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New details about next ‘Mass Effect’ game emerge, will use same engine as ‘Battlefield 3’
Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson announced on Friday that a “completely new” game in the series has begun development, but details beyond that were extremely thin. Now, Yanick Roy, studio director for BioWare Montreal, has revealed that the lead duties for the series have been passed from BioWare Edmonton to the team in Montreal, and that Hudson will remain on board as the executive producer. Additionally, Roy stated that the new Mass Effect game will utilize the Frostbite game engine — the same one found in Battlefield 3 — while also borrowing some technology that is currently being used by the Dragon Age III development team.
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“Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 easily hits some of those expectations. At times it’s genius, as with the multiplayer’s redesigned class system. But at others, it doesn’t feel like it’s trying very hard.
Occasionally, it’s a complete mess.”
(via thisistheverge)
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Google Nexus 7 with mobile data review
Or, why I’m never buying a Wi-Fi tablet again
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Living with the Xbox 360: how Microsoft’s trojan horse took over your living room
A seven-year-old gaming console has evolved into a top contender for the web TV crown
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For 300,000 signatures Crytek will release TimeSplitters HD collection
Ah, good old Timesplitters. If you remember the game you probably have some good memories. If you don’t remember it you are really missing out and I feel a little bad for you. Of course you could always go pick up a used copy somewhere to refresh your memory.
Well anyway, as you may know, Free Radical fell apart in 2009. Crytek swooped in and bought them out and basically left Timesplitters to die. They feel like there isn’t enough of a demand in a game like that in today’s market. The CEO however stated that he would be happy to push forward with a HD remake if this petition got 300,000 signatures. Sales on that would of course show them whether or not they should move forward with Timesplitters 4.
If you’d like to see this happen then go sign the petition! If you want to help even more, head over to Reddit and upvote the thread about this.
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It’s Nexus day!
Google’s newest Nexus devices went on sale in the US today. Hopefully the high specs and low price push other smartphone manufacturers into dropping prices further.
No word on when they will be released here in New Zealand so I’m still sitting on my already outdated Xperia Arc S. (Sony decided not to offer any further Android updates to the phone - it’s only last years model!)
(via 8bitfuture)
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Dutch highways to get glow in the dark lighting.
As part of a plan to create ‘smart highways’ in Southern Holland, snowflakes will be painted onto roads using thermochromatic pigments, which only become visible at freezing temperatures. Other plans include road markings painted on using photoluminescent powders, which would charge in the day and glow for up to 10 hours during the night.
A further plan is to use motion activated lighting to reduce electricity costs. Instead of leaving road lights on all night long, they would only light up ahead of a moving vehicle. Beyond these plans it is hoped to build an electric car lane that would charge vehicles using induction, while the car is in motion.
The new paints will be implemented next year, with the other ideas scheduled before 2015.
(via 8bitfuture)
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Will Nokia’s latest Windows Phone 8 entry capture the hearts of the masses?
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Google Glass gets some competition from the Vizux M100 smart glasses
Get in the door for $999
