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Forza Horizon 5 Features Some Whacky Horn Choices

George Caulfield — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:30:15 +0000

Forza Horizon 5 was released last week for Xbox consoles and PC. Since then, critics,and millions of players love it too. According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, Forza Horizon 5 is the biggest launch for an Xbox Game Studios release in the company’s history and it already has over 4.5 million active players across PC and console.

Within Forza Horizon 5 you’ll find a huge list of custom horns within the garage tab of within the home menu. This is also where you can upgrade and tune your cars, buy some new ones or sell some that you’re not so interest in.

In the video above – posted by YouTuber VintageMatthews – you can hear the wide variety of horns available in-game.

Forza has an Insane Variety of Horns!

Several of these horns are the monotonous honks and beeps that you hear all the time. There are more fascinating horns in the musical and sound effect portions. It includes songs like “Ride of the Valkyries,” “Jingle Bells.” Or the theme tune from Sea of Thieves. To be even more specific, the music from Banjo-Spiral Kazooie’s Mountain level.

Aside from some strange music selections, there is a vast array of sound effects available, including laser blasts, whistles, wolf howling, doorbells, dial-up modems, and more. Also, considering Forza is a Microsoft game, someone decided to include some Microsoft noises here. You may, for example, have a horn that is simply the call sounds from Microsoft’s Teams. Or, for that matter, the Windows 10 notification noise. Alternatively, you may use the Windows XP shutdown jingle. Microsoft/Xbox also obviously own Halo, so you may use the Grunt Birthday Party Skull’s sound effect as your horn too. Crazy. Stranger still, the sound of the Chief’s shield recharging.

As you can see, that barely even scrapes the surface of the sheer amount of crazy horns featured in the latest entry into the Forza Horizon series.

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Xbox 20th Anniversary Event; Where to Watch

George Caulfield — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:00:57 +0000

Microsoft is hosting a special Xbox anniversary event today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first Xbox, which debuted alongside Halo: Combat Evolved. “While no new games will be announced, this broadcast will be a special look back at all the memories we’ve shared with the Xbox community over the last two decades,” Microsoft said.

While the event is intended to be a celebration rather than a news event, there could potentially be some worthwhile news. It has been speculated that an early beta of Halo Infinite multiplayer will be released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Halo, but this is yet to go live if it is the case. Many Xbox enthusiasts have noticed odd patches to older original Xbox and Xbox 360 games.

When Is the Xbox 20th Anniversary Event?

The livestream will begin at 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT on Monday, November 15th. If you miss the broadcast, there will be a replay available after the event. Microsoft is hosting the stream on Xbox’s official YouTube and Twitch channels and its Facebook page. There is a link to the YouTube stream above.

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Minecraft and Star Wars Collide Again

Will Drysdale — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:34:03 +0000

One Minecraft enthusiast has taken the last year to complete two planets from the Star Wars universe. A worldwide lockdown due to a deadly virus may or may not have something to do with all that free time. The YouTuber goes by VC-MC on their channel but is also known as Vistachess on Reddit. Minecraft itself gives the freedom to do just this with its expansive sandbox universe and is known for players imaginative creations.

Vistachess claims on his Reddit account,

“I’m building the entire Star Wars Galaxy into an open-world adventure map. These are the first two planets.”

A formidable task to take alone, but if the maps they’ve already created are anything to go by, Minecraft players are in for a treat. The concept is a huge hit online, with one post reaching 5.7 thousand likes at writing. One Reddit user had a lot of praise for the creator by stating,

“Mojang should hire you to do Minecraft map stuff. This is Incredible!”

If this were to happen, it wouldn’t be the first time significant companies have had their heads turned by content creators and snapped them up.

So far, the maps near to completion are Coruscant, the city-planet, and Tatooine, once the home of Luke and Anakin Skywalker. Coruscant is fine detailed and even features the inside of the Senate where Master Yoda faced off with Darth Sidious in Revenge of the Sith and the Jedi Temple where Anakin’s turn to the dark side was sealed. Tattoine is just as detailed and filled with throwbacks from the films, Luke’s home where he lived with his Uncle Owen, the deep ravines which young Anny traversed in The Phantom Menace. Also included is the menacing Jabbas Palace and the deadly Sarlacc Pit in which Boba Fett supposedly met his fate in Return of the Jedi.

VC-MC has gone that step further by producing a trailer for the maps, empowered by the sound of “Anakin’s betrayal” composed by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Any true Star Wars fan will instantly recognise the harrowing sounds. Likewise, the landscape of Tatooine and the depth of Coruscant are instantaneously recognisable.

This isn’t the first time Star Wars and Minecraft have come together. It probably won’t be the last (Hopefully). Vistachess’s incredible maps may inspire others to join in on the construction of the numerous other planets in Star Wars. They may well need it if it took a year to a year to create the two current maps. From his latest post, the lush green planet of Naboo is in the works, but this is just the tip of the iceberg, for there are many more planets to this galaxy far, far away. You can find the link to enter VC-MC’s world via their YouTube. If you want to get in on this action Minecraft is available for purchase on Xbox One for £13.99 but is playable for all available platforms.

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Want to Work on the PlayStation’s Showcase’s game ‘Project Eve’ ?

Jewel Ewers — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:30:55 +0000

Developers’ Shift Up Looking to HIRE people to work on The Action-Adventure Game ‘Project Eve’

Yes, you read correctly. The ‘Project Eve‘ you saw in the 2021 PlayStation Showcase, from developers Shift Up, are hiring people to work on the game and are newcomer friendly, which means you can have a little experience and apply. If you don’t know what Project Eve is well, here’s a quick rundown.

“As described by Shift Up and on PlayStation’s Blog page, Project Eve isn’t set too far from now. It’s set in a time where mankind has been kicked off of their own home, earth, after losing battle to the NA:tives. In order to claim earth once again, Eve is the one player, the survivor of the paratrooper squad who has to battle their way through the insane creatures on their perished earth.” You can read more about it here. If you believe you have the skills to work on a project as big as this and have a portfolio to show, why not apply?

Where to apply will be at the bottom of the page.

List of Project Eve Positions

Programmer Roles for ‘Project Eve’

Starting off with the Programmer positions we have:

Client programmer

If you are new in the industry, fear not. They welcome ‘newcomers’ with a minimum of 3 years up to 10 years in game development. They also expect you to have experience in game development, whether that is based on your own project or with a company. If you have a portfolio from your studies, then throw everything you can in there!

Content programmer

Content Programmer, this is also another role that welcomes newcomers as well as those who are experienced in the field. This job does not require a minimum amount of years but does demand that you have proficiency in C++ Programming, experience with Unreal Engine and good communication skills.

Designer Roles for ‘Project Eve’

Next up are the Designer Positions:

System designer

Another role that welcome newcomers to the industry, they mention in their qualifications/ requirements that they want “Those who have completed the game-planning training course” and that they are simply looking for someone who is experienced in system design.

Battle Designer

They welcome newcomers with less than 10 years of experience, though they aren’t very specific with the minimum they do have preferences, which includes having a strong understanding of the system and contents of action RPG, those who have experience in PC/console action RPG development and also those who can produce the envisioned skills and AI with data. Take a swing at it of you think you can meet their expectations.

Artist Roles for ‘Project Eve’

There is a wider variety of Artist roles, especially for those of you who are newer to the industry. Think you have what it takes?

Technical Artist

This specific role does require you to have a career/and or experience. You must have over 5 years of relevant experience in this sector, have knowledge of shaders and production skills and also have the skill to create scripts Python and Max scripts as an example.

Console 3D Character Artist

This role welcomes newcomers, all you need to know is how to create 3D using 3DS MAX, Zbrush and have knowledge using the previous software Substance Painter, Photoshop and Unreal Engine 4. Pretty easy right? Though I would suggest having a portfolio and/or videos to demonstrate how skilled you are in this sector, especially if you are jumping into this straight out of graduation or work experience.

Facial Animator

For this one, you do not need a degree of any sort, but you will need a lot of knowledge on facial movements and muscles, understanding how the face works. You will also need an ‘excellent sense of motion and facial production’ as well as experience in animation using bones and morphers, all in 3DS MAX.

Background Concept Artist

Welcoming to newcomers! For this the qualification requirements aren’t anything complex, all you need is experience creating your own concept drawings with Photoshop. However, their preferences lie in having experience in making high-end games, understanding and having experience with other tools such as ZBrush, 3D coat, Blender etc and also have an innovative mindset.

Lighting Artist

For this role, you must have over 3 years of experience and a strong understanding of UE4 lighting, UE4 engine project experience, understanding light mass, IBL and GI, along with cinematics and cutscenes – lighting according to direction. (Now I’ll say this, I don’t understand any of this…but if you do, why not apply for it?)

3D background senior Artist

There are a lot of requirements for this one and is definitely not for beginners or anyone who is starting out in their career. You must fully understand how to use 3Ds Max, Zbrush, Substance, Photoshop, Unreal Engine 4. This also includes world and landscape creation. The list is more detailed than this, but not to worry, I have linked where you can see the full details on this role at the bottom of this page.

3D background Artist

Most likely this role will be you assisting the 3D background senior artist, this role has similar requirements to the 3D background Senior artist, the only difference is rather than having a full-fledged experience in the same things, they ask for an understanding of them.

Cinematic artist

For the cinematic artist role, they are a little specific about what they are looking for at the very beginning of their job description Shift Up mentions “We are Looking For people to produce cutscenes and directing scenes for the title ‘Project Eve’ for consoles. We are looking for someone who can create various high-quality cinematic videos from pre-visualization production, motion capture and animation production to camera directing.” This may also mean this will be one of the most vital roles out there, though all roles are important, this one potentially serves as a core.

There’s a lot more to this role, but fear not, I will link where to get all the information down below.

UI Designer

This is the last role on the list. The responsibility lays heavy as it’s to do with Project EVE’s UI production. You’ll need over 2 years of relevant experience, have an understanding of UI design theory and interaction design, as well as drawing ability for icon creation and good communication.

How to Apply?

All these roles were accessible from Project Eve’s main website and directs you to Shift Up’s recruitment page, where you can apply for these roles.

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