KIFFLOM Wants You

Rockstar has launched a promotional site for the notorious Epsilon program, a faux-religion of Los Santos. Fans are instructed to submit their photo via a multitude of sharing sites and join now with the chance that they may appear as a Kifflom follower in GTA V.

Click here to download the official Epsilon program screensaver.

To learn more about the tenets of Kifflom and watch a brief video, click here.

For Twitter updates, you can follow @EpsilonProgram.

If you would like to donate you can send a check or money order to:

Cris Formage
Epsilon Cult of America
PO Box 10012
Grand Canaria
Cayman Islands

You can also send a fax at 1-866-FUN-CULT.

 

Guild Wars 2 Expansion Pack Coming

Guild Wars 2 was one of the major contributors to NCsoft’s bottom line when during the first quarter of 2013, representing over 20 percent of the company’s revenue. Still, sales have tapered off since launch so the company announced that it is planning an expansion as soon as it can be managed.

“In terms of box sales and microtransactions are still very strong, and of course we are preparing an expansion pack but in terms of when we will actually launch it, it’s something we are still monitoring . . .” said NCsoft’s managing director Nah Seong Chan. “We are looking to the performance of the game and then we will decide what will be the best time to do the launch.”

Source: GamesIndustry International

Shadow Of The Eternals Comes To Kickstarter

Precursor Games has announced that it has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its title Shadow of the Eternals. This will run in tandem with its original crowdfunding campaign, which the company will run via its own website.

The company is asking for $1.35 million on Kickstarter, an amount that seems to subtract the $150,000 raised in the original crowdfunding offering from $1.5 million, the total asked for the game. Precursor will retain all the money it receives from the crowdfunding campaign on its website, but will only get the money from Kickstarter if it meets or exceeds its goal.

Source: Kickstarter.com

Turtle Beach Teams With Twitch

Turtle Beach has announced that it has partnered with Twitch, making it the official audio partner for its eSports events. This will give the company more exposure on the video platform’s audience of 34 million.

“We’re excited to partner with Twitch and provide them with our advanced tournament and broadcast products for their eSports and gaming events,” said Turtle Beach CMO Bob Picunko.

“We’re proud to have them as our official audio partner,” added Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. “With the innovative features available in Turtle Beach’s audio gear, anyone in the Twitch community will be able to easily broadcast their games and audio commentary with professional quality results.”

Find out more about Turtle Beach in this exclusive [a]list interview.

Take-Two Sees Digital Revenue Up Nearly 200 Percent

Take-Two has announced that BioShock Infinite has shipped 3.7 million units to date, Max Payne 3 is at over 4 million, Borderlands 2 has shipped over 6 million copies, and NBA 2K13 has exceeded 5 million shipped. This has resulted in sales up nearly 50 percent year-over-year to $1.21 billion.

However, the company still posted an overall loss of $29.49 million for the fiscal year ending March 31. The company noted that digital revenues have grown 192 percent year-over-year, accounting for 27 percent of the publisher’s sales.

Grand Theft Auto V is expected to raise this fiscal year’s earnings in the range of $1.75 billion to $1.85 billion with net income per share of $2.05 to $2.30.

Defiance DLC Adds Castithan Options

Trion recently announced that it’s offering a new set of DLC for Defiance on all platforms. This new content focuses on the Castithan race.

Putting in $10 grants:

  • Access to play the Castithan Species
  • Access to a new Story Mission Line with new Battle Arena Game Mode
  • Access to the new Castithan Battle Arenas
  • Castithan Charge Blade & Ceremonial Mask as a reward from Story Mission Line
  • A unique version of the Raptor, a new 4 player truck of doom
  • A unique Castithan version of an outfit
  • A Charge Weapons Starter Pack
  • Access to New Pursuits
  • New Xbox and PS3 Trophies and Achievements
A Castithan charge blade

There will also be new content, drops and arenas to engage in for those who don’t pay for the DLC, and again, much of it ties into the Castithans. Additionally, microtransactions have been added for custom Castithan Charge Blades, lock boxes and more customization options.

PS4 Slogan ‘Greatness Awaits’: Report

A report leaked of the marketing focus for the PS4 with the keyword “Greatness Awaits.” The source is said to be the same that revealed the “Step Your Game Up” PSP campaign; the description from the original article is included in full:

The commercial starts off by showing an empty road in a small town. A lone guy walks down the road towards the camera and says, “Who are you not to be great You, with the imagination of a brilliant child and the powers of an ancient god.”

“Who are you to be ordinary? You, who could get away with murder, or raise the dead . . .” As the guy says this the buildings start to look damaged.

“Who are you to be anonymous You, whose name should be spoken in reverent tones or in terrified whispers.” We hear a distant screech — and in the far background some windows blow out from the sound. Suddenly, two people sprint the opposite way covered in yellow paint.

“Who are you to be afraid You, who can serve as judge and jury while hoarding infinite lives.” The nearby buildings appear increasingly damaged as he walks. We begin to notice a few people are starting to come out and follow behind him — three friends fall in behind while a kid on a BMX bike rolls in from an alley off the main street, his friend is standing on the back foot pegs carrying a hockey stick and wearing a homemade cape. He passes by some abandoned cars in the middle of the road. But more brave souls have joined our hero’s cause. They walk behind him — following him wherever it is he is headed.

“Who are you to be a slave to the past You who can travel time like the oceans and rewrite history with a single word.” Without wavering and with growing focus our hero continues to head straight towards camera, passing some rubble spattered in yellow paint. With the wind blowing against him and the sounds of chaos in front, he begins to raise his voice to be heard. In the background, we see a home-made lag painted with the icon from Destiny unfurl out a broken window.

“Who are you to deny greatness If you would deny it to yourself, you deny it to the entire world.”

Source: Siliconera.com

Samsung Puts $15 Million Into Ubitus

Samsung has invested $15 million in Ubitus. The company indicates that the investment in the Taiwanese cloud gaming firm is “closely tied to the overall strategy of Samsung Group.”

The primary focus of Ubitus is to bring cloud gaming to TVs. The Taiwanese company said it is looking to create gaming applications with more instant and social features that should launch in Fall 2013.