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Weather Forecaster Ian Kowalski Discusses The Below Freezing Halloween And Sunny Midweek


'Outlast' sequel announced

A haunting, burning cross, seared into the darkness. A strange announcer proclaiming the eerie, disturbing righteousness of the word of God.



Dead Secret brings a new level of horror

A new horror game brings dread and mystery to another reality--virtual reality, that is. Dead Secret, created by Robot Invader, is a first-person game coming to PS3 and PS4 in January 2016 and PlayStation VR later. The game focuses on a reclusive man found dead in his study.


Gravity Rush 2 coming to North America

Sony PlayStation has just announced that Gravity Rush 2 is coming to North America as a sequel to Gravity Rush. This will be unique to the PlayStation PlayStore.   Gravity Rush 2 turns heads (and gravity) at Paris Games Week.



Detroit: Become Human is Quantic Dream's PS4 debut

Quantic Dream has revealed its next video game in an announcement trailer. Detroit: Become Human will be the developer's debut on the PlayStation 4.     The idea of Kara's character came out of Beyond Two Soul's tech demo, another game Quantic Dream released for the PlayStation 3 back in 2013.


League of Legends World Championship viewing party

Will you be in the Ball State University area on Halloween? Are you a fan of League of Legends and interested in watching the World Championship on a big screen with other people while getting to participate in giveaways at the same time?



Latest in Gran Turismo line announced

Sony’s Paris Games Week presentation has brought a slew of announcements, one of which is Gran Turismo: Sport.   This installment is coming exclusively to PlayStation 4, and will be Playstation VR compatible.



BYTEing Question Responses: If you could dress up as any character for Halloween, who would you be?

Responses submitted by fans ________________________________________________________________________ Brad Gonzalez     I'm already dressing as Princess Peach (the girl dressing as Mario) but I would love to dress as Sly Cooper. ________________________________________________________________________ Nadia Baca   It would be really cool to dress up as a realistic zombie, such as the ones from The Walking Dead.


CHECKPOINT: Getting Wasted in the Wasteland

New characters were unearthed for Street Fighter 5, Paranormal Activity is getting a video game, and Fallout is getting its own beer. Hosts: Kelsey Hayes & Aidan Hall Camera: Dalton Martin Teleprompter: Andi Tolentino Editing: Dalton Martin Music: Lex Bravary Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Lauren Lucas, & Sam Noble Producer: Andi Tolentino


Panels discussing online harassment cancelled at SXSW due to “violent threats”

Two panels at the upcoming 2016 South by Southwest Festival have been canceled due to “numerous threats of violence”, according to the panelists.  One of the panels, called “Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games,” was set to discuss online harassment culture.  The other, called “SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community”, featured pro-Gamergate speakers. Anti-harassment activists Randi Lee Harper, Caroline Sinders, and Katherine Cross were to constitute the “Level Up” panel.  It became part of SXSW’s scheduled program thanks to the winning votes on the festival’s interactive voting service, “Panelpicker,” something that Gamergate supporters weren’t happy about. Gamergate began in August 2014 after game developer Zoë Quinn garnered what some thought was “undue attention” for a game.  The backlash grew into harassment via distributing private information such as home addresses, threats of rape and extreme violence, and threats of mass shootings in response to Quinn’s outspokenness.  Fellow game developer Brianna Wu and cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian were also targeted, as was actress and gamer Felicia Day. On Monday, Harper was informed that the panel had been canceled.  The cancelation came after SXSW received “numerous threats of violence” to the panel.  It was a surprise to Harper, who had been working with SXSW on security for the panelists, due to the regularity of online harassment activists receiving threats. Cross told Jezebel that she is “bitterly disappointed” about the panel’s cancelation.  She added that the panel “was not about Gamergate.  It was about the wider problem of online harassment.” The pro-Gamergate panel “SavePoint”, whose panelists included pro-Gamergate game developers Nick Robalik and Perry Jones, adult film star Mercedes Carrera, and NBC producer Lynn Walsh, was also canceled. ----- Source: Jezebel Image: SXSW