The move to a new hero and setting will also come with a major overhaul to remove feature bloat in the new Assassin's Creed, creative director Alex Hutchinson revealed at GDC. He named immediacy as "a big problem for us on AC3 actually, and the franchise in general," as part of the larger theme of … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed 3 Lets You Assassinate Someone 30 Seconds In
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Minecraft Dev Talks Piracy At GDC
Authoring an enormously successful indie game comes with advantages other than money or recognition. It also comes with a decent-sized soapbox. And what Minecraft creator Notch chose to do with his at GDC was to tackle the oft-discussed, but never ever settled problem of piracy. His take? … [Read more...] about Minecraft Dev Talks Piracy At GDC
3.5 Million Mass Effect 3 Copies Shipped Worldwide
Mass Effect 3 was always going to do well. Commander Shepard's saga has grown from a flawed RPG curio to a sleek cover shooter powerhouse in the space of two games. And the third entry in the series seems set to take the franchise even further, as 3.5 million copies have made their way to retailers … [Read more...] about 3.5 Million Mass Effect 3 Copies Shipped Worldwide
Police to Raid The Pirate Bay, According to Sources
After the first raid done by the Swedish government 6 years ago, The Pirate Bay, the world's most popular torrent site, is again threatened by another crackdown, according to credible sources. The Pirate Bay itself confirmed the news regarding a pending raid and revealed that they have been … [Read more...] about Police to Raid The Pirate Bay, According to Sources
Engineers Develop Optimal Path Predictor for Underwater Robots
Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed groundbreaking software designed to predict the fastest and most efficient routes for underwater vehicles to travel from one point to another. Interestingly, the optimal path might not always be a straight line. The breakthrough … [Read more...] about Engineers Develop Optimal Path Predictor for Underwater Robots
Robotic Refueling With Space Station Robotics
NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) began on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre Robot and RRM tools last March 7-9, 2012. This is a milestone for the world since the Canadian Robot will be declared as the coolest gas buddy... in the universe. (kidding!) RRM is a joint … [Read more...] about Robotic Refueling With Space Station Robotics
Scanner Recognizes Groceries Without Barcodes
With Toshiba Tec’s supermarket scanner, it would only be a matter of time before we say buh-bye to barcodes. Toshiba Tec’s newly developed Object Recognition Scanner recognizes the object itself by identifying it via a camera. This is great since fruits and vegetables don’t usually have barcodes … [Read more...] about Scanner Recognizes Groceries Without Barcodes
Veggie Cutlet Proves To Be Really Yummy
Vegetarians rejoice! A new meat substitute has been developed to look, feel and (most importantly) taste like real meat! … [Read more...] about Veggie Cutlet Proves To Be Really Yummy
Origami Paper Sensor Can Detect Malaria and HIV
A pair of chemists at the University of Texas developed an origami-style sensor that can detect diseases such as malaria and HIV. What's even greater news? These sensors cost only 10 cents a piece. Developed by chemists Hong Liu and Richard Crooks, the Origami Paper Analytical Device (or the … [Read more...] about Origami Paper Sensor Can Detect Malaria and HIV
New iPads Start Shipping In The UK
In preparation for an expected delivery date next Friday, on March 16th. Apple has now started shipping their new iPads to UK customers, sending out confirmations via email. So if you have pre-ordered your new iPad expect to receive a shipping confirmation shortly. Unfortunately though for some … [Read more...] about New iPads Start Shipping In The UK
Facebook Interest Lists Turn Your Profile into a Personal Newspaper
Facebook has announced that it will be launching Interest Lists over the coming weeks. It appears that these Interest Lists will turn up on people's accounts randomly and some may get them early, while others have to wait a while. This is sort of an expansion to the interests Facebook already allows … [Read more...] about Facebook Interest Lists Turn Your Profile into a Personal Newspaper
Tobii Shows Off Latest Eye Tracking Gear
Controlling the mouse and the computer simply by looking where you want to go is already here to some extent thanks to a company called Tobii. Last year, the company was showing off its eye-tracking tech and even had the technology inside a Lenovo notebook. This year at CeBIT 2012, the company was … [Read more...] about Tobii Shows Off Latest Eye Tracking Gear
