A new version of Battlefield 3, the Battlefield 3 Premium Edition, will arrive this September, executive producer Patrick Bach announced during EA’s Gamescom press conference. As the title implies, the Premium Edition includes a membership to the Battlefield Premium service which, in turn, grants access to new expansions, including Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, and […]
Month: October 2019
appBlaster 2.0 gets friendly with Android handsets, brings new AR features
We’re not sure how many members of the Google army asked for it, but the second-gen, Android-friendly appBlaster’s now being delivered to all peripheral buffs. Obviously, one of the biggest improvements in v2.0 of the apptoyz accessory is its much welcomed compatibility with something other than iDevices via a new universal cage — that said, […]
Apple updates Apple Store app with software pre-install options
Apple Store app for the iPhone was recently updated with a new feature that’ll let customers order a new Mac with the iWork applications pre-installed.New Macs usually ship with the iLife suite of apps installed for free, but now customers using their iPhone to make a purchase can choose to add iWork apps like Pages, […]
MLG League of Legends Summer Championship winners disqualified for ‘collusion’
Major League Gaming announced late last night that the first and second place winners of the Summer Championship League of Legends Event have been disqualified for conspiring to not play a match to win.”We have determined that there was collusion between the two final teams, Curse NA and Team Dignitas,” MLG wrote in a statement. […]
Stompy gets off the ground with a Kickstarter: buy a ride on a 2-ton hexabot
In June we were promised a Kickstarter for Project Hexapod’s 10-foot tall, two-ton Stompy. We’re happy to report that Gui Cavalcanti and his cohorts (James Whong and Dan Cody) at the Artisan’s Asylum weren’t kidding. This morning the page went live and you can officially pledge your support for rideable six-legged robots. Now that the […]
Gamescom 2012: CJ Games showcases upcoming games in videos
Back at E3, Massively had the chance to chat with folks from CJ Games Global about a number of their upcoming games, including the horror-themed shooter Hounds, the medieval strategy game Monarch, and the urban action shooter District 187: Sin Streets (formally called Sin Streets Online). For Gamescom, the company showed two short trailers highlighting […]
The Queue: WoW Patch 5.0.4 Q&A
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky (@adamholisky) will be your host today.I’m back from my wedding and honeymoon, and Blizzard has delivered a gigantic gift of patch 5.0.4 for me. Let’s get down to business with […]
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs will take lessons from Dear Esther
One of the keys to creating Dear Esther, said thechineseroom’s Dan Pinchbeck, was allowing the player as much control over the narrative as possible. Speaking at a panel during GDC Europe, Pinchbeck addressed the intentional ambiguity of Dear Esther, saying that it gave players more freedom, thus making their time with the game more enjoyable. […]
Things 2 now out, adds long-awaited cloud sync
Cultured Code has released Things 2, an update to its Things task manager, including the very, very long-awaited cloud sync capability. Did we mention that we’ve been waiting for it for awhile? The best news is that unlike rival The Hit List, cloud support is free on Things 2.Things 2 is a multiplatform release across […]
Instagram 3’s new Photo Maps feature adds location to your photo stories
Instagram 3.0, the free photo sharing app for iPhone, is available and provides a number of enhancements. The most impressive is the new Photo Maps feature.By grabbing geolocation information that is saved with each photo, Instagram creates a world map of your images by location. As you zoom in on each location, say Florida for […]