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Using words we don't quite understand, Nividia has announced a new platform that will conceivably make cloud gaming a much more viable prospect. The Geforce GRID platform features "dedicated ultra-low-latency streaming technology and cloud graphics software" and the company believes it will "fundamentally change the economics and experience of cloud gaming."

A single GRID unit houses two GPUs based on Nvidia's Kepler technology, which the company says are capable of maintaining eight separate game streams simultaneously, an attractive prospect for gaming service providers. Additionally, "fast streaming technology" will supposedly drop server latency to "as little as 10 milliseconds," which, as we understand it, is pretty fast. So fast that GRID could potentially stream very high-end games to virtually any device, from phone to TV to toaster. Furthermore, Nvidia is working with smart TV manufacturers to reduce ethernet input lag so that, in theory, Gaikai could have latency on par with a console connected via HDMI (or slightly lower latency, if you believe the graph above).

Of course, we'll have to wait and see how everything works out in practice, but the possibilities are, in a word, crazypants.

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Robomodo has said it plans to release DLC for Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD and has confirmed the first batch will include levels from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. The levels haven’t been decided on, but according to the developer, that’s where you come in. Head on over to the game’s official Facebook page and leave a comment regarding your favorite level from the game and why. When the final call is ready to be made on the levels mentioned, the Birdman himself will decide. Thanks, AGB.

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Saints Row 4 has surfaced on the LinkedIn resume of artist David Payne, where it states he was the lead prop and weapon artist for the title.

The resume, brought to our attention by a tweet from Superannuation, shows Payne has been working on the Saint’s Row series since its second offering, and he’s currently working on the stand alone expansion to SR: The Third, Enter the Dominatrix.

If the resume entry is correct, the game is slated for current-gen consoles.

Back in November, THQ’s Danny Bilson told X-Play Volition was already working on Saints Row 4.

“I already know what Saint’s Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one,” he said. “It’s a good example of how you take what you have and you say, ‘What can happen in the next?’”

Last night, during its financial call to investors, THQ announced the Saints Row franchise has shipped 11 million units world wide, and Saints Row: The Third had shipped 4.25 million units.

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A “major Canadian company” has various vacancies available for a “semi open-world action adventure title that responds to player choice and interaction.” Superannuation, which posted the link on Twitter, believes the company to be Eidos and suggests the title could be Deus Ex 4.

The project, according to the listing, is based upon an existing IP which is a “well known and respected action/adventure title, with elements of choice and stealth within the gameplay.”

Future iterations of the franchise also “intend to really take advantage of the new platforms coming in the next two years to provide an experience with unparralled realism, depth and consequence for player action and choice.”

The current vacancies are:

• Cinematics Director
• Senior Gameplay Programmer
• Lead Technical Developer
• Level Artists
• Technical Artist
• Lead Artist
• Lead Programmer
• Senior Programmer

Deus Ex 4 was the obvious choice for Superannuation’s post instead of Thief 4 due to the later already confirmed as being in development. Add in the fact Human Revolution has stealth elements and player choices, it’s not a stretch.

Still, it could also be for Thief 4 and the title of the game just wasn’t mentioned.

Just file the Deus Ex bit away as a rumor for now until we find out something more concrete.

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OTT shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE heads to Xbox Live Arcade this Autumn, along with a re-tooled version of indie spin-off Serious Sam: Double D, co-publishers Mastertronic and Devolver Digital have announced.
BFE is the same game that launched on PC last year, with developer Croteam again at the helm. Double D: XXL, however, will include new features, missions, weapons and a co-op mode.
There's no word on a price tag or a firm release date for either game as of yet.

"Xbox Live Arcade gamers are going to get so much insane Serious Sam action this summer it's going to make their televisions bleed," quipped Devolver CEO Fork Parker.

"Call the paramedics, homey. Your flat screen TV just took another headshot from Serious Sam."

BFE scored a sturdy 7/10 when it stomped onto Steam back in November.

"A faithful and heartfelt ode to old-school FPS carnage, it certainly delivers the dumb fun that Duke Nukem Forever so dismally failed to recapture - and that, for many retro-heads, will be more than enough," read Eurogamer's Serious Sam 3 review.

"With robust HD remakes of the previous two games already available, however, Serious Sam 3 risks making itself redundant through a slavish adherence to the past."

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Fresh detail on how Halo 4 multiplayer works has made it's way out of Microsoft HQ.As revealed by the publisher earlier today, the UNSC Infinity will serve as the game's multiplayer hub. You'll customise your character and manage your progress through the game's various different modes from the giant ship.

Among the modes on offer is the recently announced Spartan Ops co-op campaign. That will focus on various Infinity crew members and a new team of Spartans called Majestic Squad. New missions will be delivered on a weekly basis, along with regular cinematics offering some background narrative.

"A massive-scale adventure that builds off the Halo 4 story, access to Spartan Ops is included with Halo 4 at no additional charge - effectively delivering two campaign experiences in one game," promised Microsoft's announcement.

The game's other competitive modes will collectively be known as War Games and play out on Infinity's combat deck. Microsoft remains tight-lipped on exactly what modes and maps we can expect.
You can also expect a new player customisation and progression system that will apparently let you shape your soldier's stats to fit your individual play-style.

Microsoft also confirmed details of the $99 Halo 4 limited edition, available for pre-order now. It includes the following extras:

• War Games map pack access - Access to nine maps across three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox Live.

• Specialisations - Early access to six Specialisations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career and unlock new customization options. Owners of the Limited Edition get access on launch day, while everyone else has to wait.

• UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet, including an armor customisation schematic, a blueprint of the ship, and "insight into what it means to be one of humanity's finest warriors: the Spartan-IVs".

• Additional digital content: In-game Spartan-IV armor skin, weapon skin for the Assault Rifle, exclusive in-game emblem, Xbox Live Avatar prop, Xbox Live Avatar Spartan-IV armor set.

• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Special Edition - An extended 90-minute version of the previously-announced live-action digital series providing backstory leading up to the events of the new game.

• Exclusive videos: Bonus in-fiction content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn; Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality; Making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.



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Ubisoft says XBLA biker has 'big multiplatform potential'

RedLynx's brilliant Xbox Live Arcade title Trials Evolution has sold half a million units in the three weeks since its launch, Ubisoft revealed in its 2011 financial results yesterday.
The biker sequel launched with a bang late last month; on launch day 100,000 players scrambled to post their high scores and replays to the leaderboards, bringing the crippling the servers within hours.The devilishly addictive trial-and-error Motocross title went on to break Xbox Live Arcade sales records by grossing the highest day-one sales in Xbox LIVE Arcade history. Well, that is until Minecraft came along and sold a cool million in less than a week.
Ubisoft also said the game shows "great multiplatform potential for RedLynx brands," suggesting that Trials might be heading to other platforms soon. CEO Yves Guillemot added that RedLynx games also offer "big multiplatform digital revenue potential."
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but we're not sure if RedLynx's will be too happy about this 'Urban Trials', a copycat for PS Vita.http://www.computerandvideogames.com...0k-in-3-weeks/

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