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Titanfall 2 Trailer Customization Options Highlighted 

With the launch of Titanfall 2 comes a series of customizations options to improve the visual interactivity of the game by the players. Art director Joel Emslie, in a new trailer, has revealed that there will be a huge number of visual customizations made to make the game’s experience more exciting and enjoyable to the players. These customization options will be seen in the pilot as well as Titan sequels. 

Following the second technical test that happened a couple of weeks ago, Respawn Entertainment who are the developers of the game have been working round the clock to make sure Titanfall 2 is ready in line with the scheduled October launch. The developer has also been revealing more information regarding the game.

Last week, fans were treated to a surprise as the first major reveal was released, which saw the action of all six Titan classes including the hard hitting Ronin, and the defensive juggernaut Legion. This week the news about the game came to limelight after a new trailer showed the level of customization, which has been introduced into the sequel.

In the new video featuring voice over work of art director Joel Emslie, it shows a big number of visual customizations options, which will give players a more thrilling experience. The players are now able to access these customizations inside of Titanfall 2.

Among the options include the ability of players to opt to apply different camouflage to their weapon, pilot, and Titan.

Another feature that is revealed is the new appearance of the cloak pilot, which is among the few options that were seen during the technical test period. For instance, the pilot wears some ghillie suit fur, especially around the neck and shoulder in addition to the bulky armor. Titanfall 2 may not allow players to alter things such as guns; nonetheless, the new customizations are going to expand the features that had been offered previously.

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The Release of Skyrim Special Edition Is Here: What You Need To Know

Skyrim is an open-world RPG released by Bethesda in 2011 and was set after what happened in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion some two hundred years ago.  Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is the Skyrim Remaster announced by Bethesda. In this article, we are going to bring out some of the most important things you may want to know about the special edition including the date and other features.

Last year, the developer of the game, Bethesda informed players that Skyrim was going to run on Xbox One. However, that was only going to be part of the technical exercise. During the same time, Howard said that the fans of Elder Scrolls series and Skyrim needed not get too excited yet. The door may have been left open by Howard, however, at E3 2016, Skyrim Remaster, which is officially dubbed the Skyrim Special Edition, was finally confirmed by Bethesda.

Among the significant changes that are expected to be seen in the upcoming release is Skyrim Remaster for Xbox One, Windows PC, and Play Station 4. However, the game will not be released for Wii U, Xbox 360, or PS3 yet.

The release of Skyrim Special Edition will not be arriving this summer, but instead, it will be released just ahead of the holiday this year. It has been confirmed that the released date will be on October 28th for the said platforms. It is also not clear whether there is going to be any demos or betas offered before the release.

The Skyrim Special Edition is going to come with some fresh coating of paint for Play Station 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. This edition will come with some great remastered art as well as effects including dynamic depth of field, volumetric god rays, and new snow shaders.

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The Playable Demo of 'Dishonored 2' Showed That It Is Better Than the Original

At the EGX 2016, it was revealed that the playable demo of Dishonored 2 proved to be a better game than its predecessor. While the original game was touted as pretty good, and considering that it got many fans and a dozen of nominations, the new release shows that the developer it was living up to the challenge. The game is carrying up its reputation.

Nathan Lawrence, speaking through PC PowerPlay, said that Dishonored 2 was going to be a better game when compared to the previous title within the series. There have been key components, which seem to have edged out to meet the modern day game requirements. These include the graphics and better sequels.

The aesthetics are certainly much better as the game will look more appealing. While the last generation consoles including PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 may not get the aesthetic appeal of the game, that shouldn’t be seen as bad news.

The thing is that developers can improve the graphical muscle of the game without them being dragged behind by the limitations of the past consoles. After all, technology is changing fast and so do players have to update their devices.

Another feature is that there has been an improvement in the gameplay. Players will have more choices when playing the game something that is going to give more playability to the gamers. 

There is also a smart, more realistic reaction by enemies. It appears that players have detected some enemies do not prove to be so bright and challenging on the first game. This would mean that Dishonored 2 is going to have smarter AI, better enemies, and therefore, players will need to prepare themselves for some tough battles.

Last but not least, it is expected that a playable demo of the game will be available in the EGX event scheduled for September 22 to 25 according to WCCF Tech.

Japan, the Most Efficient Leading Nation in the World

Japan, the third largest economy in the world is considered one of the most efficient nations. Having attained a remarkable growth in 2nd half of 20th Century following the devastating effects of the World War II, today, Japan has grown in leaps and bounds. Its role in international community cannot be underrated. Japan is a leading manufacturer of a variety of products including automobiles and electronics. It is also a major aid donor and a great source of global credit and capital.

More than 75 percent of the Japan’s population lives in the sprawling cities especially on the coastal fringes of its four mountainous and heavily wooded islands. Many countries have been attempting to acquire the position of a global class technological nation. Technological innovativeness of a country shows its power and status in the global scale.

A nation that has advanced technologically can achieve many goals including peaceful relations with the other nations and a reliable source of credit to other nations. Japan is known to be superior when it comes to technology. It comes out with many scientific inventions every time.

In the recent times, Japan has been spearheading talks for a technological innovation dubbed Dimensional Elevators that is capable of moving people from one building floor to another in just a blink of an eye. This kind of elevator creates an experience similar to one you get when travelling in a time machine. Japan also has a laser technology in its gun devices, which means that a gun can fire lasers in air.

Not only that, a company designing and building the Japanese giant has hinted that it may build a lift or elevator that reaches the space by 2050. The company known as Obayashi claimed that it intends to build a lift that takes a length of 96,000 kms to reach beyond earth. In the event that this plan becomes successful, it means a trip to outer space would be easier and this could change the global economy. The lift would be made using carbon nanotubes, according to Yoji Ishikawa, Obayashi’s research and development manager.

Recently, Japan also replaced almost half of its nuclear energy capacity with more efficient power. Following a devastating earthquake that struck in March 2011, Japan found itself in a seemingly impossible situation. About 20 percent of earthquakes that occur in the world take place in Japan. This country sits on boundaries of close to three tectonic plates, which make it susceptible to earthquakes.

The March 2011 tsunami unleashed devastating damages and to date, Japan is still feeling and coming to terms with the effects— not to mention the aspect of starting over the nuclear energy programme following the crippling of Fukushima plant, which was closed after the earthquake.  The conventional power generation, that’s the nuclear fleet became unavailable following the earthquake, and this caused the country to experience a very risky situation of power cuts in times of summer consumption peaks.

However, in just weeks, the country miraculously managed to prevent the rolling power cuts, which many people thought that they were inevitable. Japan tapped the cheapest yet most widely available energy source and other strategies. It encouraged energy efficiency strategies such thinning lighting by doing away with some tubes and bulbs, closing big screens, and cutting back the interior lightings in offices— all these strategies enabled the country to reduce its power demands by almost overnight.

While these were temporary measures taken to save the situation, they have proven to offer long-term impacts. Through these impromptu strategies perceived as temporarily solutions, they have dramatically created more awareness on the need to save energy and use the energy efficiency tips both in homes and in workplaces. Large companies began operating on high profile efficiency programs to cut down the power demands in offices and commercial premises.

A combination of what is perceived as common sense in energy saving led to development of permanent solutions in saving energy— and in the process; Japan energy strategists thought that it would be wise to replace nuclear fleet with some cheap coal for energy generation.

Moreover, the manufacturing efficiency as well as the fuel economy have brought a huge success for the Japan’s automobile industry. Japan is one country, which has managed to commandeer a considerable share in selling its automobiles to other countries including America. In the American consumer community, two Japanese car brands are very familiar—Toyota and Nissan. All this success in penetrating the America’s automobile market is because of efficiency in car making that has been adopted in Japan.

The Toyota manufacturing process and procedures for instance, established by Ohno are a reflection of how companies can become more competitive in the larger automobile market. The push manufacturing processes where taken up by pull or in time manufacturing systems in Toyota plants.

Conservation, which is the foundation of energy policy in Japan, is very much rooted in the sense of resource scarcity. In 1993, he New Energy Development Organization (NEDO) brought in new implementations including the New Sunshine Project, which aimed at coordinating domestic renewable research as well as development programs. The main focus was on energy conservation in both the commercial and residential sectors.

Japan’s energy use programs are the most efficient often applying efficiency models in product manufacturing  including the strive to improve automobile fuel efficiency by the year 2015. And, as Ichiro Sumikura from the Japan's Environment Ministry recently said, Japan wants to take a bold initiative to build a leading yet low carbon society while at the same time stepping out of recession earlier than any other country in the world. These were worlds that were spoken in times of global crisis, which saw many countries go into recession from 2007.

Japan has not become a superpower in efficiency by coincidence but due to lessons it has learned in the past. It has been confronted with difficult situations since the World War II to the modern age. Its technological development and willingness to adapt new measures in reducing wastage has resulted in impressive results in enhancing efficiency in productivity, energy, automobiles, and other sectors.