A recent post on the Facebook blog has shown that Facebook’s very own currency, titled Facebook Credits, could be close to being launched on the popular social networking site!
The blog post by Facebook’s Deborah Liu explains what the currency system is all about and how they plan to use it on the site:
Posted by: ChrisAugmented reality is one of those phrases that is used a lot by techies, but depending on who you ask or where you are, it can mean almost anything. What I understand is that the general idea is that there is “more than what meets the eye.” (e.g. you can see a restaurant, but augmented reality can show you reviews or the best dishes to eat there.)
Ultimately, it has the potential to make life a lot more interesting. Just as the Internet brought about a revolution of knowledge, augmented reality is probably the next step.
Posted by: JoeApp of the Month, huh? Well.. from now on, at the end of every month, we shall be posting a small review on a recommended App from the iPhone AppStore that we think is worth your time downloading.
ANGRY BIRDS
You may be thinking, wtf? But you wouldn’t believe how fun and addictive this little iPhone title is and priced at only £0.59 it’s an absolute steal. The story of the game is to take revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs. Using the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ fortified castles.
How might you do this? Well, the birds are going to fling themselves at the Pigs castles via catapult, yes.. you read it right: CATAPULT. It may sound like the craziest idea ever, but in principle it is such a fantastic concept and works brilliantly.
Just a quick post to let all you PS3 users know that the God of War III demo is now up on the Playstation Network for you to go an download!
For those unaware of what the God of War series is all about, check out the trailer below!
That’s pretty much it for now, but get downloading and enjoy the demo!
Posted by: ChrisYes you might be thinking that E3 is still quite awhile away and that we have GDC on the gaming calendar next but Shane Bettenhausen of Ignition Entertainment (previously of EGM) hypothesized on this week’s 4 Guys 1UP podcast that Sony and Nintendo’s portable follow ups will be revealed at this year’s E3 event:
“I think the big story of E3 is DS 2 and PSP 2. I’m really excited to see that,” he further commented that the“DS and PSP both existed in completely different sides [...] if those two put out similar products at the same time, it really evens the playing field.”
You might be thinking that this is some guy just trying to start off some new rumours, but this guy is usually spot on when it comes to rumours and if his sources are correct, this almost certainly could be true.
It’s great news too the ears of PSP and DS fans atleast, however i doubt we will hear any confirmation any time soon. Still, it still gets you handheld gamers excited, huh?
Posted by: MattA very short post for now, but I thought i’d just let you all know that iTunes have just claimed to of had their 10,000,000,000th (10 billion) song downloaded from the music store!
Not only that, but the lucky person who downloaded the 10,000,000,000th song will be winning a $10,000 iTunes gift card courtesy of Apple! The winner of the giftcard has not been announced yet, but we will know shortly, hopefully in a couple of days.
So to finish off. Congratulation to Apple for selling so many downloads, and also congratulations to the lucky downloader who bought the 10,000,000,000th song!
Posted by: ChrisFollowing on from the recent post about Apple removing 5,000 apps from the App store because of adult content that doesn’t follow the stores guidelines, Apple seemed to have altered the App Store so many of the removed apps could be making a reappearance!
Cult of Mac has confirmed that when you go to submit an app to the App Store through iTunes, Apple have added ‘Explicit’ to the list of categories for your app to be added to! Explicit has been added alongside other categories such as Entertainment, books and games; so choose carefully when submitting an app as you don’t want the wrong people downloading your app!
As of now, Apple haven’t given a reason behind adding the new category to the App Submission, although we believe it could be due to the amount of negative press surrounding this topic and have therefore decided to create the category to try and please everyone!
What do you think? Are Apple doing the right thing by adding an Explicit category, or perhaps they should consider a parental content filter on the iPhone and iPod Touch? Leave your comments below.
Posted by: ChrisHello and welcome to the monthy game round-up, where I will be taking a look at what’s to look forward to this month in gaming. Both Xbox 360 and the PS3 titles will be covered here plus downloadable content that is scheduled for release (Arcade games not included). Up first are the Xbox 360 titles: Read more »
Posted by: ChrisYesterday Microsoft held a secret Project Natal event, showing off the upcoming technology to various people from the technology industry and celebrities, one of whom was TV presenter Jonathan Ross who leaked a possible release date for Natal via his Twitter Status:
“OK. Before bed. Natal on X Box impressive. Not quite there yet i think but tye have til october and if they get it right…skys the limit.”
Of course, Ross’ twitter status could be refering to Microsoft’s development schedule. An October goal could be in preparation for a November launch.
Microsoft replied to the speculation stating “There have been no further announcements on the release date of Project Natal – it remains scheduled for Christmas 2010.” Read more »
Posted by: MattThanks to the Playstation Blog, DigiLounge are able to give you access to a free theme for the PS3 and the PSP!
The guys over at the Playstation Blog have created a free Kahoots theme thats available to download as part of Mini’s month!
Be aware though there are only 5,000 copies available and if you’re one of the lucky 5,000 then make sure to download before the 28th of February as this great giveaway ends at the end of this month!
To get this great theme use the following codes:
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