2015's Top Ten Tech Cars: BMW i8

Rich in carbon, not in carbon emissions

As a splashy billboard for a plug-in future, the BMW i8 is unmatched. Environmentalists who shake their fists at guzzling Lamborghinis fall in love. Speed freaks who scoffed at electrified sports cars change their tune in 4.4 seconds, the time it takes the i8 to howl to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour). Design mavens thrill to the BMW’s thermoplastic-clad, wind-cheating teardrop shape.

The i8 isn’t the first carbon-fiber-intensive car. But along with its cousin, the i3, the i8 is the clearest indication yet that the future belongs to cars made from material that’s ultrastrong yet weighs half as much as steel.

Video: Bloomberg Business

Whereas the US $42,300 i3 is a toaster-shaped urban runabout, the i8 is a two-plus-two sports car that can sip fuel, cruise on electricity for short hops, or scorch the asphalt anytime you like. Channeling the spirit of Messrs. Jekyll and Hyde, I took test drives in New York and the Midwest, including thrilling laps at GingerMan Raceway, in western Michigan.

The carbon-fiber passenger cell of an i8, its technical heart, is molded in a patented process that takes minutes rather than the hundreds of hours needed to handcraft the material in recent supercars that cost $1 million. A 7.1-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack nestles below the floor. A 96-kW (129-horsepower) electric motor drives the front wheels through a full automatic two-speed transmission. The rear wheels get their urge from a 1.5-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine borrowed from BMW’s Mini Cooper but turbocharged to 170 kW (228 hp). Drivers manage the combined 266 kW (357 hp) and 569 newton meters (420 foot-pounds) of torque through a superlative six-speed, paddle-shifted automatic transmission.

Price: US $136,650

Power train: 96-kW (129-hp) AC electric motor with 1.5-L 170-kW (228-hp) three-cylinder gasoline engine

Overall fuel economy: 8.4 L/100 km (28 mpg) on gasoline; electric equivalent of 3.1 L/100 km (76 mpge)

Toggle up the console’s eDrive mode and the BMW will cover up to 35 km entirely on front-drive electricity, albeit at a leisurely 9.5-second pace to 100 km/h and a 120 km/h top speed. But cleverly, those 35 km don’t have to tick off sequentially the instant you unplug from a wall charger. The all-wheel-drive Sport mode replenishes the battery on the fly, adding about 1 km of pure electric-vehicle range for every 17 km driven. That feature enables drivers to preserve or add electric miles for urban use. A few cities, notably London, charge hefty entry fees for internal-combustion vehicles—and may eventually ban them outright.

Traveling up New York’s Hudson River, I spent some hours in the BMW’s Comfort mode, which maximizes electric efficiency but will seamlessly blend in gasoline power when you goose the throttle. Here, gentle highway driving produced a knockout 6.2 liters per 100 km (38 miles per gallon), roughly twice the efficiency of a similarly sized luxury GT, the Aston Martin DB9. Credit in part the BMW’s svelte 1,567-kilogram (3,455-pound) curb weight, some 220 fewer kilograms than the aluminum-chassis Aston and 540 fewer than the battery-stuffed Tesla Model S sedan. Overall, the BMW showed me 7.6 L/100 km (31 mpg) over several hard-driving days. That’s 3 mpg better than the car’s U.S. federal estimate and about 50 percent better than that of the latest Corvette Z06 or Porsche 911.

Solid-citizen duties complete, it was time for some fun. Tromp the i8’s throttle and you’re whisked into motion like protons in a collider. The instant signature shove of electric torque helps. The miniature gas engine chimes in with a backup duet voice. It’s canned but uncanny: a synthesized simulation of engine sound piped through door speakers to complement the actual exhaust note. You’d never know that a three-cylinder engine was at work; instead, the BMW’s chesty rumble sounds like a Porsche flat-six mating with a flying saucer.

Admiring that performance is easy, but admiring the electric motor is hard: As with the iPhone, another lowercase techno marvel, the i8’s hood is sealed, as it’s meant to be opened only by certified technicians. Other drawbacks include a toddler-size backseat and stingy storage.



But blasting down the road, bypassing the gas stations, you really won’t care. The i8 might have ended up as another Fisker Karma, a poorly integrated stew of hybrid technology. Instead, the BMW is real, and it’s here. Just in time for the future

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LG - 55" Class (54.6" Diag.) - OLED - Curved - 2160p - Smart - 3D - 4K Ultra HD TV - Gray

A few days ago, LG went on record to say that production yields for 4K OLED panels are improving fast. Here is the first evidence. The price on LG’s 55-inch EG9600 that was released a few months ago has been slashed by $1000.


But 4K OLED is still costly

The 55-inch EG9600 was introduced with a list price of $5499. The price cut has reduced the list price to $4500 and several retailers have started selling it for the new lower price. The 65-inch still has an unchanged list price of $9000.






EG9600 is one of LG’s new 2015 4K OLED TVs with webOS and a curved design. The first 4K OLED TV was introduced last year and was even more costly so it appears that LG is still committed to moving aggressively forward with OLED.

The EG9600 is now available for $4500, down from $5500, through  Amazon Best Buy, Sears and other retailers. LG will release more 4K OLED TV ranges later this year, and start offering HDR (high dynamic range) on its 4K OLED TVs, too.

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Honda RC213V-S Set to Light Up Goodwood Festival of Speed

June 18, 2015 - Fresh from its official unveiling ahead of last weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP race, Honda’s RC213V-S is set for its next public appearance – at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held in the UK at the end of June. The RC213V-S will be ridden up the famous Goodwood hill climb course on all three days of the Festival from June 26 to 28 by Honda racers from across its racing categories – road racing, World Superbike and MotoGP.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed – first held in 1993 – attracts 150,000 fans of classic and modern motor racing vehicles every year. Fans get a unique opportunity for close-up views of hundreds of 2 and 4 wheeled race machines climbing the Goodwood hill, and are able to get even closer to many of the vehicles as they are displayed in the paddocks surrounding the course.

As such, it offers the perfect venue to showcase the new “MotoGP for the road” RC213V-S to thousands of motor sports enthusiasts, and to allow them the closest possible view of this ground-breaking machine. The RC213V-S will be in good company: among other Honda motorcycles to be ridden and displayed at Goodwood will be the 1984 and 1985 NSR500s with which Freddie Spencer won back-to-back World Championships.

Notes:
RC213V-S

The RC213V-S is a road legal machine based on the RC213V with which Honda won back-to-back MotoGP championships in 2013 and 2014.
It represents a wholly new endeavor to make it possible for a machine developed for MotoGP races to run on public roads.
Honda will start accepting orders for the RC213V-S through a dedicated website from July 13, 2015.

Honda motorcycles

Honda has been the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959 and produced over 16 million motorcycles in 2014.
Honda has an unequalled record of success in motorcycle racing, having won 21 Constructors Titles in the premier class (known currently as MotoGP), 63 Constructors Championships and 697 races across all categories in the premier class.
21 year old 2014 MotoGP champion Marc Marquez won a record 13 Grands Prix in the 2014 season.

Goodwood Festival of Speed
First held in 1993, the Festival of Speed is a celebration of classic and modern motor racing held annually in June or July at Goodwood House, West Sussex, UK.
The event is held over 3 days. Hundreds of 2 and 4 wheeled vehicles are ridden up the 1.2 mile (1.8 kilometer) hill climb, with fans able both to view the hill climb up close and to see many of the machines on display around the Goodwood venue.

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Destiny

UPDATE: Bungie have revealed a new weapon type is being added to Destiny.

Sidearms were revealed during today's Prison of the Elders livestream and will join the secondary weapons category.



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They will include a range of different models, all boasting different stat balances.

Most will include a high rate of fire but also could have high stability, or possible reload benefits.

The new Co-op arena activity set in the Prison of Elders took centre stage today, where teams of three players will take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies to earn high-level legendary and exotic rewards.

UPDATE: The Bungie team continue their Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves reveal tonight with a closer look at the Prison of Elders.

Kicking off at 19:00 BST, Bungie community manager David Dague will host a livestream straight from the studio with Bungie Lead Designer Matt Sammons and community member ProfessorBroman.

The new co-op Arena activity set in the Prison of Elders will take centre stage, where teams of three players can take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies to earn high-level legendary and exotic rewards.

Bungie have already revealed that gamers will be able to match-make with other players anytime, or form their own Fireteam to take on higher difficulty challenges with even greater rewards.

The livestream can be seen here: http://www.twitch.tv/bungie.

ORIGINAL: EA have shared some fresh information on the multiplayer settings for Star Wars Battlefront.

It's been confirmed that Battlefront will launch with 12 maps, with a further two added through the Battle of Jakku DLC.

EA have also revealed that the planet Sullust will join the list of confirmed locations which currently includes Endor, Hoth and Tatooine, while more locations are also set to be included from the game's 'Missions mode'.

An EA blogpost reads: "Of the 12 multiplayer maps in Star Wars Battlefront (there are even more locations when you include the Star Wars Battlefront Missions), some feel immediately familiar — such as the lush forests of Endor or the tundra of Hoth that allow you to re-live your favorite moments from the films.

Different areas of the included planets will play host for these maps, with Sullust proving the trickiest for the DICE team to bring to the big screen.

Having been mentioned in Return of the Jedi but never shown, it meant a field trip to Iceland had to be taken to build the planet's surface from scratch.

The EA blogpost added: " It took a while to nail down the specifics but once completed, the team presented the design and direction to Lucasfilm. Working in collaboration with the teams at Lucasfilm, it was decided that this visual design would be a perfect look for the planet Sullust, mentioned but not seen in Return of the Jedi.


Star Wars Battlefront is heading to new locations

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Tricks PS2 and PS3 - GTA San Andreas - GTA-Expert

• LXGIWYL = First set of weapons
• KJKSZPJ = Second set of weapons
• UZUMYMW = Third set of weapons
• HESOYAM = Life, armor and $ 250,000
• OSRBLHH = Increase wanted level of two stars
• ASNAEB = Demote sought
• AFZLLQLL = Clear

• ICIKPYH = Sunny
• ALNSFMZO = Cloudy
• AUIFRVQS = Rainy
• CFVFGMJ = Foggy
• YSOHNUL = Fast time
• PPGWJHT = Faster Gameplay
• Gameplay LIYOAAY = slower
• AJLOJYQY = Revolt of pedestrians
• BAGOWPG = Have a bounty on your head
• FOOOXFT = All are armed
• AIWPRTON = Spawn Rhino
• CQZIJMB = Spawn Bloodring Banger
• JQNTDMH = Spawn Rancher
• PDNEJOH = Spawn Racecar
• VPJTQWV = Spawn Racecar
• AQTBCODX = Spawn Romero
• KRIJEBR = Spawn Stretch
• UBHYZHQ = Spawn Trashmaster
• RZHSUEW = Spawn Caddy
• CPKTNWT = Explosion of all cars
• XICWMD = invisible machines
• PGGOMOY = Perfect handling
• SZCMAWO = Suicide
• ZEIIVG = All green lights
• YLTEICZ = Aggressive Drivers
• Traffic rose LLQPFBN =
• IOWDLAC = Traffic black
• AFSNMSMW = The flying boats
• BTCDBCB = Fat
• JYSDSOD = Muscles maximum
• KVGYZQK = Skinny
• ASBHGRB = Elvis is everywhere
• BGLUAWML = Pedestrians attack you with the rocket launcher
• CIKGCGX = Beach Party
• MROEMZH = Gangs everywhere
• BIFBUZZ = The gangs control the streets
• AFPHULTL = Ninja Theme
• BEKKNQV = Slut Magnet
• BGKGTJH = Traffic consists of vehicles poor
• GUSNHDE = Traffic consists of fast vehicles
• RIPAZHA = Flying cars
• JHJOECW = Supper Bunny hop
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• KGGGDKP = Spawn Vortex Hovercraft
• JCNRUAD = Vehicles killer
• COXEFGU = All cars have the Nos
• BSXSGGC = The cars fly away when shot
• XJVSNAJ = Always midnight (00:00)
• OFVIAC = Orange sky (21:00)
• MGHXYRM = Thunderstorm
• CWJXUOC = Sandstorm
• LFGMHAL = Mega jump
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• CVWKXAM = Oxygen infinite in apnea
• AIYPWZQP = Parachute
• YECGAA = Jetpack
• AEZAKMI = Never sought
• LJSPQK = Six star wanted level
• IAVENJQ = Mega fist
• AEDUWNV = Never hungry
• IOJUFZN mode = "chaos"
• PRIEBJ = Funhouse Theme
• MUNASEF = Adrenaline Mode
• WANRLTW = Infinite ammo, without recharging.
• OUIQDMW = Aim with weapons inside the car
• THGLOJ = Traffic reduced
• FVTMNBZ = traffic consists of vehicles campaign
• SJMAHPE = Recruit anyone (9mm)
• BMTPWHR = makeup similar to "traffic consists of vehicles campaign"
• ZSOXFSQ = Recruit anyone (rocket launchers)
• OGXSDAG = Maximum respect
• EHIBXQS = Maximum sex appeal
• VKYPQCF = Taxis have the Nos, L3 for the Bunny Hop
• NCSGDAG = Skill level "Hitman" in all weapons
• VQIMAHA = Skills vehicles at most
• OHDUDE = Spawn Hunter (helicopter)
• AKJJYGLC = Spawn Quad (4 wheels)
• AMOMHRER = Spawn Tanker Truck (lorry)
• EEGCYXT = Spawn Dozer (bulldozer)
• URKQSRK = Spawn Stunt Plane (plane)
• AGBDLCID = Spawn Monster (monster gam)

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7 Predictions for Nintendo, 3DS, and Wii U at E3 2015

The Electron

ic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the biggest yearly event in the video game industry, bar none. It’s when all the major game makers take the stage to show off the most exciting games in their lineup for the coming months and years. Everyone who’s anyone in the video game industry will be there.

This year’s E3 presentations take place June 14 – 18, during which time we’ll see a torrent of news coming from the likes of Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Bethesda, Square Enix, and more.


But Nintendo is hardly a company to follow in the footsteps of others. Instead of giving a traditional press conference, the company will host its third annual “Nintendo Digital Event” — a pre-recorded presentation fans can watch online.

Nintendo is in a strange spot this year. Wii U sales have been sluggish for years, but Nintendo isn’t ready to set it aside just yet. A slate of great-looking games is heading our way before Nintendo shifts focus to its next console, dubbed NX, about which we’ll hear more next year.

In the meantime, we hope to get a good look at the following upcoming titles during E3.

1. Zelda Wii U

Nintendo has already said this game wasn’t going to come out in 2015, as it had originally planned. That’s not surprising, based on how little of the game we’ve seen so far. Basically all Nintendo has shown has been a few glimpses of the open world (which does look gorgeous).

At E3 this year, we’d love to get a look at some of the game’s dungeons and more of the enemies. Maybe some puzzles and bosses if Nintendo is feeling generous. We’d also like a more specific release window. This could end up being one of the Wii U’s last major titles, so we’ll take all the information we can get.

2. Mario Maker

If you’re a fan of side-scrolling Mario games (and who isn’t?), Mario Maker will be like the gift that keeps on giving. That’s because it will offer an online platform for creating, uploading, downloading, and playing user-made levels.

In fact, that’s the whole premise of the game. It gives you tools to craft whatever kind of levels you can dream up, and lets you upload them so other players can try them out. You can even change the art style on the fly to make it look like four different Mario games: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros.

Based on how well Nintendo’s 2D Mario games sell, Mario Maker ought to be a big hit when it launches later this year.

3. Yoshi’s Wooly World

The fabric-based art style of this game makes it look like the levels are literally sewn together. That means you can expect to have Yoshi pull zippers to reveal secret areas and unspool coils of yarn to navigate treacherous paths.

The game is being developed by the makers of the similarly stylized Kirby’s Epic Yarn, which is known for its boundless creativity and its very low difficulty level. It’ll be interesting to see if this new game follows the same path. Perhaps Nintendo will give more details at E3.


Source: Gamespot
4. Star Fox for Wii U

A new installment of Star Fox in high-definition is something fans of the series have wanted for years. We don’t know much about this game yet, but as long as it lets you barrel roll through treacherous interstellar environments and shoot down enemy ships with a team of animal pilots, we’re on board. Since Nintendo still says it’s on pace to release this year, you can expect to get a good look at it during E3.

5. Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem

This unlikely crossover is composed of two game franchises that are big in Japan, and have gradually been gaining mindshare in the U.S. over the past few years.

Shin Megami Tensei is a series of role-playing games centered around going out to battle and collect demons — think of it like a mature version of Pokémon. Fire Emblem is a series of turn-based strategy games that pit small armies against each other on grid-based playing fields.

The weird thing is that the trailer above looks nothing like either game. Whatever the game ends up being like, we’re hoping to find out more in June.

6. Xenoblade Chronicles X

The Wii role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles was one of the best RPGs of the last console generation. This is a spiritual successor to that game that features many of the same elements that made the original such a blast.

The plot kicks off as an alien war in 2054 makes Earth unlivable, the surviving humans strike out among the stars to settle on a planet called Mira. The only problem is that the aliens are hot on their tail. RPG fans will definitely want to keep an eye on this one as Nintendo (hopefully) unveils more information at E3.


Source: Level-5


7. Yo-Kai Watch

As the saying goes, Yo-Kai Watch is big in Japan. Actually, it’s huge. This 3DS game series came on the scene in 2013, but it has already spawned an anime cartoon and countless licensed toys and products that you can find in just about any store in Japan.

Like Pokémon, Yo-Kai Watch puts you in a modern-day setting and has you collect creatures you can summon to fight against other creatures you encounter. Called “yokai,” these collectibles are basically ghosts that you can trap as you play. Will this game sweep the West as it did the East? It just might. And there’s no better event for Nintendo to show more about it than E3.

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How Street Fighter's Ryu Works In Smash Bros.

How Street

 Fighter's Ryu

 Works In 

Smash Bros.

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Ryu’s a Smash combatant now, but players familiar with the source material will have a distinct advantage over their Super Smash Bros. foes. Oh, and he’s the only fighter in the series with two Final Smashes. So...he’s new.

For starters, Ryu’s attacks vary based on the legnth of time a button is hit. Tap for a light attack, hold for something heavier. Most of his standard attacks have light, medium and heavy versions, giving the combo-based fighter plenty to work with.

Then there are his signature moves, like the Hadouken fireball. It can be executed with the press of a button, but using the original Street Fighter inputs (quarter-circle up+A) the move will be a bit more powerful. Go half-circle+A and you’ll get a Shakunetsu Hadouken.

Same goes for the Shoryuken. It can be activated with up+b, but use the original input command and, as the video says, there’s a good chance you’ll KO your opponent.






They’ve basically tweaked a whole lot of mechanics to make Ryu work in Smash while feeling familiar to Street Fighter fans. If the eShop ever works again, maybe we’ll get to see how he plays.

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This Week's Xbox One and Xbox 360 Deals With Gold Revealed

This Week's Xbox One and Xbox 360 Deals With Gold Revealed

Microsoft has announced the latest round of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games and DLC that Xbox Live Gold members can pick up on the cheap, and it's a list of games headlined by Wolfenstein and Evolve.

On Xbox One, Gold members can get Evolve for $30, a bundle with Wolfenstein: The New Order and The Old Blood for $60, or The Evil Within and its season pass for $44. On Xbox 360, they can get Grand Theft Auto IV for $4, Grand Theft Auto V for $25, or Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for $5.

You can check out the full list of deals, which are available from now through June 29, below.
Xbox One:

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 -- $24
• Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition -- $4
• Blue Estate -- $6.50
• The Crew -- $30
• The Crew Gold Edition -- $42.50
• The Crew Season Pass -- $12.50
• Dead or Alive 5: Last Round - Core Fighters* -- $5
• Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Character - Rig* -- free
• The Evil Within Digital Bundle* -- $44
• Evolve -- $30
• Evolve Digital Deluxe -- $40
• Wolfenstein Bundle* -- $60
• Xbox 360:
• The Crew Season Pass -- $12.49
• Dishonored* -- $6.79
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim* -- $10.19
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard* -- $12
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn* -- $12
• The Evil Within* -- $20.39
• Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta* -- $3
• Fallout 3: The Pitt* -- $3
• Fallout 3: Point Lookout* -- $3
• Fallout: New Vegas* -- $5.09
• Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money* -- $6
• Fallout: New Vegas - Honest Hearts* -- $6
• Fallout: New Vegas - Lonesome Road* -- $6
• Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues* -- $6
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier -- $5
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas -- $3.74
• Grand Theft Auto IV -- $4
• Grand Theft Auto V -- $25
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent -- $5

*denotes a deal is also available for Xbox Live Silver members

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Cannot Get Any More Guns on Last Gen

Call of Duty apparently can only hold so many guns.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's arsenal cannot get any bigger, at least on last-generation consoles.

In a post on its website, developer Sledgehammer Games explained that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of its game have hit a "hard memory limit," prohibiting the developer from adding new weaponry. The explanation came in response to fans asking for more guns on those platforms.

The studio is planning on making the weapons in question available on Xbox One,PlayStation 4, and PC, so last-gen players were understandably wondering whether they'd get them, as well. But Sledgehammer head Michael Condry wrote that even though the developer has promised platform parity, the last-gen versions simply do not have enough memory available.

"Many of you have asked about [the guns] coming to prior-gen consoles," he said. "Since launch, we've been committed to delivering a seamless experience between the two console generations and PC. We have hit a hard memory limit on last-generation consoles. This memory limit prevents us from adding more weapons to those platforms. We don't like it any more than you, because we care about Advanced Warfare players on all platforms, but it's a limitation that is outside of our control."

In spite of the hardware limitations, Sledgehammer still plans on releasing the next DLC pack for last-gen consoles. Additionally, Treyarch has announced the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for last-gen as well, indicating that Call of Duty still has life left on the Xbox 360 and PS3

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Sony Has A New Feature Coming For The PS4 That Will Bury The Xbox One

Amid all the exciting announcements coming out of last week’s Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany, Sony announced a handful of new features coming in its 2.0 firmware for PlayStation 4.


Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.


And while firmware is rarely anything to get excited about, this particular update is different — because it will effectively help Sony put distance between itself and Microsoft’s Xbox One.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 has outsold the console competition for seven straight months now, with PS4 sales roughly double that of Xbox One sales worldwide, according to Metro. But with this new update, the PS4 is about to become a much more powerful and user-friendly gaming platform.

The big reason? “Share Play,” which was promised when Sony announced the PS4 at E3, is a feature that allows you to play with any of your PlayStation Network friends over the internet — even if you don’t own the game. (It's free to register a PSN account.)

This particular feature uses just a single copy of your game that is run locally on one system, and then you or others can invite your friends to play that game with you by streaming it to their consoles. So if you own a racing game that your friends don't have, you can still play your game with them online (think an HBO Go password, but more social).

But there’s more:

“For example, if there is part of a game that you can’t quite finish, you can invite a friend to take over your controls,” Sony says on its blog. “Like handing over the controller to a friend on your couch, your screen will be shared as your friend gets through the part of the game that has been giving you trouble.”

Hello GamesIf the coming game "No Man's Sky" supports this feature, you could jump into your friends'
spaceships or travel along with them across the universe.


Share Play sounds extremely promising as a potential game changer for this generation of consoles. Still, Sony says it will limit "Share Play" sessions to one hour each, and lag may unfortunately affect how enjoyable this user feature is. We’ll have to see how well the functionality works in practice.



Why would Sony allow people to play games without paying for them? It's a way to get people hooked on the system, which should boost hardware and software sales overall.

Other useful additions are inside that 2.0 firmware, including — finally — YouTube support. Before this update, PS4 users could only record and share their gameplay clips to Facebook or an external hard drive. But for all of those gamers looking to make money off their video-gaming achievements or follies, Sony is baking YouTube right into the PS4’s OS to make recording and sharing drop-dead simple.

The Xbox One has one particular advantage over the PlayStation 4, which is its ability to instantly return to where you left off in your game when you wake the console from sleep mode. Sony has actually promised this capability for the PS4, but it is not here yet — still, Sony says it “will have more to announce in the coming months” with regards to this fall’s big 2.0 firmware rollout, so there is still hope for this game suspension feature reaching the PS4.

Though both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have plenty of first- and third-party games coming to their respective systems this fall, this year’s console wars might come down to how well these consoles can play with other platforms and ecosystems. A game-sharing online multiplayer mode and added support for YouTube will certainly help Sony’s next-gen console, which is getting ready to celebrate its one-year anniversary in just a few short months.

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Batman: Arkham Knight

Combat

A variety of additions have been made to the general combat system in Arkham Knight.
ENEMY WEAPONS

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You can now wield enemy weapons like baseball bats and batons. Obtainable weapons are highlighted in blue and can be picked up off the ground, or grabbed from an opponent after they've been stunned. These melee weapons deal more damage and ignore enemy defenses, but can only be used for a limited time. Upgrades can increase the amount of time these weapons can be used for.

ENVIRONMENTAL ATTACKS

There are now specific environmental objects that can be interacted with to perform instant takedowns on. These objects are also highlighted in blue, and will highlight a nearby enemy who can be used in the takedown as well. Batman and his allies no longer have a special area of effect stun attack (Bat Swarm, etc)

SUPER CAPE STUN

The Super Cape Stun (Cape Stun x3) can be upgraded to include an attack finisher as the enemy is thrown into the air. This can damage other enemies in the trajectory. The Super Cape Stun can also be upgraded to be used by charging the cape stun button, rather than stunning an enemy 3 times in a row.
BATMOBILE TAKEDOWNS

If the Batmobile is nearby in combat, Batman can perform a batmobile assisted takedown, much like an environmental one. Successful strikes will build up the Batmobile meter, and highlight an enemy in blue on which the takedown can be performed.

CRITICAL BEATDOWNS

If Batman has stunned an enemy, he can pick them up off the ground and perform a beatdown that causes critical damage.
THROWING ENEMIES

Countering an attack while moving toward the enemy can result in a throw that can damage enemies caught in the way. Fallen enemies on the ground can be picked up, where Batman can then perform a critical beatdown on them. Fallen enemies can still be attacked on the ground, without requiring a ground takedown.
STRONGER INFORMANTS

A Riddler Informant may sometimes refuse to talk, and try to fight back. If he is not countered, you will have to KO him with no information gained.
VEHICLE COUTNERS / TAKEDOWNS

When facing an oncoming car, Batman can counter the car if timed correctly, jumping onto the hood and spraying explosive gel, then jumping off to watch the resulting explosion (the occupants will stagger out, stunned but alive!)

ENEMY ATTACKS

Thugs can now grab Batman from behind and hold him in place. You will have to perform a reverse Beatdown or risk being hit by another enemy. Being held does not reset your combo meter

Thugs can now charge at Batman from long distances. This move is not blockable, requiring you to either jump over them, or toss a quickfire batarang to KO them instantly.
New Enemies

In addition to new foes such as the Arkham Knight, the thugs and gangsters of Gotham have several new members among their ranks.

COMBAT MEDICS

Combat Medics are a new type of enemy that will fight alongside militia members. They have a number of techniques, including being able to resuscitate KO’d enemies (though they only have a set amount of charges that they will call out). They will also be able to electrify certain enemies, whose electrical current must be disabled before Batman can attack them.

If an enemy is knocked to the ground and stunned in combat, others may attempt to bring him to his feet.

ELECTRIC ENEMIES

Electrified enemies can be grounded by use of the batclaw to yank them out of their current safely. If an electrified enemy strikes Batman, he will be stunned (similar to the effect of a stun baton in Arkham City).

BRUTES

Brutes have taken the place of armored enemies, and still require beatdowns (or environmental takedowns) to defeat. Some brutes also come equipped with blades or a shield. Brutes can throw their allies at batman in an unblockable attack. The Gunner variants appear in Preadator maps, and cannot be taken down silently.

NINJAS

While not entirely new, these sword-wielding enemies can leap off of walls or other enemies to do a diving attack that can be hard to spot (but can still be countered mid-air)



Traversal

While many of the core mechanics of Batman's movement system remain unchanged, new additions have been made to make getting around Gotham easier.

LEDGE DIVE

When running towards a ledge, you can press the crouch/dive button to immediately jump off the building into a dive.

YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TURN YOUR HEAD?

During a glide, you can now look above Batman to look along ledges to grapple to.

CHAINED GRAPPLE BOOSTS

When in the middle of a grapple boost, you can target your next grapple to immediately grapple up ledges in tandem.

GRAPPEL BOOST UPGRADES

The distance of grapple boosting can be upgraded, amplifying the distance shot into the air if enough length permits.

IN-FLIGHT UPGRADES

During gliding, you can purchase upgrades to utilize gadgets mid-glide including batarangs, explosive gel, and more.

WALL RUNNING

When gliding into the side of the building, Batman can do a short wall run before leaping off again.

AERIAL CAR TAKEDOWNS

When gliding over a moving car, you can perform a takedown and land on top of the car, tossing the driver out and causing the car to crash.



Predator Encounters

The basics of Batman's stealthy predator abilities are the same, though a few updates have been added to make these encounters more interesting.
ADAPTING ENEMIES

Certain teams of enemies (Militia teams and those ordered by villains) will adapt to how Batman is taking out their friends. Enemies will group up if picked off one by one, throw mines onto vantage points if attacked from the air, and throw thermobaric grenades into grates if attacked from below. They will also stop listening to commands from their superiors if they find out you are using a voice synthesizer

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FALLEN COMRADES

Enemies will return to the site of a fallen comrade, even after their initial discovery - and sometimes request backup Combat Medics can revive fallen enemies (but only a certain amount) and will call for backup when doing so.

SENTRY GUNS

Enemies can now use and deploy sentry guns that cover wide areas, based on the site of your attacks.

CORNER TAKEDOWNS

Batman now has a longer range for corner takedowns, frequently using the batclaw to silently drag 

enemies around a corner.

VERTICAL TAKEDOWNS

Batman can now drop off ledges into a silent takedown, or use the batclaw to grapple down to an enemy below and use a silent takedown.

FEAR TAKEDOWNS

Batman can now use fear multi-takedowns when his Fear meter is charged (gained by performing silent takedowns). Fear multi-takedowns are used when sneaking up on enemies who are unaware and taking them down in rapid succession (2-3 enemies, 4 with upgrades) and breaking their weapons in the process.

AERIAL DRONES

Some enemies will deploy aerial drones to sweep areas that they could normally not reach.

DETECTIVE VISION SCANNERS

Enemies can now be equipped with a Detective Vision scanner, alerting them to your presence if you have Detective Vision on for too long.

OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE

Enemies can now use optical camouflage that does not highlight them in Detective Vision
Gadgets

Batman's arsenal of wonderful toys have been a mainstay of the Arkham franchise, and in Arkham Knight they've been given a few new uses in addition to their old stand-bys.

EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES

Explosive Gel is now used as a projectile in combat, rather than being sprayed on the ground, and will explode after a few moments to stun an enemy.

UPGRADED EXPLOSIVE GEL

The Explosive Gel can be upgraded to KO an enemy when sprayed on the ground, regardless of whether it is placed on a destructible wall or not.

UPGRADED BATCLAW

The Batclaw can be upgraded to commence a super stun, or super stun plus attack.

REC OVERCHARGE

The REC (Remote Electrical Charge) gun can be used to overcharge stun batons, zapping the wielder and causing him to drop it.

REMOTE HACKING DEVICE

The RHD is an updated version of the Cryptographic Sequencer from the previous Arkham games. The device can be used to turn off turrets, drones, and other sentry devices, making them go blind. It can be used on objects in the environment during predatory encounters from long distances, either distracting or incapacitating enemies.

VOICE SYNTHESIZER

Batman can now hack into the radio signals of his enemies and give false orders in the voice of their commanders. These synthesizers are unlocked during progression through the game's main story, and are used to send enemies to targeted locations.

UPGRADED WEAPONS DISRUPTOR

The Disruptor can be upgraded and used to cause various equipment to malfunction and explode, damaging it’s handlers - including Medic defibrillators, drone operators, Detective Vision scanners, sentry gun dispensers, and more.
Riddler’s Revenge

Mr. E. is at it again, and has prepared some devilishly devious new scenarios with which to defeat the dark knight.

RIOT BOMBS

A new type of Riddler event can be found in Gotham. The Riddler Riot Bomb involves one thug amongst many rioters who has a bomb implanted in his brain. Batman must use the remote-controlled batarang to seek out the thug (without knocking him out), and use an electric shock to disable the bomb safely.

BATMOBILE CHALLENGES

The Batmobile is now a key component of solving many of the Riddler’s puzzles, including following a trail using the Batmobile’s sonar device, pulling devices using the winch, and firing at targets with the Batmobile’s weapons.

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Grand Theft Auto Online: 26 tips and tricks for success

Being dropped in a hostile world is scary. And Grand Theft Auto Online – the recently-launched multiplayer part of open-world action game Grand Theft Auto V – can be very hostile at times.

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It’s dog-eat-dog out there. Everyone’s hustling for a quick buck and death comes easily. The crime-themed open world, which was more than five years in the making, sold more than $1 billion in its first three days, and analysts expect it to sell more than 30 million copies. That means you’re going to have a lot of competition online, and it pays to be prepared.

With that in mind, here are 26 tips and tricks that should make your Grand Theft Auto Online experience a little less hostile and a lot more fun. Heck, you might even save enough money to buy that fancy apartment by Vespucci Beach.

1. Get to the chopper!

Why travel by road when you can go and grab a helicopter? While the airport is more secure than in the single player game, you can still get in if you go up the stairs to the Flight School and hop over the wall. Unlike in single player, airport security won’t jump on you, and you can take your time strolling to the helipad before heading over the Los Santos skyline.

Other reliable places to grab a chopper include the roof of the Central Los Santos Medical Centre, the helipad near the canals at Vespucci Beach, and Trevor’s airstrip in Grand Senora Desert.


Above: Hop over the wall at the top of the stairs to reach the airport
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

2. Base jumping
When you’re in a helicopter, head straight for the tallest building downtown or the building under construction next to it. Both have a parachute sitting on top of them, just waiting for you to use. Why not drop in on the traffic below?

When you get to Level 10, you’ll also unlock the parachute missions, which offer a great opportunity to feel the wind in your hair and get away from the hustle of the streets.

3. Helicopters not enough?

If you’re finding the helicopters a bit slow, you can always trade up to a military jet.

Fly in to the military base, in the north-west section of the map, and jump into one of the fighter planes stored in the hangers. You have to enter by air, as ground access is closed off (unlike in single player). Be careful, though, as you’re going to get a fairly hostile reception from the forces stationed there.

You may also find a tank or two inside the compound, if that’s what takes your fancy.

4. Fast travel

Need to get across the map in a hurry? No problem.

Select a race on the main map that is near your destination, by hovering your cursor over it and choosing “Launch Job.” Click “Play” on the first menu to get into the lobby screen, then simply quit. You’ll find yourself hovering over the world for a few seconds, before being deposited at the race location, ready for action.

5. Try passive mode
Tired of being shot in the back while you’re taking a selfie? You might want to try passive mode. It stops you getting shot while on foot, but you also can’t shoot other players. Going into passive mode will cost you $100 a time, but it may save you more than that in medical bills.

Your player icon on the radar will change when you enter passive mode, to let others know you can’t be shot. Activate it from the interaction menu (hold “Select” on PS3, or “Back” on Xbox 360).

Passive mode isn’t like taking an invincibility pill, however. You can still be run over, blown up, or shot while you’re in a car or on a bike.


Above: Pick up a parachute from the top of Los Santos’ tallest buildings
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

6. Sell cars to make quick cash
If you need money quickly, you’re best off heading to the nearest Los Santos Customs and selling a stolen car. Grab a decent looking vehicle and set a course for the nearest mod shop (select it from GPS options on the interaction menu). Pull in to the garage and you’ll get the option to sell.

Only cars up to a certain value are saleable. The Lampadati Felon and Gallivanter Baller are two of the higher ticket items and each will net you $9,000. Pull up in anything too fancy, though, and you’ll be turned away.

You can sell one vehicle per in-game day, meaning a potential sale every 45 minutes. Easy money.

7. Insure your ride
Once you get a decent car, you’ll want to insure it. If it gets lost, stolen, or destroyed you can phone the insurance company and request an immediate replacement. The replacement car gets delivered straight to you, and it will continue to have insurance protection. Unfortunately, you’ll need to pay a fee (which is 10 percent of the original insurance premium).

The car you take to LS Customs during the tutorial will get free insurance, so choose wisely.

Only cars fitted with a tracker are insurable. At first you’ll need to pay LS Customs for each tracker, but once you get your own property a tracker gets fitted automatically (at no cost) to any car you park there.

8. Lock your car!
If you don’t want random strangers stealing your wheels, then you’d best set your options up properly. From the interaction menu, you can choose who can open the doors to your vehicles. I wouldn’t recommend selecting “Anyone,” but you’re safe with your friends and crew. Right?

9. Bank your money

If you’re carrying more than $5,000 in cash around Los Santos then you’re asking for trouble. Get mugged and killed carrying less than that and you’re only going to give up $100. More than $5,000 in your pocket and you’ll drop the $100 plus the excess.

Don’t bother with ATMs when depositing your cash; instead use your phone to deposit online via the “Money and Services” internet browser tab. Just be sure to stand somewhere quiet while you go online.


Above: I’m not sure this property is going to be on the market for long
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

10. Buy a garage

Once you’ve saved enough money, you should invest in some property. I bought the cheapest garage I could find, in a really nasty part of town, but it was worth every cent.

Cars will get a free tracker fitted when you first pull in, making them your own. Add some insurance and they’re yours for life.

A garage also gives you some place safe to escape the mayhem of Los Santos, even for a few minutes. No-one can enter unless you let them. You’ll hear people buzzing when they want to come in.

When you have a bit more money to play with, you can work your way up the property ladder. Buying a new property makes you sell your old place; getting some money back in the process.

A free starter garage should be available to Social Club members, according to Rockstar Games, but this did not appear during testing.

11. Claim your free sports car (and shotgun)
Sign up to the Rockstar Social Club and link it to your PlayStation Network or Xbox Live account to get a sweet ride for free.

When you buy your first property, buy the Elegy RH8 from the Legendary Motorstorm website. It comes in a choice of colors and won’t cost you a cent. Better yet, it has a top speed of 196 miles per hour, can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds, and has insurance cover.

Signing up to the Social Club will also give you access to a free shotgun, which you can pick up from any Ammunation store.


Above: The Elegy RH8 is available for free if you sign up to the Rockstar Social Club
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

12. Sing in the shower
What better way to wind down after a hard day’s hustling than singing in the shower? If your microphone is on then the game will hear your vocal efforts and reward you with reputation points, or RP (the GTA Online equivalent of experience points). You’ll need an apartment, or access to one, to try this out.

You might want to set your chat options to “No-one” (from the interaction menu) before showering. Or you might not.

13. Play solo to level up safely
Developer Rockstar designed Grand Theft Auto Online for multiple players. That doesn’t mean you can’t play alone.

Start up a “Solo” session from the single player pause menu, under “Options”. You can explore, take on missions, and race with no-one to bother you. The races essentially become time trials when played solo. They won’t earn you any money, but you will earn RP for each one you enter. This is also a great way to practice and build up your driving/flying/riding skills before taking on the world.


Above: Los Santos looks incredible from the sky
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

14. Race to make cash and earn RP
Deathmatches are fun, but they take a long time and use up lots of ammo. Races, however, are a surefire way of making some money and earning RP. Even doing badly in a race nets you some cash, and sitting in a decent lobby exploring the variety of races on offer is a great way to pass the time in GTA Online.

If you don’t want to play in a public lobby, then start a private session with some buddies (from the Online menu) and get racing.

Pro tip: if someone in the lobby is consistently doing well, it’s worth placing a bet on them to win. Do this from the last menu before the race starts.

16. Get a turbo start
If you’re going to be racing, you’ll need to get out of the blocks fast. In true Super Mario Kart style, GTA Online offers a turbo start if you depress the accelerator right at the word “Go!”.

Get 50 turbo starts and you’ll unlock some neat new colors at Los Santos Customs.

17. Find your friends (and enemies) easily
With 16 dots moving around the mini-map, it can sometimes be difficult to see who you’re after. Use the interaction menu to choose “Highlight Player,” then select whose dots you want to flash.

When set to “On,” the flashing dots will appear on the main map and will flash on the edges of the on-screen mini-map, helping guide you quickly and easily to your target.

18. Forgot who shot you? Rockstar didn’t.

Navigate to the “Info” section of the game menu and you’ll get a run-down of your most recent activity. I’ve used this, on more than one occasion, to track down a miscreant and exact revenge.

Helpful if most of the players in your lobby have instantly forgettable user names created from a seemingly random string of letters and numbers.

Interestingly, Rockstar is constantly keeping tabs on who plays nice in GTA Online.Players report being forced to wear dunce caps for 48 hours, due to being bad sports. Conversely, good sports have received in-game payments of $1000 from Rockstar.


Above: Play nice or you wear this dunce cap for 48 hours
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

18. Use your “Action” commands
You can assign an action to your character from the interaction menu. Activate it by clicking both analogue sticks in.

Actions include dancing and flipping the bird which are essentially useless, but fun. If you stock up on energy bars from the convenience stores, however, and set your action to “Eat snack,” then each time you click the sticks you’ll recover some health. Handy to remember when you’re in a firefight.

19. Expand your mini-map
Two “Down” clicks on the D-pad will expand your on-screen mini-map. Perfect for getting a better view of where you’re heading, or of who’s after you. I wish the single player game had this option.

20. Join a crew for extra RP
If you haven’t joined a crew, then you’re missing out on reputation points. Being part of a crew gives you a 10% bonus for every mission. You can search for recommended crews via the start menu if you don’t have any online buddies to hook up with.


Above: You’re going to rank up quicker if you’re part of a crew
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

21. Use the phone to bug your single player friends

While the phone system was in place for Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA Online takes it up a notch. Now you call up your buddies playing the single player story and brag about the fun you’re having online. Just select them from your contacts and choose “Call’.

Doing this for the first time felt very strange, blurring the line between the single and multiplayer experiences and making Los Santos feel very real. It was pretty cool.

22. Wear a mask to hold up convenience stores

Head to Vespucci beach and you can buy some interesting masks from the vendor there. If you wear a mask while holding up a convenience store, the store worker won’t recognize you when you next go back. This essentially allows you to rob the same stores over and over without being recognized.

Try robbing the same store a couple of times as yourself and you’ll find that convenience store workers hold a grudge.

Removing your mask while hiding from the cops should also theoretically cut your wanted level by one star, but this hasn’t actually worked for me in testing.


Above: Get your masks from the vendor on Vespucci Beach
Image Credit: Rockstar Games

23. Helicopter crime sprees

Forget getaway cars; GTA Online is all about getaway choppers. You can rob convenience stores quicker and more easily from the sky, and you’ll get much less trouble from the cops.

As long as you don’t actually shoot the store workers, you shouldn’t ever get more than a two star wanted level, meaning no police air support. So, move quickly to a store, shout a lot, grab the money, and take to the skies. You can easily evade the police cars and move quickly onto the next store.

Just remember not to turn your back on the store workers as some of them carry weapons. And watch out for vigilante citizens.

24. Commit suicide
If you’re stuck in an impossible situation, pinned down by the cops, with a four star wanted level, then taking the easy way out is sometimes the best option.

Medical expenses and bail money can really add up (they scale with the amount of money you have, to a point), so taking a $500 hit for topping yourself will probably save you some cash. Just remember, it’s only a game.

25. Split the bounty money
Rockstar has spiced up GTA Online with a neat bounty hunting system. When you hit level 10 you meet Lester and unlock the ability to place bounties on other players heads. This also allows players to place a bounty on your head.

If you get hit with a sizeable bounty (say, over $5,000), then it’s worth letting an online friend kill you, claim the bounty money, and split it with you. Even after medical expenses, you should turn a profit.

Non-player characters can also place bounties on your head if you cross them. The best way to avoid these bounties is to shoot (or knock out) the NPC concerned. Just don’t let the cops see you.


Above: John Marston is selectable as a father for Social Club members
Image Credit: YouTube/iJustcie
26. John Marston was my father

Red Dead Redemption protagonist John Marston is available as a parent option in character creation for anyone signed up to the Rockstar Social Club. Scroll down to “Dad’s Mother/Dad’s Father”, press “Y” or “Triangle,” and Marston will pop up as your character’s father.

Collector’s Edition owners can also select some old faces from previous Grand Theft Auto as parents. Those lucky few can choose between Nico Bellic (the protagonist from Grand Theft Auto IV), Claude, or Misty (both from GTA III).

Hopefully these tips have been of use for your ongoing life in Los Santos. If you have any of your own that you want to share, feel free to drop them in the comments below.

And be careful out there.

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GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6)

Rockstar GTA series is one of the most popular series of action-adventure, open world, crime and role playing games. Rockstar North is not just limited to grand theft auto only, but its base is GTA series only. Rockstar has recently launched the 5th Grand Theft Auto version and it leads to a huge success. So now all the die hard fans of GTA series are expecting a new adventure and excitement in GTA 6.

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This article will give you all latest updates about GTA 6. Below, you can simply jump to portion, you are looking for.
Basic Details About GTA 6
GTA 6 Release Date
GTA 6 Platform
GTA 6 Features
GTA 6 Location
GTA 6 Characters
GTA 6 Gameplay Trailer (Fan-Made)
GTA 6 Images(Fan-Made)
About GTA 6:

Ever since the Rockstar release GTA 5, GTA lovers has already started questioning about GTA 6. GTA 5 is the most fastest selling video game in the history. The Rockstar earned US$800 million in its first day and US$1 billion in its first three days. The sales history is the proof how much people love GTA game and now have huge expectation from GTA 6 than any other game. Even though it is less than a year when GTA 5 released, but GTA fans has already started asking, “When Is GTA 6 Coming” and even sharing there feature wishlist.

Ever since GTA 5 is launched, GTA 6 is always in news. Rumors about GTA 6 discuss the changes and wishlist GTA fans would love to see in GTA 6. The most wanted wishlist is one beautiful hot woman as the main character in GTA 6 along with other male character.

GTA 6 RELEASE DATE:

The Overwhelming success of GTA V is accumulating the GTA fans to expect the game release for next-generation console with improved graphics and gameplay elements.

Though there is no official announcement of the release date, but Rockstar has given a hint for GTA 6 that “We’ve got about 45 years worth of ideas we want to do,” Leslie Benzies, president of Rockstar North, said in a press conference. A lot of people are predicting the GTA 6 release date by following the previous leads, but the fact is still GTA 6 date is not announced. But considering the Rockstar strategy, it is expected to release sometime around 2018.
TitleRelease Date
Grand Theft Auto 1997
Grand Theft Auto II 1999
Grand Theft Auto III 2001
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
Grand Theft Auto V 2013
GTA 6 2018?


After analysing the past GTA game we predict the next GTA 6 to release sometime around 2018 – 2020. In between we also expect some other GTA game to come. For example, GTA City Stories which is new title registered by Rockstar. You can know more about GTA 6 release date here.


Update On 16 September 2014:

Currently, all the rumors about GTA 6 release date is June – July 2017 are fake. We have many reasons to prove why is it so. First of all there is no direct official confirmation from Rockstar Games. Secondly, same website is writing about it every month just to remain in Google and getting traffic. If this news is true, they should write it once and done. But they are writing the same article almost every week by little modification. This simply means news is their mind creation for getting some extra readers to the site.
GTA 6 Platform:

GTA 6 is very likely going to release for the newest console PS4 and Xbox One. Considering high PC demand later Rockstar is also expected to launch for PC platform aswell.

PS4:

Play Station 4 is the latest console in the gaming zone. Rockstar has recently launched some updates for GTA 5 for PS4. GTA 6 is mostly expected to release for PS4 as its the only latest console in the market by Sony and also it has a lot of scope to be utilized by Rockstar to improve the game.
Xbox One:

Another latest console by Microsoft which also received the updates for GTA 5. Xbox one also had the resources which is yet to be utilized by Rockstar to improve the performance and game quality.
PS3:

Play Station is the predecessor of PS4 and now seems to have some limitations in technical terms due to which it is unable to support the latest graphic’s games. Considering the fact PS3 will be outdated by 2017 and not even getting support from Sony which ends in 2016. So Rockstar might not launch GTA 6 for PS3.

Xbox 360:

Similar scenario is for Xbox 360 version as it also have technical limitations due to which it doesn’t support the high definition graphics games. For GTA 6, this console also might get obsolete as its successor Xbox One is hitting the market with great enthusiasm.

For more read: Will Rockstar Release GTA 6 For PS3 & Xbox 360?

There is also a probability that till the time Rockstar release GTA 6, there may be some more high tech and upgraded consoles available in the market (i.e. PS5 and Xbox Two) and GTA 6 might also be available for those consoles too.
GTA 6 FEATURES (Rumor And Wishlist):

Here are the most wanted feature of GTA 6 from GTA lovers. The below list will be updated with more feature in future, when we get to know more wishlist from them.



Female Protagonist:

Most people have criticized the women’s role in GTA 5, but as GTA 6 is all about excitement at the highest level, so we would be expecting some female protagonist as the center of the story line. It could be innovative idea as GTA franchise is most popular among the world.

Bring 1970’s Back:

Many fans want GTA 6 to take place in retro look of 1970‘s. First reported by motoringcrunch, soon after it becomes a headline for many other sites to share their personal views on the idea. Even many fans in forums have shared that they really liked the idea of 70’s culture, as it was best suited for mafia’s as it includes all the corrupt government and all business owned by mafia’s.

New City:

Another feature we are expecting in next-generation consoles is that it would provide a great opportunity to break away from the cities they’ve already explored and move to a new city, it would be a great adventure and thrill to explore the new city.

More Adventure:

Another interesting thing is adding new professions, such as president of the united states or some leader of any political party, or the chief of some aliens. GTA fans also want to see some new city and places with extra adventure and thrilling experience.

Customize The Main Character:

GTA fans would love to customize the main character before playing the game. The customization of appearance, looks and cloths will be a great feature.

More Missions:

GTA 6 can be little more explored by providing more Money making Missions as: Like robbing banks mission, having a job like joining the army or the police. Such missions will give a more real feeling in the game. It will boost his temperament to get indulged in the game.

Adding More Realism:

Various features are present which are mostly admired by each and every fan but still there is a lot of scope for fun and adventure, in the the next gen Grand Theft Auto game. GTA 6 game engine can support destructible sceneries and the innovative idea is to think like battlefield where we can crumble some wall down or maybe explode some building with an airplane. And after that, the game memorizes that this building is on the ground and by the time game goes on the building starts to get builded again and we can watch the process by watching the workers working on the construction. This idea seems little bit simple but it will add more realism and adventure to the game.

House Changes:

GTA 5 gives the opportunity to buy a house but instead of being stuck with one house there more houses must be provided and there should be change in online also as ability to buy an actual house instead of apartments, and most importantly there should be a feature to edit the house details also.

More Vehicles:

GTA 5 has various vehicles which is liked by various fans but still it lack the real feeling which came in GTA. So, there should be addition of some monster trucks such as 1967 Shelby GT500, Hot Rods, 1950’s Ford Pickup Truck,1950’s Chevy Pickup Truck or Chevy SS Camaros.

More Stylish Clothes:

GTA 6 must be little different from GTA 5, it will have the ability to buy any clothes for each character (including clothes from multiplayer) should be added, as this feature while more ralism and varity in character as it help in creating more real like feeling during game play.

Modification of Vehicles:

GTA 6 will have more advanced features with respect to vehicles as they should be able to modify the car by themselves such as adding the neon lights and speakers or different body kits and many interesting advancement according to there requirements.

Other Feature:

GTA user would also love to customize some vehicle and guns to the way they want. Many of the fans also want old health system to be back in GTA 6. The health determined by numbers 100 and the player die only when it sank to zero. Here you can find more GTA 6 feature listed.
GTA 6 Location:

GTA 6 rumors are getting viral day by day. Recent one is related whether the GTA 6 will place in Vice City, Houston or Texas. Although gamer are still believing that GTA 6 will be in American city, most probably in Miami or New York City. You can also read best 4 location for GTA 6.
GTA 6 Characters:

Grand Theft Auto 6 Characters are rumored to such an extent that even we sometimes feel that Rockstar might get confused about its main protagonist in the game. GTA 6 latest and most wanted character till now is a female which must act as a main protagonist or can be one of the main lead characters.

Dan Houser head writer for Rockstar Games has told that in a interview, whether he never thought a female character in GTA 5 in respond to this he said “We didn’t really think about it this time, That’s not to say that we couldn’t or we wouldn’t. This character set is just what came to us: it wasn’t, ‘we’ve got X and Y so we need Z,’ we weren’t trying to do it off a checklist – I don’t think that will ever give you something that’s believable or engaging.”

“In the future, could we do a game with a lead female character? Of course. We just haven’t found the right game for it yet, but it’s one of the things that we always think about. It didn’t feel natural for this game but definitely for the right game in the future – with the right themes, it could be fantastic. But for GTA V, this was the organic thing that came up, these were the characters what would display the themes we wanted to think about.”

Various fans have different opinions about the female protagonist. Some are in favor while others oppose it. Female character might be included in the game but seeing it in a lead role will not be a very fruitful for the legacy of Rockstar grand series Grand Theft Auto.

Apart from Female protagonist other hot news is that, Rockstar might put a drastic change in Grand Theft Auto 6 which might lead to a single main character who will lead the story. Though this news is not confirmed by any official sources but its highly rumored among the fans. You can know more about GTA 6 characters here.
GTA 6 Gameplay Trailer Video (Fan-made):

After watching so many fan made GTA 6 gameplay trailer, below is of such trailer. The trailer is 3 minutes in length which focus on female protagonist. Until official comes, enjoy fan-made.

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Jaguar wants to monitor its drivers' brainwaves, heart rate, and breathing

A future Jaguar could monitor your brain, detect your health, and predict your actions. It sounds incredibly futuristic, but they're all elements of different projects that Jaguar Land Rover is working on right now in order to make its cars much smarter and safer. It detailed the projects today in a news post, following up last week's announced that it was developing sensors that could monitor for potholes

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"We believe some of the technologies currently being used in aerospace and medicine could help improve road safety and enhance the driving experience," says Wolfgang Epple, Jaguar's research and technology director. "These research projects are investigating how we could exploit this for the benefit of our customers and other road users."



BRAIN ACTIVITY, HEART RATE, AND BREATHING MONITORS COULD TELL IF A DRIVER IS ALERT

The brain monitoring tech is easily the most incredible sounding project of the bunch. Jaguar wants its cars to be able to tell if a person is paying attention to the road or off daydreaming, so that it can try to make the driver alert again should they lose focus. It says that's possible by monitoring for brainwaves that indicate a person is tired or distracted. The problem — aside from reliability issues — is that current brainwave monitors typically involve a headset. But Jaguar says that it should be able to monitor for brainwaves through sensors embedded in the steering wheel. It's apparently looking into adapting tech that's already used by NASA to monitor pilots' concentration.

If the tech works, Jaguar says that it may try to get drivers focused again by vibrating the steering wheel or pedals. If that doesn't work, it might move on to warning icons and sounds. The development could certainly be a help today, but Jaguar imagines it being particularly important in the future when it's selling self-driving cars. The car may have to hand off control to a driver at some point, and it's critical to know if the driver is ready.

That concern also stretches into Jaguar's interest in monitoring its drivers' health through their heart rate and breathing. It says that it's testing a "medical-grade sensor" that can be embedded in a seat and monitor heart rate and breathing through vibrations. Jaguar hopes that the sensors will be able to detect "the onset of sudden and serious illness," and give the car enough information to know when a person isn't in the right shape to drive (it wouldn't be a bad idea to autonomously reroute someone to a hospital at that point, too). One additional amazing part about this: Jaguar even imagines that the car could tell if a driver is a little stressed out and then put on some mood lighting or smooth music to help them chill out.

OTHER PROJECTS ARE AIMED AT INCREASING DRIVER AWARENESS IN THE SHORT TERM

While those two research projects are partly focused on making autonomous driving safe, Jaguar is detailing two other projects that are meant more for current vehicles. One is a "haptic accelerator pedal" that could pulse or vibrate in order to alert a driver to whether they were going over the speed limit or were close to hitting another car.

The other project is an infotainment system that could detect what button a driver means to push before they actually touch it. It would apparently use cameras to follow a driver's hand and predict mid-air what they mean to press. It might even use ultrasonic waves to create a tapping or tingling sensation in a person's finger so that they know the system registered their movement. The idea is that this could reduce the time a driver is looking away from the wheel, however briefly (in tests, Jaguar says it's increased button selection speed by 22 percent), but it also sounds like it could be far more frustrating and time consuming if it doesn't work.

It's not clear how far along any of these projects are, and some of them are evidently meant for cars that are likely many years out. Still, the details that Jaguar has been giving on how it's trying to bring advanced tech into the car have been fascinating, and they suggest a much more advanced vehicle than most of us have been imagining driving down the road one day.

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New games, hardware and adding value: Which console "won" E3 2015?

While there were a lot of great looking games on show, not every console maker had the most successful E3Image Gallery (11 images)

With big press events from Sony, Microsoft and a raft of third party publishers, and with Nintendo's unique Direct broadcast approach, it's all too easy to get lost in the tidal wave of announcements that hit in the first few days of the E3. All three big console makers presented a vision of what consumers can expect from their systems in the coming year, but whose showing was the strongest, and whose left a bitter taste in the mouth? Read on as Gizmag assesses this year's E3 offerings, and provides musings on what the announcements might mean for the current and future landscape of console gaming.

A rocky year for Nintendo

Let's start off with the bad news – not everyone was a fan of what Nintendo showed during its E3 Direct broadcast. While the announcement broadcasts, which the company makes fairly often throughout the year, are usually well received, fan reaction to the latest outing was far more negative – there's even a petition to stop development of the multiplayer 3DS title Metroid Prime Federation Force. It's currently sitting on more than 16,000 supporters.

The presentation made for a light hearted and enjoyable watch, but was heavy on filler, and while a fair few portable titles were announced, there wasn't much talk of big Wii U games. In fact, we already knew about the biggest console reveal – Star Fox Zero – from an earlier glimpse at the project, and no AAA title was announced to fill the void left by the unnamedLegend of Zelda Wii U entry that recently slipped down to a 2016 release window. But the underwhelming software wasn't the company's biggest issue. No, that came in its failure to discuss the future.

We've known for a few months that Nintendo's next console is in the works. We don't yet know what form the system will take (rumors suggest that it might combine the company's portable and home console offerings into a single piece of hardware), and it's unlikely it will hit shelves before 2017, but we do know it exists, and that's a problem for Nintendo.

Why announce that your next generation games console is on the way, then wait a year to talk about it? That behavior only breeds a lack of confidence in current gen hardware, making consumers reluctant to jump on board with the Wii U, when they know the party won't go on much longer.

In reality, it was always going to be a tough year for Nintendo. The company had to make a strong case for the Wii U – that it still has its best years ahead of it – and it needed two or three AAA reveals to do so. That's something that's difficult to pull off when you're working with very little third party support.

The result? Nintendo essentially sealed the Wii U's fate as a lame duck console (if there were still any room for doubt before E3).

Backwards compatibility + new hardware = a more appealing Xbox One

Microsoft has made some huge blunders this console generation. Things were rocky from the get go, with the system's split focus between gaming and entertainment, always online requirements and strict no-used-games policy receiving a frosty reception from consumers. Those issues were quickly fixed, with a reversal on the always online and used games policies, and a refocus on gaming. The company even started selling the console without the much-derided Kinect sensor, allowing users to purchase a cheaper, more gaming-centric version of the product.

Microsoft performed a balancing act at this year's E3, showcasing its upcoming exclusives (Halo 5 Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Sea of Thieves, etc.) while announcing new features and hardware that add significant value to the system. On one end of the scale, the announcement of backwards compatibility will make the Xbox One a far more appealing prospect to Xbox 360 owners who are yet to make the leap to the current generation platform. At the other end of the scale, the new Xbox Elite controller will appeal to the platform's more hardcore player base, particularly eSports players using the console.

Redmond had one more trick up its sleeve at E3, demoing how its Hololens augmented reality headset will play a part in gaming, showing off an impressive version of Minecraft that allows users to view an interactive tabletop version of their creations.

Microsoft isn't ready to provide hands-on time with the tech, but it looks very promising and, like the company's other big reveals, could add serious value to the platform. Overall, Microsoft's E3 was the polar opposite of Nintendo's, giving new users a reason to jump in, and existing players good reason to keep faith.

Sony makes good on one promise, skips over another

Sony made the biggest game reveals of any company at this year's show, including new IP Horizon Zero Dawn, the ambitious and creative Dreamsand the much-requested Final Fantasy VII remake – a timed exclusive. Oh, and there's also highly anticipated The Last Guardian, a game originally revealed back in 2007, and one that many people believed would never see the light of day.

For many, a great upcoming games lineup will be enough to keep up interest in the system – it's the strategy that Sony has had from the beginning with the PS4, and one that's kept it ahead of its rivals since launch. But its easy to argue that Microsoft's exclusive game lineup is looking every bit as strong as Sony's, and with the issue of horsepower disparity – one the key post-launch battlegrounds – beginning to fade into the background, could Redmond's new features and hardware be enough to finally put it ahead of the pack? It's certainly possible.

What's interesting here is that Sony does have one big way of adding value to its system – the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset. Surprisingly, Sony didn't take the opportunity to drive home the upcoming hardware at E3, instead providing no significant new details, and generally just skimming over the topic during the press event. Gizmag did get the chance to go hands-on with the headset on the show floor, and was generally impressed with what it offered. Unfortunately, the demo was a little limited, and didn't really show off how the peripheral could impact the system.

So, overall, if you were ranking the performance of the big three at E3 2015, you'd have to put Nintendo in last, behind Sony and finally Microsoft. Of course it's not quite that simple in reality. For many, Sony's big reveals will be enough to claim victory for the PS4, for Star Fox fans could even claim that Nintendo had the most compelling offering.

What's certain is that Microsoft went above and beyond for this year's event, giving existing and prospective users more reasons than ever to consider its current generation system. As the months and years roll on, it might just be enough to help the Xbox One claim that much coveted top spot.

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