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  • PS4’s secondary processor and extra GDDR3 RAM chip revealed

    PS4’s secondary processor and extra GDDR3 RAM chip revealed

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    The good part of the teardown of a product is that we know much more about it than when looking only at the „official“ specs tables. This is what happened exactly with the Playstation 4 showing a secondary processor and extra RAM chips that weren’t on any „official“ specs list.

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    The secondary processor seems a low-power ARM one and the RAM is GDDR3 of 2 Gigabits (256 MB). The specific functions are yet to be discovered but experts think that both could be used to liberate the main processos and RAM from secondary task such as processes in the background (standby, downloads etc…).

    According to vr-zone.com:

    The newly revealed components include a low-power processor and 2 Gb (gigabits, not gigabytes) of GDDR3 SDRAM memory, stacking up to a total of 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM. The auxiliary processor, which is known as “SCEI CXD90025G”, has been revealed as a low-power ARM solution–however its specific functions aren’t known yet.

    There are many ways that the SCEI CXD90025G could compliment the PlayStation 4′s robust environment, and the gaming community has speculated a few interesting possibilities.

    Since it’s a low-power processor, it’s likely to be associated with background functions like standby processes and downloads. Another guess is that it might be utilized for DRM, and some have suggested the ARM core processor allocates resources for the PS4′s automatic gameplay recording feature as well.

    The unveiled processor might also help out with the PS4′s transitions from gaming to other apps, and is likely to aid in preserving game progress when switching to other apps or menus. It may also have something to do with saving the current state of the console in sleep mode–not to mention the downloads and updates during the system’s slumber.

    Official Source: http://vr-zone.com/articles/second-ps4-processor-extra-gddr3-ram-revealed/64081.html

  • Frozenbyte unleashes ‚Huge Seal‘ promotion

    Frozenbyte unleashes ‚Huge Seal‘ promotion

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    We have just received a PR with info on a promotion by Frozenbyte called „Huge Seal“. Check it out:

    Finnish game developer Frozenbyte is bringing 27 indie studios together and is giving away thousands of Steam discount coupons for great indie games. Users can also earn a free random Steam key for the games in the campaign by using at least 3 coupons from the sale to purchase games. A promotional video can be found on YouTube: http://youtu.be/hJ0lV_BZ90g .

    „Huge Seal is monstrous! We’re very excited to have games like Mark of the Ninja, Awesomenauts, Antichamber, FTL, Monaco, Terraria, Trine 2: Complete Story and many more included in the campaign, and can’t wait to see everyone’s reactions. With Huge Seal we want to make great games reach more gamers and, at the same time, give gamers a chance to get these games at lowered prices,“ said Marketing Manager Kai Tuovinen and continued: „and of course, extra sales never hurt any independent developer.“

    The Huge Seal campaign at www.hugeseal.com is a Steam coupon giveaway, starring a horde of seals invading a major city, led by the Huge Seal. You can log in with your Steam account to claim 5 coupons for the games you want from the list, and for every purchase you make, you can pick a new coupon. Also, for every 3 games you purchase with the coupons you get a free random Steam key for one of the games in the campaign. The Huge Seal lasts from November 18th to November 24th.

    „It’s going to be, well, huge. We’re very glad and honored to have so many indie studios participate in Huge Seal this year. There’s something for everyone in Huge Seal, so head on over to the site and check it out for yourself!“ Tuovinen states.

     

    Official Source: http://www.hugeseal.com/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ0lV_BZ90g

  • THE MIGHTY QUEST FOR EPIC LOOT™ LÄSST DAMPF AB

    THE MIGHTY QUEST FOR EPIC LOOT™ LÄSST DAMPF AB

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    Ubisoft® gab bekannt, dass The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot™, die humorige Mischung aus Hack and Slay und Tower Defense von Ubisoft Montréal, ab jetzt auf Steam über das „Early Access“- Programm verfügbar ist.

     

    „Wir sind erfreut, endlich ankündigen zu dürfen, dass The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Teil von Steams Early Access-Programm sein wird“, so Quentin Gallet*, Executive Producer bei Ubisoft Montréal. „Wir freuen uns schon auf das Feedback von höchst aktiven und engagierten Spielern aus der Steam-Community.“

     

    Dank dem „Double O“-Programm (Original Opulencian) können Spieler mit lautem Paukenschlag in die Closed Beta von The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot starten. Neben zahlreichen anderen Nettigkeiten gibt dieses Programm den Spielern exklusive Ausrüstung, spezielle Items, früheren Zugang zu neuen Helden und Bossgegnern und natürlich: Den Status echter Pioniere, mit dem sie für allezeit schamlos prahlen können!

     

    Für mehr Informationen und um The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot auf Steam zu spielen, besuchen Sie: http://store.steampowered.com/app/239220

     

    Auf der offiziellen Website erfahren Sie mehr: https://www.themightyquest.com/en/welcome

     

    *Sollte man im Spiel eine Burg finden, die „Quentin“ gehört, dann gilt: gnadenlos looten!!! 😉

     

    Official Source: UBISOFT AT Press Release

  • Video Shows Futuristic ATV with Airless Tires That Never Go Flat

    Video Shows Futuristic ATV with Airless Tires That Never Go Flat

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    Airless tires may not be new, but Polaris has unveiled the first ATV to be equipped with a set of them. It’s called the Sportsman WV850 H.O. all-terrain vehicle, based on the U.S. army’s MV850 ATV, and boasts a reinforced steel exoskeleton capable of towing 1500-pounds.

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    According to Gizmodo: „…the ATV’s TerrainArmor tires which Polaris claims can survive a hit from a .50-caliber round and still function just fine for 350 miles. They look similar to airless tires being developed by Bridgestone and Michelin, but there’s no indication they belong to either company, so Polaris might have developed its own. And as for the ATV, it will be available next month for $15,000 in limited quantities.“

    Official Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdWRLbmrEs#t=0

    http://gizmodo.com/the-first-airless-tire-vehicle-you-can-own-is-a-wicked-1466598045

  • Chinese students payed to manufacture PS4 at Foxconn plant

    Chinese students payed to manufacture PS4 at Foxconn plant

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    More than a thousand Chinese college students were forced to manufacture the PlayStation 4 as part of an internship at a Foxconn factory, reports Dongfang Daily.

    Xi’an Technological University students spent two months at the Foxconn plant in Yantai, China, for a work-study program that ran from August to this week. Students from the program told Dongfang Daily that the internship was mandatory — their diploma would be withheld if they didn’t participate, and if they attempted to drop out of the program early, they would lose six credits‘ worth of courses. The students also said they were given tasks outside of their areas of study, and sometimes performed manual labor.

    The same Foxconn plant came under fire last October when it was found to be using underage workers to manufacture the Wii U.

    Foxconn said in a statement to Quartz that during an internal investigation, it found the students were given night shifts and forced to work overtime, a violation of company policy.

    „Immediate actions have been taken to bring that campus into full compliance with our code and policies,“ said a Foxconn representative, including „reinforcing the policies of no overtime and no night shifts for student interns, even though such work is voluntary, and reminding all interns of their rights to terminate their participation in the program at any time.“

    In a statement given to MCV, Sony said that Foxconn complies with Sony’s Supplier Code of Conduct, which the company established in 2005.

    „The Sony Group established the ‚Sony Supplier Code of Conduct‘ in June 2005 with the expectation of every supplier agreeing and adhering to the policies of the Sony Group in complying with all applicable laws, work ethics, labour conditions, and respect for human rights, environmental conservation and health & safety,“ said Sony. „We understand Foxconn fully comprehend and comply with this ‚Sony Supplier Code of Conduct.’“

    Correction: This article originally described the internship as unpaid, but the students were in fact paid the same as a normal Foxconn worker — 1,600 yuan (about $261.62) per month — according to the company and their school, Xi’an Technological University. We’ve edited the article above to reflect this, and apologize for the error.

    [Thanks, Fan Zhang]

    Official Source: http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/10/4823796/report-foxconn-chinese-students-forced-to-manufacture-ps4

    http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/student-as-the-op-of-the-foxconn-internmade-bad-ps4-three-month-ago-i-have-something-to-say.453524775/

  • Playstation 4 Thermal Images

    Playstation 4 Thermal Images

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    With today being the launch of the Sony Playstation 4, I figured I’d take some infrared shots of it in action. Using the new FLIR E8 Thermal Camera with MSX®, I’ve got some great shots to look at. Remember, computers and electronics get hot, but this will show you how the PS4 handles and vents that heat.

     

    „Bottom“ side of the Playstation 4 Just after unpacking and running the firmware update.

     

    „Top Side“ of the PS4, just after unpacking and running firmware update (on for about 5-7 minutes at this point). Note that the top part of the PS4 in this picture has a different emissivity than the lower, so, the temp measurements on the top won’t be as accurate.

     

    The Playstation 4 has been on for about 10-12 minutes at this point as I move around the menus, and start adding my PSN profile.

     

    This is after 5 minutes of standby, with a controller plugged in for charge.

     

    The top part of the PS4 after about 10 minutes of Killzone.

     

    The „bottom“ side after 10 minutes of Killzone.

     

    Here you can see the vents heating up to around 121º F

     

    30 minutes later, the top surface of the PS4 is still holding around 114º F degrees at its peak.

     

    And finally, the bottom side of the Playstation is at 121º F.

     

    The vents however, are now up to 143º F after 30 minutes of running Killzone, which is totally a reasonable spec!

     

    UPDATE: A few folks asked for thermal of it lying flat – these two photos are about after 20 minutes of playing Killzone.

     

    Highest temp read on the vent is around 126º F, a little cooler than when it was vertical, but the play time was a little bit shorter. I’ll be taking more photos as the weekend progresses, so keep checking back!

     

    UPDATE 2:

    The hottest the vents have gotten in its flat position while playing Killzone, appear to be around 138/140º F, so a few degrees cooler, but close to where it was when it was vertical. The top surface still stays at a consistent 110-114º F.

     

    UPDATE 3: Been playing for over 3 hours now, with the PS4 comfortable in my home theater cabinet in its flat position. The Playstation remains a little under the temperature it was when I was around 30 minutes in, which is around ~133ºF/56ºC.

     

    Official Source: http://www.planetextech.com/profiles/blogs/playstation-4-thermal-images

  • PS4 day One sells through one million in North America

    PS4 day One sells through one million in North America

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    Sony announced today that one million PlayStation 4s have already been sold to customers in North America. The news was confirmed via Twitter by Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, who wrote “PS4 has sold through over 1 million units within 24 hours of the launch in North America!”

    Adam Boyes, Sony Vice President of publisher and developer relations, added “Thanks to all of you gamers in getting us to 1,000,000 sales of PS4 in our first 24 hours!

    Sony announced at Gamescom that PlayStation 4 had surpassed 1 million pre-orders. In September, Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House said Sony hopes to sell 5 million PlayStation 4s by March 2014.

    PlayStation 4 launched in North America on November 15th and will be released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on November 29th. The console will launch in Japan in 2014.

    Official Source: http://gematsu.com/2013/11/ps4-sells-through-one-million-on-day-one-in-north-america

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=717572

     

  • South Park: The Stick of Truth ESRB Rating released

    South Park: The Stick of Truth ESRB Rating released

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    It should be no surprise that South Park: The Stick of Truth is chock full o‘ filth-flarn-flarn-filth-flarn and hellbent for an M-for-Mature rating. It’s still fun to hear the ESRB reading the dialogue aloud from its fainting couch.

    The game includes several instances of mature humor and sexual material: one extended sequence depicts characters getting anally probed by alien creatures

    Why, I do declare …

    Another sequence (in an abortion clinic) depicts doctors using a vacuum to perform procedures on male characters

    Well, I never!

    The words „f**k,“ „sh*t,“ „a*shole,“ and „f*ggot“ can be heard in the dialogue.

    Originally found on Kotaku, but what to expect from SouthPark a Comicbased Video Game, from Comedy Central.

    Description from ESRB Website:

    Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Violence

    Rating Summary: This is a role-playing adventure game based on the animated South Park TV show. Players assume the role of a new kid in town who embarks on various quests with other boys in the neighborhood. Players can engage in turn-based combat, selecting attacks from a menu screen. Players use various weapons (swords, baseball bats, hammers), magic spells and melee attacks during fights; blood-splatter effects sometimes occur. Cutscenes occasionally depict “cartoony” characters dismembered or decapitated. The game includes several instances of mature humor and sexual material: one extended sequence depicts characters getting anally probed by alien creatures; another sequence (in an abortion clinic) depicts doctors using a vacuum to perform procedures on male characters; one level takes place inside the rectum/colon of a character (sex toys, random objects and fecal matter appear in the level)—all sequences are depicted in a cartoony and over-the-top manner. Characters are occasionally depicted nude (e.g., breasts, buttocks, male genitalia); one extended sequence depicts an out-of-focus couple having sex in the background; as players engage in turn-based battle in the foreground, sexual moaning sounds/dialogue is heard. During the course of the game, drug paraphernalia can be seen strewn around a methamphetamine lab. The words “f**k,” “sh*t,” “a*shole,” and “f*ggot” can be heard in the dialogue.

    We all know the Series, and we all would know it would and in an M Rating, or what do you believe. Leave your comments below!

     

    Official Source: http://kotaku.com/the-esrb-provides-the-latest-preview-of-south-park-the-1466343432?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

    http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=33231&Title=South%20Park%3A%20The%20Stick%20of%20Truth&searchkeyword=south%20park%20the%20stick%20of%20truth

  • Xbox ONE: Go to SkyDrive and more

    Xbox ONE: Go to SkyDrive and more

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    Today we are excited to announce that SkyDrive on the new Xbox One will bring your photos and videos to your TV. Starting on November 22, when the new console becomes available, SkyDrive on Xbox One will provide a seamless, beautiful experience for you to kick back and enjoy photos and videos in your own personal collection, or those shared with you.

    The app also takes advantage of exclusive Xbox One features: You can open photo albums from channels in the OneGuide, play music alongside your slide show with Xbox Music, and control the whole app with gestures and voice, courtesy of Kinect. It all starts with the simple command, “Xbox: Go to SkyDrive.”

    SkyDrive is the best way to see your photos and videos on the big screen via Xbox One. The SkyDrive and Xbox incubation teams are passionate about bringing your photos to Xbox, so we got together and did just that. Jeff Henshaw, head of the Xbox Incubation team, sat down with Larry Larsen from Channel 9 to demo the app.

    We focused on making it easy to find photos and see them in a beautiful slide show. I recently added my whole archive of family photos to SkyDrive—about 40 GB. With this app, I was able to pull up pictures from a trip I took years ago to Cape Cod with my family that I had never bothered to dig through my computer to find.

    The second key experience we focused on was viewing shared photos and videos. For example, my sister took pictures of her husband’s birthday party in Ohio and shared them with me on SkyDrive. It was easy for her to share them, and they showed up on my TV automatically.

    The third experience we wanted to work great is what we dubbed “Snap and see.” Every photo I take with my Windows Phone gets automatically uploaded to SkyDrive. So, after a day of taking pictures, I can just turn on the TV and show them to my family. I don’t have to think about it. It just works great.

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    When building the app with the Xbox Incubation team, we added actions we thought were fun. If you have a really large image, like a picture of a sports stadium or city landscape, for example; you can zoom all the way in so it feels like you’re there. When you’re just thumbing through images, the experience is fast and fluid because we only download and show a (1080p) thumbnail. But if you are on a large image, you can use the right trigger on the Xbox One controller to zoom in, which downloads a higher resolution version. You can pan around the higher resolution version with the right stick.

    We also wanted to make the standard slide show more engaging. Instead of just a simple fade, your photos slide and zoom into view—commonly known as the Ken Burns effect.

    A personal cloud and entertainment experience exclusive to Xbox One

    The Xbox is an all-in-one entertainment device. To help you find content, the Xbox OneGuide is the single source to browse and find live TV, on-demand streaming video from apps, or even your own SkyDrive photos or videos. Apps can plug into the OneGuide platform and show content in the same way you would traditionally read a TV guide.

    SkyDrive automatically adds your Pictures folder and the Camera Roll as channels for quick access, but you can also add any folder from the SkyDrive app into the list of app channels. When you select a photo, you are taken directly into a slide show of the picture and the rest of the album. For example, if my friend was on vacation in Hawaii, he could share a photo album with me and I could add it to the OneGuide. Any new pictures he puts in his album will show up in my app channel. This is a much easier way to get updates than looking through the app.

    On the Xbox One, apps can be snapped side by side and run simultaneously, which is especially useful for SkyDrive. My favorite combo is snapping in Xbox Music to add a background track to my slide show.

    We hope you are as excited by the beautiful experiences of SkyDrive in Xbox One as we are. After you set up your Xbox One, just say, “Xbox: Bing SkyDrive” to get started. Until then, get ready by uploading your photos and videos to SkyDrive.

    Dan Somrack
    Program Manager, SkyDrive

     

    Official Source: XBOX Press Release

    http://news.xbox.com/2013/11/xbox-one-skydrive

  • New iPhone 6 “Air” Concept Image Copies Moto G Customizable Colours Feature

    New iPhone 6 “Air” Concept Image Copies Moto G Customizable Colours Feature

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    A new iPhone 6 „Air“ concept emerged online and included Moto G’s new customizable feature.

    The new concept image is created by brightknight08. The iPhone 6 „Air“ features an all-new design with aiPad Air-like body and has customizable colours. There are new buttons as well, including a backlit proximity sensor in place of the home button and a silent button featured at the top that also functions as the iPhone’s power button. Moreover, brightknight08 packs a 4.6 inch Full HD screen display with 450 ppi in the iPhone 6 „Air“.

    The newly released Moto G also boasts customizable feature that allows users to change the colours of the handset. Moto G turned the heads of many consumers as the smartphone costs $179 for its 8GB variant.

    According to the latest rumours, the upcoming iPhone 6 features may include a solar wireless charging feature. One of the most common complaints on iPhones is fast depleting battery capacity. This feature aims to provide solution to the said problem.

    This feature is supported by a patent filed by Apple back in February. Apple secured a patent for the use of solar panels in portable devices. This integrated touch sensor and solar assembly would involve integrating social cells into a touch screen by using electrodes that can pull double duty as a solar cell and a touch sensor.

     

    Another rumoured feature that is making the rounds is the use of an extremely strong Sapphire glass for the smartphone’s screen display. Apple already used the technology on the cover of iPhone 5S and Touch ID home button. Sapphire glass is roughly 2.5 times stronger than the glass currently used in smartphones, many of which use Gorilla Glass from Corning.

    Rumours claimed iPhone 6 will come with larger screen display with a range of 4.8 to 6 inches. Many analysts predicted that Apple will finally pack a bigger screen on the iPhone 6. Also, the next Apple flagship smartphone may keep the iPhone 5S‘ 64-bit A7 processor, M7 graphics chip and the fingerprint sensor. The next generation of iPhone may also include features Near Field Communication and larger internal storage that were skipped in the current handset.

    iPhone 6 release date is still unconfirmed. There were speculations that the unveiling will happen early next year. However, reports claimed that Apple is adding more suppliers to increase the availability of iPhone 5S due to its strong demand.

     

    Official Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/522744/20131117/iphone-6-air-concept-image-release-date.htm#.UolLZMRWx8E

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygVolB2Emk

  • Video Shows Awesome Vending Machine That Rewards People with Free Train Tickets for Doing Squats

    Video Shows Awesome Vending Machine That Rewards People with Free Train Tickets for Doing Squats

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    File this under: unusual vending machine. To promote the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the Moscow installed a train ticket vending machine that offers a free ticket in exchange for doing 30 full squats in a row. It’s placed right next to the normal machines and is watched over by an employee to make sure things don’t get out of hand.

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    Here’s what My Modern Met has to add about the experience: „Once they’re prepared, the machine starts a quick countdown and records each squat the person does in front of the machine. The fun, interactive installation is one that gets the people in the city excited for the Olympics while also promoting healthy activity.“

    Official Source: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/winter-olympics-moscow-free-ticket-machine

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojo9M1cPSPI#t=0

  • New cinematic trailer of Eve Online: Rubicon released

    New cinematic trailer of Eve Online: Rubicon released

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    Eve: Online will receive next week, on November 19, it’s 20th free expansion titled Rubicon. Developer CCP Games has released a new cinematic trailer to celebrate this launch. According to VG247 it could be a game-changer, so stay alert for more news.

    Official Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/15/eve-online-rubicon-cinematic-trailer-builds-up-to-new-expansion/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHH_MHd0c94

  • PlayStation 4 Teardown by iFixit

    PlayStation 4 Teardown by iFixit

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    According to this new PlayStation 4 Teardown by iFixit, owners can expect their new consoles to be relatively easy to disassemble, reassemble and repair despite the fact that Sony warns against it…

    The thorough analysis from the website rates the PS4 an 8 out of 10 based on repairability, additionally showing that common hardware issues preventing the PS4 from outputting a video signal to the display is likely the cause of a bent or damaged HDMI port on the console.

    The PS4 breakdown also gives a closer look at the user-replaceable hard drive which can be replaced „with any off-the shelf drive you like“ as long as it is no thicker than 9.5 mm and no smaller than 160 GB.

    Deeper into the belly of the PS4 shows the system’s power supply is rated at an AC Input of 100 to 240 volts, meaning „you can take your game around the world with your trusty PS4 always at your side“ as long as you have a standard power socket adapter. The PS4 motherboard features integrated circuits including:

    • SCEI (Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.) CXD90026G SoC (includes AMD „Jaguar“ Cores and AMD Radeon Graphics GPU)
    • Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03 4 Gb (512 MB) GDDR5 RAM (total of 16 x 512 MB = 8 GB)
    • SCEI CXD90025G Secondary/Low Power Processor for Network Tasks
    • Samsung K4B2G1646E-BCK0 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM
    • Macronix MX25L25635FMI 256Mb Serial Flash Memory
    • Marvell 88EC060-NN82 Ethernet Controller
    • SCEI 1327KM44S
    • Genesys Logic GL3520 USB 3.0 Hub Controller
    • Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03 4 Gb (512 MB) GDDR5 RAM
    • International Rectifier 35858 N326P IC2X
    • Macronix 25L1006E CMOS Serial Flash Memory
    • 39A207 1328 E1 3FU

    However, despite the ability to tear apart the PS4, Sony warns: „There is a risk of exposure to laser radiation as well as to electrical shock.“

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    Official Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Frp0rFYD4I

    http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayStation+4+Teardown/19493

    http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/15/5107354/just-how-repairable-is-the-ps4

  • Ultra Street Fighter 4 coming this Spring

    Ultra Street Fighter 4 coming this Spring

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    The update of Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition

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    Capcom has just confirmed that Ultra Street Fighter 4 will be released in the US and Europe during spring 2014 (It will arrive to consoles before the Evolution World Finals in July and to arcades in Japan in April 2014).

    This version will be an update of Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition and will include the new characters Elena, Hugo, Poison and Rolento.

    Official Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/15/ultra-street-fighter-4-will-release-in-north-america-and-europe-during-spring-2014/

  • PlayStation 4 DOA Consoles and What to do now?

    PlayStation 4 DOA Consoles and What to do now?

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    Here are some Quote’s and Screenshoots what we could find out from Amazon and Twitter.

    CHECK YOUR PS4 HDMI PORT ON ARRIVAL FIRST, CONNECT PS4 DIRECTLY TO TV!!! NO RECIEVERS, NOTHING BETWEEN!

    DO NOT UPDATE TO PS UPDATE 1.50, DO NOT UPDATE! ONLY USE SONY PS4 HDMI CABLE, CABLE IS HDMI V. 2.0 ALSO MAKING PROBLEMS!

    It seams that ONLY the Day One Edition is by now faulty, there is no report by now from Sony, but we got also User Pictures from their Day One Consoles:

    https://twitter.com/Armouredashes0/status/401561015965347840/photo/1

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    The HDMI Port as shown above seems to have some Curcuit issue, and there is one contact clearly standing out!

    Other Users like: http://www.amazon.com/review/R10H41SAIDTOAS/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DE2W5XG&nodeID=468642&store=videogames have also good news:

    It seems that users have a 50-50 good/bad experience with their PS4s via Amazon. Luckily (and thankfully), I am on the good side of that coin. I was not without my issues, however.
    Knowing that users seem to be getting hit awith either BLoD or HDMI problems, I inspected my console’s HDMI port as well as I could for any signs of abnormalities. No pins were raised, so I inserted the provided HDMI cable with surgeon-like precision and care.
    The console started up normally (blue to white light), but the screen flicked on-off-on almost immediately. Thinking this was my TV and the PS4 syncing an automatic resolution, I held my breath and felt my gut drop as the on-off flickering continued.
    I inspected the HDMI cable, the HDMI port, and tried different cable/port combinations to no avail. Thankfully, I decided to try and eliminate potential fault points by working my way from the console to the TV. I found that, for whatever reason, the PS4 and my Sony STR-KS360 receiver did not like each other. I direct connected my PS4 to the TV, and huzzah! System patch 1.50 downloaded in maybe 15 minutes and I was running at full speed.
    If I can say anything, though, its to b3 patient if you’re having issues. Look it up on forums (I found reddit’s PS4 sub to be very informative) and TRY not to lose your cool.
    Amazon and Sony are legit customer service companies, so they will take care of us.

    Here’s what to do if you got Day One with not broken HDMI:

    Step 1: Decide if you want a refund from Amazon or a replacement from Sony. If you decide to call Sony the number is 1(800) 345 7669:

    If your console light turns white (and doesn’t get stuck at pulsating blue), it could be the HDMI cable or connection issue. Fix with a pin (see Kotaku’s article).

    If it stays blue and pulsates, try safe mode (turn off system completely, then hold down power for 10 sec and wait till you hear beeps). From here Sony can help you troubleshoot if you wanted to call in. If it wont even boot to safe mode, it’s bricked. You can try to troubleshoot on your own if you’re adventurous:
    1. Hold down power button until the unit powers off and the light goes out. This took about 10 seconds.
    2. From power off, enter Safe Mode by holding down the power button until you hear beeps. Release power button after the second beep. The Safe Mode menu will appear with a list of options.
    3. Select Option 4 to restore PS4 to factory defaults. Once it’s done, the system will restart.
    4. In our case, after the reboot, the PS4 automatically entered Safe Mode. This time, they had us select Option 6 to Initialize the PS4. Note that by doing this, you will lose profiles and settings so just be aware that you are basically starting over. Once it’s done, the system will restart.
    5. When the PS4 comes back up, it will take you through the initial setup again as if it’s being booted for the first time.

    If you can’t get the PS4 to boot into safe mode, it’s not your HDMI port. it’s an internal issue and you’ll have to send it to Sony to be fixed.

    Video Solution from Kotaku:

    Hopefully for us in Europe we think Sony should delay this Launch , so the Support cost would not explode that high!

    http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-4-Launch-Edition/product-reviews/B00BGA9WK2/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_40?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&pageNumber=40&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=byRankDescending

  • Battlefield 4 Cheats & Codes plus All Dog Tags Locations

    Battlefield 4 Cheats & Codes plus All Dog Tags Locations

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    Bonus multiplayer weapons

    Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding weapon in Multiplayer mode:

      M249: Successfully complete the „Final Duty“ assignment during the final campaign mission.M412 REX: Successfully complete the „Tombstone Actual“ campaign mission.Machete: Successfully complete the „A Trapped Wolf Will“ campaign mission.P90: Successfully complete the „Peace Maker“ assignment during the final campaign mission.QBZ-95-1: Successfully complete the „To Valhalla“ assignment during the final campaign mission.Shank: Successfully complete the „Fang Of The Underworld“ campaign mission.

     

    • Dog Tag locationsSearch the indicated locations to find all 19 Dog Tags in the game:

      Baku

      1 – Nice Play: Just as the tutorial begins, look at the bulletin board through the first door on the right to find it being held to the board with a knife.

      2 – One Way Trip: It is near the courtyard. Before dropping down into the room where the first gadget weapon cache is located, jump over the hole in the floor to find it stuck to the shutters of the middle window.

      3 – Sergeant Dunn: After the building collapses on your squad, and you must remove Dunn’s leg, before getting in the car to leave the area, go to the front of the crashed helicopter to find it in the copilot seat.

      Shanghai

      4 – One Man Riot: At the start of the mission, go right and down the alley, then go left at the end to find it attached to a door with a glowing red light.

      5 – Going Up: When you reach the lobby of the hotel, look above the elevator to find it.

      6 – Business Casual: After the tank chase sequence, go to the back of the alley, and search behind a tree to find it on a gate at the dead end.

      South China Sea

      7 – Carcharodon: At the start of the mission, go down the first hallway. Look for the two men near the glowing red light at the end. Just before reaching them, there is a barracks room on the right. Enter the room to find it on the top bunk bed.

      8 – Lord Of The Waves: After swimming underwater to find the G-46, your squad will surface in a room. Search for a door with a glowing green light. It is behind the brown pillar on the left, near the debris.

      9 – Agent Kovic: After Hannah is rescued from the infirmary, the squad will return to the upper deck. Go outside, turn right, and search the copilot seat of the crashed helicopter to find it.

      Singapore

      10 – Horizontal Rain: After the mission begins, look near the empty white boat on the left to find it on the beach.

      11 – Armored Column: At the club where your squad gets into a fight, look behind the bar counter with the red stools to find it.

      12 – The Grounded Dog: After entering the hangar with the large white and blue passenger plane, climb onto the left wing using the ramp to find it pinned to the plane door.

      Kunlun Mountains

      13 – Cage Fighter: When you meet back up with Irish after rescuing him, look for the dark holding cells in the next room to the right. It is inside the last cell down the hall.

      14 – Freedom At Any Cost: In the room where you must protect Dima while he hacks the control room, climb up to the catwalk, and scale the left wall to find it being held to a broken electrical box with a knife.

      15 – Shaw-Shanked Redemption: Before going up the large ramp to take the tram down the mountain, go underneath this platform, and walk to the ledge. Look down over the middle to see it sticking out.

      Tashgar

      16 – The Destruction Enthusiast: When you reach the building in the park with the blue blankets hanging above the staircase (near the bridge), look for a blue truck ahead of another building in the park. Destroy it, then enter through the truck to find it.

      17 – Upstream Swimmer: After reaching the base and defeating the enemy helicopter, climb the yellow ladder on the left to reach the top of the office building. Jump to the black scaffolding to find it.

      Suez

      18 – The Rebel: While fighting on the flight deck, look for a white plane on the left side of the deck. Climb onto the plane using the right wing, and walk towards the tail to find it stuck to the side with a knife.

      19 – Fleet Guardian: When you reach the infirmary inside the Valkyrie, look on the right side (behind the second set of curtains) in the medbay to find it on one of the beds.

       

       
    • AchievementsAccomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
        Storm bringer (25 points): Obtain 20,000 points in the Singapore mission in the Campaign.A one-man riot (25 points): Obtain 11,000 points in the Shanghai mission in the Campaign.Terror of the deep (25 points): Obtain 11,000 points in the South China Sea mission in the Campaign.Gladiator (25 points): Obtain 12,000 points in the Kunlun Mountains mission in the Campaign.Above and beyond the call (25 points): Complete all Assignments in the Campaign.Demolition man (25 points): Obtain 15,000 points in the Tashgar mission in the Campaign.Guardian of the fleet (25 points): Obtain 6,000 points in the Suez mission in the Campaign.Full arsenal (65 points): Unlock all assignments and collectibles in the Campaign.Fish (20 points): Complete the Campaign on Easy.Dunn’s pride (25 points): Obtain 7,000 points in the Baku mission in the Campaign.Braving the storm (20 points): Complete the Singapore mission in the Campaign.Wolves in sheep’s clothing (20 points): Complete the Shanghai mission in the Campaign.The fall of a Titan (20 points): Complete the South China Sea mission in the Campaign.Dead by dawn (20 points): Complete the Kunlun Mountains mission in the Campaign.Guns at dawn (20 points): Complete the Suez mission in the Campaign.Fishing in Baku (20 points): Complete the Baku mission in the Campaign.Antediluvian (20 points): Complete the Tashgar mission in the Campaign.It was on the way… (20 points): Find 6 collectibles in the Campaign.Took a casual look around (20 points): Find 9 collectibles in the Campaign.Methodical search (20 points): Find 15 collectibles in the Campaign.Done some searching (20 points): Find 12 collectibles in the Campaign.No stone left unturned (20 points): Find 18 collectibles in the Campaign.Every nook and cranny (20 points): Find 21 collectibles in the Campaign.Stumbled over it (20 points): Find 3 collectibles in the Campaign.Wolf (25 points): Complete the Campaign on Normal.Tombstone (25 points): Complete the Campaign on Hard.Recon (65 points): Find 28 collectibles in the Campaign.Well placed (20 points): Get 10 kills with C4 in the Baku mission in the Campaign.Wrecker (20 points): Get 10 multi-kills in the Shanghai mission in the Campaign.Blood wake (20 points): Get 30 headshots in the South China Sea mission in the Campaign.War turtle (20 points): Get 15 kills with RPG in the Singapore mission in the Campaign.Infiltrator (20 points): Get 10 adrenaline kills in the Tashgar mission in the Campaign.Shawshank (20 points): Get 5 kills with Shank in the Kunlun Mountains mission in the Campaign.For tombstone (20 points): Let the Valkyrie be destroyed in the Campaign.For the people (20 points): Sacrifice Irish to save the Valkyrie in the Campaign.For the cause (20 points): Sacrifice Hannah to save the Valkyrie in the Campaign.Patience is a virtue (20 points): Experience all 3 endings in the Campaign.Turn around… (10 points): Perform 5 dog tag kills in Multiplayer.Won them all (10 points): Win a round of each game mode..45 old school (25 points): Perform 45 kills with the M1911 Handgun in Multiplayer.Bomb squad (25 points): Deliver 5 bombs in Obliteration.Call me „Sir“ (50 points): Reach rank 25.

    Official Source: http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/battlefield4cheatscodes.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTEj5gC1Q5s

    http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/battlefield-4-xbox-360-122225

  • Call Of Duty: Ghosts Cheats plus Rorke Files Locations

    Call Of Duty: Ghosts Cheats plus Rorke Files Locations

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    Extinction mode

    Play Campaign mode on the Regular or higher difficulty. Successfully complete the first four missions: „Ghost Stories“, „Brave New World“, „No Man’s Land“, and „Struck Down“. After completing the first four missions, Extinction mode will be unlocked at the main menu. Alternately, reach Level 5 in Multiplayer mode to unlock Extinction mode. In Extinction mode, four players fight aliens in a post-apocalyptic world.

    • Ghillie suitTo unlock the Ghillie suit in Multiplayer mode, select „Weapon Challenges“ to see if the „Chrome Barrel Master“ challenge is active. If it says „Challenge Inactive“, go to „Operations“, and spend one Squad Point to get new challenges. Repeat this process until the „Chrome Barrel Master“ challenge is active. Then, complete the „Chrome Barrel Master“ challenge to unlock the Ghillie suit.
    • Exploding alien dolls Easter EggStart Chapter 1: Point Of Contact in Extinction mode, and obtain the sniper rifle. Find the „Gil’s Lodge Motel“ neon sign in the first area of the game. Use the sniper rifle to shoot the letters „L“, „O“, and „L“ (in order) in the word „Lodge“ on that sign. If done correctly, the message „LOL“ will appear in the center of the screen. Note: This may take a few attempts before it works correctly. Once the Easter Egg has been activated, for a short period of time, any alien shot will explode into golden stuffed alien dolls.
    • All Rorke File locationsSearch the indicated locations to find all 18 Rorke Files and get the „Audiophile“ achievement:

      1. Mission 1: Ghost Stories: After completing the space section sequence, you will gain control of a character on earth. While running and dodging the falling ground, enter the first house on the right with a car in the driveway. Enter the front door to find the file on the floor.

      2. Mission 2: Brave New World: After shooting down the two enemy helicopters, you will get on a vehicle and arrive at the HQ. Go to the the third floor to find the file on a table below the terminals on the wall (the door to the balcony will be on the right).

      3. Mission 3: No Man’s Land: Once you reach the area with the yellow crane after controlling your dog for the second time, continue forward until you enter a gray building to find the file on a desk, below the hanging monitor.

      4. Mission 4: Struck Down: After breaching into the baseball locker room, immediately turn left to find the file.

      5. Mission 5: Homecoming: At the beginning of the mission, after entering the first building and reaching stairs, turn left before going up to find the file on the desk in that room.

      6. Mission 6: Legends Never Die: After getting past the flooded streets and entering a new interior through a wrecked walkway, kill the two enemies, then go to the desk where they were standing to find the file.

      7. Mission 7: Federation Day: After cutting the window to make an entrance, go left as you enter the first hallway. Then, enter the first open doorway on the left to find an office with the file on a desk inside, in the back right corner.

      8. Mission 8: Birds Of Prey: When you enter a room where Rorke is waiting later in the mission, quickly grab the file on the desk before the mission transitions into another part.

      9. Mission 9: The Hunted: After the crash landing sequence, you will eventually meet up with your lost squad again. In the area you find them, follow the stream of water on the left up to a waterfall. The file is on a rock to the left of the stream, near the waterfall.

      10. Mission 10: Clockwork: At the beginning of the area where you must use night-vision goggles and fight through the security checkpoint, look down the hallway to see the file through the window.

      11. Mission 11: Atlas Falls: After entering a chamber where you are ordered to interact with the control room, before deactivating the regulators, look on the right to find a side room with the file inside.

      12. Mission 12: Into The Deep: When the LSC is destroyed, you will have to escape sinking debris, and eventually reach a shipwreck. Immediately when you reach the enemy ambush, swim to the ocean floor to find file on a rock.

      13. Mission 13: End Of The Line: Once you reach a silo and are ordered to take a picture, after going through the door with „Mantengase Alejado“ on it, immediately go down the stairs on the left, and turn left at the bottom of the stairs to find the file.

      14. Mission 14: Sin City: After going through the large mall and reaching the slot machines, an ally will lift up a shutter for you to crawl through. Then, turn left to find the file on a table next to the couches.

      15. Mission 15: All Or Nothing: Immediately after the mission begins and you put on the ghost mask, turn around to find the file on one of the lower bunks, in the left row.

      16. Mission 16: Severed Ties: After launching the rockets, an ally will lead you downstairs and open a door. After going through the doors, go down the hallway on the right, and enter the first door on the left to find the file on a terminal in the corner.

      17. Mission 17: Loki: After there is an explosion and you float through a tube, you will enter an open area in space. The file is floating in mid-air to the right of the large bronze solar panel.

      18. Mission 18: The Ghost Killer: When the mission begins, immediately turn around, and look to the right to find the file on a red tool chest, near your vehicle.

       

       
    • Easy „Carbon Faceprint“ achievementIn Mission 7: Federation Day, towards the end of the mission, you will rappel down a building. It will be the third time you rappel in this mission. It is after you turn off the elevators to stop enemy forces from closing in on your position. Once you interact with the rope, do not do anything else, and simply wait for a couple of seconds. The photocopier will fall straight onto your face, and you will get the „Carbon Faceprint“ achievement.
    • Easy „Cog In The Machine“ achievementAt the beginning of Mission 13: End Of The Line, quietly kill the first five enemies by yourself, without being seen or heard. Kills from your teammates do not count. You can shoot enemies with your silenced weapons to remain undetected. The first kill will occur automatically when you jump down a ledge. The second enemy is in the train yard. The third enemy is with three other enemies. Wait until your teammates arrive and shoot either one of the enemies. Your team will take out the rest. The fourth and fifth enemies are behind the gate that your teammate opens for you. Prone and kill both of them quickly before your teammates kill them for you.
    • Easy „David & Goliath“ achievementApproximately halfway through Mission 12: Into The Deep, you will have to use a torpedo to destroy a warship. While guiding the torpedo, you will automatically be using thermal vision and can see a red area on the side of the ship. Hit this red area to destroy the LCS and get the „David & Goliath“ achievement.
    • Easy „Deep Freeze“ achievementAt the end of Mission 10: Clockwork, you will have to escape an enemy facility. While one of your teammates is driving, you will gain control over a grenade launcher turret. There will be a lot of vehicles chasing you. Instead of shooting at them directly, shoot a little bit in front of them to blow a hole into the ground. If they drive over it, the vehicle and its crew will become incapacitated, which counts towards this achievement. Do this to eight different vehicles before reaching the end of the mission to get the „Deep Freeze“ achievement.
    • Easy „End Of Your Rope“ achievementAt the beginning of Mission 15: All Or Northing, you will have to clear the flight deck of enemies. Then, you will have to pick up the Osprey targeting control. As soon as you pick it up, enemies will start attacking the ship from the side. They will come in dinghies and throw grappling hooks on the ship. Wait until an enemy starts climbing the rope, then cut it with your knife to get the „End Of Your Rope“ achievement.
    • Easy „Fly-by-wire“ achievementShortly after Mission 16: Severed Ties begins, you will see a prompt on the screen about switching to guided rounds. Once you see this prompt, attack helicopters will arrive. Simply do as instructed and switch to guided rounds to shoot down all three helicopters and get the „Fly-by-wire“ achievement.
    • Easy „Grindin’“ achievementTowards the end of Mission 11: Atlas Falls, you will have to use a console to regulate the pressure of some valves. It is part of the story and cannot be missed. There will be three bars on the screen. You need to keep them in the middle, so they are colored green. Move the bars up and down to keep them in the green zone. It does not matter if they drop to the yellow zone briefly, just as long as you bring them back to the green zone quick enough.
    • Easy „It Came From Below!“ achievementDuring Mission 6: Legends Never Die, there are three different locations where you can kill enemies while underwater. The water is just waist-deep, so you have to crouch, and then kill enemies with your knife. It is recommended to play on the „Rookie“ difficulty when attempting to do this to make it as easy as possible. Enemies will still be shooting at you when you go underwater, and you have to get really close to them to perform knife kills. Just run up to the enemies standing in water, crouch, and use the knife to kill them to get the „It Came From Below!“ achievement.
    • Easy „Jack-pot“ achievementIn Mission 14: Sin City, you will reach an egyptian casino. A lot of enemies will ambush you in this area. Destroy all slot machines in this area by shooting their screens. At the end of the casino is a gate that one of your teammates will raise for you. Go under it, and you will reach a broken escalator. Before you walk down the escalator, look to the opposite side of the room to find five more slot machines. Destroy their screens to get the „Jack-pot“ achievement.
    • Easy „Jungle Ghosts“ achievementIn Mission 9: The Hunted, you must complete the entire mission without ever being spotted by an enemy to get the „Jungle Ghosts“ achievement. In the first part of the mission, you are on your own. Stay to the left side of the area, and watch the radar. Nearby enemies will be shown with red dots on the radar. You can kill any necessary enemies. Always stay crouched to avoid being noticed. In the second area, you will see some burning rubble. Move slowly, and stay to the left side again until you reach your team. From this point on, you will only need to follow your teammates and do exactly what they tell you to do. If you are spotted at any point, just restart the checkpoint, and try again.
    • Easy „Liberty Wall“ achievementIn Mission 2: Brave New World, after defeating the enemies at the gas station, you will have to fight your way through an old sewer. Once you reach the end of this area, you will be attacked by two helicopters. The first (smaller) helicopter will fly away after a short amount of time — so take it down quickly. There are several MAAWS rocket launchers on some crates. Grab one of them, and when shooting, keep aiming at your target to guide the missile. Shoot down both helicopters using the rocket launcher to get the „Liberty Wall“ achievement.
    • Easy „Piece Of Cake“ achievementPlay Mission 11: Atlas Falls on the Veteran difficulty. After using the grapnel gun, you will have to kill a lot of enemies and go to the common room. You will then have to breach the door. After the door has been breached, throw all your flashbangs and frag grenades to kill the enemies inside. Make sure to not waste any grenades before reaching this room, as you will need them all. If you do not kill all enemies with your grenades, you can simply let your teammates kill the rest of them. If you get hit at all, restart the checkpoint, and try again.

       

       
    • Easy „Sleeping Beauty“ achievementIn Mission 7: Federation Day, after uploading the virus in the server room, you will have to rappel down the building. There are two enemies on a balcony. Kill them first to avoid being detected. Two floors below that balcony is an enemy sleeping in a chair. Shoot him through the window to get the „Sleeping Beauty“ achievement.
    • Easy „They Look Like Ants“ achievementAt the end of Mission 17: Loki, you will be controlling weapons from space. You can see the exact blast radius when aiming. The ammo is unlimited, so you can shoot as often as desired. Kill the foot soldiers first, and then destroy the main targets. Make sure to carefully kill all enemies before destroying the final target. Do not aim anywhere near the allies or they will die. If you think you may have accidentally killed allies, immediately restart the checkpoint, and try again.

    Easy „Tickets Please“ achievement

    In Mission 18: The Ghost Killer, after killing the first enemies, you will be attacked by several helicopters. Shortly after this, the grapple guys will climb up the train. There are four of them, but you only need to kill two of them to get the „Tickets Please“ achievement. You must kill them before they reach the top of the train. If you fail to do this, restart the checkpoint, and try again.

    • Easy „Waste Not“ achievementDuring Mission 4: Struck Down, you will have to use the remote sniper four times. You cannot miss these opportunities, as they are required to progress in the mission. Only fire when your crosshairs turn yellow. It will be a guaranteed hit. In the first sequence, you must kill at least one enemy, and your team will do the rest. In the second sequence, you must take out four enemies with rocket launchers. In the third sequence, you must clear an airfield, and kill several enemies. In the fourth sequence, you must kill the three enemies that fire their MGs from vehicles. If you miss a shot, you can pause the game and restart the checkpoint at any time. Even if you restart, you will still get the „Waste Not“ achievement.
    • Steam achievementsSuccessfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding achievement. To view your achievements and stats in Steam, select „Community“, „My profile“, „View all my games“, then the game and view stats.
        Ghost Stories: Escape. (Complete „Ghost Stories“ on any difficulty).Spatial Awareness: Kill your first enemy in the Call of Duty Ghosts campaign.Brave New World: Rendez-vous in Fort Santa Monica. (Complete „Brave New World“ on any difficulty).Liberty Wall: Take down both attack helicopters.No Man’s Land: Make it to San Diego. (Complete „No Man’s Land“ on any difficulty).Blimey O’Riley: Pounce on 10 enemies whilst controlling Riley.Struck Down: Find Ajax. (Complete „Struck Down“ on any difficulty).Waste not: Every shot with the remote sniper hits a person or vehicle.Homecoming: Defend LA. (Complete „Homecoming“ on any difficulty).Go Ugly Early: A-10 strafe 50 enemies.Legends Never Die: Hunt down Almagro. (Complete „Legends Never Die“ on any difficulty).It Came from Below!: Kill 6 enemies with the knife while underwater in „Legends Never Die“.Federation Day: Gather intel on Rorke. (Complete „Federation Day“ on any difficulty).Sleeping Beauty: Kill the sleeping guy in face down rappel section.Carbon Faceprint: Catch Photocopier with your face.Birds of Prey: Capture Rorke (Complete „Birds of Prey“ on any difficulty).Burn Baby Burn: Destroy 80 Fuel containers.The Hunted: Make it out alive (Complete „The Hunted“ on any difficulty).Jungle Ghosts: Finish the mission without breaking stealth.Clockwork: Hack the system (Complete „Clockwork“ on any difficulty).Deep Freeze: Drop 8 vehicles into ice holes.Atlas Falls: Distract the Federation Fleet. (Complete „Atlas Falls“ on any difficulty).Grindin‘: Completing the console section on first attempt.Piece of cake: Storm the common room and kill everyone without taking damage on veteran.Into the Deep: Destroy the enemy ship (Complete „Into The Deep“ on any difficulty).David & Goliath: Take down the LCS on the first go.End of the Line: Storm the factory (Complete „End of the Line“ on any difficulty).Cog in the machine: Kill 5 enemies without being detected before infiltrating Black Zone.Sin City: Plan your next move (Complete „Sin City“ on any difficulty).Jack-pot: Destroy 21 slot machines.All or Nothing: Gather the troops (Complete „All or Nothing“ on any difficulty).End of your rope: Cut a grappling hook rope with enemy on it.Severed Ties: Destroy the Federation’s satellite array (Complete „Severed Ties“ on any difficulty).Fly-by-wire: Take out helicopters with remote missile 3/3.LOKI: Commandeer the enemy space station. (Complete „Loki“ on any difficulty).They look like ants: Destroy all enemy ground targets and kill no allies with the rods.The Ghost Killer: Confront Rorke (Complete „The Ghost Killer“ on any difficulty).Tickets please: Shoot the grapple guys off the side of the train.Audiophile: Collect all 18 Rorke files.Safeguard: Complete round 20 in safeguard.You’ve earned it: Earn the mask. Finish the campaign on Veteran.No Man Left: Escape with all four players.Sprinter: Reach the exfil chopper with 1 minute and 30 seconds or more remaining on the clock.Made it Out Alive: Escape 1st time.Completionist: Complete all Extinction challenges and escape.Cabin Fever: Make it to the cabin.City Dweller: Made it to the city.Any Means necessary: Get 50 kills with the electric fence and fire traps in a single game.Trash Picker: Scavenge 40 items in a single game.Throttled Escape: Escape using a relic.

    Official Source: http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/callofdutyghostscheatscodes.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L9vs6JjJu4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVIW3YKrmY

  • Incredible 3D-Printed Iron Man Helmet That Opens and Closes

    Incredible 3D-Printed Iron Man Helmet That Opens and Closes

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    Iron Man fanatic Ryan Brooks, who calls himself „the real Tony Stark,“ has recreated a fully-functional helmet that Tony Stark would be proud of, with a 3D-printer. He used an Arduino Pro Mini and an Adafruit accelerometer to rig the helmet’s faceplate to open and close based on which way the wearer nods.

    3d-Printed-Iron-Man-Helmet

     

    Here’s what Dvice has to say: „By nodding backwards, the faceplate seamlessly opens and locks into place, while nodding with a forward motion will close it. Brooks is currently selling iterations of his servo mechanism on his website, starting at $150. Brooks also added „Jarvis“ voice action to the helmet that tells you if it is booted up and ready, along with air lock and „whoosh“ sound effects when the faceplate opens and closes.“

    Official Source: http://www.dvice.com/2013-11-15/3d-printed-iron-man-helmet-opens-and-closes-nodding-your-head

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLU295cgURQ#t=0

  • Andrew Basiago Claims to be Time Traveler

    Andrew Basiago Claims to be Time Traveler

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    Andrew Basiago Claims to be Time Traveler, Shows Photo of Gettysburg as Proof

    According to the Huffington Post, since 2004, Seattle attorney Andrew Basiago has been publicly claiming that from the ages of 7-12, he participated in the top secret US Government program called „Project Pegasus,“ under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Basiago claims that he can be seen in a photograph of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg in 1863, which he purportedly visited in 1972 via a plasma confinement chamber located in East Hanover, New Jersey.

    Here’s what Andrew has to say about the photo: „I had been dressed in period clothing, as a Union bugle boy. I attracted so much attention at the Lincoln speech site at Gettysburg — wearing over-sized men’s street shoes — that I left the area around the dais and walked about 100 paces over to where I was photographed in the Josephine Cogg image of Lincoln at Gettysburg.“

     

    Official Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/28/andrew-basiago-seattle-attorney-time-travels_n_1438216.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Vk5_Gpv7s#t=23

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dbVl7yB9w#t=280

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  • Blizzard defends always-online for ‚Diablo III: Reaper of Souls‘

    Blizzard defends always-online for ‚Diablo III: Reaper of Souls‘

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    People don’t remember ‚how mad they were‘ that Diablo II had both an online and offline mode.

    In an interview with Rock, Paper, ShotgunDiablo III’s lead designer Kevin Martens defended the always-online requirement for the PC version of the game.

    According to him, people don’t remember „how mad they were“ that Diablo II had both an online and offline mode, adding that „if someone has no Internet access, then yeah, Diablo III is not the game for them“.

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    It’s interesting when you’re in the moment in gaming culture – when you’re playing the game right now – we see its flaws very well. When we look at the long history, it becomes sort of a rosy past. I don’t think people necessarily remember how mad they themselves were that they had an offline mode and online mode in Diablo II.

    This will probably be controversial for me to say. People will be like, “I wasn’t mad!” But I was there at the time, and then I studied this for a living. It sucks when your friend or brother is online and he wants to join this game, but you realize you’re an offline character and he’s an online character, and there’s no way to transfer over because offline characters can be hacked and hex-edited to hell and back, right?

    That was the wrong choice to allow people to play offline, and we still stand by that. And we think Internet access is widespread. If someone has no Internet access, then yeah, Diablo III is not the game for them.

    Official Source: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/129633-Blizzard-Defends-Always-Online-For-Diablo-III-Reaper-of-Souls

    http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/11/13/blizzard-talks-diablo-iiis-new-path-defends-online-req/

  • 24 Amazing Historical Photos That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before

    24 Amazing Historical Photos That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before

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    Prosthetics have been mentioned throughout history. The earliest recorded mention is the warrior queen Vishpala in the Rigveda. The Egyptians were early pioneers of the idea, as shown by the wooden toe found on a body from the New Kingdom. Roman bronze crowns have also been found, but their use could have been more aesthetic than medical.

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    Official Source: http://cavemancircus.com/

  • SimCity: Cities of Tomorrow out now

    SimCity: Cities of Tomorrow out now

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    This video showcases both The Academy and OmegaCo specialisations. After unlocking the relevant research, players transform their cities using MagLevs, Drone factories, Garbage Atomizers Wave Generators and more. These brand new features are set against the backdrop of the multi-zoned structures called MegaTowers that dwarf the city skyline.

    Built upon the foundation of the ultimate city building simulation that has more than two million players worldwide, SimCity Cities of Tomorrow gives players the ability to evolve their cities as they take them on a journey into the future. Every future technology players place into their city transforms the surrounding area, bringing their city into the future.

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    SimCity Cities of Tomorrow is rated PEGI 7 and will be available for pre-order on http://bit.ly/HtJFOZ and at retailers in the UK on the 15th November. For more information and to hear latest news, please visit: http://bit.ly/17JW2AD

     

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