Two new direct feed screenshots just popped up over the internet which we expected to be revealed at Game Developers Conference or GDC which is still going on in San Francisco.
The first is a full HD gameplay screenshot which we also saw during the trailer while the second one demonstrates the Frostbite 2 engine’s capabilities. Check them both out after the break.
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Some more footage of Battlefield 3 hit the internet recently. This footage seems to have been showed behind closed doors at GDC and developers DICE are trying to remove it from Youtube so be sure to check it out quickly after the break. Battlefield 3 is a War based FPS games to be released in 3rd quarter of 2011 for the PS3, Xbox360 and PC.
Earlier this year Apple announced the next chapter in its Mac OS X operating system. The 10.8 update, also called Mountain Lion brings in a lot of new features for the Mac lineup. This includes Facebook integration, power nap for the SSD equipped MacBooks and deeper iCloud integration. The Mountain Lion update has been successful as no major issues have been reported. However that won’t stop Apple from preparing the next update.
Apple has not mentioned any plans of a successor to Mac OS X 10.8 yet. But in the last few days some websites are reporting traffic coming from OS X 10.9. This includes Apple Insider, which reports that nearly 30 visits from OS X 10.9 have been made in the last few days. Other websites are also reporting the same thing. Someone from within the Apple labs is evidently testing out an early built of Mac OS X 10.9.
While something like this can easily be faked, this looks legit since its on multiple websites. As mentioned before, nothing about OS X 10.9 is currently known or when we can expect it. Apple usually brings in major updates to OS X on annual basis so we should expect OS X 10.9 to hit somewhere around June 2013.
After indie developers like Double Fine raising millions of dollars through Kickstarter more and more developers are looking to utilize the crowd sourcing website to make games they could not get funding for otherwise.
Likewise Aoineko Studios are attempting to raise $25,000 to create a 3D cyberpunk turn based active RPG game for PC, Mac and iOS. Check out one of update videos below:
At the time of publishing Kitaru has raised over $17,000. You can also read more about the game and even fund it if you want at their Kickstarter page.
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Yes folks it’s finally here, Lion might be old to developers who shell out $99 for their developer accounts and we able to get Lion way earlier. Mac OS X 10.7 or Lion as it’s called can be bought for just $29 from the Apple App store and is the first OS ever to be available elusively as a digital download.
The 4GB download should take you around an hour, yes even on a fast internet connection since Apple will be throttling the speeds a bit to compensate with the heavy load. The install itself should take just around 20 minutes. Just to be prepared you may wanna get your Mac ready for Loin by clicking here. Check out the whole press release after the break:
Mac OS X Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
CUPERTINO, California-July 20, 2011-Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available today as a download from the Mac® App Storeâ„¢ for $29.99. Some of the amazing features in Lion include: new Multi-Touch® gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, an innovative view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, the best place to find and explore great software, built right into the OS; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.
“Lion is the best version of OS X yet, and we’re thrilled that users around the world can download it starting today,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion makes upgrading a Mac easier than ever before; just launch the Mac App Store, buy Lion with your iTunes account, and the download and install process will begin automatically.”
Additional new features in Lion include:
Resume, which conveniently brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app; Auto Save, which automatically and continuously saves your documents as you work; Versions, which automatically records the history of your document as you create it, and gives you an easy way to browse, revert and even copy and paste from previous versions; and AirDrop, which finds nearby Macs and automatically sets up a peer-to-peer wireless connection to make transferring files quick and easy.
Pricing & Availability
Mac OS X Lion is available as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.6.6 Snow Leopard® from the Mac App Store for $29.99 (US). Lion is the easiest OS X upgrade and at around 4GB, it is about the size of an HD movie from the iTunes Store®. Users who do not have broadband access at home, work or school can download Lion at Apple retail stores and later this August, Lion will be made available on a USB thumb drive through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com) for $69 (US). Mac OS X Lion Server requires Lion and is available from the Mac App Store for $49.99 (US).
Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM. Lion is an upgrade and can be installed on all your authorized personal Macs. Details regarding Business and Education licensing can be found at apple.com/macosx.
The OS X Lion Up-to-Date upgrade will be available through the Mac App Store at no additional charge to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-to-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchased a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and July 20, 2011 will have until August 19, 2011 to make a request. Additional information can be found at apple.com/macosx/uptodate.
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The rumors swirling around the internet were true after all. Valve has announced Counter-Strike Global Offensive for PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac. This new game will be released on PC on Steam while Xbox 360 and PS3 will get it on XBLA and PSN. The release date hasn’t been specified yet but an early 2012 date was given by Valve.
Counter-Strike is a popular game which wasn’t originally a full fledged game but just a sort of mod of the original Half-Life for PC. It became the most played online PC game in 1999 and is still popular today despite showing its age now.
This recent Counter-Strike news will cheer a lot of the die-hard Counter-Strike fans and considering the fact that it is made available on almost every mainstream gaming platform these days, it will surely be a treat. You can read the full press release below.
VALVE ANNOUNCES COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE (CS: GO)
Next Gen Console, PC, and Mac Release Targeted for Early 2012
August 13, 2011 – Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO).
Targeted for release via Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Steam (for PC and Mac) in early 2012, CS: GO will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched exactly 12 years ago (CS beta 1, August 1999).
CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO will introduce new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
“Counter-Strike took the gaming industry by surprise when the unlikely MOD became the most played online PC action game in the world almost immediately after its release in August 1999,” said Doug Lombard, VP of Marketing at Valve. “For the past 12 years, it has continued to be one of the most-played games in the world, headline competitive gaming tournaments and selling over 25 million units worldwide across the franchise. CS: GO promises to expand on CS’ award-winning gameplay and deliver it to gamers on the PC as well as the next gen consoles and the Mac.”
CS: GO is being developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment. The title is targeted for release in early 2012 and will be playable at this year’s PAX Prime and London Games Festival.
For more information, please visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/1800/
Apple has added iTunes 10.5 BETA 6.1 to their US developer channel (to be available in other regions soon) and is now available for download. The only major change in this BETA is the addition of iTunes Match which enables you to upload your audio files to Apple’s iCloud service.
Using iTunes Match you can sync you entire music collection with iCloud for a free of $25 per year. The service will only upload music from your collection which is not already available on iTunes, all music that is available on iTunes will be streamed to your PC, Mac or iOS Device directly from the cloud in it’s original 256kbps AAC glory.
The service could prove to be very handy and help save storage space across your devices. There are a few bugs in the service though like you can’t add music to iCloud from more than one computer at one time and there is minor playback lag when playing the files on your iOS devices. Expected these and other bugs to be fixed in the BETA. Developers were also told to backup their entire iTunes libraries since Apple could delete files from their iCloud accounts at anytime during the BETA.
Source: Apple’s Developer Channel
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Apple has started shipping its 3.4GHz i7 iMac with a 256GB Solid State Drive. Macworld recently benchmarked this computer as the fastest Mac they’ve ever tested, even faster than the current Mac Pros. Video after the break. [box] This $2699 BTO iMac takes the top-of-the-line standard configuration iMac—a $1999 27-inch 3.1GHz Core i5 quad-core model with a 1TB 7200-rpm hard drive—and replaces the processor and hard drive. The upgrade to a 3.4GHz Core i7 adds $200 to the price. And the 256GB SSD is an extra $500.
The 27-inch 3.4GHz Core i7 iMac with SSD is the fastest Mac we’ve tested. The previous Speedmark 6.5 record holder was a build-to-order Mac Pro with a 3.33GHz Xeon Westmere six-core processor, 8GB of RAM, and a price of $4074. Add a 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display and the price jumps to $5073.[/box]
Here’s the video of the mac launching a plethora of apps at the same time with ease.
Source: Macworld
