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Add a picture

I need to uployed my pics how can I do it please help yerrys chryssos greek pop singer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terrys chryssos (talk • contribs) 08:42, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I added a header to separate your new question from the one above. There is a "Upload file" link in the toolbox (on the left). You will need to be autoconfirmed to be able to do that. However, if this is to simply upload a picture of yourself in order to promote your singing career, please don't - Wikipedia is not an appropriate venue for promotion of singers. Astronaut (talk) 11:03, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Articles on the recent trend of major game engines becoming affordable for indies

Major game engines used by AAA titles have been starting to be licensed at rates that encourage use by indies, startups and hobbyists. This trend seems to have mostly started with UDK and Unity (there were others earlier without much uptake), and recently blown up with UE4 and Crytek being added to the mix. Does anyone know of any articles, especially those backed by any sort of research, talking about the effects this has had on the industry and specifically the independent games industry? There doesn't seem to be much on Wikipedia about it (or I've missed it), and I can't seem to find anything anywhere else. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 19:37, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Here's a blurb from Penny Arcade last year that agrees with you, saying that Unity has been "fueling the indie gaming boom." I don't think you'll find much if any academic research on the topic yet. There might be marketing research, but that tends to be done by big companies, not little indie devs... SemanticMantis (talk) 14:49, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Identify the song!

I'm looking for the title and artist of an Italian language song. I think it is, possibly, from the 1980s or 1990s (that is to say not new, but not that old) and the title is something like "The Boys" or similar (in Italian), and it is voiced by a female singer with a strong and somewhat hoarse voice. It was not obscure but rather well known back then I think. Does any one now the answer? Thank you!--85.226.44.214 (talk) 22:44, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Don't know, but here's boy (and similar) in Italian. Might help someone's search. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:24, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Well, strong hoarse voice automatically brought Gianna Nannini to mind, so my guesses are "Ragazzo Dell'Europa" from Latin Lover (1982) or "Vieni Ragazzo" from G. N. (1981). Both songs can also be heard on the live album Tutto Live (1985) and on the compilation album Maschi e Altri (1987). ---Sluzzelin talk 23:36, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Gianna Nannini was the artist, yes! Thanks to that I have managed to find the song: it was I maschi! Thank you very much!--85.226.44.214 (talk) 11:35, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

And of course "I maschi" is a better translation of "The Boys" than either of my suggestions. Despite being in the title of one of the albums I listed, I didn't notice it there. ---Sluzzelin talk 19:16, 18 August 2014 (UTC)