By. Eddie Makuck Plants vs. Zombies 2 will launch exclusively on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch on July 18 as a free download, developer PopCap Games announced today. Previously, the game was expected to arrive sometime in July . According to the game’s official description, Plants vs. Zombies 2 has been designed “from the ground up” as a live service. The game will feature new … Continue reading Plants vs. Zombies 2 launching July 18
By: Dara Kerr In a pretrial hearing for the antitrust lawsuit, a judge says the Justice Department will be able to show direct evidence that Apple “facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books.” Pressure seems to be mounting for Apple in the e-book lawsuit brought against it and five publishers by the U.S. Justice Department. With less than two weeks before the trial is … Continue reading Judge: Evidence shows Apple colluded to fix e-book prices
By: Eddie Makuch The Xbox 720 rumor floodgates are pouring over. A source speaking toKotaku and going by the name of SuperDaE has reportedly obtained two Xbox 720 development kits as well as system overview documents, which detail the specifications of Microsoft’s still-unannounced next-generation platform. The first bit of information from the source claims the Xbox 720 will require Kinect to function. According to the source, … Continue reading Xbox 720 requires Kinect?
By: Eddie Makuch Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will feature improved voice recognition technology across the board, sources have told The Verge. People reportedly familiar with the next Xbox say it will support “wake on” voice, natural-language controls, and speech-to-text. Gamers will be able to walk into a room and say “Xbox on” to boot up the console, these people said. In addition, a Kinect sensor–perhaps the rumored Kinect V2–will … Continue reading Xbox 720 has Siri-like voice recognition?
By: Eddie Makuch GameStop shares tumbled today more than 6 percent after sources toldEdge the next Xbox could block used games. According to the report, titles for the rumored platform will ship with activation codes and “have no value beyond the initial user.” This would be potentially problematic for GameStop, which generates a significant portion of its revenue from the sale of second-hand games and goods. The analyst … Continue reading GameStop shares tumble over Xbox rumors
By: Eric Eisenberg On April 19th you will have two new releases to choose from. There’s the option to watch Tom Cruise roam around the deserted Earth Wall-E-style fixing drones in the Joseph Kosinski sci-fi thriller Oblivion, or you will be able to watch Ashton Kutcher found the Apple Computer Company. After picking the movie earlier this month, the distributor has announced an official nationwide release date for the … Continue reading Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs Biopic Gets A Release Date
By: Eddie Makuch The PlayStation 4 could introduce a new controller, pushing the longstanding and iconic DualShock input to the background. A “senior games studio” source speaking to CVG claims Sony‘s research and development department has been busy testing numerous controller designs for the still-unannounced next-generation machine. One such design includes an LCD touch-screen and biometric sensors on its grips. Biometrics technology is capable of reading data from … Continue reading PS4 controller to include LCD touch-screen, biometric sensors?
By: Eddie Makuch Apple’s long-rumored iPad mini may not be far off. A “major Apple investor” speaking to Fortune has heard it from “multiple sources” that the Cupertino, California technology behemoth will distribute press invitations for an iPad mini event on October 10. If press invitations do go out on October 10, and if Apple sticks to its previous scheduling tactics, the event itself may … Continue reading iPad mini debuting this month?
Apple are said to be working on a game controller that will negate the problems encountered by the iPhone, iPod and iPad devices having no physical buttons. In a review of the new iPad 3 by tech site AnandTech, they said “I know of an internal Apple project to bring a physical controller to market, but whether or not it will ever see the light … Continue reading Rumour: Apple Working On iOS Game Controller
