Games Industry Wire

Today I’ve chosen to interview a friend of mine. David White is a Student at Georgia Southern University currently working on his masters degree in history. He’s what some of us would describe as old-school gamer; however, he is up-to-date on his gaming industry news and has some good opinions.
Sorry that I don’t have a picture of David, but you’re welcome to go visit his profile on mooble.com
Describe when you first started to play video games

I have been playing video games since I was about 5. That’s when my family got a NES. I did …read more

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Midway Games today revealed they have struck a multiyear deal with advertising company Double Fusion to place ads in upcoming games played via online connections
The first game to utilize this brand new technology will be Stranglehold that was announced at last years E3 2005 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Now, I know this is a gaming industry blog, but I think this video exemplifies, illustrates, elucidates, and demonstrates why the gaming industry exists (no matter what you think). These two guys are what we like to call the “leet” of the gaming world.

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We’re working with the government pretty actively in trying to understand what it is we need to do,” said Alan Bowman, general manager of entertainment and devices for Asia Pacific and Greater China. “We’re taking a very careful approach in China.”

Bowman said. “We’re going to make sure that we make the right moves, develop the right content, have the right partnerships in place. It’s not something you want to rush in and do.

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$39 is resonating with consumers given the transition,” the company’s communications boss Jeff Brown told Reuters. “There are indications that $39 is a solid and sustainable price point.”

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When talking about the video game industry, we cannot overlook the people that matter the most, the gamers. Every Tuesday, here at Gameindustrywire.com, I’ll be interviewing a gamer. The Gamer is allowed to share his or her opinions about the gaming industry. Since today is the inauguration of Talk 2 me Tuesday, I want to start things off right. So, here we go !!!
Today we are going to be talking with Jonathan Lockwood. Tho’ he’s not an “expert,” he has a lot of interesting things to say about the gaming industry. (look for a more complete bio later today)

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In-Camera Video Processing

The camera itself is capable of not only receiving the information, but also processing it. It’s no mean feat in something so small, and it allows the console to run unfettered, as the image processing doesn’t suck up all its bandwidth.

Thirty Frames per Second

The camera is capable of capturing 30 frames per second. If you need a standard for comparison, think about this: Television is displayed at 30 frames per second, most video games are displayed at 30 frames per second (though developers are striving to make 60 the norm), and film is captured and displayed at 27 frames per second.

Stills

Like any good video camera, the camera is also capable of taking still images (with 1.3 megapixels of memory) as well. Your faces can be imported into games or accompany your name on leader boards for even more recognition and fame.

Low Light Performance

We gamers love playing in the dark—most gaming environments have very low illumination, and the camera is designed specifically with that in mind.

Video Chat

To further illustrate the point, he mentioned, “It’s not just the camera, we have the microphone as well.” The microphone plugs directly into the controller and allows your voice to carry through to the recipient’s TV or stereo speakers.

The microphone connected to the Xbox 360 Controller allows group chat, unlike the Xbox 360 Headset. Video chat and video messaging with your friends will become an integrated part of the Xbox Live experience.

Gesture Gaming

The specs for the camera are something to behold, and the ability to hold quality video chats with your friends is just plain neat. But what use does it have in gaming? Banerjee responds with a couple of interesting points. “It will open the door for the future of gesture gaming, and it goes hand-in-hand with the software that’s developed for it.”

In short, the camera offers developers the ability to add elements of gameplay that could directly respond to your own actions. For example, imagine controlling a squad of soldiers by silently gesturing where to go, instead of issuing a voice command and alerting nearby guards.

This ushers in a new generation of fun online motion detection-enabled games where you use your body to control on-screen characters over Xbox Live. The camera and microphone offer the functionality, so now it’s up to the game developers to find innovative ways to implement it.

These two accessories offer us a taste of the sort of innovation the next generation of gaming will bring. Now, let’s let our imaginations run wild and wait for developers to do the same.

Source: Xbox.com

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Guten tag,
My name is Justin Tippins and I’m the new contributor for gamesindustrywire.com. I’m taking this position because Robyn, my sister-in-law, is too busy saving the world one podcast at a time.
Just to give you a note about myself, I’m currently attending North Greenville University in Tigerville, SC in hopes for a degree in Christian Studies (a.k.a. Theology). However, my original dwelling place was in Claxton GA, ” Fruitcake capital of the World.” That’s right, we make fruitcakes.
Hopefully, everyone will enjoy the blog and I’ll be able to share with you my passion for video games.

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New office for Ubisoft in Dallas, TX. They want to be close to the other video game companies there in town (there are quite a few locally). And, word is they’re looking for regional sales managers, so if you are in the market for a new job, take a look here:
http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/Careers

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For those of us who are Firefox junkies (our numbers are growing) or who surf in Opera (great mini browser), Safari or the other dozen teeny-tiny browsers, this story should bring a big ole’ smile to your face.
Until now, to play games in browser you often had to make sure you were:

In IE (internet explorer)
Had ActiveX

Well, thanks to this deal, you can play in any Windows browser sans ActiveX.
igLoader is a cross-browser plugin that delivers and operates Windows-based software within a browser window. igLoader is unique in its implementation and simplicity, because it is not based on ActiveX technology and …read more

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