Sep 05
Sep 05
A couple of weeks ago, Blizzard announced the first major patch for World of Warcraft in the form of Patch 7.1. One of the notable features that Blizzard will be introducing in the patch would be the return of Karazhan, which in the Legion expansion will now exist as an epic 5-man dungeon.
Now Blizzard has released a new video in which they preview the patch called “Return to Karazhan”. Like we said, the 5-man dungeon was designed to be epic and is supposed to be a throwback to the good old days where instances like Blackrock Depths allowed players to play for hours at a time, versus current instances where it can be completed in 30 minutes.
As you can see in the preview, it will feature all kinds of whacky designs that you won’t expect from current instances and should be something worth looking forward to. So far the latest Legion expansion has been very well-received by gamers which you can check out for yourself in various reviews.
Assuming Blizzard is able to keep up this momentum, it is possible that Legion will be able to “erase” the bad feelings that players generally had towards the previous Warlords of Draenor expansion.
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Sep 05
When Activision announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, they also announced that the game would be launching with just 10 maps. Given how beautiful the game looks like in all of its remastered glory, we’re guessing that more than one gamer was disappointed by the seemingly lack of variety in maps.
However the good news is that Activision might have had a change of mind. According to recent reports, it turns out that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will now be launching with 16 maps instead, versus the 10 that were originally announced. This means 6 more maps that players will be able to look forward to.
These 16 maps are also the ones that have been featured in the previous release of the game, so none of them will be new per se, but they should be pretty familiar to gamers who might have played the original version of the game. However we should note that the game will be launched with the original 10 maps.
The additional 6 maps will be made available for download in December, so until then gamers will just have to make do with what they’ve got. In the meantime Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will not be available on previous generation consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360.
More Maps Announced For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Sep 05
By now we suppose we’ve more or less figured out what kind of hardware specs the upcoming Google phones are packing, but we guess it wouldn’t hurt to be reassured every now and then. According to recent sightings, it seems that the Google Pixel XL (codename Marlin) has been spotted on Geekbench.
According to the listing, it has more or less been confirmed that the phone will be packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset with 4GB of RAM, but other than that we’re not sure what else we can expect. It also appears to be running on Android NMR1 which is pretty much Android 7.0 Nougat, but then again that’s kind of to be expected.
This isn’t the first time the Marlin has been spotted on benchmarks, so like we said, the specs don’t really come as a surprise. Not to mention flagship handsets these days tend of pack Snapdragon 820 chipsets with 4GB of RAM as a standard, so once again even if there were no leaks, we would have expected those specs at the very least.
Interestingly enough this year’s phones from Google might not be known as Nexus handsets. The rumors are claiming that Google will instead use the Pixel branding that they have used for their tablets and Chromebooks, which we guess makes sense. The rumors are also claiming that these phones will be launched on the 4th of October.
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Sep 05
Just in case you need another way to watch college football, Fox Sports Go has launched apps on a few more platforms. There’s now an app available for Roku, as well as the ability to stream on Chromecast (at least on Android and from the web, I didn’…
Sep 05
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning, five-set upset over 14-times grand slam singles champion Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic tiebreak 8-6 to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
Displaying poise beyond his years, the 22-year-old Pouille took charge early and led two sets to one, then rebounded after sagging in the fourth set to win 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) in a four-hour struggle against the fourth seed.
Playing his third consecutive five-set match, 24th seed Pouille, still looking for his first ATP Tour title, showed that his quarter-final advance earlier this season at Wimbledon was no fluke.
“It’s my first match on the center court, against Rafa,” Pouille said in an on-court interview after dropping flat on his back in celebration after his forehand winner ended the marathon on his fourth match point.
“I couldn’t dream better than this.”
The see-saw battle carried all the way into the fifth-set tiebreak, reached after Pouille answered Nadal’s opening game service break with one of his own in the eighth game.
In the tension-packed decider, the Frenchman rushed out to a 4-1 lead. Double U.S. Open winner Nadal drew within 4-3 but a forehand winner by Pouille made it 6-3 for triple match point.
Nadal, who has made an extraordinary comeback from a wrist injury that forced him to retire before his third-round match at Roland Garros and withdraw from Wimbledon, fought them all off to make it 6-6.
The Spaniard looked poised to reach match point himself when he came in on a short ball and looked set to unleash a winner, but his forehand found the net and Pouille made no such mistake on his big swing that finished the match.
“I learned that it’s never over until the last point,” said Pouille. “I was a break down in the fifth, I came back and led 6-3 in the tiebreak and he came back. Yeah, it’s never done until the last point is over.”
Said Nadal: “I fight until the end, until the last ball. Was a very close match. I congratulate my opponent, he played with better decisions than me the last couple of points.
Nadal said Pouille has a very bright future.
“He’s a player that has all the shots. He’s a potential top 10 and good fight for the big things the next couple of years, if he’s able to keep playing well, keep improving.”
Pouille will play 10th-seeded compatriot Gael Monfils in the last eight.
Monfils advanced with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory winner against unseeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, and has yet to lose a set in the tournament.
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Sep 05
Russian Blogger Charged With 'Inciting Hatred' After Playing Pokémon Go in Church
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On Saturday, Russian officials announced that atheist vlogger Ruslan Sokolovsky has been detained for two months for “inciting hatred” and “insulting religious feelings” after posting a video of himself playing Pokémon Go inside a historic cathedral. He reportedly faces up to five years in jail if convicted.
Sep 05
With IFA 2016 close to an end, we now set our eyes on two major announcement coming this week, one from LG and, of course, one for Apple. And in case you haven’t heard, the iPhone 7 is highly expected to debut on Wednesday. So naturally, the hype machine and rumor mill is going on overdrive, with KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo … Continue reading
Sep 05
We’re not sure how many of you guys know this, but there’s a feature in Google Maps called the Timeline. As its name implies, this is basically a feature that shows you where you’ve been, what time you were there, and so on. If you’re trying to retrace your steps or just for memory purposes, it can come in handy.
For the most part, the feature is also automatic but users have the option of editing it if they wish. The good news for all you Pokemon fans out there is that it looks like Google has decided to add a new Timeline activity option in the form of “Catching Pokemon”, meaning that you can now log your Pokemon catching activities while you’re out and about.
Why would you want this? If you’re trying to keep a log on all your Pokemon GO activities and trying to remember where you caught what, what time, and so on then this feature could come in handy. You could even share the information with your friends and the Pokemon GO community, to tell them that at this particular time you saw this particular Pokemon.
We guess it’s kind of a novel feature and to be honest, we’re not sure how many users even bother with Google Maps’ Timeline feature to begin with, but either way it’s there if you want to access it. In the meantime if you’re curious about the feature, check out Google’s support page on how to access it.
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Sep 05
The thing about EA published games is that if you were to buy them via EA Access or Origin Access, you would typically be able to access the game a little earlier than everyone else. If you were hoping for the same treatment for the upcoming Titanfall 2, which will be released this October, you’d be out of luck.
This has been confirmed by the developers of Titanfall 2 themselves to the folks at Game Reactor. According to Respawn, they have confirmed that gamers will not be granted early access to the game and that it will not be part of EA Access or Origin Access when it launches this October.
It is unclear as to why they have made this decision, but what this means for gamers is that you guys won’t be able to gain early access, try it for free, or get any discounts. Respawn tells Game Reactor that they might be considering adding it to EA Access or Origin Access in the future, but for now we suppose gamers shouldn’t hold their breath.
No doubt this is disappointing news for gamers, although we can’t be sure if this will have a negative impact on the game’s launch which last we checked, was set for the 28th of October.
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