Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare announces new Terminal and new gameplay

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Last night during the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Activision and Infinity Ward announced that Terminal is back!

The fan-favourite multiplayer map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been reimagined in one of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s breathtaking new environments. Fans who pre-order any edition of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will receive the Terminal Bonus Map, which is now a shuttle port on the Moon and, staying true to the original, accommodates for new gameplay and visually raises the bar.

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Additionally, the team debuted brand new gameplay from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, showcasing footage from the single-player campaign.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is scheduled for release on 4th November on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

THE LOST ARCADE – Story of NYC’s Chinatown Fair

Here is the first trailer for the documentary on New York City’s Legendary Chinatown Fair, written and produced by Irene Chin and directed by Kurt Vincent, THE LOST ARCADE, is an intimate story of a once-ubiquitous cultural phenomenon on the edge of extinction, especially in New York City, which once had video arcades by the dozen. These arcades were as much social hubs to meet up and hang out as they were public arenas for gamers to demonstrate their skills.

But by 2011, only a handful remained, most of them corporate affairs, leaving the legendary Chinatown Fair on Mott Street as the last hold-out of old-school arcade culture. Opened in the early 1940’s, Chinatown Fair, famous for its dancing and tic tac toe playing chickens, survived turf wars between rival gangs, increases in rent, and the rise of the home gaming system to become an institution and haven for kids from all five boroughs. A documentary portrait of the Chinatown Fair and its denizens, THE LOST ARCADE is a eulogy for and a celebration of the arcade gaming community, tenacity, and Dance Dance Revolutionary spirit.

THE LOST ARCADE had its world premiere at the 2015 DOC NYC while going on to play numerous prestigious film festivals around the world, such as the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Melbourne International Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Boston, Santa Cruz Film Festival, Open City Documentary Festival in London and the San Diego Asian Film Festival.

Opening in San Francisco on the 5th August, and opening in New York for a theatrically release on the 12th August at the Metrograph and in September on VOD.

‘The Walking Dead – The Telltale Series’ 3rd Season revealed at SDCC

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In celebration of SDCC this week, Telltale joined there friends at Skybound Entertainment live on stage to discuss a few more details on our upcoming season of The Walking Dead. Eagle-eyed fans will recognize that the poster revealed today is an homage to the original poster for The Walking Dead when the concept was first shown at SDCC in 2011. In contrast to the original, Clem is no longer being protected, and stands shoulder to shoulder with mysterious newcomer Javier. We’ll be sharing some details later this summer on how you may be able to get your hands on a special limited-edition run of this poster.

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The Walking Dead‘s Creative Director Dennis Lenart from Telltale was joined by Melissa Hutchison (voice of Clementine) to share a few more details about the upcoming season, and tried their best not to spoil the story that’s yet to come.

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What they could share was your first new look at the season since it was revealed at E3 last month. In this first shot, you’ll see Javier and Clementine making their way through a walker-infested slaughterhouse. Remember, you’ll be playing as both characters, although you may not be playing each character within the same frame of time…

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Another unique aspect of this third season is that while it absolutely continues the story of the previous two seasons, it also serves as a new entry point for fans who’ve yet to be caught up to speed. Players starting with this third season will be introduced to young survivor AJ, who fans will recognize as the son of Rebecca from Season Two – and we can confirm that he will be making an appearance in this season as well. So players who are new to the series will have a chance to learn more about Clementine’s backstory, while at the same time, those who have played previous seasons will have a story that’s uniquely tailored to the diverging paths they’ve taken in the past.

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Lenart also discussed the importance of playing as Javier, and how the team was able to create a character without any prior relationship with Clementine. This will provide an interesting opportunity for players to meet a character they may have helped shape. They’ll also have a chance to play as a survivor fresh to the series, who is currently struggling to keep his family together in the face of the undead apocalypse. Stay tuned for more news as it happens on this upcoming third season, as we gear up towards the premiere coming later this fall!

New F1 2016 Attract Trailer showcases new features

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Codemasters and Koch Media have today released the latest gameplay video for F1 2016, the official videogame of the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. The new attract video shows action both on the track and in the pit lane, recreating key moments from the year and highlighting many of the game’s key features.

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Available from 19th August for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC (DVD), F1 2016 boasts the most in-depth Career mode ever seen in the franchise which allows players to create their own legend over the course of ten seasons.

The player selects an avatar and number to carry throughout their career as well as the team they want to start with. Players are able to move between teams or they can choose to develop a team into a championship contender by working with their Research and Development Engineer and Player Agent to develop their progress.

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The Formation Lap will feature for the first time in the game’s history as does the brand new Virtual Safety Car which accompanies the return of the regular Safety Car, a fan favourite.

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The level of immersion has been further enhanced by the inclusion of manual starts and manual pit lane entry and braking – all vital to avoid losing time, penalties and track position. With multiplayer support for up to 22 drivers, F1 2016 allows players to form a full grid of human players across the 21 circuits featured in the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, including the tight Baku street circuit, the latest addition to the calendar.

In single player, gamers are able to create their own legend in the expansive Career Mode which stretches for up to ten seasons and includes drama both on and off the track.

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F1 2016 Limited Edition includes the ‘CAREER BOOSTER’ DLC PACK, which will give players a head start in their career as well as exclusive Career Helmet and Laptop designs.

Linksys announces new Smart Wi-FI App

Linksys, has today announced a whole new User Interface (UI), design layout, navigation experience, and new innovative features for its Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app. The newly designed app for Apple and Android smart phones provides a more intuitive layout with simple-to-navigate options that enable millions of Linksys Smart Wi-Fi users to simply monitor, manage and control their home networks while at home or away.

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New and Improved Features launched:
• New Contemporary User Interface
• New Organisation For Simpler Feature Discovery And Use
• Intelligent Router Offline Notification (Initially Available On Ea9500 Router)
• Easily Share Guest Wi-Fi Name And Password – Tap And Text Or Email
• Guest Access Now Supports Up To 50 Guests
• prioritize Internet Bandwidth To Chosen Devices
• Parental Controls To Block Specific Sites And Internet Access For Selected Devices On A Schedule
• More Device Icons To Associate With Client Devices
• Easily View How Much External Hard Drive Space Is Available

“Being first to market with a router app for managing and monitoring a home network, we wanted to continue to advance the software for a more intuitive approach to make it easier to use and find tools that will make managing and sharing a home network easier,” said Dan Albertson, Linksys senior product manager. “What separates good routers from great routers is the software. The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app clearly differentiates its home router solutions by providing all the basic and advanced management and control features but also continues to add new features that leverage the intelligence of the home router.”

Whole New Look and Feel with New Features
The app has been completely updated and redesigned, providing simple utility such as looking up and sharing the wireless credentials for up to 50 guests with a few taps on a mobile device. The app will also enable users to change bandwidth prioritization quickly and easily. This feature enables users to decide which 3 clients get priority with their wireless bandwidth. Maybe it’s the smart TV, the home office PC and the family tablet one day, and then another day its Mum’s smart phone, Dad’s tablet and the X-Box®. Users can easily change the products that get the priority of bandwidth, while still allowing other clients to connect to the wireless network.

In addition to dozens of new icons to assign to clients’ devices, the app shows how much hard drive space has been used and how much is still available on external hard drives connected to the router.

Parental Controls
Parental Controls is one of the most used tools on the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app because it enables parents to shut off Wi-Fi devices while at home or away, and also enables them to block websites to individual devices. Parents can also set up a schedule for blocking access for each device (which will be available in an app update coming later this year.). These parental control features will aid in making sure children are using the internet appropriately, as well as providing parents with peace of mind that there is also an ample amount of homework time without the distractions on the internet.

Introducing Notifications
A home network is dynamic, and notifications can alert users and provide insight on changing conditions. The new router offline notification feature (initially supported with the Linksys Tri-Band AC5400 802.11AC Wave 2 MU-MIMO router (EA9500)) is the first notification feature available that will detect when the router has lost its connection to the internet for any reason, and alert users with a notification on a mobile device. This feature is useful when users are away from home and could be an early warning system for:
• Phone calls from upset household Internet users that the router went offline and there could be a potential issue with the internet connection.
• Ensuring access to critical wireless devices remotely, such as door locks, IP cameras and smart thermostats.
• A potential problem with the users ISPs service provision.

Other Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Features
The main dashboard provides an immediate glimpse into the current status of the home network. It shows the current connection to the internet and the number of connected devices, as well as quick access to the wireless password and options to reset it or share it. Parental control options from the main dashboard make it easy and fast to change settings as well as the device prioritization features and external storage visibility.
• Devices
• Wi-Fi Network
• Guest Access
• Parental Controls
• Device prioritization
• External Storage (if any external hard drives are plugged into the router)

Advanced settings are also available in the app.
• Single Port Forwarding
• Port Range Forwarding
• Port Range Triggering
• MAC Filtering

Availability
The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app (v2) (available for all Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers) is planned for availability in the Google Play Store on tomorrow (22nd July) and in the iTunes App Store (pending approval), for no cost.

Destiny: Rise of the Iron preorder “silver Iron Gjallarwing Sparrow”

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Today Activision has revealed that if you pre-order Destiny: Rise of Iron you’ll receive the uniquely themed black and silver Iron Gjallarwing Sparrow.

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Rortos “Blue Angels” launches on iOS and Android

Rortos the development for the  flight simulators for mobile devices, has announces the release of flight simulator “BLUE ANGELS – AEROBATIC SIM” for iOS and Android devices , later available for PC and XBOX.

Straight from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, during the weekend of the Blue Angels’ airshow, Rortos launched the new simulator to the public and the press. The event celebrated the installation of the exclusive game kiosks inside the museum for the public to play, free of charge.

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“Our goal was to create something new for fans of flight and the Blue Angels,” stated Roberto Simonetto, CEO of Rortos. ” By developing this flight sim, we challenged ourselves to enable players to become virtual pilots to perform the spectacular maneuvers of this well-respected and prestegious team.”

The main features are:
– US NAVY license
– Pilot F/A-18 fighter and C-130 “Fat Albert” transport aircraft
– Innovative formation flying and assisted guidance system
– All official Blue Angels maneuvers, playable in all roles
– All configurations: takeoff, diamond, delta, echelon, line abreast and soloist
– Use Airshow Mode to complete a real exhibition with a custom sequence of maneuvers
– Additive Mode to create your aerobatic figure
– Special missions: free flight, exploratory, pursuit and C-130 JATO
– HD REAL 3D TECHNOLOGY scenarios
– 3D Briefing display for an easy understanding of flight maneuvres
– Innovative help system with three levels of difficulty to suit both beginners and more  experienced pilots
– Accurate trajectory measurement system for evaulation of the score
– Best world performance ranking
– 3D Cockpit
– Multi-camera replay with dynamic visuals
– Exploratory area of the aircrafts

OFFICIAL and SPECIAL MANEUVERS
Discover all the secrets of aerobatics with 3D briefing, take complete control and activate the aircraft with the right timing on the rudder, landing gear and smoke deployment! Take off, fly and run all opening maneuvers with the C-130 “Fat Albert”, either “PARADE PASS” or “ASSAULT LANDING,” with no limits, and you just have to give it your best. Now you can sit in the cockpit as a soloist and perform an “AILERON ROLL” to familiarize yourself with your own F/A-18 to then use all your adrenaline in increasingly challenging and complex maneuvers up to formation flying: the “DIAMOND ROLL,” “DELTA BREAK-OUT,” and “FLEUR DE LIS” are just a few examples of all the possible shapes that you will be called upon to perform by covering all roles of the true Blue Angels pilots.

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AIRSHOW
Plan your exhibition by composing real aerobatics with faithfully reproduced official scenarios: NAF El Centro, NAS Key West, Reno, Elmendorf AFB and Baltimore. Your ultimate goal is to complete all airshows! You can do this by executing the real maneuvers in sequence or randomly. You have the freedom of choice. For every maneuver, you decide what role to play: the #1 FLIGHT LEADER, one of the wings, the #2 RIGHT WING and #3 LEFT WING, the #4 SLOT or one of the soloists, the #5 LEAD and #6 OPPOSING SOLO.

ADDITIVE MODE
Create aerobatic figures with additive mode! Freely position the planes in the scenario you’ve chosen and decide whether to make them take off. You can start with a standard flight or  high altitude and then take control of each aircraft in sequence. Aim nose up, make a loop, light the smoke, fly as you like, and when you’re satisfied, the session for the first plane ends and the second aircraft takes off. Choose to fly in free formation or DIAMOND, DELTA, ECHELON, and LINE ABREAST and make spectacular combinations that you can relive with the use of multi-camera replays.

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EXPERIENCE AND SCORES
Our trajectory detection system will tell you how accurate you are and the more precise you will be at all stages of the maneuver, the higher your score. Complete the figures to your best ability, exercise, win all medals and gain experience to rise to this level. This will give the you best scores and you will reach the top of the leaderboard!

With more than 55 million users around the world, thanks to products such as Carrier Landings, Extreme Landings, AirFighter, Helicopter Sim, Historical Landings, Battleship Destroyer, F18 Carrier Landing and Air Navy Fighters, RORTOS is ready to launch, during the year, new simulators, with important and prestigious collaborations.
RORTOS is based in Verona and consists of an all-Italian team. Born in 2012 it carries forward its mission with enthusiasm and quality: spreading the passion for flight through an experience that is accessible to everyone.

ABZÛ pre-orders open up today for PC and PS4

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505 Games and Giant Squid today announced that PS4 pre-orders are now open for the underwater adventure game, ABZÛ, launching 2nd August on PlayStation 4 and PC via STEAM.

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Through Sony’s PS Play Program, PlayStation Plus members will receive 20% off by pre-ordering the visually stunning and deeply inspirational aquatic journey, starting today! All pre-orders will include an exclusive ABZÛ static theme, available for download at the time of purchase.

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ABZÛ is an epic descent into the depths of the sea where players explore the mystery and wonder of the ocean. As ‘the Diver,’ players will uncover their true connection to the ocean, as the world around them begins to unlock its secrets. Fluid swimming controls allows the Diver to interact with lush kelp forests; thousands of fish and hidden worlds, which await her on her quest. 

ABZÛ will be available via digital download on 2nd August  on PSN (PS4) and PC via STEAM. Players can pre-order ABZÛ on PlayStation 4 ahead of release HERE.

 

xXx is back in Return of Xander Cage in the first trailer

xXx: Return of Xander Cage is back with the third film that focuses on Xanderze Cage’u (Vin Diesel), who returns from hiding to face the warrior called Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team. They run a race to get a lethal weapon known as Pandora’s box.

Xander recruits a group of people with exceptional skills who are looking for exciting adventures. Ultimately, however, he discovers a conspiracy at the highest levels of government of the world.

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With developers promise that xXx: Return of Xander Cage will be totally bent out and incredible action based on the breathtaking stunts popisach. The cast are Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose, Donnie Yen, Tony Collette, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev and Ariadna Gutierrez. Behind the camera is DJ Caruso

I AM SETSUNA now available for Playstation 4 and Steam

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Fans of classic JRPG gameplay can now experience the unforgettable story of I AM SETSUNA, available on PlayStation 4 and STEAM from today.  The debut title from the all-new SQUARE ENIX studio, Tokyo RPG Factory, delivers an emotional story of bravery and sacrifice, along with beautiful art design and masterful character development.

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The game follows the story of Setsuna, a young woman of incredible power and inner strength, on her journey of sacrifice to save the people of her land.  The word “setsuna,” derived from the Japanese “setsunai,” conveys bittersweet sorrow and serves as the foundational theme of the game. With simple turn based controls and unique gameplay mechanisms; I AM SETSUNA merges the beloved nostalgic elements from the golden era of JRPGs with today’s technology. I AM SETSUNA is available digitally on PlayStation 4 and Steam now, priced at £29.99 / €39.99.

A bundle featuring the game and the official sound track collection, Winter’s End, is also available on now on STEAM at; http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/939/.

LONDON HAS FALLEN – Urban Heroes Event

Londoners basked in the heat wave yesterday as an urban assault course took over the South Bank of the Thames to mark the action hit, LONDON HAS FALLEN.

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In partnership with Lionsgate Home Entertainment, obstacle course race experts Urban Attack constructed the imposing course on Riverside Slice in the shadow of the OXO Tower. Members of the public competed on the course to see if they had what it took to emulate LONDON HAS FALLEN’s resident hard man, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). Some well-known faces, including Sam Callahan and Chloe Paige (X Factor) and Love Island’s Chris Baxter also took part whilst YouTube sensation Tobiias and his unwitting housemates took on former SAS trooper, ITV fitness trainer and Urban Attack’s owner Rob Edmond… and lost.

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Following the global success of Olympus Has Fallen, LONDON HAS FALLEN sees Presidential bodyguard Mike Banning return, this time bringing his presidential bromance with Aaron Eckhart’s President Asher to Blighty as they take on a new threat that arises from a State funeral.

Following an outstanding performance at the box office, LONDON HAS FALLEN arrived on Blu-ray and DVD yesterday, reuniting Butler and Eckhart with Angela Bassett and Morgan Freeman for an explosive, fun-filled adrenaline ride – the perfect antidote to whatever the weather throws at you!

BATMAN – The Telltale Series’ Steps Out on 2nd August

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The first of five episodes in the season, Episode 1: ‘Realm of Shadows’ will be available digitally worldwide starting the 2nd August on PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One and Xbox 360, for compatible iOS devices via the App Store, and for compatible Android-based devices via Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.

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The series will also be available to purchase at retailers starting 13th September in North America as a special Season Pass Disc, which will include the first of five episodes in the season, and will grant access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates. The series will then be available to purchase at retailers across Europe on 16th September.

Rendered to look like a living, breathing comic book, Telltale’s vision of Batman will feature the cast of talent, including Troy Baker in the role of Bruce Wayne, Travis Willingham as Harvey Dent, Erin Yvette as Vicki Vale, Enn Reitel as Alfred Pennyworth, Murphy Guyer as Lieutenant James Gordon, Richard McGonagle as Carmine Falcone, and Laura Bailey as Selina Kyle. Additional cast and characters will be revealed as the season progresses.

Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration launches on PS4

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Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix continue to celebrate 20 years of Lara Croft, the gaming world’s iconic heroine, with fans around the world by announcing today that Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration  will launch on PlayStation 4 on 11th October Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will include the award-winning Rise of the Tomb Raider game, a completely new story chapter entitled “Blood Ties”, new co-op Endurance gameplay, PlayStation VR support for “Blood Ties”, all of the previously released DLC, more outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards.  The Limited Edition of the game will also feature a limited edition art book.

With the exception of VR support, all of the new content in Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will also be available for Xbox One and PC players. Current Season Pass owners on Xbox One and PC will automatically receive the content for free, and moving forward the existing Season Pass will be updated to include the new content. There is no Season Pass on PlayStation 4, as all of the content is included in the initial release.

“The studio is celebrating with all Tomb Raider fans, thanking them for being on Lara’s 20 year journey with us,” said Scot Amos, co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “The team has packed in surprises, new story, and the top-requested special features into this 20 Year Celebration edition.”

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“Blood Ties,” a new premium DLC, beckons players to explore Croft Manor in a new story mode; then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”. When Lara’s uncle contests ownership of the Manor, Lara must explore the estate to find proof that she is the rightful heir, or lose her birthright and father’s secrets for good. Players can then test their zombie-killing skills in the replayable “Lara’s Nightmare” mode: a haunted Croft Manor where players have new challenges and must rid the Manor of an evil presence.

Additionally, support for PlayStation VR empowers players to unlock the mysteries of Croft Manor in first person.

“This year we celebrate 20 years of the iconic Lara Croft,” said Ron Rosenberg, co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics. “This provided the perfect opportunity for us to deliver a new Tomb Raider experience. With the addition of PlayStation VR support, you can play the world through Lara’s eyes for the first time in franchise history.”

In addition, for the first time in a Tomb Raider game, a new online co-op expansion to Endurance mode lets fans raid tombs in a brutal wilderness together. Two players must team up to survive the harsh elements by day, as well as lethal threats from enemies by night. Fire takes fuel, food restores health, and every resource must be hunted, collected, or crafted. Battle to the top of the leaderboards, as others try to beat your longest survival run.

Working with long-time partner Nixxes Software, the development team has also created a number of additions that celebrate Tomb Raider releases through the years, including a re-envisioned version of the cold-weather outfit and the Hailstorm pistol that Lara donned in “Tomb Raider III”. A special classic Lara card pack will allow fans to replay the game with five classic Lara models from the games over the years, including the original Lara model that started it all in 1996.

At the special request of hardcore fans, the main game becomes even grittier with a brutal new “Extreme Survivor” setting. This new difficulty level takes the toughness of Survivor and ratchets it up several notches starting with all checkpoints being stripped out of the game. The only way to save the game is forage enough resources to light campfires.

All previously released DLC will be included, including the three hour story addition Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch, Cold Darkness Awakened in which players must combat waves of infected predators, 12 DLC outfits, 7 DLC weapons, over 35 Expedition Cards, and more.

Review: How well can the Wileyfox Spark be?

Can Wileyfox strike again after last years model that captured the imaginations of customers and industry experts with the Swift smartphone, released in last year.

This year Wileyfox are looking to shake things up again with the Wileyfox Spark £89.99.

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It should be clear that this isn’t a replacement for the Swift instead it’s a new entry level phone.

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The Wileyfox Spark and micro usb lead and the battery and safety warranty
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Dual Sim and Micro SD

Specs
The Spark specs are as follows:

5-inch IPS screen
1280×720 resolution
135g
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Cyanogen OS 13
Mediatek MT6735 processor
1GB RAM
8GB storage
microSD (up to 32GB)
Dual 8MP cameras
2200mAh

Cyanogen OS
The Wileyfox continues to place faith in the CyangoenOS system to power their phones.

With the newest CyanogenOS 13.1 is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and includes a number of Android’s newest key features such as advanced power management, merging external storage and permissions structure.  CyanogenOS differs from stock Android by not limiting access to certain aspects of the operating system and also allowing for high levels of customisation.

Themes & Customisation
By using the Cyanogen Theme engine, you can quickly change the look and feel of the phone. You can also customise certain aspects of each Theme.

Hundreds of themes are available to download in the Cyanogen gallery – some paid for and some free with more added every week. Theme Chooser lets you mix and match parts of any theme you have downloaded to make a hybrid.

Cyanogen OS even allows you to change the interaction with the device. You can change the response to actions such as Long Press, Tap or Double Tap and create your own shortcuts from gestures inputted on the lockscreen.

Performance

With the phone’s CPU is rather capable, at least on paper, the MediaTek MT6735 is a quad-core CPU with 1.3GHz Cortex-A53 cores, making it very similar to the Snapdragon 410 seen Moto G3 from last year.In Geekbench 3 it scored 1,890 points, but with a sluggish performance in this year model. With only 1GB of Ram in this model as last years Swift had 2GB from the start.

Screen
The Wileyfox Spark screen has a large 5.0 inch HD IPS LCD screen 720p (294 pixels per inch).

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With a display like you find on the Motorola Moto G3 phones from last year, but the Wileyfox Spark seems to suffer from a slightly undersaturated colours on the display at times, but a the Spark runs from on Cyanogen software you can change the colour composition using the RGB sliders, so you tweak the colours to your likely.

Camera
The Wileyfox Spark uses two 8MP camera sensors, one for the front and one for the back. With nearly zero shutter lag from the phone, this a good for the phone. With a rumoured OmniVision OV8865, with a 1/3.2-inch sensor whose size results in sensor pixels with a respectable 1.4 microns.

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With the Cyanogen’s camera controls, you can control burst mode, also exposure time and compensation, with white balance and more.

Sound
With a single driver in the back and fires out of a small grille under the logo, the sound from it is thin, tinny and not very loud at all.

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Battery Life

With a 2,200mAh battery, you can get a full day’s use between charges without using any restrictive battery-saving modes.

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Please don’t play to much games on the Spark, as about 25/30 minutes of playing Asphalt 8 took 20% off the battery, so you not going to get much gaming and normal phone use out of it.

Verdict
For the price of nearly £90 you get better phones but having Cyanogen on a device does help, like I said earlier this years first model is a Moto E style, will 8 gigs of storage and 1Gb of ram, but I found it a little to slow for me as a daily device so a first time smartphone user then it will be better for them.

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