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Video Gaming

Want FTL LEGO? Then Vote for Them

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The team behind FTL: Faster Than Light has a booth at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference. Alongside showing their game, the studio is trying to garner support for their LEGO Cuusoo campaign, where the goal is to get a series of FTL LEGO produced.

The team needs 10,000 votes to be considered. At the time of this post, they are currently just under 5,000.

Wouldn’t you like to own your own Engi ship or crew of misbegotten alien species? We at IGN sure would, which is why we’re putting the word out about this cool project.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

News, Politics, Government

GDC 2013: The 'Brave New World' of Bungie's Destiny

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By Michael Venables, Contributor

Bungie just completed their awesome presentation this evening at the Game Developer’s Conference, entitled “Brave New World: Bungie’s New IP.” Bungie screened the original video below as part of their “Bungie GDC 2013″ presentation. According to Bungie, the video “provides a rare glimpse into the character art, development and design of Destiny – from early sketches and concept art, to animation and in-engine 3D character models.” Images of Destiny’s astounding concept art appear in the gallery at the bottom of the post. …read more
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Video Gaming

Miiverse Coming Soon to Smartphones, PC

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During a Miiverse panel at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, we were finally given an update on the status of a Miiverse application coming to smartphones and PC. Fans of this Wii U haven for incredible art will be pleased to know that the app will be leaving the confines of Nintendo’s newest home console in just a few weeks.

To be a tad more specific, Miiverse producer Kiyoshi Mizuki stated that the app would be available in April or May, though a firm date has yet to be pinned down. As reported earlier, a 3DS version of Miiverse is still in the works, though there’s still no word on when it will be ready. Mizuki-san did, however, state that certain existing 3DS titles will not immediately have Miiverse functionality, though he didn’t specify which ones.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

International Rectifier's IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC Named Finalist of 2013 EE Times and EDN ACE Awards

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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International Rectifier’s IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC Named Finalist of 2013 EE Times and EDN ACE Awards

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– International Rectifier, IR® (NYS: IRF) , a world leader in power management technology, today announced its IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC was named a finalist in the Ultimate Products – Power category of UBM Tech’s EE Times and EDN Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards.

Rated at 600 V, the IRS2980 utilizes hysteretic average current mode control for precise current regulation. The LED buck driver features low-side MOSFET drive with high-voltage internal regulator and high-side current sensing. The converter is compatible with electronic PWM dimming allowing for 0%-100% current control.

“The IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC offers improved performance at a lower system cost than alternative solutions for non-isolated LED driver applications and we are pleased that the device has been named a finalist in these highly prestigious awards,” said Adam White, IR‘s Senior Vice President, Global Sales.

Available in an SO-8 package, the IRS2980 LEDrivIR™ IC utilizes IR‘s advanced high-voltage IC process which incorporates latest-generation high-voltage level-shifting and termination technology to deliver superior electrical over-stress protection and higher field reliability, in addition to other new features and enhancements.

The Ultimate Products of the Year Award – awarded to the most significant product introduced in the last 12 months in 11 categories – is determined by large-scale peer review. Finalists in each category are chosen by expert editors from both EE Times and EDN with accompanying editorial reviews.

The Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards ceremony will take place on April 23, 2013, as part of UBM Tech’s DESIGN West and ESC Silicon Valley Conference.

About UBM Tech

UBM Tech is a global media business that provides information, events, training, data services, and marketing solutions for the technology industry. Its media brands and information services inform and inspire decision makers across the entire technology market — engineers and design professionals, software and game developers, solutions providers and integrators, networking and communications executives, and business technology professionals. UBM Tech’s industry-leading media brands include EE Times, Interop, Black Hat, InformationWeek, Game Developer Conference, CRN, and DesignCon.

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DayZ's Dean Hall Discusses Lessons Learned

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“Any story you write will not be as compelling as an unscripted happening between human players,” said Dean “Rocket” Hall at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference. He was speaking about why he believes DayZ works, and why it’s taken the gaming community by storm.

The philosophy behind DayZ comes down to trying to design what a player should feel, not what you want them to do. Therefore the focus from the beginning was always less about features, and more about situations that could provoke an emotional response. For instance Hall created tents in the DayZ Mod, which allowed players to store items and set up a base of sorts. This, however, presented players with a new problem: how could they protect their belongings from others?

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games