Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

An odd addition in Diablo 3’s latest patch has garnered more and more attention over the past 24 hours.
It seems a ‘feature’ similar to the game's Starter Edition has been packed in that puts various restrictions on players who purchase a digital copy of the game for ‘the first 72 hours (sometimes less).’
What it breaks down to is that new, paying customers can only play Act 1 up to the Skeleton King, carry a level 13 cap, and can only interact with other players in the Starter

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Surprised by the 3DS XL news? Will get this – Nintendo isn’t developing the new Smash Bros. Namco Bandai is.
Yoshito Higuchi and Tetsuya Akatsuka of the Tales and SoulCalibur series respectively are leading the project, with a number of members of the Tekken development team working alongside Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai.
The game is in development for both Wii U and 3DS.
"I've realised that if we keep the new Super Smash Bros title's development structure secret,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Mass Effect 3’s promised ending-altering DLC will arrive next week, BioWare has announced.
Dubbed ‘Extended Cut’, the free downloadable content update will hit next Tuesday, June 26th for Xbox 360 and PC along with PS3 in North America. PS3 users in Europe will receive the update on Wednesday July 4th.
The official FAQ reveals the update weighs in at 1.9 GB, so it appears there’s some substance to what’s being presented. That said BioWare makes it clear that while the new content

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Square Enix has released its first-person puzzler Quantum Conundrum on PC via Steam.
The title recently stole the show at this month’s E3 convention held in Los Angeles as one of the most decorated titles showcased, achieving 12 awards and nominations in categories such as Most Innovative, Best Puzzle Game, Best Original Game and Best of Show.
Players of the game take control of a young boy who happens to be the nephew of one brilliant, eccentric inventor – Professor Fitz Quadwrangle.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Social magazine app is now available from various Android app stores, comes in five new languages, and offers YouTube and Google+ conversions.
Flipboard was originally launched for iPad, before it rolled out onto sister iOS device, the iPhone.
It allows users to transform their social newsfeeds from Twitter, Facebook et al into a flippable magazine, and now it has arrived on Android.
That means users Google OS-powered devices can now download the app from Google Play, the Amazon

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