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It looks like with Epic Games‘ ties with Chair Entertainment have graduated way beyond the latter studio’s use of the Unreal Engine 3.

Epic released a press wire announcing that they have acquired Chair, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic Games. Under the terms of the agreement, Chair Entertainment will still retain its name.

Chair Entertainment is ideal known for their release of Undertow, an Xbox Live title that made waves on the XBLA scene (no pun intended) for its high-quality visuals and gameplay. It’s quite the accomplishment for a 50 MB title. Epic Games, on the other hand, is famed for their release of Gears of War

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Hydrogen-powered automobiles might not seem to be too much of a stretch of the imagination these days, with the advent of environment-friendly automobiles such as the Lifecar. But how about hydrogen-powered…mobile phones? It’s possible, and STMicroelectronics is already developing a miniature hydrogen fuel cell designed to power up mobile devices.

STMicroelectronics’s mobile hydrogen fuel cell is being developed as part of a hybrid power system for mobile phones. The phones will still use conventional batteries, but hydrogen fuel cells will augment their power supply by letting the devices tap into the hydrogen once their main source of power runs out.

The mobile hydrogen cell can be considered as a miniature powerhouse: it’s roughly the size of a cigarette lighter, with cartridges produced by pen manufacturer Bic.

When will we see hybrid hydrogen mobile phones, then? It won’t be anytime soon, with this product having an estimated street date of early 2010.

source mobile.qj.net

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According to independent research studies, 63 percent of adults (74 percent of parents) are concerned about downloadable video material without ratings while 84 per cent of adults (91 per cent of parents) want to see British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) film and DVD classification on downloadable/streaming films and other digital audio-visual content. Well, guess what? It’s going to happen.

The BBFC has announced that it will be launching a new online rating scheme which will let them rate more media content such as downloadable games, films, and programs. For concerned parents, this is a godsend as it helps them decide whether or not certain online content is safe for their child’s viewing.

This new scheme will now require electronic retailers and video on demand services to provide age verification or gate-keeping systems in place for parents to monitor and control underage viewing.

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It looks as if Solid Snake is heading to Nokia’s mobile phones as well. A recent press release from Nokia has announced that Konami has signed on with the service provider, and will release Metal Gear Solid Mobile over Nokia’s N-Gage service.

Previously announced for Verizon’s mobile service, Metal Gear Solid Mobile is part of the 20th anniversary party of the Metal Gear franchise. It received top honors at the 2007 International Mobile Gaming Awards, taking both the Grand Prix and Operator s Choice Awards.

The game is set to come out in late June, 2008 and will be downloadable through N-gage compatible handsets.

source mobile.qj.net

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