John Vignocchi who is Exec Producer on Disney Infinity, at the weekend announced that the only crystal figure for Disney Infinity 2.0 will be Crystal Micky Mouse, with a release date of just December this year it’s not that long to wait for all Disney Infinity fans.
Picture from John Vignocchi Twitter account
With Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvelsuper Hereos coming out in the UK on 19th September will North America getting it on the 23rd September.
Over the weekend 2K Sports and World Wrestling Entertainment, announced the first major chunk of the roster from the forthcoming WWE 2K15. Not all the superstars have been announced yet (and some are most liekly saved for DLC).
The announced roster is as follows:
Sting can also be added as a pre-order incentive to the game, with two different skins available.
WWE 2K15 arrives on October 28th for North America and 31st October for the UK for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and Monolith Productions today revealed the Season Pass for upcoming action game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, showcasing exclusive content that will be available at participating retailers.
The Season Pass includes:
· Exclusive ‘Guardians of the Flaming Eye’ Orc Warband mission
o Players will face Sauron’s elite Defenders before the Black Gate and earn the Rising Flame rune
· Early access to the ‘Trials of War’ challenge series
o Players will test their skills against select legions of Sauron’s forces in this series of challenge modes and build their legend as gamers post their best score on the Challenge Leaderboard
· All new story missions with hours of gameplay
o Lord of the Hunt – Hunt the wild beasts of Mordor as player’s discover hidden lairs, earn unique runes and face off against powerful monsters
o The Bright Lord – Play as Celebrimbor, the great Elven smith of the Second Age, and battle against Sauron and the might of his forces
· Access to future content
o Including runes, skins and additional future add-on content.
The NETGEAR ReadyNAS 102 review continues with this look at the remote access and synching features. Read on for details!
Part One of my review detailed the installation process. Part Two continues with a look at the remote access and synching features.
ReadyCloud is where NETGEAR included the remote access, synching and administration functions. Before we being, let’s start with this overview video from NETGEAR that shows off the feature set.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_00jWck4lY%5D
The adventure begins by installing ReadyCloud. This is simple: download the installer, run it and wait until the software is installed! I ran this program on Windows 7 and Windows 8, and Mac is also supported, as well as Android and IOS devices as well. Once you install ReadyCloud, you see this icon in your taskbar.
Click and you’ll see this:
From here, you can browse files on the NAS, click on your ReadyDROP synch files and get to the Web Admin webpages. Let’s click on Browse here and see what we get!
When I installed ReadyDROP, I pointed it at the SD card in this Windows 7 laptop with a 64GB SSD. I have pictures and documents in this directory and it synchs automatically with every pc with ReadyDROP configured, and of course is backed up to the NAS over the internet or local network, depending on where you are. Installation was simple and took about 15 minutes and this works flawlessly.
Clicking Browse opens File Explorer and shows you what files are on the NAS. Here is mine:
Here is my Hawaii photos that I have on this NAS:
Clicking on Web Access gives you the normal webpage that allows you to configure the NAS unit.
This works the same way, whether you are on the local network or over the internet. This is one of the simplest implementations of remote access that I’ve seen, with access secured via a VPN connection to NETGEAR, you and to your NAS unit. NETGEAR secures your traffic over the internet and handles all of the dynamic addressing, and no port forwarding is required. QNAP is close, but this is the best-executed and fastest remote access solution that I’ve reviewed. Very nice!
Stay tuned for Part Three where I go over media streaming and provide the all-around evaluation!
D-Link was nice enough to send over a DCH-M225 Wi-Fi Audio Extender and a Monopiece speaker to test out with it. Let’s see how it went!
D-Link was nice enough to send over a DCH-M225 Wi-Fi Audio Extender and a Monopiece speaker to test out with it. Let’s see how it went!
The D-Link DCH-M225 is designed to extend your Wi-Fi into hard-to-reach zones while providing the ability to connect any speaker. In essence, as long as you have a speaker with a 3.5mm input jack on it, you can turn it into an AirPlay or PlayTo-compatible speaker while range-extending your Wi-Fi connection. Here is a good video overview.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_yTDOSPlfk%5D
This is a single stream N300 range extender, so it won’t set any speed records. As it is single-stream, 2.4 GHz connectivity is the only band on offer.
This is a small form-factor product. Check out these product shots.
The DCH-M225 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and also can be set up manually. I did it both ways; WPS worked OK, and the manual install is easy as well. To set it up using WPS, simply plug the unit into a wall socket close to your router and wait until the LED on the front turns solid amber. Then, press the WPS button on the router, and within one minute, press the WPS button on the DCH-M225. It will communicate with the router and establish a connection, and once done, you’ll see s solid green LED on the range extender. Then, unplug it and set it up where you need it, and plug a speaker in. You are now good to go.
The manual installation is also pretty easy to do, and even if you use WPS, you will likely need to hit the admin screens on the product to make tweaks to the settings. Plug the unit into a wall socket, and wait until the LED turns blinking amber. Then, open up a web browser (I did all of my installation work in IE11) and point the browser to the address http://linkkap.local./ and you’ll see the following screen.
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The admin password is blank, so hit enter. You’ll want to change that later on and I’ll point out how to do that. You land at the Current Status screen, as in this screenshot.
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See that green check? That means that you are connected to the internet. You will see a red X there on first installation; this is showing connected as I set the unit up using WPS first. Click on the Setup Wizard box at the top left of the screen and you see this.
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Click Next to start the setup process.
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I want to set this up manually so I choose the second option. If you choose the first option, you will use WPS to effect the setup. Anyhow, I chose the second option and clicked Next.
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The DCH-M225 will now scan for available networks.
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I chose one…
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Now it wants the password to connect to the wireless network.
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Confirm the name (SSID that will be broadcast) and password and click Next.
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You can change the name here. I left it alone.
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Confirm everything and then click on Save. You are done and return to the Current Status page. Now go plug a speaker into the 3.5mm jack and check your Current Status page.
![image_thumb[3]](https://i0.wp.com/moviesgamesandtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image_thumb3.png?ssl=1 "image_thumb[3]")
See how Audio Renderer is now lit up? Click on it.
![image_thumb[5]](https://i0.wp.com/moviesgamesandtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image_thumb5.png?ssl=1 "image_thumb[5]")
The DCH-M225 is now showing up as an AirPlay and DLNA target. I fired up a video file on my Surface Pro 3 and redirected the audio to the speaker. First, start up the video and get playback going, then swipe in from the right to bring up Charms. Click on Devices and then select Play and you’ll see your devices, like this:
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I selected the DCH-M225 and the audio was played by the speaker attached to the M225. Easy as pie…and this worked with the XBOX Music app too! Nice! I tested with an Android device (Samsung Galaxy S3) and with an iPad 4th generation and the speaker worked just fine.
Before we get too far, though, I wanted to show you how to change the admin password on the device and how to update firmware. Head back to our status screen.
![image_thumb[7]](https://i0.wp.com/moviesgamesandtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image_thumb7.png?ssl=1 "image_thumb[7]")
See the Management selection in the top right? Click on it and choose Admin. You’ll see this screen.
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Type in a password in the field marked Password and click on Save. The unit will reboot and you’ll need to use your shiny new password to get in. Note that you can also turn on CAPTCHA to augment your authentication. I opted not to do that.
In order to upgrade firmware, go back to the Current Status page, click on Management and choose Upgrade. You’ll see this:
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Click Check for New Firmware to automatically pull down updates from the internet or if you already have a file, click on Select File. There was an update available for this unit, and the update was quick and painless, just how I like them!
Under Management, there is also a System tab that allows you to backup and restore settings, restore to factory and to reboot. Here is the screen.
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Since this is an N300 extender, performance won’t be anything special so I did not run any speed tests. Suffice to to say that it is plenty of hardware to handle light 2.4 GHz connectivity and streaming music. I would not try to use it to stream 1080p video content, however.
The D-Link DCH-M225 is a single stream N300 Wi-Fi range extender intended to also connect a speaker to provide an alternative AirPlay or DLNA target for audio. This is a good choice for a simple-to-install N300 range extender/speaker connection option. I’d prefer something in this form factor with 5 GHz connectivity, but for what it does, it does it very well. I award a 5/5 Gold Award. This product is available at MSRP of $49.99 and I recommend it if you are in the market for a simple range extender and want to connect a speaker for AirPlay or DLNA purposes.
NETGEAR was nice enough to send a ReadyNAS RN102 for review. Here is Part Three of my review, where I evaluate media streaming and provide an overall evaluation.
NETGEAR was nice enough to send a ReadyNAS RN102 for review. Here is Part Three of my review, where I evaluate media streaming and provide an overall evaluation. Part One is here and Part Two is here.
A basic requirement these days in the NAS space is the ability to serve up media. I look into two factors: DLNA and Plex. The RN102 has DLNA support baked into the firmware, with no additional apps required…and when you define your shares, you can modify the settings on each one to tell ReadyDLNA how to serve up the content. Here is the overview of the shares that I set up on this device:
Let’s drill into the Videos folder.
Click on Settings to see what you can modify here.
The ReadyDLNA Service Media Type setting is set to Videos, and you can set that for new shares that you create. The ReadyDLNA service supports the following formats:
I tried a mixture of MP4 (h.264 video, AAC3 audio) and WMV files and they all played back flawlessly on PS3, XBOX360, a Sony blu-ray player, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Android devices. I also streamed M4A audio and JPEG photo formats without issue. ReadyDLNA is full-featured and easy to configure.
Plex, on the other hand, is a weakness for the ARM-equipped ReadyNAS units. Plex is advertised as a supported app, and the RN102 does support 0.9.7.28.0 on the server side. However, the current release of Plex’s server-side application is 0.9.9.14.531, and most of the currently-available mobile apps require 0.9.8.14. This means that the ARM-based RN102 does not support the server release that is required to run the most recent mobile device apps.
OK, Jim, so what? Just download the package and side-load it already! I would, except that Plex has not released a package for ARM on ReadyNAS OS6. They HAVE released a version of the latest server-side program for ReadyNAS OS6 on Intel, but not on ARM. I did try sideloading a version of Plex that was built from a Synology package, which requires command-line access to Linux on the box, but that failed for me.
I’ve asked NETGEAR when they plan on releasing the ARM OS6 server-side update, and in fact, the delay between the initial installation post and this one was largely caused by my desire to get an answer on this issue. NETGEAR tells me that they plan on releasing an updated server version of Plex, but have no firm dates. The upshot here is that the RN102 does not adequately support Plex today and there does not appear to be a clear path to adding that support. To me, this is a big enough deal to cause me to buy another ARM-based NAS, since the competition supports Plex and I use it heavily. This gap is enough to deduct one star from the overall evaluation. For you, if Plex is not a requirement, this should be no big deal.
The NETGEAR ReadyNAS RN102 is a two-bay ARM-based NAS unit with excellent DLNA support, a very easy installation process and class-leading remote access without manual port forwarding. When you add in advanced time-based versioning control, support for ISCSI, RSYNC, and WordPress, you get a compelling value offer. Cloud backup is limited to ReadyVault and DropBox, though, and the lack of current Plex support detracts from an otherwise-stellar product. Overall, would I buy one? If I did not need Plex, then yes, this is an excellent NAS choice. If Plex is a requirement, I’d have to look elsewhere for now. Overall, I award the ReadyNAS RN102 a 4/5 Silver Award.
When I was growing up in secondary school I was like most youngsters that collected the original Pokémon trading cards. However, I didn’t learn how to play it the proper way until late last year when I went into full Pokémon mode with the release of their latest game X & Y. After acquiring my first grass type starter deck from the Kalos Region I once again found that love again and need to collect, or should I say catch em all. Every few months a newer expansion pack is released to keep the trading card game fresh, up to date and most importantly offers you a chance to collect a shiny Pokémon card to add to your every growing collection. So when I was asked to review the latest Furious Fists expansion packs I was instantly onboard and have loved every minute of it.
Whether you’re a fan of the TV series, an avid Pokémon trainer that plays the video game or just a lover of the Japanese pocket monsters you’ll somewhat already know that battling them is one of the primary roles. The trading card game is the battling side to the ever-growing Pokémon franchise with the obvious opportunity to trade for better cards. Once you’ve laid out the playmat to battle on you’ll divide your deck of 60 cards into a Prize Card section where you collect up to 6 cards after defeating your opponent’s individual Pokémon, your Bench where you line up 5 of your own Pokémon ready to battle with, your Deck pile where you draw new cards from, your Discard Pile where used cards and defeated Pokémon go, and most importantly your Active Pokémon section where you fight. The system works similarly to how the series and the game works. You only can defeat 6 Pokémon, items can boost your team and you even can to be tactical with whatever cards you randomly deal yourself.
With most successful franchises out there releasing a sequel or an expansion is what the fans would always want. Something to keep the interest, a new talking point and most importantly renewing this brand to keep fans happy and even bring in new players. Furious Fists in an expansion to the XY set of cards with 2 theme decks and multiple expansion packs. The 2 theme decks is the Dark Hammer deck with the mascot Pokémon Pangoro, the fighting panda, and the Enchanted Echo deck with the mascot Pokémon Sylveon, the fairy evolution of Eevee.
Dark Hammer consists of Pokémon that are hard hitters, fighting types and dark types. Featuring cards such as the Pokémon Mienshao who pulls a tricky hit-and-run as Pangoro hammers away at your opponent’s deck. Landorus keeps your team powered up with energy and Machamp’s Fighting Fury Ability can boost your attacks. To name but a few from this deck of 60 you’ll certainly be pulling out all the stops.
Enchanted Echo consists of Pokémon that are more likely to disrupt your opponent’s strategy as this deck of fairy types isn’t as innocent as it seems. Damage prevention moves from Clefable and Accelgor plus the healing powers of Victreebel and the Potion item, this deck balances out the fight to whatever the opponent throws at you.
The accessibility into playing with this pack doesn’t change if you’ve already learned how to play the Trading Card Game itself. It offers more to choose from and the initial game created years ago hasn’t been changed. This means that the expansion will appeal to anyone that’s previous played and the learning curve for the new cards is null. Literally you can play out of the box on release.
The quality of the components within each theme deck and the expansion is top of the range, sturdy and the shiny cards always gleam, just how a rare card should. The deck box, damage counters and metallic coin are built to last and endured the beating I gave them from the battles I had during my review.
The newer cards weren’t overpowering the older cards meaning you can incorporate older cards into the game. I purposely played with my older deck from last year against a Furious Fist deck and still managed to have a great match. I threw in a few expansion packs into the mix too and it complimented what cards I originally played with and still didn’t unbalance the game. So if you have your older cards around don’t think that they’re now redundant, dust them off and get back into the action.
I love playing anything Pokémon related but the latest Furious Fist expansions have rekindled my excited to play and trade more. Each of the 2 theme decks come with a decent amount of cards, evolutions, items and are all balanced to ease you into battling straight away. I’m pleased with the individual booster packs for Furious Fists offering me some pretty awesome and rare cards and now I must collect more. I’ll urge any Pokémon fans out there who were like me, a collector of the card but not the player of the card game, to try out the game and see it’s actually as fun as the video game battling itself. I, for one, am excited for the next expansion but until then I must become the Pokémon master, of the cards I already own that is.
Are you ready for Destiny yet? Sit back and watch the new trailer called “Mars”, what little we know of Mars may as well be a myth.
Defeat our enemies. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system. Become Legend.
Destiny will be available September 9 on PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PS3.
CD PROJEKT RED, has announced Gwent, a card game experience embedded within the upcoming open world fantasy RPG–Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The studio revealed the inclusion of additional physical content in the Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
About Gwent
Gwent is a fast-paced card game that can be played within The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on every platform. Invented by dwarves and perfected over centuries of tavern table play, Gwent is a game of initial simplicity and ultimate depth, something beloved by both road-weary travellers during long
nights around the campfire and elegant nobles looking to liven up dragging dinner parties. The game is about the clash of two armies locked in mortal struggle on a battlefield where the players are the leaders and the cards their forces. With four different factions offering unique combat styles and endless paths to victory, Gwent is every adventurer’s first choice when it comes to one-on-one card-based dueling. Take risks and think on your feet, strategize and deliver cunning combos, use potent magic and mighty hero cards and be the last one standing on the field of honour!
Key Features:
– Over 150 unique playing cards
– 4 distinct factions: the mighty and cunning Nilfgaardian Empire, the brave Northern Realms and their siege weapons, the agile and devious Scoia’tael, and the brutal monsters of No Man’s Land.
– Powerful spells allow players to control the weather and affect units on the battlefield.
– An array of combat styles caters to individual playstyles: close range with heavy knights, long range with skilled archers or artillery with powerful siege weapons.
– Powerful hero cards, unique to each faction.
The studio has also announced the inclusion of additional physical content in the Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt–Gwent, a highly addictive card game, and a unique cloth map of the in-game world.
The Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now contains:
-The standard edition of the game, containing: the official soundtrack, a beautiful and detailed map of the in-game world, unique stickers, and the developer-created “Witcher Universe – The Compendium”
-A giant, 33x24x26 cm, 100% hand painted, Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin
-An exclusive, collector grade Witcher medallion
-A one of a kind SteelBook
-A two-hundred page artbook, containing breathtaking art from the game
-A cloth map of the game world
-Two Gwent card decks
-Huge outer and inner Collector’s Boxes you can store your Witcher merchandise in!
“Gwent is an amazing game and we’re really happy to be able to bring it to the physical realm with Microsoft’s help. Now we’ve got Gwent in every copy
of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as an in-game experience for free on every platform, and a physical version in the Xbox One CE, how awesome is that?” said Marcin Iwiński, CD PROJEKT RED Co-founder and Joint CEO.
Gwent will be available as an in-game experience for everyone who purchases and plays The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The physical representations of two in-game decks are exclusive to the Xbox One Collector’s Edition of the game.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and Monolith Productions revealed new screenshots, achievements and trophies for this fall’s action game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Related to the content showcased at gamescom this week, the team focused on new story reveal elements including, Gollum, who is integral to progressing gameplay and featured in the newest screenshots.
Below, please find the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor achievements and trophies:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor delivers a dynamic game environment where the player orchestrates their personal plan of vengeance as they bend Mordor to their will. The game begins on the night of Sauron’s return to Mordor, as his Black Captains brutally execute the Rangers of the Black Gate. Players become Talion, a ranger who loses his family and everything he holds dear, only to be returned from death by a mysterious Spirit of vengeance. Based on the player’s actions with the in-game Nemesis System, every enemy encountered is distinct and can evolve to become a personal archenemy through the course of the game. As Talion’s personal vendetta unfolds, players uncover the mystery of the Spirit that compels him, discover the origin of the Rings of Power and confront the ultimate nemesis.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will launch in North America on September 30, 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360; and on October 2, 2014 for PC and Steam.
Watch 11 minutes of uncut single player Assassin’s Creed Unity gameplay. Narrated by Creative Director Alex Amancio, follow a full single player assassination mission from start to finish and experience the all new immersive gameplay elements. You’ll get a look at the all new parkour system, enhanced stealth, and the beautiful city of Paris all made possible by our all-new next gen engine.
Assassin’s Creed Unity will be released on October 28 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. Set in a once-magnificent Paris, Assassin’s Creed Unity plunges into the terror of the 1789 French Revolution and features the most dense and immersive Assassin’s Creed city ever created. Through the streets of Paris, the starving inhabitants are set to take up arms for freedom and equality. In this time of chaos and brutality, a young man named Arno, wounded by the loss of those he loved, sets out on a deadly path of redemption. Arno’s pursuit throws him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation and transforms him into a true Master Assassin.
Beyond the Dark Portal, the clash of iron echoes as two worlds brace for war. At a live event in Los Angeles and simulcast at the gamescom trade fair and around the world, Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Warlords of Draenor, will be the fifth expansion to World of Warcraft, will be unleashed on 13th November. On that day, players worldwide will begin their march into the perilous wilds of Draenor to face the fury of Grommash Hellscream’s merciless Iron Horde.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeeGtO_YwM
During today’s event, Blizzard also unveiled the opening cinematic for the expansion, which depicts a pivotal moment in Warcraft history and sets the stage for the coming war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbQdN0l0ZQ#t=11
In addition, the company premiered the first episode of Lords of War, a new animated lore miniseries that introduces players to characters central to the expansion’s story—starting with the twisted tale of Kargath Bladefist, legendary leader of the Shattered Hand orc clan. Both videos are available to view now at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/, and new Lords of War episodes will debut there in the weeks ahead.
“Players will encounter an epic cast of legendary characters and a huge amount of content to explore in Warlords of Draenor,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “The countdown to the arrival of one of the greatest threats in Warcraft history has begun. We can’t wait to send everyone through the Dark Portal this November.”
Warlords of Draenor adds a world’s worth of exciting new content for World of Warcraft players to discover. As Azeroth’s displaced heroes venture across Draenor, they’ll build and manage a mighty Garrison, a customizable fortress that grows with them on their journey; delve into otherworldly draenei temples and clash in the heart of hostile orc clans’ territory; fight the opposing faction for control of Ashran, a huge and dynamic PvP zone featuring a variety of personal and cooperative objectives; and take on a wide array of Dungeons, Raids, Battlegrounds, Challenge Modes, and more. No matter what kind of content you enjoy, your legend is waiting to be forged on Draenor.
Warlords of Draenor is available for pre-purchase now at http://www.warlords.com/. Those who pre-purchase either the digital Standard Edition (SRP: £34.99) or Digital Deluxe Edition (SRP: £49.99) will be able to immediately boost one character to level 90, allowing them to experience the latest World of Warcraft content alongside their friends.††
Warlords of Draenor will also be available in a retail-exclusive Collector’s Edition (SRP: £64.99), which comes equipped with the digital bonus items from the Digital Deluxe Edition as well as a full-colour hardcover art book, a behind-the-scenes two-disc Blu-ray/DVD set, a CD soundtrack, and a Warlords of Draenor mouse pad. Players should check their local retailer for details and availability and be sure to lock in their preorder, as supplies are limited.
Watch the new trailer for the fourth episode in the second season of The Walking Dead: The Game, now available for Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.
Watch carefully for the first tiny sneak peek tease at the upcoming Season Finale: ‘No Going Back’ – to be released very soon…
The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode 4 – ‘Amid the Ruins’ is also available for download worldwide on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita via the PlayStation Network in North America and Europe, PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store and other digital outlets, including Steam, and on the App Store for compatible iOS devices.
Disney Interactive today announced a detailed list of new Toy Box features that will debut in the new Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition when it hits retail stores in the UK on 19th September.
Since the launch of Disney Infinity, the community has created and shared thousands of Toy Boxes, driving more than 12 million downloads to date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76PqqizffR4
The new tools that will make it easier and faster for every Disney Infinity fan to build and share custom Toy Box creations with family and friends. “The Disney Infinity Toy Box really hit a chord with players who over the past year have submitted hundreds of thousands of Toy Boxes to us as a part of our weekly Toy Box challenge,” said John Blackburn, Vice President and General Manager of Avalanche Software. “Our fan base is active and vocal, so when we scoped out our plans for Toy Box 2.0, we took their feedback into account and incorporated many of their requests, including more structured game play, tools that would make it easier to build Toy Boxes, the ability to go inside structures and more. We can’t wait to see what our talented fans are going to create this year.”
The new Disney Infinity Toy Box 2.0 Edition features include: Toy Box Tools – Procedural generation of content can now be accessed and harnessed through two primary systems:
•Creators – Tools that the player can place into the world in real-time, and a themed arrangement will be procedurally build that world within minutes.
•Builders – Non-player characters (NPCs) that a player can drop into their Toy Box to build out detailed worlds.
Templates – Players can use these pre-built Toy Box Games ranging from battle arenas to race tracks and customize them using the items saved in their personal Toy Boxes. Toy Box Games – The Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes Starter Pack will feature Toy Box Game discs, which players can use to access standalone game modes including Tower Defense and Dungeon Crawler games that any character from across the Disney Infinity universe can play.
Interiors – Players can now create their own interior levels where they can build rooms and theme them to their favourite characters. Unlock hundreds of furniture pieces and decorations based on iconic Disney and Marvel properties.
New Toys – New toys allow players to make more detailed games with beginnings, endings, winners, losers, result screens and virtually any type of game including races, battles, collection-based games, defense games or exploration adventures.
•Challenge Maker – Allows players to create any type of game, including structured games within the Toy Box.
•Toy Box Game Maker – Allows creators to restrict core actions typically available in the Toy Box, such as the use of the magic wand.
•Text Creator – Allows builders to write their own text bubbles in the Toy Box. All text is filtered through a safe chat server for friendly writing.
•Creativi-Toys – More than 75 new Creativi-Toys allow players to customize their Toy Boxes even further.
Improved On-Boarding – The introductory Toy Box will now be filled with Game Play Hosts who are available to assign missions and answer questions, as needed. Players are free to learn and explore on their own, but can ask a host for help and they’ll even be rewarded with extra goodies once missions are completed.
Updated Online Services – A Newsfeed screen has been added to the main menu, giving the user an overview of the new online services:
•Increased Storage – Storage for locally saved Toy Boxes in a player’s private cloud has increased from 100 to 300 Toy Boxes. Support for downloadable published Toy Boxes has increased from 100 to 100,000 Toy Boxes.
•Like and Search User-Generated Toy Boxes – Players can “like” their favourite published Toy Boxes and find others that are well received. Quickly search through the published Toy Boxes using categories (developer picks, most liked, most downloaded, newest, trending, all Toy Boxes and Disney 1.0), and further refine the search with filters (genre, character required, ability required and Toy Box Games).
•Sharing with Friends – Share Toy Boxes with friends directly using cloud storage.
