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Though ESPN 3D’s imminent demise might be evidence to some that 3D TV isn’t exactly killing it, BBC has confirmed that it will cover Wimbledon again this year with that extra dimension. In particular, it will broadcast selected matches, including the men’s and women’s finals and semi-finals, in free-to-air 3D for those with the Red Button service and supported sets. Wimbledon marked its first-ever 3D broadcast two years ago, and the BBC is also experimenting with 4K coverage this year with Sony, albeit exclusively at a live spectator “experience zone” on the finely manicured grounds. The network also said it would up its live streams from six to ten to go with its YouTube coverage — meaning UKers who miss a single grunt will have only themselves to blame.

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“The world of video game design is a mysterious one,” Double Fine’s Kickstarter pitch reads. “What really happens behind the closed doors of a development studio is often unknown, unappreciated or misunderstood.”

Those words were written around February 2012, ahead of the longtime adventure game developer’s Kickstarter campaign launch in order to introduce its latest effort to the world. The project required $400,000, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer said — a goal eventually shattered by more than $3 million in pledges — and would unfold “over a six-to-eight-month period.” A “small team” led by Schafer promised to create a point-and-click adventure game in the vein of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. That game, first known as Double Fine Adventure, is now Broken Age — a fitting title considering what came next.

Last evening, Schafer took to the Kickstarter backer page to explain what’s going on with Broken Age (now well beyond the “six-to-eight-month period” originally promised): “I designed too much game,” he said. That means it’s not ready, in case that isn’t clear. Moreover, a half-done version of the game — pared down from its original scope — will launch on Steam’s “Early Access” section long before the full game’s planned launch, and long before Kickstarter backers will play what they paid for, in order to fund the final half.

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BlackBerry 10 users have had Flixster’s app as a movie guide since January, but they haven’t had the chance to watch their discoveries on the BlackBerry itself. Thankfully, Flixster has provided that missing piece of the puzzle today by adding UltraViolet support (not pictured here). As with Android and iOS, anyone with a BB10 device can now stream videos saved in their UV locker. The upgrade brings regular Flixster accounts, too — members can mark the movies they want to see and review them afterward. Between these two major additions, the new Flixster app is easily worth an update at the source link.

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Source: BlackBerry World

When Redbox Instant’s mobile apps launched earlier this year some users noticed that it refused to work on rooted Android hardware. Now a new update, noted in the log as “changed the way we handle rooted devices,” is allowing playback no matter what your superuser status is. Many other premium video apps (but not Netflix, for example) have similar blocks on rooted / jailbroken mobile hardware, although users can usually work around them. Still, it’s annoying and mostly unnecessary especially since the block is so easily overcome, so it’s good to see Redbox making the change. The ban on rooted hardware and its limited library of subscription streaming content — although it does throw in the convenience of kiosk rental credits — have been the source of a large number of negative reviews for the app, hopefully with one looming issue out of the way the other will be addressed shortly.

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Source: Google Play

Like many, many (many) other programmers, NBC Universal’s USA Network has had its own iOS app, USA Anywhere, for quite some time. However, users have been disappointed with the lack of past episode availability, among other foibles, so USA has just taken the wraps off a new app called Anywhere Plus, available for free on iTunes. You’ll now be able to watch all its programs a day after they air and back episodes for certain shows, assuming you’re signed up for the network with a cable provider. Even if you’re not, selected episodes are now available along with behind-the-scenes clips, interviews and the like. You’ll also get a program guide and the usual social network bells and whistles, so if you’ve been looking to get your Psych or Burn Notice fix on the go, hit the source.

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Via: 9 to 5 Mac

Source: iTunes