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Still waiting on those pools... POOLS ARE COMING!

Upcoming content for The Sims 4 includes:
• Ghosts (October 1st)
• Star Wars Costumes (October 1st)
• New Gnome (October 1st)
• New Eye Colors (October 1st)
• Pools (November 2014)
• Careers (December 2014)

Could this be the future of gaming?

RoomAlive is a proof-of-concept prototype that transforms any room into an immersive, augmented entertainment experience. Our system enables new interactive projection mapping experiences that dynamically adapts content to any room. Users can touch, shoot, stomp, dodge and steer projected content that seamlessly co-exists with their existing physical environment. The basic building blocks of RoomAlive are projector-depth camera units, which can be combined through a scalable, distributed framework. The projector-depth camera units are individually auto-calibrating, self-localizing, and create a unified model of the room with no user intervention. We investigate the design space of gaming experiences that are possible with RoomAlive and explore methods for dynamically mapping content based on room layout and user position. Finally we showcase four experience prototypes that demonstrate the novel interactive experiences that are possible with RoomAlive and discuss the design challenges of adapting any game to any room.

Microsoft is offering a free digital download to consumers whose Xbox One's have defective optical drives. Those offered a game can choose from Dead Rising 3, Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: Son of Rome and Zoo Tycoon. Hopefully that'll hold you over until your new console arrives.

I love Eggs Benedict Cumberbund Benedict Cumberbatch and Chris Pine too, but there are some problems with JJ Abrams' version. What's your least favorite thing about the reboot?

Yeah, that's pretty much how everyone sounds talking about Game of Thrones.  

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