Codemasters has announced the most insanely expensive special-edition video game ever: GRID 2: Mono Edition, which comes with a supercar and costs £125,000 (nearly $189,000).

The car is a BAC Mono. I know very little about cars beyond the facts that they have four wheels and can go very fast, so here's what Codemasters has to say about it: "The BAC Mono is a British manufactured, road-legal, ultra-high performance supercar which stars in the game. Created from high-strength carbon fibre, the BAC Mono is an unrivalled example of light-weight performance engineering and its 2.3 litre, 280 bhp four cylinder power plant will propel its driver from 0-60 m.p.h. in just 2.8 seconds."

There is only one of this absurd special edition available, and it also comes with a PS3, a copy of the game, a day at the BAC factory to customise the supercar and full "driver race wear" - the natty jumpsuit above. It's got the Guinness World Record for most expensive video game ever.

Interesting note: BAC Mono Roadsters on their own cost £74,950 (thanks Eurogamer for that fact), though you have to wait a long time to get ahold of them and they're in extremely short supply. Plus, you don't get that figure-hugging race suit. Or a PS3.

Will someone buy it? People are insane, so almost certainly yes. If you're tempted, it's available for pre-order now

GRID 2's £125,000 Special Edition - IGN

This isn't the end for Xbox 360. Microsoft is "shooting for" another 25 million units sold over the next five years, the firm's senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi has told OXM, pointing to some hefty on-going support as the industry flips over into next gen.

"We believe over the next five years we can break a 100 million unit installed base," Medhi began. That's something we're shooting for, it's not a financial plan as such, it's just rough numbers if you will. To sell another 25 million, half of those will probably come from replacements, but half will come from new buyers.

And the way we'll break into those segments is by hitting new price points, getting new classes of entertainment to come with the Xbox, and breaking into new customer segments. So you'll see the Xbox 360 continue to exist, even as we launch the next generation Xbox One."
Microsoft is planning a huge Xbox 360-related announcement at E3, which it promises will "keep the console vibrant for years". As regards hopes for Xbox One, it's obviously a bit early to say, but Medhi does think next gen consoles as a pack can trump sales of their predecessors as handily as the latter trumped sales of theirs.

"Every generation, as you've probably heard, has grown approximately 30%," he said. "So this generation is about 300 million units. Most industry experts think the next generation will get upwards of about 400 million units. That's if it's a game console, over the next decade."

Moreover, Medhi thinks the general entertainment capabilities of Xbox One and PS4 will more than double their selling power. "We think you can go broader than a game console, that's our aim, and you can go from 400 million to potentially upwards of a billion units [Update: just to clarify, he's talking about all next gen consoles combined here]. That's how we're thinking of the Xbox opportunity as we go forward."

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- FIFA 14 full game
- Steelbook
- 24 FUT Goldpacks
- Collector's Edition box
- Special Edition Adidas/EA Sports Glider Ball
- FIFA 14 Magnetic lenticular

Former Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello has responded to the outcry of gamers worried about an always-online future. The recently resigned executive believes that, given time, we will all march in step with the industry and embrace the DRM-ruled future his people have envisioned for us.

"Gamers will want, and learn to love, the good parts of consoles being more connected to our digital lives than was possible with the machines launched eight years ago," he wrote on Kotaku. "Some gamers fear the new consoles could be more about a DRM-walled garden than about enabling new types of connected gameplay. More about squashing second-sale (used games) than allowing us to play the games we own at our friends houses, in dorms or at home, without having to bring the disk with us. I don’t believe consoles managed as walled-gardens will succeed longer term.”

What we're seeing here is some classic executive misdirection. In the same way EA claimed SimCity required a persistent connection because it was an MMO, our boy Riccitiello is convincing us we're not walking into a walled garden simply by not calling it a walled garden. If you read his above quote again, you'll notice he said absolutely nothing of substance, he offered no argument as to why an always-on future won't be a DRM dystopia.

His argument basically amounts to, "It's not because it's not."

That said, the ex-CEO wasn't talking total bollocks, and did have some sensible warnings for Sony and Microsoft going forward.

"It needs to be simple, seamless and without a bunch of headaches with multiple registration, identity and pay gates. The walled garden will fall eventually. At launch, Sony and Microsoft must avoid putting up new and alarming DRM schemes, and focus on enabling the cool new game experiences that seamlessly connected consoles allow."

Of course, where Riccitiello seems confident the new consoles won't bog us down with extra hassle and erect more barriers between customers and their entertainment, I can't say I've got the same faith. While movies, music, and even books have gotten more streamlined, more instant, and easier to access, games have only become more cumbersome, with mandatory installs, registration codes, and pre-order bonuses for the same game that compete with each other.

The game industry thus far has not proven itself interested in making gaming more streamlined, efficient, and accessible. I certainly hope the upcoming generation changes that, but given the many disturbing things we've already heard about the Xbox One and its convoluted bullsh-t, that remains to be seen.

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4k gaming is possible, if a developer take advantage of it, but SD gaming, however...is not..

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According to the specs released by Microsoft, the Xbox One only supports ultra high resolution 4K video. However, that capability may extend to gaming at some point in the future.

In an interview with Forbes, corporate vice president of marketing and strategy Yusuf Mehdi clarified the point about 4K gaming on the Xbox One. “There’s no hardware restriction there at all,” says Mehdi. So, the question isn't necessarily whether the console can support 4K gaming, but whether developers will make games at that resolution.

On the other hand, the Xbox One doesn't support standard-definition in either gaming or video. According to the information released by Microsoft, the only device only has an HDMI output, which means that it won't connect to older televisions featuring only composite or component inputs. Technically, you could buy converters that make the connection possible, but if you're considering that, your money would probably be better spent on an HDTV.

time to upgrade tv's :thatsnasty:


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The Epsilon Program
"This is a life altering experience. All your mortal fears will be at ease."

Clicking through the site shows various missions that this organization has in mind. You are even able to sign up and join which if you click on the terms link it shows exactly what this is. For those who want your likeness in the game or used in other possible advertisements for GTA V, this is your opportunity.

Clicking the "Photo sharing sites to use" brings up a list of sites that Rockstar prefers including Instagram and Twitter with of course hashtags.

Source: KIFFLOM

Curious if the guy pictured plays a part in the game or just one of those side characters that we'll run across like we did in Red Dead Redemption. :shrug:

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Team racing sounds exciting, at least how Sony described it at the Playstation reveal in Feb...

[UPDATE] Share value down more 13 percent today amid new reports claiming GameStop's business could be hurt by Microsoft's rumored used game policy for next-gen platform.
[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, GameStop shares continued to fall. At press time, the retailer's stock value is down 13.36 percent to $31.19.

The original story follows below

GameStop shares are sliding today after a new reports have claimed the Xbox One's preowned policy could negatively impact the retailer's business.


At press time, GameStop shares are down 6.75 percent to $33.61.

The company's stock value has dropped steadily since Tuesday, when Microsoft announced the Xbox One and gave first details about how it would support the used game market.

MCV reported today, citing retail sources, that retailers will be able to charge whatever they want for secondhand Xbox One games, while Microsoft and publishers will receive a cut of every transaction. GameStop will be left with the remainder, according to the supposed scheme.

Under its current business model, GameStop nets 100 percent of the used game sale.

Microsoft's rumored plan would not likely kill the secondhand market, but only minimize its lucrative margins by giving a cut to publishers.

Sony has not been forthcoming regarding its plans for used games, either. The company--like Microsoft--has confirmed that preowned titles will be supported on the PlayStation 4, but said decisions about activation fees will be left up to individual publishers.

"It's a publisher decision," Sony said in February. "We are not talking about it. Sorry."

gamespot

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Sony has begun advertising their upcoming PlayStation 4 console in European regions. NeoGaf member "Katana_Strikes" spotted the following advertisement in Tesco. The ad is a cardboard display of a DualShock 4 beaming a light around three 3-d cubes that show off the following games: Knack, inFAMOUS: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and something that we can't currently identify.

Earlier this morning, another PlayStation 4 advertisement was found in the Metro stating that the console would receive a UK release this Holiday season. Sony then issued a statement saying that what was found in the ad was just reiterating the release period we were given at the PlayStation Meeting earlier this year. Hopefully the PS4 does see a worldwide release this Holiday season.


Sony Begins Advertising the PlayStation 4 in Europe