Sony ending PlayStation Vita Maps, Near Features & YouTube App

Sony has announced that it will end support for the PlayStation Vita's Maps and near features in a forthcoming system update.

Maps will be removed automatically as part of a March firmware patch, while near will lose its ability to obtain locations or display maps at all - effectively killing it, too.

The Vita's YouTube app is also set to be retired. Support will be fully removed from 20th April, although the app will no longer be available to download from today, 28th January.

Vita owners will still be able to watch YouTube clips via their browser, albeit with some minor loss of functionality.

Sony has FAQs for both the Youtube and Maps/near changes, although no reason has been given for the impending removals.

However, it's likely that Sony still pays to license the YouTube app for its device - a cost it may be seeking to be cut considering the numbers of customers using it. The same may also be true of its location-based services.

Source: Eurogamer

New Baldur's Gate Game to Bridge the Gap Between 1 & 3

 

Beamdog has revealed that its 'Adventure Y' project is definitively a new Baldur's Gate game.

Rather than a sequel, Adventure Y will "bridge the gap" between Buldur's Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition, acting as a '1.5' entry of sorts.

"This year, the eagerly anticipated Adventure Y will finally navigate the dark underground caverns of development and venture out into the Sword Coast," the studio wrote on its blog. "... Adventure Y will be an addition to the Baldur’s Gate line using the Infinity engine, bridging the gap between Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition".

Source: IGN

Grim Fandago Remastered! Manny Calavera Returns!

 

No other game was similar to Grim Fandago when it came out in 1998 and almost 2 decades later nothing exists that does.

Lucasarts' Grim Fandago, thats has created classic titles such as Monkey Island or Sam & Max, it was published  in a somewhat difficult period - regarding its commercial success - at the same time with Half Life, Metal Gear Solid and The LEgend of Zelda of Carina of Time.

Despite all that, the creation of Lucasarts won the gaming community's hearts and today is a classic title that belongs in the best of its genre. It is an adventure, with many doses of mystery, mexican folklore and film noir that narrates the story of Manny Calavera, a salesman from the Death Division that helps lost souls to find better traveling packets for the the land of the dead.

His job is to find the best traveling packet for his customers, which is defined according to the life of each dead guy. If someone had lived more righteously he will be given a faster means of transportation in order to reach his final destination!

At the beggining of the game we see that Manny is made to become a detective when he finds out a plot orchestrated by the company he works for. His quest leads him through a net of corruption, deceat and murder.

Source: Insomnia

FarCry - Nude Mod

How To:

1. Download the file FarCry - Nude Mod
2. Run *.exe from the archive. Choose your ../ubisoft/farcry game folder.

Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Nude Mod

Who would have thought that those cheeky buggers would have messed even with FF XIII? Well because they already have I give you a mod that it only can be described as anticipated! 

How To:

1. Download the file Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Nude Mod

2. Run the *.zip file using uMod-1.0 program.

Fiend Review (PC - Freeware)

Genre: Adventure/Survival Horror

Developer: Frictional Games

Publisher: Frictional Games

Release Year: 2001

System: PC

Hmmm... I dont get used to reviewing freeware or that unpopular games but thats doesnt mean I am against them! On the contrary! I kinda despise popular titles such as God of War that to me look really shallow and I think that by really digging and searching you can masterpieces that are just well hidden behind the glam of national companies or bad promotion etc. One of the hidden gems is that title here called Fiend. Fiend is a 2D survival horror game with a pokemon like point-of-view that its influences lie on the Resident Evil/Alone in the Dark series and the Lovecraft tradition. And guess who's behind all this... Frictional Games, the company that gave us the Penubra and Amnesia series!!!

PLOT: 9/10

You are Nick Cane a guy that works for a mining company and you are sent from Boston to a small village of Lauder for work. You gain Control as soon as you step foot on the village's grounds, village that for some strange reason it reminds me the town of Lucky Luke. There you are searching for a guy named Smith but soon you will realise that this will be the least of your concerns as you discover that horrid events haunt the village area that go way back. I wont reveal any more of the plot since it will be a spoiler but feel free to find out yourself.

GAMEPLAY: 7/10

While the idea and the theoritical part of the gameplay was really promising the actual thing is a different story. The walk around part of the gameplay it is an imitation of the RE series but there they were kinda cool cos it was somewhat of a 3D game but here the movement can be quite tricky. You open the inventory with SPACE where you hold your files guns etc. Run with SHIFT and fire with CTRL (you should waste your ammo very wisely because you run out quite quickly). You have to collect keys and stuff in order to unlock doors or talk to people to reveal new hints to progress in the game. 

GRAPHICS: 7/10

The graphics part of the game though they look a bit amateur the depict really well what they want to represent and this the most important for an indie freeware attempt. They are 2D with a bird eye view and will reveal only what is a few meter ahead of Nick and thats pretty scary! One thing that stuck in my mind are a avatars of the characters .. Why the protagonist has to be soooo ugly?! 

MUSIC/ATMOSPHERE: 9/10

Though almost musicless, Fiend, depends a lot on the surrounding sounds and the sound effects . It is the main source of stress creation and it does a pretty good job if you ask me! It seems quite realistic that there is no music at all. Silent Hill is scary gory and all that but music makes it sentimental as well for instance but this has a different result. Thumbs up!

OVERALL: 8/10

Catchy, scary, gory, old, oldschool, free, Frictional Games!!! Need anything more?!

 

 

PLAYBOX: PS4 & Xbox One In a Single Netbook

 

Very much is being said about which console of those two is the best of our generation. Ed Zarick surpassed this obstacle and made Playbox a custom notebook that contains a PS4 and an Xbox One. 

Ed Zarick, well known all over the internet for his mods, made a system combining the hardware of the consoles in a casing that he made himself. It comes with a 22 inch screen that despite its weight makes it portable. If you see it from the aspect of perfomance the console is operatable as the 2 consoles separately without overheating problems, inspite of the fact that its components are literally the one on top of the other. In conclusion, the 2 consoles cant be used at the same time.

Playbox is a prototype that was manufactured for a customer and it can't be bought out there but we guess that its price would be really really high if it did!

Source: Insomnia

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Alice Madness Returns: Defeat Colossal Ruin Boss (PC)

The Colossal Ruin may be the toughest enemy in the game, with the exception of the final boss. It is so tough, it will literally chew you up and spit you out. In fact, that's one of its attacks. Another attack is a cannon attack. It shoots out some ball that cannot be redirected back at him. His third attack consists of firing a few cannons straight up in the air so they hit a multiple areas surrounding it. The last attack is only done when it's close to death. The Colossal Ruin will chase you with a giant flamethrower. The flamethrower can be blocked with Alice's umbrella.

The only way to injure and kill the Colossal Ruin is the destroy all the baby doll heads that pop out on it's stomach and sides. The heads won't always be there, so choose the right time to hit them. Shoot them with the Pepper Grinder to take them out quickly. Destroy all heads and you destroy the Colossal Ruin.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Exo Zombies. Watch The New Trailer Now!

The new mode of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Exo Zombies it will be available first on Xbox Live in 27 January, while for Playstation users will be available a little later, without knowing yet the eaxact date of release!

Source: Techsmart

Ori And The Blind Forest Gets PC, Xbox One Release Date

Stylish platformer Ori and the Blind Forest at last has a release date: 11th March on PC and Xbox One.

In the US both versions will cost $19.99; it's not announced what their equivalent here will be.

Ori and the Blind Forest is made by Moon Studios, published by Microsoft. The game follows a spirit who explores magical lands, walking along ceilings and up walls.

An Xbox 360 version was still on the cards as of November 2014. It was down for release later in 2015.

Here's newly released gameplay footage: