TECH

Assassin's Creed Unity Will Run at 900p and 30 fps

by Courtney Tuchman Assassin’s Creed: Unity will run at 900p and 30 frames per second on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, according to Videogamer.Vincent Pontbriand, the senior producer of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, claimed in an interview with Videogamer, “We decided to lock them at the same specs to avoid all the debates and stuff.”The developers of the game were “quickly bottlenecked” by the CPU power, said Pontbriand.On the graphic’s power. Prontbriand remarked, “We could be running at [100 frames per second] if it was just graphics, but because of AI, we're still limited to 30 frames per second.”Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on the launch day of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The open-world game ran at 30 fps in 900p. A patch was released for the PlayStation 4 version a few days later, increasing the resolution to 1080p with improved graphics.Assassin’s Creed: Unity will be released on November 11, 2014 and will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.-------Source: PolygonImage: Polygon


NEWS

Naruto Manga Coming To An End

The long running Naruto series is finally coming to an end on Nov. 10. Creator Masashi Kishimoto has explained that he has had an ending in mind for a while, and it was announced on Monday that the final chapter would be released in the 50th issue of the Shonen Jump on November 10.Naruto, was first published 15 years ago, in 1999, and has had a very influential impact on anime and manga culture since then. It became a hit worldwide, and has spawned 70 manga volumes, two separate series, eight movies, a successful video game franchise, and countless other merchandise.While the manga is coming to a close within the next couple of weeks, the anime series, Naruto Shippuden will remain ongoing, and the final movie will be released this December.


Senior middle hitter Kelly Hopkins and freshman outside hitter Jessica Lindsey jump up to block a ball from opponent Eastern Michigan on Oct. 3 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO SAMANTHA BRAMMER
SPORTS

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Hopkins embraces expanded role

In late match situations, the outcome usually comes down to one or two crucial plays. Being in the right place at the right time can sometimes be enough, but for Ball State women's volleyball player Kelly Hopkins, her play has gone beyond just luck.



NEWS

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NEWS

Q&A: Jason Aaron, author of female Thor

Author of Marvel’s first female Thor, Jason Aaron, made a stop in Muncie on Saturday to sign fans’ books at Alter Ego Comics.Over his nine year career with Marvel, Aaron has written stories for comic book standards such as X-men, Wolverine and Thor.



NEWS

Student stabbed, hospitalized over weekend

A Ball State student stabbed outside a party late Saturday night is currently recovering from his wounds at Ball Memorial Hospital.Cody Guarriello, a computer technician major, alleges he was stabbed by Curtis James Altman, said Mike Rehfus, the Muncie Police Detective investigating the incident.


 Mary Taylor, a junior acting major, sings the song "Popular" from "Wicked" with fellow acting major sophomore Cody Alexander. Taylor sang her song with much vigor, despite being distracted by her male counterpart. DN PHOTO JORDAN HUFFER
NEWS

Muncie Civic hosts burlesque show

A silver tinsel backdrop with the words “Star Follies” lit up to reveal an assortment of characters spaced among the stage, each representing an act that one would see at a circus freak show, the theme for the seventh annual Star Follies Burlesque event Friday night.Emcee Amanda Hummer, of Muncie, came out singing about her companions onstage behind her at the Muncie Civic Theatre.



Lauren Chapman is a senior journalism news and telecommunications major and writes ‘Miss Know-It-All’ for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily align with those of the newspaper. Write to Lauren at lechapman@bsu.edu.
OPINION

MISS KNOW-IT-ALL: National College Republican’s video insults women, youth

I am a woman. I am also a huge fan of foreign and domestic politics and therefore don’t need to be tricked into caring about politics by a poorly executed “Say Yes to the Dress” parody for the governor’s race in Florida.If it sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is.In a video published on Oct. 1, the College Republican National Committee targeted young female voters to support Rick Scott as he faces off against Charlie Crist in the Florida governor’s race.







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