ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE BRINGS EAGLE VISION IN TO THE REAL WORLD

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AN EAGLE EYED VIEW OF LONDON

BALD EAGLE WEARING 4K CAMERA CAPTURES REMARKABLE FOOTAGE OF LONDON SKYLINE
·    VIDEO GAME FEATURE, ‘EAGLE VISION’, BROUGHT IN TO REAL WORLD FOR GLOBAL LAUNCH OF ASSASSIN’S CREED® SYNDICATE

London, UK — October 15, 2015, Today, Ubisoft^® announced one of the most ambitious filming projects ever to hit London’s skyline, in celebration of the upcoming launch of Assassin’s Creed^® Syndicate. The latest installment in the global video game franchise is available to own on October 23^rd for the PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One^®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and will be available on Windows PC on November 19th.

For the first time, a Bald Eagle was flown over London, launched from some of the most iconic and tallest buildings in Europe with a 4K camera (four times as much detail as 1080p Full HD) attached to its back, offering stunning, never before seen footage of the UK’s capital city from an Eagle’s eye.

This project was undertaken to showcase a feature in Assassin’s Creed^® Syndicate, where players can use ‘Eagle Vision’; a tool enabling players to have an Eagle-Eyed perspective and vision to locate enemies and key features at distance. The game, set in Victorian London during the industrial revolution, has taken over two years to develop by the global video games publisher, Ubisoft, who have painstakingly recreated 1868 London in stunning detail.

For the Eagle flights, launch points used included; the Walkie Talkie (20 Fenchurch Street) 35^th floor Sky Garden (492 feet above ground level) and Sushi Samba at The Heron Tower (792 feet). Other landmark launch points included Trafalgar Square, City Hall and The Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

“The ambition of this project was huge and it was months in planning to make sure we could achieve the stunning content that we set out to capture,” said Tom Goldberger, Senior PR Manager at Ubisoft. “We worked with a fantastic production team, vastly experienced eagle handler and highly trained eagle to ensure the project was a huge success. We’re delighted to have finally been able to bring to life one of the most iconic features in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.”

Falconry Expert, Chris O’Donnell, along with his 29 year old Bald Eagle, Sidney, were recruited to make the filming concept a reality; “An Eagle has never been flown to this extent in an urban environment, so this was a very exciting project to be involved in. Sidney is a Bald Eagle who is used to large crowds of people and was highly adaptable to a busy city environment. We developed a bespoke harness and fitting for the camera and spent months testing it for comfort and stability. We had good flying conditions, incredible launch points and the footage we captured was utterly remarkable.”

Footage of the incredible Eagle flight can be found at http://www.eaglevisionlondon.com/video

The making of video can be found at http://www.eaglevisionlondon.com/makingof

Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass and Game Mode details revealed

This morning, Xbox and Crystal Dynamics announced that “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is now available for digital pre-order in the Xbox Store with two great offers – one featuring “Rise of the Tomb Raider” with an exclusive bonus downloadable content pack entitled the Remnant Resistance Pack, the other featuring “Rise of the Tomb Raider”, the Remnant Resistance Pack plus the game’s Season Pass.

In addition, Franchise Creative Director Noah Hughes revealed several new game modes that fans can look forward to in “Rise of the Tomb Raider” including:

• Score Attack – This mode lets fans replay levels from the game with a new set of rules, as they race the clock to post the best time and earn medals. In Score Attack, players are encouraged to Chain together attacks, movements, and collectibles to keep their multipliers high.
• Remnant Resistance – In this mode, fans can replay Hub spaces with a new set of goals.
• New Game Plus –  Which will let you keep the skills and equipment that you acquired on your first play-through

The Remnant Resistance pack – Fans who digitally pre-order “Rise of the Tomb Raider” will receive the Remnant Resistance pack which includes the all-new Remnant Outfit for Lara, which is a collection of animal skins and ancient Byzantine armor. The outfit gives Lara a chance to bandage without using her resources.

Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass – The Rise of the Tomb Raider season pass includes a range of content that will extend the single player campaign with three major releases that will challenge players to survive the extreme conditions of Endurance Mode, explore a new tomb that houses an ancient terror in Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch, and combat waves of infected predators in Cold Darkness Awakened. In addition, a steady stream of outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards beginning on Day 1 and continuing over four months will keep you customizing, expanding, and challenging your friends to new adventures

rise of tomb raider score attack.

TOM CLANCY RAINBOW SIX SIEGE BETA 4 TOP TIPS

While many of you are still waiting for beta codes I thought I’d compile a list of things I think will make that first   match a little bit easier. Number 1 which seems pretty obvious but hasn’t really been followed is get a mic and no not a 200 dollar headset just the mic that came with your system of choice,  In a game such as this communication is key because this game truly shines and shows its true potential though use of communication and real teamwork. Number 2 toss all you learned from Call of Duty out the window there’s no drop shots or one man wolf pack mechanics in this game every shot counts and there can be death around every corner. Number 3 This was something that me and a few friends learned the hard way there is team killing one misplaced shot will injure or potentially kill a team mate so aim smart friends. Number 4  Be the camera guy the game isn’t really weighed heavily on kills yes you’ll get some points for one but you get  the same amount by finding a safe place and guiding your team mates to a win. Number 5 Relax have fun and this is the another obvious point speaking as member of the F#&*  Lag F#^%* team I have truly enjoyed my time with this beta so far and also by just having fun I’ve met a group of great guys who just wanna play the game and have some laughs. So I hope these few tips help you new recruits out and make this game enjoyable and be prepared for a few hiccups because well it’s a beta and that’s what its met for so rack up your renown (in game currency)  and get your operators ready because your team is depending on you.

4 Months With Xbox One Worth It ???????

 

 

It’s August and some of the most hyped games of the year are on the horizon Call of Duty Advance Warfare , Destiny, GTA V Next-Gen,and that’s just a few to mention the question you may be faced with is should I upgrade my console.  I purchased mine during what seemed to be a well calculated move in marketing whether it was EA or Microsoft during the Titanfall hype constant release date changes got old fast and Xbox one bundle prices dropped  it seemed to be the perfect time so with some pushing I got my wife to let me open my wallet and upgrade. What you should know before you bite the bullet if you have no friends with Xbox One and you only like to play with friends don’t buy it you’ll be bored immediately unless you love to play single player campaigns for me I am the first and only one of my friends to have it but I can say I’ve met new people that I tend to play with regularly. Are the games better and my question is it depends on what you think better is Visually,Competitively that’s what you have to ask yourself.  The only testament I have is with battlefield 4 let me honest for a second neither version Xbox 360 or Xbox One  was great and they continue to have problems but for me personally I have not picked up my 360 version since I bought the Xbox One version there were details in Siege of Shanghai Tower that I never would have known existed like curtains that blow in the wind once you break out the winds or the bar that is constructed on the top level to add more cover those things may seem insignificant but they truly add a different level of play to that game.

    So with that being said that is the most important thing about switching to next-gen ask yourself how much you want to spend on games. All of the upgrade to next-gen games offers have expired . I picked up BF4 at Walmart on Black Friday so I took a small lost to purchase it for Xbox One too but can you really spend $59.99  all over again for something you already have for blowing curtains that is the question to ask. It’s worth it if you can afford it but the best time to switch to next -gen would be when there is a new game coming out or a new bundle introduced to save the hassle.  So far the Xbox One has delivered the gaming experience I was looking for because I went in with the understanding that last -gen had reached its peak great games like GTA V showed there was still life left in those console while the Xbox One and PS4 have years to take them to those limits and don’t get me wrong I still go back to play MW3 ,BlackopsII, Forza 4, on 360 to play with friends. The truth is Im happy I spent the money with twitch integration html5 theres alot more to do than 360  so if you have the money free and clear spend it and if you feel like you can’t justify it yet wait your not getting left behind there’s still time left.