19th
December
2013
Xbox Entertainment Studios has announced an original documentary series that will debut exclusively on Xbox in 2014. Xbox will produce the series with two-time Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man and Man on Wire) and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn (FX’s 30 Days and PBS’s American High) through their new multi-platform media company, Lightbox. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2013
Square Enix® and Eidos-Montréal™, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution®, have released the second trailer in a series of stylized videos that focus on the rich narrative and characters of THIEF’s corrupt and broken city. Each trailer in the series tells a story from the perspective of a different character describing life in the broken, repressed City that is being ravaged by the ruthless Baron Northcrest and the mysterious sickness known as ‘The Gloom’. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2013
Montreal’s PPLCONNECT has announced the open beta launch of their widely anticipated virtual smartphone technology. The PPLCONNECT platform virtualizes a phone’s capabilities, enabling it to be used through any other device at any time. Users can text, update contacts and make calls from their own number using a tablet, laptop or even another smartphone by logging in to their virtual smartphone from a web browser. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2013
Introducing the Global Digital Media & Technology Report Series 2013-17 from Research And Markets. It delivers the first-ever econometric view and understanding of the rapid and irreversible worldwide shift toward digital media, and away from traditional. By 2015, analysts predict the global digital & traditional media ecosystem will reach $2.9 trillion, with the rapidly evolving digital media sector crossing the 50% tipping point. This is just is one of hundreds of valuable Series insights, available to executives responsible for strategic initiatives, new business models, and managing rapid change in the 21st Century, where consumers engage with content on a host of web-connected devices and screens, such as smartphones, tablets, computers and videogame consoles. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2013
Funcom‘s The Secret World gives its players an unique challenge this year with brand new monsters to fight and a dangerous place of ice to explore. The Krampus roams the land in search of naughty children to punish. But the players have the chance to turn the tables on this wicked creature. Those who are clever can follow the Krampus to its home in Niflheim. In this brutal land of frost and ice the players can not only battle legions of Krampus, but also uncover a secret ritual to summon Hel herself and do battle against this god-like being. But the greatest challenge comes for those who manage to lure Hel into the real world and take her on in an epic raid size challenge. Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
December
2013
Xbox Video has launched on Windows Phone 8 everywhere Xbox Video is available (Japan not included), so now you can truly take your movies and TV shows with you wherever you go. Stream from the cloud or download your favorite movie or TV episodes to your phone to watch them offline. You can rent or buy the newest hit movies or search for classics from the massive catalog with the first video-on-demand app for Windows Phone 8. You’ll even get Rotten Tomatoes ratings and Metacritic scores right on your phone. Read the rest of this entry »
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