Ubidays videos

Yesterday started Ubidays. here is a link were you can watch videos of the games that Ubisoft is working on right now.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167999

Saints Row 2 delayed to October

THQ’s sandbox game Saints Row 2 has been delayed by almost two months, and will now launch on October 17th in Europe.

The game, which was originally meant to launch on August 26th in North America, will now appear on October 14th – with THQ confirming to Eurogamer that the European release will follow on Friday of the same week, October 17th.

The change pushes Saints Row 2 deep into the hyper-competitive pre-Christmas market (yes, that starts in October now – or September, depending on who you listen to), but THQ’s worldwide marketing head honcho Bob Aniello reckons it’s still the right thing to do.

“Product quality is a huge drive of a game’s success and this move allows us to polish the game,” he told the Reuters news agency. “The game is done, it’s about polish.”

Valve is NOT concern with piracy.

At Valve’s mini-summit on the state of PC gaming in Seattle today, president Gabe Newell revealed that the company is not concerned about the threat of piracy in the PC market.

His sentiments run counter to those of many publishers, who feel piracy is killing their PC games business. But, said Newell, Valve’s Steam distribution platform and the service it provides its customers protects it from that.

“We’ve got great facilities that make it very hard for people to pirate,” he said. “And more importantly, the service value of having an ongiong relationship with us is high enough that it causes people to not be very interested in piracy. It’s a dangerous thing to pirate one of our games because later on, when we catch you, you lose all your games, or you can’t play multiplayer.”

Earlier, Valve’s Jason Holtman explained why the company felt the fear of rampant piracy in emerging markets such as Russia and China was misplaced, and the problem easily solved.

He noted how famous the Russian market was for its piracy, and explained that this was a direct result of games releasing there six months after North America and Western Europe. It wasn’t just Steam’s encryption technology, but the ease of simultaneous worldwide releases on the platform that solved the problem for Valve.

“We know that that’s the major place where this rampant piracy myth comes from,” Holtman said. “Rampant piracy is just unserved customers.

“Russians have money, Russians like to play games and Russians have PCs. They love going to stores and not having to use Bittorrent sties.”

Source: www.eurogamer.net

$ 1000 award for the best Grid Poster

Thanks to Ashley Futak I’ve learned about this awesome campaign that Codemaster has launched. They willgive 1000 $ for the best poster for Grid and also they give out games for any platform.

Here is the entire post from
Sponsor: Codemasters
Campaign Title: Design a Poster for GRID™
Rules: Click here to see complete campaign rules and regulations
Duration: May 8, 2008 12:00 AM (PST) – June 22, 2008 11:30 PM (PST)
Description: Unlike most racing games, GRID is all about the race—that intense period from lights to flag; full of tension, pressure, noise and action. Codemasters is challenging you to shift into creative gear and design a poster for GRID that captures the thrill of the race and the intensity of competing in the most powerful race cars, new and classic, circuit and drift. For inspiration download the GRID demo now and experience the intensity before it launches in June. Download the GRID logo for use in your design, immerse yourself in racing experience and create a high-octane poster that embodies the thrill of the race.
Rewards:

* Grand Prize: One entry, selected by Codemasters from the top 100 entries with the highest score, will win $1,000 cash or scholarship, a version of GRID on the platform of their choice (Nintendo DS, PS3, XBOX 360 or PC), and have their entry featured on the GRID Community Website as a downloadable wallpaper for all the world to see!
* Runners-Up: Two entries, selected by Codemasters from the top 100 entries with the highest score, will each win $250 cash or scholarship, a version of GRID on the platform of their choice (Nintendo DS, PS3, XBOX 360 or PC), and have their entry featured on the GRID Community Website as a downloadable wallpaper for all the world to see!
* Most Viral: One entry, selected by Codemasters from the top 50 Most Viral entries, will win $500 cash or scholarship, a version of GRID on the platform of their choice (Nintendo DS, PS3, XBOX 360 or PC), and have their entry featured on the GRID Community Website as a downloadable wallpaper for all the world to see! Learn about Most Viral.
* Sign-Up Sweepstakes: One user, who signs up to the GRID email list in the campaign highlights area to receive the latest news on the game, will win $500 cash or scholarship and a version of the game on the platform of their choice (Nintendo DS, PS3, XBOX 360 or PC).

How to Submit:

1. Shift into creative gear and create a poster for GRID that embodies the thrill of the race. Don’t forget to include the GRID logo in your design!
2. Click the Submit Entry tab and follow the steps provided.
3. Tell your friends to come to Brickfish and vote for your entry!

Requirements: Poster design must be entrant’s original work and must include the GRID logo in the design. Winners must be able to provide a 300 dpi version of their entry.

Thanks Ashley Futak and www.brickfish.com for the info.

The sims Carnival

Check out http://www.TheSimsCarnival.com
Create original games from scratch or personalize any existing game in the website (Open Source style!). No programming skills required. It is completely free and totally awesome!
This creativity tool is developed by the same people who created The Sims, MySims and SimCity.