Monthly Archives: April 2015
Axiom Verge PC Release Date Announced, Vita to Follow
Axiom Verge will be available on PC from May 14 for $19.99 / €17.99.
The 2D sidescroller is set to hit the Steam and Humble Stores on that date replete with Cloud Saves and Steam Trading Cards. Though a PS Vita release date hasn't been set yet, it's been confirmed to have cross-buy support with the PS4 edition.
A 2D sidescroller very much in the same vein as Metroid, our review was suitably impressed finding it has "great weapons, interesting abilities, and a fantastic sense of progression."
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Daniel Radcliffe Confirmed for BBC’s Grand Theft Auto Drama
The BBC has officially unveiled its new factual drama Game Changer, set to follow the story surrounding the creation of Grand Theft Auto and the controversy it stirred up.
First rumoured earlier this year, Game Changer will center on the real-life conflict between co-creator Sam Houser and campaigning lawyer Jack Thompson, with Daniel Radcliffe officially confirmed for the role of Houser while Bill Paxton will star as Thompson.
"Conceived for an adult audience, this special 90-minute drama tells the story of the controversy surrounding the computer game Grand Theft Auto - arguably the greatest British coding success story since Bletchley Park," a press release explains.
The Weapon Breaking Bug in Dark Souls 2 Is Getting Fixed
The weapon degradation bug in Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin is getting fixed.
The bug has been linked with the jump from 30 frames per second to 60 on current-gen, which roughly doubled the speed at which weapons would degrade.
“Fixed issue whereby weapon durability was decreased drastically when used on enemy corpses, friendly characters, etc. (Especially apparent for users running the game at 60 fps as the durability decrease rate was linked to the frame rate),” reads the calibration notes.
Other issues being addressed, which applies to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam users running either DirectX 9 or DirectX 11, are problems with jump attacks and guard breaks not registering as they should.
Is Curse Voice “Unswattable”?
Curse has claimed that its voice communication platform, Curse Voice, eliminates online identity theft and other malicious attacks like Swatting.
Attackers can obtain personal information from unprotected VoIP, which has resulted in SWAT teams being called to innocent people's doors. Curse says that it has measures in place to limit the amount of personal information that is shared.
Rather than a peer-to-peer connection, Curse Voice uses a cloud based system. Hubert Thieblot, Curse founder and CEO, says that "no swapping of server information or passwords occurs in order to prevent your IP from falling into the wrong hands".
According to Curse, its voice communication software will always be free. It is looking to prevent Swatting attacks like this one from last year.
Star Wars Battlefront Dev Addresses DLC Concerns
Star Wars Battlefront's producer has reassured fans content will not be held back from the initial release of EA's upcoming shooter to be sold later as DLC.
Taking to Reddit, Jesper Nielsen stressed the team is committed to releasing a game that expands on the strengths of past titles when it comes to core gameplay, and there'll be plenty of content available at launch.
"I cannot stress this enough; there will be more than 8 maps!" he wrote. "Also, the amount of content in the game has absolutely zero to do with DLC. I can say that with all honesty.
Pain-free Blood Test Could Do Away With Needles
DARPA-funded company Tasso Inc. has developed a device that does away with stabbing the body with a needle to extract blood in a process that “is almost entirely painless.”
Using vacuum, the pingpong-sized ball device causes a small amount of blood to flow into an attached sample tube when its held against the skin for two minutes.
Ben Casavant, vice president and co-founder, explains in a press release that the device “relies on the forces that govern the flow of tiny fluid streams" and that “at these scales, surface tension dominates over gravity, and that keeps the blood in the channel no matter how you hold the device."
Latest GTA V Patch Fixes Rockstar Editor Issues
Rockstar Games has released a list of fixes that are live in the latest 335.1 patch.
The full list is on the Rockstar Games website, with the majority of the items covering tweaks and improvements.
The Rockstar Editor has had some smoothing out, with a handful of fixes, while Steam compatibility has been improved. While installation of Windows Media Player was a requirement prior to the 335.1 patch, this has been replaced with the requisite installation of Windows Media Foundation.
New BMW 7 Series Sports Gesture Control and Remote Parking
BMW’s upcoming BMW 7 Series will sport a remote control parking feature so it can maneuver itself in and out of tight parking spaces.
Drivers can instruct the car to park itself via a new Display Key, a remote control and LCD control screen rolled into one. "Forget everything you know about keys," BMW says, the Display Key offers other functions and supplies drivers with useful information about the vehicle. Although BMW wasn’t yet ready to reveal the design of the BMW 7 series, its new features were teased in a recently released video.
“This is just one example of many for the new way of interaction between driver and car,” BMW spokesman Chris Brow said in the video. “And BMW will be first in class to offer gesture command as well as a navigation with a touch screen for improved operating. Also an all-new level of voice command.”
Driveclub Update 1.14 Adds Free Car, New Tour
The latest update for Driveclub is available, developer Evolution has confirmed via the Driveclub Facebook page. Update 1.14 adds the Ferrari LaFerrari, a new Tour, multiplayer replays and several other changes. The update is free and will download automatically.
In order to access the LaFerrari you’ll need to complete rank 5 of the “Ferrari Owners Club” Driver Accolade. Doing so will unlock it for use in all areas of the game.
The new Tour features 11 events and 45 objectives. The “Startline Tour” will serve mainly as “a varied and well balanced introduction to Driveclub.” All new players will jump into this tour when they first play the game.
Bloodshot and Harbinger Comics Films Incoming
Sony Pictures has signed a five-film deal with independent comic publisher Valiant Entertainment to bring Bloodshot and Harbinger to the silver screen.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, both comic properties will receive two films each before an Avengers-style fifth movie called Harbinger Wars will unite the casts from the previous four films.
