Morning DLC: Video Games News And Rumors 8/15/13
By Nick Tylwalk
"The popular Video Games Live concert series will launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund the latest album connected to the shows, “Video Games Live: Level 3,” the concerts’ creator Tommy Tallarico announced this morning.The $250,000 funding goal will help to back production and launch of the album. This will be the third recording of the Video Games Live repertoire, and will include arrangements of tracks from more than dozen video games including “Tetris,” “Portal,” “Chrono Trigger” and “Chrono Cross,” “Dota 2,” “Journey,” “Beyond Good and Evil” and “BioShock.”“Video Games Live: Level 3” will be recorded with an orchestra comprised of more than 72 pieces, as well as a 60-person choir and a rock band."
"Bethesda-published games may be very different in terms of genre and style, but PR and marketing vice president Pete Hines feels they’ve all got one important thing in common that clearly shows their origins.Speaking to Polygon, Hines reiterated earlier messaging that the publisher is in no hurry to release squillions of games each year. He noted that although Bethesda is best known – as a developer – for first-person RPGs, its publishing catalogue is quite diverse.The company aims for every title to have something in common, though – a common quality level or “premium feel” that marks it as “a Bethesda game”. Hines compared this to Pixar movies, which are very different but easily identified.“Wanting to be the Pixar of video games is not a bad thing,” he said."
"If you thought video games were a poor man’s pastime, then you obviously haven’t been spending too much time with those who make over $100,000 a year.According to a recent survey conducted by the dating website SeekingArrangement.com, lots of rich dudes love playing video games. In fact, quite a few of them do it on a regular basis. In other words, that guy who just kicked your behind at “Street Fighter IV” might make a lot more money than you.CEO Brandon Wade revealed that 13,728 users were recently asked about their extracurricular activities. The data revealed that 54 percent of these wealthy men love playing video games. On average, guys who make between $100,000 and $200,000 spend about 5.2 hours per week gaming on one platform or another."