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Gta Online Revealed
Spanish-based video game website 3D Juegos has spoken to Rockstar Games personally and have squeezed out a lot of information for Grand Theft Auto Online, which is titled as "Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode".
A lot of this information is linked straight towards the online mode, and it has already been confirmed that there will be more than SEVEN HUNDRED missions in the game, while FIVE HUNDRED of them are always available.
All of this information in the list is taken from 3D Juegos as well as GameRanx, all credit for the information goes to them.
- The camera will zoom out and pan away to your online character seamlessly. During the animation, a matchmaking process will be in progress.
- Matchmaking will depend on which friends are playing, and what people have ranks near yours.
- You can do almost anything you can do in single player in GTA Online.
- Each mission requires a rank depending on difficulty and complexity. The bigger your rank, the more difficult the missions will be.
- There are around 700 missions in GTA Online.
- Missions will be ordered randomly as you play Online.
- For certain heists you might need certain weapons, vehicles or characters such as a sniper or a driver. This will also depend on the mission creator if you download the mission from the Social Club.
- Some missions are so complex they need plenty of good communication.
- There will be descriptions to help each character on its heist function.
- You can change weather, time of day, time you want it to rain or to be a certain weather state, radio station to be tuned at the start of the race or mission in the Content Creator.
- There is something called "team lives". If you have 4 team lives and 4 people, if everyone dies there will be 0 lives left, or if you die 4 times, the team will have 0 lives left, which means if anyone dies, it's mission failed.
- You can watch races and deathmatches on your apartment TV.
- There are masks to hide from the cops.
- The Online will be run on the Social Club servers, data will be stored on the cloud. There are datacenters from NY to San Diego, and more Rockstar studios.
Europeans Gets FIFA 14 For Free if They Pre-Order Xbox One
Today, Microsoft announced that FIFA 14 would be bundled with the Xbox One at launch in Europe. For free! But wait, there's a catch: You gotta pre-order. SWAG
The game will hit the Xbox 360 this September and the Xbox One at a later date. European gamers who pre-order the Xbox One will get FIFA 14 included with the console. Microsoft was careful to note that this offer is only good while supplies last!
Becoming Steve Jobs: Ashton Kutcher on his movie transformation
Matthew McConaughey lost 40 pounds for December's "Dallas Buyers
Club," and Matt Damon worked out for four hours a day to get ripped for
"Elysium."
Ashton Kutcher: Being smart is 'sexy'
Ashton Kutcher, meanwhile, wanted so badly to get the role of innovation icon Steve Jobs right, he put himself in the hospital.
The 35-year-old actor
became a fruitarian while filming Steve Jobs biopic, "jOBS," in an
attempt to "understand some of his discipline," Kutcher explained to
CNN.
He picked up a book Jobs
once read by Arnold Ehret called "Mucusless Diet Healing System" and
began to eat nothing but fruit, shedding 15 to 18 pounds in the process,
according to "jOBS" director Joshua Michael Stern.
"(Jobs) was a really
disciplined guy in a lot of ways, around his work and his life and his
relationships and his products," Kutcher said. "And part of going on the
diet was just to try to get an understanding of that. I didn't like it
very much. It was really painful, ultimately. But it was really worth
it, 'cause I think I gained a level of empathy towards that kind of
discipline and focus that I don't think I could have played the role
without."
Arriving Friday, "jOBS"
traces Steve Jobs' ascendance from college dropout to globally
influential creator and will recount his founding of Apple along with
Steve Wozniak (played by Josh Gad).
As one of the more tech-savvy stars in Hollywood, Kutcher was initially nervous to portray someone he calls his "hero."
"I admire him, and I
admire his work," Kutcher told CNN. "The scariest thing for me was that I
wanted ... people to see my portrayal of him and see it as a portrayal
that was honoring him and being honest about some of the flaws that he
had. That was really a daunting task."
Of course, Kutcher came
to the part with a genetic advantage: The actor, who also stars on CBS'
"Two and a Half Men," shares a resemblance to the late Jobs, who died in
October 2011. But according to director Stern, Kutcher didn't try to
rely on just his looks.
"Ashton walked into the
first meeting already channeling Steve Jobs," he told CNN. "He had the
mannerisms; he'd studied hundreds of hours. He knew from that first
meeting that I needed to take away evidence that he could play the
part."
Kutcher's total
immersion into the character was so complete that Stern walked away from
the actor with newfound respect. "He studied the guy; he lived in his
skin every day, which wasn't the easiest place to live, and I really
respect him quite a bit. He gave everything he had, and more than
anything I knew that this role was important to him. And when
something's important to you no matter what you do, you're going to give
it everything you have."
Despite those efforts, "jOBS" has faced criticism ahead of its release date, from Kutcher's casting on down.
The biopic was
originally slated to bow in April, but was bumped back to August
reportedly so the studio could have a longer marketing push. Reviews,
thus far, have been mixed, and then there are those questioning its
timing.
Kutcher says that when
he received the script, which was already a work in progress when Jobs
died, that he did have that "immediate concern."
"I know that there were
some people that were close to him who didn't want a movie to be made
this soon," he said, but because "I have friends that actually know him,
I felt ... I could at least protect his legacy somewhat by playing (the
part), and I knew I would dedicate myself to making it as good as I
could."
When you make as great
of an impact on the world as Steve Jobs did, that story's going to be
told eventually, no matter what. "I would rather have it get told before
the tales about him get too tall and while we could tell an honest
story," Kutcher continued. "A lot of times, someone passes away and all
of a sudden the stories become these fictional tellings of what
happened. I think this film is as close to true as we could find."
At this year's Teen Choice Awards, Kutcher addressed the young crowd in a Jobs-ian motivational moment. He
told fans "sexy is smart," "opportunities look a whole lot like work"
and closed his speech by saying, "build a life; don't live one."
Apple Shares Hit $500 Again, Representing A Massive $100 Billion Market Cap Gain In 48 Days
Apple shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) are currently up 2.79 percent to $503.25 a share in the wake of Carl Icahn’s lobbying efforts
on Twitter. Yet, the stock performance of the past two days shouldn’t
diminish the overall performance over the past two months. In less than
two months, Apple has indeed gained $100 billion in market
capitalization.
On June 27 of this year, shares closed at $393.78, roughly back to their December 2011 level. Today’s price represents a 27.8 percent increase in just 48 days. The last time shares were trading above $500 was on January 23. It proves once again that AAPL still suffers from a lot of volatility and uncertainty.
Even though net profit is still declining, Apple reported good numbers for its Q3 2013 fiscal quarter. After multiple mixed quarters, the company managed to beat the analysts’ expectations. Retrospectively, the market reaction to Q1 and Q2 numbers was certainly too harsh when you compare it to the actual numbers. Apple still has more than $145 billion in cash and a comfortable market position. iPhone sales are still growing 20 percent year over year.
Moreover, Apple started a huge $100 billion share buyback program last year, and investors are starting to see the effects. As a result, earnings per share has mechanically increased over time. Investor Carl Icahn revealed yesterday that he was lobbying to accelerate the share buyback program. It drove the stock up 4 percent in just minutes, proving that investors are confident that Apple shares are a good component in their portfolios.
When it comes to products, back in April, Apple’s growth prospects were gloomy — the magical period of double-digit growth for both sales and profit was over. Yet, the analysts’ expectations led to distortion. For years, they were setting the bar too high for units and market share, and too low for profit and sales. Now that analysts are more accurate, the perception of Apple is changing at the same time.
While the company didn’t release any new product after WWDC (aside from the updated MacBook Air), the keynote was received very well by commentators. The star of the show was iOS 7. It proved that Apple was still ready to make radical changes to its core products without fearing backlash. In other words, Apple is still innovating.
But customers are now more likely than ever to buy old iPhone models — Apple needs to contract the production costs of old models, or to find an alternative. In addition to releasing a new flagship iPhone, it will probably release a new low cost iPhone (probably the iPhone 5C). As the company is now switching to another product strategy with the iPhone 5C right around the corner, it will become easier to understand Apple numbers in the coming months. Similarly to the iPad mini, Apple now wants to capture another segment of the smartphone market with a low cost iPhone and to stay dominant when it comes to profit. As a consequence, the company could fight back in the market share war with Android. It would give a great perception boost to Apple.
More importantly, investors are already taking into account the upcoming iPhone event. On September 19 of 2012, shares peaked at 702.10 following a very strong summer. This year, the stock is experiencing the exact same scenario and it will be interesting to see the trend following the new iPhone releases.
On June 27 of this year, shares closed at $393.78, roughly back to their December 2011 level. Today’s price represents a 27.8 percent increase in just 48 days. The last time shares were trading above $500 was on January 23. It proves once again that AAPL still suffers from a lot of volatility and uncertainty.
Even though net profit is still declining, Apple reported good numbers for its Q3 2013 fiscal quarter. After multiple mixed quarters, the company managed to beat the analysts’ expectations. Retrospectively, the market reaction to Q1 and Q2 numbers was certainly too harsh when you compare it to the actual numbers. Apple still has more than $145 billion in cash and a comfortable market position. iPhone sales are still growing 20 percent year over year.
Moreover, Apple started a huge $100 billion share buyback program last year, and investors are starting to see the effects. As a result, earnings per share has mechanically increased over time. Investor Carl Icahn revealed yesterday that he was lobbying to accelerate the share buyback program. It drove the stock up 4 percent in just minutes, proving that investors are confident that Apple shares are a good component in their portfolios.
When it comes to products, back in April, Apple’s growth prospects were gloomy — the magical period of double-digit growth for both sales and profit was over. Yet, the analysts’ expectations led to distortion. For years, they were setting the bar too high for units and market share, and too low for profit and sales. Now that analysts are more accurate, the perception of Apple is changing at the same time.
While the company didn’t release any new product after WWDC (aside from the updated MacBook Air), the keynote was received very well by commentators. The star of the show was iOS 7. It proved that Apple was still ready to make radical changes to its core products without fearing backlash. In other words, Apple is still innovating.
But customers are now more likely than ever to buy old iPhone models — Apple needs to contract the production costs of old models, or to find an alternative. In addition to releasing a new flagship iPhone, it will probably release a new low cost iPhone (probably the iPhone 5C). As the company is now switching to another product strategy with the iPhone 5C right around the corner, it will become easier to understand Apple numbers in the coming months. Similarly to the iPad mini, Apple now wants to capture another segment of the smartphone market with a low cost iPhone and to stay dominant when it comes to profit. As a consequence, the company could fight back in the market share war with Android. It would give a great perception boost to Apple.
More importantly, investors are already taking into account the upcoming iPhone event. On September 19 of 2012, shares peaked at 702.10 following a very strong summer. This year, the stock is experiencing the exact same scenario and it will be interesting to see the trend following the new iPhone releases.
Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones to leave 'Parks and Recreation'
Two residents of Pawnee will soon bid farewell: Rob Lowe and Rashida
Jones are exiting "Parks and Recreation" during the show's sixth season,
EW has confirmed. (Buzzfeed first reported the news.) The pair will depart about halfway through the season, in the 13th episode.
Jones has been with the
show since it launched, starring as Ann Perkins, the unlucky-in-love,
loyal best friend of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler). Lowe came aboard late
in season 2 in a guest arc as Chris Traeger, the super-upbeat state
auditor, and wound up becoming a series regular. Chris and Ann dated in
season 3, and were trying to have baby at the end of last season.
In a statement today,
"Parks" executive producer Michael Schur said: "The news about Rob and
Rashida is true — they will be leaving the show after the 13th episode
of the upcoming season six. We've been working on their storyline (on
and off) for four seasons now, and heading into this year, with the two
of them contemplating parenthood, it felt like a natural time to move
them into the next phase. We absolutely love both Rashida and Rob, and
will be sad to see them go. Rashida was one of the very first people we
knew we wanted in the cast, and as important as Ann is to Leslie (and
vice-versa), she'll certainly never be far from Pawnee. Rob we initially
thought we could only have for six or eight episodes, and we couldn't
be happier that he will have stuck around for 75. They are wonderful,
funny, committed actors, they've been a huge part of the 'Parks and Rec'
family, and we think we have a great Pawnee send-off in the works for
them."
While it is unclear what
that storyline is, Schur recently told EW that when the show resumes,
things will be going well romantically for them. "Their main thrust for
the first chunk of episodes is just being a couple and dating — and also
obviously, trying to have a baby," he said.
Season 6 of Parks debuts
Sept. 26 with an hour-long premiere that features a trip to London and
guest stars Heidi Klum, Henry Winkler and Lucy Lawless.
'Breaking Bad' vet Jonathan Banks joins 'Community'
He commanded fear and respect as a hitman/fixer on "Breaking Bad,"
and now he will command fear and respect as... a community college
professor. Jonathan Banks will appear in 11 episodes of "Community"'s
fifth season, EW has learned.
Banks, who earned a
Supporting Actor Emmy nomination this summer for his work on "Breaking
Bad," will tackle the role of Pat Nichols, an intense criminology
professor with a mysterious background in military and police work. The
"Wiseguy" alum makes his first appearance in the second episode of the
season when Annie (Alison Brie) enrolls in his class.
Banks popped up on another NBC comedy last season, playing the father of Ben (Adam Scott) on "Parks and Recreation."
His onscreen boss on "Breaking Bad," Giancarlo Esposito, has also guest-starred on "Community."
The 13-episode fifth season of "Community" will debut sometime during the 2013-2014 season on NBC, with series creator Dan Harmon returning to the fold as the showrunner.
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