Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 14.01.13

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team

It has been a quiet week for the UK Top 20. The top 5 are all the same with FIFA 13 still in the number one slot. The only new addition this week is Anarchy Reigns from SEGA.

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1	–	FIFA 13	EA SPORTS	1
2	–	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT	2
3	–	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	ACTIVISION	3
4	–	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	SQUARE ENIX	4
5	–	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	EA GAMES	5
6		JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT	7
7		HALO 4	MICROSOFT	6
8		FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SEGA	13
9		THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	10
10		LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	9
11	–	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT	11
12		WWE ’13	THQ	14
13		SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SEGA	12
14		FORZA HORIZON	MICROSOFT	8
15	–	DISHONORED	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	15
16		ANARCHY REIGNS	SEGA	–
17	–	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	SKYLANDERS	17
18		MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	EA GAMES	16
19		FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	MICROSOFT	18
20	–	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	20

Train2Game News: Games Industry jobs – 09.01.13

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team

It’s a brand new year with brand new jobs for Train2Game students!

DEVELOPER

Job Title	Generalist Programmer
Job Category	Programming
Skills Required	Programming
Location	Brighton, South East
Job Description	Our Client is an independent studio that makes games, apps and interactive media for multiple platforms. The management team have graduated from some of the industry’s elite development studios, and have a wealth of experience across multiple disciplines and platforms. From graduate level through to lead positions our client is looking to fill a number of broad reaching roles. We are currently engaged with a number of partners with our work ranging from Mobile to Browser based games / app development. The successful candidate will join an experienced development team and will gain industry-leading experience on various emerging platforms. Skills Range If you have experience in any of the following areas, please get in touch! Lua C# C++ Objective-C JavaScript and HTML5 Unity 3D iOS / Android development ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Salary: Based on Experience Attendance: Full-Time Additional Information: This is a full-time contract role based in our Hove office, contracts range from 6 – 12 months. Permanent positions are also available to the right candidates. If you are interested in applying, please contact Mark Hope for more details: mark@aswift.com or 01709 834 777

DESIGN

Job Title	Mobile Games Designer – Midlands UK – £Neg DOE – Mobile Games
Job Category	Game Design
Skills Required	Game Design
Location	Midlands
Job Description	Location: Midlands Salary: £Negotiable DOE Job Type: Permanent Project: AAA games This Midlands based independent studio has helped create and build some of the biggest game franchises in games over the past 16 years. Over the last three years they have developed and self-published nine games on the iOS and Android Stores all brand-new IPs achieving worldwide features and fantastic chart success Metacritic and player ratings. Their games have been downloaded by over 9 million people so far with repeated success in reaching #1 ‘All Apps’ in multiple territories. Having recently moved to their new studio in Warwick they are in need of at least one experienced mobile games designer to work on their unannounced titles The successful candidate will have shipped multiple game titles across all mobile platforms. You will be passionate have an excellent understanding of what makes a great game and a strong knowledge of game balancing and pacing. You will be working alongside other amazingly talented team members to create great gaming experiences aimed towards a variety of audiences. Duties/Responsibilities: • Define the overall creative vision and specific feature requirements to the team. • Communicate the overall creative vision and specific feature requirements to the team. • Write clear and concise game design documents. • Drive the initial prototyping tuning gameplay pacing and first user experience and difficulty ramp of a mobile game. • Research develop and design new games and features. • Analyze and improve existing game mechanics and features based on playability user preferences and trends. • Provide expert knowledge and implementation on social/mobile mechanics. • Make sure the games are fun! Skills/Experience Required: • Must have mobile games design experience preferably ios and Android or other handheld (DS/3DS…) • Awareness of Social Gaming and ideally have been involved in the creation of a social game using multiple purchase mentality • Proven track record of successful game design from concept through to implementation • Unity experience would prove an advantage For the opportunity to be part of this team please send your cv (MS Word Format) and work examples FAO Catherine to officemanager@opmjobs.com or call +44 1206 214416

ART

Job Title	Game UI Artist
Job Category	Art / Animation
Skills Required	2D / Concept / Texture Artist, UI Artist
Location	Warwick, Warwickshire, Midlands
Job Description	Position Overview: • This position involves designing and creating 2D Artwork and Graphics for our Games. In game and UI elements for primarily iOS and Android platforms. Key Responsibilities: • Working with the entire Development team to design and implement focussed, practical solutions within a realistic time frame. • Design Icons and logos within the style constraints of the product. • Work efficiently and at a speed representative of the platform. • To be responsible for all 2D art aspects of any given project • Be able to create all levels of Art from palette controlled pixel sprites up to hi Res Marketing Assets. Skills and Experience: • Excellent 2D background, including ideally pixel work. • Use of Photoshop and Illustrator. • Willing to work with Engineers to work within the technical limitations of the platform. • Self Organised and willing to participate in team meetings. • The ability to draught out a variety of concepts styles at speed to fit within the design constraints before game assets are created. To find out more information and apply you can contact them HERE.

Type:	Permanent
Location:	Edinburgh
Salary:	Competitive
Company:	Rockstar North
Contact:	Michelle McKnight
Posted:	09/10/2012 10:12:00
Reference:	GR/GR/GR/Test

Rockstar North is looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our Games Test teams in Edinburgh. You will be expected to play through our latest games looking for problems and reporting errors, to ensure game quality before release.

Responsibilities

You will be finding and reproducing bugs, errors or problems in-game as directed. The role will require accurate, detailed and complete reporting to the required standards and subsequent revision of those errors or problems.

Qualifications

Successful applicants will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. You will have good general computer skills and be a confident learner working with word processing, databases and spreadsheets. You will be able to show consistent attention to detail and have the ability to remain focussed when approaching repetitive tasks. We will be looking for flexibility regarding unsociable and extended working hours to meet the demands of the role.

Additional Information

Candidates must be 18 years of age and above and provide two references. The position will be a full-time short term contract. Applicants will preferably be educated to further or higher education standards.

This is a two stage application process. You will first be asked to complete an application pack from which you may be asked to attend an interview.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE VIA www.rockstargames.com/jobs

Train2Game News: Marvel LEGO, Assemble!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team

Your Train2Game blogger was very excited to get the news that there is going to be a Marvel Lego game coming later this year.

Marvel Super Heroes are assembling for an action-packed, brick-smashing good time! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment announced that LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be available from autumn 2013 on all platforms. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the first instalment in the highly successful LEGO video game franchise to feature famous Marvel characters.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers an original storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes spanning the Marvel Universe to save Earth from such threats as the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds. LEGO and Marvel fans will enjoy classic LEGO video game adventure and humour, while playing as their favourite Marvel characters.

Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing said “We’re very excited to bring a myriad of classic Marvel characters to life in LEGO form for some fun, family-friendly game play in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

“Players will brave the ultimate mission to save the world as they explore famous landmarks in LEGO New York and take the adventure beyond Earth to iconic locations in the Marvel Universe.”

TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment added “Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we’re addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game,

“If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you.”

In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favourites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus. The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

I for one, being a big fan of Comics and the Marvel universe, am really looking forward to this game.

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 7.1.13

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team

Over the Christmas break Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was knocked off of the top spot by Far Cry 3 with Fifa 13 taking number two but now it has shifted again. Fifa 13 is the number one game with Far Cry 3 at number 2.

Week ending 5 January 2013

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1		FIFA 13	EA SPORTS	2
2		FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT	1
3	–	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	ACTIVISION	3
4	–	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	SQUARE ENIX	4
5	–	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	EA GAMES	5
6		HALO 4	MICROSOFT	7
7		JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT	6
8		FORZA HORIZON	MICROSOFT	10
9	–	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	9
10		THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	12
11		ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT	8
12		SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SEGA	16
13	–	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SEGA	13
14		WWE ’13	THQ	11
15		DISHONORED	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	14
16		MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	EA GAMES	15
17	–	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	SKYLANDERS	17
18		FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	MICROSOFT	20
19	–	DISNEY EPIC MIKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	19
20		LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	18

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 17.12.12

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

This is the last game chart that Train2Game will bring you in 2012. Not a lot has changed in the run up to Christmas. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 is still at number 1, Hitman Absolution has risen up the ranks from number 6 to take the number 2 slot and Forza Horizon has revved back up into the top twenty this week.

Week ending 15 December 2012

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1	–	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	ACTIVISION	1
2		HITMAN ABSOLUTION	SQUARE ENIX	6
3	–	FIFA 13	EA SPORTS	3
4	–	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT	4
5		FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT	2
6		ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT	5
7	–	HALO 4	MICROSOFT	7
8	–	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	EA GAMES	8
9	–	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	9
10	–	WWE ’13	THQ	10
11	–	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	SKYLANDERS	11
12		THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	15
13		FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SEGA	14
14		SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SEGA	16
15		MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK	MIND CANDY	12
16		MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	EA GAMES	13
17		LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	18
18		FORZA HORIZON	MICROSOFT	–
19		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	17
20	–	DISHONORED	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	20

Train2Game News: Mid-week round up – 12.12.12

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

The Train2Game blog has once again been searching the internet and has found some of the biggest news from across the week.

The Rapid2D engine has gone live as of yesterday following its demonstration at the Evolve conference in London. Rapid2D is designed to help developers create apps for PC, tablet and Windows Phone 8 through the Windows 8 Marketplace. The engine uses C++ for scripting, and includes features such as physics, visual effects, sound particle systems, collision control and animated sprites. As well as the free version of Rapid2D, there will also be extra add-ons, upgrades and a pro-version available to developers.

Randy Pitchford, one of the developers behind Borderlands 2 has confirmed that there will be a new character class coming as DLC. Mr Pitchford previously said it was unlikely because of the amount of extra work the Mechromancer class took. The news was revealed after someone tweeted the developer saying “My mate says you won’t” to which Randy replied, “yes – we’re working on another character.” It’s as simple as that.

PopCap, the team behind hit casual games such as Plants v Zombies has announced that they are now working on a AAA title. The news comes following a tweet and job posting from PopCap. The game is a console game, inspired by Team Fortress 2. The job posting confirms that the game will use the Frostbite 2 engine, which is becoming more and more popular.

The final issues of PSM3 and Xbox World have gone on sale today. One of the many features in the last PSM3 magazine is a feature written by editor Dan Dawkins talking about the making of’ PSM3, office secrets, the highs and lows, how things have changed and how the future looks. Meanwhile Xbox World rounds up the biggest, loudest, saddest, funniest, most shocking moments in Xbox history and gives GTA5, arguably the biggest Xbox game of 2013, one final, epic preview.

Rovio has announced plans to release an Angry Birds feature film in the summer of 2016 and it will be in 3D so you can feel what those bad piggies go through. Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on as producer for the CG-animated movie, while David Maisel, former chairman of Marvel Studios and executive producer of Iron Man, will serve as executive producer. The movie will be produced and financed by Rovio outside of the studio system, allowing the Finnish company to retain full creative control of the project. Over 100 billion Angry Birds games have been downloaded since the games début in 2009.

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 10.12.12

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

Only one new entry breached the top 20 this week and that was Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed which came in at number 16. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 is still sitting high at the number 1 slot. The biggest change this week is that THQ’s WWE ’13 rose from 15 up to number 10.

Week ending 8 December 2012

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1	–	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	ACTIVISION	1
2	–	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT	2
3	–	FIFA 13	EA SPORTS	3
4		JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT	6
5	–	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT	5
6		HITMAN ABSOLUTION	SQUARE ENIX	4
7		HALO 4	MICROSOFT	8
8		NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	EA GAMES	10
9		LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	7
10		WWE ’13	THQ	15
11		SKYLANDERS GIANTS	SKYLANDERS	9
12		MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK	MIND CANDY	16
13		MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	EA GAMES	18
14		FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SEGA	13
15		THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	–
16		SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SEGA	–
17		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	19
18		LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	–
19		F1 2012	CODEMASTERS	–
20		DISHONORED	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	12

Train2Game News: Trailers from the Video Game Awards

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

The Video Game Awards were held over the weekend and a number of new trailers were shown for some of the big games coming next year. The Train2Game blog has rounded them all up for you here.

The first one is for the new South Park game, The Stick of Truth. This game looks stunning and it is going to make a lot of South Park fans very happy. It looks so like an episode it is hard to see where the cut scenes end and the game play begins.

This trailer is obviously 18+. Do Not Watch if easily offended.

Next up is the trailer from Tomb Raider: Survivor. This game is again stunning to look at and looks to be action packed and innovative in it’s adventure. You get to see Lara Croft grow up from a girl fresh out of school to the Archaeologist we are familiar with. I haven’t played many Tomb Raider games personally but I am looking forward to this one, even more so following this trailer.

Finally it was revealed last night that a sequel is coming for one of the most brutally difficutly games their has been in recent years. Dark Souls 2 is coming and it is going to be as ruthless as ever

Train2Game News: Mid-week round up – 06.12.12

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

The Train2Game team has searched around and found some of the exciting news from this week.

343 Industries, who recently released Halo 4, have said that they are in early stages of developing a new Halo. Frank O’Connor, the franchise development director for Halo, said that “a lot of people at 343 are already prototyping ideas and software and art for future Halo products”. Many within the 343 Industries studio are still working on post launch content for Halo 4.

Sega has revealed a new partnership with Games Workshop which will see Total War developer Creative Assembly making multiple titles set in the Warhammer fantasy universe. Creative Assembly studio director Tim Heaton said: “With this year being our 25th anniversary, it seems fitting for us to embark on such a dream project with such a well-established partner. The incredibly rich and detailed Warhammer world is something we grew up with, and has left an indelible imprint on us as both designers and gamers.”

Sony Pictures Consumer Products has teamed up with Capcom-owned developer Beeline Interactive to produce an Android and iOS Ghostbusters game, targeting an ‘early 2013’ release. The new Ghostbusters will be a ‘freemium’ title based on the popular eighties movies. The players will play the role of “a fledgling Ghostbuster. Who ya gunna call?

UK celebrity, chat show host and film critic Jonathan Ross has opened a new game development studio named Hotsauce Interactive, based in Candem, North London. The outfit is part of Ross’ TV production company Hotsauce, and has already released its debut game, Cacha Cacha Aliens for iOS. It is understood that Hotsauce Interactive is staffed by a number of experienced developers and the studio may look into releasing games on hand-held and console in the future.

Customers of Valve’s Steam digital distribution service can now play their PC games on a TV. The much anticipated Big Picture mode has been in beta for some time, but has only now seen public release. Big Picture is designed to be compatible with gamepads, but also supports the use of a Mouse and Keyboard. To celebrate, Valve has placed over thirty “controller-friendly” games on sale.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 made $1 billion a day quicker than Modern Warfare 3, Activision has announced. That’s $1 billion in worldwide retail sales in 15 days since launch, based on Chart-Track and internal figures. Modern Warfare 3 took 16 days to cross the $1 billion mark. For comparison, James Cameron’s Avatar made $1 billion in 17 days. Since launch, more than 150 million hours have been logged online playing the game on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Kickstarter’s United Kingdom operation has reached £2,069,164 in pledges since its launch late in October. 45,799 backers contributed to the £2 million, with 30 projects having successfully ended their funding drive out of 407 launched. Of those backers, 39 percent came from the UK.

Train2Game News: UK Top 20 – 3.12.11

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Train2Game Blogger Team

Far Cry 3 enters the charts at number 2 this week not able to topple Call Of Duty from its throne. The other new entries this week are Wii U titles. Nintendoland, the Wii U’s mini game compilation comes in at number 11 where as the more adult, survival horror, Zombi U shuffles in to the charts at 17.

Week ending 1 December 2012

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1	–	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	ACTIVISION	1
2		FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT	–
3	–	FIFA 13	EA SPORTS	3
4		HITMAN ABSOLUTION	SQUARE ENIX	2
5		ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT	4
6		JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT	7
7		LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	6
8		HALO 4	MICROSOFT	5
9		SKYLANDERS GIANTS	SKYLANDERS	8
10		NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	EA GAMES	9
11		NINTENDO LAND	NINTENDO	–
12		DISHONORED	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	10
13		FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SEGA	15
14		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U	NINTENDO	–
15		WWE ’13	THQ	11
16		MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK	MIND CANDY	12
17		ZOMBI U	UBISOFT	–
18	–	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	EA GAMES	18
19		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	16
20		FORZA HORIZON	MICROSOFT	–

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