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Grand Theft Auto To Be Featured At London's Victoria and Albert Museum

By GameInformer, published 04-04-2012

The Grand Theft Auto series will be featured in the museum's 'British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age' exhibit. Every game in the series will be featured with special emphasis on how the each game innovated in the creation of living digital metropolises. Here's some ticket information if you wanted to check it out yourself. [via Rockstar]

Meet Forza 4's Alpinestars

By GameInformer, published 27-03-2012

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios have dropped the latest list of cars for its upcoming Alpinestars DLC for Forza 4. This pack of 10 new cars hits the Xbox Live Marketplace streets on Tuesday, April 3 for 560 Microsoft Points, and features a variety of cars from station wagons to race cars. The Alpinestars DLC car pack is free to those of you who have already purchased the game's Season Pass. Here are the descriptions of the cars straight from Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft: 2011 Mercedes-Benz #35 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3 – Featuring a replica livery of a race-winning Mercedes from 40 years prior, the Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3 is itself no stranger to excellent track performance. The SLS’s distinctive gullwing doors are a welcome nod to classic Mercedes style, and the car&rsqu...

Civilization V Expansion Adds Religion, Spies

By GameInformer, published 16-02-2012

  Civilization is getting back into religion, thanks to an upcoming expansion pack. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings adds the ultimate motivator back into the game, as well as espionage and a host of new content. Adam didn't think that cutting religion out affected the game's bottom line, but it's nice to see its return. Take a look at what 2K Games says the expansion will include, when it ships this late spring: • Expanded Epic Game: The core game experience has been greatly expanded with the addition of new technologies, 27 new units, 13 new buildings, and nine new Wonders. • New Civilizations and Leaders: The expansion features nine new civilizations including Carthage, the Netherlands, the Celts, and the Mayans, each with unique traits, units...

10th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards Set For GDC

By GameInformer, published 02-08-2012

The many talented individuals creating music, sound effects, and other audio elements of games will get their day in the sun on March 8th. The G.A.N.G. is celebrating its 10th anniversary during a year characterized by some remarkable steps forward in audio presentation in games. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, L.A. Noire, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Portal 2 were just some of the standout games setting new bars for quality and innovation within the field. Those same games, and many others, will be highlighted at the G.A.N.G. Awards in San Francisco on March 8th as part of the larger Game Developers Conference that will be occurring at the same time.The full list of nominees is below. Who do you think should win in each category? AUDIO OF THE YEAR?Bat...

Scientists achieve 186Gbps transfer rate across standard fiber optic line

By Thinkdigit, published 15-12-2011

Heralding a practical new way to transfer data at unprecedented speeds, scientists from Caltech and the University of Victoria have achieved a sustained data transfer rate between computers of 186Gbps, across a standard, commercially available fibre optic line. Real world applications for such speeds already exist, with many scientific projects across the world needing to share petabytes of data with other institutions. The team of researchers consisted of scientists from various fields, includ [...] Read the entire article

15 Futuristic Display Technologies That Will Change The Way You See The World

By MaximumPC, published 12-01-2011

After watching Captain Picard solving all those Victorian murder mysteries on the Enterprise’s holodeck, we have to say that staring at a basic, flat-panel monitor is sooooo 20th century. Wasn’t the future of television watching supposed to be way cooler than this by now? Yeah, it was, but don’t worry; those spiffy high-tech displays have only been delayed, not scrapped entirely. A veritable army of hard-working engineers have been laboring day and night to bring flexible phones, holograms you can feel, physical 3D interfaces, and touchscreen, well, everything to your living room, car and workplace sometime soon.  And hey, we’ve got actual pictures to prove it! Actually, about those pictures: still images just don’t do justice to a lot of these futuristic displays. We’ve p...

Total War: Shogun 2 Expansion Announced

By GameInformer, published 28-11-2011

SEGA today announced Total War: Shogun 2 is getting a standalone expansion early next year. Dubbed "Fall of the Samurai," the expansion includes 39 new units, new weapons, ten new ship types, three new agent types on the campaign map to choose from, four new historical scenarios, and brand new siege-battle mechanics. Here is the description of the expansion story: It is 1863, and the age of the Samurai is coming to a close. The masters of sword, bow and horse face a period of massive change as a new Japan is born to the bellowing of cannon and the shriek of steam engines. The modern Victorian world of Europe and America is battering at Japan’s gates, bringing revolutionary new weapons to the country; weapons which will sound the death-knell of the Samurai class. This new ...

New ACDSee Photo Editing and Management Products Deliver Best Combination of Features and Cost

By Imaging Resource, published 28-09-2011

New Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 Products Give Pro and Amateur Photographers Capabilities Normally Found By Combining Traditional Products SEATTLE & VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACD Systems International Inc. today announced two photo editing and management products which provide the richest combination of capabilities and value available. Both ACDSee Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 incorporate the companys patented technology and user-focused...(read more)

Fading Shadows - Screenshots

By Game Revolution, published 14-09-2011

Genre: PuzzleDeveloper: IvolgamusRelease Date: February 2008PEGI: 7+Format: PSPFading Shadows, the latest offering from European developer Ivolgamus, is an addictive puzzle-platformer game exclusive to the PSPTM offering an entirely unique style of action-packed puzzle gameplay, stunning graphics and visual effects, a riveting and immersive storyline, plus a competitive wireless multiplayer game mode.Fading Shadows sees the player faced with the challenge of saving Erwyn, whose death, according to the millennia-old prophecy, will allow evil master Gardal to breach the gates of the Castle of Heaven, the supreme fortress built to protect the world from the forces of darkness. Erywn's soul has been enclosed in a protective orb by his clairvoyant sister, Aira, and the orb must now be safely gu...

In Depth: Top 50 best Linux apps 2011

By TechRadar, published 09-07-2011

Top 50 best Linux apps 2011For everyone at Linux Format magazine and most of its readers, computers and Linux are a passion. Linux is perfect: its open source nature and excellent shell make it the ultimate hobbyist's operating system. Fortunately, there's a huge number of top-class applications available as well: market leading packages for professional and consumer level media creation, tools for developers, systems administrators and students - as well as great games to help you procrastinate on a Friday. Here we introduce you to the 50 best apps for Linux. We didn't just want the 50 most popular, so we asked our readers on TuxRadar for their favourites in a bid to discover some little-known gems. The response was overwhelming. You introduced us to great programs that we'd never heard o...

Review: Samsung WB700

By TechRadar, published 19-08-2011

Samsung WB700's 18x optical zoom (24mm to a lengthy 432mm in 35mm terms) Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan lens may be enough to make it attractive to many, but the W700 also has program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual (PASM) that keen photographers are always eager for. Along with the PASM options, there's also a smart auto mode, video, scene modes and the dual IS option which enables both optical and digital image stabilisers. There are also the digital effects available on the WB700. Labelled as smart filters, there are some run of the mill ones seen on previous cameras for a couple of years now, as well as some funky new ones. The filters that have been present before include the Half Tone Dot, Sketch, Fisheye, Vignette and Custom RGB. We really like the newly added Old Fil...

Amazon hires first author to publishing company

By TechRadar, published 17-08-2011

Amazon has signed its first author as it attempts to make its mark as a book publishing, as well as a book selling, powerhouse.The company has snagged the services of self-help guru Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour series, and will publish all of his future works.The first of which, The 4-Hour Chef, will arrive in hardback, audio and, of course, ebook format next spring. Ferriss says that the deal will open a lot of doors for himself and other authors. "Amazon has a one-to-one relationship with every one of their customers," he said. "You can just imagine the possibilities that opens up." "The opportunity to partner with a technology company that is embracing publishing is very different than partnering with a publisher embracing technology."MonopolisticThe move allows Amazon to cut o...

Australia to introduce R18+ for games

By GameSpot, published 22-07-2011

"In principle" agreement by censorship ministers will see R18+ for games introduced at a federal level; Federal Minister for Home Affairs wants to see adult rating before end of year. ADELAIDE--The federal government has announced Australia will introduce the long-awaited R18+ classification for video games, saying the process will only take "a couple of months." Australia's federal, state, and territory ministers met in Adelaide today at the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General meeting (SCAG) to discuss the fate of the adult rating. Despite NSW being the only state to abstain from the vote on R18+, all other eight jurisdictions agreed to its introduction once the proposed guidelines are approved by the respective cabinets. Federal Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor said tha...

'Cyber Widows' Speak Out Against the Internet, Social Networks

By MaximumPC, published 13-07-2011

Some marriages are doomed from the start. For example, did anyone think that Drew Barrymore and Tom Green would grow old and funny together? Like those two, Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman barely lasted five months before untieing the knot. Couples get divorced for many reasons, and according to some "cyber widows," technology and the Internet can drive a wedge between partners who otherwise had a happy and healthy relationship. Marianne Power of Independent Online spoke with a number of divorcees who point to the Internet for ruining their marriage. One of those divorcees include Victoria, a 38-year-old full-time mother who says she played second fiddle to her husband's notebook. "When Craig came home at night, he'd have something to eat, then he'd open up his laptop to respond to work e...

The Cars Of Driver: San Francisco

By GameInformer, published 07-07-2011

Driver: San Francisco lets Tanner jump into and inhabit the bodies of other Drivers. Given the game's huge car list, Tanner's going to be mighty busy. The game has 125 real-life cars that span the gamut of types from sports cars to muscle, and you'll need them all to cover the game's open world expanses. Driver: San Francisco is set to come out August 30. For more on the game, check out this previous developer diary. Also check out its multiplayer mode. Here's a trailer highlighting the cars in the game, and be sure to check out the full car list after the jump. (Please visit the site to view this media) Abarth 500 (2008)Abarth Fiat 695 ss Assetto Corse (1970)Alfa Romeo 159 Ti (2009)Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (2007)Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 (1965)Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010...

Victoria Day Shortbread

By TechReport, published 23-05-2011

Eight is Enough TUAW reports Square and Apple have plans for Monday AppleInsider: Apple's 'Retail 2.0' overhaul launches with interactive iPad displays Mac Rumors: Apple to update 'Apple Store' iOS app with full build-to-order Mac customization options Xi3 Chromium PC: First desktop PC to run Google Chrome OS

CosBlog #53: Bonnie MacFarlane By Claire Hummel

By GameInformer, published 05-04-2011

Bonnie MacFarlane made our list of The 30 Characters who Defined a Decade, and for good reason. Cosplayer and concept artist Claire Hummel obviously felt an affinity for the character, too, putting much effort into successfully recreating Bonnie’s western getup. Read more about the endeavor below. Who: The CharacterThe character is Bonnie MacFarlane, the straight-talkin', cow-herdin' ranch owner from Red Dead Redemption. Why: The DecisionI grew up with Westerns, so I scrambled to get Red Dead Redemption when it came out and fell immediately in love with it.  I was completely charmed by Bonnie, a witty and capable foil to Marston's outlaw with a heart of gold, so her costume seemed like a natural fit for cosplay.  We share certain physical qualities and personali...

Cars, Kicks, Kinect--Weekly Roundup 2/7

By GameInformer, published 02-07-2011

All right, finally some games. The games releasing this week are a pretty eclectic group, including a Kinect game from the mind of the Brain Age guru, a sports compilation from Nintendo, and the welcome return of quiz game you Don't Know Jack. In addition to that, Double Fine's Stacking hits the PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace. Of course, I'd be remiss not to call out the theatrical release of the Justin Bieber's 3D film Never Say Never. What a great time to be alive. GamesRetailBody and Brain Connection (Xbox 360 Kinect)Dungeons (PC)Mario Sports Mix (Wii)Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble (Wii)Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)You Don’t Know Jack (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, DS)DownloadableNintendoVirtual ConsoleS.C.A.T. (500 Wii Points)WiiWareLIT (800 Wii Points)Sp...