Valve's Source Engine Used In Movie

Valves source engine, the engine which has brought us games such as Counter Strike: Source, Half life 2 and Portal 2 will be used in an upcoming animated film by Brown Bag Films. The film named 'Deep' will have a budget of $18.7 million which is considerably big for an independent film. 

The engine will be used to provide real-time rendering, editing, simplified character animation, and economical lighting. Rumours are that the film is based in Post World War III, where whats is left of the population hides in ships under the sea.

Would you go see this film?

5000 Views!

Just a quick post today to thank everyone who visits this blog, because today I've achieved 5000 views! And here's to the next 5000!!


To say thanks here's a kitten

$99 Xbox Subscriptions Looks Awful

Microsoft has pumped out its 'experimental' $99 Xbox 360 offer to GameStop and Best Buy in the US.

The deal, which offers a cut-price console to consumers who sign up to a $14.99 Xbox Live contract for two years – arrived in May but has until now only been available at Microsoft’s 21 own-brand stores.

Although from first site it looks like a great deal, in the long run see your self spending a lot of money. Arguably not worth it since the new xbox console should be coming out next year.

Facebook launches app centre

Due to the rise in people using mobile devices to access Facebook. It's had a big impact on Facebook's revenue. So they've decided to open their own app store to bring in the much needed revenue in the mobile market.


More than 600 apps - including games such as Electronic Arts' The Sims, utilities such as video app Socialcam and social sharing services like Pinterest - have made the initial cut. The service will first be available to the US, with other countries to follow.

IE10 To Now Track Users Due Outrage From Advertisers

Despite only a few days ago claiming to not track users by default Internet Explorer 10 has apparently gone back on what it's said. The change comes from pressure from advertising companies. Claiming to have "Do Not Track" on by default, won’t be compliant with the official spec. Which means that tech and ad companies who say they comply with Do Not Track could simply ignore the flag set by IE 10 and track those who use that browser. Which means Microsoft has no choice but to change the setting. So i guess i'll be sticking with Chrome.