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Earlier this week it was revealed that Microsoft paid YouTube producers to create video content that promotes the Xbox One, and now it's confirmed that Electronic Arts is operating a similar program. An EA representative confirmed the program, called Ronku, to The Verge after documents detailing its guidelines leaked on noted game forum NeoGAF yesterday. Under the terms of the program, YouTube producers were paid to publish video content for Battlefield 4 and Need for Speed: Rivals. Each "assignment" had specific objectives, like focusing on in-game activities including taking down an entire skyscraper in Battlefield 4 or crossing the finish line in Need for Speed: Rivals. For Battlefield 4, producers were told not to make videos featuring any glitches they might encounter during gameplay. Participants in the program could earn $10 per thousand video views from a maximum of three videos. Other games featured in the program were FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NHL 14, and Plants vs. Zombies 2, all of which granted payments of $10 per thousand views. As The Verge points out, the issue here is not EA finding a new way to promote its games, but rather the way in which the company is reportedly going about it. The Federal Trade Commission mandates that endorsers "clearly and conspicuously" inform their audience that they are working on behalf of a company. However, the documents from NeoGAF suggest that producers of EA's Ronku program are barred from making such a disclosure. "You agree to keep confidential at all times all matters relating to this Agreement and any Assignment including, without limitation, the Details and Compensation listed above," the document supposedly reads. "Through EA's Ronku program, some fans are compensated for the YouTube videos they create and share about our games," an EA representative told The Verge. "The program requires that participants comply with FTC guidelines and identify when content is sponsored. User-generated videos are a valuable and unique aspect of how gamers share their experiences playing the games they love, and one that EA supports." "We explicitly state in the Terms & Conditions of the program that each video must comply with the FTC's Guidelines concerning Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising," the representative added. source

Longtime Warner Bros. Entertainment executive Barry Meyer, who previously served as chairman and CEO of the Batman and Harry Potter media giant, has joined Activision Blizzard's board of directors. The Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher announced the news this week through an SEC filing. Meyer, who retired as chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment at the end of 2013 after more than 40 years with the company, becomes the eighth member of Activision Blizzard's board of directors. He also serves on the board of directors for the Museum of Television & Radio and the Human Rights Watch. The 69-year-old Meyer has been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Activision Blizzard board of directors. He will earn a base retainer of $90,000 per year, and an extra $5,500 for his duties on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In addition to the cash compensation, Meyer gets the option to receive Activision Blizzard common stock. Meyer has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Under Meyer's guidance, the Warner Bros. Pictures Group in 2012 grossed $4.3 billion at the worldwide box office, with its domestic and international divisions reaching $1 billion for the 12th straight year. Activision Blizzard also announced this month that COO Thomas Tippl has signed an extended contract that will pay him $1.25 million per year. source

yup since i have to get up really early and i will fall back to sleep also i will be on the coach then

i will not be able to join because this is the date that im flying *makes plane noises*

the forums you want to post this on is halo waypoint because we are just a community also why do you care its just a medal/accommodation also are you sure you havent maxed it out already

Microsoft examined more than 75 sketched and 3D-printed prototypes of the Xbox One console alone before settling on the final look, senior industrial design manager Carl Ledbetter revealed as part of a new Microsoft retrospective feature on the design of the console also there a lot of possibilities for the console itself, Ledbetter and his team drafted more than 100 designs for the updated Kinect unit and over 200 of the new Xbox One controller. “We were extremely thorough,” Ledbetter said. “We were trying to push boundaries, to do something new and inventive, but there was so much at stake that we had to be really careful as well. The reason why there was so much at stake is that people really, really care about Xbox.” "Regarding the new controller, If it isn't broken, don't fix it." However, the team would end up making more than 40 advancements to the controller, including the addition of rumbling triggers. Throughout the course of the Xbox One controller's design period, more than 1,000 pairs of hands tested the controller and We crafted every last detail," Ledbetter said. Finally, Ledbetter shared an email he sent to his staff on November 22, 2013, the day the Xbox One went on sale worldwide. He doesn't hold back addressing his feelings for the new device and what it means for the future of Xbox. source

i didnt really miss anything because i didnt care for it that much but i may finish it off if anyone wants to do it with me

thanks can i have a link to the Sony Vegas Pro studio and Adobe AfterFX

i would join but im in the all mighty blue team

nice work Bnus i dont know why you scrapped it cos that was cool

Hey guys i am just curious if anyone knows any good capture cards because i am thinking of making youtube vids since my channel is just sitting there doing nothing and if anyone knows a good video editing app that i can download for free then that will be great

that would be cool but i wouldnt recommend it but if you want to then thats cool

great guide GSD but how can you build a computer you have paws

On Jan. 16 we heard that Electronic Arts was contacting Origin account holders asking them to participate in a Titanfall beta on Xbox One. Not surprisingly, participants in what developer Respawn later clarified was a "limited technical test" started posting gameplay footage to video sharing sites like Vimeo and Blip. This is a closed test of the game, meaning EA strictly prohibits anyone from posting videos, sharing images, or even talking about it. The test is "strictly not sharable," developer Respawn said. What you'll see in the footage, of course, isn't representative of the final product. As one software engineer at Respawn pointed out on Twitter, the textures you'll see in leaked images and videos have been reduced to 25 percent for the test. A 256x256 texture in the test will actually be 512x512 texture in the retail release. source

well great im going to be blown away by 8 players now instead of 4

Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment today confirmed that it has invited a small number of players into a "limited technical test" for the much-anticipated Xbox and PC exclusive. According to emails going out to Origin users, the testing period is being held on Xbox One. "As some of you are asking, we are doing a limited technical test. It is not a beta, and we don't have any beta news at the moment," Respawn said on Twitter. If you were going to be expecting any sort of video of titanfall outside of Respawn Entertainment or anything written on titanfall then you are going to be out of luck because ANY participant are forbidden from sharing their opinions publicly. "Strictly not sharable," Respawn's comments today do not rule out a future public beta for Titanfall, but the clock is ticking, as the game's release March 2014 release date is now under two months away. Studio cofounder Vince Zampella said last month that the company is "definitely" thinking about holding a beta. SOURCE: Gamespot.com

welcome to our sort of littleish/biggish team frank

however microsoft has made more money from it like i said cos they may not have sold as many consoles and there may be a $10 difference but if you get a big number like they already have then you start getting a lot of money like Microsoft has now also this is a bit more info on the story and showing that the number of consoles you sell isn't the big factor here

Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Respawn Entertainment today announced a special edition Xbox One wireless Titanfall controller, which will launch on March 11 alongside the game. The controller was designed by Respawn in collaboration with the Xbox design team and as you can see, it draws inspiration from Titanfall's C-101 carbine rifle. this is sort of a bonus really because most Xbox wireless controllers are around $60 but this special edition Titanfall controller is $65. The special edition Titanfall Xbox One controller is not the only commemorative piece of merchandise you can buy for Respawn's new Xbox and PC-exclusive game. A $250 Collector's Edition, featuring an 18" hand-crafted Titan statue with a diorama and battery-powered LED lighting, is also available. soucre This post has been promoted to an article

Rumors have been circulating about the revival of the Halo feature film for a long time, but Microsoft is getting ahead of recent Internet rumblings. A Microsoft representative told GameSpot today, "As we’ve previously stated, we have no plans for a 'Halo' motion picture at this time." Back in 2005, we learned that Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson was involved with the production of a Halo feature film. Jackson said way back then, "As a gaming fan, I'm excited to bring Halo's premise, action, and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today's technology can provide." But that project was postponed in 2006, and we learned that the particular concept was scrapped entirely by 2009. Regardless, the dream lived on among Halo fans and word spread that Director Steven Spielberg was going to pick up the franchise in 2010. Then District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp expressed interest in taking on the project in 2013. Despite the big names attached to the potential film, a movie never materialized, but Halo fans did get a Halo 4 Internet video series, Forward Unto Dawn, that drew over 55 million viewers. Source

only time will tell but i think Microsoft will get more money because of the reason i said in this same post.

A few weeks ago we found out that Microsoft has sold 3 million Xbox ones and Sony has sold 4.2 million Playstation 4s but sometimes the number of consoles sold doesn't give you the full story of it. First off, there's the cost of building each one. Console teardowns from research firm IHS speculate that Microsoft makes $28 from each Xbox One sold, whereas Sony only gets $18 from each PlayStation 4. The two companies, IHS concludes, roughly break even when the leftover money is used to pump into distribution or offsetting R&D costs. Doesn't sound like too much, until you realise that could be $84,000,000 for Microsoft compared to $75,600,000 for Sony. While there's nothing to conclude from all these imprecise mathematics. There are no official figures, crucially it is important to remember that things might not always be how they seem. Secondly there is also the matter of territories to consider. The PlayStation 4 is available in considerably more countries than the Xbox One right now, and neither console has launched into the lucrative Japanese market yet. Both companies claim that their consoles are selling faster than people can buy them, which also severely impacts the ability of a true picture of consumer interest to form right now. I'd also say keen, long time gamers are more likely to favour the all-in gaming philosophy behind the PlayStation 4 right now than Microsoft's gambit of turning the Xbox One into a media swiss army knife. But who knows just how many people will place the latter console under their living room TV as the price inevitably falls over the next couple of years? And let's not forget the real prize, lurking unsaid beneath those whopping sales numbers. What both Sony and Microsoft want is an impressively commanding install base. This gives them enough brute force to entice third-party publishers into signing exclusives and platform-specific bonuses, and an increases the likelihood of making oodles of cash out of customers buying games. The exact figures aren't public, but I've often been told that both Sony and Microsoft take a good, sizeable chunk of the revenue from the sale of each game. If everyone went out tomorrow and bought a dozen EA games on PlayStation 4, then, we'd be injecting enough money into Sony's accountancy department for them to have enough capital to recreate the fiscal decadence seen in The Wolf of Wall Street. Source

at least you dont have to prep cos you have everything already

great lets do this GAME ON YOU GUYS!!! GG in 3 weeks