| Rockstar Chooses NaturalMotion’s euphoria Technology
For us, that means that they have been playing with NaturalMotions euphoria technology for a while and we know GTA IV is coming this October. Fingers crossed. NaturalMotion and Rockstar Games, Inc. Announce Development Partnership Upcoming Next-generation Titles to Utilize euphoria Motion Synthesis Engine Oxford, UK Feb. 27, 2007 NaturalMotion, the award-winning developer of 3D animation technology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS), today announced a partnership with Rockstar Games, Inc., the world-renowned publishing label, to integrate NaturalMotions revolutionary euphoria engine into upcoming next-generation Rockstar Games titles. Rockstars integration of euphoria is well advanced, with todays announcement following several months of close collaboration between the two companies.
GTA IV Teaser Trailer To Debut This Month
You know what the game industry needs more of? Countdown clocks. No, seriously. It ups the excitement level through the roof, and guess what, folks, Rockstar has just thrown up a "countdown clock" at their Grand Theft Auto IV website. When that timer hits zero, we're all getting treated to the very first official trailer! The fated day is Thursday, March 29. The last time we had any new information concerning the next GTA installment was way back in May of 2006, and since then, we've all had to sort through mountains of fake videos, screenshots, and details. Of course, the only news we have here is the teaser trailer, but that's plenty big enough, right? It's just too bad we don't have any other info regarding the video; like what it might be showing, for example. But at the very least, it seems likely we'll finally know the environment Rockstar has selected for GTA IV, and that alone is enough to make us completely and totally stoked.
Grand Theft Auto IV euphoria
February 27, 2007 - Planet GTA brings the news that Rockstar has signed a deal with NaturalMotion to use its euphoria engine for Grand Theft Auto 4. NaturalMotion, the award-winning developer of 3D animation technology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS), today announced a partnership with Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label, to integrate NaturalMotion's revolutionary euphoria engine into upcoming next-generation Rockstar Games titles. Rockstar's integration of euphoria is well advanced, with today's announcement following several months of close collaboration between the two companies. Based on NaturalMotion's DMS technology, euphoria uses the processing power of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to simulate the human body and motor nervous system, thus creating fully interactive game characters that act differently every time.
Is that 'Chaos' I taste?
His bandmates call him a "swell guy" and say that he's forgetful. Allman even depicts himself as being stuck in a state of distraction.
However, there are a few rumors about Allman he'd like to dispel: he's not bisexual and not a vegetarian.
"I do drink soy mochas, so I guess in a way I am vegetarian," Allman said jokingly.
His parents' love for music tranferred to him when he was young, especially his father's.
"My parents pushed music on me since I was able to crawl around," Allman said.
His father has a vast understanding of music, and the breadth of his knowledge ranges from the basics to Brazilian jazz. By absorbing and applying his father's teachings, Allman adds an essential component to the prosperous musical concoction that's The Used.
Jack Thompson Hunts Manhunt 2
Only a few weeks after announcing Manhunt 2 will appear on store shelves in 2007, Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive got bomblasted by Florida lawyer and violent video game critic Jack Thompson. Of course, this shouldn't come as a surprise, considering the outspoken lawyer has attacked every recent Rockstar video game release except perhaps Table Tennis. Although not confirmed, there is good reason to believe that a post on a Manhunt forum from Thompson himself outlined his early opposition to Manhunt 2 and the developers behind it at the request of concerned UK citizens. Thompson said in the post, "The game will feature stealth murder and torture. The last version allowed suffocation of victims with plastic bags...Take-Two / Rockstar...is lying to the public on both sides of the pond in stating this week that the game had nothing to do with the murder." The murder he speaks of involved a 14 year-old boy in the United Kingdom getting bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
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