| GTA IV features Euphoria physics
Now here's a story for anti-freedom lawyer Jack Thompson, his nemesis Rockstar Games has announced it will be making use of NaturalMotion's Euphoria physics engine for several future titles, most likely including Grand Theft Auto IV.
If you've seen those impressive Indiana Jones demo movies from LucasArts, where Indy throws around a bunch of bad guys and breaks scenery then you'll know what an impressive slice of code the Euphoria Engine is.
According to NaturalMotion, Euphoria on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will, "simulate the human body and motor nervous system, thus creating fully interactive game characters that act differently every time. With euphoria, games move away from canned animation, towards a much richer, life-like experience that is unique to the player."
"Euphoria is about giving people an interactive experience they have never seen before," said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion.
NaturalMotion Partners With Rockstar Games
NaturalMotion announced a partnership with publishing label Rockstar Games Inc. to integrate NaturalMotion's euphoria engine into upcoming next-gen Rockstar titles. 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. With euphoria, games move away from canned animation, toward a much richer, life-like experience that is unique to the player. "euphoria is about giving people an interactive experience they have never seen before. We now have the processing power to simulate humans, and the possibilities for games are endless," said Torsten Reil, ceo of NaturalMotion. "In Rockstar, we have found a partner that shares this vision, and is renowned for creating some of the most ground-breaking and immersive games in the industry..." Further announcements regarding specific titles will follow at a later date.
Basically, It Stinks, Too rakes in Raspberries
The last time Sharon Stone won a major award was in 2003, when she recieved an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series during an appearance on the television series The Practice. Her drought is finally over as she was awarded the Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress for her role in Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, or as the Razzies likes to call it, Basically, It Stinks, Too. Instinct was the big winner Saturday night, picking up Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Sequel. Little Man was a close second, earning Razzies for Worst Actor (Marlon and Shawn Wayans), Worst Screen Couple and Worst Remake/Rip-Off. And how far has M. Night Shyamalan fallen? Once the rockstar of Hollywood for such films like The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, he now gets the nod for Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for Lady in the Water.
Senses Fail Announce Music Video Contest - March 01, 2007
As Senses Fail continue to gig their way across the U.S. on the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos tour, the band is announcing a new contest for their fans to create a video storyline for The Priest and The Matador. The song will be the third single off Still Searching and one lucky Grand Prize winners idea will not only be produced by www.NetStudio.tv, the winner will also receive a 30GB video iPod and $250 in cash.
Senses Fail announced the contest on their website, www.sensesfail.com and starting today, Thursday, March 1st, fans can go to www.NetStudio.tv to get detailed information on how to enter, contest rules and deadlines. There are multiple ways for fans to participate from creating to reviewing and multiple ways to earn cash prizes, as well.
"Our process allows us to reward and recognize not just the winner of the contest, but many participants who contribute to the process in a significant way, said veteran producer/director Chris Marcantel, who serves as NetStudio.TV's president.
AMC Hires Tranny To Play Tranny!
ABC soap All My Children got a bit of flack when they hired Jeffrey Carlson to play their now-legendary character, rockstar Zarf (who has since become Zoe). And with good reason - it's not like there aren't any tranny actors out there. Shit, when was the last time Kim Basinger had a gig? Anyway, those of you who scoffed will no doubt be happy to hear that they've hired Colby professor, activist and known transexual Jenny Boylan to appear in a whopping one episode. New Now Next reports that post-op Zarf (we'll never be able to accept "Zoe") attends a tranny support group and Boylan offer a bit of gender-bending guidance. Ain't that grand? When not acting and, of course, teaching, Boylan does a bit of writing - she's published the critically-acclaimed She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders.
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