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Book & Brew of Indianapolis has just announced a Craft It Forward Event.

“We are getting excited for this special story-and-crafting event to benefit KidsPeace Indianapolis! Come on out on Sunday at 1 p.m. and learn more about a great local organization while completing a fun heart string art craft with your family.

$1 from every beer sold during the event goes to support KidsPeace Indianapolis.” ~ excerpt from Facebook postings.

For more information please contact : (317) 288-5136 or visit their website at: www.booksnbrews.com

Red Dead Redemption 2 released in 2018 and one of the high points of the title was the level of graphic detail that Rockstar Games employed in it. It is almost impossible to find someone who has played the game and did not think it looks impressive. But some players have come to realize that Rockstar may have applied a graphics downgrade in the game since its release.

Some players realized that after installing Red Dead Redemption 2’s update 1.07, gameplay details appear to have been removed, leaving the images “more normal” than before. Although the game still looks pretty enough. It started to bother some people who seem to have been hunting differences in the game’s visuals.

As update 1.07 officially presented only changes in Red Dead Online matchmaking, players sought answers in previous updates. And it was possible to note that Rockstar Games made subtle changes to the graphics of Red Dead Redemption 2 since the 1.03 update.

The most sensitive change refers to the use of “ambient occlusion,” a type of render that displays how objects and clothing behave about ambient light, as can be seen in the tweet below, which compares a version scene 1.00 and the same with update 1.06.

1.00 vs 1.06 pic.twitter.com/sNd5h5hXwj

— Darealbandicoot (@Darealbandicoot) March 13, 2019

Rockstar Games has not ruled on the matter, but many believe the move may have made because of a problem with the game’s performance in both single player and Red Dead Online.

What do you think? Do you think the changes change the look of the game or are they just details of a game that is still very beautiful? Give your opinion in the comments below.

Another round of great games is coming to the Xbox Game Pass, which increasingly makes worth the value of their monthly, currently priced at $ 29.90. Later this month and early April, subscribers will have titles such as Vampyr, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite and more.

Check out the six new features of the service and the date each game will be added:

• God Ex: Mankind Divided (March 21)
• What Remains of Edith Finch (March 21)
• The Walking Dead: Michonne (March 28)
• Vampyr (March 28)
• Operation: The Stolen Sun (March 29)
• Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite (April 1st)

What did you think of the additions? Register your opinion below, in the field dedicated to comments.

In a flash of nostalgia, Konami announced last Tuesday (19). The collection Konami 50th Anniversary Collection. The package that brings together several publisher classics, including Contra, Castlevania, and several other names. The collections will offer separately, in three boxes, and only in digital format, provided for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The first of them, Arcade Classics, arrives on April 18, while the other two (Castlevania and Contra) will release during the winter.

Konami Anniversary Collection: Arcade Classics comes with:

• Haunted Castle (1998) – Full cast and crew
• Typhoon (A-JAX) (1987)
• Nemesis (Gradius) (1985)
• Vulcan Venture (Gradius II) (1988) – Full cast and crew
• Life Force (1986)
• Thunder Cross (1988) – Full cast and crew
• Scramble (1981)
• TwinBee (1985)

Castlevania Anniversary Collection included :

• • Castlevania (1987, NES)
  • Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (1990, NES)
  • Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (1991, Game Boy)
  • Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991)
  • Coming soon

Finally, Contra Anniversary Collection brings:

• • Against (1987, Arcade)
  • Super Contra (1988, Arcade)
  • Super C (1990, NES)
  • Against III: The Alien Wars (1992, SNES)
  • Coming soon

The collections will come with extra content that includes information behind the scenes, trivia and more.

Is this just a glimpse of Konami or a way to study the market reception of these classics and, who knows, to revive them? Please comment below in the comments.

Source: Konami