Sony wants your help testing PlayStation 4's next update
In a rare instance of following Microsoft's lead this generation, Sony is opening up a beta program for its game console firmware updates. If you want to help test the next patch all you need to do is fill out an application, own a PlayStation 4 and wait. A post on thePlayStation Blog notes that the beta starts early next month and further details about what it includes will hit by then. Here's to hoping that unlike the Xbox Dashboard Preview Program this won't require near-constant updates every time you turn your console on. Now, if only Sony would take another cue from Redmond and actually lock down some exclusive games...
FINAL FANTASY VII for IOS
If you can't find your old PSOne discs, don't want the PC version and don't have a PS4, there's now one more way to play Final Fantasy VII: on your iPhone. Today Square Enix launched the classic jRPG for devices running iOS 8.0 and up. At its core, this release is a simple port of the PC version of the game, but developers have made a few minor tweaks to the title palatable on the small screen.
Leveling up won't be an issue on the mobile version of the game, for instance: the iOS version has a "max stats" command that instantly raises your character's levels. Your all-powerful party won't have to deal with time-sucking random battles, either -- they can be turned off. Finally, Square Enix has decided not to give the game a customized touch-friendly menu as it has with some of its other mobileFinal Fantasy ports, opting to overlay the screen with a virtual joypad instead
Eve Online Virtual Reality 360 Demo Can be Viewed On Your Smartphone Or Tablet (video)
A new virtual reality 360 degree demo video has been created Scott Maley for Eve Online providing a showcase of the factions and their ships that make-up the space simulation.
The new 360 degree video can be viewed using a tablet or smartphone allowing you to enjoy the Eve Online universe and rotate your mobile hardware to view the surroundings in any direction.
The universe of Eve Online is rich in lore and with hundreds of spacecraft models I felt it would make an excellent subject for a 360 video. Using the Eve Probe tool I put together a number of scenes showcasing the factions and their spacecraft designs.