Joseph Thomas

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Sony have announced that four PSN titles will be available on the PS4 at launch
The Playstation Network is increasingly becoming a huge part of Sony’s plans for the new Playstation 4, and that’s been reaffirmed by the news that certain PS4 PSN games will be offered at the European launch date, 29th November, with free upgrades for those who have already purchased the Playstation 3 or PS Vita versions of the games.

The games included in this are Flow, in which players control aquatic microorganisms who that can evolve by consuming other life forms and Flower its successor, as well as Sound Shapes, a musical platform game. The other game included is Escape Plan, the popular puzzle game that originally launched on the PS Vita last year. Flower and Sound Shapes will both be available at the North American PS4 launch date, 15th November, whilst Flow and Escape Plan will be released alongside the European PS4 on 29th November.

These titles are now classed as Cross-Buy titles, which basically means that purchasing it for one console means that you can access it and use it on your PS3, PS4 and PS Vita, without having to repurchase for each individual console. So that means that players who buy the game when they receive the PS4 will then receive PS3 and Vita access, but also that players who have bought the games for PS3/Vita in the past will get free access as soon as the PS4 PSN version is released to the world.

Here is the trailer that Sony released to mark this announcement, featuring all four titles.

The games will all feature significant improvements for the PS4, with Flower featuring 1080p visuals and 60 frames per second. Escape Plan will feature big changes to the controls, given the dual touch screens of the PS Vita, to make it workable with the PS4 DualShock controller.

 Zumba Fitness craze spreads to consoles this November
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‘Lords of Xulima’ to launch on PC after funding target it reached
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Playstation 4 bundles announced for UK release, including Watch Dogs and Killzone: Shadow Fall bundles.
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24-Hour Marathon to raise $5,000 for Child’s Play Charity

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FMOD Studio 1.2 to come with plug-ins from both Audiogaming and McDSP.
Firelight Technologies have announced the release of FMOD Studio 1.2, an update on a popular program for producing game audio and soundtracks. The new release adds two particularly exciting features courtesy of plug-ins from partners Audiogaming and McDSP, which gives users the chance to add all-new features and dynamics to their compositions.

Audioweather, contributed by Audiogaming, focusses on producing realistic outdoor sound environments that suck the player into the atmosphere. The plug-in features pre-set options to add effects from delicate raindrops falling into a lake, all the way up to huge mountain-top winds and gales. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the new plug-in is the option to create massively dynamic sound environments that respond to what’s going on in the game. For example, the software features Wind and Rain automation, adding the corresponding sound effects based on the changing environment of the game, without any extra work for the composer.

McDSP have contributed their ML1 precision mastering limiter, which allows users to ensure that their pieces have punch and emphasis, without being unruly and unreserved, meaning that the final experience is a rounded sound environment.

The new additions to the FMOD Studio software are sure to make it even easier for users to create the immersive and effective audios that a good game really needs. Gino Bollaert, a sound engineer for FMOD Studio, had high hopes and expectations for what studios would be able to do with the software:

 “We’ve completely opened up our audio framework so people can create and use plug-ins in their games. I’m really excited to see what game studios will be able to do with our SDK.”

FMOD Studio 1.2, with the plug-ins and features, is available to download right now from the FMOD website completely free!

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Puzzle game, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, will be free for Xbox Live Gold members to download in the first two weeks of October.
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