for their efforts. We think management did an extremely poor job of explaining these missteps, and understand why many investors remain skeptical. In our view, it is imperative that EA management acknowledge that they understand the underlying causes for the execution missteps, and commit to shareholders that these causes will be addressed, and that there will be a turnaround in game quality. It may be too late for the Medal of Honor brand, as a score as low as this one received may be fatal. We are more optimistic that the NBA brand will remain intact, and are confident that a quality game will come out next year."
While Battlefield has been a top performer, Medal of Honor hasn't held up its end, and that means EA will have a long way to go before it can topple Activision and Call of Duty.
"These missteps should not be taken lightly. A few years ago, EA management set forth a strategy to displace Activision as king of the first-person shooter heap, and said it intended the duo of Medal of Honor and Battlefield to alternate releases and slowly take share from Activision," Pachter said.
"Warfighter's review scores may have destroyed chances for sequels in the all-important first-person shooter segment of the market...We think that low review scores will impair EA's (and the Medal of Honor brand's) reputation with those who pre-ordered the game or bought it as soon as it was released (likely some of EA's most dedicated customers), and believe EA alienated at least a small portion of these gamers."
"Given the impairment to the Medal of Honor brand, we think EA is unlikely to take Activision's mantle as the leading developer of first-person shooters for several years."
Popular crowdfunding platform now available for UK-based projects
Kickstarter, the most popular vehicle for crowdfunding games development projects, is now available in the UK.
Whereas previously UK-based developers could only pledge, but not create projects, now they can seek funding on the platform. The move has be widely welcomed by UK studios of every size, who have until now had to sit and watch as their US counterparts secure funding from the platform, or navigate complicated loopholes in an attempt to position their projects as US creations.
“Kickstarter coming to the UK presents a great opportunity for developers to generate funds and produce games that are better and more expansive than originally intended,” said Richard Wilson, CEO of trade body Tiga. “We have seen some amazing projects already with Kickstarter and it is now UK developers' turn to realise its benefits.”
A number of UK studios and individuals have already prepared projects for Kickstarter, and at the time of writing, numerous others are considering the crowdfunding vehicle for their games.
“Publisher finance and other sources of development funds are becoming scarce,” stated Simon Prytherch, CEO of Chromativity, which is considering submitting projects to Kickstarter now it welcomes UK studios. “We still have to finance game development in order to bring quality game experiences to the consumer. I think virtually every studio has either a great title in their back catalog, or one or more of their team were the driving forces behind a classic game. I think if you have these elements and you have the right dev team then it is great start for a Kickstarter project.”
Lionel Messi looks absolutely delighted to be Amazon's video game deal of the day. His game, FIFA Soccer 13, is $39.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360 today, leading off a series of limited-time Gold Box deals.
Still upcoming today are discounts on Skyrim, Sleeping Dogs, Dead Island, andTheatrhythm: Final Fantasy. No, we don't think there's any unifying theme. http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27
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Walt Disney Company paying $2bn in cash in deal that includes developer LucasArts and a new Star Wars 7 film
Disney has acquired Lucasarts parent company Lucasfilm in a deal worth $4.05 billion.
Half of the transaction will be paid in cash and through the issue of approximately 40 million shares.
The deal includes the purchase of game developer LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound.
Under the terms of the acquisition, Disney said the "present" intent was for all LucasFilm employees to remain in the current locations.
Disney also revealed it is to begin work on Star Wars Episode 7, slated for a 2015 release.
Further feature films beyond Episode 7, including 8 and 9, are also planned as Disney looks to expand the franchise in future
In reaction to the deal, a LucasArts spokeswoman has told Develop that it is "business as usual" for the Star Wars developer, and that the team is "excited about all the possibilities that Disney brings".
“Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas,” said The Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger.
“This transaction combines a world-class portfolio of content including Star Wars, one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with Disney’s unique and unparalleled creativity across multiple platforms, businesses, and markets to generate sustained growth and drive significant long-term value.”
Star Wars creator George Lucas added: “For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has been to see Star Wars passed from one generation to the next.
“It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.
"I’m confident that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and having a new home within the Disney organisation, Star Wars will certainly live on and flourish for many generations to come.
“Disney’s reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products.”
Current LucasFilm co-chairman Kathleen Kennedy is to be apopinted president of the company, and will report to Walt Disney Studios chariman Alan Horn.
Update: In a conference call, as reported by Tech Crunch, Disney CEO Robert Iger said that for its game business the company would likely "focus on social and mobile more than console", but added it would look at console "opportunistically".
Iger also suggested that it could use licensing deals to allow other companies to make Star Wars titles for console.
Given a LucasArts spokeswoman has informed us that it is business as usual for current projects at the studio, this will likely have no affect on in-development titles such as Star Wars 1313.
Medal Of Honor: Warfighter is the new UK number one, the EA-published shooter ending FIFA 13′s four-week run at the top of the all-formats software chart.The Danger Close shooter’s strong debut means FIFA slips into second place, ahead of another new entry, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon, which debuts in third. Skylanders Giants and Dishonored each slip two places, to fourth and fifth respectively.There are two more new entries in the top ten, both for 3DS. Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask debuts at number seven, one placed ahead of Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, which is also available for DS.Our Medal Of Honor: Warfighter review will be published later today.01. Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (EA)
02. FIFA 13 (EA)
03. Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
04. Skylanders Giants (Activision)
05. Dishonored (Bethesda)
06. Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
07. Professor Layton & The Miracle Mask (Nintendo)
08. Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (Mind Candy)
09. Doom 3: BFG Edition (Bethesda)
10. Resident Evil 6 (Capcom)
SternisheFan points out an article at Wired arguing that game consoles and the business model that sustained them are now "obsolete." Quoting:"Years from now, 225 million devices will almost certainly be seen as the point at which the console business peaked. Gamers are going elsewhere for their fix. The console’s time at the top of the heap is drawing to an end, and these machines won’t survive without radical change. ... Consoles used to do everything best, but those strengths are now being wiped away. Unlike PC games, which may require finicky custom settings, consoles 'just work,' fans have long pointed out. Well, so does the iPad. Consoles are cheaper than PCs? Not when you factor in the growing disparity in game prices. Consoles have all the good content? Well, if you want Nintendo- or Sony-exclusive games, you’ll need to buy their hardware. But for many gamers, Angry Birds is becoming more attractive than Mario.
Nintendo has published lists of the 20 top-selling console games in Europe, the US and Japan during the first nine months of 2012. In Europe FIFA games took the top three places ahead of Modern Warfare 3 and Super Mario 3D Land. PS3 titles occupied nine of the top 20 chart positions, compared to three Xbox 360 games. The rest were taken by Nintendo platform games.In the US Madden NFL 13 took the top two spots ahead of Borderlands 2, Just Dance 3 and Mass Effect 3. Xbox 360 titles occupied nine of the top 20 chart positions, compared to four PS3 games. The rest were taken by Wii, 3DS and DS games. In Japan DS Pokémon titles took the top two positions, followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2, Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry No Wonderland 3D and One Piece: Pirate Warriors. The top 20 included 12 titles for Nintendo's handheld systems and three for Wii. Four PS3 games and one PSP title also made the cut. No Vita games appeared in any of the top 20 lists, which you can view in full below. They were compiled using sales data from GfK, NPD and Media Create. Nintendo has also published hardware sales comparison graphs for the European, US and Japanese markets during the first nine months of 2012.
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