 | Infinity Blade III launching next week Sep 10th 2013, 18:43 Third game from Chair Entertainment coming to App Store on September 18 for $7. 
Today during Apple's press event at the company's headquarters, Chair Entertainment announced Infinity Blade III, the third entry in the popular mobile action series. Infinity Blade III will be available on the App Store on September 18 for $7. It will leverage the iPhone 5S' new 64-bit A7 chip and OpenGL ES 3.0 to "once again completely redefine the boundaries of mobile gaming." "We're so proud of Infinity Blade III and feel it not only offers a powerful finale to the series, but also gives mobile gaming another giant push forward," Chair Entertainment cofounder and creative director Donald Mustard said in a statement. Infinity Blade III runs on the Unreal Engine and will tell a story of "honor, love, betrayal, and redemption." Gamers will play as hero Siris and female warrior-thief Isa. Both characters will have "unique" combat styles and "hundreds" of collectible weapons and items. Infinity Blade III will be compatible with the just-announced iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, as well as the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPod Touch 5, and iPod Touch 4. Infinity Blade: Dungeons, which was announced during an Apple iPad event in March 2012, was canceled earlier this year. The entire Infinity Blade franchise has made more than $30 million. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | iPhone 5S features 64-bit processor, fingerprint scanner Sep 10th 2013, 17:43 New phone from Apple the first ever to include a 64-bit chip; is the "most forward-thinking phone anyone's ever made," company says; also includes TouchID fingerprint scanner; Infinity Blade III revealed. 
Apple today announced an all-new iPhone 5S, the first ever mobile phone to include a 64-bit chip. The company described the new smartphone as the "most forward-thinking phone anyone's ever made." It will be available on September 20 starting at $200 on contract for a 16GB model. "The PC world made the transition from 32-bit to 64-bit and it took years. Today you're going to see that Apple is going to do it on one day," Apple said today during a press event attended by CNET. Battery life for the iPhone 5S will be equal or greater than the iPhone 5, including 10 hours of 3G talk time, 10 hours of LTE browsing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours for music, and 250 hours on standby. Apple also touted the iPhone 5S' new camera, saying it will boast "SLR-level" quality. The camera will also include a new True Tone Flash that will analyze and present the proper-color flash for a certain situation. It will also feature a new Burst Mode that shoots ten frames-per-second and automatically chooses the "best" image. A new 120 frames-per-second slow-motion feature for video is also included with the camera. The iPhone 5S also introduces Touch ID, a new security feature for the phone. Built into the home button, it will read a user's fingerprint and unlock the phone that way. Multiple fingerprints can be registered on a single device and it can also be used to make iTunes purchases. Also during the event Chair Entertainment cofounder and creative director Donald Mustard revealed Infinity Blade III. It will be available available in the App Store alongside the new iPhone 5S as a launch-day game. Apple explained during the event that the iPhone 5S has 56X the performance of the original iPhone and twice the power of the iPhone 5. It will run Open GL-ES 3.0 for gaming. "This means that graphics-intense applications can bring their console- and desktop-level performance to the iPhone 5S," the company said. The 8GB iPhone 4S will be sold as a free phone (with contract) beginning September 20. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | iPhone 5C revealed Sep 10th 2013, 17:37 New phone launching September 20; 16GB model will be available for $99, while 32GB version launching for $199. 
Today during a press event (via CNET), Apple announced the iPhone 5C, which will launch on September 20 alongside the brand-new iPhone 5S. A 16GB model will be available for $99 on contract, while a 32GB version will sell for $199. The handset will be available multiple colors, including green, white, blue, red, and yellow. Cases will be sold separately for $30. The iPhone 5C will feature an improved front-facing FaceTime HD camera with larger pixels for better low-light performance and better audio. The new iPhone will run on iOS 7, which Apple announced today will launch on September 18. "Downloading iOS 7 is like getting an all-new device," Apple executive Craig Federighi said. "One that's so much more useful and elegant than ever before." Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | New Riddick game in the works Sep 10th 2013, 16:48 Vin Diesel says the team behind Escape from Butcher Bay has been reassembled to create a third installment in the series. 
A new Chronicles of Riddick game is in development, actor Vin Diesel revealed in a new interview with ScreenCrush (via Eurogamer). The untitled new game is in development by Starbreeze Studios team members who worked on 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay. "My diehard gamers want [Tigon Studios] to deliver the third chapter in the Riddick game," Diesel said. "And we just over the past couple of months, just this year, reassembled that team from Starbreeze that brought Escape from Butcher Bay to create the third game." No details regarding platforms or a release date were mentioned. It does not appear that the new game will tie in with Riddick, which released in theaters last week. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay was released in 2004 for the original Xbox and PC. Sequel Assault on Dark Athena launched in 2009 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Capcom predicting "severe contraction" of packaged market Sep 10th 2013, 15:23 Resident Evil publisher expecting traditional physical goods market to shrink by $5.3 billion by 2017; company will invest more heavily in DLC going forward. 
The traditional packaged game market is facing tough times, according to Resident Evil and Dead Rising publisher Capcom. As part of its 2013 Annual Report published today, the company spoke about "rapid changes" in the consumer market that it will face going forward. "Analyzing the consumer market by platform, we forecast severe contraction in the package market, which is expected to shrink by $5.3 billion in 2017 (down 28.8 percent from 2012)," the company said. "At the same time, we forecast significant growth in the DLC market by $7.8 billion (up 109.9 percent)." In 2012, the packaged market was worth $18.4 billion, Capcom said, down 17.9 percent year-over-year and the fourth straight year of negative growth. Going forward, Capcom said it will allocate management resources to downloadable content to "ensure sufficient earnings." To this end, the company will increase the staff in its Consumer, Mobile, and PC online development areas by 100 people each during the next fiscal year. Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained that in the traditional packaged games business model, the company used to recoup investment costs by simply pushing more titles out the door. However, the company is now shifting to a more DLC-focused approach. "But now, even after game sales, the provision of digitally distributed content (DLC) facilitates longer enjoyment of each title, resulting in a business model with the potential for earnings on a continuous basis," Tsujimoto said. Tsujimoto acknowledged that Capcom has not been quick enough to adapt its business to be more DLC-oriented, but said the company will shift this attitude going forward. "I regret to say that, up to now, we had few plans for the full-scale implementation of DLC," he said. "From here on out, we need to focus on the long-term provision of content starting at the earliest stages of development." Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Diablo III, FIFA 14 demos hit Xbox Live Sep 10th 2013, 14:36 New demos for high-profile games arrive on Xbox 360. 
Demos for Diablo III, FIFA 14, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 are now available on Xbox Live. The Diablo III demo features all five Hero classes, local and online multiplayer, and game progression up the Skeleton King. Demo saves can be carried forward to the full game. Diablo III for consoles launched earlier this month. The FIFA 14 demo introduces players to the game's new Pure Shot feature and ball physics systems that aims to transform shooting to make every shot attempt "feel real." FIFA 14 launches in full on September 24 for current-generation consoles before heading to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in November. Lastly, the Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 demo gives players a glimpse into the first game in the series powered by the FOX Engine. Konami said "every element" of the game has been rebuilt, including all-new physics systems and updates to team and player AI. This also includes a "huge leap forward" for animations and atmosphere. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 comes to current-generation consoles on September 24. Next-generation versions of the game have not been announced. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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