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Red Dead Redemption Trailer: Gentlemen & Vagabonds
Filed in GamesRocker Plus at 16.12pm on 25 March 10
Presenting the latest video from Red Dead Redemption, “Gentlemen & Vagabonds”. An introduction to just a few of the men of repute and dubious valor you’ll meet across the frontier – including Nigel West Dickens, Seth Briars, Professor Harold MacDougal and many more. Now available for viewing in high-definition at rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption.GamesRocker Plus »
Codemasters announces International Cricket 2010
Filed in GamesRocker Plus at 19.09pm on 18 March 10
Complete with all new ‘Action Cam’ that will take gamers right onto the pitch and into the heat of battle, Codemasters® today announced International Cricket 2010™, coming this summer for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®.
International Cricket 2010 is set to continue Codemasters 15 year association with world class cricket and follows last summer’s Number One best seller Ashes Cricket 2009. Produced by Codemasters and developed by Trickstar Games, the Australian developer with a team pedigree that includes Ashes Cricket 2009 and the Brian Lara series, IC 2010 steps up to the crease with a range of innovations and enhancements to set the new standard in authentic cricket gaming.
The new Action Cam will immerse players in all the on-pitch drama, intensity and excitement of fiercely competitive international cricket. Supplementing traditional broadcast views, players can now feel the satisfaction of smashing home 90mph+ deliveries and experience the thrill of thundering down the track to bowl from Action Cam’s new on-field perspectives.
A key addition to the range of fielding, bowling and batting improvements is the new ‘Power Stick’. Giving batsmen 360° analogue power and direction control, Power Stick enables the widest selection of shots, from pushing quick singles to gaps in the field to risky shots and everything in between.
Officially licensed by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia to feature official players, stadia and kits, International Cricket 2010 can be enjoyed in a wide range of game modes including new instant tournaments. A comprehensive player editor enables gamers to put themselves into the game and the squad editor allows players to edit the player name, appearance, team and attributes of all athletes. Gamers can compete as any of the expanded roster of 16 nations at an improved selection of 21 stadia around the world, including Lord’s, the Home of Cricket.
“With a focus on taking gamers into the action like never before, International Cricket 2010 will deliver the most authentic cricket gaming yet,” said John Szoke, Producer, Codemasters. “Codemasters enjoys an unrivaled heritage in producing cricket games, and International Cricket 2010 will build on this success with a range of innovative gameplay features and enhancements.”
“We’re delighted to partner with Codemasters to develop the next leap forward in cricket gaming,” said Tony Parkes, Studio Director, Trickstar games. “Our passionate team of industry veterans, which includes development talent who have worked on the Brian Lara series and Ashes 2009, is determined to deliver the most immersive and intuitive cricket experience for all fans of the sport.”
Complete with local and online multiplayer, International Cricket 2010 launches this summer for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3. For the latest news and screens, visit a codemasters.com/cricket.Welcome to my World »
Memories of Charlie Gillett
Filed in Welcome to my World by Tom Artrocker at 16.24pm on 18 March 10Artrockers,
today I find myself in a contemplative mood, a little sad. Some people make a big impression on you, some people change your life, so when they die it comes as a bit of a shock. Such a person, in my life, was Charlie Gillett. I first felt the pull of his orbit in the 80s when I was asked to produce an album for him - it all got rather messy, as these things are wont to do, lots of artist tantrums, a fair bit of producer tantrum and Charlie in the middle playing Solomon. Unpleasant as the experience was Charlie persisted in working with me. He turned over the basement studio in the house he owned in Brixton to me to work on 'projects', like an ill fated attempt by the Spitting Image people to produce a TV version of Krazy Kat - I was given the job of writing and producing the soundtrack. But I wasn't allowed to smoke down there, Charlie was very anti-smoking. (But the rule was waived when Jah Wobble was working down there -Hmmmm). When I wasn't scrabbling around in the basement I'd be up in his office having deep, lengthy discussions about...well, music. I remember that our favourite falling out point was 'drugs and music' - I believed, and still do, that particular drugs are / were central to certain forms of music, to its conception and performance. Charlie disagreed, he believed them to be nothing but a diversion.
It was hard to argue with the Author of Sound Of The City. He told me the Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Dire Straits stories, one day I'll pass them on to you. But you don't think of these things at the time, Charlie was a guy I worked for, sure I knew of his fame but, well, he was Charlie. It was only when my older, soul obsessed brother came to visit that I realised just how much of a living legend he was, my brother was all over him like a rash, cow-towing, fore-lock tugging, quoting whole passages of the book to him and reminiscing about Charlie sitting in on the Radio 1 Blues and Soul show back in the day.
I could go on all day.
Charlie was a great guy, sometimes annoyingly obdurate, sometimes plain wrong, mostly though he'll be remembered as a kind uncle who indulged the whims of a rather foolish young man.
Charlie Gillett, my thanks and love go with you
Tom ArtrockerWelcome to my World »
Robbie Williams & George Michael: The re-appraisal
Filed in Welcome to my World by Tom Artrocker at 18.27pm on 11 March 10Artrockers,
I am smoking a fag! A big, fat, menthol jobbie. I am doing this at home, not my 'workplace' as such, so don't go calling the cops. I'm allowed, for the time being at least, to smoke in my own home. And as the smoke goes down I say: 'Ooooh, that's lovely!' And as I finish it the stub joins many brothers in my overflowing ashtray. Bliss in the morning. Most of my smoking takes place pre-lunch, I don't know why but the nicotine has less appeal as the day wears on. Where am I going with this? Absolutely nowhere. But I have a funny idea that, in this world of shocks, many people are more shocked by the advocacy of smoking than they are by the advocacy of , for instance, War. Which brings me to Robbie Williams. The 'fat dancer' has been banging the drum for marijuana apparently:
"Weed, it's such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn't mix well with me - at all,'' he said. ''It doesn't take much to trigger - I mean, I'll get psychosis from having this cup of tea! Seriously. The caffeine in that's enough. Yeah. A cup of tea will make me feel like s***.''But it's just a shame about weed, because I did love it.'' A statement that has forced me to re-appraise Mr Williams, just as I had to take another look at George Michael, who also likes the odd bifter: "There's not another drug in life that I'm glad I took but grass." Of course Mr Williams apparently believes in UFOs and little green men, while Mr Michael likes to drive his car into things, all of which may not be the greatest advert for the drug, but somehow it makes them more human, more real, more like me.GamesRocker Plus »
F1 2010 heralds a new generation of high definition FORMULA ONE games
Filed in GamesRocker Plus by John Constantine at 20.08pm on 10 March 10
A new generation of FORMULA ONE games will come to high definition consoles and PC later this year as Codemasters® today announced that F1 2010 will be released this September for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows®.
As the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, F1 2010 will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the coming season. F1 2010 will feature the return of seven times FORMULA 1 Drivers’ World Champion Michael Schumacher, the introduction of several new teams, and the brand new Korean International Circuit that will host the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX.
The September launch will see F1 2010 become the first official FORMULA ONE game to appear for Xbox 360 and marks the return of FORMULA ONE to PC after an eight year absence. The arrival of the HD editions of FORMULA ONE follows Codemasters’ extremely successful launch of F1 2009 for Wii and PSP, which became a top five best seller throughout the past holiday period.
In F1 2010 gamers will take on the full, expanded grid in a variety of game modes including GRAND PRIX, Championship, Time Trial and an extensive, innovative Career mode. F1 2010 will also feature a highly advanced damage model, fully dynamic weather system and extensive competitive multiplayer options.
In production at Codemasters Studios Birmingham, F1 2010 is being developed using the EGO Game Technology Platform, Codemasters’ proprietary tech that powered the critically acclaimed, million-plus selling Colin McRae: DiRT 2 and Race Driver: GRID. The award-winning technology has been further developed to accurately recreate the unique aerodynamics and handling of 200MPH+ FORMULA ONE cars. The tech combined with Codemasters’ unprecedented access to FORMULA ONE teams and drivers will ensure that F1 2010 delivers the most authentic FORMULA ONE racing experience yet. F1 2010 will be released September 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation
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