She’s riding a freakin’ ostrich! :O

She was born into a world that lives amongst wild animals as if they were domesticated. And as such, she learned how to play and interact with them on a level regular humans can never realize. The photos of her are stunning, and she claims that she can speak to animals and hear them, and that they understand her. It is known that animals have a language all their own, and the Bible says they will bow to Christ and know who He is. I find that a fascinating fact. Some quotes of her, a little girl in most of these pictures but now 23-years-old (you can see a few adult photos of her too), quotes her saying things like, “I don’t have friends here. Because I never see children. So the animals are my friends.”

Enjoy the photos and definitely check out her book. I definitely will.

Tippi’s sleeping with a lion cub!

Tippi Frog hugging! So cute!

Tippi playing with snakes! :O

A little girl hugging a freakin’ elephant! Amazing Tippi pic!

Lionesses both!

Tippi being licked by a tiger!

Tippi as an adult! Now in her 20′s, feeding water to a lion!

Tippi is sitting with a cheetah!

Tippi is a little lizard girl!

Tippi is a little girl who rides elephants!

Tippi feeding a freakin’ Zebra! Is there nothing she can’t do?!

Tippi of Africa is her name! Here as a young girl.

Tippi is no longer a girl but a young woman!

Tippie Wallpaper! :D

- Thanks to BoredPanda for most of the photographs. Please check their awesome animal blog out.

All-in-one Xbox One! HEY THAT RHYMES! :P

Of course, the real question is whether or not any of these 8 new Xbox One games will be compelling software or of the Kinectimals/Kinect Star Wars mold. That is, games that will not satisfy the hardcore.

However Microsoft is banking big on the Xbox One, so while one or two games may be casual, I’d be surprised if the majority are not games that appeal to hardcore gamers.

- Thanks to Techland.Game for the image.

So THIS is what a Pokemon FPS would look like!

Seeing this however fills people with hope… The hope that ONE DAY, we will see a Pokemon FPS!

Come on Nintendo, make it happen! :D

Epic!

This is really, really cool. I haven’t followed 8bit Cinema, just now hearing about it. But this is definitely an innovative idea! I look forward to seeing more of these mini masterpieces!

Sorry buddy. You’re on your own!

This means that your entire library of Xbox 360 titles will remain stuck on the former system. So definitely do NOT get rid of, or sell, your Xbox 360. Just like with the original Xbox before it, you will need to keep your old system if you want to play your entire library of of old games.

This news was expected, but everyone loves the ability to play their old games easily on the new system. So it’s still mighty disappointing. For the record, the PS4 also will not play PS3 games. Both systems have a new architecture that is too different from the former design.

*sigh*

However either way you slice it this is a HUGE blow. And may prevent people from purchasing anything digital AT ALL in the future. I could see this becoming a huge problem later down the road for the game industry at large.

- Thanks to Willie’s World of Wallpapers for the image.

Note: PS4 system hasn’t been shown yet.

CPU: 8 Core CPU custom built (Xbox One); Single-chip custom x86 AMD “Jaguar” processor, 8 cores (PS4)
Graphics Processor: D3D 11.1 chip with 32 MB embedded memory (Xbox One); 1.84 TFlops, AMD Radeon Graphics Core (PS4)
Memory (RAM): 8 GB DDR3 (Xbox One); 8 GB GDDR5 (PS4)
Memory (Storage): 500 GB HDD (Xbox One); Not yet announced (PS4)
Optical Drive: Blu-ray/DVD combo drive (Xbox One); Blu-Ray/DVD combo drive (PS4)
I/O: USB 3.0 (Xbox One); USB 3.0 (PS4)
Communication: Ethernet, three different 802.11n radios, WiFi Direct (Xbox One); Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (PS4)
A/V: HDMI input and output, 1080p and 4K support, Optical output (Xbox One); HDMI, Analog-AV, Optical output (PS4)
Controller: Xbox One controller with redesigned directional pad (Xbox One); Motion-sensing six-axis, clickable touch pad, share button (PS4)
Motion Control: Next-Gen Kinect camera w/250,000-pixel infrared depth sensor and 1080p camera (Xbox One); PS Eye dual lens 1280x800x2 camera (PS4)
Price: Not yet announced (Xbox One); Not yet announced (PS4)
Availability: Later this year (Xbox One); Holiday 2013 (PS4)

Via Joystiq

Note: The full video will be posted soon, this is the trailer for now. See the Xbox One Announcement article for the full press conference video which includes all of the Call of Duty: Ghosts details.

It’s official! Let the console wars BEGIN!

The system box itself was revealed as was the new controller and the next-generation Kinect motion-sensing camera. A big focus of the new system is based on the TV market, and your ability to seamlessly switch between TV, videogames, music and other apps like Skype, Netflix and the like.

The system will make use of unique gestures and voice commands to control every aspect. Additionally the system will remember what you do, and customize your profile homepage based on the features you use most. It comes with a Blu-ray drive (!), which one assumes will play games AND movies. And features specs that are remarkably comparable to the PS4.

Many new features of the system include integration and sharing online information with friends. There is now trending tabs to see what the most popular entertainment choices among TV, games, music, movies and more are with both your friends and the Xbox Live community at large, and Xbox Smartglass is built-in from the jump, allowing you to use any tablet or touchscreen smartphone to control the Xbox One system. Which opens up a world of possibilities and will, in many ways, directly compete with the WiiU (Sony does the same with the PS4 and the use of PS Vita).

One of the biggest features of the Xbox One is the fact that the system will allow you to plug your cable box into it (or however you get your TV, which CANNOT be done straight through the Xbox itself, you’ll have to sign up to a TV provider first, then go through the Xbox One) and then seamlessly switch between live TV and playing videogames or listening to music by using voice commands. The switch happens almost immediately and will be similar to changing TV channels with a remote. Additionally, Microsoft likened the system to a “Videogame DVR”, with the ability to record and share videogame footage from the system itself. Yep, JUST LIKE THE PS4.

Another new feature is the ability to “snap” several apps or different viewing windows side by side so you can multi-task several things at once. This will be used in some innovative ways, such as by “snapping” a window next to a live sports broadcast that would show your fantasy football stats. Sports was a huge focus of the reveal conference, and Microsoft will be developing exclusive NFL content that makes use of all these new interactive features that they promise will revolutionize the way people watch sports, specifically the NFL. Mainstream-wise, this is huge, but it does nothing for hardcore gamers and people who could care less about sports and/or watching TV. In the wake of the reveal, comments from gamers have been extremely negative.

As for games themselves, Call of Duty: Ghosts was shown and talked about in-detail (with DLC landing first exclusively on Xbox One before hitting other systems), it was revealed that EA Sports is bringing Madden, FIFA, NBA Live and UFC games to Xbox One, and an all-new Halo TV series was announced produced by none other than Steven Spielberg himself! Forza 5 was also announced, as was an all-new game from Remedy (makers of Alan Wake and Max Payne) called “Quantum Break”. However nothing looked like concrete gameplay or was that impressive in all honesty. However Microsft promised that E3 2013 will blow gamers away with all of the games that are in development for Xbox One. Microsoft is pumping boatloads of money into development, and promises that 15 exclusive Xbox One titles will hit within the first year, 8 of which are all-new IP/franchises, and is more new games than in the history of Xbox.

As far as the controller is concerned, it looks pretty much the same as the Xbox 360 controller, even though over 90 modifications and enhancements have been made to it. One of the biggest is rumble support built directly into the triggers themselves.

Many unanswered questions remain however. Microsoft says the Xbox One will not require an Internet connection to play games and won’t have to be “always online”, yet it seems like you may have to connect online at some point, like with Steam on the PC. Exactly how this will work remains foggy. Microsoft has confirmed that new games must be installed on the harddrive, after which point the games will be linked to your account and you apparently will NOT be able to play that disc on other systems without paying a fee. More details are to come, but this potentially a dealbreaker for many. Additionally, the Xbox One will NOT play any Xbox 360 games as the system is not in any way backwards compatible with the original Xbox 360. Disappointing, but to be expected. The PS4 will also not play PS3 games for the same reason. The price of what used to be Xbox Gold, which was required to play your friends online and use features like Netflix, is also foggy. Microsoft made mention of using the same service, so the $60 a year price may remain intact, which would be another hard pill to swallow against the PS4 and Wii U’s free internet capabilities.

Xbox One will be released worldwide THIS YEAR. Pricing was not announced. Watch the video above to get the full details on the new system from the full conference itself.