‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ adds ‘Heavy Duty’ mode

Call of Duty: Ghosts adds a new multiplayer mode called “Heavy Duty” in its latest update

Many of the problems with Activision’s latest Call of Duty iteration are not something that can be fixed with patches and updates.

Yet, that’s the road that the developers are taking with the release of the latest update for Call of Duty: Ghosts. The latest update for the title is headlined by the addition of a free new multiplayer mode dubbed “Heavy Duty”, along with the obligatory patches and fixes to the multiplayer suite.

“Heavy Duty” mode aims to address a common complaint made by Call of Duty players: It’s too easy to get killed. The general consensus amongst gamers is that the person who shoots first normally comes out on top in all gunfights. In the new mode, all players will spawn with beefed-up health bars so they can take more punishment before going down, hopefully making gunfights more about strategy rather than the reflex tests that they are. Developers Infinity Ward are looking to collect feedback on the mode, so this is a chance for the players to make their voices heard.

The update is now live on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC. The poor Wii U once again gets the short end of the stick, as there is no word yet on when the Nintendo faithful will get the update on their console of choice. For Call of Duty veterans who want to get into the nitty gritty details of all the changes being dropped in this latest patch, the entire changelist is available on the forum.

Source: IGN

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The Panama Canal

 The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is an amazing feat of engineering that has been described as a man made modern wonder. This is not surprising when you consider the fact that it is one of the biggest and most difficult engineering projects to ever be undertaken. It has been operational for one hundred years and has many very interesting features. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the Caribbean Sea and is vital to internationalmaritime trade.

A whole generation of ships have been built for the specific purpose of navigating the canal. These ships are built to the largest possible size that can travel via the canal. Ships that are built for this purpose are said to be built to the ‘Panamax Spec’

There are sets of locks that are responsible for controlling tho flow of traffic and water in the canal. The locks at each end of the canal have been designed to lift ships so that they can access the Gatun Lake. The Gatun Lake is 85ft above sea level, it is an artificial lake that was created for the purpose of reducing the amount of excavation work that was required during construction.

^New locks are currently under construction and it is estimated that they will be completed in 2015.

Sources ( blogwandr.me, costaricantimes.com )

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LG’s first wearables will debut alongside LG G3 at MWC 2014

LG will unveil two wearable devices along with the quad-HD screen toting LG G3 at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

LG’s first wearable offerings will be a smartwatch called G Arch and a fitness tracker called G Health. The G Arch will offer similar functionality as other smartwatches that are out in the market, like Samsung’s Galaxy Gear and Sony’s Smartwatch 2. It will sync with a mobile device and allow users to check notifications, messages and call logs directly from the watch.

The G Health will be a fitness tracker that is more akin to Nike’s FuelBand series. LG demoed a similar tracker at CES earlier this year, but the device was not launched. It has been indicated that LG will debut the G Health along with the G Arch at next year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Along with a slew of wearable devices, LG is also looking to launch the successor to the LG G2. Hardware details of the LG G3 have leaked online, and the device is said to feature a quad-HD (2K) resolution screen, 16MP camera along with an octa-core processor that will be manufactured in-house at LG. The LG G3 is said to be available in the second half of 2014.

Samsung already manufactures SoCs for use in its mobiles, and it looks like LG will get in on the act starting next year. The processors are allegedly code-named Odin, and LG is said to be working on a quad-core version along with an octa-core version. LG signed a licencing deal with ARM for the 64-bit Cortex-A50 processors, so it is likely that LG will use this core in its processors.

Source: Korea Herald, ZDNet Korea

Rumor: Two ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games to release in 2014?

A recent interview hints that Ubisoft might be planning on releasing two Assassin’s Creed titles across next-gen and current-gen platforms next year.

When Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed is now an annual franchise, many gamers felt dubious about the proposition: could the landmark series turn lukewarm and bland with yearly iterations re-hashing the same material in different ways? Would it be overdone like the ill-fatedCall of Duty: Ghosts?

On the heels of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Assassin’s Creed III–both of which have been regarded with disdain by the gaming sphere–gamers were worried that the franchise was going downhill.

The stellar critical reception (and sales figures) of Assassin’s Creed IV has allayed those fears. With Black Flag, Ubisoft has weathered the trepidation quite well and proved that the studio is still very much on its game.

But can the studio (and gamers, for that matter) handle putting out two Assassin’s Creed games in the same year?

In a recent interview with Examiner, Ubisoft Sofia producer Momchil Gindyanov shared that “multiple releases are a possibility” for 2014:

“Definitely [multiple releases a year] is a possibility. That being said, I don’t believe AC Liberation and AC IV are in competition as both games provide different experiences and I’m sure our fans enjoy both.”

Based on Ubisoft’s announcement of a yearly Assassin’s Creed release, we can surmise that there may be as many as two games for 2014: one being a brand new game for next-gen consoles and the other the HD re-released of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation.

Further Speculation arises whether Ubisoft will continue this trend past 2014–most likely not, considering the overkill factor involved with developing two concurrent games…however we may see the series splinter off with further adventures on the PS Vita.

One of the biggest concerns that gamers face with the possible “two Assassin’s Creed games a year” scenario (aside from cost) is not being able to really digest the story and gameplay to prepare for a new game. That was one of the points that Examiner brought up, along with the concern that a new release so soon might affect sales figures.

It’s quite important to give gamers enough time to thoroughly enjoy the game itself. Millions of players are enjoying Edward Kenway’s exploits across the 18th Century Caribbean, and quite a few of them haven’t really thought about a new Assassin’s Creed game. Release too many games too soon and you risk over-saturating the market as well as diluting your core constituency, and that’s never a good thing.

Keep in mind that this is based on conjecture and rumor, and although Gindyanov’s statements are indicative of certain possibilities, it’s important to remember that nothing has been confirmed at this point. It’ll be interesting to see how this story pans out, and if any other Ubisoft employees make further statements.

Although Ubisoft already has an idea on how the series will end, there’s a multitude of unexplored paths for the franchise that spans across the wake of time itself.