Weekend game deals: Hard Reset $5, Splinter Cell: Conviction $8

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Although Steam's epic Christmas sale is still a few weeks out, various digital distributors have already launched their holiday promotions, with several of them slashing prices on the same games, especially Paradox Interactive titles, which are available in steeply discounted bundles on Amazon. Elsewhere, you'll find savings on a Batman Arkham combo, a F.E.A.R. bundle, a Total War collection as well as assorted Rockstar, Square Enix and Focus Home Interactive titles. In case you missed it, we should also note that the latest Humble Bundle offers seven THQ titles including Saints Row: The Third, Darksiders and Metro 2033.

Steam
77 Endless Space $14.99 (50% off)
46 Confrontation $6.79 (66% off -- today only)
Unreal Deal Pack $13.59 (66% off)
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Amazon Digital
65 Paradox War Chest $7.49 (94% off)
76 Plentiful Paradox Package $9.99 (93% off)
76  Magicka Collection $5.00 (75% off)
72  Majesty Franchise $9.99 (90% off)
77 Zeno Clash $9.99 (33% off)
Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition $26.79 (33% off)
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GameStop
88  Total War Grand Master Collection $41.24 (50% off)
Ultimate Doom $4.99 (50% off)
Final Doom $4.99 (50% off)
Dawn of Fantasy $14.99 (50% off)
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection $19.99 (50% off)
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GamersGate
90 Batman Arkham Collection $20.05 (70% off)
80 The Settlers 7 Deluxe Gold Edition $8.99 (70% off)
83 Anno 2070 $24.97 (50% off)
83 Sonic Generations $14.98 (50% off)
80 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat $3.89 (70% off)
72 Penumbra Collection $5.00 (75% off)
88 Empire: Total War Collection $14.98 (50% off)
73 F.E.A.R. Complete Pack $12.00 (70% off)
60 Dark Void $4.98 (50% off)
76  Shadowgrounds Bundle Pack $4.99 (75% off)
78 Prince of Persia titles $2.49-$4.99 (75%-88% off)
50 Post Apocalyptic Mayhem 3-Pack $6.24 (75% off)
Crash Time 2 $3.74 (75% off)
Far Cry Complete Pack $4.99 (75% off)
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GameFly
78 Overlord II $4.99 (50% off)
64 Naval War: Arctic Circle $4.99 (75% off)
74 Cities XL 2011 $9.99 (60% off)
63 Cities XL 2012 $27.99 (30% off)
73 Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition $7.99 (60% off)
74 The Next Big Thing $11.99 (60% off)
64 Yesterday $20.99 (30% off)
GRID $7.49 (50% off)
Overlord $2.49 (50% off)
Overlord: Raising Hell $4.99 (50% off)
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition $20.99 (30% off)
7 Sins $3.75 (75% off)
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Green Man Gaming
75 Dead Island GotY $9.99 (50% off)
69 LotR: War in the North $9.99 (50% off)
73 Hard Reset $5.00 (75% off)
71  Velvet Assassin $1.99 (75% off)
75  Two Worlds II $7.99 (60% off)
86  LA Noire $14.99 (50% off)
 Sniper: Ghost Warrior $4.98 (75% off)
Dwarfs!? $2.49 (75% off)
SkyDrift $2.49 (75% off)
Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD $4.99 (75% off)
Death Rally $4.99 (50% off)
Rochard $4.99 (50% off)
Bully $7.49 (50% off)
Manhunt $4.99 (50% off)
Midnight Club II $4.99 
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Get Games
64  Alpha Protocol $4.99 (75% off)
88  Deus Ex: Human Revolution $7.49 (75% off)
81  Splinter Cell: Conviction $7.99 (60% off)
76  Men of War Assault Squad and Gold Bundle $12.49 (75% off)
Thief Triple Pack $8.24 (75% off)
Deus Ex GotY $1.99 (75% off)
Deus Ex: Invisible War $2.49 (75% off)
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin $2.49 (75% off)
Hitman: Blood Money $2.49 (75% off)
Hitman Codename 47 $2.49 (75% off)
Splinter Cell $2.99 (70% off)
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GOG
60% off Nordic games


Source : techspot[dot]com

Facebook enters cloud with Photo Sync for iOS, Android

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Facebook enters cloud with Photo Sync for iOS, Android

Now your photos will upload to Facebook instantly and privately

After being revealed back in September, Facebook officially launched its new Photo Sync feature for iOS and Android devices on Friday.

Though Photo Sync had been being tested by a select number of Android users for the past few months, and iOS for the past week or so, Facebook finally opened up the feature to the rest of its mobile users.

When enabled, Photo Sync will upload any and all pictures taken on a mobile device to a private, locked folder called "Synced from Phone" within Facebook.

Once there, users can decide which pictures to share with the rest of their friends and feed, and which pictures should remain private.

iOS 6 mandatory

For any iPhone and iPad users, Photo Sync will only work when the device is upgraded to iOS 6.

Photo Sync appears to work with any version of Android, as Facebook doesn't specify any requirements to use the feature on that particular OS.

Once a user agrees to allow photos to sync from a smartphone, the Facebook app immediately begins uploading the images (up to 2GB) to the website.

How often the device uploads images is entirely up to the user, though new photos take will by synced as they are taken.

Users can also choose how to sync the photos (via WiFi, cellular network, or both), and can turn off the feature entirely and delete photos from the private folder at their discretion.

For those concerned about data plan overages, Facebook assures smaller versions of the photos (100K) will be uploaded over 3G and 4G networks, while larger versions will be uploaded when connected to a wireless signal.

A prompt to "Get Started" will appear at the top of the Facebook feed in the app when the feature has rolled out to your market.


Source : techradar[dot]com

Humble Bundle THQ sale raises over $2.3 million with help from CEO

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Big publishing comes to Humble Bundle Inc, as THQ puts its titles on sale to drive up digital revenues during the holiday season. With around $2 million raised so far, the sale is working, but it's also a troubling change from the Humble Bundle's past.

THQ is following popular independent developers behind games like Aquaria and Gish and packaging its games together for a name-your-price sale hosted by Humble Bundle Inc. Starting in 2010, Humble Bundle hosted sales clumping games together and letting customers pay whatever they like, to avoid piracy and ensure that the developers were compensated for their goods in addition to raising funds for charities like Child’s Play. To date, though, the numerous bundles have been for games made by independently owned studios and solo developers.  THQ, though, is a large, publicly traded company whose primary business is retail console video games.

What’s THQ selling? Downloadable versions of its strongest games from recent years including Darksiders and Metro 2033 as well as the lame duck Red Faction: Armageddon and Company of Heroes (plus its expansions) are included in the package. Paying above the current average of $5.69 will also net you a copy of Saints Row the Third. As of this writing THQ has sold nearly 423,000 bundles, raising around $2 million. THQ CEO Jason Rubin even made a purchase, spending $1,050 on the bundle.

THQ’s status as a large corporate entity isn’t the only thing that makes this bundle an anomaly for Humble Bundle Inc. Only Windows editions of the games are available for download and all games are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) measures. Part of the original goal of Humble Bundle Inc. was to encourage commerce around DRM-free games, bracing for a certain level of piracy while also encouraging legitimate purchases. 

There’s more than one way to turn a buck in the video game business. THQ has tried them all in recent years. The MX vs. ATV series tried to bring mobily-style microtransactions to consoles in 2011, retailing for a below-average $39.99 and selling the rest of the game piecemeal. THQ’s even resorted to giving games away alongside others to boost sales, packaging early copies of Darksiders with download codes for Red Faction: Guerilla which was at the time still a $60 game. All for not in THQ’s case. The Red Faction and MX vs. ATV series are dead at this point, and the company is still in financial dire straits. No wonder THQ is trying something new and following the indies.


Source : digitaltrends[dot]com

Is Nokia planning an Android phone?

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Is Nokia planning an Android phone?

Nokia's got something in the works - we just don't know what

Nokia and Microsoft have been in bed together for - scratch that, they're practically married at this point.

So why does Nokia appear to be hiring an Android expert?

The Finnish device maker recently posted a job ad on LinkedIn seeking a Linux expert to work in a "start-up environment." The phrases "exciting new products" and "mobile phone technology" were also used.

The posting, suspiciously made inactive and inaccessible as of midday Friday, was titled "Principal Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Middleware."

"Embedded Linux Middleware." Hm. Oh - you mean Android?

Hold your horses

Gizmodo brought Nokia's Android job ad to light in a report on Friday, and though the tech blog also raised several other explanations for the listing, it refuted each of them in turn:

First, there was MeeGo, an open source OS backed by Nokia, Intel and Samsung. Only Nokia cut MeeGo support in 2011, at which point Samsung and Intel started the Tizen OS project, likely nailing a sign on the door that reads "No Nokias allowed."

MeeGo, by the way, was later reincarnated - by ex-Nokia employees.

Then, there was Meltemi, a would-be budget OS based on Linux and ditched by Nokia over the summer.

One more possibility

There's one more possibility: that Nokia is simply working on a Nokia Maps app (or other Nokia apps) for Android devices.

But how will Microsoft react if Nokia really is working on an Android device? Getting in bed with the competition is usually a path to certain heartbreak.

But maybe Nokia couldn't help itself after reading TechRadar's "Android phones are better" editorial.

TechRadar has reached out to Nokia for more details, but the company has not yet responded.


Source : techradar[dot]com

Is a Retina version of Adobe Photoshop CS6 coming in December?

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Did Adobe just let slip that a Retina version of Photoshop CS6 is on the way?

Adobe recently released a teaser video for its upcoming Create Now Live event on December 11. But one thing in particular caught our eye. It seems the company may be releasing Photoshop CS6 for Retina screens. 

In the video, it appears that Photoshop is running on a MacBook. Many blogs, including Japanese site, Macotakara, think that the computer in the video is a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. While these rumors have yet to be confirmed, it makes sense that Adobe would be releasing Photoshop and CS6 software optimized for Retina MacBooks.

Back in August, Adobe announced that it would make Photoshop and other CS6 products compatible with Apple’s Retina screen, which is one of the highest resolution screens available. Adobe also said that it would be releasing the updated programs this fall.

While the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina has been available for some time, Apple just recently announced the 13-inch version during its iPad Mini event in October. Perhaps Adobe was waiting for Apple to release the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro before it released any updated software that would be compatible with the technology.

It also makes sense that Adobe will be releasing a Retina version for its most popular products, since it already released a Retina-compatible version for its Lightroom software earlier this month.

You can watch the 43-second clip below. Adobe will introduce new products at its Create Now Live event on December 11 at 10 a.m. PST, which you can watch live on YouTube. If you want to attend the virtual event, you can sign up on Adobe’s registration page.

Do you think Adobe will update its Photoshop and other Creative Suite 5 products for Apple’s Retina screen? Let us know in the comments below. 


Source : digitaltrends[dot]com

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