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20
Apr
09

Stephen Hawking hospitalized | hospitalizado

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According to MSNBC and CNN, Stephen Hawking, famous mathematician and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University (a position once held by physicist Isaac Newton), has been taken to Addenbrookes Hospital, located north of London. Currently, he is in a very ill condition and has been battling a chest infection.

De acuerdo a MSNBC y CNN, Stephen Hawkings, famoso matemático y catedrático Lucasiano de matemáticas en la Universidad de Cambridge (una posición que una vez lo tuvo el físico Isaac Newton), ha sido llevado al Hospital Addenbrookes, localizado al norte de Londres. Actualmente, él se encuentra en muy mal estado y ha estado luchando contra una infección de pecho.

Source/Fuente: Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30308676/], Scientist Stephen Hawking ‘very ill’ [http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/index.html].

20
Apr
09

Batman: Arkham Asylum – Collector’s Edition

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From/De: Eidos / BHPR via GamesPress

Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition Announced

Monday 20th April/… When Batman: Arkham Asylum reaches shops this summer, the DARK KNIGHT will be taking a fully loaded arsenal along with him for the ride. At his disposal is a complete suite of gadgets and accessories that includes everything from a sonar resonator and a Batclaw to an explosive gel aerosol. Batman will need to make use of it all to take down the insane criminals that prowl Arkham Island.

The collector’s edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum, published by Eidos, features a full array of iconic collector’s items, including:

• 14″ Batarang with stand
o Matches the Batarang’s in-game design
• Arkham Doctor’s Journal
o 48 pages of notes on Arkham’s inmates
• 2 Sleeve Digi-pack, including:
o Game disc
o Behind-the-scenes DVD
• Code for downloadable Challenge Map
o Exclusive “Crime Alley” map, available immediately
• Full-color Manual

For Batman fans who want to keep up with all the latest news and development on the game, the official Facebook.com and MySpace.com pages are now live – offering fans a central hub to network and learn about one of the hottest upcoming games of Summer 2009. True Batman fans can now keep up with all the latest developments, and prepare to get their hands on the Bat’s famous gadgets this summer.

The accompanying images show off the stunningly packaged collector’s edition, including all items listed above. Please feel free to post news of the upcoming collector’s edition as well as the new Facebook and MySpace pages.

Based on the core Batman license, in Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dark Knight takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY –ARKHAM ASYLUM! Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham City’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum.

19
Apr
09

JACON 2009: More panels | Más paneles

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JACON is and has been one of Central Florida’s anime conventions for many years. Too bad this one will be its last one, unless the JACON people are planing something else like a change name for the event in the upcoming years. It’s just a speculation of mine of course, but it will be awesome if this event continues. It’s the only one in Central Florida where you could game for as long as you want or watch anime at anytime (the game room and the anime rooms will be open 24/7!!!). At Twitter, JACON informed its fans it has updated its list of panels recently. These are some of the panels you’ll see at JACON: Careers in Game Design, What The…?!?!, Breaking into Comics for print or web, Japanese Dramas and Television, The Angry Gamer Panel: JACON Edition, Pokémon Platinum Party, Amigurumi Plush for Beginners. For more info: JACON – Panels [http://jacon.org/events/panels.html].

JACON es y ha sido una de las convenciones anime de la Florida Central por varios años. Lástima que este será el último, a menos que la gente de JACON esté planeando algo más para los próximos años como un cambio de nombre para el evento. Es sólo mi especulación claro, pero sería maravilloso que el evento continúe. Es el único en el Centro de la Florida donde pueden jugar todo el tiempo que quieran o ver anime a cualquier hora (¡¡¡el salón de juegos y los de anime estarán abiertos 24/7!!!) En Twitter, JACON informó a sus fanáticos que actualizó recientemente su lista de paneles. Estos son algunos de los paneles que verán en JACON: Careers in Game Design, What The…?!?!, Breaking into Comics for print or web, Japanese Dramas and Television, The Angry Gamer Panel: JACON Edition, Pokémon Platinum Party, Amigurumi Plush for Beginners. Para más información: JACON – Panels [http://jacon.org/events/panels.html].

18
Apr
09

Ghostbusters: Dev Diary | Agenda de desarrollo

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From/De: Atari UK
Ghostbusters MP Dev Diary

It’s Crazy Enough that it Just Might Work…

When I first heard about doing the Multiplayer for the new Ghostbusters game, I was excited but very cautious as well. Movie licensed games are not something that Threewave, being a group of mostly hardcore shooter fans, usually get excited about. We were proven wrong.

If you don’t know, Threewave Software has made great shooter content for a long time. Threewave developed the original Threewave Capture the Flag (“CTF”) mod for Quake, and followed it up with work on top brands as Quake III, Doom 3, Jedi Academy, Soldier of Fortune, Turok, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Army of Two.

When we were about the Ghostbusters franchise, our ears perked up. Ghostbusters certainly wasn’t our typical first-or-third person shooter fare; we were up for a change after finishing up a particularly difficult project.

We went to Dallas to check out Terminal Reality’s demo of Ghostbusters and were amazed; the physics system, ghost AI and proton stream tech totally captured the feeling of the movies. But how on earth would we make it work in Multiplayer where technical limitations (on number of physics objects, enemies and bandwidth restrictions) can be very strict? TRI had very simple Multiplayer technology at the time with a competitive “Ghosts vs. Ghostbusters” design that had problems. The timeframe in which to finish the project was very short as well. It was a long flight back to Vancouver.
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17
Apr
09

Street Fighter IV: Championship Mode

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From/De: Capcom PR

Capcom is bringing new options to Street Fighter IV with an eye towards serious players. Street Fighter IV’ s new Championship Mode update expands on the fighting fun by offering players the chance to compete in tournaments and to watch replays of the best tournament matches. Best of all: it comes to you at no cost! The Championship Mode update will be available for both PS3 and Xbox 360 owners on Friday, April 24 (times TBD).

Championship Mode offers you the chance to compete in 5 different grades of tournaments, creating the right challenge for players of every skill level. You’ ll score Grade Points (GP) for tournament wins, and as your GP total grows, you’ ll become eligible to enter into more exclusive tournaments. Winning tournaments will also net you Championship Points (CP). CP are like “ prize money” up for grabs in the tournament. The higher the GP skill of the players in a particular tournament, the bigger the CP prize!

Replay Mode allows you to select and watch the best Championship Mode tournament matches.

  • On the PlayStation Network, you can rate matches while you watch according to characteristics such as “ awesome” or “ funny.” Replays are then ranked based on these vote ratings.
  • On Xbox Live, instead of rating the matches, you can choose to download and save your favorite replays to study the players’ techniques. Y ou’ ll also be able to turn on the input commands from both players to be able to review their button and joystick motions in precise detail.

For more details, check out Seth Killian’s in-depth blog posting on Capcom Unity [http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/04/16/sfivs_free_championship_mode_update_].

17
Apr
09

Ashton: Victory is ours | La victoria es de nosotros

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The unthinkable has just happened. Ashton got a million followers before CNN did. As a Florida resident myself, this occasion reminded me of previous presidential elections here. The election results were too close to call, but Ashton was able to triumph at the end of the race. CNN had regained its lead once after Ashton had caught up with the news network just a few hours ago. Even miscalculations à la Florida election-style were seen. In a few, weird occasions, Ashton had close to two million followers compared to CNN Breaking News. The amount was twice the actual one. No one really is even close to getting 2 millions followers yet. The numbers were corrected almost immediately. At 2:14am EST, Ashton reached the first million of followers. It will not take that long for CNN to get to that number of followers.

Lo impensable acaba de suceder. Ashton obtuvo un millón de seguidores antes que CNN. Como residente de la Florida, esta ocasión me recordó previas elecciones presidenciales aquí. Los resultados de la elección eran demasiados ajustados para anunciar un ganador, pero Ashton fue capaz de triunfar al final de la carrera. CNN había recuperado su delantera una vez luego que Ashton había alcanzado a la red de noticias. En unas pocas ocasiones raras, Ashton tenía  cerca de dos millones de seguidores comparado a CNN Breaking News. La cantidad era el doble de la actual. Nadie en realidad está cerca de los 2 millones de seguidores aún. Los números fueron corregidos casi immediatamente. A las 2:14am EST, Ashton llegó al primer millón de seguidores. No le tomará mucho tiempo  a CNN para que obtenga ese número de seguidores.

Update / Actualización – 2:42am :
CNN Breaking News now has more than a million followers. EA & CNN congratulates Ashton.
CNN Breaking News ahora tiene más de un millón de seguidores. EA y CNN felicitan a Ashton.

16
Apr
09

EA & CNN & Ashton Kutcher & Twitter?!?!?! – Part 5

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After last night’s Ashton video uploaded into YouTube [Update from Ashton Kutcher about Twitter challenge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma8AcfKGaEI] in which he basically accepts the Turner challenge, EA decided today to help him some more. EA stated on its Facebook note it will give away 10 games to one person who becomes Ashton’s new follower. You don’t have to be the million follower to win something now. If you leave a great message on his Twitter page, perhaps he may choose one of you. I do recommend you to do it now.  The race to the finish line is about to end. Plus, we’ll see Ashton on Larry King Live again tomorrow night. Right now (at 8:40pm EST), @cnnbkr still has a short lead with 980,142 while Ashton is at 979,004. Looks like Ashton will take the lead very soon and will get to the million in a few hours.

Luego del video de anoche de Ashton que se cargó en YouTube en el que acepta el desafio Turner, EA decidió hoy ayudarle un poco más. EA declaró en una nota en Facebook que regalraría 10 juegos a una persona que se convierta en uno de los nuevos seguidores de Ashton. No tienen que ser la persona número un millón para ganar algo ahora. Si le dejan un gran mensaje en su página Twitter, quizás él le escoja a uno de ustedes. Sí les recomiendo que lo hagan ahora. La carrera a la meta está por terminar. Además, veremos a Ashton en Larry King Live de nuevo mañana en la noche. Ahora (a las 8:40pm EST), @cnnbkr aún lleva una corta ventaja con 980,142 y Ashton tiene 979,004. Parece que Ashton tomará la delantera muy pronto y llegará al millón en unas pocas horas.

Update/Actualización:

Ashton finally has the lead. At 9:41pm, @aplusk took the lead over @cnnbrk  . Isn’t this weird that Ashton gets to take the lead when Larry King Live is live right now at CNN?
Ashton al fín tiene la delantera. A las 9:00pm, @aplusk letomó la delantera a @cnnbrk: . ¿No es raro esto que Ashton consiga la delantera cuando Larry King Live está en vivo ahora en CNN?

Update 2 / Actualización 2:

Sources/Fuentes: EA @ Twitter [http://twitter.com/EA], CNN @ Twitter [http://twitter.com/cnnbrk], Ashton Kutcher @ Twitter [http://twitter.com/aplusk].

16
Apr
09

No Activision wrongdoing | No fechoría de Activision

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The LA Superior Court gave its verdict. Activision was not guilty of any wrongdoing.  Genius Products and Numark Industries accused the well-known game publisher and developer a few days ago. According to Genius, Activision was interested in buying Scratch, but Genius said no. Activision then bought the developer of Scratch, 7 Studios. Yet before Activision’s interest in the mentioned game, its production was not on schedule which caused delays.

La Corte Superior de Los Angeles dio su veredicto. Activision no es culpable de cualquier fechoría. Genius Products y Numark Industries acusaron al conocido publicador y desarrollador de juegos hace unos pocos días. De acuerdo a Genius, Activision estaba interesado en comprar Scrat, pero Geinus dijo que no. Activision luego compró la desarrolador de Scratch, 7 Studios. Aún antes del interés de Activision en el juego mencionado, su producción no estaba al día lo que causó demoras lo cual causó demoras.

From/De: Activision

Court Finds No Evidence Supporting Genius Products and Numark Industries Allegations Against Activision

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 16, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — The following statement was released today by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) in response to media and other inquiries related to the Genius Products and Numark Industries lawsuit:

Activision Publishing strongly denies the allegations made by Genius Products and Numark Industries and believes that the claims are disingenuous and lack any merit. Yesterday, the L.A. Superior Court found that there was no evidence of any wrongdoing by Activision and refused to grant any restraining order against Activision.

These allegations are nothing more than an attempt by Genius to place blame for the game’s delay, as well as to divert attention from the cash flow, liquidity and revenue challenges Genius detailed in its March 30, 2009, SEC filing. By their own admission in October 2008, the game had fallen behind in production, which was well before Activision had any involvement with Genius, Numark or California 7 Studios regarding the game.

The lawsuit will have no impact on Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero(R) game, a turntable-based music game that the company has been independently developing.

Activision purchased 7 Studios on April 6, 2009 to bolster its development capabilities. 7 Studios had continued to develop Scratch: The Ultimate DJ and Activision did not interfere with or delay their efforts to complete the game. In fact, Activision provided the fledgling developer with much needed financing during these difficult economic times.

SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.

16
Apr
09

SCEA: SingStar Queen [PS2/PS3]

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From/De: Sony Computer Entertainment America PR

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the upcoming North American release of SingStar® Queen for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems. Available as a standalone disc on August 18, 2009 SingStar Queen marks the franchise’s second foray into artist specific content, providing fans with the ultimate interactive singing experience set to the rock hits of Queen.

SingStar Queen for the PS3 system features 25 chart-topping tracks from the iconic pop-rock group including, ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Under Pressure’ and many more. With SingStar Queen for the PS3 system, players have additional access to a catalog of hundreds of downloadable songs featuring real artists and videos, via the PS3 online SingStore™. Players can choose songs across multiple genres to create their own personalized party playlists. Providing a truly interactive singing experience, players can share their musical performances with family and friends via the online SingStar community, My SingStar® Online.

SingStar Queen for the PS3 system will come equipped with a new voice control menu which will enable players to scroll through the song carousel and select the track they’d like to sing by simply speaking into the microphone. Players can additionally use the voice control menu to search for and purchase songs through the SingStore. The new feature set will be available early next week via a global patch release and will be compatible with all SingStar PS3 discs. In addition to voice control, the patch provides support for over 30 trophies including ‘Super Singer Gold’, ‘Keep it Cool’ and ‘All Eyes on You’, quick song purchase functionality and an enhanced redesign of the SingStore and My SingStar Online.

The SingStar franchise continues to expand its growing PS2 music library with the addition of SingStar Queen for the PS2 system which features 20 popular hits including, ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘We Will Rock You’,‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and more.
Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Queen formed in 1971, and over the ensuing 20 years wrote and recorded such multi-platinum albums as News of the World, The Game, A Night at the Opera, A Day At The Races, A Kind of Magic and Live Killers. Their timeless hits include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “We are the Champions” and “Under Pressure.” Queen has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States and bands like Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day and My Chemical Romance have all cited Queen as a major musical influence.

The independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated SingStar Queen for PS2 “T” for Teen. For more information about the ESRB visit www.esrb.org.

16
Apr
09

Sony: PlayStation Oasis @ Coachella

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From/De: Sony Computer Entertainment America PR

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) will offer fans the opportunity to play, create and share with the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system as well as benefit a global environmental charity during the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Coachella), April 17 – 19 in Indio, CA.

For this year’s Coachella, SCEA has aligned with Global Inheritance, who designs interactive environmental programs to educate and inspire the next generation of activists. SCEA will make a cash donation to Global Inheritance, once 1,000 text messages are received from festival attendees during each day of the three-day event. To participate, attendees will take a photo of a JAGTAG (a 2D barcode) located inside the PlayStation area with their cell phone, then forward that photo to 524824. They will then receive a multi-media message back from Sackboy™, of the highly original and innovative first-party title, LittleBigPlanet™. SCEA’s donation to Global Inheritance, a fellow partner of Coachella, will assist the charity’s efforts to make recycling and alternative energy more of a reality.*
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