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Users of GAME’s smartphone app are now able to scan the front covers of games in store to access information and discounts. The new ‘Scan it!’ functionality uses a smartphone’s camera to view a game’s cover instead of scanning its barcode. It then offers a ‘personalised price’ depending on said …
Read More »It’s getting harder to ‘wow’ people with graphics, Crytek says
Graphical standards are now so high that the challenge of impressing consumers with flash visuals is bigger then ever. That’s according to Crytek’s principal rendering engineer Nicolas Schulz, who told DSOG of the PC port of Ryse: Son of Rome: I think with its advances in material quality, lighting and …
Read More »DriveClub pre-load opens in UK on Wednesday for paid version
PS4 owners in the UK will be able to begin pre-loading DriveClub onto their consoles this Wednesday. That means they’ll have two days to get the 17GB game installed onto their consoles before its official release on Friday (October 10th). Pre-loading is due to start any moment in the US …
Read More »Microsoft’s IllumiRoom evolves into RoomAlive
The appealing IllumiRoom tech demo shown off by Microsoft last year has expended into an even more technologically complicated beast. IllumiRoom sparked interest in January 2013 and used a combination of Kinect and projectors to expand a gaming environment beyond the confines of the TV screen to encompass an entire …
Read More »Games Media Profile: Future
Daniel Dawkins, group editor-in-chief for games, tells MCV about Future Publishing’s major transition and the challenge of good journalism What are your main campaigns at the moment? We’re busy with the Golden Joysticks Awards, which move to a fantastic new venue this year, Indigo at 02. We’ve already broken a …
Read More »DirectX 12 will arrive alongside Windows 10
Microsoft will ship DirectX 12 alongside Windows 10 in 2015, the computing firm has announced. The company has also revealed the latest version of its DirectX API will be supported by Unreal Engine 4.4. Developers in the Early Access program who subscribe to UE4 will also have access to the …
Read More »DirectX 12 shipping with Windows 10
API gets Unreal Engine 4 support
Read More »PlayStation Home vets want to make PS4 virtual world Neotopia
A Kickstarter for a PlayStation Home-style virtual world on PS4 is now underway. It’s called Neotopia and has a number of developers that have previously worked on Sony’s surprisingly profitable PS3 venture, which is scheduled for termination next year. Features include customisable avatars and apartments, public spaces, voice and text …
Read More »DC Thomson backs Games Media Awards 2014
Publisher DC Thomson is sponsoring this year’s Games Media Awards. The firm joins a strong line-up of organisations sponsoring the event, which celebrates and recognises those working in the games media. The GMAs are an excellent way to recognise industry talent and we’re delighted to be a sponsor,” DC Thomson …
Read More »Microsoft’s RoomAlive transforms living room into augmented reality game
Users can interact with virtual world in physical space
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