News::GameCenter CX - Episode 148 - Pulseman

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News::'Gears of War 4' stars 'Dragon Ball Z,' 'Spartacus' actors

Gears of War 4 is set 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3, and its story stars JD Fenix, the son of long-time series protagonist Marcus Fenix, Game Informer reports. He's joined by Kait Diaz, a survivalist who grew up outside of JD's walled-off world, and Delmont "Del" Walker, one of JD's best friends from boarding school and the army. After a mysterious military incident, Del and JD find themselves in the wild -- in Kait's territory, in fact -- and that's where the game kicks off. But, it's not going to go very far without a handful of talented voice actors.

Source: Game Informer

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News::Glitchy NVIDIA graphics driver cooks graphics cards

Many gamers will tell you to hold off on installing the latest drivers for your video card until you know they're safe... and here's why. NVIDIA has pulled a GeForce driver (364.47) after numerous reports of problems with the installation. The symptoms vary from freezing and visual glitches to serious crises like failures to boot or burnt out cards. That's not fun if it turns your costly Titan X into a paperweight. The exact cause isn't clear, but NVIDIA's early look suggests that choosing the express installation creates the problem. Some fans suggest that it may be due to a conflict between old and new software.

Via: Destructoid

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News::Coleco officially pulls its name from the Chameleon

Last month the Coleco Chameleon showed up at Toy Fair promising a taste of retro-gaming glory. But those promises have come to naught after a non-start to its Kickstarter and numerous accusations regarding faked prototypes. Today the Chameleon suffers another blow as Coleco Holdings, the company with the rights to the Coleco name and properties, has terminated its association with RetroVGS and the Chameleon project.

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News::BioWare loses another storyteller as Cameron Harris steps down

Senior Editor Cameron Harris will leave BioWare -- and the video game industry as a whole -- in April, she announced in a series of tweets on Friday. At BioWare, Harris had a hand in crafting the narratives of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect: Andromeda, which is due in 2017. She entered the video game industry in 2007 as a technical editor at Microsoft, and over the years she's also worked with Nintendo and ArenaNet, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Via: Eurogamer

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News::PlayStation VR has a lower age limit than Oculus Rift

With the VR revolution almost upon us, would-be early adopters are sizing up which headset is right for them. Do they back the Oculus Rift headset, the motion-tracking Vive, the smartphone-centric Gear VR or the gaming-focused PlayStation VR? What about their suitability for children: is that even a consideration? We know that Samsung and Oculus have set an age rating of 13 for their head-mounted displays, with Oculus noting that younger children are in "a critical period in visual development," and now Sony has come forward to say that its VR headset "is not for use by children under age 12."

Source: VR Focus

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News::SEC sues Wells Fargo and Rhode Island for game loan disaster

Wells Fargo and Rhode Island state have been charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for their part in the 38 Studios debacle. The SEC alleges that both parties defrauded investors to the tune of $50 million in an attempt to finance the MMO Project Copernicus.

You can be forgiven for forgetting about 38 Studios -- it's been defunct for years now -- but let's bring you up to speed. The game maker was founded in Massachusetts by baseball star Curt Schilling, but moved to Rhode Island as part of the state's economic development plan, securing a $75 million loan guarantee from to build the action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and an MMO codenamed Project Copernicus.

It managed to borrow $50 million from a state agency, but couldn't secure the additional $25 million it needed. Although it released Kingdoms of Amalur, and sold over a million copies, it faced a massive shortfall and unable to pay back the money it had already borrowed. The studio was forced to close without completing Project Copernicus. When it finally filed for bankruptcy in 2012, it owed over $150 million, with less than $22 million in assets.

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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News::Sony finally hands out free game codes for its 2011 hack

If you were one of the 70 million Sony customers affected by the 2011 Sony hack, and took the time to fill in a lengthy claim form following the intrusion, now is the time to check your inbox. Since March 2nd, Sony has been compensating PlayStation Network, Qriocity or Sony Online Entertainment account holders as a result of a class action settlement against it in 2014. On offer are free download codes for a number of PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PSP games, as well as a handful of themes.

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