| Firefall second public beta jumpstarts this weekend Feb 22nd 2013, 04:57 Red 5 Studio also hosting airborne moments video contest for participants to enter. 
Red 5 Studio has announced that it will be hosting another round of public beta testing for its upcoming shooter Firefall. The developer said on its official website that the next beta weekend will start from February 22 at 12pm PST and will end on February 25 at midnight PST. Players can now stream their play sessions via the integrated Twitch broadcasting system in-game. Red 5 are also hosting a contest about who has the best air-borne moments in a game captured on video. Contestants will need to upload their clip on YouTube in response to the contest video on the Stage 5 TV channel. Two winners will be picked; the first will be chosen by Red 5’s community team while the other will be determined based on the number of likes the video has. The winners will get a Razer Kraken headset, an ATi Radeon iPower IceQ X2 3GB video card, and a firefall brontodon plushie. Players can register on the official site here. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
|  | BioShock Infinite DLC, season pass detailed Feb 21st 2013, 23:33 Irrational Games details three add-on packs for the upcoming first-person shooter; BioShock Infinite Season Pass available March 26 for $19.99. 
2K Games has revealed that Irrational is already working on downloadable content for the upcoming title BioShock Infinite. According to the publisher, Irrational will produce three add-on packs for the first-person shooter, which will provide hours of additional gameplay and include new stories, characters, abilities, and weapons. 2K also announced details concerning the BioShock Infinite Season Pass, which will be available at launch on March 26 and will cost $19.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC, and 1,600 Microsoft points on Xbox Live. It will include all three add-on packs and can be preordered through www.preordernow.com or at participating retailers. According to 2K, those who purchase the BioShock Infinite Season Pass will also receive the Early Bird Special Pack, which contains exclusive gear, including a machine gun damage upgrade, a pistol damage upgrade, a gold skin for both weapons, and five infusion bottles that let players increase their health, shield durability, or ability to use vigors. Those who preorder BioShock Infinite will also receive the Industrial Revolution Pack, which grants exclusive access to three in-game gear items that boost combat abilities, $500 bonus in-game currency, five lock picks, and the Industrial Revolution puzzle game, which unlocks stories of Columbia and allows players to pledge their allegiance to the Vox Populi or Founders through Facebook. BioShock Infinite was announced in August 2010 and will ship on March 26, following several delays. Analysts have suggested that the game would be a significant financial boon for publisher 2K, saying the game could ship 4.9 million copies. For more on BioShock Infinite, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Kenji Eno has died Feb 21st 2013, 22:44 D survival horror series creator and Real Sound developer dies at 42 from heart failure Wednesday. 
Longtime game designer and musician Kenji Eno, known for his work on the D survival horror and Real Sound franchises, died Wednesday. A statement released on the From Yellow to Orange website from CEO Katsutoshi Eguchi explains Eno died of heart failure. He was 42. "It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mr. Kenji Eno passed away last night (February 20, 2013) of heart failure," Eguchi wrote. "Mr. Eno was a musician and video game designer based in Japan. He is best known for his cult survival horror series, the D games and his audio game series, Real Sound." Eno's latest work was the WiiWare game You, Me, and the Cubes. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | EA confirms layoffs in LA, Montreal Feb 21st 2013, 22:22 Battlefield publisher cuts unspecified number of jobs at multiple studios as a result of console transition. 
Electronic Arts today confirmed it had enacted a round of layoffs at its Los Angeles and Montreal offices, a well as "some smaller locations." In a blog post titled "Transition Is Our Friend," EA Labels president Frank Gibeau explained that the cuts are a result of the ongoing console transition. "EA's leadership on these high-growth platforms allows us to retain and attract the industry's best talent. Thousands of our existing employees have been retrained and redeployed to work on the new platforms and initiatives. But when it is not possible to redeploy a team, we soften the tough decisions with assistance," Gibeau said. "This week we let some people go in Los Angeles, Montreal as well as in some smaller locations. These are good people and we have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease their transition to a new job." EA's Los Angeles campus is home to BioWare Victory and Danger Close Games, the latter of which developed Medal of Honor: Warfighter. As for Montreal, EA has teams in the region working on Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (Visceral Montreal) and mobile games (EA Montreal). It is not clear which teams were impacted or if development on any projects has been impacted as a result of the layoffs. Gibeau described console transitions as "complex" and "challenging," but said he's not worried about EA's prospects. "We have never been more ready or more excited about what comes next," he said. Last night, Sony officially announced the PlayStation 4 after years of speculation. The console is due to retailers this holiday, and it may not be the only next-generation platform available later this year. Microsoft is reportedly set to announce the Xbox 720 during an Apple-style media briefing in March, with the system hitting retail later in the year. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Layoffs at IGN Feb 21st 2013, 22:20 In addition to editorial layoffs, 1UP, UGO, and Gamespy expected to shut down. Less than a month after Ziff Davis parent company J2 Global purchased IGN from News Corp., the company is seeing layoffs. A company spokesperson confirmed with Joystiq today that in addition to editorial layoffs at IGN, sites including 1UP, UGO, and Gamespy will be closed. "We are focusing on our two flagship brands, IGN and AskMen," the company said. "Unfortunately, as a result, we have made the decision to close sites and restructure our teams accordingly." Terms of J2 Global's acquisition of IGN this month were not specified, though a prior report suggested J2 Global scored a deal on the gaming unit, paying "considerably" less than the $650 million News Corp. purchased the company for in 2005. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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