Search around on YouTube and you’ll see something new – The Royal Channel, which was launched(without a trumpet fanfare) yesterday. Yes, the Queen has finally caught up with technology, not a bad leap from someone who only got her first PC two years ago. To be fair, she’s hardlydone the work herself, since there are undoubtedly royal IT people among the court flunkeys these days. She was persuaded to launch a YouTube channel by her granddaughters, Princesses Eugenia andBeatrice, who are both active on Facebook (so get adding, you royal hunters). The annual Queen’s Speech, aired every year on television at 1500 GMTwill be on there, along with her first speech, 50 years ago, in which she said, "I very much hope that this new medium will make my Christmas message more personal and direct. That it ispossible for some of you to see me today is just another example of the speed at which things are changing all around us." Things have changed beyond recognition in the half century since then,and the channel aims to move with the times, as well as capture history, including that first speech and plenty of vintage footage that predates Queen Elizabeth. A spokesman at theQueen’s residence, Buckingham Palace, said that it was hoped that the channel would make her Majesty "more accessible to younger people and those in other countries."
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The Queen Joins YouTube
SimCity Societies Not Developed By Maxis
The SimCity franchise is making a comeback, but it may not exactly be what fans expect. News of SimCity: Societies broke yesterday from Games for Windows Magazine, but as further details trickle out, it appears we’re in for something quite unlike the original SimCity games.
For one, the game won’t be developed at Maxis at all, leaving any hope of Sid Meier’s heavy involvement squashed. Instead, Tilted Mill Entertainment will handle its development, creators of Children of the Nile and Caesar IV. Both games use a top-down perspective and SimCity-like interface, so there’s even a possibility we’ll see the newest incarnation borrow an engine.
Atari Commandeers Age of Pirates Game
Atari has found a way to pry open a Depp-driven treasure chest, by announcing it will be distributing Playlogic’sAge of Pirates: Caribbean Tales for Windows PCs beginning in September. Catch all the keywords in that title?
“Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales is an exciting title to add to our PC line-up,” said Rick Mehler, Director of Marketing, Atari, Inc. “Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales provides a deep role playing experience that encourages development of captain, crew, ships, towns, fighting abilities, weapons and more. With a chest full of features, Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales is a treasure of a game.”
