MS To Indie Devs: You Have a To Have a Publisher
Loadmaster writes "The new Oddworld game New 'n' Tasty is coming to every platform in the current generation and even the next generation but not the Xbox One. It's not that developer Oddworld Inhabitants isn't porting the game. It's not that they hate Microsoft or the Xbox One. No, it's that Microsoft has taken an anti-indie dev stance with the Xbox One. While the game industry is moving to Kickstarter and self-funded shops, Microsoft has decided all developers must have a publisher to grace their console."
generation
kickstarter
loadmaster
microsoft
oddworld
xbox
What Games Are: E3 Was Wild, But AAA Games Are Still A Mess
E3 was wild and loud, and Sony seemed to rise while Microsoft fell low. Yet it doesn't really change anything as regards the long-term future of big budget consoe games. With costs continuing to escalate and the break-even point passing 5,6 or 10 million copies, the next generation will be the last for some.
aaa
generation
microsoft
million
sony
Ortiz-Heymann: the Prior Generation
theodp writes "Two decades before the White House was petitioned to remove U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and her Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Heymann from their jobs for the allegedly overzealous prosecution of Aaron Swartz, the Boston Globe reported on allegations of 'sometimes heavy-handed tactics and inaccuracies' of an NFL investigation into sexual harassment charges made by a sportswriter against the New England Patriots that was led by Watergate prosecutor Philip Heymann (Stephen's father) and included Ortiz. 'From the day Philip Heymann and his colleagues walked into Foxboro Stadium to investigate Lisa Olson's charges of sexual harassment,' the Globe reported, 'the New England Patriots were on the defensive, and apparently, they stayed there to the end. One day after conducting a preliminary six-hour interview with Olson, Heymann introduced each investigator to the Patriots and outlined their backgrounds at a meeting he later called benign. Yet he also said two weeks ago, "They were ...
aaron swartz
allegations
boston
carmen
conversation
documents
doj
england
evidence
fbi
foxboro
generation
harassment
heymann
inaccuracies
investigation
jerry
jim
lisa
livelihoods
motion
nfl
oct
office
olson
ortiz
ortiz-heymann
patriots
philip
prosecution
secrecy
session
stephen
sullivan
watergate
white house
Groove Playlist Generation App Tops 85,000 Downloads In One Day After Going Free
Groove is a Canadian-made mobile app that's tearing up the charts, reaching a top 1o spot in over 30 countries, and climbing to number 1 in the Canadian app store over other music apps including Rdio and Songza. The app is part of Montreal-based FounderFuel's latest cohort, and in move that's becoming a trend for Founder Fuel companies, it has just gone free, and racked up 85,000 downloads in just 24 hours.
canadian
canadian-made
founderfuel
generation
montreal-based
playlists
rdio
songza
A350XWB, the Plane Airbus Did Not Want To Build, Makes Maiden Flight
McGruber writes "The BBC reports that the Airbus A350XWB (extra wide body) has made its first flight. Like the Boeing 787, the A350 offers airlines the chance to combine long-range services with improved fuel efficiency. The A350's fuselage is made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic, while many other parts of the aircraft use titanium and advanced alloys to save weight. It also has state-of-the-art aerodynamics, and engine manufacturer Rolls Royce has produced a new custom-designed power unit. Airbus claims that all of this means the A350 will use 25% less fuel than the current generation of equivalent aircraft. It also points out that noise and emissions will be well below current limits."
airbus
bbc
boeing
efficiency
emissions
generation
mcgruber
royce
service
xwb