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Guardians of Orion >> Trek Industries prequel to ORION: Prelude
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#001 January 2015
TECHNOLOGY 2 >> Speculation We cover the latest news about all of the speculation for the most up-to-date technology to keep you informed!
3 >> What is next? What is next for this generation of technology?
4 >> Hardware We discuss the most powerful game-changing, and new hardware, for you to stay informed.
FEATURES 6 >> Guardians of Orion We go deep into the heart of Orion, and see what Trek Industries newest title has to offer its fans.
GAMING 10>> LEGO: Marvel Avengers A lego game, that is shaping up to the best lego game yet!
11 >> ReCore Out of the dust, we decided to gives Microsoft’s E3 Preview another look
ANNOUNCEMENTS 12 >> What’s happening? We cover what's happening with us here @ETech so you can stay informed of our current situation!
6 Guardians Of Orion Go along with us on the journey as we go indepth with the successor and prequel to the transformed indie title ‘Orion: Prelude’
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- Speculation -
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ith all of the new technology that is said to be releasing in 2016, it can be sometimes very hard to try and keep up with all of the latest news & such. Well for you, we have created a section of our magazine just for that! Here in speculation, we cover all of the latest speculation that ranges from the new iPhone to the latest Galaxy Phone, and new and upcoming technology! Here in this issue, we will be discussing the “leaked” Samsung Galaxy s7 specs, and some of it’s hidden benefits. Let’s not waste any more time, and get right into the speculation! The Samsung Galaxy s7 may be just right around the corner, and soon you’ll be able to get your hands on it, but while you sit and wait, we have some cool news.
This is what we have gathered so far: According to AnTuTU.com, they have supposedly found the specs for the s7, new model exposure. The device’s model number is called SM-G95A, which hints to the standard Galaxy s7 model. Taking a look at the specs that we were provided, the model will have a 5.1 inch screen, & has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor along with the new Adreno™ 530 GPU as well, which is shaping it up to be a very efficient and powerful device. Taking it out the box, the s7 comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow pre-installed, and uses up to 4GB of RAM running it. Along with that, the device also has 64GB of internal storage, & is packed with a 12MP rear camera, and a 5MP front-facing camera, so you can a clear quality moments.
4 It also wouldn’t be an issue of speculation without talking about the s7’s greatest rival, the iPhone 7 which is leaked to be launching this fall which rivals the s7. After weeks of researching, news, rumors, & more speculation here is the information we’ve gathered so far: According to Apple, they said they are finalizing the design on the 7, so there currently are no photos of what it will look like, but we have some information from macrumors.com. The iPhone 7 is said to have NO HEADPHONE JACK, which will decreases the thickness of the overall phone. Instead, Apple is rumored to be working on a set of new Bluetooth Wireless Headphones that would be sold right alongside the iPhone as a main alter-
native to the the headphones that came with the previous iPhones. The design of the iPhone 7 is said to be much thinner than the 6 with the elimination of the headphone jack, and rumors suggest it may have a strengthened, water resistant frame making it much stronger, but sadly it will continue to use the basic TFT-LCD Display that was used with previous iPhone’ s. However, Apple has been supposedly rumored to be working on a new display to be used in future iPhone designs. It is also said that Apple is been trying to dive into Wireless Charging Technology that could potentially be used in the iPhone 7, but this feature may not make into the final design, when it ships in the fall. That’s all for this issue of technology speculation, be sure to check out the next issue of @Electronic-Entertainment
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hat is next for technology? What do you think about how technology will be when the next generation has come? Do you think that it will be what we dreamed about when we were young, or do you think it will be something that we never dreamed of. In ‘What’s next’ we would like to discuss what we think is next for technology, as well as cool ideas and concepts that we would like to see come out some time in the future. With wireless charging, wireless headphones, &
virtually everything always wireless, some may beg to ask the question, how far can we really go with technology. The simple answer to the question is “as far as our imagination can take us”. I’ve always dreamt of flying cars, 3d phones, and technology that could change or revolutionize the way the world works, I believe that what's next for the next generation of technology is far beyond what we can think of. Right now, Google just made a car that can literally drive itself. Yes, I said it, a car that can drive itself, which means we don’t even have to put any hands on the wheel, we can just let this car take us to our destination with ease. With things such as Microsoft’s Hololens, & Magic leap which put you in your own VR(Virtual Reality) in which you can live out your own reality, technology has come a long way from back when we had dial-up phones, and when the mailman was a random guy on a horse. A man named Miguel Nicolelis and his team were granted 15 million dollars from Brazils government and managed to create a full exo-skeleton that was controlled by the wearer’s thoughts! That’s amazing! Who knows, in a few years, with the right technology and materials, someone could even invent the cure for cancer. There is no telling how far we can go with technology progressing this fast.
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- Hardware Although MSI’s computer looks like a future high tech computer can that you’d find if you were to go into a time machine, but don’t let the looks of the machine deceive you. The machine is a very very powerful machine, that packs a lot of punch. Its design is very much compared to Apple’ s Macbook Pro which shares a very similar design, the Pro isn’t so good when it comes to trying to play high end games on it. This machine on the other hand, is the exact opposite. MSI decided to build a custom version of the machine packed with two powerful graphics card, and they called it “The Vortex” The Vortex is an all powerful machine that runs two GTX 980s along with a Skyland CPU with a 450 Power Watt supply. It also uses a 3 Chamber design to help control all of the heat the machine has as well as a large fan that is located at the very top of the case which pulls hot air up via the top vents. At the bottom of the machine, it is slightly elevated to allow much colder air to be sucked in from the bottom of the machine. So far, this is all MSI have revealed about its latest machine. They said they plan on launching the machine this fall for around 4k. Do you think it's worth it?
In other news, the UK have announced a fully capable VR(Virtual Reality) theme park ride that is called Galactica. UK’s Alton Towers have announced a three-minute virtual reality flight that allows you to soar through space up to speeds at up to 47 mph. The VR will allow the player to go through a variety of different galactic scenes that all sync up with the rides biggest experiences. Sadly, we won’t get to see any of this until April, when the ride is said to be opening up to the public. Until then, stay occupied until that time comes.
Guardians of Orion >> 3 Pages of exclusive details
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TPS/TDS Hybrid Shooter
Trek Industries
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A Brief History Back in Early 2015, Trek Industries Facebook page had teased a design of a new mobile generator, that would be used in their next title. Then in August of 2015, we got our first announcement trailer for Guardians of Orion. Some gamers were still skeptical about there new game because last time they launched one, it failed. But ever since the game went on Steam in Early Access in December the game has proven to be far more successful than its previous game. When the game had launched, it didn’t have much lore or even story, besides a video that came later after the game released, that informed players why we were fighting dinosaurs in the future. The main In the top right, you can see the Assault, & in thing that players know is that the game is based in the bottom right, you can see the Recon. the future, and that you have the protect the mobile generator from attacking dinosaurs. Fans of their previous title ORION: Prelude, as well as other shooters like Gears of War will feel right at home when playing this game. You can even switch from a Top-Down view, to an Over-TheShoulder View at any time while playing the game, The game starts off with players being deployed on a dropship making it different than most games that it into one of the different and diverse environments, such as competes with. the arctic, jungle, rocky, and desert. You are also able to choose one of the diverse classes, which are Assault which has a Jetpack, Recon which has the ability to cloak/camouflage, Tech which has a deployable Turret, and Support which has a healing bubble. Each class is different from one another, and choosing one class over the other will not put you at an advantage or disadvantage, but will rather change the experience that you will have while playing the game. After you get past choosing the map, and your class, your main task is to defender the mobile generator(a.k.a. Harvester), as well as kill the dinosaurs that are trying to attack you and the generator. The length of each game varies between the different difficulties that you choose to attempt, but the Sally doesn't seem very happy! harder the difficulty of the game, the more time it will take to complete. Throughout the game, you will also have a variety of side objectives that you will have to complete, whether it be killing the Wild T-Rex pack, or taking out a group of armed robot drones, it is always random. Once you complete all of the side objectives, & waves, the game is over.
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Choosing the design Choosing the design perspective for Guardians was a big mountain to climb. After being surrounded by FPS games for nearly a decade Trek decided that they would step out of the FPS genre and create a hand that didn't use that view. This is what sparked the idea for the current have Guardians of Orion. Originally, when the game’s Kickstarter launched in Early September Trek had announced that the game was going to launch with a TopDown/Isometric View and that as the game's development cycle that they would eventually expand to different game perspectives and the game did just that. Just this month the game introduced a new Over-The-Shoulder view with a hybrid camera that allowed you switch from the Top-Down Perspective to the Over-The-Shoulder Perspective at any time in game. So while you are fighting the dinosaur horde you could use the Over-The-Shoulder view but as you are traversing through the the diverse lands you could use switch views to the Top-Down view. However, Trek Industries has also confirmed that game would NOT ever be using a first person view because there previous games used the first person view, and they have also confirmed that they are making another FPS game that would start going into production starting in February.
It is very unclear if the game will ever add another view perspective, or is these 2 current view perspectives are the only two that will be in the final release of the game. Trek Industries hasn't announced anything new about new viewpoints, but then they do, you will be the first people to know about it. In the meantime, have a nice day, and take care.
Here is a good look at how the Top-Down Perspective of GoO looks!
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State of the Early Access Ever since the game had entered Steam’s Early Access program the game has a plan to add lots of content throughout the year. The game is said to be in Steam Early Access from December 2015 to December 2016 (Approximately 1 year). The include content will include things such as New Guardians(a.k.a. New Playable Characters), New Maps and Modes, New Enemies/Creatures, and as well as Strike Missions to! In 2017, Trek Industries has also confirmed to be launching an “Official Version” of Guardians of Orion which would include much more content than the Early The Support class isn’t one to mess with Access version of Guardians. The “Official Version” would up close! cost much more than the Early Access version of Guardians, so purchasing the game now would greatly benefit you because you’d be getting the game at a much lower price despite the lack of content. There is also another version which is called the “Special Edition” of Guardians of Orion which is planned to not only launch on just PC, but also expand to the next-generation consoles such as PlayStation 4, & Xbox One, and also Linux & Mac. This Special Edition of Guardians is said to be free to those who currently have, or purchase the Early Access version of the game before the Special Edition releases.
New Updates Trek Industries has many plans for their newest release, and a majority of them include a new update that will be coming each & every single month. This month, the update included a new Guardian which is called the Tech Guardian which you read about earlier, as well as a new dinosaur, playable mode, & new maps, as well as different variants of current maps. Coming in February of 2016, the game is also having another major update which called be called the Pyro Update will include a new map called Tundra(which is to have an active blizzard going on), a new mode called Survival Extreme(As if it wasn’t already enough), & a new called Guardian which is called ‘The Pyro’ who has a flamethrower, & a napalm grenade! According to the roadmap, in March of 2016, the next major update is said to include new content that will include dinosaur called the Pteranodon, a new islands map which is said to be called “Eden” and as well a new mode called Conquest which is said to have 2 Harvesters & 8 Players instead of just 1 Harvester & 4 Players.
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LEGO: Marvel’s Avengers It’s time of year again. It’s time for another LEGO game to be hitting the shelves this fall. But unlike their previous title, LEGO: Marvel Superheroes, the Avengers is shaping up to be one of the best Lego games of it’s time, and here is why: What makes this Lego game different than many of its previous titles is that, the story mode focuses around the recently released Avengers: Age of Ultron film, and also follows the story through some of the iconic & famous locations such as the Battle in New York’ from the Avengers movie, as they fight against Loki and his army of villainous aliens. Not only that, but the story also shares elements with other different Marvel films from the Cinematic Universe such as Captain America 1 & 2, as well as Thor: The Dark World in which you are free to play and explore! The game also features an updated expansive Lego Superhero roster. The game has over 200+ characters for you to choose from & unlock which range from Iron Man & Captain America to some of the more vague Marvel characters such as Captain Britain, and others like Agent Carter. We’ve even heard that you can unlock Stan Lee as a playable character as well who carries a Bow and Pencil since he is the main writer for much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and most if not all of the Marvel Comics. You can also unlock iterations of different characters such as the Original Hulk from back in the ‘80s to the Android version of the Human Torch! There are also several worlds that you are free to roam around in and explore when you get tired of doing too many story missions as well. These include places like: South Africa, Malibu, Asgard, Washington D.C., and more! You can also cruise in style with different vehicles such as the mooncopter, and the Lola from Marvel’s Agent’s of SHIELD. Some characters also allow you to explore different places that you couldn’t access
before, allowing you to go different areas with different characters. Depending on who you are also playing the game with you are also able to perform awesome moves and amazing team attacks like in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2! Matching up different Avengers from the films will allow them to make some cool attacks, as well as many others in which you’ll want to experience with with a group of friends or family. This year, TT games is putting a lot of effort into their latest game and so far it's beginning to pay off really well. We guarantee that you have loads of fun playing LEGO: Marvel’s Avengers either alone or with friends & family. Be sure to check out the game when it launches on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo DS and PS Vita this fall!
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ReCore Back at E3 of 2015 Microsoft had announced a new indie game title out of hundreds of them, and one of them was a game called “ReCore”. Not much was known or saw about game, but during the Microsoft e# Press Conference, the game’s head developer studio had left us with a short story trailer. Since then, the game has seen to have fallen off of the radar, and go under all of our belts. But we decided to give them game a proper revive! In the trailer shown at E3, it showed a young girl who was attacked by different robotic enemies, & her and her robot sidekick battled them off, but her sidekick sacrificed itself to protect her. Later on the the trailer, she takes the dead robots core, and puts it in another robot companion into a much larger body. The game is set to take place in a deserted environment follows a young protagonist and her robot sidekicks which accompany here, which are powered by blue glowing cores that are inside of her chest. On their website the Game Info section reads as follows. “As one of the last remaining humans on a planet controlled by robotic foes bent on your destruction, you must forge friendships with a courageous group of robot companions, each with unique abilities and powers. Lead this band of unlikely heroes on an epic adventure through a mysterious, dynamic world. You can’t save mankind alone.” Originally, when the game was first announced at the Microsoft E3 Press Conference it was said to be an Xbox One Exclusive game, and was said to be launching in Early 2016, but according to Polygon that won’t be the case. The game has changed from an Xbox One Exclusive game, to being launched on both the One, and also PC. The release date has also changed from being released in Early 2016, to the latter half of 2016. The game looks very interesting, and we’ll be sure to keep you covered on all of it’s news!
This is the trailer that was shown at E3
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