Capcom announced that its chief operating officer for North America and Europe, Mark Beaumont, died this morning.
Our COO and dear friend, Mark Beaumont, passed away this morning. This sudden loss has left us with deep sadness. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. We will remember him for his humor, passion and commitment to Capcom and our industry. He was a great leader and visionary and his spirit will carry on in everything that we do. Please join us in memory of Mark.
Online poker sites such as PokerStars and Full Tilt have been in the news of late, with each making big improvements to their online poker software in an attempt to attract more casual gamers from the broader gaming market.
PokerStars has made some big improvements for 2010 to its player loyalty and rewards program, with an eye towards giving players quicker cash bonuses when they play on the site. In the past players would have to accumulate more points from playing hands before being eligible for cash bonuses, but now it’s easy for even recreational players that only have a few minutes to play each day to turn their loyalty points into real cash money.
Full Tilt has gone one step further and introduced a new game called Rush Poker that is squarely aimed at increasing the excitement for beginning and casual players. Rush Poker shares all the rules and gameplay of traditional poker, but with one key difference: players are given the option to fold immediately (even before the action is to them), at which point they’re whisked away to another table and instantly dealt a new hand. It looks like a small simple change on the surface but it really amps up the action and the pace and removes a lot of the boring elements of poker, as far as waiting to fold and then sitting there as the hand plays out.
It has been confirmed today that Borderlands will be released for download on Steam. Steve Gibson of Gearbox also noted some additional details about the PC version of the game. First, the PC graphics will be the best out of all versions of the game (provided your computer can handle turning the graphics all the way up). Also, if you find a sweet gun and want to show it off to all your friends, the PC version allows users to export the item cards to .jpg files. Finally, the menus and UI is specifically designed to work with a mouse, which is great.
[ Destructoid ]
