Good at Parkour? Get a job in Video Games!...?

So Ubisoft hired a new CPO, which apparently stands for 'Chief Parkour Officer.' Sound silly? Well considering their top game has a heavy emphasis on parkour this sort of makes sense, even if the position's title sounds silly. You have to wonder what his office will look like.

Hard at work. 

Article Source: Develop

Funnys: Fruit Ninja.... THE SEQUEL

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Pressure From Developers For Early Access Options

Early Access Games have become a staple in the ever growing Steam marketplace, and they have provided much needed player-based funding unfinished Indie titles. So far Early Access Games have not been able to break into console markets due to a reluctance from Sony and Microsoft. Most of those concerns fall on the not uncommon problem of consumers paying for sub-par games that sometimes never see the light of day due to development problems.

We still at some point ensure that we're being mindful of the consumer. We don't want somebody to stumble across that title and expect a full product, and have a negative experience. - Adam Boyes, SCEA VP

Although the risks are there both companies are still open to the idea, and developers will not likely relent their pressure until they achieve their goal.

Opinion:

Personally I'm not a fan of early access. As someone who's played MMORPGs for some times now I'm more used to companies exchanging early access to a game for bug testing and feedback (a Beta). The idea of paying extra money to get into what is essentially a beta test just doesn't sit well with me, especially if I have a bad experience afterwards.

Yet the beauty of it is that I can choose to not go with early access and wait just like I used to for a proper release so I suppose this change wouldn't really affect me. What do you think of this potential change? Would you welcome Early Access games on your console, or would you rather not have them clutter up the marketplace?

Source: IGN

Assassin's Creed: Unity Gameplay Trailer

Although it appears to hold more of the same in a different setting, most fans probably don't mind sticking to the tried and true game-play with a new story to play through. The trailer did include some impressive lighting effects. No sign of the co-op mode in the trailer, but here's hoping to see a preview of that soon.

Source: JoyStiq