Monty Oum – Animator for Red vs Blue and RWBY, Has Passed Away:
From the days of Haloid, to Red vs Blue and RWBY, Monty Oum has always been loved, and respected by not only the Rooster Teeth community, but gamers, anime fans, and content consumers. He helped build upon Rooster Teeth, and brought their content to new levels, in animation, storytelling, and fictional universes. A few days ago, it was announced that Monty Oum had been taken into hospital, after slipping into a coma, from an allergic reaction to a “simple medical prodecure”. And today it has been announced, that on February 1st 2015, he has sadly passed away. This was posted, around 7PM GMT, on Matt Hullum’s Journal, on the Rooster Teeth website: Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time. Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly. Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough. As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to. Monty was 33 years old. Monty will be sorely missed, and we wish his family all the best. Love you bro <3
Sony Online Entertainment Spins Off From Sony, Will Now Make Xbox Games
Today Sony Online Entertainment has been acquired by Columbus Nova. (an investment management firm well known for its success with its existing portfolio of technology, media and entertainment focused companies.) This means that Sony Online Entertainment will become a independent game development studio! This means that they will be creating exceptional online games for players around the world and as a multi-platform gaming company. So this means not only they will be making games for Playstation they will be making games for Xbox, Mobile, and more. With all of this SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) will now be called Daybreak Game Company. “Our games and players are the heart and soul of our organization, and we are committed to maintaining our portfolio of online games and pushing the limits of where we can take online gaming together.” – Daybreak Game Company.
February’s Forza Horizon 2 ‘Top Gear’ Car Pack Now Available
Wait I thought these were announced the first Tuesday of every month? Oh well, we need something to cheer us up on a Monday. Update: Should roll out Tuesday January 3rd 2015. 6pm GMT seems to be the normality. Today, BBC Top Gear announced the February 2015 car pack for Forza Horizon 2 titled the “Top Gear” Car Pack. Normally released on the first Tuesday of every month, this one seems to be already available, however a game title update will probably need to be rolled out first as always. This pack contains a total to six new cars including: 2015 Lexus RC F 1993 Jaguar XJ220 2014 BMW M235i 1986 Lamborghini LM002 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale 1966 Lotus Cortina (Free to everyone) We’ll have an article up later with a more in-depth look at each of the cars. Don’t worry 4.5 litre V8 Ferrari fans, we’ll have the juicy info shortly. The pack should be available now for just $5 or free if you own the Forza Horizon 2 Car Pass. The 1966 Lotus Cortina will be free to all Forza Horizon 2 owners. Click Read More to see images of the rest of the cars in this pack!
Microsoft Announces MINECON 2015 Details
Microsoft are bringing MINECON back this year, in London, England July 4th and 5th. Today, Microsoft’s Mojang studio announced that MINECON will be coming to London, UK during this Summer, July 4th and July 5th 2015. The event will take place in the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre and the event will take 10,000 people. There will be panels, contests, tournaments, events and panels with YouTube creators amongst others! Tickets are going to be distributed this February and Mojang have confirmed details of those will be announced within the next two weeks and they can be bought by clicking here. Mojang plan to release them in two batches at different times with 5,000 tickets in each batch. Tickets include hotel discounts so they’re advising to hold off on booking anything just yet! Mojang also say that details on hosting your own panels, booths (email minecon@mojang.com) or becoming a volunteer will be available on the website in the coming weeks.
Microsoft supports Raspberry Pi 2 with a free version of Windows 10.
A full Windows 10 PC for just $35? That statement could be true when Windows 10 for IoT ships. Microsoft, today announced that it will be supporting the Raspberry Pi 2 with a free customized copy of Windows 10 for the powerful extremely low-cost device that’s available for $35 starting today. This is part of Microsoft’s IoT (Internet of Things) vision which involves having Windows 10 running on the smallest of chipsets and boards. Microsoft will hand out Windows 10 to the Maker community to its Windows Developer Program for IoT towards the fall season. Details aren’t yet clear of what you will be able to take advantage of in Windows 10, but the device does use an ARM (v7) based processor suggesting that this version of Windows 10 will only run modern universal apps. The device also includes a quad-core CPU clocked at 900 Mhz, a GPU clocked at 250 Mhz and 1GB LPDDR2 of SDRAM which is significantly more powerful over its first iteration. The architecture is now based on ARMv7. Of course, hardware is only half the story, the ability to install Windows 10 IoT on this will boost the device with a powerful OS. Of course, to what extent you could use this as a full PC, we don’t know. Microsoft had said they will share more details about Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi in the coming months. You can purchase the Raspberry Pi 2 starting today for $35.
New Just Cause 3 Screenshots Spread Online:
New screenshots for the highly anticipated Just Cause 3 have arisen over the past view hours, after gaining traction on NeoGAF, and rapidly spreading across the internet. The new screenshots show how great the new entry to the franchise looks graphically, and obviously has drawn attraction to the release. The currently released screenshots show some of the humorous twists [which the Just Cause franchise is no stranger to] and more serious, sides of the game, while showcasing the wingsuit, grappling hook, and many more ways to build chaos in the environment. Below, I have included some sample images, however all the screenshots can be viewed in an album here!
