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42 ............... Sunday, March 26, 2017 1SM 1SM Sunday, March 26, 2017 ............... 43 unday MUSIC GAMES the S YOU know you have a hit on your love playing the game.” The money and what sort of career community and we showed them hands when more people are series has certainly gone from you want. The game doesn’t the first few ideas in 17. When playing your game than the new strength to strength. stress you out — you just plan they realised we had done a lot of Call Of Duty. Rabl added: “The what you want to do, like work to make it more realistic But that is the success story series has grown over feeding your cows, but the they were blown away. that is Farming Simulator 17 time. In the beginning multiplayer is also a big “We showed some new trac- You just can’t beat a spot of people laughed at the draw.” tors and tools but when we ploughing, cow feeding and trac- idea, but then word of But the success story for showed that the tyre pressure track tor driving. mouth spread. 17 was no surprise to the changes when you attach a load On ACTION platformer Talent Not Included is Martin Rabl is marketing man- “People realised it isn’t developers. Rabl insisted: we got applause. That was when l ager for Farming Simulator 17 just for farmers or peo- “We sort of expected it it hit us that we were on the right heading to the Xbox. path. If the core community is It’s set in the land of makers, Giant Software. He told ple who are interested to do well as each STUART CULLEN about the in that sort of thing EXCLUSIVE instalment of the game happy with the way we are going Notthatmuchfurther and is then that’s what we want.” about three monsters phenomenon. and now they play to sells better than the last He laughed: “The players relax or with their fam- INTERVIEW and we sold over five NEWS TIME: You can now —Zordok, Derp, boost your garage with 18 new and...Kevin, all huge fans found it out. We weren’t even ily. It isn’t just about million copies of 15 and looking at the stats but when driving up and down fields — it we know 17 was a solid game. We implements from KUHN in a new of slaughter, bloodbaths, DLC pack which is available on and Shakespeare! we saw it we were really proud has a lot of hidden depth to it like held a Farmcon last year in Ger- p that we have so many fans who thinking about how to invest your many where we met with the all platforms starting from £11.99. to the to It’s an indie game with a twist and lots of jumping. Out April 5. GHOSTBUSTERS: lNow Hiring is in the EVERY rail commuter they’ve gone for a more polished PS store for PlayStation feel this time around. VR. You are a new recruit hears folk rockers Cattle Joe explained: “We always try to and you are after Slimer. & Cane belting out on a put across our harmonies and melo- The first act is available daily basis — they just dies, that people can sing along to. now in the US. No word on “The production has become more a UK release yet, but the don’t know it, yet. pop. The roots are still acoustic and question is whether VR The Middlesbrough band’s singer songwriter. Our music is can save Ghostbusters Come Home was picked by accessible to most people, but if after the car crash that FlatOut 4: Total Insanity more people hear it because of the was last year’s realease. ScotRail as their theme tune. production that’s fine by us.” Xbox One and PS4 £39.99 It features in adverts and is The band can’t wait to get back IT is a simple rule of law — good cranked out at stations across Scot- to King Tut’s in Glasgow on May 3. land. Frontman Joe Hammill said: arcade racer equals smiley face. It’ll be their SIXTH time. So when a new title from one “It’s a weird one. Joe said: “There’s something about “Our publishers put it forward of the masters of arcade racing, Scottish crowds. They get our sort Kylotonn, hits the streets you and the people there decided to go of music. It’s special when you walk 1 Tom Clancy’s Ghost with it. You don’t sit down writing a need to get your paws on it. up the stairs at King Tut’s and see Recon: Wildlands But Flatout 4: Total Insanity song thinking, this will work for all the bands who’ve played there. 2 Lego World ScotRail. “It’s got a lot of history. After this might not be just what you were “We were actually in Glasgow 3 Horizon Zero Dawn expecting. It isn’t a super-realis- tour, we’re planning to go to Ger- Guerilla Central recently and heard it boom- many. With Spotify, we can see tic racer where hitting the apex ing out — which was pretty odd.” 4 Grand Theft Auto V on each corner is key to a fast where the songs are being listened 5 FIFA 17 The track features on the group’s to. And Germany has been a quite lap. This is pure arcade fun in a second album Mirrors, released on good one for us. So we’re looking to smash-em-up form. April 28. It was financed by expand on that and head STEVE McNeil and There are a number of modes their supporters using over there. lSam Pamphilon — but the main two are career online crowdfunding. “Someone told me Rag ’n’ and the stunt arena. But amazingly they ended proved they are gamers Bone Man started off in with hearts. Career is a three-tiered surge up with 211 percent of what Poland. Everyone thought they’d asked for. The Go8Bit boys through a number of stages over he was new here, but he’d teamed up with Comic a mix of events in a bid to be Cash flow is a big deal done well over there first. for a band making their Relief to do a 12-hour crowned champion. It is fun for “Spotify gets a lot of the most part as you tackle name. Joe, 26, said: “We’re stick. But it’s good for us, stream on Twitch. pretty lucky as our fan base ONE we can pinpoint where peo- The guys were joined by debris-filled tracks in factories actually buy physical ple are listening. guests like John Robert- and lumber yards but it does get albums. We’ve got fans who “You know where the son and Luke Kempner as a bit samey after a while. put their hands in their demand is and if you’re well as a number of gam- The stunt arena is where the pocket — we’re really, really 2 sensible, you’ll go play ing personalities. laws of physics are grateful for that. We’ve got shows there.” The group — And it proved a massive thrown out of the to stay on top of our budget WATCH who also lead by Joe’s sis- hit — raising over £5,000. window as you try and be careful what we ter Helen — are proud to to throw yourself buy. By CHRIS You can watch the high- shine a light for the North lights at twitch.tv/comicre- out of your car as “We live quite frugally on SWEENEY East of England. well as score tour. There’s no televisions lief and you can donate at They’re donating five per- justgiving.com/fundrais- points in games being thrown out of win- cent of the money given to such as pool, dows. Our fan base keeps us going. fund Mirrors to Middlesbrough ing/donategameraiser “The extra money pledged means beers pong and Football Club’s Foundation. Joe said: curling. It is all for laughs and we’ve come out with a really good “We’re big fans of the team and the NOW album and no debt. That’s all we foundation supports the local area. works well as a couch co-op. he has really There is flatout mode, but it is a could have hoped for. The rest “It all helps. We’re in a position Don it. Xbox social keeps our heads above water.” we can help out a little bit. Music strange mix of the career and marketing boss stunt arena. You do individual Mirrors was crafted in the famous can boost an area — it can boost Graeme Boyd “Acey- ICP studios in Brussels which has people. bricks events but you keep the same Bongos” has revealed r played host to the likes of Lady ve car and it is long. “We created our music and band his new control- Cle Gaga and Paolo Nutini. But they ourselves and it takes us to differ- The overall look is quite smart, went to Malta to mix it. ent countries in front of lots of peo- ler . with especially the flames and snow Joe said: “It’s not the usual choice ple — I’m really proud of that. ONE2HEAR Aberdeen ONE2SEE FC BUILDING your own fun is Lego Worlds creation behind when you go to the powder as you bash your way to and you don’t hear of bands going “And if people can see that next world.

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