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'E8' : Scifi feature & transmedia project website goes live

We’re very excited as the E8 website is now LIVE!!

For those of you not aware of 'E8' it is the scifi feature film & transmedia…

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Added by Gawain Morrison on July 21, 2011 at 14:24 — No Comments

British Academy Scotland Awards 2011 Call for Entries

Eligibility and Rules for the British Academy Scotland Awards including Awards Information and Entry Form are available here:…

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Added by Samantha Ferguson on July 13, 2011 at 12:00 — 1 Comment

Belfast Literature Alternate Reality Game ... wanna play?

ARE YOU PLAYING YET? DO YOU WANT TO?

[in]visible belfast, is a game in which, guided and dared by an anonymous author who leaves clues and orchestrates puzzles throughout the city, the main character Ana and game-players are drawn deeper and deeper into the internal labyrinth of…

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Added by Gawain Morrison on May 17, 2011 at 15:44 — 2 Comments

The Black Helix - Alternate Reality Game launched!

Supported by the NI Creative Industries innovation Fund we are pleased to announce our Alternate Reality Game - Black Helix - is live.

One of the largest Alternate Reality Games to come out of Northern Ireland and over the period of four weeks the Black Helix will engage players into an interactive narrative full of games, phone calls, real world tasks and a final role playing event.

The Black Helix is an ARG in…

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Added by Adrian Campbell on February 27, 2011 at 11:09 — No Comments

E8 [Cross-Platform Sci-Fi & ARG]

Our science-fiction cross-platform series is going through the second draft of it's script at present. After a very productive meeting with script editor Steve Brookes, at N.Ireland Screen last week, Ian McDonald, our illustrious writer, has been shaping the second draft of E8.

In the last couple of months we have been in talks to take the project to the next level, in preparation for raising the full production… Continue

Added by Gawain Morrison on March 5, 2010 at 9:13 — 2 Comments

Dark Void Review - Xbox 360

First Published 16th January here at Ace Gamez – Fusing several game mechanics together into one title rarely pays off, as shown by the tirade of awful driving sections in shoot-em-ups over the years. The majority of these sections really water down the overall package and you are often left wondering why the…

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Added by Dave Cook on January 16, 2010 at 12:00 — No Comments

Bayonetta Review - Xbox 360

(First Published January 8th 2010 at Ace Gamez) - If I had to pick just one word from the English language to describe Bayonetta, it would be “dizzying”. Platinum Games has pulled out every trick from the game developer’s playbook to ensure that each enemy encounter, platforming section and boss battle leaves you on the edge of your seat with… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on January 8, 2010 at 0:30 — 1 Comment

Lego Rock Band Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Alright I’ll admit it. I genuinely thought Harry Potter was next in line for an extreme plastic makeover, so you can add me to the ranks of gamers who were genuinely surprised when publisher Warner Bros. announced Lego Rock Band earlier this year. It seemed like an odd direction for the series, but after spending some time with the game, the pairing really does… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on December 1, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Assassin's Creed II Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Admitting you were wrong takes a lot of guts in this industry. Any developer willing to throw its hands up and come clean about its shortcomings is to be applauded. But rather than champion these studios, the typical reaction is one of scepticism from gamers who feel burned by a lacklustre title or by promises the developer failed to keep. Just look at Sega which,… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on November 23, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Sequels are always a gamble. I don’t care if your name is David Jaffe, Peter Molyneux or Sam Houser, you can never fully bank on guaranteed success when creating a follow-up to something as big and revered as God of War, Fable and Grand Theft Auto. The same applies to Infinity Ward’s exemplary shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which may have successfully pointed… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on November 11, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

A Boy and His Blob Review - Wii

(First Published at Ace Gamez) If you fall into the 18-25 core gaming demographic and, I’d be lying if I said I still did, you may find yourself constantly bombarded by an ongoing media assault by grey and gritty shooters that spew hot lead and testosterone from every orifice and batter you with endless smack-talking dialogue. Developers have it in their head that this is what gamers within that age… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on November 9, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Band Hero Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Love or loathe Wii, you really have to respect how pivotal the console has proven since launch. It has almost single-handedly coaxed a sea change among key demographics that other console and game developers were simply failing to strike a chord with. Now that gaming is no longer the realm of the 18-25 year old male, more game studios are casting their nets further… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on November 6, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Changing Software to meet Copyright Law

I've been looking at copyright laws quite a lot this month and in the end I had to redesign the product so that it adhered to the copyright laws.

As a start up business there is no way I could afford a copyright lawyer and I have no inclination to provide a pirating service. The game I produce is not designed for a mass market and would be a one user product. Buying a copy of an MP3 for each product sold, would not have bothered my conscience very much as the artist would be getting a fee… Continue

Added by Rosie Wood on November 5, 2009 at 14:03 — No Comments

DJ Hero Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) The past few years have proved to be a wild ride for Neversoft and Harmonix, respective developers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, with each studio releasing a new title and subsequent rebuttal in a never-ending game of one-upmanship. The resulting market saturation is unlikely to have a significantly negative impact on sales, but you really have to feel for Neversoft… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 30, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Machinarium Review - PC

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Point and click adventures have enjoyed a massive resurgence recently with iPhone iterations of Beneath a Steel Sky and Monkey Island currently selling like hotcakes on iTunes, as well as a string of superb newcomers such as Zombie Cow’s hilarious indie project Ben There, Dan That! True to the staples of the genre, any good point and click developer worth its salt will… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 25, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Scribblenauts Review - DS

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Like multiplayer before it, the freedom to create is becoming a staple ingredient in many modern games. While Halo 3’s Forge, Uncharted 2’s machinima mode and of course, LittleBigPlanet in its entirety offer console players a wealth of creative freedom only previously seen on PC, there is one common problem running through them. When gamers are presented with an… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 19, 2009 at 21:30 — No Comments

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review - PS3

(First Published at Ace Gamez) If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Nathan Drake is taking things a tad literally in Unchartered 2: Among Thieves. The story begins with Nathan waking up in a crashed train carriage dangling over the edge of a frozen cliff face in Nepal, covered in blood and freezing to death. As the twisted wreckage slides further down the ledge, your tutorial consists of a… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 16, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) Operation Flashpoint has always been one of the more exclusive games in the FPS pack, an absolute nightmare of a simulation shooter with an insanely realistic difficulty setting that makes the entirety of Call of Duty 4’s veteran mode look like an opening stage tutorial. As such, it’s most definitely an acquired taste and fans of the series will be pleased to know that… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 10, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

King of Fighters XII Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) The 2D beat-em-up arena has become increasingly volatile since the launch of Street Fighter IV. Any scrapper released after Capcom’s heavyweight risks being evaluated in comparison to its (almost) perfectly balanced character roster, stunning visuals and hard-hitting pace. While the game isn’t exactly innovative, it succeeds in both improving on an already exemplary… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on October 5, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

Colin McRae DiRT 2 Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) The developers of racing titles have a conundrum on their hands when trying to create an experience that is both authentic to appease gear heads, while remaining accessible enough for those simply looking for a fun experience they can dip in and out of at leisure. Some fall dangerously close to being bogged down by the same morass that genre counterparts Forza… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on September 28, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

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