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April 20, 2012
Grade School Student Makes a Game For His Blind Grandparent
According to Yahoo News, while most ten-year-olds are happy playing video games, that wasn't enough for Dylan Viale. Dylan has a very close relationship with his grandmother Sherry, who has been blind for decades. Due to her condition, he hasn't been able to share his love of gaming with her. So he decided to go the extra mile and make one for her as part of his entry into his school district's science fair project.
To create the game, Dylan downloaded GameMaker,
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April 19, 2012
The Next Halo's Release Date is Election Day
If you're an American citizen over the age of 18, you will have to make a tough decision. Choosing the leader of the free world and also wondering which edition of Halo 4 to get. That's right, on election day, November 6th, Halo 4 will be released.
The upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive FPS series will be making its return, starting a new chapter in the Halo saga. So before or after turning in your vote you're likely to end up at your local gaming store.
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April 18, 2012
Matt Dunkley and Neil Davidge to Compose Halo 4's Soundtrack
According to news from Kotaku, a composer behind movies like The Dark Knight and a former band member of Massive Attack are working together for the Halo 4 soundtrack.
It is reported that Neil Davidge, a former producer of Massive Attack, has signed on to compose the soundtrack for the Halo 4 sequel. Alongside him will be Matt Dunkley, who has helped arrange music for multiple movies including Inception, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight
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April 12, 2012
Gearbox's Borderlands 2 is Being Influenced by Robocop?
In meet up at a recent preview event for Borderlands 2, VG247 managed to meet up with Kevin Duc, Gearbox's lead concept artist. From their meet up, the public found out the concept of the visual style for Gearbox's upcoming game. To much of everyone's surprise, he draws the concept from a unique source.
"With loose art comes a vitality that allows story to be more free and level design to become a little more extreme. There's a nice back and forth that develops with [the art team] expressing
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April 11, 2012
Bungie Gives Halo a Farewell with an Interesting Stats Page
As Bungie say their last goodbyes to the Halo series, the developer decided to give it a honorable farewell by releasing a record of some multiplayer statistics that they have gathered over the years. And they are mind-blowing. Even you didn't like Halo, it's still an interesting read, especially when you see the numbers.
Facts include:
The Number of Steaktacular Medals: 382,330,491
Number of Weapon Kills: 108,548,388,596
Halo's Playtime in Days: 85,841,504
Halo's Playtime in Years: 235,182
and many more.With nearly ten years of cumulative multiplayer experience some of the
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Company News Products Modded Controllers Game Reviews Games Industry News Gamer News Game Characters Call of Duty Call of Duty Controller Controller Mods Modded Controller Rapid Fire Modern Warfare 3 Modern Warfare 3 Controller Mods Rapid Fire Halo Call of Duty Elite Adjustable Fast Reload Auto Burst Jitter Mod Halo 4 Active Reload Rapid B MW3 Halo 4 Themed Controller Halo 4 Modded ControllerMarch 27, 2012
The Orchestrated Video Game Music Tour Could Be Appearing in Smaller Venues and Areas
To celebrate it's decade of success, Video Games Live will celebrate in 2012 by heading to smaller venues and towns across the globe. Their reasoning to shy away a bit from populous places like New York and Chicago, was due to demand from their fans and their success.
"We continually receive thousands of emails a year from families and gamers who would love to experience our show, but find it hard to travel to major cities and have to deal with travel expenses, overnight stays, getting the kids out of school, etc. and we would like to try to accommodate as many people as possible to share in the experience..."
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March 22, 2012
Exclusive partnership lets party-goers "test drive" the world's #1 modified Xbox 360 controllers
Tempe, AZ. (March 21, 2012) - Evil Controllers and GameTruck, two companies recognized for their product innovation and creativity, are teaming-up to outfit GameTruck's mobile video gaming theaters with custom modded Xbox 360 controllers not sold anywhere else.
The exclusive partnership, launching this March, will provide GameTruck party-goers with the unique experience of "test-driving" Evil Controllers' after-market modified controllers during birthday parties, corporate
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March 22, 2012
No New Next Generation Xbox Unveilings in 2012 Says Microsoft
The gaming community will be disappointed to find out that Microsoft has no plan to release a new console anytime soon, according to a statement from Microsoft and this article on Mashable.
With the 2012 E3 being less than a few months away, many hoped Microsoft would unveil some new hardware, like they have done in the past, and it has been a long time since the XBox 360 was introduced at E3 in 2005. A spokesman for the company expressed the following:
“While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for
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March 16, 2012
LoL Overtakes Starcraft as Korea's National Sport
It seems that for many years now, Starcraft was the major game to play in Korea. It was as popular as baseball and soccer in some sense and basically brought popularity to the term "e-sport". If you ever visit South Korea and watch the TV there, don't be surprised to see extreme commentary and replays of the game on their broadcasts. However, things might change as of now, as League of Legends (the free-to-play DOTA-style game that still finds a way to take away your money) has now thrown Starcraft off its throne and is in a fight for the title as Korea's top sport according
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New Game Controller Technology Provides Feedback by Stretching The Skin on Your Fingers
While the Kinect has changed the world of gaming by allowing you to game without a controller, one person has decided to taking game controlling to a new level and fulfill the issue that is rarely addressed: a lack of tactile feedback in controllers. Beyond controllers that vibrate, there is really nothing. However, William Provancher, an associate University of Utah professor of mechanical engineering, has a promising idea for the next generation of feedback for controllers.
His team has figured out that, by installing a small, motorized piece on top of a directional stick, they can stretch the skin