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Audi tests vehicles in virtual reality

Automobile manufacturer Audi has begun adapting virtual reality video game technology as a way to make its car design more efficient. The German car company’s engineers currently use more traditional manual controllers to manipulate virtual automobiles.



CHECKPOINT: Warcraft Better than Lord of the Rings?!

The World of Warcraft is getting the Hollywood treatment, There's a doctor's note for Fallout, and another Star Wars script is finally finished. Hosts: Krissy Thomas & Austin Webster Camera: Aidan Kearney Teleprompter: Dalton Martin Editing: Dalton Martin Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Sam Noble & Lauren Lucas Music: Lex Bravary Producer: Dalton Martin




Call of Duty for PC flops at launch

The Call of Duty: Black Ops III PC release was disappointing to many. By and large, the game purchased from Steam was either so difficult to play that it wasn’t worth it, or that the game was simply literally unplayable in one way or another. Bugs ranged from the main menu not allowing the player to pick an option to the game loading the logos for companies and then crashing.


'Deadly Premonition' developer taking a break from development

Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery, the developer behind cult classics like Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, has announced that he is taking a break from game development due to health related issues. He took to his official blog to make the announcement: “Starting today, I will be taking a short break from game development, in order to focus on recovering from reactive hypoglycemia,” Suehiro wrote.


League of Explorers 'Hearthstone' adventure announced

Blizzard has announced a brand new adventure for their popular TCG Hearthstone. The new adventure, called League of Explorers, features new cards to collect, bosses to challenge and four new wings to play through. The adventure is centered around the titular League of Explorers, a group of treasure hunters that scour Azeroth for priceless archaeological finds.


Monster hunting franchise The Witcher getting Hollywood attention

The Witcher series is getting Hollywood attention and a film is in the works. Studio Platige Films and the Sean Daniel Company have joined forces to bring The Witcher to the big screen. It was reported by Polygon that the film is slated for a 2017 release and that it will be based on the original books written by Andrzej Sapkowski instead of the video game franchise, which acts as a spin-off.