
You can check out a preview of the AR platform in action here. I mean hey, at least I get some extra goodies with my crazy-expensive merchandise. It’s a neat little app that while not the best use of augmented reality i’ve ever seen, definitely makes me feel a little better about spending $60 for a t-shirt at the concert. Users simply download the ALTJ app (currently available on the IOS App Store only) and point the smartphone’s camera at certain images to view exclusive Run The Jewels content. All art included with the CD and vinyl releases, including the duo’s digital images and merch such as t-shirts and posters, are interactible in AR. They released their third self-titled album digitally without warning on Christmas Eve (it was originally scheduled for a January 13th launch), but an official physical release isn’t hitting the U.S. Well now it seems they’re going after one of the hottest new technologies on the market, augmented reality, in an attempt to promote their latest album, RTJ3. They were playable characters in last years Gears of War 4, they have a long-standing ‘bromance’ with the massively-popular Adult Swim TV Network that’s been mutually-beneficial for both brands, hell they even released a remixed version of their hit album Run The Jewels 2 where every instrumental is replaced with cat noises… Suffice to say the group is up for pretty much anything they think could catch the public’s eye. Not only have they brought a sound to hip-hop unlike anything heard in recent memory, but the musical duo understand exactly how to market themselves in a way that keeps them constantly ahead of the curve. I should start off by saying i’m a huge fan of Run The Jewels. Both maps will be free and are available to Season Pass owners now while the rest of the community will have access on November 8.The hottest musical act of 2017 gets in on the hottest new technology. On top of the inclusion of Run the Jewels, Gears of War 4 has also welcomed the return of two popular maps from Gears of War 3, Checkout and Drydock, reimagined to fit the new game’s setting. They also only appear in the game’s multiplayer, and do not have a role in the story campaign. Unlike Ice-T, who voiced Aaron Griffin in 2011’s Gears of War 3 (and whose metal band Body Count wrote and performed the song “The Gears of War” for the game’s end credits), El-P and Killer Mike portray themselves armed to the teeth in COG armor. The two rappers are playable Versus Multiplayer and Horde 3.0 avatars, and the pack also includes 18 weapon skins, emblems, and bounties.īoth El-P and Killer Mike have lent their voices and likenesses to the game. El-P and Killer Mike, the rap duo known as Run the Jewels, are now playable in the multiplayer modes of Gears of War 4 through the latest paid DLC, Run the Jewels Air Drop.
