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Ubisoft announced it will begin selling NFTs through its new Ubisoft Quartz platform. Starting with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Ubisoft will start selling collectible NFT items that can be re-sold to other players on the Quartz platform. The company joins a concerningly large number of companies making ventures into the cryptocurrency-backed scheme.

Introducing Ubisoft Quartz

Posted on 2021-12-17

Enter the Matrix Dev Reminds Us of How Far Games Industry Has Come With The Matrix Awakens Demo

While we were all gushing over The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience, one veteran game developer was reminiscing about the time he developed the 2003 video game Enter the Matrix at Shiny Entertainment.

Chandana Ekanayake, now co-founder and creative director of Outerloop Games, tweeted that he’s having “fun” looking at the stunning Unreal Engine 5 demo on the PlayStation 5 and comparing it to his time developing Enter the Matrix for PlayStation 2 (it also released on GameCube, Xbox, and PC).

The new Matrix Experience in UE5 on PS5 is fun to look at and compare to my time working on Enter the Matrix on PS2. It’s come a long way

Posted on 2021-12-17

Ian Hetherington, Founder of Wipeout Studio Psygnosis (Later Sony Studio Liverpool) Has Died

Ian Hetherington, founder of UK-based developer Psygnosis and best known for the Wipeout and Lemmings video game series, has died. Hetherington was a prominent member of the UK video game development scene during the mid-80s to early 2000s and helped create several iconic titles for the original PlayStation. Wipeout series creator Nick Burcombe and composer Tim Wright announced his passing via Twitter.

Ian Hetherington… the man who kickstarted my career in games, and always had faith in my abilities, has sadly passed away. I’ll always be hugely grateful. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family.

Posted on 2021-12-17

NGHTMRE Announces First Solo Red Rocks Headline To Debut New Album

Though NGHTMRE has played Red Rocks plenty of times with SLANDER or Big Gigantic, he’s never headlined the famed venue solo. That changes next April with “INTO THE DRMVRSE.”

The show will be the debut performance of his debut album and upcoming tour, both of which we can somewhat safely assume will have “DRMVRSE” in the name. Tickets go on sale today — go to the link in the tweet below to access the pre-sale, password DRMVRSE.

A NEW CHAPTER OF NGHTMRE BEGINS NEXT YEAR AT RED ROCKS IN COLORADO ON APRIL 15, 2022

“INTO THE DRMVRSE”

Pre-Sale starts TODAY at 12pm MT (Password: DRMVRSE) https://t.co/4mTN7QGMs2 pic.twitter.com/sNI3FvsozX

— NGHTMRE (@NGHTMRE) November 15, 2021

This will be my first show debuting my new album & the upcoming album tour. We are working on a ton of cool installations & other stuff to make this show incredibly special. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!!

ALSO AHH IM HEADLINING RED ROCKS BY MYSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME LETS GO!!!

Posted on 2021-12-17

Official Trailer for Gritty Crime Drama ‘Clean’ Starring Adrien Brody

“You know, we don’t need anyone to save us…” “Just trying to save myself.” IFC Films has revealed the first official trailer for Clean, a thriller from filmmaker Paul Solet. This was originally supposed to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival last year, it’s now being released in January from IFC. A garbage collector, tormented by his past, is sucked into the orbit of a local crime boss and must face the violence of his past to find redemption in this bloody thrill ride. Tribeca describes it as “a brooding and sullen snapshot of failed redemption” and “a hyper-violent meditation on the power of the past and the struggle for salvation.” Clean is produced by and stars Adrien Brody as the “Trash Man”, with a cast featuring Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Chandler Ari DuPont, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Michelle Wilson, and John Bianco. It looks like a much grittier, darker John Wick – he’s got some skills. I dig the wrench as his weapon of choice.

Here’s the first official trailer for Paul Solet’s Clean film, direct from YouTube:

Clean (Adrien Brody) tries to live a simple life. He works alone at night, collecting other people’s garbage while philosophizing about the city’s decay. His free time is spent cleaning up abandoned buildings and looking after the neighborhood. Deeply troubled by a violent past and the loss of his daughter, Clean is stuck in a rut, only momentarily able to lift the heavy veil of regret. When a well-meaning mishap marks him as the target of a local crime boss (Glenn Fleshler), Clean is forced to come to terms with the violence of his past in this brutal & bloody thrill ride. Clean is directed by American filmmaker Paul Solet, director of the films Grace, Dark Summer, and Bullet Head previously, plus the doc Tread, as well as a few shorts and other projects. The screenplay is written by Adrien Brody and Paul Solet. Produced by Adrien Brody, Elliot Brody, Paul Solet, Daniel Sollinger. This was initially selected to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival last year. IFC Films will debut Clean in select US theaters + on VOD starting January 28th, 2022.