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Developer Linsey Murdock gives players a preview of the upcoming crafting additions!
To clarify something Linsey discussed in the livestream: The quality of the salvage kit used has no effect on the chance to find ‘Essence of luck’ or on the quality of the ‘Essence of Luck’ found.
Google took to their company-owned Social Network, Google+, today to announce improvements to video chat in Google Hangouts, putting an emphasis on improved video quality.
Within the next few weeks, Google are giving all users the ability to use 720p HD-quality video for their video conferences. Some users already have the ability; for others, it’s a waiting game as Google perform a gradual roll-out of the service. Up to 10 people can be in a single call using 720p video – though of course, RAM usage is likely to sky-rocket quickly with larger conferences if everyone uses HD.
However, some browsers may find themselves left by the wayside. Also announced by Google and somewhat overlooked by the mainstream press, Google have announced that Hangouts will also be dropping support for the H.264 Video Codec for their own WebM (also known as VB8) video codec, in what appears to be another move to push through Google’s own vision for what the HTML5 specification should be like.
Without boring you with the details, the WebM format was taken up by Google after buying it from On2; and is a fast, lossless video code that is designed for the internet. Google want all the major browsers to adopt it so that it becomes standard for HTML5; this way, browsers don’t need plugins to show video and will “just work” in any browser with just a link to the video placed in a HTML video tag.
What does this mean to you? Well, if you use Firefox, Seamonkey, Google Chrome, Opera, Konqueror or Web/Ephiphany as your main Browser, or you have an Android phone – congratulations! These support WebM built in at least in current releases, so enjoy your HD Hangouts! Use Safari on a Mac OS computer, or Internet Explorer on any device? Sadly, these don’t support WebM by default, but don’t panic! You can download WebM plugins by searching for them online; and if you install one, your browser should be able to join in afterwards.
However, if you use an iPhone or iPad – bad luck. Apple is firmly against playing in Google’s court; so prepare to lose your ability to use Video in hangouts.
If a recent forum post is true, Microsoft may be working on introducing a digital marketplace that lets you resell your used games to other Xbox One owners.
Although unconfirmed, the NeoGaf post outlines a supposedly leaked survey that suggests Microsoft is introducing a virtual place where Xbox One used games can be bought and sold at various prices, depending on included features; in essence, a virtual used game store where players sell to and buy from other players
The survey also mentions the use of premium services, such as an Xbox Live Gold subscription (Or PlayStation Plus, if Sony introduces the rumoured virtual marketplace). This seems to suggest that only members paying for these services will have access to the digital store.
We’re waiting for Microsoft to comment, but the rumour is still unconfirmed.
Guild Wars 2 has been released for exactly one year. The ArenaNet team has sent out a terrific infographic to give some of the more interesting statistical data from the past year as well as posted a new blog that details some of the amazing content additions of the past twelve months.
Those of you who have been with us from the beginning will recall that our first goal with Guild Wars 2 was to make a truly dynamic world where the actions of players change the world around them. We had railed against traditional MMO mechanics like quest chains that force the world to be static and unchanging, and instead had built a world full of dynamic events where players working together can actually change the state of the world. We knew we wanted to use live updates to make the world even more dynamic. And we knew that in order to really succeed at that, we’d have to be able to ship new content into the world at an unprecedented scale.
The asuran genius Moto is back with his new and improved Super Adventure Box! This virtual reality simulator was designed to educate young asura, but anyone can enroll! Face new challenges and new enemies in World 2, or put your skills to the ultimate test with the aptly-named Tribulation Mode!
Here is some of what to expect in the Super Adventure Box: Back to School update:
New Rewards
Complete Your Super Weapon Set
King Toad and Storm Wizard Weapons
Mini Princess Miya
New Features
Craft Ascended Weapons
Legendary Weapon Updates
Account-Wide Magic Find
Developer Livestream – 3rd September
Think inside the box with ArenaNet devs during the livestream on our Twitch channel on Tuesday, 3rd September, at 20:00 BST.
For more information about the Super Adventure Box: Back to School update, visit http://www.guildwars2.com/releases.
